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1994ref. 147068New York: Classics of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Library 1994. Hardcover. Fine. New York Classics of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Library 1994 facsimile edition/ 1925. Octavo ii 336 1 colophon pages with numerous diagrams. Gilt-decorated full leather all edges gilt; a fine copy. The pictorial bookplate of Robert Finlay-Jones is mounted on the verso of the front free endpaper. Classics of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Library hardcover
1995ref. 147059New York: Classics of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Library 1995. Hardcover. Fine. New York Classics of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Library 1995 facsimile edition/ 1837. Octavo iv 240 1 colophon pages. Gilt-decorated full leather all edges gilt; a fine copy. A work by one of the most important British mental health superintendents and reformers of the nineteenth century. The pictorial bookplate of Robert Finlay-Jones is mounted on the verso of the front free endpaper. Classics of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Library hardcover
1981ref. 221168Москва Moscow.: Наука Nauka. 1981. 172pp. Text in Russian. A prior owner's stamp title page paperback covers little shelf worn though overall a very good copy. . Наука [Nauka]. paperback
1760ref. 14266Amsterdam 1760. Boards. Good. Four volumes in uniform period leather bindings. 12mo 6 1/2 x 4 inches. Spines with gilt decorations raised bands and leather labels. Clean internally. Bindings are worn but fundamentally sound. Tome Premier: III-XVI 727 pages. Tome Second: 2 743 pages. Tome Troisieme: 2 648 pages. These three volumes comprise a set and contain the indices of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris for the years 1699-1734 inclusive. Headband of Tome Second torn. Marbled pastedown endpapers with plain flyleaves. Published in 1741 by Chez Pierre Mortier. These three volumes contain a general table of the matters contained in the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris from 1699 to 1734 inclusive. Tome Quatrieme: 8 404 XXXVI 372 2 III-VIII 256 pages. This volume has a paper label with manuscript notations at the head of the spine. Marbled endpapers. Published in 1760 by Chez J. Schreuder Et Chez Pierre Mortier le Jeune. The first section 8 404 pages is a general table of the matters contained in the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris from 1735-1751 inclusive. BOUND WITH XXXVI 372 pages the "Histoire de L'Academie Royale Des Sciences Centie'me ou Dernier Volume De La Premiere Centurie. Contenant un Abregd Historique de chaque Sceince. Avec une liste generale des Memoires de Mathematique & de Physique jusqu'a l'annee 1751. inclusivement." History of the Royal Academy of Sciences Hundredth or Last Volume of the First Century. Containing an Historical Summary of each Science. With a general list of Memoirs of Mathematics & Physics up to the year 1751 inclusive. BOUND WITH III-VII 256 pages "Memoires de L'academie Royale Des Sciences. Jusqu'a L'Année MDCCLI. Inclusivement. Contenus dans la premiere Centurie des Volumes de l'Edition de Hollande." Memoirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Up to the Year MDCCLI. Inclusively. Contained in the First Century of Volumes of the Holland Edition. This last section has no title page. Boards. unknown
1831ref. 54248Philadelphia: Stoddart and Atherton 1831. Second edition. Three octavo volumes 22cm. Contemporary marbled calf with leather spine labels; engraved extra-title present in each volume; xvi7-362;330;264pp; engraved frontispiece v.1 and 48 inserted leaves of plates; text illus. Faint scattered foxing to text but plates generally clean; bindings exhibit moderate external aging and wear with small losses to leather at spine ends and corners. A complete structurally sound Good or better set. Early ownership signature of a Benj. Webb Jr. on endpaper and extra-title of v.1. A quite presentable set of Godman's treatise on the mammals of North America including some ethnographic notes on Native Americans and a lengthy discussion of the fossil record with special attention given to the Giant Mastodon. Much of the third volume is devoted to a description of the American whale fishery. Godman 1794-1830 was trained as a physician and was for some time the director of the Philadelphia Anatomical Rooms a private medical college where he achieved considerable renown as an anatomist. American Natural History described as "the first systematic treatise on the subject" DAB was first published in Philadelphia from 1826-1828; two "Second Editions" appeared in 1831 this one under the Stoddart & Atherton imprint and another by Key & Mielkie. Sabin and Imprints Bruntjen & Bruntjen note only the latter but OCLC records suggest that the two editions are collected with equivalent frequency. Neither Sabin nor Imprints supply a plate count for the Second Edition but our copy conforms to that at the Smithsonian Institution the only OCLC member institution to provide a collation. SABIN 27663. B&B 7271. Stoddart and Atherton unknown
1848ref. 49981Philadelphia: John H. Gihon 1848. First Edition. Octavo 21.5cm.; removed; 1811adspp. Errata slip tipped to title page serving as upper cover slip starting to separate text uniformly foxed contemporary manuscript note at head of title page else Very Good and sound retaining leaf of publisher's advertisements on p. 20. Quite uncommon. John H. Gihon unknown
1850ref. 49285Amherst: J.S. & C. Adams 1850. First Edition. Octavo 23cm.; publisher's tan wrappers printed within decorative border; 85-100pp. Some chipping and a few small losses to wrapper extremities partly affecting author's inscription at head of upper cover else Very Good and sound. One of a series of fascicles on new species of seashells found in Jamaica. SABIN 176. J.S. & C. Adams unknown
ref. 16128Lyons France. 'Association typographique lyonnaise. - Regard rue Tupin 31.' Undated 1870 or later. 2pp. 8vo. Handbill with drophead title. In fair condition lightly-aged unbound with slight loss to one corner not affecting text. Inscribed at head of first page: 'Lord Houghton de la part d'Arlès-Dufour'. Lord Houghton is better known as Richard Monckton Milnes 1809-1885; Jean Barthelemy Arlès Dufour Barthelemy Francois Arlès Dufour 1797-1872 was a leading Lyons silk manufacturer. [Lyons, France.] 'Association typographique lyonnaise. - Regard, rue Tupin, 31.' Undated [1870 or later]. unknown
1833ref. 49821New York: G & C & H Carvill 1833. First Edition. Octavo. Original pebble-grained boards; paper spine title; 1-78-1582pp. Backstrip partially detached ; spine label faded barely legible; text fresh and unmarked - Good or better. Ex-U.S. Naval Lyceum with ink pressure stamp to endpapers and title page with de-accession dated 1927 on verso of title page. Pencil ownership inscription of a "Thos. J. Manning U.S. Navy" at head of title page. Verso of final text leaf prints a brief list of errata. G & C & H Carvill unknown
1867ref. 48943New Haven: Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor 1867. Offprint. Octavo 23cm.; publisher's peach printed wrappers; 19pp. Wrappers a bit brittle with a few chips along extremities not approaching text bottom fore-edge corner creased else Very Good internally sound. Offprint of a paper by the glass manufacturer first published in the "American Journal of Science and Arts" September/November 1867. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor unknown
1840ref. 50127Boston: Charles C. Little & James Brown 1840. First Separate Edition. Octavo 21.5cm.; removed; 225pp.; illus. throughout. Stock a bit foxed else Very Good and sound albeit lacking orinal wrappers. Inscribed "From the Author" at head of title page. Article by the recording secretary of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Charles C. Little & James Brown unknown
1855ref. 50253New York: Edward P. Allen 1855. First Edition. Octavo 23cm.; publisher's tan wrappers printed within decorative border; 24pp. Tiny chip at spine crown extremities slightly toned else Very Good and sound. Lecture dating early in Steiner's storied career delivered while professor at Columbian College now George Washington University and the National Medical College. Following the Civil War Steiner was elected president of the Frederick County School Board in Maryland focussing much of his energy on the education of Black children. Edward P. Allen unknown
1813ref. 45481Philadelphia: Kimber & Richardson 1813. First Edition. Two volumes; octavo 21.5cm.; Vol. I bound in slightly later half calf over marbled boards black gilt spine label Vol. II in full contemporary sheep red gilt spine label; 4506; 6484pp.; engraved title pages 25 leaves of plates including eight folding. Evidence of previously removed library bookplates to Vol. 1 pastedowns some scuffing to boards more heavily so to Vol. II some light foxing one leaf trimmed close with slight loss of text a couple of closed tears to folding leaves else Very Good and sound overall. Attractive engraved pictorial bookseller ticket to rear pastedown of Vol. II. Complete first and second volumes of the New Series edited by the Anglo-American chemist Thomas Cooper. Though not a particularly brilliant scientist Cooper's "greatest service to science was undoubtedly the dissemination of information" Dictionary of Scientific Biography III p. 400. The present collection includes detailed articles on sugar from beets and grapes "Comparative Height of Mountains on the Earth the Moon and Venus" turnpike roads making "fine Cutlery" foreign and homemade wines criminals from 1805 to 1811 and "the uses of a dead horse by the editor." SHAW & SHOEMAKER 28226. Kimber & Richardson unknown
ref. 67554Volumes 1-3 5 and 7-10 of The Société des sciences des arts et des lettres du Hainaut. This learned society was founded on March 14 of 1833 in Mons with the aim of promoting all intellectual activities in the Belgian province of Hainaut. The first volume of Mémoires et publications de la Société des sciences des arts et des lettres du Hainaut appeared in 1840 and was published regularly until 1913. Only a few volumes were published between 1919 and 1947 and regular publication resumed in 1958.Includes several foldable lithograph plates. Formerly in the library of the Capuchin Monastery of Izegem Belgium and the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam stamps.Belgium - French - science - arts - letters - Hainaut - Henegouwen Half linen on marbled paper binding 22.9 x 15.3 cm. Some signs of wear rubbing foxing. unknown
1968ref. 173190Beijing.: 中国科学院革命委員会.Zhongguo ke xue yuan ge ming wei yuan hui. 1968. Issue no.125 of this Cultural Revolution newspaper issued on 5th March 1968 by a Red Guards organisation within the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 4 pages single sheet printed on both sides minor signs of wear overall good. Text in Chinese. Sheet measures 39.5 x 54.3cm. Front page features a mobilisation assembly held on the 3rd July 1968 at the Chinese Academy of Sciences to complete the cleansing the class ranks and the official notice issued on the same day by the Academy can be found on page 2. . 中国科学院革命委員会.[Zhongguo ke xue yuan ge ming wei yuan hui]. unknown
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