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ref. GOR002665730Hardback. Very Good. hardcover
1722ref. ST21075Rome: Giorgio Plancho and Gettatore de' Caratteri 1722. FIRST EDITION. 250 x 180 mm. 9 7/8 x 7 1/4". 8 p.l. 170 pp. Contemporary stiff vellum raised bands burgundy morocco label lettered in gilt all edges sprinkled. Engraved title page frontispiece and 151 PLATES DEPICTING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Front pastedown with bookplates of John Smith Esquire Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Cia Fornaroli and David R. Godine. Cicognara 1596 citing 148 plates; Brunet I 1086 citing 136 plates; Graesse I 480. A long thin red ruled line to upper cover a few small cuts at edge of front board O1 with insignificant hole trivial loss of text a few light stains isolated faint browning to plates but quite AN EXCELLENT COPY--the leaves extremely fresh and clean and the binding entirely sound and perfectly inoffensive. This is an excellent copy of a sumptuously illustrated Baroque compendium of musical instruments which has been owned by three eminent collectors. A student of Athanasias Kircher the Jesuit scholar Filippo Bonanni also Buonanni 1638-1723 produced works on wide-ranging subjects including anatomy shell-collecting and porcelain lacquer. "Gabinetto Armonico" attempts to catalogue all known musical instruments including a broad range of horns as well as other wind percussion stringed and keyboard instruments not infrequently exotic in appearance and operation from all regions including Florida and the world of Islam. Many of the instruments included here were held in the collection of the Jesuit Collegio Romano where Bonanni was teaching at the time he composed the book; other information was gleaned from various authors and ethnographical reports. The book is organized based on the use for which the music is intended e.g. for festivals funerals battle worship hunting and even navigation. The very attractive illustrations by Flemish-born painter and publisher Arnold van Westerhout 1651-1725 depict the instruments in the hands of their players in their native costumes and environs. While some of the depictions of the ancient and foreign musicians are fanciful the majority of these engravings provide genuine invaluable information on music and musical instruments up to the early 18th century. The musicians are as interesting as the instruments dressed in keeping with the original homeland of the instrument ranging from King David with his harp to fashionable rococo ladies at the keyboards of spinet and cimbalo. Our copy is from the library of Italian ballerina Cia Fornaroli 1888-1954 and her husband Walter Toscanini 1898-1971 a bookseller and choreographer. The couple whose distinguished careers were split between New York and Italy assembled a large collection of works documenting the history of dance in Italy from the Renaissance until the 20th century. The bulk of their library now resides in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Our next notable owners were Arthur 1922-2012 and Charlotte Vershbow 1924-2000 who together built a large collection of prints illuminated manuscripts and printed books. Their collection sold at Christie's New York in a series of four auctions in 2013 the present volume was lot 771. Most recently our copy belonged to American publisher David R. Godine who trained as a printer at Leonard Baskin's Gehenna Press before founding his own publishing firm in 1970. His interest in the art of the book led him to build an extensive library of early printed books with a particular focus on antiquarian illustrated works. Two portions of his collection sold for more than $950000 at Bonham's New York in May 2026. The book is not particularly rare at auction but copies in desirable condition even without the distinguished provenance seen here command substantial prices. Giorgio Plancho and Gettatore de' Caratteri unknown
ref. 0134011333.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1906ref. SJ13530Berlin Chicago & New York . . . :: Leitz 1906. 1906. 8vo. 118 pp. Illus. index. Dark green gilt-stamped cloth. Near fine. Scarce illustrated catalogue of microscopes and related accessories. Leitz, 1906. hardcover
ref. 46937Paris Noblet Troyes au Bureau du Journal des Postes et Télégraphes 1886. VII. 28 pages. 1 feuillet. 25x165 Cm. Broché. Couverture imprimée. Premier plat détaché. Manques de papier au dos. Petits accrocs et déchirures. Le télégraphe Estienne avait pour ambition de remplacer le système Morse. Schémas et vignettes dans le texte décrivent le nouvel appareil. Taches. Papier bruni. Premier cahier presque complètement dérelié. Paris, Noblet, Troyes, au Bureau du Journal des Postes et Télégraphes, 1886. unknown
ref. 47268à la fin: Paris 1850. 38 pages. 1 feuillet blanc. 20x13 Cm. Broché couverture muette de l'époque. Edition Originale de ce texte du célèbre astronome originaire de Saint-Lô Urbain Le Verrier à qui l'on doit la découverte de la planète Neptune. Le Verrier était membre d'une commission chargée d'étudier un projet de loi ouvrant aux particuliers le service du télégraphe car l'utilisation de ce moyen de communication dont l'implantation ne remonte en France qu'à 1845 était réservé jusqu'alors aux pouvoirs publics. Le présent texte contient les suggestions de cette commission et plusieurs documents relatifs à l'implantation du télégraphe à l'étranger en particulier aux Etats-Unis d'Amérique. Bon exemplaire à part quelques taches au début de l'ouvrage. (à la fin:) Paris, (1850). unknown
ref. 47912Bruxelles 1910. 80 pages. 24x155 Cm. Broché couverture imprimée. Taches. Nombreuses gravures dans le texte représentant des instruments divers Niveaux Tachéomètres Cercles d'Alignement Théodolites Boussoles Lunettes Pince-nez etc. Brochure très bien conservé. (Bruxelles), 1910. unknown
ref. 40271Paris chez Carilian-Goeuvry à Metz chez Thiel 1824. 2 feuillets. III. 166 pages. 185x12 Cm. Broché. Couverture muette de l'époque. Edition Originale. 1 planche dépliante lithographiée. Bel exemplaire non rogné. Quelques taches et rousseurs éparses. Paris, chez Carilian-Goeuvry, à Metz, chez Thiel, 1824. unknown
ref. 48963Paris Hérissant 1751. XVI. 381 pages. 1 feuillet. 16x10 Cm. Veau. Dos à nerfs orné. Reliure de l'époque avec des petites restaurations. Edition Française de ce premier ouvrage important sur la thermométrie clinique et le seul traitement scientifique du sujet avant Wunderlich. L'ouvrage contient une planche d'une comparaison de 15 échelles thermométriques différentes qui accompagne le deuxième essai du volume. Le traducteur a également joint trois autres essais et articles relatifs à la thermodynamique. Martine mourut aux Amériques lors d'une expédition en 1741 et ne vit pas le succès de ses recherches. Cette série d'essais fut la première critique sérieuse du thermomètre à 80 degrés de Réaumur. Il critique les méthodes et les conclusions de ce dernier avec des arguments bien en avance sur son temps. Rousseurs. Paris, Hérissant, 1751. unknown
ref. 39125Nuremberg Schneider 1823. XVI. 339 pages. 2 planches hors-texte. 195x12 Cm. Cartonnage de l'époque. Auteur et titre manuscrit au dos. Coins et coiffes émoussés. Charnières fendues. Ouvrage consacré aux thermomètres à leurs différentes sortes aux principes de leur fonctionnement et à leur construction. Il est illustré de 2 planches dépliantes hors-texte. Rousseurs. Quelques petites mouillures. Manque angulaire. Notes manuscrites sur un feuillet blanc à la fin de l'ouvrage. Nuremberg, Schneider, 1823. unknown
1988ref. G0685624897I5N00Texas Instruments Incorporated 1988. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Texas Instruments, Incorporated hardcover
ref. F01A-05153Texas Instruments. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. Texas Instruments unknown
1981ref. BN246009Texas Instruments Inc.U.S. 1981. 1981. Softcover. Interface Circuits Data Book for Design Engineers Interface Circuits Data Book for Design Engineers Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Inc.,U.S. paperback
ref. BN635057ATPL Flight Instruments CBT Jan 12 2012 ATPL Flight Instruments CBT Jan 12 2012 ATPL Flight Instruments CBT Jan 12 2012 unknown
1987ref. BN100982Texas Instruments Dallas Texas 1987. 1987. The TTL-Data Book -- Volume 1 - 3 No. 1: Standard TTL Low-Power Schottky Schottky No. 2: Advanced Low-Power Schottky Advanced Schottky No. 3: for Design Engineers. Bipolar Programmable Logic and Memory = 3 Books The TTL-Data Book -- Volume 1 - 3 No. 1: Standard TTL Low-Power Schottky Schottky No. 2: Advanced Low-Power Schottky Advanced Schottky No. 3: for Design Engineers. Bipolar Programmable Logic and Memory = 3 Books Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas unknown
1978ref. 500009037Texas Instruments Inc. U.S 1978. 13x21x1cm. 1978. Broché. 224 pages. Très bon état - légères marques de lecture et/ou de stockage mais du reste en très bon état- expédié soigneusement depuis la France Texas Instruments Inc. U.S unknown
ref. 0904047318.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1891ref. 61761London: Longmans Green & Co. 1891. 8vo. viii 426 2 pp. plus 24 pp. publisher’s ads. With 232 woodcut engraved text illustrations & diagrams. Green embossed publisher’s cloth ruled borders at upper & lower fore-edges rebacked black & gilt morocco spine label still G copy w/ former exlib ownership stamps on interior pages. Second edition of this well-illustrated and informative Victorian handbook on use of the magic lantern and many other scientific optical instruments in creating effects for scientific study as well as for exhibition and instruction. Included are significant sections on manipulating the magic lanterns creating glass slides carriers & special effects; colour theory and instruments depicting colour polarizing apparatus magnetism revealed by optical projection and more. Longmans, Green & Co., hardcover
1964ref. 61504Saginaw MI & Indianapolis IN: Trippensee Planetarium Co. George F. Cram Co. ca. 1964. Planetarium Orrery stands 12.5 in. tall at the top of the central Sun made from yellow plastic mounts on a 7.5 in. diameter moulded plastic base the model extends 22 in. when fully extended with Mercury on opposite side of the Sun from Moon extending out from central Earth. The Earth is a paper-covered 4 in. globe mounted on a gear mechanism mounted with wooden painted Moon mounted on metal rod as is the Venus globe which rotates around the moon all of which are driven by chains when handle underneath the swing arm is moved. Moulded plastic base has iron weight bolted underneath minor closed crack to the outer fore-edge of the base minor rippling to paint finish at base chipping to plastic bushing at base of Earth & Lunar globes still an exceptional piece in beautiful working condition. The Trippensee Planetarium tellurion or “Elementary Planetarium” has been produced for over 90 years and offers a wonderful astronomical mechanism depicting how day night and the seasons are caused by the movement of the Earth on its axis and its orbit around the Sun. It shows solar and lunar eclipses the motion of Venus in relation to the Sun and the rotation. The globe shows the major continents and cities with no internal political divisions except for the continental United States & Alaska shaded in green on the North American continent. The Tellurion or Tellurium was patented by Alexander Laing originally in 1897 as an educational device to be used in schools. He set up operations in Detroit MI and was later bought out by the Trippensee brothers who introduced their own version with a more reliable bicycle-style chain and gear drive and they sold them steadily. In order to further diversify the company they also built the Eddie Rickenbacker automobile for the E-M-F Company until 1927 when the Everitt Company went under. Trippensee brothers moved later to Saginaw Michigan where they occupied a three-story building at the corner of Cass and South Hamilton staying in business until 1999 when they were purchased by Science First. Their Orrery planetariums were made originally from wood and brass then Bakelite and finally plastics. See: Mark Theobald Coachbuiltcom Trippensee Manufacturing Company Rickenbacker Motors. Trippensee Planetarium Co., George F. Cram Co., unknown
1912ref. 60283New Orleans LA: The McDermott Surgical Instrument Co. Ltd. 736-738 Poydras St. ca. 1912. Tall 8vo. 2 576 xvi pp. “Section G” printed on coated paper stock. With well over 1500 photographic and woodcut-engraved text illustrations throughout. Dark green publisher’s cloth Arts & Crafts decoration front cover black lettering front cover & spine minor scuffing edgewear minor bumping to corners inner hinges starting still VG- sound copy. Second edition stated revised & updated of this surprisingly scarce Louisiana medical supply company’s offerings in the Progressive Era. This catalogue includes a remarkable range of early 20th-Century medical equipment ranging from microscopes fitted with new electric arc lamp to electric centrifuges for testing hypodermic syringes antitoxine syringes anaesthetic equipment electrical illuminating apparatus electro-therapeutic wall cabins X-Ray machines portable radiographic Scheidel cases and much more. The McDermott Surgical Instrument Co. Ltd. was owned and directed by T.C. Hills 1867-1930 and Edwin J. Sack initially on Charles Street specializing in surgical instruments artificial limbs trusses medical equipment and more. Founded originally at the end of the 19th-Century and specializing in artificial limbs and trusses by 1910 the company had substantially expanded and moved to 736-738 Poydras St. expanding their offerings and their reach. Worldcat does locate over 10 locations for this catalogue however the collation is often not matching and the dating incorrect. The McDermott Surgical Instrument Co., Ltd., 736-738 Poydras St., hardcover
1916ref. 58803Boston: L.E. Knott Apparatus Co. 1916. 4to. 8 507 1 pp. Four pp. frontisp. insert announcing new building in Cambridge with over 1000 text illustrations diagrams woodcut engravings. Brick-red publisher’s cloth black lettering & company logo on front cover minor bumping to corners minor sunning to spine edgewear some minor soiling toning to endpapers still VG copy w/ publisher’s notice mounted front pastedown. First edition of this uncommon and one of the most expansive scientific instrument catalogues ever issued by the famed New England company. The Knott company organized under this name in 1895 targeted universities high schools laboratories manufacturers and inventors across the World. Along with surveying navigation and mathematical instruments they also sold water turbines Bell glasses demonstration jars orreries lantern slides solar calculators 3-dimensional geography models and electrical equipment. Functioning and sectional model steam engines were available colour apparatus dynamos and so much more could all be ordered. Worldcat locates 5 copies Temple Getty U of Cincinnati U of N. TX Am. Inst. Physics. L.E. Knott Apparatus Co., hardcover
1936ref. 58805Chicago: Chicago Apparatus Co. 1735-1743 No. Ashland Ave. 1936. 4to. pp. 435-832 pp. With 100’s of text illustrations photos diagrams. Green decorated publisher’s cloth red & white Art Deco lettering & decoration front cover spine minor rubbing edgewear former ownership stamps on covers & fore-edges still VG- bright copy. First edition thus of this well-illustrated catalogue offering aquariums terrariums specimen jars microscopes anatomy charts microscope slides and anatomical models and skeletons for sale. The company also targeted museums with specially preserved specimens for display including those mounted as samples on framed shadowboxes in glass display jars and many taxidermy options. Also offered were projection equipment for science teachers including Balopticons the ever present overhead projector film projectors and the Micro-Opticon. Worldcat locates 2 copies Cornell Linda Hall. Chicago Apparatus Co., 1735-1743 No. Ashland Ave., hardcover
1928ref. 58476Leyton UK: R. Spurden Rutt 7 Co. ca. 1928. Oblong 4to. 16 pp. Photo illustrations throughout. Black printed softcovers gilt decorative lettering on front cover yapp edges NF. First edition of this unusually scarce catalogue marketing the several models of Spurden-Rutt’s electric Organestra pipe organ intending to compete with Compton Wurlitzer & Christie organs. The Palace Cinema Slough Theatre in Buckinghamshire and Super Cinema in Oxford had ordered models by the time this was issued and they provided an exceptional accompaniment to the silent movies playing at the time. Spurden-Rutt 1881-1960 apprenticed with Alfred Kirkland of Holloway opened his business in 1899 at the age of 18 and lived in his factory with his living room doubling as a board room. In order to impress clients and visitors with how many staff he would have them run around removing and changing coats appearing in assorted different rooms. He continued as an organ builder until 1959. No copies in Worldcat; See: Ian Dalgliesh Cinema Organ News from Great Britain Theatre Organ; Organ Could Hit the Right Note at Ewbanks Antique Collecting Magazine Nov. 19 2015. R. Spurden Rutt 7 Co., paperback
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
1757ref. 55793London: Printed for T. Heath and J. Nourse in the Strand: J. Hodges on London-Bridge and J. Fuller in Ave-mary-Lane 1757. 8vo. xx 188 pp. With 1 large folding copper-engraved frontisp. of mathematical instruments 8 copper engraved plates occasional minor closed tears creasing to the fore-edges of the plates couple of the joints starting in the folds. Nineteenth-century half-calf over marbled boards marbled endpapers hinges repaired minor thumbing and darkening to some leaves otherwise a VG copy. Second edition of this well-written mathematics instrument manual incorporating a short history of 44 previous works on mathematical instruments spanning 200 years with specific descriptions of particular instruments and their development. This work which is considered by Erwin Tomash to be “one of the most complete descriptions of a set of portable mathematical instruments extant” was expanded by over a third to detail the use of Gunners Calipers or a Gunter’s scale for navigation purposes into a type of slide rule which were made and sold by Nairne & Blunt in London. Robertson 1716-1776 who is perhaps best remembered for his Elements of Navigation considered one of the finest English-language navigation education manuals of the 18th century Tomash & Williams R100; Cajori A History of the Logarithmic Slide Rule and Allied Instruments pp. 32-33; See: Ellerton & Clements Samuel Pepys Isaac Newton James Hodgson and the Beginnings of Secondary School Mathematics: A History of the Royal Mathematical School within Christ’s Hospital London 1673-1868 2017 pp. 50-52 110 146 218. Printed for T. Heath and J. Nourse in the Strand: J. Hodges on London-Bridge, and J. Fuller in Ave-mary-Lane, hardcover
