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1934réf. 4261Paris: Harrison of Paris 1934. First Edition one of 895 copies signed by the author the thirteenth publication of the press third issue with page 51/52 a cancel. Printed in 12pt Baskerville italic by Haddon Craftsmen Camden New Jersey this was the second book of one of America's leading new authors spine sunned else fine in very good publisher's case. Harrison of Paris unknown books
1931réf. 9265Paris: Harrison of Paris 1931. The eighth book of the press one of 495 copies on Satanized paper from a total issue of 570. Page size: 9 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches. Designed by Monroe Wheeler hand set in 10-point Stempel Baskerville this book was printed by L.C. Vittich in Darmstadt Germany. The frontispiece is a full page portrait of the heroine by Berard who along with Tchelitchew exhibited at the Pierre Loeb Gallery and had impressed the Paris art world in their rebellion against the cubist vogue. Both artists often joined the company of the Harrison partners. The book is bound in black silk and housed in grey paper-over-boards slipcase with a green paper label on the spine a near fine copy. Harrison of Paris unknown books
1995réf. S13588Cambridge:: Cambridge University Press 1995. 1995. Royal 8vo. xiii 1 281 1 pp. Illus. index. Black gilt-stamped cloth dust-jacket. Near fine. ISBN: 0521351685 Hardcover issue. Part B of Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics continues the history of celestial mechanics and observational discovery through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It provides a synoptic view of the main developments and furnishes details about the lives ideas and interactions of the various astronomers involved. Twelve different authors have contributed their expertise to this book that begins with the reception of Newton's inverse-square law. In the remainder a large place is given to the development of the mathematical theory of celestial mechanics from Clairaut and Euler to LeVerrier Newcomb Hill and Poincare. This emphasis is balanced by other chapters on observational discoveries and the rapprochement of observation and theory for instance the discovery of Uranus and the asteroids use of Venus transits to refine solar parallax introduction of the method of least squares and the development of planetary and satellite ephemerides. Lists of "Further Reading" provide entry to the literature of the several topics. This book will be of great interest to historians of science and astronomers." TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part V. Early Phases in the Reception of Newton's Theory: 14. The vortex theory in competition with Newtonian celestial dynamics Eric J. Aiton / 15. The shape of the Earth Seymour L. Chapin / 16. Clairaut and the motion of the lunar apse: The inverse-square law undergoes a test Craig B. Waff / 17. The precession of the equinoxes from Newton to d'Alembert and Euler Curtis Wilson / 18. The solar tables of Lacaille and the lunar tables of Mayer Eric G. Forbes and Curtis Wilson / 19. Predicting the mid-eighteenth-century return of Halley's Comet Craig B. Waff. Part VI. Celestial Mechanics During the Eighteenth Century: 20. The problem of perturbation analytically treated: Euler Clairaut d'Alembert Curtis Wilson / 21. The work of Lagrange in celestial mechanics Curtis Wilson / 22. Laplace Bruno Morando. Part VII. Observational Astronomy and the Application of Theory in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century: / 23. Measuring solar parallax: The Venus transits of 1761 and 1769 and their nineteenth–century sequels Albert Van Helden / 24. The discovery of Uranus the Titius-Bode and the asteroids Michael Hoskin / 25. Eighteenth–and nineteenth century developments in the theory and practice of orbit determination Brian G. Marsden / 26. The introduction of statistical reasoning into astronomy: from Newton to Poincare Oscar Sheynin / 27. Astronomy and the theory of errors: from the method of averages to the method of least squares F. Schmeidler. Part VIII. The Development of Theory During the Nineteenth Century: / 28. The golden age of celestial mechanics Bruno Morando. Part IX. The Application of Celestial Mechanics to the Solar System to the End of the Nineteenth Century: / 29. Three centuries of lunar and planetary ephemerides and tables Bruno Morando / 30. Satellite ephemerides to 1900 Yoshihide Kozai. Cambridge University Press, 1995. hardcover books
1742réf. SS13441London:: Printed for John and Paul Knapton. . . 1742-53. 1742. 5 volumes. 8vo. Vol.1: 4 x 11-456 16; Vol.2: 2 407 15 10; Vol.3: 2 422 16; Vol.4: 2 410 14 11-26; Vol.5: 2 426 14 pp. The first 10 pages of the "Addenda" are bound at the end of vol.2 pp.11-26 are bound at the end of vol.4. 44 of 45 engraved plates mostly folding I: 17; II: 6; III: 6; IV: 6; V: 9 of 10 plates pl. 10 supplied in facs. see p. 422 TOTAL: 44 2 folding tables vol. I tables some folding addenda indexes; 2nd wasp plate vol. V with small scrape effecting some of the image. Original speckled calf; rebacked and with later endleaves vols. I III & V with joints gently mended with kozo. PROVENANCE: Bookplates of Henry and Carol Faul mounted on top of the following engraved bookplate for the American Academy of Arts & Sciences: "Sub libertate Florent" dated 1780 "The Gift of . . ." -- also with their gilt-stamp applied to the foot of the later spines "American Academy"; Rubber stamps discarded of the Linda Hall Library Kansas City MO. Very good. HENRY FAUL'S COPY -- WORKED FOR ENRICO FERMI & BIKINI ATOLL TEST. A collection of early scientific papers from leading figures all belonging to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris the French equivalent to the Royal Society of London. The abridged papers all appeared between 1699 and 1720 and include diverse topics such as anatomy apiculture astronomy incl. Moon chemistry electricity entomology gases geography geology herpetology invertebrates magnetism medicine meteorology mineralogy monsters music mollusks natural history optics physics scientific instruments including the barometer microscope zoology and more. / AMONG THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTORS OR NOTABLES MENTIONED: Agricola Amontons Baert Juan de Barros Bernoulli Bignon Borelli Bouvet Robert Boyle Carre Cassini Chazelles Chevalier Coronelli Dampier Descartes Dodart Fermat Fontenay Fontenelle Galileo Gandolphe Gassendi Gesner Gouye Halley Van Helmont de la Hire du Hamel Huygens Jeaugeon Kepler Kircher Leibnitz Lemery Leuwenhoek Malpighi de Marca Mariotte Mollard Gregory Nazianzen Isaac Newton de Nointel Ortelius Parent Picard Renau Riccioli Sanctorius Strabo Tournefort Varignon etc. PROVENANCE: 1 American Academy of Arts & Sciences bookplate: The Academy seal features Minerva the goddess of wisdom science and trade and the arts. Her temple on the Aventine Hill was a meeting place for skilled craftsman writers and actors. She is also depicted as a warrior a symbol appropriate for an organization created in the midst of the American Revolution. Around Minerva are representations of the new country—on her right a field of Indian corn a stand of oaks and the outline of a town; at her feet a hoe a plow and a sickle; on her left a quadrant and a telescope a ship heading for shore and the sun completely risen above the cloud. Over the whole is the motto SUB LIBERTATE FLORENT which suggests that arts and sciences flourish best in. -- 2 Rubber stamps discarded of the Linda Hall Library Kansas City MO. -- 3 Henry and Carol Faul. Henry Faul was a geologist working on Enrico Fermi's team at the University of Chicago. He was responsible for prospecting uranium ore in Colorado and Utah. He also travelled to Manhattan Project sites at Los Alamos and in Washington DC. Following the war Faul continued to work on nuclear projects and participated in the Bikini Atoll test. He received his M.S. from the University of Chicago during the war and went on to get his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ESTC T131275. Printed for John and Paul Knapton. . . , 1742-53. unknown books
1978réf. 302265Paris: Robert Laffont 1978. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original wrappers. Fine in half purple morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed. Memoirs of the wife of the pretender to the French throne Henri d'Orléans. Inscribed by the author on the fly-title and with ANS laid in. Robert Laffont unknown books
réf. 35468PARIS ACADEMIE DES BEAUX-ARTS. PROJECTS D'ARCHITECTURE ET AUTRE PRODUCTIONS CET ART 1806. Paris: Detournelle 1806. Folio. Contemporary quarter-calf. Engraved title leaf iv 120 pages 4 engraved plates. First edition. The French Grands Prix proposed and begun by Prieur and continued by Van Cleemputte were approved by the Academy for publication in 1787. The first s volume appeared in 1796. This was the second. A third and final volume appeared in 1818. The designs here heavily influenced Smirke's plans for the British Museum and Thomas Hamilton's for Edinburgh High School. This copy wa owned by the American architect Hugh McClellan who acquired it while he was student at the Ecole about 1900. Marbled boards rubbed else very good. unknown books
réf. 10691PARIS William Francklyn. DECORATIVE ELEMENTS IN ARCHITECTURE. New York: John Lane 1917. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece 152 pages 99 plates. First edition. With information on painted glass wrought iron furniture and more; illustrated. Partly uncut. Some cover wear text lightly browned as usual else good. unknown books
réf. 10145PAINTING IN PARIS FROM AMERICAN COLLECTIONS. New York: Museum of Modern Art 1930. 4to. Cloth spine boards. 92 pages. Second edition. An exhibition catalogue featuring the paintings of Braque Chagall Dugy Picasso Utrillo and others. Ex-library copy with appropriate markings li cover wear. unknown books
1817réf. 29207Paris: Chez l'Auteur 1817. Second edition. Large folding engraved map some short tears along gutter small hole along fold else very good. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards. Boards rubbed some staining and starting of joints rubbing of spine some light spotting of text else very good. Second edition. Large folding engraved map some short tears along gutter small hole along fold else very good. 1 vols. 8vo. Chez l'Auteur unknown books
1934réf. 30156New York: Harrison of Paris 1934. No. 439 of 895 copies; signed by Porter. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth fine in original labeled slipcase. No. 439 of 895 copies; signed by Porter. 1 vols. 8vo. The thirteenth publication of Harrison of Paris designed by Monroe Wheeler. Ransom Check Lists p. 380 Harrison of Paris unknown books
1823réf. 29769London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees Orme Brown and Green 1823. First book edition. According to the preface many of the letters had been published in the "European Magazine. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary marbled boards recently rebacked with brown morocco. Some light rubbing light spotting of text mostly at front and back else very good. First book edition. According to the preface many of the letters had been published in the "European Magazine". 1 vols. 8vo. The Marquis de Vermont and Sir Charles Darnley Bart are both pseudonyms. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green unknown books
1812réf. 29210Paris: De L'Imprimerie de J. G. Dentu 1812. First edition. Large folding engraved map. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards. Head of spine pulled some rubbing label rubbed else fine. First edition. Large folding engraved map. 1 vols. 8vo. De L'Imprimerie de J. G. Dentu unknown books
1878réf. 29001Paris: A. Quantin 1878. One of 330 copies. Some illustrations each with introduction by L'Abbé Valentin Dufour. 4 vols. 8vo. Recent red morocco gilt backed blue cloth by G. Gauché. Some light discoloration but generally very good. One of 330 copies. Some illustrations each with introduction by L'Abbé Valentin Dufour. 4 vols. 8vo. A. Quantin unknown books
1930réf. 215723Paris: Harrison of Paris 1930. No. 193 of 394 copies signed by the author on Pannekeok paper. The third publication of Harrison of Paris designed by J. van Krimpen and printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen Haarlem Holland. 46 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to 8-1/2 x 7 inches. Original red cloth fore and bottom edges uncut Fine. No. 193 of 394 copies signed by the author on Pannekeok paper. The third publication of Harrison of Paris designed by J. van Krimpen and printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen Haarlem Holland. 46 pp. 1 vols. Small 4to 8-1/2 x 7 inches. The third book of the famous press founded by Barbara Harrison and Monroe Wheeler. Ransom Check Lists p. 378 Harrison of Paris unknown books
1759réf. 28993Paris: Chez Moreau Hochereau l'ainé 1759. Cancelled state of leaf L1. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sprinkled calf red morocco label. Some rubbing of extremities short cracks along upper joint light spotting hole in last page affecting a few letters else very good with a manuscript ex-libris on title-page. Cancelled state of leaf L1. 1 vols. 8vo. Chez Moreau, Hochereau l'ainé unknown books
1724réf. 10445Paris: Antoine Urbain 1724. 2 parts in one: pp. i-viii 1-231; i-iv 1-204. 1 vols. 8vo. Full contemporary polished calf gilt spine. 2 parts in one: pp. i-viii 1-231; i-iv 1-204. 1 vols. 8vo. Antoine Urbain unknown books
1759réf. 29000Paris: Chez Moreau Hochereau l'ainé 1759. With uncancelled state of leaf L1. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary stained sheep red morocco label spine gilt. Rubbed head and tail of spine chipped some soiling and light browning else very good with an 1811 ex-libris on the title. With uncancelled state of leaf L1. 1 vols. 8vo. Chez Moreau, Hochereau l'ainé unknown books
1990réf. 51186Atlanta Ga: SOLINET Preservation Program 1990. 8vo pamphlet pp. vii 1 24; staplebound blue and white printed wrappers fine prospectus laid in. In cloth clamshell box. SOLINET Preservation Program hardcover books
1869réf. 13859London: Longmans et. al. 1869. 3 volumes royal 8vo; 1 folding facsimile in color illustrations in margins throughout; ex-library copy with usual markings some pages slightly browned three hinges cracked extremities and spines rubbed cracks at tops of spines covers slightly spotted and scuffed else a good sound copy in contemporary quarter brown morocco over black paper-covered boards or blue cloth. Two works on English history by Matthew Paris both published from Paris' original manuscripts. The Historia Anglorum was written in 1250 compiled by Paris from his greater work a world history but including additional information. The history begins with William the Conqueror and concludes in 1253 during the reign of Henry III. The Abbreviato Chronicorum Angliae begins with the marriage of Ethelred in 1002 ending in 1252 with a continuation in another monk's hand to 1255. This history is an abridged version of the Historia Anglorum but with alterations and insertions containing new matter or giving the opinion of the author. In Latin. Longmans, [et. al.] hardcover books
1805réf. 008130London: John Murray 1805. Fold-out letter in facsimile facing page 369 in volume 3. Three frontispiece portrait engravings. Three volumes bound in contemporary mottled calf later 19th c. reback with gilt rules and decorations blind tooled decorations plain brown end papers. Very Good Plus Vols. I and II with volume label missing Vol III label with chip to top corner. Internally clean and bright a very well-bound set. Bonaparte family. . Third Edition. Mottled Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Small 8vo. John Murray Hardcover books
1948réf. 20702Paris: Editions Pierre A Feu 1948. Stiff Wraps. Orig. illustrated wrappers. Very good. Miro Joan. Approx. 8 pages with text also inside front and back covers. Folio 38 x 29 cm. Text in French by Tristan Tzara Christian Zervos Paul Eluard Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler Maurice Raynal et al. Eight color lithographs. CRAMER 16. Fresh clean copy and unopened at head. Editions Pierre A Feu unknown books
1977réf. 191836Wolf Creek: RFD 1977. Magazine. 48p. 7.25x10 inches poetry editorials photos art very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Rustic Fairy Dreams aka Radical Faerie Digest. Magazine emphasizing communal aspects of rural gay life. RFD unknown books
1996réf. 45723NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1996. Hardcover. Very good. First Edition. xii 436pp index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
réf. 3685A lovely wooden game made for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris containing a construction game illustrating six important buildings of the exhibition: Pavilion des Beaux-Arts; Palais de Trocadero; Ministére de la Guerre; Maison Égyptienne; Panorama Transatlantique and Fellah une Rue au Caire lacking one piece at top. A rare and wonderful 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle game with fifty-three of fifty-four original wooden blocks color chromo-lithographed on upper panels. All contained in the original red paper covered wooden box with the dark red cardboard box lid printed in gold and decoratively bordered in various colors. Near fine. A very rare original game of the famous 1889 World's Exhibition in Paris which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille an event considered symbolic of the beginning of the French Revolution. The fair included a reconstruction of the Bastille and its surrounding neighborhood but with the interior courtyard covered with a blue ceiling decorated with fleur-de-lys and used as a ball room and gathering place. The main symbol of the Fair was the Eiffel Tower which served as the entrance arch to the Fair. Since the lifts had not been completed when the Exposition opened the first visitors had to walk up to the second floor platform. Workers had worked through the night the day before the exhibition opened to complete the necessary construction needed to safely allow patrons to set foot upon the structure. When speaking of the dedicated workers M. Salles the son-in-law of Eiffel made the statement that "no soldier on the battle field deserved better mention than these humble toilers who will never go down in history. unknown books
1973réf. 9923Self-published 1973. First Edition. Staplebound. Very Good in Wraps. Original staplebound wraps with minor foxing/wear to edges otherwise bright and clean. 46 pages. Includes laid in correspondence. Signed and inscribed by the author. Taken from a series of lectures by Edith 'Edie' Custer 1923-2000 astrologer and author and for over twenty years edited and published the newsletter Mercury Hour 1974-1985. The newsletter consisted mainly of running correspondance between astrologers on a variety of topics. Because of its back and forth dialogue many credit her with inventing astrological networking. Self-published paperback books
