George Simon Winters wohlerfahrner Pferde-Arzt ... nebst einigen, höchst seltenen für junge Fohlen vielfach bewahrt gefundenen Arznei-Mitteln ....
by Winter, George Simon
Northampton County: Kleckner, Rolf und Williams, 1841. Second Printing.. Full contemporary leather with a mounted label.. Good; binding somewhat "skinned" on the front board; joints wearing.. 12mo, 839, [1 - blank] pp. + 38 inserted woodblock plates. A massive compendium, in three parts, devoted to the horse, its ailments, and cures. The text, according to the title, appears to contain remedies that have been added by Winter. There is a question as to the number of plates. Tucher... Read More
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A Stereotaxic Brain Atlas for Macaca Nemestrina
by Winters, W D & Kado, R T & Adey, W R
Berkeley: Regents of the Univ. of California, 1969. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth with the printed dustjacket.. Fine.. Folio, [8], 93 pp. Publication of plates and coordinates for brain mapping this species of Macaca monkey. The animal is important for research purposes for a number of reasons including its manual dexterity.
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The Crisis in Industry
by Wolfe, Thomas - AUTHOR'S FIRST PUBLICATION
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina, 1919. First Edition.. Original grey printed wrappers - as issued.. Near Fine. Oversewn and bound with a group of three other pamphlets in plain library cloth; NO accessioning.. 8vo, [4], [5] - 14, [2 - blank] pp. The author's first publication. One of 200 copies. Wolfe's undergraduate thesis for which he received the Worth Prize. Preston #1; Bradley Martin Library, Part VI, Highly Important American Literature, #2277 (illustrated).
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A Manual of Homoeopathic Cookery, Designed Chiefly for the Use of Such Persons as are Under Homoeopathic Treatment
by Anon. - EDITED BY A WOMAN
New York: William Radde, 1846. First American Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good.. 12mo, iv, [5] - 176, 4 (adverts) pp. The book was originally issued in the UK in April of 1846. After revision and some modification to suit American tastes the book was issued by Radde in New York City in Sept. of the same year (with an American copyright). The revisions are identified in the preface as being the work of a spouse of a... Read More
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Reglamento Interior del Comite de "Lawton" del Movimiento Rivolucionario "26 de Julio"
by CUBAN REVOLUTION - WOMEN
Havana, April 3, 1959, "ANO DE LA LIBERACION". As issued.. Very good.. Six leaves (12 pp., last page blank) measuring appx. 165 x 108 mm.; mimeographed with purple ink. Pages are cut and hand-stapled; some pages bearing a faint irregular remnant of a perimeter line (presumably designating the line to cut on to make the pages uniform in size) from the mimeograph sheet on which they were originally printed as a unit. A signed presentation from Camilo Cienfuegos... Read More
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Carved woodblock for broadside advertisement of Little Lord Fauntleroy
by Anon. - PRINTER'S WOODBLOCK
Hartford ?: Calhoun Print Co., ca. 1887. Unique.. Very good with remnants of the print glued to the rear surface of the board.. Folio. A carved woodblock for printing an advertising broadside. The block meas. appx. 20 x 24 inches. The original hand carved woodblock for printing an illustrated advertising broadside for F H Burnett's book Little Lord Fauntleroy. The author and title of the book are cut in large block type design across the bottom margin below... Read More
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Introductory Lectures and Addresses on Medical Subjects ....
by Wood, G B
Philadelphia: J B Lippincott, 1859. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. A fine copy; old ownership stamp on title page.. 8vo. Gross wrote a generous biography of this well known teacher who was prof. of materia medica at the Univ. of Pennsylvania. Wood was not responsible for any original discoveries. He was a respected teacher. See Kelly & Burrage.
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Syllabus of the Course of Lectures on Materia Medica and Pharmacy Delivered in the University of Pennsylvania
by Wood, George B - TWO INTERLEAVED COPIES WITH EXTENSIVE NOTES - INDIVIDUAL OWNERS - PRINTED BY LYDIA BAILEY
Philadelphia: Printed by Lydia R Bailey, 1840 & 1847. Later printings.. Three quarter leather over horizontal ribbed cloth; three quarter red leather over marbled boards. . Good; some spotting; moderate wear to the bindings.. 8vo, I - [4], [1] - 69 pp.; II - [4], [1] - 70 pp. This handbook was meant to be used in conjunction with Wood's lectures. It is an outline presentation of all the botanical and mineral elements utilized in the Dispensatory... Read More
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Woodward's Country Homes
by Woodward, G E
New York: G E Woodward, 1868. Later Printing.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A very good copy.. 8vo. The text is illus. throughout. One of the standard pattern books of the 19th century. The added advantage of the book is that the author has included comments on gardens, gates etc. as they relate to the site theme. Hitchcock # 1428.
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A collection of 26 offprints of the chemical research
by Woodward, Robert B - NOBEL PRIZE ARCHIVE
Various dates.. As issued.. Very good - fine.. 1] Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Natural Products. Nobel Lecture, 1965; 2] The Structure of Tetrodotoxin, [1964]; 3] The Structure and Biogenesis of the Macrolides, a New Class of Products, [1956]; 4] The Total Synthesis of Strychnine, 1955; 5] The Total Synthesis of Vitamin B12, [1973]; 6] Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Natural Products, 1968; 7] Same, 1971; 8] The Total Synthesis of... Read More
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Twisted metal wire lace-work collar (rebato)
by Anon. - METAL WORK
Unknown date and place (French/Spanish?).. Carefully stitched to a cloth covered mounting board.. Overall excellent but with some superficial darkening in small areas because of hair oil (?) residue.. Twisted metal-wire collar measuring appx. 60 x 47.5 cm. A complex, finely woven, twisted metal wire lace-work collar of indeterminate age and origin. The lace-work (for want of a better descriptive term) is minutely detailed and modelled after the examples from 16th century continental textile pattern books. It is... Read More
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Baldwin Locomotive Works. Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives. Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co., Philadelphia
by Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia: J B Lippincott & Co., 1881. Second Edition (stated).. orig. publisher's gilt stamped cloth.. A very good copy; some wear to the head of the spine; some modest discoloration ( residue? ) to the spine; frt. endpaper torn out.. lg. 8vo. There is a frontis., 7 full page outline drwgs., and 18 mounted albumen photographs. A copy with the albumen photographs in an exceptional state of preservation; present as deeply toned, sharp images. Each print is appx.... Read More
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Dimensions, Weights, and Tractive Power of Narrow Gauge Locomotives Manufactured by the Baldwin ... Works. Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co.
by Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia: Press of J B Lippincott & Co., 1877. First Edition.. Original publisher's gilt stamped cloth.. Very good; some rubbing and superficial insect damage to the surface of the cloth.. 8vo, 47, [1 - blank] pp. + 10 mounted albumen prints appx. 67 x 124 mm. A excellent catalog of special purpose engines. Baldwin was to issue a special Japanese export catalog 20 yrs. later in which a number of the engines shown here were to be featured.... Read More
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A Description of the Locomotives Manufactured by the Grant Locomotive Works of Paterson, N. J.
by Grant Locomotive Works
New York: James Sutton & Company, 1871. First Edition.. Original publisher's gilt stamped cloth.. A very good copy; a group of three small marginal abrasion spots to surface of one photograph (not interfering with the image).. Oblong 4to (9x 13 inches), 3 ll. (half title, engraved frontispiece, title), [26 - printed recto only] pp. There are 30 large (9.5 x 6.25 inch), individually mounted albumen prints on card stock with printed borders. A magnificent locomotive catalog printed on... Read More
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Der Artzney-Kunst ... Gazophylacium Medico-Physicum, oder Kunst-Kammer Medicinisch und Naturliche Dinge ....
by Woyt, Johann Jacob
Leipzig: Friedrich Lanckischens Erben, 1737. Later Printing.. Early 19th century linen backed marbled boards.. Good; title professionally backed at an early date to repair two horizontal tears (no loss); the first six leaves have been expertly remargined along the blank fore-edge (no text loss) at an early date; some spotting; small tear at the head of the spine.. Small, stout, 4to. [6], [1] - 1035, [67 - indices] pp. + engraved frontispiece. A massive lexicon of pharmaceutical science... Read More
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Principles of Microscopy. Being a Handbook to the Microscope
by Wright, A E
London: A Constable, 1906. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A very good copy.. 8vo. There are illus. throughout; lens in pocket inside rear cover; 18 plates. A superb handbook with an excellent exposition of the optics and theory. This copy also retains the original lens issued with the book to be used by the reader in simple experiments to illustrate points in the text. This is often missing when copies of the book are found.
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Greenhouses Their Construction and Equipment
by Wright, W J
New York: Orange Judd Co., 1917. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good; modest darkening to the cloth.. 8vo, xvi, [1] - 269, [1 - blank] pp. + frontispiece and text illustrations throughout. An excellent book that is primarily a guide to the laying out, equipment, and construction of forcing sheds and greenhouses for various purposes. The text presents general principles that are necessary to the buildings and successfully propagating the selected plants. One of the better books... Read More
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Bomber Command ....
by WW II
New York: Doubleday, Doran Co., 1941. First Edition.. Original printed wrappers.. A fine, fresh copy.. 4to, 128 pp. It is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps, and plans. The British Air Ministry's account of the bomber crews and their war. A graphic, well illustrated, propaganda piece.
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Reprinted from Harvard Psychological Studies Volume 1. Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations ....
by Yerkes, Robert M
[Cambridge?]: Harvard Psychological Laboratory, [1903]. OFFPRINT.. Original publisher's yap edged printed paper wrappers.. Very good; some dustiness.. Royal 8vo, [579] - 638 pp. A two line, signed presentation on the front wrapper. Yerkes studies on the nerve responses of the green frog.
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An Enquiry into the Principal Phaenomena of Sounds and Musical Strings
by Young, M - NEWTON
Dublin: Joseph Hill, 1784. First Edition?. Full contemporary calf.. Near fine with some abrasions or shallow gouge to the front cover; front joint partially cracked near the head.. 8vo, [6], [1] - 203, [1 - blank] pp. + 2 engraved plates. Young was educated at Trinity College, Dublin where he taught natural philosophy. he spent years working on a commentary to Newton's Principia. The book offered here is his work elucidating only one of the propositions, i.e., the... Read More
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Without Prejudice
by Zangwill, I
New York: Century Company, 1896. First American Ediiton.. Original publisher's decorated cloth.. A very good copy with small red stain on the cover.. 8vo. A selection of Zangwill's non-fiction miscellaneous pieces that were gathered from various journals. NCBEL III, 1082.
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Grundzuge de Percussion und Auscultation
by Zehetmayer, F - CARDIAC DISEASE
Vienna: Braumuller & Seidel, 1843. First Edition.. orig. publisher's wrappers.. A very good copy with some wear to the extremities.. 8vo. An elaborate manual for the self instruction of physicians in percussion. A very detailed text devoted to lung disease and the use of percussion in to diagnose myriad ailments related to the lungs.
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A Treatise on the Dysentery ... in the Year 1765
by Zimmerman, J G - BACTERIOLOGY
London: J & F Rivington, 1771. First English Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. A good copy; institutional stamp on title; rebacked with color contrast.. 8vo. An important work. Zimmerman is the first description of bacillary dysentery. The book is remarkable for its attention to epidemiological issues. An important work. See G - M # 5090.
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Handbuch für angehende Archivare und Registratoren
by Zinkernagel, K F B - ARCHIVIST'S MANUAL
Nordlingen: K G Beck, 1800. First Edition.. Original paste paper boards with ms. paper label.. Good; small library acc. number on dedication leaf; release stamp on rear endpaper; some wear to the spine; overall spotting; text block split toward the rear.. Small 4to, xvi, 561, [1 - errata] pp. + 4 engraved folding plates; 6 folding tables. A ' how to ' manual for archivists. It ranges from the methods used for determining forged documents to the outfitting... Read More
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Description Anatomica Oculi Humani Iconibus Illustrata ... et necessario supplemento ... H A Wrisberg
by Zinn, J G - EYE
Gottingen: A Vandenhoeck, 1780. Second Enlarged Edition.. orig. paste paper bds... A very good copy with some spotty foxing.. sm. 4to. There are 7 eng. fldg. plates. One of the acknowledged classics of ophthalmology. Zinn was a student of Haller and distinguished himself both in anatomy and botany. The work offered here gives Zinn's description of the zonula of Zinn and the annulus of Zinn and is the first complete description of the anatomy of the eye (see... Read More
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