Engraved Portrait by M. Vander Gucht
by Boyle, Robert
Print: 148x93 mm. Mount: 184x125 mm. Print mounted on paper with ink boarder. Some chipping on right and left margins, small pin hole in top margin, remnants of former mounting on reverse of print.
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A classified index of the fifteenth century books in the collection of the late M. J. de Meyer
by Bradshaw, Henry
London: Macmillan, 1870. The Beginning of Modern Bibliographical Analysis Bradshaw, Henry (1831-86). A classified index of the fifteenth century books in the collection of the late M. J. de Meyer . . . 28pp. London; Macmillan, 1870. 223 x 147 mm. (uncut and unopened). Original plain wrappers, spine chipped. Very good. . First Edition. It is highly unusual in the history of bibliography for a major innovation to be traced to a single work, but in Bibliographical Analysis: An... Read More
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Engraved Portrait
by Brady
London: W. Richardson. Plate: 175x136 mm. Margin: 290x206 mm. Very faint creasing, top and bottom margins are fraying, very light foxing.
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Engraved Portrait by Edward Harding
by Dr. Brady
London: Edward Harding, 1799. Plate: 190x140 mm. Margin: 288x 227 mm. Faint foxing.
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The application of x-rays to the study of the crystalline structure of materials
by Bragg, William H.
London: Inst. Mech. Engineers, 1927.
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A manual of chemistry; containing the principal facts of the science
by Brande, William Thomas
London: John Murray, 1821. Inscribed Dedication Copy Brande, William Thomas (1788-1866). A manual of chemistry; containing the principal facts of the science . . . 3 vols. xvi, 470, [2]; vii, 546, [2]; viii, 350, [106, index]pp. Frontispiece engraving and 3 engraved plates; wood-engraved text illustrations. London: John Murray, 1821. 216 x 133 mm. Quarter morocco, marbled boards in period style. Light toning throughout, some offsetting from plates, small ink-stains on one index page obscuring a few words... Read More
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Revolution in minature : the history and impact of semiconductor electronics re-explored in an updated and revised second edition
by Braun, Ernest and Stuart MacDonald
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Second edition. viii, 247pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. (150 x 225 mm). DJ covered with plastic. A fine copy.
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Autograph letter signed to Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny, accompanied by watercolor sketch of an alga
by Brebisson, Louis Alphonse
Falaise, 1839. Brébisson, Louis Alphonse de (1798-1872). A.L.s. in French to Pierre Hippolyte Boutigny (1798-1884), accompanied by watercolor drawing of Hygrocrocis arsenici. Falaise, 29 October 1839. 3pp. plus address. 196 x 161 mm.; drawing measures 77 x 121 mm. Mounted. Brébisson was one of the first botanists to discover microscopic algae, on which he published several works. He was the author of Flore de la Normandie (1836 and later editions), and contributed to the monumental Flore générale de France... Read More
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Species not transmutable, nor the result of secondary causes
by Bree, Charles Robert
London: Groombridge, 1860. Bree, Charles Robert (1811-86). Species not transmutable, nor the result of secondary causes. x, 256, [2, including errata]pp. London: Groombridge & Sons, [1860]. 191 x 125 mm. Original blindstamped cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, slight fading. Occasional minor foxing, but very good. 19th century armorial bookplate of Robert Durell S. Stephens. First Edition of this anti-Darwinian critique of On the Origin of Species. Bree, a physician, "was one of Darwin's more philosophically-minded critics in Great Britain.... Read More
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A practical inquiry into disordered respiration; distinguishing the species of convulsive asthma... First American edition of Garrison-Morton.com 11491
by Bree, Robert
Philadelphia: J. & A. Y. Humphreys, 1811. 260pp. 208 x 132 mm. 19th-century sheep, front hinge cracked, light wear, small worm-holes on back cover. Good+. From the fourth London edition. "Bree 'embodied the numerous experiments in his own case, gave a more full and complete view of asthma and dyspnœa than had hitherto appeared, and laid down some important therapeutic rules, the practical value of which has been universally acknowledged' (Munk)" (Garrison-Morton.com).
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Icones helminthum systema Rudolphii entozoologicum illustrantes
by Bremser, Joannes Gottfried
Vienna: A. Strauss, 1824. Bremser, Joannes Gottfried (1767-1827). Icones helminthum systema Rudolphii entozoologicum illustrantes. [4], 12pp. 18 hand-colored engraved plates by Heinrich Mansfeld after Bremser's drawings. Vienna: Anton Strauss, 1824. 387 x 281 mm. Later half cloth, marbled boards, slight wear at corners. Very good copy. First Edition of one of the earliest works on helminthology, the study of parasitic worms. These beautifully executed plates were prepared by the curator of Vienna's Natural History Cabinet and illustrate the specimens... Read More
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Distribution of proflavin-induced mutations in the genetic fine structure. Offprint
by Brenner, Benzer et al.
1958. Brenner, Sydney (1927- ); Benzer, Seymour (1921- ); and Barnett, Lesley. Distribution of proflavin-induced mutations in the genetic fine structure. Offprint from Nature 182 (1958). 6, [1]pp. Text diagrams. 212 x 141 mm. Without wrappers as issued. Fine copy, with the ownership stamp of Maurice S. Fox, professor emeritus of molecular biology at MIT. First Separate Edition. Watson and Crick, in their second 1953 paper published in Nature, had speculated that genetic mutations-both spontaneous and induced-represented... Read More
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Co-linearity of the gene with the polypeptide chain [first study to show co-linearity]
by Brenner, Sarabhai et al.
1964. Sarabhai, A. S.; Stretton, A. O. W., Brenner, Sydney (1927- ); and Bolle, A. Co-linearity of the gene with the polypeptide chain. Offprint from Nature 201 (1964). [4]pp. Text illustrations. 280 x 218 mm. Without wrappers as issued. Light browning, minor creasing, small marginal tears, otherwise very good. First Separate Edition. Brenner and his colleagues performed the first study to show co-linearity; i.e., that there is a simple congruence between the amino acid sequence of a... Read More
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Structural components of bacteriophage. Offprint
by Brenner et al., Sydney
1959. Brenner, Sydney (1927- ); Streisinger, G.; Horne, R. W.; Champe, S. P.; Barnett, L.; Benzer, Seymour (1921- ); and Rees, M. W. Structural components of bacteriophage. Offprint from J. Mol. Biol. 1 (1959). 281-292pp. 13 plates on 7 leaves. 254 x 172 mm. Without wrappers as issued. Fine. First Separate Edition. "A procedure is described for the efficient disjoining of the even-numbered T bacteriophages into structural components. . . . The components have been characterized by electron... Read More
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Tryptophan biosynthesis in Salmonella typhimurium. Offprint
by Brenner, Sydney
1955. Brenner, Sydney (1927- ). Tryptophan biosynthesis in Salmonella typhimurium. Offprint from Proc. Nat. Aca. Sci. 41 (1955). 862-863pp. Single sheet, without wrappers as issued. 258 x 176 mm. Light browning, one corner worn, holes punched in left margin. Very good. Z First Separate Edition. "Recent studies have demonstrated that tryptophan [an amino acid] is synthesized in Escherichia coli from anthranilic acid via indole. A study has been made of tryptophan auxotrophs of Salmonella typhimurium, and the results, reported... Read More
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The effects of ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease on bacteriophage formation. . . Offprint
by Brenner, Sydney
1955. Brenner, Sydney (1927- ). The effects of ribonuclease and deoxyribonuclease on bacteriophage formation in protoplasts of Bacillus megaterium. Offprint from Biochimica et biophysica acta 18 (1955). 531-534pp. 244 x 167 mm. Without wrappers as issued. Small rust stains, otherwise fine. First Separate Edition. Brenner found that Dnase had no significant effect on the formation of bacteriophage by protoplasts of B. megaterium, while Rnase "suppresses bacterial growth almost completely. This action of Rnase is due to lysis of the... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Brett, Alfred
1873. Fine. Brett, Alfred. A.L.s to Latimer Clark. London, May 28, 1873. 1 page. 202 x 128 mm. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Brett collaborated with George Little in the invention of a needle telegraph in the 1840s; see Wheeler Gift, nos. 4999, 4999a. Origins of Cyberspace 125. .
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Brett, Jacob
London, 1882. Very Good. Brett, Jacob. A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. London, September 18, 1882. 2- pp. 181 x 114 mm. Remains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Regarding Clark's request for a portrait photograph. Jacob Brett was the younger brother of John Brett, the head of the Magnetic Telegraph Company in England and one of the co-founders of Cyrus Field's Atlantic Telegraph Company. In 1850 John and Jacob Brett laid the first undersea cable between England and France.... Read More
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Bishop of Chester: 1623. Engraved Portrait by T. Trotter
by Bridgeman, John
London: W. Richardson, 1795. Plate 180x128 mm. Margin: 246x154 mm. Light foxing and soiling, top edge is frayed.
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2 autograph letters signed to Mrs. Benjamin Osgood Peirce
by Bridgman, Percy W.
1926. Bridgman, Percy Williams (1881-1961). (1) Autograph letter signed to Mrs. Benjamin Osgood Peirce. N.p., n.d. [ca. January 1914]. 1 page plus integral blank. 175 x 139 mm. (2) Autograph letter signed to Mrs. Peirce. Cambridge, Mass., October 3, 1926. 1 sheet, on letterhead of Harvard University's Jefferson Physical Laboratory. 268 x 204 mm. Together 2 items. Tiny marginal tears in 1926 letter, but both letters fine otherwise. From American physicist and philosopher of science Percy W. Bridgman, professor... Read More
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The history of broadcasting in the United Kingdom Volume I : The birth of broadcasting
by Briggs, Asa
London: Oxford University Press, 1961. First edition. xiii, 424pp; black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. (130 x 210 mm). Plastic DJ with minimal wear to the edges and spine. Pages clean and bright - a near fine copy.
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Bright, Charles Tilston
1879. Very Good. Bright, Charles Tilston (1832-88). A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. London, October 17, 1879. 1- pp. 202 x 128 mm. Traces of mounting on verso. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Bright was engineer-in-chief of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, formed by himself, Cyrus Field, George Saward, and J. W. Brett in 1856 for the purpose of manufacturing and laying the first transatlantic cable. Bright superintended the laying of the first complete Atlantic telegraph cable in 1858, receiving a knighthood for... Read More
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Portrait photograph by Maull & Polyblank
by Bright, Charles
London, 1860. Bright, Charles T. (1832-88). Portrait photograph by Maull & Polyblank. London: Maull & Polyblank, n.d. [ca. 1865]. 200 x 147 mm. (image); 299 x 253 (mount). Traces of mounting on the verso, but very good. Subject identified in pencil in the lower margin. Portrait of electrical engineer Charles Bright, who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable (Ireland to Newfoundland) in 1858. The portrait is by the noted London photographic studio of Maull and... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Bright, Charles Tilston
London, 1861. Very Good. Bright, Charles Tilston (1832-88). A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. London, January 31, 1861. 2pp. 178 x 110 mm. Remains of mounting on verso of second leaf. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Bright was engineer-in-chief of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, formed by himself, Cyrus Field, George Saward, and J. W. Brett in 1856 for the purpose of manufacturing and laying the first transatlantic cable. Bright superintended the laying of the first complete Atlantic telegraph cable in 1858, receiving... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Bright, Edward Brailsford
1860. Bright, Edward Brailsford. A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. Liverpool, October 1, 1860. 2pp. 201 x 127 mm. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Bright, the elder brother of Charles Tilston Bright, was a manager of the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company, based in Liverpool. His letter to Clark accompanied "copies of the following accounts, for your collection: British Electric Tel. Co. 1851-2-3; British Tel. Co. 1854; English & Irish Mag. Tel. 1854, 5, 6; British & Irish Mag Tel. 1857, 8-9.... Read More
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