The Theory of Money and Banks Investigated
by Tucker, G
Boston: C Little and J Brown, 1839. First Edition.. Disbound.. There is some spotty foxing; text block split.. 8vo. One of the essential books written by this noted political economist. Tucker, a friend of Jefferson, taught at the Univ. of Virginia. The book offered here was written shortly after one of the worst financial panics ever to overtake the new nation. It is a staunch defense of the theory and necessity of a central bank. This copy is... Read More
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Connoissance et Culture Parfaite des Tulippes rare ... Anemones extraordinaires, des Oeillets, et des belles Oreilles ....
by Anon. - FLOWERS - GARDENING - TULIPS
Paris: L D`Houry, 1688. First Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. A very good copy; binding somewhat rubbed; some toning; light stain in the top margin.. 12mo, [24], 142, [2] pp.. Contents leaf bound after the text. An anonymous work by one of the members of the small group of connoisseur plantsman of 17th century France known as the ' jardiniers fleuristes '. The work is dedicated to Andre LeNotre the creator of the gardens at Versailles. The book treats... Read More
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Explication des travaux entrepris pour la construction de la Tonnelle ou Passage sous la Tamise entre Rotherhithe et Wapping à l'effet d'ouvrir une Communication permanente entre les deux rives de ce fleuve.
by Thames Tunnel
London: W Warrington, 1839. Later French language printing.. Original printed wrappers.. Good; some wear to the printed wrapper; occasional tears because of careless handling; overall toning.. Oblong pamphlet, 24 pp. [p. 17 - 24 printed recto only] + frontispiece (A Plan Shewing the Progress of the Thames Tunnel, 1839) & 9 plates [including a view through the tunnel by Robert Cruikshank after M. Dixie, also one folding plan and an illustration of the tunneling shield with an overlay;... Read More
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Anweisung zum Generalbassspielen
by Turk, Daniel Gottlob
Halle & Leipzig: For the Author, 1800. Second Enlarged Edition.. 19th cent. half leather.. A good copy; some wear to the binding.. 8vo. Illus. with music in the text throughout. Turk (Tuerk) was a German theorist and composer who had studied at Leipzig under Hiller. He eventually succeeded to being named cantor at St. Ulric in Halle and in 1779 music director of the University. He wrote several pieces for the piano and a cantata. The book offered... Read More
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The Skiagraphy of the Accessory Nasal Sinuses
by Turner, A L & Porter, W G - NEUROLOGY
New York: Paul Hoeber, [1912]. First American Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. A very good copy with some modest random discoloration to the binding.. Large 4to, xii, [1] - 45, [4 - blank] + 39 x-ray photographs of the skull and an additional "key" plate that is un-numbered. The frontispiece is counted among the initial xii pages. An x-ray atlas of the skull. This is the original Edinburgh printing with an overslip for Hoeber on the title page.
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Yosemite Valley Through the Stereoscope
by Turner, Charles Quincy - YOSEMITE VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHS
New York / London: Underwood & Underwood, 1902. First Edition.. Printed box - as issued.. Near Fine.. Boxed. Text pamphlet of 70 pp. + folding map + 24 stereoviews. Early visual record of the valley illustrating its dramatic scenery.
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Elements of Chemistry ....
by Turner, E (ed. by J v Liebig & W Gregory)
London: Taylor and Walton, 1842. Seventh Revised Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A good copy; some rubbing to cloth; hinges strained.. Thick 8vo, xviii, [1] - 1274, (4 - adverts dated Feb. 1844) pp. A massive book (1274 pp.) that benefited at each stage of its revision from the editorial efforts and contributions of the best chemists of the day. This seventh edition is edited by Justus von Liebig and William Gregory. Partington (IV, 227) cites this book as... Read More
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El-Khuds, the Holy; or, Glimpses in the Orient
by Turner, W M
Philadelphia: James Challen & Son, 1861. First Edition.. Publisher's presentation binding; a.e.g.. A near fine copy with some modest rubbing to the joints. . 8vo, xii, [13] - 475, [1], [4 - advertisements] pp. + ten color tinted plates. Turner received his medical degree from the Univ. of Penn. in 1858. He departed for Europe that year to enhance his medical skills while staying in Paris for several months. The book offered here is an account of his... Read More
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Memoire sur la Cause et les Effets de la Fermentation Alcoolique et Aceteuse [drop title]
by Turpin [ P J F ]
[Paris]: Comptes rendu, 1838. OFFPRINT.. Original(?) pink wrappers.. A very good unopened copy.. 8vo, 72 pp. A study of the literature of fermentation and physiology of the break down of sugars.
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L'art de vérifier les dates, ou histoire de tous les peuples, de tous les rois et de totutes les poques, depuis la naissance de Jesus-Christ jusqu'en 1818
by Une Societe de gens de lettres. "par les Benedictins de la Congregation de Saint-Maur" - PRINTING PROSPECTUS.
[Paris]: [Valade], [1817]. First Edition. As issued.. Good; some dust soiling; old creases.. 4to, [4] pp. Folded sheet; watermarked laid paper. Publisher's prospectus for a reimprint of a popular general history series that had begun in 1743. Promising 12 volumes, describing the volume size, shape and materials. After Westphalia and a few years, it appears history needed a refresh, and that's what the new publication proports to do.
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A Dictionary of Chemistry on the Basis of Mr. Nicholson's ... its applications to ... medicine ... mineralogy ... and manufactures
by Ure, A
London: T Tegg, 1823. Second Enlarged Edition.. Original blue paste paper boards and label.. Good, clean copy; spine abraded; covers loose.. 8vo, xviii, 816 pp. + 15 plates and tables. A difficult book to find in such fresh condition. Ure undertook this revision at the suggestion of the publisher. The Nicholson Dictionary was out of date and Ure had to revise the entire book.The introduction gives a general view of chemistry and a suggested order of reading for... Read More
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A Treatise on Diet, or the Management of Human Life; By Physicians called the Six Non-Naturals ....
by Valangin, Francis de - DIET
London: Printed for the Author, 1768. First [only] Edition.. A once ornate gilt stamped calf binding. . Worn binding; contents clear.. 8vo, [x], 342 pp. The author's inquiry into the causes of diseases especially those prevalent in London. Health, states the author, is based on the balance of what he calls 'non-naturals' : air, food, excretion, motion, sleep, and consciousness. The text is an explication of how to bring these health essentials into balance and what to do... Read More
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De Aure Humana Tractatus .... - BOUND WITH - Tractatus de Organo Auditus
by Valsalva, A M & Du Verney, G J - EAR - HEARING
Leyden: Langerak, 1735/1730. Later Printings.. Contemporary stiff vellum.. Very good. The Valsalva has a tear in the blank margin of the titlepage.. Small 4to, I - [14], [1] - 143, [13 - index] + 10folding copperplate engavings; II - [16], [1] - 76, [4 - publisher's catalog of medical books] + 16 plates (some folding). These are two different books on the same topic bound together. The Valsalva retains the dedication leaf absent from most copies and the... Read More
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La Falsification des Mèdicaments dèvoilèe Ouvrage ....
by van den Sande, J[ean] B[aptiste] [Augustin] - PHARMACEUTICAL ADULTERATION
La Haye / Brussels: Van Clef / de Bel, 1784. First Edition.. Early nineteenth century half binder's cloth and marbled boards.. Very good; some wear to the spine.. 8vo, [4], xxiv, [1] - 430, [13 - index & errata], [1 - blank], [8 - adverts.] pp. One leaf of the errata with a blank verso is misbound. An examination of the means and methods of the falsification and adulteration of drugs. The first 270 pp. are given over... Read More
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Lectures on Geology ... Delivered in the New York Athenaeum
by Van Rensselear, Jeremiah
New York: E Bliss & E White, 1825. First Edition. Original publisher's boards and paper label.. Fair; pronounced spotting throughout; overall toning; untrimmed; front cover separated; rear cover coming loose; tide mark (diminishing through 25 pp.) on the lower fore corner of the title page.. 8vo, xiv, [13] - 272, [1], [274] - 358 pp. There are occasional text illustrations. Van Rensselear presents an informed and important presentation of major geological theories beginning with Burnett and carrying... Read More
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Die chemischen Grundlehren nach Menge, Mass und Zeit
by van 't Hoff, J H
Braunschweig: F Vieweg & Sohn, 1912. First Edition. Original printed wrappers.. Very good.. 8vo, x, 92 pp.
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Secreta sublimia ad varios curandos ....
by Guglielmo da Varignana
Venice: [Alexandrum da Bindonis], [1520]. Second Edition.. Later stiff vellum.. A very good copy; marginal staining to some pages (inoffensive); smudges on title page; loss of several letters on one page due to tear.. 8vo. A book of secrets containing an array of medical cures. It was written in the 13th century but not printed until 1519 and thereafter was always in print. The 1519 edition is almost unkown in collections. The 1520 edition, the only one seen... Read More
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Absentee Ownership and Business Enterprise in Recent Times
by Veblen, T
New York: B W Huebsch, 1923. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good; appx. 10 pages with pencil underlining.. 8vo. One of Veblen's most caustic books. It is a wide ranging essay on the development of American industry.
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Theory and Practice of Pendulum Observations at Sea
by Vening Meinesz, F A
Delft: Waltman, 1929. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good.. Royal 8vo, viii, [1] - 95 pp. + 9 inserted half-tone photographic plates of the pendulum mechanism and optical recording device as well as numerous text illustrations. Vening Meinesz is best known for his work in geophysics. The book offered here is the explanation of the testing and development of his ingenious apparatus for determining the differences in the acceleration of gravity. He is famous for this set... Read More
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Dell' Origine e dei Primi Progressi delle Odierne Artiglierie
by Venturi, Giambatista
Reggio Emilia: Torregiani, 1815. First Edition. Later plain wrappers.. Good; some occasional soiling; tide mark into some of the figures along top of the plates.. 4to, [2], [1] - 43, [1] pp. + 2 large folding plates with multiple figures. Analysis of an early military manuscript in the collection of the BN.
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Bucolica, Georgica et Aeneis ....
by Vergilius Maro, Publius
Paris: Firmin Didot, 1791. Later Printing.. Contemporary (somewhat later?) three-quarter leather.. A good copy; joint and backstrip scuffed; some wear to the corners; internally occ. light spotting but very good; untrimmed.. Folio. 2 leaves, [4], 513 pp.; note - [4] page intro. bound after p. 12 of text. Schweiger states: ' ... correct und gut gedruckt ....' This, however, is the first and last good thing he mentions about the printing. This printing of Vergil was long... Read More
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Verdadeiro Metodo de Estudar, para ser util a Republica, e a Igreja ...., 2 vols.
by [Verney, Luis Antonio] - CLANDESTINE PRINTING
Valensa [Actually Lisbon]: Antonio Balle [Unknown], 1747 [Actually 1751]. Second Edition.. Contemporary calf; rebacked; spine laid down; hinges reinforced.. Fair copy; overall browning; headlines on several leaves are gouged out affecting page numbers. Library release stamp on the verso of the first title page.. 4to. I: [12], (1)2 - 264 ; II: [4], (1)2 - 243(244) pp. A scarce and, according to Palau, important tract in the development and introduction of modern pedagogical concepts into Spain. The... Read More
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Recherches expérimentales sur les Chaux de Construction, les Bétons et les Mortiers ordinaires
by Vicat, L J - CEMENT CONSTRUCTION
Paris: Goujon, 1818. First Edition. Contemporary three quarter leather.. Very good, bright copy.. 4to, [2], xii, 97, [7 - includes contents] pp. + 25 tables (one folding) and 3 engraved plates. The result of years of experimentation this book is landmark and an engineering classic. Because of the great difficulties encountered with the pier foundations of the Souillac bridge Vicat undertook these experiments. The book is divided into three parts. The first deals with the production of artificial... Read More
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[Manuscript] Souvenir du Regiment, mes Excursions
by Villain and Prevost, [L] and Rodde, [Armand] - TRAVEL - ARABS
Algeria: Not Published., 1899. Unique.. Black cloth of the period.. Very good.. Oblong 4to, 78 pp. + 44 mounted photographs accompanied by four watercolors A travel account of Algeria by three comrades-in-arms in the French army during the year 1898 - 1899. The places visited include Sidi-Ben-Nour, Kouba and Birmandreis, Aïn Baïnem and Guyotville, Boufarik, and finally Duperré in Feb. 1899. The French in Algeria is a troubled story. Much of the interior, i.e., land outside the large... Read More
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Der Bauer als Landmesser oder die Practische Feldmesskunst ....
by Villee, H W - SURVEYING - MEASUREMENT
Reading [PA]: Gedruckt fur den Verfasser, bey Johann Ritter, 1824. First Edition. Original half calf over batiked boards.. Very good; some toning and light spotting; tear across text at p. 115 (no loss).. 12mo, xii, [1] - 154, [2] pp. + 6 numbered copper engraved plates on 2 sheets (folded). Villee was an interesting character in the print world of the Pennsylvania Germans. He was a printer, jobber, and publisher in the 1820s producing a number of books... Read More
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