The Earthquake of Juan Fernandez, As it Occurred in the Year 1835. ....
by [Sutcliffe, T]
Manchester: Advertiser Office, 1839. First Edition.. Original printed wrappers.. Good; spine worn and wrappers chipped at extremities.. 8vo. There are 5 litho. plates (3 tinted) & map. A first account of a remote island off the coast of Chile, that was famous for its association with Robinson Crusoe and later written about at some length by Melville. The plates (not issued with all copies) are views of the island illustrating what appears to be a volcanic eruption in... Read More
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A Manual for Executors and Administrators ....
by Swan, J R
Columbus, Ohio: I N Whiting, 1843. First Edition.. Original three-quarter calf over plain grey boards (as issued?).. Good; some foxing; binding rubbed.. 8vo, [2 - inserted adverts], [2 - blank], xvii, [3], [1] - 332 pp. The book has a detailed index. A early and comprehensive provincial law manual for estate executors. There is a separate section devoted to insolvent estates and a chapter devoted to the appraisal of goods. S & S #43 - 4839.
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Globe terrestre, dresse par Ambroise Tardieu, d'apres l'invention die A Weinling et cie.
by Tardieu, A - TERRESTRIAL GLOBE
Strasbourg: Marin & Schmidt, 1831. First Edition.. Excellent with occasional light surface wear and one or two spots; the black base stand is a modern reproduction.. The globe is comprised of 12 gores printed on kid leather and handcolored. An incredible survival including the original decorated paste paper cylindrical box it was sold in by the manufacturer. Ten years ago Sotheby's claimed they were selling the only known existing copy in private hands of this globe (June 1991,... Read More
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Das Grosse Schachturnier zu Nürnberg 1896
by Tarrasch, [Siegbert] - CHESS
Berlin / Leipzig: Vereinigung wissenschaftlicher Verleger, 1921. Second Edition.. Contemporary cloth backed boards.. Good; shaken; some marginal notes in ink; some spotting. 8vo, iv, [2], 300 pp. A record of the games played at the international competition sponsored by the Nurnberg Chess Club in 1896. Tarrasch, a physician, was perhaps the strongest player in the world during the pre-WWI era. This record of the games played in 1896 was printed once again 25 years after the event because... Read More
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Die Neue Wohnung. Die Frau als Schoepferin
by Taut, B - WOMEN
Germany: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1928. Later Edition.. Original cloth and dustjacket.. Very good.. 8vo, The text is illus. throughout. An interesting book that suggests that women are now at a stage where they can begin to determine house design rather than be burdened by domestic labor. The house designs and problems addressed byTaut concern cost, design, the ' ideal ' living quarters, fascinating plans for the conversion of existent middle and working class interiors, and furniture and... Read More
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Plato and the Authorship of ' Epinomis '
by Taylor, A E - PHILOSOPHY
London: Humphrey Milford, [1929]. First Edition.. Original printed wrappers.. A very good copy.. 8vo. Taylor's paper from the Proceedings of the British Academy.
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Notes and Tones - Musician to Musician Interviews
by Taylor, Arthur - JAZZ
[Liege, Belgium]: The Author, [1977]. First Edition.. Original printed wrappers.. Very good; modest sunning to the backstrip. A news article about Taylor neatly spot mounted to the front endsheet facing the title [no offset - yet].. 8vo, [8], [9] - 301, [302 - blank], [14 - index], [2 - blank], [2 - printer's slug, verso blank] pp. This copy with a dated presentation inscription signed by the author on the Dedication page reading: "For Sylvie [printed] and Igor... Read More
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The Mechanical Treatment of Angular Curvature , or, Pott's Disease of the Spine
by Taylor, C F - ORTHOPAEDICS
New York: Bailliere Brothers, 1863. First Edition.. Original printed wrappers.. A very good copy.. 8vo. There are text illus. The text of a lecture given before the New York State Medical Society. The first description of Taylor's apparatus - a steel brace used to support the spinal column. Rutkow II, ORp94.
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The Mathematical Practitioners of Tudor & Stuart England ....
by Taylor, E G R
Cambridge: Univ. Press, 1967. Reprint.. orig. cloth and dustjacket.. A fine copy.. 8vo. There are tables, plates and charts. An essential reference for the history of navigation, science, and mathematical instruments.
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Tables of Logarithms ... with a preface and precepts for an explanation and use of the same, by Nevil Maskelyne ....
by Taylor, M - MATHEMATICS - MASKELYNE
London: F Wingrave, 1792. First Edition.. Original publisher's blue wrappers.. Very good, untrimmed; some wear to the wrappers; modest browning to the pages of the Preface.. Folio. [16], 64, [446] pp.. a - d2, A - 5C2-1 An important, accurate, and massive set of tables accompanied by a 64 page preface (dated Jan. 14, 1793) and introduction by Maskelyne, The author was on the staff of the Nautical Almanac and a pupil of Hutton. Henderson #92.
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Angling in all its Branches, Reduced to a Complete Science ....
by Taylor, S - FISHING
London: T N Longman, 1800. First Edition.. later three quarter leather.. A good copy.. 8vo. Taylor was the inventor of the immensely popular system of stenography that was named for him. He also wrote the book on angling offered here. It is an attempt to provide detailed information on the fishing streams throughout the UK, the kinds of fish and their habits, and finally an essay on flies and how to catch fish. The book has the appearance... Read More
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A Catalogue Raisonné of the Oriental Manuscripts of the Library of the (Late) College, Fort Saint George ...., 3 vols.
by Taylor, W
Madras: Fort St. George Gazette Press, 1857 - 1862. First Edition.. Contemporary three quarter leather & marbled boards.. Good set; bindings are scuffed but strong; title pages are dusty; small inst. ink stamp on verso of title and last leaf of each volume; gum label on spine; circulation record on rear pastedowns; 2 inserted leaves in vol. 3 are somewhat smaller.. Royal 8vo, I - xxviii, [2], [v] - viii, v, [1], xxii, [2], [1] - 678 pp.... Read More
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The United States Practical Receipt Book ... for the Manufacturer, Tradesman, Agriculturist ....
by DECORATIVE ARTS - TECHNOLOGY
Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1844. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Good; some spotting and toning; some wear to the head of the spine.. 8vo. An excellent reference that contains a quantity of medical cures and aids. The medical information is distributed throughout the text accompanied by recipes for paints, wines, 'waters', bread, dyes etc.. This is one of the most eclectic compilations I have encountered. The editor states in the preface that many European sources have been used... Read More
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Rules and Orders of the Society Instituted at London for the Encouragement Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce
by TECHNOLOGY - COMMERCE - Anon.
London: The Society by Vaughan Griffiths, 1802. First Edition.. Disbound.. A good copy; some toning and spotting.. 8vo. The constitution and rules along with sample ballots and donation forms.
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Dissertatio Anatomica sistens Observationes Osteologicas
by Tesmer, J G - DENTISTRY
Berlin: J F Starck, 1812. First Edition.. disbound.. A very good copy.. 4to. Two eng. plates of jaw and skull section. A work discussing dentition.
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Bound volume of 21 signed, pen & ink drawings
by Thackeray, Lance - DRAWINGS
[London]: Unique, ca 1900. Full contemporary gilt stamped leather.. Very good. Some modest, occasional, offset. The binding exhibits wear - the joints are cracked and covers just holding; some chafing to the edges and backstrip. This was a well executed binding (gilt dentelles, raised bands etc.) and would benefit from a careful rebacking.. Oblong folio. An album of 21 original humorous pen & ink sketches (with some color heightening) meas. appx. 250 x 310 mm. that are spot... Read More
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Lectures on Malarial Fevers
by Thayer, W S
New York: D Appleton and Co., 1897. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A very good copy.. 8vo. There are 3 tinted plates and 2 fldg. charts. An interesting study of the pathology of malarial infections with commnetary on blood work and history of the literature on the subject. An interesting book. See G - M,
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A Treatise on the General Principles of Chemical Analysis
by Thenard, L J (trans. by A Merrick)
London: Longman ..., 1818. First English Edition.. Original blue paste-paper boards.. Very good with abrasion to the spine and small inst. blind stamp on a blank portion of the title page; tide mark to plate margins. 8vo, xii, [1] - 323, [1 - blank], [9 - index], [1 - blank] pp. + 3 plates and 9 tables (one folding). This is the first English translation of vol. 4 of the first editon of Thenard's classic Traité de... Read More
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The Differential Invariants of Generalized Spaces
by Thomas, T Y
Cambridge: Univ. Press, 1934. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. A very good copy; rear cover has a damp stain.. 8vo. Thomas' book is a summation of the ideas generated by the theory of relativity and the study of generalized spaces. The work of Levi - Civita, and Weyl etc. are central to the book that provides an account of the development of this field to the date of publication.
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Practical Lithotomy and Lithotrity ....
by Thompson, H
London: John Churchill & Sons, 1863. First Edition.. Original publisher's blind stamped cloth.. A very good copy.. 8vo. There are numerous text illus.. Thompson was an eminent genito-urinary surgeon. The book offered here is a detailed explanation of the operation and procedures that he developed. What is of considerable interest in the text is the detailed examination of the instruments used in the course of the procedure; many are by French makers who have incorporated some important advance... Read More
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The Hospital : A Social and Architectural History
by Thompson, J D & Goldin, G
New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1975. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth and dustjacket.. A very good copy.. 4to. The book is illus. throughout. An excellent comprehensive history of the evolution of hospital design. The book contains many illus. (elevations and ground plans) that are difficult to find. One of the few monographs in this field.
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Dr. Koenig's Researches on the Physical Basis of Musical Harmony, and Timbre
by Thompson, S P
Washington: GPO, 1891. First Edition. Offprint.. orig. prtd. grey paper wrappers.. A good copy; spine worn and stapled.. 8vo. There are text illus. throughout. Koenig was a gifted experimentalist and instrument maker. His name is synonymous with the science of acoustics in the 19th century. The work offered here is Thompson's account of Koenig's research into the questions of timbre and harmony and an overview of the complex equipment constructed by Koenig for this purpose. DSB VII, 444... Read More
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Lectures on Inflammation ....
by Thomson, J
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1831. Second Am. Edition.. Original publisher's cloth covered bds.. A good copy; binding worn and label on backstrip abraded; frt. hinge broken.. 8vo. A significant work on a vexing topic by one of the most learned physicians of the period. The book had numerous printings in the UK and Europe.
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Elasticity
by Thomson, W Sir [ Lord Kelvin ] - ENGINEERING
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1878. OFFPRINT.. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good; hinges strained.. 4to, [2], [1] - 30 pp. There are text illus.. A fundamental statement of the basic laws of mechanics of solids and theory of elastic deformation. This was considered to be the best explanation of the subject in the English language. Roberts Cat. p. 182; Todhunter & Pearson, II/2, pp. 436-451.
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Die Schießkunst, oder vollständige Anweisung zum Schießen mit der Büchse, Flinte, und mit Pistolen, sowohl auf dem Schützenhofe als auch auf der Jagd. Ein nothwendiges Handbuch ....
by Thon, Christ[ian] Friedr[ich] Gottl[ieb] - SHOOTING
Sondershausen: B F Voight, [1822]. First Edition. Contemporary glazed paper boards.. Very good; some overall toning; new label on spine.. 8vo, xvi, [1] - 364, [4 - adverts] pp. + 4 large folding tables within the pagination. A comprehensive work on all types of hand held guns and munitions. There are also sections on gun vocabulary and legal precedents in the appendices. The author was a forest commissioner who also wrote on hunting. Riling #398.
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