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1969Nice Wurlitzer theatre organ ad inside front cover. Contents: Lovely photo of the interior of the Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles. Theatre Organ on Campus - Indiana University. Miss Rose Diamond at the Console - as told to Peg Nielsen - nice 2-page article with photos. Syracuse Keith's Theatre Organ Finds a New Home with the Empire State Theatre and Musical Instruments Museum - interesting 3-page illustrated article. A report on theatre organ activity in the Utica-Rome, New York area. Music of the Silents - Furioso No. 1 - the third in a series on silent film cue music arranged by Col. Harry J. Jenkins (composed by Harry Norton in 1919) - with sheet music. Nuggets from Golden Days. Pipe Dreams, Chicago, USA - the last of two instalments on Chicago's Radio Pipe Organs - great illustrated 4-page article. Coverage of the Chicago conference and artists who performed there. Accidents will Happen - wonderfully nostalgic recollections of accidents in the heyday theatre days of the 1920s by John Muri. Technical article - Repairing and Rewinding Wurlitzer Magnets. Classified ads. Chapter news. Hollywood Cavalcade. Record Reviews. Reader submissions. Very impressive Rodgers Theatre Organ ad on back cover. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1933Features: Mount Rushmore - Mountain sculpture - it was necessary to develop a new method of removing stone in cutting Stone Mountain and Mount Rushmore Memorials; Fast rail car on pneumatic tires - first pneumatic-tired, diesel-electric car of light weight and high speed goes into service in this country; Editorials - rehabilitiation necessary - planetary vibrations - progress; Delicate instruments tame wild airplanes - airplane characteristics are determined by instruments which measure stresses on models in wind tunnel gales; The new wave atom, elusive and mysterious - "a pleasing peep into a thing which, admittedly, only the mathematician can hope to bring into clear focus; Concrete that withstands the sea - new method of impregnating concrete with asphalt makes the concrete resistant to corrosion of sea water and chemicals; The amazing process of vision - an intensely interesting discussion of the infinite superiority of the eye over any lens that man can make; The disappearance of the red man's culture - the war paint and regalia of the Indian now belong only to the circus; Fiddling on aluminum - musicians said it couldn't be made, but the aluminum violin is an accomplished fact; The snow surveyor of the sierras - expected run-off during summer to city water reservoirs is surveyed in winter in the mountains; Invention - a coming profession - invention has come of age and is ready to be included in the curricula of schools; The Kukulograph (later marketed as "Spirograph") - the "Circle-circle-writer" with which intricate designs in loops and whorls may be made; Leather power-belts regain favor - improvements in leather belt making portend a reversion to group drive instead of the present individual drive; Science aids canners - new process of removing oxygen from foods before sealing in cans prevents oxidation that causes spoilage; Natural gas greets a substitute - newly developed gas manufactured from diesel oil may be used to replace natural gas in an emergency; Toothpaste facts and fancies - merits lie principally in imagination of ad writers, say chemists. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
193728 pages. Features: Cover photo of a Beechcraft 18 on Canadian-built Edo Floats; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover boasts of a 1208 mile flight from Canada to Mexico in under five hours by a Twin Wasp; Imperial Oil ad on back cover; and more. Laid-in is a 23.5" x 15.5" Imperial Oil map of Canada showing the airports, intermediate aerodromes, seaplane ports, and seaplane bases of Canada; A Heated Subject - a call for joint research into the protection of power plants operating in Canada's extreme temperatures; Nice illustrated full-page ad for Kollsman Instruments;Nice Gold Flake cigarettes full-page ad; The Toledo Cruise - article with photos; The Fairchild "Sekani" - article with photos; The Toronto Flying Club - 10th anniversary; Photo of the new Boeing XB-15 bomber in flilght; R.C.A.F. Appointments; The Sunshine Air Council; Fantastic centrefold cutaway illustration of the Fleet Freighter; McGill Receives New Glider; Northland Air Fleet Rests; Aviation Highlights from Winnipeg; News from the West Coast; The Students' Forum; Old Country Gossip - with amazing photo of Aviation's Boldest Experiment - the first Mayo Composite Aircraft - Mercury on top and Maia on the bottom; Nice ad for Cub Aircraft of Hamilton, Ontario; Condensed News from the Clubs; M.A.I.C. News; Imperial Oil ad on back cover shows how ski planes are speeding what used to be done by showshoe!; Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
18672 plaquettes en un vol., 4 et 4 pp demi-basane moderrne à la bradel, pièce de titre en long 1867, 1867, in-8, 2 plaquettes en un vol, 4 et 4 pp, demi-basane moderrne à la bradel, pièce de titre en long, Figures sur bois dans le texte. Tirés à part, extraits du Journal de médecine et de chirurgie pratiques (1867, p. 514) et de la Revue médicale française et étrangère (1870, tome II, p. 18) : présentation d'instruments modifiés par Amussat et réalisés par les fabricants Robert et Collin ; le sécateur galvanique, mis au point à partir de l'instrument de Middeldorpff, la pince ouverte et la pince en tenaille utilisées pour la cautérisation linéaires des hémorroïdes. Alphonse Amussat (1820-1878) est le fils du chirurgien urologue réputé Jean Zulema Amussat. Il fut l'un des promoteurs de la galvano-caustique en France, c'est à dire de l'emploi de la chaleur électrique en chirurgie
1953418 pp., 63 pl chagrin vert de l'époque, dos et plats filetés et ornés de fleurons fleurs de lys, roulettes dorées aux contre-plats 1953, 1953, in-4, 418 pp, 63 pl, chagrin vert de l'époque, dos et plats filetés et ornés de fleurons fleurs de lys, roulettes dorées aux contre-plats, Première édition de cet ouvrage des plus recherchés. Bel exemplaire bien relié, charnières un peu frottées, couvertures non conservées, initiales "R.S" en pied du dos
1980ref. 66206CBBuckinghamshire, W. E. Hill & Sons, 1980. XXXVII, 181 Seiten, [4] Blatt. Original-Halb(kunst?)lederband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und Deckelemblem. [4 Warenabbildungen]
ref. 26395Paris, s.d. (c.1905), in-4, 236pp, demi-percaline bleue, Catalogue abondamment illustré de nombreux croquis et de 28 planches hors-texte dont certaines en couleurs, de cette maison fondée en 1867. Introduction sur l'histoire de la chirurgie. Joint 4pp. des tarifs. (Réf. 296) 236pp.
1992270pp. with numerous bl/w illustrations, 36cm., publisher's hardcover in white cloth, dustwrapper (small tear repaired), good condition, weight: 2kg., M101982
1992ref. M101982Celle, Moeck 1992 270pp. with numerous bl/w illustrations, 36cm., publisher's hardcover in white cloth, dustwrapper (small tear repaired), good condition, weight: 2kg., M101982
1878ref. 28383ABParis, Librairie de Firmin-Didot, 1878. Lex-8°. IX, (3) 582, (2) S. Mit 1 chromolithogr. Frontispiz, 4 chromolithogr. Tafeln u. 222 (dv. vereinzelte ganzs.) Illustr. Halblederbd. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. Rückentitel + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden + (berieben u. bestossen).
1913ref. 55107Rochester NY: The H & M Division Taylor Instrument Companies 1913. Tall 8vo. 55 1 pp. Photo illustrations text illustrations throughout with a couple colour-tinted diagrams. Embossed & illustrated green softcovers raised lettering in blind black lettering cover art illustration embossed of thermometer minor shelfwear darkening & minor chipping to spine still VG copy. First edition of this scarce and well-illustrated catalogue of thermometers for the brewing industry including angle thermometers mash tub thermometers fermenting tub thermometers brewer’s saccharometers recorder themometers index thermometers for Pasteurizers fermenters and more. In addition there are Stormographs airmeters and anemometers also advertised for sale. Originally H&M Hohmann & Maurer was acquired by the Taylor Bros. Co. in 1896 merged into the Taylor Instrument Companies in 1907 and were well known for their precise and excellent thermometers. Taylor established the first research & development department in an American instrument industry in 1911 and proved key to the United States’ success in World War I manufacturing 99% of all altimeters airplane stratascopes inclinometers and oxygen systems. Worldcat locates 1 copy Rochester Museum Science Center; See: Fritz Ruebeck The Taylor Automation Heritage Classic Automation 2003. The H & M Division, Taylor Instrument Companies, paperback
1987ref. 15596New York: Harper and Row 1987. Signed on the half-title page by composer Philip Glass. First edition / First printing. White cloth. Fine in price-clipped fine dust jacket. Harper and Row, hardcover
In-4, 98p. Tirage limité à 500 exemplaires numérotés (notre exemplaire n'est pas justifié). Texte bilingue français et anglais. Importante iconographie, reproductions de tableaux, photographies d'instruments, croquis, etc... Préface de Maurice Béjart. Avant-propos de Christophe Coin. A l'état de neuf.
120 illustrated auction catalogues, all in the orig. red printed wrappers, a good majority include the printed list of prices realized. Although the majority relate to photography and the photographic images, other subjects covered include: mathematical, optical and medical instruments; nautical and aeronautics; automata toys, musical boxes, talking machines, railwayana and other collectors' items.
1862ref. 90334Nancy, Vagner, Imprimeur-Libraire-Editeur 1862 In-8. Reliure postérieure pleine toile marron, premier plat de couverture conservé, dos lisse, pièce de titre cuir havane, XIV-484 pp. Brunissures, rousseurs marginales, mouillures sur certaines pages. Ouvrage peu courant.
2009ref. 1-0132141299Prentice Hall 2009. Paperback. New. 1st paperback/dvdr edition. 716 pages. 8.75x7.25x1.25 inches. Prentice Hall paperback
1665ref. gm2687A Paris, chez Jean Dupuis, rue Saint Jacques, à la Couronne d'or Relié 1665 "In-12 (10,2 x 15,3 cm), reliure demi-peau ; ""Traitté d'horlogiographie, contenant plusieurs manières de construire, sur toutes surfaces, toutes sortes de lignes horaires : & autres cercles de la sphère. Avec quelques instrumens pour la mesme pratique, & pour connoistre les heures durant la nuit : & l'heure du flus & reflus de la mer. Plus la methode de couper, en pierre ou en bois, les corps reguliers & autres Polyëdres, par le cube & par le cylindre"" ; paginé à ij-à iiij, puis 1-312 (erreur de pagination, qui passe de 80 à 100), planches en noir numérotées de 1 à 72 (manque la planche 37), sinon ouvrage complet ; mors inférieur fendu aux coiffes, mors supérieur fendu en queue, petit manque sur la coiffe inférieure, trace d'humidité en tête des premières et dernières pages, par ailleurs intérieur assez frais, état très correct. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande."
1960ref. 107246Paris, Drapier 1960 In-4 29 x 24 cm. Classeur polypropylène vert à anneaux contenant environ [400] ff séparés par 21 intercalaires, abondamment illustré de photographies d’instruments de chirurgie : mobilier chirurgical, appareils de stérilisation et de laboratoire, électricité médicale, orthopédie, prothèse, bandages, acompagnés de leurs notices. Exemplaire en bon état.
ref. 124422aafBuchdruckerei Werthner, Schuster & Co., o.J. (um 1933), gr. in-8vo, 6 Bl. (Text) + 67 S., reich illustrierter Katalog med. Instrumente. Datumsstempel auf Vorsatz des OU. ‘24 Fev. 1933’, Original-Broschüre. Rücken leicht bestossen.
ref. 52152aafParis, (Félix Locquin pour) Bechet jeune, s.d. (ca. 1845), in-folio, 91 p. (explication des planches, qqs pet. taches ou trous dans la marge latér.) + 148 planches de figures gravées (planche 1 à 147 + 38bis, gravées par Durau, V. Le Blanc et A. Leblanc), çà et là lég. taches de doigts marg., prem. planche lég. brunie, lég. taches d'eau marg. dans le dern. planches, étiquettes de librairie à l'intér. du plat supér. reliure en d.-cuir du 19e s., couverture avec titre de la brochure orig. vert cons., pièce de titre rouge au dos, dos orné en or (dorure partiel. lég. passée), coins touchés.
1878ref. 28383ABParis, Librairie de Firmin-Didot, 1878. Lex-8°. IX, (3) 582, (2) S. Mit 1 chromolithogr. Frontispiz, 4 chromolithogr. Tafeln u. 222 (dv. vereinzelte ganzs.) Illustr. Halblederbd. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. Rückentitel (berieben u. bestossen).
1994ref. 1089Published by the author 1994. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tan cardstock covers stapled binding 2nd edition. A very good copy with minor wear at the edges and a bit of bending at the upper corners. Text is clean and unmarked and staples still firmly bound in. 66 pp. filled with illustrations and equations for making the perfect non-mechanical flute. Published by the author paperback
ref. 53239BBo.J. Udo Nolte, geboren 1950 in Dortmund.
1888ref. 55798Troy NY: Published by W. & L.E. Gurley 1888. 12mo. viii 9-362 pp. Woodcut-engraved frontisp. 100s of text illustrations & diagrams. Brick-red coloured pebbled publisher’s cloth gilt lettering stamped on front cover very minor shelfwear slight rubbing front inner hinge starting still VG copy w/ former ownership markings & annotations on ffep. Twenty-seventh edition of this excellent handbook and catalogue from the largest manufacturer of engineering and surveying instruments in the United Stated during the 19th-century helping to fuel the massive expansion of railroads and development across the West. The company produced levels chains railroad compasses solar compasses surveyor’s compasses transits and more. Published by W. & L.E. Gurley, hardcover
1895ref. 47419Jena: Carl Zeiss 1895. First Edition. Large slim octavo 27cm.; publisher's brown cloth over blue textured paper upper cover lettered in gilt; 4122pp.; steel-engraved text illus. throughout. Boards a bit rubbed and slightly bowed small spot of glue residue at top fore-edge corner of upper cover original gilt quite dulled though Parisian distributor's gilt-lettered cancel still brilliant contemporary American ownership inscriptions to front endpapers. Overall Very Good internally fine. Quite an attractive and uncommon trade catalog issued by the still-extant microscope manufacturer. This issue not separately catalogued in OCLC COPAC or KVK as of January 2020. Carl Zeiss unknown
