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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Vollständige Anleitung zur Lackirkunst, oder: genaue, richtig ... und nothwendiges ... Handbuch für Technologen ... Ebenisten ....
by Thon, Christian Friedrich Gottlieb - DECORATIVE ARTS
Ilmenau: B F Voight, 1825. Third Enlarged & Revised Ed.. Contemporary paste paper boards.. Good with some wear to the binding; spotted and toned throughout.. 8vo, xxviii, [1] - 737, [3 - errata] pp. An invaluable reference for varnishes, lacquer work, color and its application to metals, glass, paper, leather, canvas, woods, stone etc.. The author was also responsible for a number of other craft and technology guides, e.g., his two-volume work on bookbinding. The book offered... Read More
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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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Plastic Surgery of the Breast and Abdominal Wall
by Thorek, M
Baltimore: Charles C Thomas, [1942]. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Good.. 8vo. The text is illus. throughout. An important book. The text includes historical notes and references to the literature. G - M #5766.
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The Anatomy of the Foetal Brain ... to which are added some late observations ... over the development of the nervous system in general
by Tiedemann, F
Edinburgh: J Carfrae, 1826. First English Edition.. Original cloth backed boards.. Good; spine darkened; rebacked with the original spine laid down; spotting.. 8vo, xviii, [1] - 324, [2] pp. + 14 black and white lithographic plates of the brain. A pioneer work in foetal anatomy. Tiedemann was able to accurately record the precise stage at which various structures arise in the brain while also noting changes in the peripheral nerves, the crossing of the pyramidal tracts and the... Read More
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Von den Duverneyschen, Bartholinischen oder Cowperschen Drusen des Weibs ....
by Tiedemann, Friedrich
Heidelberg/Leipzig: Karl Groos, 1840. First Edition.. Original publisher's printed boards; backstrip worn away.. Very good.. Large 4to. Four full page black and white litho. plates. [4], 42 pp.+ 4 plates. The author is best known for his work on the anatomy of the foetal brain. He was, however, responsible for a number of other anatomical studies including the work offered here. Tiedemann's monograph also contains a detailed review of past observations and the literature of the structures under... Read More
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L'Aluminium et les Métaux Alcalins ....
by Tissier, Charles & Alexander
Paris/Rouen: Lacroix/Brument, 1858. First Edition. 19th century parchment backed boards.. Very good.. 12mo, [4], xii, [1] - 215, [1 - blank] + tinted folding frontispiece and numerous text illustrations. Oersted, Wohler, and finally Deville were all credited with independently isolating metallic aluminum. Each had a different approach, but Deville's process significantly reduced the cost; however, it still remained an expensive metal. In 1858, two French scholars, Charles and Alexandre Tissier, published the first book about aluminum (offered here). In his... Read More
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Two page ALs
by Tissot, Clement-Joseph
Paris, May 19, 1822. Not bound.. Very good.. Two page ALs on one sheet meas. 295 x 212 mm. Tissot writing to claim unpaid expenses for his time as a military physician. The letter includes accounts for his pay and uncompensated expenses. Hirsch V, 595.
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An Essay on Bilious Fevers; or, the History of a Bilious Epidemic Fever at Lausanne ....
by Tissot, S
London: D Wilson, 1760. First English Edition.. dsbd.. A good copy; p. 129 with a tear (no loss).. 8vo. A lengthy treatise on fevers by the author who wrote a number of works on neurological disorders. This work contains some sharp observations on the handling of dead bodies and preventive measures to arrest transmission of disease. See G - M # 1597 for the author's guide to health.
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Traité de L' Epilepsie
by Tissot, S A
Paris: P F Didot, 1783. Later Printing.. Full contemporary calf.. Good; joints a bit strained.. 12mo, viii, [1] - 419 One of the earliest "modern" treatises devoted to the subject that is praised by Temkin for its approach and information. Temkin, pp. 229 - 231.
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Anleitung fur das Landvolk in Absicht auf seine Gesundheit ....
by Tissot, S A
Augsburg / Innsbruck: J Wolff, 1772. Later German Edition.. Contemporary vellum backed bds... A very good copy.. 8vo. There is an engraved frontispiece. A German translation - with additions - of Tissot's famous work on medicine for the poor. Absent from Blake.
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Gründliche Anweisung zur ächten und vollkommensten Verfertigung und Zubereitung aller vorzüglichen Rauch und Schnupftabacke
by Anon. ["von einem erfahrnen Werkmeister"] - TOBACCO
Berlin: Friedrich Maurer, 1790. "New Edition" (so stated) BUT the First Edition.. Somewhat later three-quarter leather.. Very good; some rumpling to the plates. 12mo, [6], [3] - 171, [1 - blank] pp. + 8 numbered folding plates on seven sheets. A detailed manual for the preparation of tobacco for smoking or as snuff. The author provides numerous recipes. But Arents points out the value of the book is in the illustrations. These display the tobacco mixing-churns, racks, moulders,... Read More
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[Manuscript] Five nineteenth century ship logs
by Tower, C E
[London ?]: not published, 1876 - 1880. Unique.. Full polished calf of the period; a.e.g... Very good copy; joints somewhat worn; rebacked with original spine laid down.. Small folio. There are 35 manuscript maps and 15 drawings and views (some are in color) with decorated manuscript title pages. A thick volume comprising appx. 500 pp. of daily log books kept for the HMS Spartan, Undaunted, and Druid by C E Tower. The logs are as follows: 1] Log... Read More
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Toxikologie oder Lehre von den Giften und Gegengiften
by Plenk [Plenck] J J - TOXICOLOGY
Vienna: R Graeffer, 1785. First German Edition.. Later paste paper boards. . Good; signature clipped from the front free endpaper; some toning and occasional spotting.. 8vo, [10], [11] - 302, [7 - index], [1] - blank] pp. One of Plenck's elusive titles. It is a comprehensive view of poisons derived from animal, mineral and vegetable sources along with consideration of the antidotes. There are also notes on the use of items as medicines when concentrations are dilute. An... Read More
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The Hydropathic Encyclopedia ...., 2 vols.
by Trall, R T
New York: Fowlers and Wells, 1853. Later Printing.. Original publisher's cloth.. A good set; endpapers in v. I torn or missing; some spotty foxing throughout.. 8vo. There are text illus. and 5 plates of anatomy printed in red. Trall's how to, what to do, book. The last word in hydropathy.
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Die Troza
by Traven, B
[Basel]: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1936. First Edition.. orig. cloth an dustjacket.. A very good copy; small wear spot at uppermost point of rear joint of dustjacket.. 8vo. The last book of the elusive ' B. Traven's ' stories of exploited labor in Mexico. The jacket on this book is a striking photograph of an indian boy and does not take well to handling as a result copies in fresh, unfaded jackets are hard to find. Traven (a pseudonym taken... Read More
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The Winning Shot
by Travers, J D & Rice, G - GAME OF GOLF
New York: Garden City, 1915. First Edition.. orig. publisher's dec. cloth.. A very good copy; some light wear to the top of the spine.. 8vo. There are several inserted plates. An excellent compilation of golf stories. This copy is an association and was offered as a prize to William Gettinger of the Tampa Golf Club; it is also signed on the endpaper in 1916 by ten members of the club. The book has an illus. presentation leaf inserted... Read More
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7 stamped brass tax revenue tags for cotton bales
by United States Treasury
1863/1864. As issued.. Very good.. Brass appx. 265 mm. long; stamped head is appx. 80 x 35 mm. Bales of cotton were required to have marks or stamps affixed to show payment of federal tax. This was accomplished using unusual brass tags with long, harpoon-like shafts that were inserted into the bale. Tax legislation of 1862 included a tax of a half-cent per pound on raw cotton; the rate was increased several times until it was repealed in... Read More
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Practical Essay on the Strength of Cast Iron and Other Metals ... to which are added experimental researches ...., 2 vols. as one
by Tredgold, T & Hodgkinson, E
London: Weale, 1842-'46. Fourth Enlarged Edition.. Contemporary three-quarter leather.. A good copy; binding scuffed; plate numerals of two plates just touched.. 8vo. There are 9 lithographic plates. See Skempton #1655 citing the first three editions.
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Recipe and record book
by Trego, Esther - NOTEBOOK
Frederick City, MD: Unique, 1870 - 1890. Full contemporary stamped leather (as a ledger).. Very good; some scuffing to the binding; some spotting - esp. to the prelims.. . Oblong 4to, 24 pp. of cooking recipes in two distinct hands and different periods; 90 pp. of sermons (5) and historical notes and essay. The balance of this thick ledger is blank. A dual use notebook. The recipes - for puddings and cake also involve "kitchen directions", e.g., how to preserve... Read More
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Original Designs for Cottages and Villas ... in Which Strict Attention is Paid to Unite Convenience and Elegance with Economy, Adapted to the Environs of the Metropolis ....
by Trendall, Edward W - SUBURBAN VILLAS
London: Published by Josiah Taylor ...., [1831]. First Edition. Later issue.. Original publisher's grey, paste paper boards.. Good; some spotting throughout; some abrasion to the joints.. Large 4to, 10 pp. + 30 black and white lithographic plates. The author's first book and the first book that was entirely devoted to designs for suburban dwellings. In the late 1820s the outskirts of London underwent rapid development planned by John Nash. Regents Park, St John's Wood, Paddington, Bayswater and... Read More
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El C. Ignacio Trigueros ... para el ministerio de relaciones interiores ... Últimos sucesos funestos, á virtud de los cuales las fuerzas norteamericanas ....
by Trigueros, Ignacio - BATTLE OF CERRO GORDO - BROADSIDE
[Mexico City], April 23,1847. Disbound. . Very good; old folds; one word affected by a hole (paper flaw?); looks to have been bound into a larger collection at one time.. Folio broadside meas. appx. 483 x 310 mm. on milled paper. The public printing of Manuel Baranda's (minister in Santa Anna's government) circular to district governors concerning the Mexican defeat at the Battle of Cerro Gordo several days prior. After United States forces captured the port of Veracruz... Read More
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Hand - Book for the Military Surgeon : being a compendium of ... war surgery ....
by Tripler, C S & Blackman, G C
Cincinnati: R Clarke & Co., 1861. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. A copy that has had a great deal of damage to the cloth from insects (nearly all gone) but internally bright; blind stamp on title.. 8vo. Tripler was general director of the Army of the Potomac and organized all its medical services. This was one of a handful of similar manuals issued by the US Army after the outbreak of the Civil War to prepare the medical... Read More
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Notes on the Chemistry of Iron
by Troilius, M
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1886. First Edtion.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A good copy; x-lib.. 8vo. There are numerous illus. in the text. A handbook for the chemical analysis of pig iron, i.e., the iron merging form a blast furnace. The author goes through the various elements and their influence upon iron. He also explains each test for the element.
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The Peculiarities of Sensibility Found in Cutaneous Areas Supplied by Regenerating Nerves
by Trotter, Wilfred B L .... - NEUROLOGY
Leipzig: Journal of Psychologie und Neurologie, 1913. OFFPRINT.. Original publisher's printed wrappers.. Very good; some dustiness.. Large 8vo, [1], 14 - 62 pp + text illustrations. Text is in English. "With Author's Compliments" in ink of the front wrapper. An important paper, written with Morriston and Davies, challenging the conclusions of Head and Rivers on the nature and functioning of regenerative nerves. He was also an accomplished neurosurgeon, work that occupied the middle years of his life. See... Read More
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