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1910ref. 52649Chicago IL: E.H. Sargent & Co. ca. 1910. Tall 8vo. 335 1 pp. Text illustrations & diagrams throughout. Olive-green publisher’s cloth gilt lettering on front cover & spine minor edgewear rubbing wear to upper fore-edge front cover minor bumping to corners still G copy. First edition of this very rare original catalogue detailing the precision balances for mineral assayers manufacturers chemists jewelers and pulp paper makers together with a broad range of laboratory equipment polariscopes chemicals burners laboratory furniture and more. Ezekiel Sargent began selling assaying and prospecting equipment to gold prospectors passing through Chicago on their way West to the California Gold Rush in 1849 and continued to prosper and expand even through the 1871 Chicago fire. Eventually the Company would merge with Welch Scientific Co. in 1968 becoming the leading supplier of science education products in the United States. E.H. Sargent & Co., hardcover
1885ref. 43551New York: F.W. Devoe & Co. 1885. 8vo. 6 264 pp. Engravd frntsp. 100s of woodcut engravd illusts. & diagrams. Embssd green cloth silver dividers on frnt cvr burgundy lettrng gilt lettrng spine bk cvr mnr bmpng to crnrs edgewear still a VG copy. First edition of this nicely illustrated catalogue of mathematical and scientific instruments including ellipsographs pantographs hand levels pocket levels sextants transits astronomical theodolites telescopes map cases and more. Also there are substantial sections on continuous profile books portfolios and many other items of interest for cartographers and engineers surveying railroad routes. Of particular interest are the substantial catalogues of art architecture and scientific books as well as architectural models. F.W. Devoe & 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
1860ref. 78433J. Hamelle, éditeur 1860 2 volumes en 1. In-4. Reliure éditeur demi-percaline havane, dos lisse orné de petits fers, 33-41 pp. Reliure frottée.
1860ref. 78436J. Hamelle, éditeur 1860 2 volumes en 1. In-4. Reliure éditeur demi-percaline havane, dos lisse orné de petits fers, 33-41 pp. Reliure frottée.
1970ref. 99339Ancona, Italia, Bèrben 1970 In-8 18 x 12 cm. Agrafé, couverture rouge, titre en noir sur le premier plat illustré, 21 pp., partitions dans le texte. Exemplaire en très bon état.
1984ref. 36938Genève: Minkoff 1984. Softcover. Fine. Small octavo. Wrappers. 52 pp. Facsimile of the edition published in Brussels in 1823. Minkoff unknown books
1970ref. 36969London: Hamlyn 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Boards. 157 pp. Illustrated with 70 plates in color. Hamlyn hardcover books
1970ref. 34051London: Hamlyn 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Boards. 157 pp. Illustrated with 70 plates in color. Hamlyn hardcover books
1590ref. 38909Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. The Glory of the Lamb. Revelations v 8 and xv 7-8. Plate 18. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of multiple harps with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590ref. 38903Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Solomon takes the Tabernacle into the Temple the Levites singing. 2 Chronicles v 4-6. Plate 9. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of trumpets timbrel harp horns drums flute rebec and cymbals with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590ref. 38905Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Sacrifice of King Asa People of Judah rejoicing. 2 Chronicles xv 10-15. Plate 11. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of trumpets cornets horns timbrels and a flute with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590ref. 38907Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Inauguration of Jerusalem's Walls by Nehemiah. Nehemiah xii 27-39. Plate 13. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of cymbals harps trumpets and horns with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590ref. 38906Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Coronation of King Joas. 2 Chronicles xxiii 11. Plate 12. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of trumpets harp horn drums cymbals timbrel and triangle with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590ref. 38908Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Rededication of the Temple by Simon Maccabaeus. I Maccabaeus Apocrypha xiii 49-51. Plate 15. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of harp timbrels trumpet horn and flute with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. Philip Galle unknown books
1590ref. 30831Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Saul among the Prophets I Samuel x 10-11. Plate 5. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of musical instruments including timbrels harp drums cornet and trumpet with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. Ca. 220 x 285 mm with narrow margins. Minor wear; occasional foxing; laid down to mounting paper. In very good condition overall. Philip Galle unknown books
1590ref. 41460Antwerp: Philip Galle 1590. Plate 5: Saul among the Prophets I Samuel x 10-11. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of musical instruments including timbrels harp drums cornet and trumpet with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. 220 x 285 mm. Trimmed to plate mark; edges worn with two small tears; some staining; partially laid down to mounting paper. Plate 9: Solomon taking the Tabernacle into the Temple the Levites singing. 2 Chronicles v 4-6. The engraving incorporates an illustration of trumpets timbrel harp horns drums flute rebec and cymbals with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. 220 x 285 mm with wide margins. Minor wear; upper right blank margin stained; marginal tears and soiling; repairs to verso. Plate 14: Judith's Triumph. The Women of Israel Praising Judith. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of musical instruments including timbrels harp viol drums cornet panpipes and trumpet with reference in Latin text beneath the image to the musical instruments depicted. 220 x 285 mm. Slightly worn; trimmed to within plate mark; laid down to mounting paper. Plate 15: Rededication of the Temple by Simon Maccabaeus. I Maccabaeus Apocrypha xiii 49-51. The engraving depicts a biblical scene and incorporates an illustration of harp timbrels trumpet horn and flute with reference in Latin text below image to the musical instruments depicted. 220 x 285 mm Trimmed to plate mark; laid down to early paper backing. The Encomium Musices Eulogy of Music is an important set of highly detailed late 16th century engravings published in Antwerp ca. 1590 by Philip Galle 1537-1612 best-known as a publisher of Old Master prints; the engraver of this particular plate Collaert was Galle's son-in-law. The suite of engravings is thought by some to commemorate the rededication of Antwerp's churches to Roman Catholicism following the capture of the city by Alexander Farnese in 1585. One of the high points of music iconography. Philip Galle unknown books
1964ref. 37252London: Spring Books 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Boards. 37 vi pp. 323 photographic illustrations of rare and historic musical instruments and related items. In dustjacket. Spring Books hardcover books
1855ref. 29821Paris 1855. Image size 156 x 198 sheet size 197 x 238. Printed on china paper and laid down to mounting sheet. Signed by the artist. This humourous scene depicts six musicians plyaing the violin flute double bass trombone and clarinet. A double bass player offers amorous advances to a young lady holding a tray of drinks a dog and cat play in the foreground and there is a general sense of confusion in the music performance. Mount browned. unknown books
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 books
1967ref. 32737Varallo Sesia: Societa Conservazione Opere Arte Munumenti Valsesia 1967. Softcover. Good. Octavo. Wrappers. 64 pp. With numerous plates. Societa Conservazione Opere Arte Munumenti Valsesia unknown books
1927ref. 38000Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Full purple cloth with titling gilt to upper and spine. xvi 745 pp. Binding very slightly worn; endpapers browned. Light uniform browning; some light marginal foxing. Breitkopf & Härtel hardcover books
1904ref. 38031London New York: The Walter Scott Publishing Co. Ltd. Charles Scribner's Sons 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. Small quarto. Publisher's maroon cloth with decorative blindstamping. xxvii 323 pp. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; minor fraying to head of spine; rear free endpaper creased. Light uniform browning. From the collection of American musicologist and violinist Albert Mell with his signature to upper blank corner of front free endpaper. The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd., Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1985ref. 36955Genève: Minkoff 1985. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. Wrappers. xxix 357 pp. Illustrated. Facsimile reprint of the edition of 1912. Minkoff unknown books
1881ref. 38041London: Dulau and Co. Novello and Co 1881. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. Full dark green cloth with decorative musical excerpt from Corelli gilt to upper titling and decorative device gilt to spine. xi 484 pp. First Edition. Binding slightly worn rubbed bumped and soiled; spine slightly frayed. Minor internal wear and browning; some signatures very slightly separated. Dulau and Co., Novello and Co hardcover books
