LE NEVRAXE RECUEIL DE NEUROLOGIE NORMALE ET PATHOLOGIQUE
by VAN GEHUCHTEN, A.
1900. VAN GEHUCHTEN, A. LE NEVRAXE RECUEIL DE NEUROLOGIE NORMALE ET PATHOLOGIQUE. VOLUME I. Louvain: Imprimerie Des Trois Rois, 1900. 342 pp. 8vo., missing spine and boards, block only. Half title page present. Text age-toned, some page edges roughly opened, a few chipped margins. Plates fine. Includes the following texts: - Van Gehuchten, A. Recherches sur la Terminasion Centrale des Nerfs Sensibles Peripheriques, I.: Le herf intermediaire de Wrisberg - Nelis, Charles. L'Apparition du Centrosome dans les Cellules Nerveuses... Read More
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RAILROAD BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA, 23 ITEMS
by RAILROAD - VARIOUS
[RAILROAD] RAILROAD BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA, 23 ITEMS. As follows: 1. DETROIT LUBRICATOR COMPANY. "GENUINE DETROIT" MODEL A LOCOMOTIVE FORCE FEED OILER, CATALOG NO. 174. Detroit, MI [n.d.] 56 pp. including folding charts and b/w and two-color illustrations, and halftone photos. 8vo., heavily soiled printed stapled wrappers, yellow. Some soil to page edges. 2. DETROIT LUBRICATOR COMPANY. DETROIT BULLSEYE LOCOMOTIVE LUBRICATORS, CATALOG NO. 38 L. Detroit, MI, 1918. 62 pp. Halftone photos. 8vo., moderate soil to printed stapled wrappers... Read More
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DICTIONARY OF CHEMISTRY ... WITH ITS APPLICATIONS TO THE ARTS, MANUFAC
by VAUQUELIN, Louis Nicolas
1830. VAUQUELIN, [Louis Nicolas], & Mrs. Almira H. Lincoln, trans. DICTIONARY OF CHEMISTRY, CONTAINING THE PRINCIPLES AND MODERN THEORIES, WITH ITS APPLICATIONS TO THE ARTS, MANUFACTURES, AND MEDICINE. For the use of Seminaries of Learning and Private Students. Translated from Le Dictionnaire de chimie, approuve par Vauquelin ... With Additions and Notes, by Mrs. Almira H. Lincoln ... New York: G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1830. First edition. Engraved frontispiece, xxviii, [29]-531 pp. Errata list printed on verso... Read More
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JAPANISCHE STICHBLATTER UND SCHWERTZIERATEN Sammlung Georg Oeder Duss
by VAUTIER, P., author & KUMMEL, Otto, editor
19. VAUTIER, P., author & KUMMEL, Otto, editor. JAPANISCHE STICHBLATTER UND SCHWERTZIERATEN Sammlung Georg Oeder Dusseldorf. Oesterheld & Co., Berlin, n.d. [1917 in gilt at the base of the spine]. Small folio, original front cover bound into half red cloth and leather spine, gilt. Profusely illustrated in b&w with images of tsuba, kozuka and other metal-wrought works of art from this extensive collection. The German language text is informative throughout. A vital reference in the field which is very... Read More
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DOUBT AND OTHER THINGS
by VEDDER, ELIHU
1922. VEDDER, ELIHU. DOUBT AND OTHER THINGS. Boston: Porter Sargent, 1922. Black & white illustrations throughout. 289p. 4to., bound in white parchment with gilt-stamped cover & spine, with a plain tissue jacket. Housed in a publisher's box with some soiling, scuffs, and a tear in one corner. Many pages are unopened. Interior clean. A very good copy.
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CATALOGO DAS OBRAS IMPRESSAS NO SECULO XVIII, 2 VOLUMES
by VELLOSO, Julio Caio
1999. VELLOSO, Julio Caio and Jose Vitorino de Pina MARTINS. CATALOGO DAS OBRAS IMPRESSAS NO SECULO XVIII, A COLECCAO DA SANTA CASA DA MISERICORDIA DE LISBOA, 2 VOLUMES. Lisboa: Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa, 1999. lxii + 568 pp./569-1141 pp. 4to., dark blue cloth with gilt spine an cover lettering and insignia. Fine in near fine dust jackets with light rubbing to panels. Color plates.
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MICHAEL STROGOFF, a Courier of the Czar
by VERNE, Jules
1927. VERNE, Jules. MICHAEL STROGOFF, a Courier of the Czar. Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1927). First edition thus, with Wyeth's illustrations: a color-illustrated title-page, nine color plates, and color-illustrated endpapers. (viii), 397 pp. Octavo, black cloth with a large color-illustrated label on upper board and gilt-stamped title on spine. Clean and fresh, it is a very good copy, in an illustrated dust-jacket that has small chips at heel and crown and shows slight... Read More
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ARY DE MILDE - Mr. THEEPOTBACKER
by VERSCHUER, Baron, W.F.K. Van
1916. VERSCHUER, W.F.K. Baron van. ARY DE MILDE: Mr. THEEPOTBACKER. Amsterdam: Boek-, Kunst- & Handelsdrukkerij v/h Gebroeders Binger, 1916. First Edition. Twelve photo-illustrated plates, of which two are color, and text illustrations. Ary de Milde (1634-1708), a Dutch potter, produced red stoneware teapots after Chinese examples. The two color plates show individual teapots, while the remaining plates show multiple black & white images of teapots, plates, and other ceramics, with hallmarks on ceramics as text illustrations throughout. Quarto, bound... Read More
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OBSERVATIONS SUR LA PRATIQUE DES ACCOUCHEMENTS
by VIARDEL, Cosme
1748. VIARDEL, Cosme. OBSERVATIONS SUR LA PRATIQUE DES ACCOUCHEMENTS, Naturels, contre nature, & Monstrueux. Paris, d'Houry Pere, 1748. Octavo. [iv]344[12]pp. + [17]ff. Contains 17 etched plates. Three, a folding portrait frontispiece and two folding obstetrical illustrations, were in the original edition of 1671. Viardel, Royal Surgeon to Queen Marie-Therese, was unusual in presenting methods which, he says, eliminate the need for instruments in childbirth, and adds a chapter on female ailments. This edition is updated with notes. Extremely rare.... Read More
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LINCEUL DU CHRIST, ETUDE SCIENTIFIQUE
by VIGNON, Paul
1902. VIGNON, Paul. LE LINCEUL DU CHRIST, ETUDE SCIENTIFIQUE. Paris: Masson, 1902. Second edition, revised with notes, illustrated with photographic plates and drawings. 4to., white paper over red cloth. Ink ownership to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims and latter leaves, with just an occasional touch elsewhere internally, including some faint foxing to a few plate margins. Front hinge cracked, rear hinge starting. Small spots of dampstain to upper board and spine, with moderate general soil overall, and faint... Read More
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OPERA
by VIRGIL
1800. VIRGIL. P. Virgilii Maronis Opera. Vol. I(- V). Ex antiquis monimentis illustrata cura, studio & sumtibus Henrici Justice. Bruxellis: Prostant venales apud J.L. de Boubers, [1800]. Five volumes. 21.5 x 14 cm. This is a reprint of the original edition of 1757-1765, with de Boubers' imprint added at foot of t.p.'s. The last volume is an index by Christoph Saxe; it also contains William Justice's dedication of the work to Catharine II (the Great) of Russia. Entirely engraved... Read More
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BUCOLICORUM ECLOGAE DECEM. THE BUCOLICKS OF VIRGIL, WITH AN ENGLISH
by VIRGIL
1749. [VIRGIL] PUB. VIRGILII MARONIS, transl. John MARTYN. PUB. VIRGILII MARONIS BUCOLICORUM ECLOGAE DECEM. THE BUCOLICKS OF VIRGIL, WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND NOTES. London: Printed by R. Reily, for T. Osborne, 1749. lxv + 280 pp. + 6 pp. addenda + [8] pp. Index. 4to., lacks boards and spine. Block complete, red edges. Includes b/w frontispiece plus four hand colored plates, consisting of two maps (one folding), one plate depicting Pan playing pipes among sheep, and a botanical... Read More
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NEUE BEITRAGE ZUR PHYSIOLOGIE DES GESICHTSSINNES
by VOLKMANN, Alfred Wilhelm
1836. VOLKMANN, A[lfred]. W[ilhelm]. NEUE BEITRAGE ZUR PHYSIOLOGIE DES GESICHTSSINNES. Leipzig: Breitkopf un Hartel, 1836. First edition. Three engraved plates at end, of which two foldout. Octavo. [4],206,[2] pp. In a worn contemporary binding: green morocco back with gilt-stamped title, marbled boards, brown endpapers, and all edges marbled. Ex library; only a cancelled bookplate on front pastedown and a shelf label at heel - no other marks. Binding is rubbed along edges and joints, with an irregular patch of... Read More
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GEGENWARTIGE VERFASSUNG DER KAESERLICHEN REGIERUNG IN DEUTSCHLAND
by von Zech, Bernhard
1713. [VON ZECH, Bernhard]. GEGENWARTIGE VERFASSUNG DER KAESERLICHEN REGIERUNG IN DEUTSCHLAND mit solche ennthalten in Ihrer Ro. Kiaerl. Majestat Hern Carln des VI. Wahl-Capitulation... DOCUMENTA... Auch dar Project der Perpetuirlichen Capitulation. [The current state of the Imperial reign in Germany, particularly the oath of the electors on the election of Charles VI. And the project for perpetual election. With documents.] Leipzig, Johann Ludwig Gleditschs, 1713. Octavo. [36]758[22]pp. The 508-page "Appendix Documentorum" contains text in German, Italian and Latin. Published... Read More
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INDIGO BLUE PRINT IN SLOVAK FOLK ART
by VYDRA, Josef
1954. VYDRA, Josef. INDIGO BLUE PRINT IN SLOVAK FOLK ART. Prague: Artia, 1954. 183 pp. 4to., rough natural cloth with blue spine and cover lettering. Near fine, front board slightly bowed. Dust jacket spine browned, edges and corners nicked, 1/2 inch closed tear to top of spine jacket. Die printing, patterns, blocks. Color, monochrome plates and illustrations.
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Vaderlandsche Historie
by WAGENAAR, Jan
1749. 101 HISTORICAL PLATES, 4 MAPS, 1 CITY PLAN AND 185 PORTRAITS ALL BEAUTIFULLY ENGRAVED, 18TH CENTURY, COPPER PLATES WAGENAAR, Jan. Vaderlandsche Historie Vervattende de Geschiedenissen der Vereenigde Nederlanden, inzonderheid die van Holland, van de Vroegste Tyden af: uit degeloofwaardigste Schryvers en egt Gedenkstukken zamengesteld. [History of the Netherlands, with Plates and Maps]. Amsterdam, Isaak Tirion, 1749-1759. First edition. Octavo. 20 volumes. Complete. Containing four large folding maps, 90 oval portraits by J. Houbraken, one folding city plan of... Read More
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A SHADE OF DIFFERENCE
by Wakō Shūji 若生秀二 (b. 1953). A Shade of Difference. Sheet size 76 x 56.5cm and Image size 63 x 45cm. Numbered 39/60 and signed in pencil in the bottom margin. Undated. Lithograph print of blue and gold decorated fabric, an origami crane and an env
19. Wakō Shūji 若生秀二 (b. 1953). A Shade of Difference. Sheet size 76 x 56.5cm and Image size 63 x 45cm. Numbered 39/60 and signed in pencil in the bottom margin. Undated. Lithograph print of blue and gold decorated fabric, an origami crane and an envelope with collaged postage stamps on a black background.
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Circle and Top 54/90
by Wakō Shūji 若生秀二
Wakō Shūji 若生秀二 (b. 1953). Circle and Top. Sheet size 44.5 x 31.5cm and Image size 34.5 x 26cm. Numbered 54/90, and signed in pencil in the bottom margin. Undated. Lithograph print of a blue and gold circle and a top on a black background.
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Circle and Crane 79/90
by Wakō Shūji 若生秀二
Wakō Shūji 若生秀二 (b. 1953). Circle and Crane. Sheet size 44.5 x 31.5cm and Image size 34.5 x 26cm. Numbered 79/90 and signed in pencil in the bottom margin. Undated. Lithograph print of a blue and gold circle and an origami crane on a black background.
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LOT OF SCIENTIFIC OFFPRINTS OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNER 1967, WALD'S COPIES
by WALD, George
1934. WALD, George. LOT OF SCIENTIFIC OFFPRINTS OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNER 1967. 81 offprints, 1934-1974, from various scientific and medical journals, including Nature, Science, American Journal of Ophthalmology, Journal of General Physiology, Journal of Ophthalmology Society of America, as well as a few textbook chapters and conference proceedings. All in fine or near fine condition, some with a few external notations (Wald's, most likely). Some of the papers are collaborations with one or more co-authors, including Ruth Hubbard and... Read More
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HISTORY OF THE SECOND ARMY CORPS
by WALKER, Francis A.
1886. WALKER, Francis A. HISTORY OF THE SECOND ARMY CORPS IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. 737pp. Illustrated with portraits and maps. 8vo., navy cloth, leather spine label, t.e.g. Pencil ownership to fly-leaf. Minor rubbing to spine and boards; spine extremities are edgeworn. Rear hinge starting. Clean and crisp within. About very good.
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FOUR JUST MEN
by WALLACE, Edgar
1905. WALLACE, Edgar. THE FOUR JUST MEN. London: The Tallis Press, 1905. First edition. Lacking the folding frontispiece and the rear flyleaf, but with numbered "Solution Competition" entry leaf at the end. 224 pp. 8vo., yellow cloth, printed in black to spine and upper board. Some soil to cloth, but a good copy of one of Wallace's best known stories.
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THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES
by WALTON, William
1889. WALTON, William. THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1776-1891. Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1889-1895. Edition de luxe, number 164. Two folio volumes in 12 parts: Army; Navy, and a register of the Army and Navy from 1775-1865. [2], 128; 38, 171 pp. Housed in publisher's cloth portfolios, while the 12 parts are present, one of the portfolio folders is missing. Illustrated with 44 hand-colored plates and with numerous black & white illustrations tipped-in to text leaves. Plates... Read More
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EXCAVATIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA AND WESTERN IRAN, SITES OF 4000-500 B.C.
by WARE, Henry Eliot, Jr.
1950. WARE, Henry Eliot, Jr. EXCAVATIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA AND WESTERN IRAN, SITES OF 4000-500 B.C. Art work by Theresa Garrett Eliot. Cambridge (MA): The Museum, 1950. Special publication of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. [18] ff. housed loose, as issued, in original cloth-backed portfolio with title information printed on upper board. 33 plates of black & white line drawings, maps, and plans. 44 x 58 cm. One plate, a map, has been trimmed close... Read More
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SOUVENIR OF THE GREAT WAR
by First World War
1915. [First World War]. (CHURCHILL, Winston, et al.). "A SOUVENIR OF THE GREAT WAR." Circa 1914-1915. A piece of linen, 19 1/2 by 24 1/2 inches, printed with 28 portraits of heads-of-state and political and military leaders, mostly from England and Commonwealth countries, but also including those from allied countries: France, Belgium, Serbia, Russia and Japan. A central motif representing Britain's pact with Belgium, wherein Britain promised to aid Belgium if her neutrality was breached, is superimposed over flags... Read More
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