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réf. B9781016055062Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. 66548Oxford: Francis Macpherson 1850. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to. 20 x 12 cm. pp. xvi143. Contemporary green pebbled cloth with paper label to spine. Ownership inscription of 'R. P. Hardie' to front flyleaf. Some ink stains to boards label browned and damaged; binding slightly sprung. Generally very good. Aristotle's 'Posterior Analytics' is a treatise on scientific demonstration and knowledge part of the Organon in which he sets out the conditions under which a syllogism can produce genuine scientific knowledge rather than merely probable or dialectical conclusions. It examines the nature of demonstrative proof definition and first principles arguing that all demonstration must ultimately rest on premises that are themselves true primary and known immediately rather than derived. This copy is inscribed by Robert Purves Hardie 1864–1942 a Scottish philosopher mathematician and translator best known for his translation of Aristotle's Physics in the Oxford translation of Aristotle's works. He was also a founding member of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society. Oxford: Francis Macpherson, 1850. hardcover
2013réf. x-1461367174Springer Verlag 2013. Paperback. New. 162 pages. 10.00x7.01x0.38 inches. Springer Verlag paperback
1805réf. 101503Pamphlet 8vo removed dbd 7 pp. Removed partially disbound ink numbers in upper right corners some wear or small chips at extremities moderate aging and browning; good or better. Gideon Granger 1767-1822 provides information on what would be involved in terms of costs for carrying mail between Fayetteville North Carolina to Charleston South Carolina. Granger born in Connecticut and a Yale graduate would become the Post-Master General under President Thomas Jefferson. While he would fail in a congressional bid in 1798 he would eventually serve in the New York Senate in 1820-1821. ANB.
1878réf. 1008308vo pamphlet two parts removed disbound XLII 122 62 pp. Pamphlet is removed but text is complete first signature almost detached from block normal aging and toning. This work contains a massive amount of information relating to using railroads to transport mail across the continent. As part of the analysis in supporting railway mail service the special commission provides charts that show profits and expenses for 114 railroad companies and postal statistics between 1789 and 1877. The costs relating to delivering mail by rail are shown in a few ways including the transport costs per foot of train. Interestingly the pamphlet touches on the skills and importance of postal clerks and suggests that they should not be fired except for cause. Government Printing Office,
1810réf. 23647Washington: Printed for the General Post-Office 1810. Early Postal Laws Early American post office laws including instructions to post masters an act for establishing post roads with descriptions of the routes in the various states and rules governing all aspects of mail delivery. Dbd. Couple of light dampstains in margins. Some foxing. Still very good. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 21793. unknown
1875réf. 15568Edinburgh: Gibb. Poor with no dust jacket. 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacking the "Plan of Edinburgh and Leith". Binding poor. Joints split and hinges broken. Boards detached. Lacking the front free endpaper and the half-title page. One preliminary leaf detached. ; Seventieth annual publication. iii-xx 695 1 pages 1 double page map of the county of Edinburghshire 148 11 pages advertisements at rear. Also advertisements on endpapers. Blind-stamped cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 217 x 135mm. Useful historical and genealogical source. Alphabetical listing of people's names with their profession and street address. Also listing of names by street address. The advertisements at the rear are for numerous local businesses. Seller ref: KnightCol; 8vo . Gibb hardcover
