Der Respiratorische Gaswechsel
by Jaquet, A
Wiesbaden: J F Bergmann, 1903. OFFPRINT.. Original printed wrappers... A very good copy; wrappers somewhat dusty.. 8vo. A lengthy offrpint of the study of human respiration.
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Ein neuer Apparat zur Untersuchung des respiratorischen Stoffwechsels des Menschen
by Jaquet, A - INSTRUMENT
Basel: Naturforsch. Gesellschaft, ca. 1900. OFFPRINT.. Original printed wrappers.. A very good copy.. 8vo. There is folding plate of the apparatus. A complex device for measuring respiration and metabolic processes.
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Population Inversion and Continuous Optical Maser Oscillation in a Gas Discharge Containing a He-Ne Mixture
by Javan, A, Bennett Jr., W & Herriott, D - HELIUM-NEON GAS LASER
Murray Hill [NJ]: Bell Tel. System Tech. Pub., 1961. First separate account.. Original printed wrappers.. Fine.. 4to, 5 pp. There are diagrams throughout. The announcement of the successful construction and operation of the first continuous-wave gas maser, i.e., a gas laser. This Bell Telephone publication (Monograph #4326) follows the initial account in the Physical Review Letters of Feb. 1961.
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Beitrage zur Construction selbstregistrirender meteorologischer Apparate
by Jelinek, C - WEATHER INSTRUMENTS
[Vienna]?: unk.,, [1850]. First Edition.. Later stiff boards.. Fine.. 8vo. There are 9 large fldg. litho. plates illus. details of the instruments. A very interesting pamphlet on the techniques of constructing self recording instruments. Jelinek was known for his work on the derivation and equations for the measurment of relative humidity (see Napier-Shaw). Jelinek was convinced of the importance of consistent observations over long periods of time and felt that mechanical recording devices were the only way to... Read More
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Codigo de Medicamentos o Farmacopea Francesa ... y un Suplemento con 152 formulas
by Jimenez, D M - PHARMACY
Madrid: D N Sanchez, 1840. First Edition.. Full contemporary leather.. Good; some staining to the binding; slightly shaken.. 8vo, [4], xxx, 433, [434 blank], [2 errata] pp. Jimenez's translation is based on the latest revision published in France in 1837. He has added 152 of his own formulae as an addenda. There is also a 15 page vocabulary of "simples". This is one of the earliest attempts to establish a uniform practice in Spain. Absent from... Read More
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Reply to Dr. James Carmichael Smyth ... and a further account of the discovery of the power of mineral acids in a state of gas to Destroy Contagion
by Johnstone, J
London: J Mawman, 1805. First Edition.. Original paste paper boards and paper label.. Very good; some spotting; untrimmed.. 8vo, vii, [1 - errata], 275, [1 - advert] + an inserted printed errata slip. "From the author" scrawled on the half-title. Johnstone's reply to Smyth in a debate over the priority of Johnstone's claims of the antiseptic effects of various acid vapors in 1758. This is a lengthy reply clearly intended to overwhelm the opposition with scientific evidence supporting... Read More
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Volume of American pamphlets on censorship, taxation, and canals
by Blodget / Young / Webster / Johnson
var. places: var. publishers, v.d.. First Editions.. Contemporary three quarter leather.. Good copy; moderate toning throughout; jts. cracked; wear to the edges of the bdg... 8vo. There is a large fldg. map of New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. A nonce collection of early American pamphlets that contains the following: 1 - [Alexander Young] : The Defence of Young and Minns, Printers to the State ...., Boston, Gilbert & Dean, 1805; S & S # 9778; Sabin #... Read More
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Rural Economy: containing a treatise of Pisè building .... - BOUND WITH - Debates in the Senate of the United States on the Judiciary ....
by Johnson, S W
New Brunswick [NJ] / Philadelphia: I Riley & Co. / For E Bronson, printed by Thos.Smith, 1806 / 1802. First Editions.. Full contemporary calf.. A very good copy; x-lib. with a stamp on the title and first page of text of the Johnson; binding rubbed and chafed.. 8vo; I - [2], viii, 246, [6] + 8 plates; II - [4], [3] - 324 pp. I - A rare and wholly American work that contains one of the... Read More
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A Report of the Navy Department of the United States on American Coals Applicable to Steam Navigation ....
by Johnson, W
Washington: Blair and Reves, 1844. First Published Edition.. Contemporary three-quarter leather.. A good copy with some spotting throughout.. 8vo. There are 3 fldg. plates of apparatus and testing equipment. Johnson's report is an encyclopaedia of information regarding the coal mines of America and Canada with notices of English mines included as well. The aim was to examine in a scientific manner the energy availability and resources for the American navy and steam navigation. At this time knowledge of... Read More
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Modern Domestic and Industrial Polishes and Specialities. The Raw Materials, Manufacture and Commercial Production
by John, W D
Newport: R H Johns Ltd., 1950?. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A good copy; binding somewhat worn; pencil notations in the text (not offensive).. 8vo. An invalubale reference for the composition, use, and production of all kinds of natural waxes, polishes, cleaners, leather treatments, dyes, metal polishes and paints, emulsion agents etc.. It also includes extensive information on synthetics
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Journée de l'Armée d'Afrique ....
by Jonas, Lucien - FRENCH WW1 POSTER
Paris: Devambez Imp., 1917. First (only) edition.. Mounted on linen; small gap in blank margin near title has been expertly repaired.. Large multi-color lithographic poster that meas. appx. 119 x 79 cm. The image covers the entire sheet. The title is placed separately across the bottom in red outlined black. A Senegalese 'tirailleur', with his rifle held aloft, charges in to battle. Two French 'poilus' and an Indo-Chinese soldier stand left, beside a blossoming tree. A second Senegalese soldier stands... Read More
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Aerial Surveying by Rapid Methods
by Jones, B M & Griffiths, J C
Cambridge: University Press, 1925. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. A near fine copy.. 4to, xiv, [2]. [1] - 160 pp. + 6 inserted half-tone plates; 2 navigational fold-outs on one plate; 15 numbered diagrams; 2 folding plates and an additional half-tone photograph in a pocket on the rear pastedown (so issued by the publisher). A book that inaugurated the science and proved the airplane to be an invaluable intelligence asset. The book is based on WWI experiences and... Read More
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Medical Philosophy and Vulgar Errors of Various Kinds Considered and Refuted
by Jones, J
London: T Cadell, 1797. First Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Fair; x-lib.; bdg. broken.. 8vo. A ingenious book that offers many interesting comments, particularly in the field of pharmacy. The examines medical homilies of all kinds but particularly those that recommend cures or advice on cures. These are dissected and discarded or explained upon rational principles. Wellcome III, 363.
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The Philosophy of Words ....
by Jones, R
London: John Hughs ...., 1769. First Edition.. Later 19th cent. printed wrappers.. Good with soiling and darkening to the wrapper.. 8vo. The author was a Welsh philologist.The book offered here is a plan for a universal language. It is written in the form of a dialog that includes a glossary of some words and discussion of their equivalents. The copy offered here has the added interest in that it is bound in the 19th century printed wrapper by... Read More
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The Grounds of a Homoeopath's Faith: Three Lectures ....
by Jones, S
New York & Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel, 1880. First Edition.. Original publisher's limp, gilt stamped cloth.. Very good.. 8vo, [12], [13] - 92 pp. A group of lectures on the validity and philosophy of homoeopathy given at the Univ. of Michigan Medical School where the author was dean of the department. Kirtsos #1245.
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Ueber die Verkrümmungen des menschlichen Körpers und eine rationelle und sichere Heilart derselben
by Jörg, Johann Christian Gottfried - ORTHOPEDICS
Leipzig: Mitzky und Compagnie, 1810. First Edition. Contemporary three-quarter leather over glazed paper boards.. Very good; diminishing light stain to a portion of the fore-edge of the first six leaves; backstrip missing; binding is sound; some chafing.. 4to, xiv, [1] - 170 + 6 detailed copper plate engravings by J F Schröter. Generally regarded as the first scientific orthopedics textbook. It deals with the correction of deformities of the spine, neck, and clubfoot, rickets etc. and their various... Read More
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The All-Russian Jewish Congress Vote Zionist Slate No. 6
by Anon. - JUDAICA
Petrograd: M Pivovarsky, 1917. As issued. . Very good; old folds with some minor separations; one minor tape reinforcement (appx. 1 inch) at the extreme margin of a fold.. Broadside. Three color lithography; meas. appx. 590 x 463 mm. The text is: . "Those who aspire to a free autonomous Jewish life in Russia, who demand that the Kehillah [Jewish Community Council] satisfy all of their needs, who believe in the strength of the Jewish people and... Read More
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Gesang - Buch zum Gebrauch bei de Unterrichte in der mosaischen Religion ....
by Anon. - JUDAICA
Stuttgart: Hallberger Verlagshandlung, 1836. First Edition.. Contemporary three-quarter leather over blue boards.. Fair; worn binding; some spotting; front cover detached.. 8vo, xii, 428 pp. (with music). A Hebrew song book issued under the authority of synagogue's governing council in Wurtemberg. What makes this book interesting is that it was the first publication that would introduce prescribed music and songs for the instruction of children and for use in family services in the home. The introduction (in German) states... Read More
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Nineteenth century American, turned (carved?) wood, torah pointer
by TORAH POINTER - AMERICAN JUDAICA
[New England?], Last half of 19th century. As made.. Very good; wanting(?) two small decorative insets at the hand where, what appear to be, filled placement sockets are visible.. Wood (Elm?) with 5 onlaid (tacked) panbone plaques and a fitted coin silver collar (appx. 15 mm. long) with applied "chain link" design to secure the tip of the pointer. The pointer is appx. 230 mm. long and appx. 23 mm. at its greatest diameter. Rare. An American Torah pointer made... Read More
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Le Juif-Errant
by Anon. - BROADSIDE - JUDAISM
Epinal: Pellerin, [ca1830]. Matted; two linen backed mounts along upper margin.. Near fine; horizontal fold; untrimmed.. Broadside, stencil/hand colored woodcut and letterpress text; 63.5 x 42.5 cm. A superb example of a French popular print depicting the legendary 'Wandering Jew' - the mythical immortal man said to have been present at the Crucifixion who was cursed thereafter to walk the earth until the Second Coming. The figure in the broadside has a long beard and walking... Read More
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Uber Strafe und Strafanstalten
by Julius, Nicolaus H - PENOLOGY
Leipzig: F A Brockhaus, 1841. First German Edition.. orig. cloth backed bds.. A very good copy.. 8vo. What is important about the book offered here is the introduction by Julius. The book is a translation from the Swedish by A von Treskow. The author was Swedish Corwn Prince Oscar. Julius who wrote the introduction and notes spent three years in America examining the prison system. Upon returning to Prussia he succeeded in converting Prussia and several other German... Read More
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Theobald oder Die Schwãrmer. Eine wahre Geschichte, 2 vols. in one
by Jung - Stilling, H
Lebanon [PA]: Jacob Stover, fur J Schnee, 1811. First American Edition.. Contemporary leather backed boards. .. Good; front joint cracked with one chord broken; some toning.. 12mo, The work of Jung - Stilling was popular among the pietist sects of the Pennsylvania Germans. The novels, however, are not common. He was a physician, friend of Goethe (who published an autobiogaphy he wrote while still in his 30s in 1777), and teacher. His books and novels were a regional... Read More
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Theorie der Geister-Kunde .... - BOUND WITH - Apologie der Theorie ....
by Jung-Stilling, Heinrich - SPIRITUALISM
Reading [PA]: Heinrich B Sage, 1816. First American Edition.. Contemporary half-leather.. Good; overall spotting and toning.. 12mo, I - xxiv, [1] - 384 pp.; II - [2], [3] - 72 pp. The first American printing of Jung-Stilling's two books. They were most likely issued together (Arndt) by Sage. This is Jung-Stilling's impassioned defense of Evangelical Christianity and its revelatory beliefs against Kantian rationalism. Arndt #2188; S&S #37979 & #37980.
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The Trial
by Kafka, F
London: Secker and Warburg, 1945. Later Printing.. orig. publisher's cloth and dustjacket.. A very good copy; backstrip a somewhat faded.. 8vo. This is a re-issue of the 1936 Willa and Edwin Muir translation. It is the first title of Kafka's published by Secker & Warburg who would go on to publish the definitive edition of Kafka in the UK.
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Neurophysiological and Behavioral Aspects of Psychotropic Drugs
by Karczmar, A G & Koella, W P (eds.)
Springfield: C Thomas, [1969]. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth and dustjacket.. Very good.. 8vo, xviii, [4], 5 - 199, [1 - blank] pp. An anthology of articles on psycho-active drugs, e.g., LSD. An early book on such research.
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