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1989réf. 448547New York: E.P. Dutton 1989. Softcover. Fine. Second American edition wrappered issue. Quarto. About fine. E.P. Dutton unknown books
1927réf. M12132London: St. Thomas's Hospital October 6 1927. 1927. 20 x 13 cm. 1 pp. Very good. Concerning a reprint Dr. Smith requested by K. Uyeno and Y. Doi "Studies on the respiration and circulation in the cat. II. The oxygen in the venous blood." From the Physiological Laboratory Cambridge; also refers to Prof. Henry Barcroft. See: F. W. R. Brambell "Arthur St George Joseph McCarthy Huggett. 1897-1968." In: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society Vol. 16 Nov. 1970 pp. 342-364. St. Thomas's Hospital October 6, 1927. unknown books
1638réf. 172261638. Guillet de Saint-Georges George. Les Arts de L'Homme d'Epée 1678 provides a structured dictionary of military terminology and practice intended for gentlemen trained in arms during the late seventeenth century when European warfare was increasingly systematized through professional instruction and codified knowledge. Organized alphabetically the work defines terms related to field operations garrison duty artillery and the mechanics of attack and defense supported by historical examples drawn from contemporary military actions. Issued in France during the reign of Louis XIV the volume reflects the formalization of military education within a centralized state that emphasized discipline hierarchy and technical proficiency. The text supports research into early modern military science linguistic standardization of warfare and the training of officers in seventeenth-century Europe. Guillet de Saint-Georges George. Les Arts de L'Homme D'Epée ou Le Dictionnaire du Gentil-Homme. Paris: Chez Gervais Clouzier 1678. First edition of Volume II complete in itself of a three-volume set. Duodecimo 267 pages. Text in French. The volume constitutes the military section of a broader instructional series that also included horsemanship and navigation. Illustrated with a large folding copper-engraved plate. Bound in contemporary sheep. Ownership signature in ink on title page. The entries present definitions and explanatory commentary on military vocabulary including roles of officers operational movements and technical aspects of warfare. Produced during a period of sustained military campaigns and administrative reform in France the work reflects the increasing importance of standardized knowledge for officers operating within expanding national armies. The dictionary format demonstrates how military expertise was disseminated beyond direct battlefield experience into textual and pedagogical forms accessible to educated elites. As part of a larger instructional project addressing multiple domains of gentlemanly training the volume situates military knowledge alongside other essential arts of status and service. Pages toned with occasional light marginal spotting; corners bumped; chipping to leather boards including loss at upper right of front cover; binding stable; overall in very good condition. unknown books
1676réf. 219567London: H. Herringman 1676. hardcover. very good. 2 422pp. Short thick 8vo bound 18th century calf with gilt-decorated spine well-worn but sound; front hinge repaired. London: Printed by John Macock for H. Herringman 1676. First edition in English. Several ink and pencil ownership signatures on endpapers otherwise a very clean copy with a few scattered spots but almost no foxing. A very scarce book originally published in French in 1675 this copy "Now Englished". OCLC lists 22 copies. -- Wing G2218 A fictitious account supposedly based on the memoirs of the author's brother Guillet de La Guilletière. H. Herringman unknown books
1679réf. 291101Paris: Chez Estienne Michallet 1679. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Small octavo. 288pp. Folding map. Rebound in lovely 19th Century green morocco gilt with elaborately decorated dentelles. One ink letter on a preliminary leaf and ink correction in errata else very near fine. Guillet's response to Spon's criticism of his brother-in-law's book on Greece. OCLC locates three copies only one in the U.S. and none in France. Chez Estienne Michallet hardcover books
1896réf. 16261London: R.H. Porter 1896. FIRST EDITION. With 61 hand-colored lithographed plates 4 colored maps and numerous text illustrations. Later full cloth title in gilt to front cover and spine. A superb copy but for a tear on page 63 neatly repaired with tape. From the Library of James M. Dolan Jr. former head curator and director of collections at the Zoological Society of San Diego. First edition of this remarkable monograph with beautiful hand-colored plates by J.G. Keulemans and special maps illustrating the distribution of the family Loriidae and its component genera. The Lories are a family of small parrots remarkable for their brilliant and gay coloration. It is not only the appearance of these birds which make them attractive; some of them as those of the genus Chalcopsittacus will spontaneously approach human dwellings. Of special interest are sixteen of the seventy-five species here depicted and described for the first time Mivart 1827-1900 in terms of mastery of anatomical detail “had few rivals and perhaps no superior among his contemporaries” DNB and Keulemans 1842-1912 was quite possibly the greatest illustrator of birds towards the end of the nineteenth century. . R.H. Porter unknown books
