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1960ref. 98904Tervuren, Musée du Congo belge, coll. « Annales du Musée du Congo belge. Sciences de l'homme. Nouvelle série in-4°. Vol. 2 » 1960 2 volumes. In-4 33 x 25 cm. Brochés, couvertures grises, titre en noir sur le dos et le premier plat, 229 pp., 144 figures dans le texte, liste des illustrations, bibliographie, table des matières, accompagné d’un volume de 37 pl. contenant 457 figures et de 5 cartes. Exemplaire en bon état.
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.
1982ref. 6818Dallas: Texas Instruments Incorporated 1982. 6 Volumes generally 10x7" various paginations. Diagrams illustrations tables. Staple bound in orange card wrappers which show some rubbing and wear. Clean internally and generally very good or better. New Schottky TTL for Design Engineers N.d. TMS 9914 GPIB Adapter Preliminary Data Manual September 1979 printed supplement and errata 4 laid in. TIM 9904 Four-Phase Clock Generator and Driver March 1980 The Peripheral Driver Data Book for Design Engineers 1981 TMS 9902A Asynchronous Communications Controller Data Manual 1981 TMS 9900 Microprocessor Data Manual 1978 reprinted 1982. Texas Instruments Incorporated unknown
1658ref. 20068A Lyon, chez Jean Antoine Huguetan, 1658. Fort volume in-8 de [16]-936 (pour 930)-[22] pages, plein vélin souple.
1816ref. 5914Washington DC: William Davis 1816. First Edition. Contemporary half leather. Very good; backstrip powdering; overall toning. Chancery folio I - 8 pp. 2 folding charts; II Indians - 2 3 - 128 pp. 5 folding charts; III Hassler - 4 5 - 10 2 pp. 3 folding charts. The original report by Hassler of his 'buying' trip to Europe in 1811. Hassler was commissioned by Jefferson to undertake the first coast survey. To this end Congress appropriated $50000 for the purchase of instruments. Hassler travelled to Europe but arrived during the wars and was delayed for years. Upon his return this report was issued by the Treasury Dept. that detailed his expenditures for scientific instruments and books as well as chronometers. All the devices makers cost specifications etc. are listed in the report offered here. Hassler's account is bound up with two other Treasury Dept. reports of the same year - separately issued - that provide information on the expenses of the Indian Department and general and particular information on trade with the Indian nations. DSB VI 165-166; DAB VIII 385-386; Poggendorff I 1031. William Davis hardcover books
1903(2), 198 pp., nombreuses illustrations toile moderne verte à la Bradel, couvertures conservées 1903, 1903, in-8, (2), 198 pp, nombreuses illustrations, toile moderne verte à la Bradel, couvertures conservées, Catalogue illustré présentant des appareils spéciaux de salles d'opérations, maternités, pavillons mortuaires, laboratoires. Du mobilier pour salles de malades, crachoirs collectifs et individuels. Désinfection. Couvertures d'origine conservées
1989Fine French Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 13 cm). In French. 15 p., many ills. Lettres encourageantes. OCLC 950879481.
ref. 202300734Zurich, Albert Muller Verlag, 1940 ; in-8, 334 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur. En bon état -(dos un peu passé) mit 138 ganzseitigen bildern im text.
1990ref. 107673Lille, Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse 1990 In-4 à l’italienne 23 x 27 cm. Broché, couverture illustrée en noir & blanc, plus de 150 illustrations en noir & blanc, bibliographie. Joint Inventaire de la collection d’instruments de musique de Maurice Fleuret, in-4 à l’italienne, agrafé, [4] pp. Exemplaires en bon état.
1915ref. 103523Paris, Couesnon & Cie, impr. Crété, à Corbeil 1915 In-12 19 x 13 cm. Cartonnage éditeur pleine percaline rouge, dos muet, report du titre doré sur le premier plat orné de la muse Euterpe à la lyre, symbole de la société, 296 pp., nombreuses figures d’intruments de musique. Cartonnage terni, mors fendillés en tête et en pied, intérieur frais.
1885ref. 106094Paris, Imprimerie de A. Quantin 1885 In-8 23 x 16 cm.Reliure demi-basane rouge à coins, filets dorés, signé Petitbled Rel. Rouen, dos à nerfs encadrés de fers dorés, tête dorée, 148 pp., 6 planches hors-texte, table alphabétique, table des chapitres. Intérieur légèrement et uniformément jauni.
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
1836ref. 55778London: Sold for the Author by Messrs. Troughton and Simms 136 Fleet Street 1836. 8vo. xi 1 118 pp. 10 pp. of tables plus 7 1 pp. catalogue. With numerous woodcut engravings text diagrams illustrations. Quarger-blue publisher’s cloth over gray boards printed label mounted front cover minor edgewear slight bumping to corners minor dustsoiling inner hinges expertly repaired still a VG presentation copy from the author to William Figg 1800-1866 well-known Lewes Sussex surveyor who includes pencil note corrections on last page. Second edition revised of this informative work by the author details the use of the Land Chain Surveying Cross Prismatic Compass Theodolite Spirit Level Sextant Transit Instrument and others. Simms 1803-1865 a surveyor and civil engineer of the Royal Observatory Greenwich and formerly with the Ordnance Survey was the son of William Simms d.1860 scientific instrument maker with Edward Troughton joined the Southern Eastern Railway Company as resident engineer in 1836 and oversaw the construction of the Bletchingley and Saltwood tunnels. Sold, for the Author by Messrs. Troughton and Simms, 136 Fleet Street, hardcover
1853ref. 55797London: John Weale 59 High Holborn 1853. 12mo. vi 170 pp. Engraved frontisp. 1 engraved plates numerous text illustrations & diagrams. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards leather corners red & gilt morocco spine label expertly rebacked endpapers renewed still VG copy. Second edition revised and explained of this concise handbook on mathematical optical surveying and astronomical instruments. Heather describes the use of Gunter’s lines Beam compasses slide rules telescopes camera obscura and camera lucida theodolites Hadley’s Sextant’s and many others. John Weale, 59, High Holborn, hardcover
1928ref. 55872Chicago: Eugene Dietzgen Co. 1928. Three parts in one vol. 8vo. 4 498; 47 1; 24 leaves of sample papers. With 100s of text woodcut-engravings & illustrations many in colour or colour-tinted. Embossed & decorated green publisher’s cloth orange & green lettering ornament & decoration on covers & spine minor rubbing shelfwear; 2nd -- printed green softcovers as issued inserted into rear pocket; 3rd -- printed softcovers mounted on front pastedown VG copy. Thirteenth edition revised & expanded of this excellent sample catalogue filled with mathematical instruments surveying instruments office equipment compasses slide rules and all other possible equipment for scientists mathematicians navigators surveyors and others. Dietzgen 1862-1929 was a noted socialist German-American Chicago manufacturer whose factories supplied and pioneered many different amenities for workers and still operates as the Dietzgen Corporation. Eugene Dietzgen Co., paperback
1961ref. 53463Chicago IL: Chicago Steel Tape Co. 1961. Tall 8vo. 2 21 1 pp. Printed in red & black and illustrated throughout. Colour-illustrated self-printed softcovers minor creasing still VG copy. Sixth printing revised & expanded of this excellent catalogue for the famed company which was an innovator at the beginning of the 20th century in introducing Wheeler’s steel tape developed from hoopskirt steel with a drop of solder marking foot gradations. The company was established in Chicago by L.A. Nichols who quickly developed a business based on steel tapes and surveyor’s accessories. Worldcat locates 1 copy Harvard. Chicago Steel Tape Co., paperback
First edition, 8vo (200 x 122 mm), iv, 290, [2]pp., with final errata leaf, 19 folding engraved plates, some light offsetting, minor browning from turn-ins, contemporary tree calf, smooth spine ruled in gilt, black leather lettering piece, joints slightly cracked otherwise a fine copy. The work was published anonymously and was long attributed to the English clergyman, the Rev. Francis Kelly Maxwell (1729-1782). However, it has recently been attributed to John Maxwell who was a property manager in Scotland for Sir William Pulteney and an amateur violinist. "In the 'Essay upon Tune' Maxwell presented his discovery to the public, namely, a division of the octave into forty-four distant pitches with the mechanism to enable an organ to produce these pitches."?Kassler. Provenance: Ownership inscription and bookplate of Sir Michael R. Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet (1826-1903). Kassler, The Science of Music, pp.760-1.
1986ref. M14105Stuttgart:: Museum for Medical Endoscopy Max Nitze e.V. 1986. 1986. 29 cm. 82 pp. Illustrated. Printed wrappers green cloth spine. Fine. Relating to the early history of electrical urologic endoscopes. With preface by Otto Winkelmann and commentary on the monograph by Hans J. and Matthias A. Reuter. Museum for Medical Endoscopy, Max Nitze e.V., [1986]. hardcover
1906ref. 26928Cincinnati Ohio: Max Wocher & Son 1906. 8th edition. Paperback. Otherwise very good condition. Electrical batteries static machines X-ray coils transformers rheostats and supplies : catalogue of Department V. Full of b&w illustrations throughout. 8vo 688pp brown paper covers with cloth spine black title on front and spine. Covers and spine dusty internally clean. This edition not recorded on OCLC. The earliest edition of this catalog listed on OCLC is OCLC: 78904758 the "7th edition of 1905" held at the medical schools of Harvard & the Univ. of South Carolina. Max Wocher & Son paperback
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
1986ref. M14105Stuttgart:: Museum for Medical Endoscopy Max Nitze e.V. 1986. 1986. 29 cm. 82 pp. Illustrated. Printed wrappers green cloth spine. Fine. Relating to the early history of electrical urologic endoscopes. With preface by Otto Winkelmann and commentary on the monograph by Hans J. and Matthias A. Reuter. Museum for Medical Endoscopy, Max Nitze e.V., [1986]. hardcover books
1928ref. 52135Goes & Rotterdam: A.S.J. Dekker Hofdrukkerijen Arps & Zoon ca. 1928. 4to. With 16 sepia-tinted photogravure plates of organs each w/ text in lower right corner identifying the instrument. Pictorial khaki-coloured softcovers yapp edges embossed & raised illustration of pipe organ on front cover w/ pipes printed in silver lettering in dark brown w/ Art Deco decorative elements sewn at gutter margin w/ gold silk braid w/ ownership label on inner front cover for I.C. Jansen. First edition of this scarce and beautiful catalogue illustrating the historic pipe organs restored by the famed Dutch organ building firm as well as the electrical keyboard installed by the company to upgrade their performance. These include such organs as those in the Reformed Churches in Elburg Zevenbergen Lisse Stellendam Bennebroek Huizen and others. Dekker 1869-1918 built the company into a substantial factory in Goes Netherlands and was known for producing the two-manual and pedal Sonora organs. In addition about the the time this catalogue was produced the Dekker firm had just purchased the famed Van Dam Pipe Organ firm which was known for its instruments installed across the Netherlands during the 18th and 19th centuries. Worldcat locates 3 copies; See: Bush & Kassel The Organ: An Encyclopedia pp. 136-137; Gellerman International Reed Organ Atlas p. 57; Doesburg Orgels bij de omroep in Nederland; Rootlieb My Thoughts on Organ Building Following My Visit to the Organ Factory A.S.J. Dekker Goes. A.S.J. Dekker, [Hofdrukkerijen Arps & Zoon], paperback
1977ref. 38021Edinburgh: Lyndesay G. Langwill 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. Full dark red cloth with titling gilt to spine. xvi 307 pp. With occasional illustrations. Binding slightly bumped; dustjacket worn. Lyndesay G. Langwill 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
