Iconographia Boerhaavii; Lindeboom, G. A., ed
by Boerhaave, Herman
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1963.
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A method of studying physick. Containing what a physician ought to know. . .
by Boerhaave, Herman
London, 1719. Boerhaave, Hermann (1668-1738). A method of studying physick . . . translated into English by Mr. [Robert] Samber. 8vo. [48], 331, [1], [28, index]pp. Text diagrams. London: H. P. for C. Rivington [etc.], 1719. 194 x 119 mm. Gilt-ruled calf ca. 1719, minor repair to spine extremities, hinges a bit tender. One or two corners creased, otherwise fine. First "Official" Edition in English of Boerhaave's Institutiones medicae, originally published in Latin in 1708. Samber's translation is... Read More
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The telephone book : Bell, Watson, Vail and American Life 1876 - 1976; with special photography by Richard A. Steinberg
by Boettinger, H. M.
Croton-on-Hudson, New York: Riverwood Publishers and Gerald Stearn, 1977. First edition. 192pp; illust., (230 x 300 mm). DJ covered with plastic. In French and English; A near fine copy.
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Rotational states of atomic nuclei
by Bohr, Aage
Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaards Forlag, 1954. 55pp. 234 x 149 mm. Original printed wrappers. From the library of Nobel Laureate Owen Chamberlain (1920-2006), with his signature on the front wrapper. First edition. Aage Bohr, the son of Niels Bohr, received the 1975 Nobel Prize in physics together with Ben Mottelson and James Rainwater for their work on the structure of the atomic nucleus. The prize was based on work that the three had done in the early 1950s, a survey... Read More
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The quantum theory of radiation. In Philosophical Magazine 47. First edition in English
by Bohr, Niels; H. A. Kramers; John C. Slater
1924. Bohr, Niels (1885-1962); H. A. Kramers (1894-1954); and John C. Slater (1900-1976). The quantum theory of radiation. In The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine, 6th series, 47 (1924): 785-802. Whole number. 785-1056pp. 2 plates. 223 x 146 mm. Original printed wrappers, spine a bit chipped. Very good. First Edition in English, journal issue of the famous Bohr-Kramers-Slater (BKS) paper, in which Bohr and his co-authors attempted to do away with Einstein's light quanta by proposing a... Read More
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Atomic theory and the description of nature. Four essays. With an introductory survey
by Bohr, Niels
New York, Cambridge: Macmillan, University Press, 1934. 119pp. Original cloth. Very good.
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Traité pratique des maladies des ovaires et de leur traitement. Insc. to P. Ricord
by Boinet, A.-A
Paris: Victor Masson, 1867. Boinet, Alphonse-Alexandre (1807-86). Traité pratique des maladies des ovaires et de leur traitement, précédé d'un aperçu anatomique et physiologique de ces organes, ovariotomie. [4], 455pp. Paris: Victor Masson et fils, 1867. 213 x 129 mm. 19th-century quarter morocco, marbled boards, slight wear. Minor foxing but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed to Philippe Ricord on the title: "A mon excellent maître et ami le Dr. Ricord le Dr. Boinet." Hôpital Cochin library stamp on the title.... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to André Melly
by Boissier, Henri
Geneva, 1822. Boissier, Henri (1762-1845). Autograph letter signed to André Melly (1802-51). Geneva, 21 March 1822. 2pp. plus integral address leaf. 202 x 155 mm. Docketed. From Professor Henri Boissier, founder of Geneva's natural history museum, to the young Swiss businessman André Melly, acting as the museum's purchasing agent in England, regarding the purchase of insect specimens for the museum. Boissier informs Melly that the museum's collections have recently been augmented "par un don de coléopteres de M. le... Read More
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Engraved Portrait by Bouchard
by Boivin, Mme. Veuve
Plate: 93x78 mm. Margin: 212x146 mm. Some light foxing.
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Note sur l'utilisation rationnelle des machines à statistique
by Bolle, Georges
1929. Bolle, Georges. Note sur l'utilisation rationnelle des machines à statistique. Offprint from Revue générale des chemins de fer (March 1929). 27pp. 307 x 217 mm. Original printed wrappers, minor stains on front wrapper. Moderate toning, but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front wrapper: "A M. Portal avec mon bien amical souvenir G. Bolle 1/4/29." First Edition, Offprint Issue. An early application in France of punched-card tabulating machines in... Read More
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Napoleon with the sick at Jaffa or in Egypt, lithograph by Champion after Gros. c. 1840
by Bonaparte, Napoleon
Paris: C. Motte, 1840.
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Audience donnee aux savans. Hand-colored lithograph by Boulanger after Aubry
by Bonaparte, Napoleon
Paris: C. Motte, 1840.
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Recherches sur les ruines d'Herculanum et sur les lumieres qui peuvent en resulter, relativement a l'etat present des sciences & des arts; avec un traite sur la farique des mosaiiques.s.
by Fougeroux de Bondaroy
Paris: Desaint, 1770. Fougeroux de Bondaroy, August Denis (1732-89). Recherches sur les ruines d'Herculaneum; et sur les lumières qui peuvent en résulter . . . xvi, 232pp. 3 folding plates. Paris: Desaint, 1770. 161 x 101 mm. Quarter sheep gilt, paste paper boards ca. 1770, light wear and rubbing. Minor dampstaining, old repair to one plate, but very good. First Edition. Fougeroux de Bondaroy, a botanist and writer on arts and crafts, visited Herculaneum in 1763. His monograph... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to John Brett
by Bonelli, G.
1854. Very Good. Bonelli, G. A.L.s. to John Brett (1805-63). Turin, January 23, 1854. 1- pp. plus integral address leaf. 275 x 217 mm. Holes where seal was cut away, light soiling along folds. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Bonelli's correspondent, John Brett, laid the first submarine cable between England and France in 1850, and has been described as the founder of submarine telegraphy. Bonelli's letter, written in French, thanks Brett for "des details que vous me donnez relativement la... Read More
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Letter signed, probably to Latimer Clark
by Bonelli, G.
1851. Very Good. Bonelli, G. L.s. to an unidentified correspondent, probably Latimer Clark. Turin, January 16, 1851. 2pp. 267 x 208 mm. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Bonelli, an Italian telegraph engineer, developed a telegraphic system of railroad signaling in the 1850s, and founded his own telegraph company in 1861. In his letter he requests information about the methods developed in England for installing subterranean telegraph cables. .
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Engraved portrait of Bonet writing at his desk surrounded by books. French. 17th century. 32x18.5cm
by Bonet, Theophile
1700. Light creasing around the edges, faint foxing, and light soiling. Matted.
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Some papers on the cerebral cortex. Signed by Bonin on the title
by Bonin, Gerhardt von, editor
Springfield, IL: Charles C THomas, 1960. Bonin, Gerhardt von (1890-1979), ed. and trans. Some papers on the cerebral cortex. xxiv, 396pp. Text illustrations. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas, 1960. 230 x 152 mm. Original cloth, dust-jacket (sunned, edges a bit worn and chipped). Very good. Signed by Bonin on the title. Bookplate. First Collected Edition. Includes papers by Pierre Flourens, Paul Broca, Theodor Meynert, Santiago Ramon y Cajal, and A. S. F. Leyton and C. S. Sherrington. .... Read More
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Essai sur la restauration des anciennes estampes et des livres rares ou traite sur les meilleurs procedes a suivre pour reparer, detacher, decolorier et conserver les gravures, dessins et livres. Ouvrages specialement utile aux artistes, aux collectionneurs, aux marchands d'estampes, aux bibliophiles, etc.
by Bonnardot, A.
Paris: Deflorenne Neveu, 1846. Bonnardot, Alfred (1808-84). Essai sur la restauration des anciennes estampes et des livres rares . . . [4], 80pp. [Paris:] Chez Deflorenne neveu . . . et chez Vignères, 1846. With: Supplément a l'Essai sur la restauration des vielles estampes, etc. . . . contenant des corrections, notes, éclaircissements, et addition d'un chapitre sur la relieure des livres rares [caption title]. 31pp. Paris: Imprimerie de Guiraudet et Jouaust, n.d. Together 2 works in 1. 206... Read More
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Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de l'oreille et des organes de l'audition. 2nd ed. Insc. to P. Ricord
by Bonnafont, J. P.
Paris: Baillière, 1873. Bonnafont, Jean Pierre (1805-85). Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de l'oreille et des organes de l'audition. [4], xvi, 699pp. Text illustrations. Paris: J. B. Baillière et fils, 1873. 216 x 132 mm. 19th-century quarter morocco, marbled boards, spine faded, light wear. Very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed to Ricord on the half-title: "A Monsieur le docteur Ricord [illeg.] . . . hommage de son bien affection[nné] Bonnafont" (inscription trimmed). Second edition, revised and expanded; first... Read More
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Engraved Portrait by W. Wise
by Bonnet, Charles
London: Henry Fisher, 1793. Margin: 223x133 mm. Foxing, faint soiling, crease in lower right corner.
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Engraved Portrait by Holl
by Bonnet, Charles
Margin: 237x144 mm. Little foxing, top margin is trimmed.
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Botaniste, Zoologiste et Philosophe, Membre Correspondant de l'Academie des Sciences de Paris. Engraved Portrait by Ambroise Tardieu after J. Juel
by Bonnet, Charles
Plate: 226x143 mm. Margin: 303x214 mm. Foxing, discoloration around the edges, fraying bottom edge, water stain in top right margin, remnants of mounting on reverse of print.
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Brass book-hand with delicate detailing. Approx. 5 inches long with spring clasping mechanism
by Book-Hands
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Design principles of all purpose digital computers
by Booth, Andrew D.
1950. Booth, Andrew D. Design principles of all purpose digital computers. Offprint from Acta physica austriaca 4 (1950). Unbound. Inscribed on the first page: "With the compliments of Andrew D. Booth. [85]-97 [1]pp. Text diagrams. 232 x 154 mm. Provenance: Andrew D. Booth. Probably the first paper on the principles of electronic digital computers published in Austria-an outline of the basic principles of electronic digital computer design. This paper was submitted to the Acta physica austriaca in... Read More
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