La theorie du rayonnement et les quanta... (offered with) Electrons and protons
by SOLVAY CONFERENCE]. LANGEVIN, BROGLIE; LORENTZ, BRAGG, ETC.
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1928. Both volumes with numerous text illustrations. Recent cloth. From the library of Martin J. Klein, professor of the history of science at Yale, and the first recipient of the Abraham Pais Prize for the History of Physics. I: The publication that resulted from the first Solway Conference of 1911 contains papers presented by Einstein (“L’état actuel du problème des chaleurs spécifiques; Weil, 52), Sommerfeld, Langevin, Nernst, Marie Curie, Perrin, Planck, Rubens, Warburg, Jeans and Lorentz (“Sur... Read More
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L’Ami de la nature, ou manière de traiter les maladies par le prétendu magnétisme animal
by SOUSSELIER DE LA TOUR, M.
Dijon: J.B. Capel, 1784. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Contemporary wrappers (extensive tape repairs); old library shelf label, bookplate of Paul Richer, old bookseller label of Gastelier. First and only edition of this guide to treating illness by animal magnetism. Following the work of Mesmer but diverging in his methods, Sousselier de la Tour here reports on his experiments using electricity to cure disease. He first describes natural electricity or animal magnetism and its origins in the Earth, moon, sun,... Read More
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La coltivazione del riso
by SPOLVERINI, Giovanni Battista
Padua: Stamperia del seminario, 1810. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; a fine, clean copy. Eighth edition.
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The history of the Royal Society of London
by SPRAT, Thomas
London: Rob. Scot, Ri. Chiswell, Tho. Chapman, and Geo. Sawbridge, 1702. SECOND EDITION. Includes the imprimatur leaf with arms of the Royal Society on the verso, dedication to the King, poem to the Royal Society, and advertisement to the Reader. With 2 engraved plates. Modern calf in a contemporary style; waterstain to lower corners of leaves of the first signature, otherwise a clean copy. Second edition of the first history of the Royal Society. This famous response to public... Read More
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The history of the Royal Society of London
by SPRAT, Thomas
London: J. Martyn & J. Allestry, 1667. FIRST EDITION. Includes the rare imprimatur leaf with arms of the Royal Society on the verso, 2 engraved plates, errata leaf, but as often without the engraved frontispiece by Wenceslaus Hollar. Contemporary calf, spine in compartments with red morocco spine label; a fantastic copy with the bookplate of John Rolfe and the signature of M. Morton Smith. First edition of the first history of the Royal Society. This famous response to public... Read More
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The history of the Royal Society of London
by SPRAT, Thomas
London: Printed for J. Knapton, J. Walthoe, D. Midwinter, J. Tonson, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, R. Robinson, F. Clay, B. Motte, A. Ward, D. Brown, and T. Longman, 1734. FOURTH EDITION. Title in red and black, dedication to the King, poem to the Royal Society, and advertisement to the Reader. With 2 engraved plates, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt-rule, gilt dentelles, red morocco label and gilt on spine. A fine, clean and wide-margined copy.... Read More
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Versuch einer pragmatischen Geschichte der Arzneikunde
by SPRENGEL, Kurt [Polycarp]
Halle: Johann Jacob Gebauer, 1803. Engraved frontispiece in vos. I & II, frontispiece portraits of Harvey and Hoffman in vos. IV & V. Uniformly bound in contemporary quarter-calf over marbled boards, gilt-decorated spines. Second edition, revised, of this esteemed history of medicine by Sprengel (1766-1833), professor of medicine and botany at the University of Halle and nephew of the eminent botanist Christian Konrad Sprengel. The work includes chapters on the history of surgical operations, construction of an artificial nose... Read More
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The Congo and the founding of the free state. A story of work and exploration
by STANLEY, Henry M.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. With frontispiece in each volume, 5 colored maps (including 2 very large folding maps in the pocket to each volume) 42 full-page engraved plates and dozens of text woodcuts. The folding maps are in excellent condition, without tears. Original publisher’s decorated cloth, very minor smudging but with bright colors; interior absolutely excellent. Withdrawn from the New Jersey Historical Society, with their bookplate indicating a gift from Marcus S. Ward and... Read More
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In Darkest Africa
by STANLEY, Henry M.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1890. First American Edition. With 44 full-page engravings, including frontispieces, plus folded maps in pockets. Original dark green pictorial covers with gilt-stamped spine; a very good copy. First American edition. Controversial and dramatically illustrated, Stanley recounts the mission to rescue Emin Pasha (Eduard Schnitzer) from his turbulent post as governor of Equatorial Sudan. Rising from obscure origins to become the famous explorer, Stanley was chosen to lead four hundred heavily armed men through the... Read More
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P. Papinii Statii opera
by STATIUS, P. Papinius
Leiden: Jacobi Carteron, 1667. With engraved title; decorated initials. Contemporary limp vellum, spine and back cover torn, with a small hole to front cover. Ownership inscription of Paulo Paulacci to title, ownership stamp of Notaro Carlo Marcucci Lucca to verso of title, another contemporary ownership inscription to end-paper. Perhaps otherwise unexampled publication of the widow of Jacques Carteron. Two other books associated with her firm give an approximate date to the Statius. These belong respectively to 1666 (A. Pliny's... Read More
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The Christian in Palestine or scenes of sacred history, historical and descriptive
by STEBBING, Henry
London: George Virtue, 1847. FIRST EDITION. Complete added engraved title, map, and 78 engraved plates, most of them by William Henry Bartlett. Half-morocco and pebbled cloth, spine gilt in compartments, corners and spine rubbed with some losses, all edges colored red; interior joints partially detached, text toned, occasional browning and foxing. First edition of an exquisitely illustrated and extremely important travel book detailing the history, culture, and religions of Israel and Palestine. Travel to the Holy Land was becoming... Read More
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A treatise on the diseases of the ox; being a manual of bovine pathology, especially adapted for the use of veterinary practitioners and students
by STEEL, John Henry
London: Longmans, Green, & Co., 1881. FIRST EDITION. With 2 full-page plates (the first being the frontispiece and in color), 116 text illustrations and 6 tables. Original publisher’s cloth; tear along upper portion of spine, otherwise an excellent copy overall. First edition of this guide to the diseases that can affect cattle, perfect for vets and cattle owners alike. The author introduces his subject with a general discussion on disease, treatment, therapeutics and materia medica, and follows it with... Read More
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The grapes of wrath
by STEINBECK, John
New York: Viking Press, 1939. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. Original brown publisher’s pictorial cloth with illustrated endpapers. Dust jacket unclipped with “First Edition” on lower corner of front flap. Copyright page states “First Published in April 1939.” Includes like new folded advertisement booklet entitled “What America thinks of The grapes of wrath by John Steinbeck” by Newbegin’s Book Shop, San Francisco. Dust jacket a bit ragged on top edges with minor rubbing on joints, but otherwise very good; book... Read More
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Maria Stella, ou échange criminal d’une demoiselle du plus haut rang contre un garçon
by PETRONILLA UNGERN-STERNBERG; Maria Stella
Paris: Chez les Principaux Libraires, 1830. FIRST EDITION. Lithographed frontispiece portrait, lacking in most copies. Contemporary half gilt blue morocco over marbled boards, top edge gilt, green silk marker. Ex-libris bookplate of T. Froissart. Some minor foxing, otherwise a very nice copy. First edition of this curious autobiography written by a noblewoman convinced that she was the rightful heir to the French throne. Although published in Paris, the French police almost immediately suppressed this book’s dissemination to the public... Read More
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Incidents of travel in central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
by STEPHENS, John L.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1841. FIRST EDITION. With folding map, frontispiece in each volume, and 65 full-page engravings. Publisher’s cloth with gilt illustration on each cover, both volumes rebacked; minor foxing throughout, though some leaves with more spotting, most tissue guards present. First edition. Stephens was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of the Mayan civilization. He here describes in detail the remarkable aspects of Mayan life, including the architecture, idols, tablets and other creations of the ancient... Read More
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Incidents of travel in Yucatan
by STEPHENS, John
New York: Harper, 1843. FIRST EDITION. With 120 engravings, many full-page, plus 2 large folding frontispieces and folding map. Original publisher’s cloth, gilt-decorated front covers and spine, head and foot of spines worn; interior foxed (though not nearly as bad as many copies). First edition of the travels of John Stephens and William Catherwood to Central America starting in 1839. This popular work provided the first glimpses of Mayan culture to the public. Based upon the detailed descriptions of... Read More
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The works of Laurence Sterne
by STERNE, Laurence
London: Sharpe and Son, 1819. Volumes I and II with engraved frontispiece (one a portrait); Volume I with 2 black pages and 2 blank pages and a sheet of music. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt, black and red leather titles; some light wear to the covers, otherwise, a very good set. Sterne (1713-68) was an Anglo Irish novelist. His work was denounced as bawdy humour, still it became famous throughout Europe. He published sermons, wrote memoirs,... Read More
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From Nile to Nile
by STEWART, Milton
Witchita, Kansas: Eagle Priting House, 1888. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece plus 7 additional full-page plates. Publisher’s blue cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine, a bit rubbed; interior good despite some leaves being browned due to paper stock. Gift inscription on the fly-leaf dated 1889. First edition. The author recounts his travels throughout Europe, Palestine and Africa. Written during a time when Americans were not primarily traveling to Asia and Africa, this work is made up largely... Read More
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Praecepta doctrinae logicae, ethicae, physicae metaphysicae
by STIER, Johann
London: J. Redmayne, 1671. Later (7th) ed. Engraved general title, each part with separate title. Contemporary calf, Oxford-style binding with ruled borders on covers. Ownership inscription of E. Vaughan (alum of Eton), several small animal figures cut from another (contemporary) book and laid in. Seventh edition of one of the most successful text books of the seventeenth century. Initially published in 1647, the author defines logic as an intellectual habit of the mind, which makes discourses and distinguishes truth... Read More
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Personal reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln
by STIMMEL, Smith
Minneapolis: William H. M. Adams, 1928. FIRST EDITION. Title in red and black. With a wonderful photographic illustration of Lincoln. An excellent uncut copy in the original boards, paper spine label. First edition, No. 178 of 500 numbered copies. The author was part of a company that protected the president before the creation of the Secret Service in 1865. These personal reminiscences include stories of Lincoln’s life and his relationship with the public, with his family, during the Civil... Read More
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Die kunst holz zu ersparen, und beym Kochen durch wirthschaftliche Verminderung des fevers die Speisen sogar kraftig zu machen. Nebst Palmers-Methode, zimmer ohne kosten zu heitzen
by [STOVES]
[n.p.]: [n.p.], 1809. FIRST EDITION. With 1 folding plate with 2 figures. Wrappers. This curious monograph on working stoves contains most probably one of the first descriptions of freestanding closed-top ranges with a flue. In 1780, the first kitchen stove was invented by Thomas Robinson. It had a cast iron oven on one side of a fire grate. We are unsure if this is an instruction booklet from the manufacturer, or a discourse on how to cook more nutritional... Read More
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Dred: A tale of the great dismal swamp
by STOWE, Hariet Beecher
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. With 6 pages publisher’s advertisements at the end of Volume I and additional publisher’s advertisements on the paste-downs and facing leaves of each volume. Publisher’s blind-decorated cloth, worn, hinges weak; a few leaves very browned and stained, vertical tear to 4 leaves in Volume II without any loss to text. First edition, first issue. This is Stowe’s second novel, another anti-slavery tale following Uncle Tom’s cabin. It is the... Read More
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Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest . . . A new edition, revised and greatly augmented
by STRICKLAND, Agnes
London: Colburn & Co., 1851. Embellished with portraits of every queen. Each volume has a frontispiece portrait and 2 title pages (1 with engraved vignette). Full polished tan calf bound by Root & Sons, covers with a gilt crown in centre and spine in five compartments with gilt crowns and roses; front joint on Volume I only a bit worn. A handsome set finely bound. Strickland (d. 1874) was an English historical writer. Her popular account of the queens... Read More
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The history of the life and acts of the Most Reverend Father in God, Edmund Grindal, the first bishop of London, and the second Archbishop of York and Canterbury successively in the reign of Q. Elizabeth
by [STRYPE, John]
London: John Hartley, 1710. FIRST EDITION. Title in red and black. Frontispiece portrait. Contemporary full paneled calf, spine with 6 raised bands, red morocco spine label; front joint crack but still firmly attached by cords, calf scuffed. A very good copy with browning to the flyleaf, title and a few additional leaves toward the end of the book. From the library of Charles Tyler Prouty, with his bookplate as well as the armorial bookplate of the Finborough library. First... Read More
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Sexual debility in man
by STURGIS, F[rederick] R[ussell]
New York: E.B. Treat & Company, 1900. FIRST EDITION. Complete with 9 full-page plates. Publisher’s cloth, author and title in gilt on spine; interior excellent. First edition. The author dedicates the book to the “sexual cripples of the United States.” Apparently at the start of the twentieth century (and before; and after?) sexual debility was a major thing. Certainly enough to warrant this book. Sturgis treats the anatomy and physiology of the male sexual organs, masturbation, sexually-related diseases and... Read More
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