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1994ref. SS12910Paris:: Gauthier-Villars Nov. 1994. 1994. Series: Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences tome II no. 4 1994. 4to. pp. 223-332. Illus. Printed wrappers. Fine. Includes three papers on Laviosier and his work: 1 Claude Frejacques Modernite de Lavoisier; 2 Patrice Bret Lavoisier a la Regie des Poudres: le savant le financier l'administrateur et le pedagogue; 3 Christiane Demeulenaere-Douyere A propos d'une entreprise intellectuelle: La publication des Oeuvres et de la Correspondance de Lavoisier. Gauthier-Villars, Nov. 1994. unknown books
1994ref. SS12911Paris:: Gauthier-Villars Sept. 1994. 1994. Series: Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences tome II no. 3 1994. 4to. pp. 149-221. Illus. Printed wrappers. Fine. Includes another biographical paper on Lavoisier by Jean-Pierre Poirier Antoine Laurent Lavoisier 1743-1794. Gauthier-Villars, Sept. 1994. unknown books
1982ref. S5054Washington D.C.:: National Academy of Sciences 1982. 1982. 254 x 192 mm. 29 pp. Frontis. port. Printed wrappers. Very good. National Academy of Sciences, 1982. unknown books
1999ref. S4779Cambridge MA:: American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1999. 1999. 254 x 179 mm. 8vo. vi 154 pp. Illus. lists of members. Printed wrappers. Very good. American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1999. unknown books
1888ref. S6892Bologna:: Bamberini et Parmegolani 1888. 1888. 8vo. 26 pp. Original printed wrappers; dis-bound extremities chipped. Ex library rubber stamp and ms. notations on top cover. Good. Bamberini et Parmegolani, 1888. unknown books
1979ref. S7889Washington D.C.:: National Academy of Sciences 1979-1998. 1979. 16 volumes. 8vo. Various paginations. Numerous biographies of noted scientists photos portraits bibliog. Full cloth 6 vols. with plain brown dust jackets. A few volumes with ownership rubber stamp or signature of Norman Horowitz. FINE. FIRST EDITIONS. Detailed biographies of many important figures in science such as: Percy Williams Bridgman Edwin P. Hubble George Richards Minot Robert Frederick Loeb Earl W. Sutherland Albert Einstein Vesto Melvin Slipher George W. Beadle Edward L. Tatum Sterling Emerson Alfred Sturtevant & many more. Volume numbers are: XLI-XLVII XLIX-52 58 59 62 63 & 73. National Academy of Sciences, 1979-1998. hardcover books
1734ref. D4425Paris: Par La Compagnie des Libraires 1734. Hardcover. Very Good. Three volumes comprising Vol. III parts I to III of Memoires de lAcadémie Royale des Sciences depuis 1666 jusquà 1699. Paris: Par La Compagnie des Libraires 1733-1734. Part I: 231pp.; Part II: 294pp.; Part III: 215pp. 97 engraved folding plates depicting animals and skeletal diagrams. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Claude Perrault in first volume. Contemporary French calf spines gilt edges red; some occasional browning; repairs to joints some rubbing. Unidentified armorial bookplate to front pastedown beneath monogrammed bookplate D.P. with chipmunk and two mice. A later reduced format edition of Perraults Memoires of 1671-1676 Perraults study of this nature was first published in 1669 with the results of investigations of five animals and later expanded with studies of over forty animals. Prior to 1670 most descriptions of animals paid little attention to their internal structure and there were very few images in natural history encyclopedias that depicted skeletons or muscles. That changed with the establishment of the Académie des Sciences in Paris in 1666 by Jean-Baptiste Colbert with the approval of King Louis XIV. The Academy functioned with neither statutes nor regulations until 1699. At that time the Academy used the term mathématique to encompass the fields that are now called astronomy mathematics and physics and the term physique to encompass the fields that are now called anatomy botany zoology and chemistry. In January 1699 Louis reorganized the Academy giving it first regulations. The effect was to give the King more control over their activities in exchange for becoming an official institution under his protection with the new name Académie Royale des Sciences. One of the original academicians the physician Claude Perrault organized regular sessions at which participants could dissect deceased animals from Louis XIVs royal menagerie and record all they observed. Lions chameleons bears gazelles wolves ostriches crocodiles monkeys eagles tigers porcupines and salamanders among some were all laid open by the academics scalpels. These superb folding plates record in great detail the pioneering work at the Academy. These three volumes in three parts focus on the transformative and foundational years of the French Royal Academy of Sciences and Claude Perraults efforts which had made comparative anatomy a vital tool for the classifying naturalist. Par La Compagnie des Libraires hardcover books
1975ref. 90918Moscow: Progress Publishers 1975. Paperback. 390p. paperback color fold-out map; very good. Progress Publishers paperback books
1813ref. 14086Philadelphia: M Thomas 1813. First English Edition. full contemporary calf. Very good; some minor offsetting; joints chafed. 8vo. Folding plate. An elusive and important title. Le Gallois described the action of the vagus nerve on respiration and located the respiratory center in the medulla. The plate accompanying the text is dramatic. See G - M # 928 citing the first French edition; Austin # 1139; Norman # 1324; Clarke & O'Malley Human Brain pp. 294 - 296. M Thomas unknown books
1782ref. 11020Leipzig: S L Crusius 1782. First Edition. Disbound. Very good with the plates beautifully colored and bright. 4to I - xxiv 1 - 112 pp.; II - xii 1 - 108 pp. 20 hand-colored plates. One of the handful of subscribers' color copies. Although this copy is disbound the interior of the book has remained in excellent condition. Hedwig was the founder of the modern botanical study of moss. The plates are exquisitely rendered in color to highlight the most delicate features of the plants and their miniature world. Hedwig himself was responsible for the drawings; coloring was accomplished by the Leipzig artist and engraver J S Capieux. A copy ready for a sympathetic binding and priced accordingly. Stafleu / Cowan #2525; DSB VI 218 - 220; Pritzel #3878; Nissen BBI #827. S L Crusius unknown books
1893ref. 1946New York: NY Academy of Sciences 1893. First Edition. As issued. A fine copy. 4to. An engraved invitation meas. appx. 8 x 11 in. with a portrait of Audubon. A superb engraved invitation with the original admission ticket and mailing envelope to the unveiling of the Audubon monument at Trinity Cemetery. NY Academy of Sciences unknown books
1870ref. 353London: J Van Voorst 1870. First Edition. orig. publisher's cloth. A very good copy. 8vo. Ten partially colored copper plate eng's. of the microscopic anatomy. 2 iiiiv-vi 2 12-121 pp.; 10 pls. A marvelous piece of natural history in which Lowne is undoubtedly to be credited with priority on a number of points with regard to the microscopical anatomy of the Musca vomitoria Linn. The illustrations are painstaking renderings of microscopic anatomy that must have cost the author many hours of labor. The coloring is partial and chosen to highlight anatomical details rather than dramatise the subject. Cole II 214. J Van Voorst hardcover books
1789ref. 472Freyburg & Annaberg: Craz 1789. First Edition. contemp. marbled wrappers. A very good copy; small inoffensive 19th cent. lib. stamp on the title. 8vo. There are 4 numbered plates on two sheets illus. the devices. This pamphlet is a description of an elaborate an innovative automatic recording device for rain wind direction and humidity. Each of the measurement systems devised by Herrmann were clock driven and appear to be the refinement of a similar system designed by Leupold in 1726. Herrmann's genius however is revealed in his design for the wind recorder. This device consisted of a wheel with 12 sector shaped compartments. Once and hour a clock driven hammer ejected a numbered cube from a magazine into the appropriate sector. After a fixed time cycle the observer would have a clear record of changing wind conditions. See Middleton Meteor. Instruments pp. 136 179-'80. Craz unknown books
1839ref. 6206Paris / Berlin: A Hirschwald 1839. First Edition. Contemporary embossed binder's cloth. Good with spotty foxing throughout. 4to 2 1 - 110 pp. 23 large folding lithographic plates. An important study. The book identifies the circulation of nutrients in vascular plants and comments on their cell structure. Schultz's research took place during a crucial time in the development and understanding of the cell theory of plant and animal structures. Pritzel #8478; Hirsch V 159-160; Stafleu / Cowan V pp. 374-375. A Hirschwald hardcover books
1811ref. 6790Munich: I J Lentner 1811. First Edition. Contemporary paste paper boards. Good; some spotting and browning throughout. 8vo xxiv 4 1 - 224 239 pp. large folding table. The author is responsible for the striking physiological observation and first description of the circulation of endoplasm in Paramecium. The significance of this was not realized by Ehrenberg at the time and was finally confirmed by Carus in 1834. The discovery had a profound impact on the ideas of cell theory and evolution in the early 19th century. He was a staunch opponent of the 'romantic' in natural philosophy see his later work Uber Naturforschung and an indefatigable teacher and researcher. A little known and important work. See Cole; Poggendorff I 964 -`5; NDB VII 211. I J Lentner hardcover books
1936ref. 8081Salisbury UK: Not published 1936. Unique. Contemporary three-quarter gilt stamped leather. Fine; some rubbing to the binding. Folio measuring about 21 x 13 inches. There are 205 full page mounted specimens and mounted photographs etc. A massive folio volume of mounted specimens of British grasses representing a life-time of work. The botanist/collector was H Goddard who was a well known authority on British flora in general and grasses in particular. He was the staff botanist for the firm of Dunns Farm Seeds in Salisbury. In 1936 after 50 years of collecting he presented the collection to the firm. They had it bound with introductory letter press. This is the folio volume being offered here. The preliminaries of the volume contain photos and mounted press clippings from which is derived the following: ' A collection of British grasses believed to be without equal . It took most of his life to get it together and two years ago it was put into a bound volume . and presented to the firm. A preface to it was written by Prof. R G Stapleton director of the Welsh plant breeding station and one of the world's authorities on grasses who pays it and the author a high tribute. He says" . in Mr. Goddard's collection they have a valuable possession which will stand for all time . the specimens are beautifully set-up correctly named and well arranged. Indeed it is such that could have only been brought together by a botanist of long experience and by one with infinite patience and with a deep feeling for the beauties of nature." Apart from some minor scuffing the volume is in fine condition with impeccably preserved specimens in tact. Each specimen has the common name genus species place and date collected noted on the mount. A superb and fascinating monument to scholarship science and natural beauty. Not published hardcover books
1988ref. 2348145Rochester: The Press of the Good Mountain School of Printing Management and Sciences Rochester Institute of Technology 1988. Limited Edition. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 10x7x0. Scott Mary Jo. Limited edition one of 5000 copies. Paperback in jacket. Ink gift note on front flyleaf. 1988 Large Softcover. xiii 3 79 1 pp. A history of the award celebrating typographic excellence and its first twenty recipients. The Press of the Good Mountain, School of Printing Management and Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology paperback books
1993ref. 58111Washington D. C.: National Academy Press. Near Fine. 1993. Hardcover. 0309048893 . A Near Fine edition that has general wear from life on the shelf ; Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect is a comprehensive resource that offers professionals and the public a comprehensive understanding of child abuse and neglect. The book provides an overview of the various types of child abuse and neglect as well as their effects on children. Additionally the book discusses the various methods used to identify and prevent child abuse and neglect.; 8vo; 393 pages . National Academy Press hardcover books
1975ref. 78945Seoul: Printed by Samhwa Printing Co 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. 12 627p. Original green cloth. 23cm. Minor scuffing and wear. No Jacket. Printed by Samhwa Printing Co hardcover books
1955ref. 60529New Haven: Human Relations Area Files 1955. Paperback. Very Good. maps xi 389p. Softcover in original wrapper. 28cm. Name on title-page. Subcontractor's Monograph HRAF-19. Title also appears as "Aspects of Contemporary Belorussia. Human Relations Area Files paperback books
1948ref. 11319Cairo 1948. Paperback. Good. maps photos ills 87 9 113 14p. Softcovers in orignal wrapper. 30 cm. Ex lib. Two consecutive issues of this annual which are largely focused on natural history. paperback books
1905ref. 7611Washington: Governments Printing Office 1905. Hardcover. g. 4to. 272 pp. Brown cloth binding. Corners frayed and spine have a small amount of fraying very slightly shaken otherwise good to very good. Sixty-one full-page plates in color and b&w of drawings and photographs with two or more images on each plate. Good. Governments Printing Office hardcover books
1977ref. M14364Washington DC:: GPO 1977. 1977. Series: Fogarty International Center Proceedings no. 37. 8vo. xvi 370 pp. Figs. tables index. Gilt-stamped dark red cloth. Ownership signature of Willard Goodwin. Nice copy. Proceedings of a conference with papers by numerous attendees. The organization of the 25 papers is divided into four sections: I: THEORIES OF STONE FORMATION: Birdwell Finlayson George H. Nancollas William G. Robertson Martin I. Resnick John L. Meyer H. Fleisch; II: GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF STONE DISEASE: Scott B. Halstead Aree Valyasevi & Sakorn Dhanamitta Valyasevi & Dhanamitta & Bhinyo Susilavorn Soemilah Sastroamidjojo Adel H. Loutfi & Gilane Abdel Hamid Farakh A. Khan Mahin Sadre & Mohsen Ziai Sardinder Man Singh Amrit Lal Aurora Andre de Vries & Abraham Weinberger R. Kadivar & M. Tabatabai; III: METABOLIC INTERRELATIONSHIPS: Lawrence G. Raisz Howard Rasmussen & Philippe Bordier Hibbard E. Williams Andre de Vries & Oded Sperling; IV: TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF STONE DISEASE: William C. Thomas Jr. & Marjorie H. Malagodi Lynwood H. Smith Loutfi Valyasevi & Dhanamitta & Siripath Watthana-Kasetr & Robert Van Reen. GPO, 1977. hardcover books
1961ref. M6801Jerusalem:: Israel Program for Scientific Translations 1961. 1961. 242 x 172 mm. 8vo. vi 263 pp. Figs. tables. Printed wrappers; wrappers stained. Very good. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Published for the National Science Foundation Washington D.C. and the Department of Health Education and Welfare. 23 articles translated by M. Roublev. Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1961. unknown books
1985ref. 348479Moscow: Progress Publishers 1985. 459p. hardcover blue cloth boards; in very good condition. Progress Publishers unknown books
