Certaine sermons or homilies, appointed to be read in churches. In the time of the late Queene Elizabeth of famous memory. And now thought fit to be reprinted by authority from the Kings most excellent Majesty; The second tom of homilies of such matters as were promised and entituled in the former part of homilies
by SERMONS
London: Printed by R.H. and J.N. for Richard Whitaker, 1640. LATER, REVISED EDITION. Two separate title pages. Woodcut frontispiece, decorated initials, head- and tailpieces. Contemporary full calf with blind-tooled borders, spine label; corners and joints repaired, hinges reinforced, staining to first five and last eight leaves, tear to lower corner of Mm5 (p. 305), otherwise a very good copy with multiple ownership signatures, marks, and inscriptions. Revised edition. The books of homilies (two books first issued in 1547 and... Read More
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La Cosmogonia de Moises
by SERRES, , Marcel de
Madrid: don Antonio Yenes, 1850. FIRST SPANISH EDITION. With 2 large folding plates, indexes and list of subscribers. Full calf with gilt decorated spines and red and black labels; interior excellent. First Spanish edition, translated from the French, of the author’s attempt to reconcile geological science and specific scientific discoveries with the Biblical story of creation in Genesis. It is in this work that Serres asserts his belief that only cultivated or domestic species are variable. In 1851, however,... Read More
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Considérations sur l’autoplastie en general et sur l’autoplastie labiale en particular
by SERRE, Saint-Hubert
Montpellier: Ricateau, Hamelin, & Co, 1871. ONLY EDITION. With 4 full-page lithographed plates. Original wrappers bound into recent boards. In excellent condition. Only edition of this rare thesis on skin grafting, particularly the face and lips. The author, a Montpellier surgeon, begins with a historical overview of the autoplastic process dating back to the 15th century, pointing out that while skin grafting on the face be required by medical emergency, a patient’s dissatisfaction with his/her appearance is also a... Read More
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Sopra le macchine-a-vapore
by SERRISTORI, Luigi
Florence: Magheri, 1816. FIRST EDITION. 8 folding etched plates. Original printed wrappers, spine reinforced. Bookplate and stamp of collector Marcel Bekus, old catalog entry pasted inside front panel. Light foxing, otherwise a good copy. First edition of the earliest Italian book on steam engines. The text recounts the history of steam power and its early adopters, then details the progress of the technology and its applications in navigation and commerce. The author emphasizes the importance of steam travel in... Read More
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The poems and sonnets of Shakspere. With an introduction by Edward Dowden
by SHAKESPEARE, William
London: Kegan Paul, etc., 1903. Frontispiece of the Earl of Southampton in colors by Harding after the original painting, decorated throughout with initials and ornaments by Macdougall. Limp vellum, Kelmscott style, gilt lettered, silk bands, top edge gilt; an uncut copy on Arnold’s unbleached hand-made paper. Some foxing on rear paste-down and verso of last leaf, otherwise a spectacular copy. Limited edition, ours being Number 9 of 400. Dowden (1843-1914), an Irish poet and authority on Shakespeare, was professor... Read More
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A monograph of the Alcedinidæ: or, family of kingfishers
by SHARPE, R.B. [Richard Bowdler]
London: Published by the author, 1871. FIRST EDITION. With 120 hand-colored lithographs and taxonomical chart. Hand-colored map of the family Alcedinidae laid in. Dark red morocco with elaborate gilt decoration, interior dentelles, gilded fore-edge; interior generally in good condition with some foxing throughout. Rare first edition of monograph on kingfishers, a family of small, brightly colored birds known for their long sharp bills. This was Sharpe’s first book and launched his career as one of the most prominent ornithologists... Read More
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A treatise on the operations of surgery, with a description and representation of the instruments used in performing them
by SHARP, Samuel
London: J. Brotherton, 1739. Second edition. With 14 engraved plates, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. Contemporary calf, rebacked spine label. A fabulous engraved dated bookplate on the paste-down, “E Libris Societatis ob causam literarum, apud Villam de Wibech, Institutae, A.D. 1781.” Overall a fine clean copy. Stated second edition, printed the same year as the first, the only difference being the title page stating that it is a second edition. This is the first British study exclusively focusing on... Read More
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Handbook to the birds of Egypt
by SHELLEY, G.E.
London: John van Voorst, 1872. FIRST EDITION. With 14 hand coloured lithographed plates by J.G. Keulemans. Contemporary red cloth, rebacked; uncut, one signature loose. Ex-library, with the perforated stamp of the John Crerar Library on title and a stamp indicating its de-accession, plus the blindstamp of James H. Dolan Jr. First edition of the first comprehensive account on the birds of Egypt. Shelley made three trips to the Nile region, collecting a large number of birds, many of which... Read More
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Ballad: Young Parson Richards. Now First Published from the Manuscript in the Harvard University Library
by SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe. PECK, Walter E., [editor]
Iowa City, Iowa: [n.p.], 1926. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers soiled, otherwise near fine. Number 72/100 copies.
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Sul cattivo odore dell'alito e del sudore e relative istruzioni
by SILVESTRI, Giacinto
Milan: G. Silvestri, 1841. ONLY EDITION. Original printed wrappers; spine strip worn. Unopened. First and only edition, extremely rare, of this self-published medical guide to bad breath and body odor. It treats perspiration in general, hyperhidrosis, the effect of different clothing materials on odor, odor related to sex and age, and odor in different parts of the body, as well as bad breath related to diet and digestion, oral hygiene, and tobacco use. A fascinating bibliographical object: apparently... Read More
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Réalité de la magie et des apparitions, ou contre-poison du Dictionnaire Infernal
by [SIMONNET, Abbé]; [COLLIN DE PLANCY, Jacques Albin Simon]
Paris, 1819. FIRST EDITION. Modern boards, uncut. First edition, “excessively rare”- Dorbon. A refutation of Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal, which the author believes trivializes and negates the true existence of the paranormal. Here Simonnet provides anecdotal evidence for ghost sightings, miracles, witchcraft, werewolves, demons, and prophecies. In his conclusion, he asserts that denying the existence of these things is heresy. The text concludes with an alphabetic table of the authors cited. This work was so incendiary to the... Read More
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Chirurgie der Nieren
by SIMON, Gustav
Erlangen & Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke, 1876. FIRST EDITION. With 9 lithographed plates (2 chromolithographs); wood engraved text illustrations. Half morocco over marbled boards; front blank leaf lacking, large library label on first paste-down, paper is brittle and occasionally chipped on a few fore-edges. First edition of this historic landmark in urology. In 1869 Simon performed the first successful intentional nephrectomy on a woman patient. That date marks the beginning of renal surgery which he here describes in great detail... Read More
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A Tour in Italy and Sicily
by SIMOND, L.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1828. FIRST EDITION. A few wood engraved text illustrations. Green cloth, author and title in gilt on spine. Minor spotting throughout text, otherwise clean. First edition of a very scarce work on conditions in Italy and Sicily during the early 1800’s. Simond (1767-1831), a French author, details his travels as well as his immersion in the political, artistic, and social debates of the region. His observations on the revolutionary atmosphere of Italy... Read More
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Anaesthesia, or the employment of chloroform and ether in surgery, midwifery, etc.
by SIMPSON, James Y.
Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1849. FIRST EDITION. Original cloth, minor stains on both boards, very minor spotting; a fine copy overall with the ownership signature of R. Davison, M.D. from Lockport, NY. First edition. “This American volume marks the first book-form publication of Simpson’s essays and speeches, and thus represents his first full-dress exposition of the use of anaesthesia in childbirth and major surgery. The collection was never published in book form in England. . .” (Norman). The book... Read More
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Freedom or slavery in the United States
by [SINCLAIR, Peter]
[London]: [n.p.], 1861. FIRST EDITION. Disbound. First edition of this controversial pamphlet prepared by the abolitionist Sinclair following his return from a trip to America. A second edition appeared the following year. Sabin, 81406.
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A group of seven (7) voting slips
by VOTING SLIPS
New York. 1. Ellery, Epes E. For Representative of Congress Ellery (fl. 1862) served as Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce of the state of New York. 2. Farmer, John W. For Sheriff of the City and County of New-York Farmer (1819-1869) was a wealthy philanthropist. (On the same slip): Milliken, William T.B. For District Attorney Thomson, James M. For Clerk of the City and the County of New York. Naumann, Louis; Ranney, James W. and Wilder,... Read More
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The Canterbury Pilgrims
by SMITH, Eunice Young, [artist]
[n.p.]: [n.p.], 1974. Title page, portrait of Chaucer plus 24 characters from the Canterbury Tales, each signed and numbered. Fine in a plain pink construction paper portfolio. Number 112 of 250 signed by the artist. Smith is an author and illustrator who is best known for her "Jennifer" series of books, beginning with Jennifer's wish published in 1949. She is also the mother of Sharon Kane, an author and illustrator of children's books. Each image is very detailed and... Read More
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Voyage dans les etats-unis de l’amerique, fait en 1784
by SMITH, J.F.D.
Paris: Buisson, 1791. FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH. Woodcut chapter heading in Volume 1. Contemporary half-calf and marbled boards, a bit worn; despite minor browning on the first and last few leaves of each volume, a wonderful set. First edition in French. This work records a trip of considerable interest for the current status of the United States at the end of the eighteenth century, with particular attention to economic and social aspects, and in particular to the Southern States.... Read More
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The adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses. Translated from the French of Messire François Salignac de la Mothe-Fénélon, Archbishop of Cambray
by SMOLLETT, T[obias]; MOTHE-FÉNÉLON, François Salignac de la
London: S. Crowder et al., 1776. FIRST EDITION. Full mottled calf, re-backed with gilt rules to covers, spine gilt in compartments with black morocco label; marbled end-papers and sprinkled edges; half-title of Volume I dampstained, some faint spotting to a few pages of Volume II. First edition of this translation by Smollet, which went through six editions. As Smollett counted on translations as one of his main sources of income, he complete quite a number of classics, including Candide,... Read More
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The interpretation of the atom
by SODDY, F.
London: John Murray, 1932. FIRST EDITION. With 20 plates of photographic images, numerous text illustrations, and 2 folding plates. Original cloth, dust jacket in good condition with some soiling, nicks, and minor loss to upper and lower spine and back cover, plus pencil markings on the back cover and back flap; interior very good, with a few notes in pencil by a previous owner. With the bookplate of Arnold Thackray on the paste-down. First edition of one of the... Read More
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Abbildungen der menschlichen organe
by SOEMMERRING, S.T.
Frankfurt: Varentrapp und Wenner, 1806. FIRST EDITION. With 4 engraved plates (2 in outline). Modern paper covered boards. First edition of the author's principal work on the special sense organs which contains concise and accurate descriptions of the tongue and the male larynx, the illustrations of the tongue being particularly valuable. G&M, 1455.
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Adams, Buesch und Lichtenberg
by SOEMMERRING, S.T.
Frankfurt: Varrentrapp und Wenner, 1797. Original boards. A bookplate has been removed, but with the contemporary signature of Xaver Rusconi and a few pencil annotations on title. A commentary on three notable ophthalmologists' works concerning the responsibilities of helping preserve eyesight by Soemmerring (1755-1830), best remembered for his fine anatomical illustrations of the human eye. Included are George Adams (1750-95), London's royal optician who was famous for his microscope lenses and spectacles; Johann George Büsch (1728-1800), a professor of... Read More
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Abbildungen des menschlichen Hoerorganes
by SOEMMERRING, S.T.
Frankfurt: Varrentrapp und Wenner, 1806. FIRST EDITION. With 5 engraved plates (4 duplicates in outline) by G. Rücker and J. C. Eckardt after drawings by C. Köck. Contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards. A fine uncut copy. First edition of a magnificent anatomical study of the human ear by Soemmerring (1755-1830), one of the most famous anatomists of the early nineteenth century. According to Choulant-Frank, "this work was produced at the request of Professor Lichtenberg of Göttingen, to furnish him greatly... Read More
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Delle origini della pazzia d’un filosofo fiorentino
by [SOLDINI, Francesco Maria]
[Florence]: s.n., 1770. ONLY EDITION. Engraved title, engraved initials, head- and tailpieces. Nineteenth century green sheep-backed marbled boards. In excellent condition, a wide-margined copy from the library of G.M. Nichols with his bookplate (which is signed by A.F. Drake and dated 1879), old bibliographic notes on the flyleaves. Only edition of this anonymous and hateful exposition on the nature of insanity. The author addresses his lengthy dedication epistle to one Brother Cipolla Tafino, professor of theology at the seminary... Read More
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Historia de la conquista de Mexico, poblacion, y progressos de la America Septentrional. . .
by SOLIS Y RIBADENEYRA, Antonio de
Barcelona: Joseph Llopis, 1691. SECOND EDITION. Title in red and black within woodcut border, large engraved vignette above the dedication. Contemporary vellum; some waterstaining, otherwise a wonderful copy with numerous contemporary annotations and ownership signatures; bookplate of James Whiteford Dunham. Second edition of this important source of information and material related to the conquest of Mexico by Cortés. De Solis (1610-1686), originally a dramatist who became Secretary of State to Philip IV, chronicles the years between the appointment of... Read More
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