Autograph manuscript notebook of field experiments, 1890-91, 1891-92, and 1892-93. 130 leaves
by Raulin, Jules
1890. Raulin, Jules (1836-96). Champ d'expériences. Manuscript notebook. [130]pp., with diagrams and charts. N.p., 1890-93. 214 x 172 mm. Original embossed boards, cloth backstrip, some wear at spine and edges, a few leaves loose. Minor fraying at edges but very good. Scientific notebook written by plant physiologist Jules Raulin, who studied under Pasteur at the École Normale Supérieur and served as Pasteur's first laboratory assistant at the school. Raulin collaborated with Pasteur on the latter's investigations of fermentation, oxidation... Read More
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Chirurgie d'armee ou traite des plaies d'armes a feu
by Ravaton
Paris: Didot le Jeune, 1768. Ravaton, Hugues. Chirurgie d'armee, ou traite des plaies d'armes a feu, et d'armes blanches. 8vo. viii, 681 [i.e., 685] [1]pp. 7 engraved plates. Paris: P. Fr. Didot le jeune, 1768. 197 x 123 mm. Mottled sheep c. 1768, a little rubbed, skillfully rebacked and recornered. Light foxing and browning, former owner's name on title crossed out. Booklabel (or bookseller's label?) of Gabriel Mullet on title. First Edition. Garrison-Morton 2154: "One of the most... Read More
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Revenstein's plastischer Schul Atlas. 8 framed maps in relief enclosed in the original box with elaborately chromolithographed paper label
by Ravenstein, August
Frankfurt: B. Dondorf, 1854. Ravenstein, Friedrich August (1809-81). Plastischer Schul-Atlas für die erste Stufe des Unterrichts in der Erdkunde. Set of 8 colored relief maps printed on light pasteboard, in the original cardboard drop-side box (expertly repaired) with polychrome paper label, preserved in a cloth drop-side box with acetate window in the lid. Frankfurt am Main: B. Dondorf, 1854. 235 x 282 mm. (maps); 245 x 295 mm. (box). Raised areas of maps a bit worn, box label a... Read More
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Compendium der Bandagenlehre
by Ravoth, Fr
Berlin: Hirschwald, 1870. viii, 143pp. 138 text wood-engravings. 19th cent. quarter cloth, marbled boards, spine repaired, corners a little worn. Toned, some marginal chips and tears in first leaves. Perforated stamp, discard stamp and bookplate of the John Crerar Library. Second edition.
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The Persian Cuneiform Inscription at Behistun, Decyphered and Translated; with a Memoir on Persian Cuneiform Inscriptions in General, and on that of Behistun in Particular
by Rawlinson, H. C.
London: John W. Parker [for the Royal Asiatic Society], 1846. Rawlinson, Henry C. (1810-95). The Persian cuneiform inscription at Behistun, decyphered and translated; with a memoir on Persian cuneiform inscriptions in general, and on that of Behistun in particular. [8], lxxi, 349, xix, 23pp. 8 folding lithographed plates, folding chart; pp. i - xx consist of folding lists of inscriptions. London: John Parker [for the Royal Asiatic Society], 1846-47. 212 x 127 mm. Calf gilt ca. 1847, spine a... Read More
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Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de la peau. 2nd ed., revised and expanded. 3 vols. plus atlas
by Rayer, Pierre
Paris: Baillière, 1835. Rayer, Pierre François Olive (1793-1867). Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de la peau . . . 3 vols. plus atlas. Text vols: xlii, 741, [3, incl. errata]; [4], 500; [4], 501-986pp. Atlas: 11pp. plus 26 hand-colored plates by Ambroise Tardieu (numbered I - V, Vbis, VI - VII, VIIbis, VIII - XI, XIbis, XII - XIX, XIXbis, XX-XXII), with separate printed keys. Paris: J. B. Baillière, 1835. 210 x 128 mm. (text); 358 x 280... Read More
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Observations sur les maladies de l'appendice sus-sphenoidal (glande pituitaire) du cerveau. . .
by Rayer, Pierre
Paris: Bechet.., 1823. 1st edition. N:Archives general de medecine III (1823) 350-67 8vo. 656pp. Folding lithographed plate. 201 x 128 mm. Contemporary half calf, gilt, rubbed, head and foot of spine are chipped. Lightly foxed . Stamp on half-title, title & 1 or 2 other leaves, otherwise good copy. FIRST EDITION. Garrison-Morton 3881. Description of pituitary obesity.
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Fine studio sized sepia profile full length portrait by photographer /sculptor Adam Salamon
by Rayer, Pierre
Paris, 1860. Original Portrait by Adam-Salomon Rayer, Pierre François Olive (1793-1867). Sepia-toned portrait photograph of Rayer in middle age, by Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon (1818-81). 275 x 212 mm. Paris, circa 1860. Minor damage at corners due to removal from mounting, traces of former mounting on verso. Excellent, rare , and good-sized portrait photograph by Adam-Salomon of the dermatologist and pathologist Rayer, author of the classic Traité théorique et pratique des maladies de la peau (1826-27; G-M 3989). The photograph... Read More
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Before the Federal Commmunications Commission Washington, D. C. : Petition of Radio Corporation of American and National Broadcasting Company, Inc. for approval of color standards for the RCA color television system. V. K. Zworykin's copy
by Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
Washington DC: RCA and NBC, 1953. First edition. RCA (Radio Corporation of America). Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C.: Petition of Radio Corporation of America and National Broadcasting Company, Inc. for approval of color standards for the RCA color television system. Washington, D.C.: RCA and NBC, 1953. 697pp. 255 x 180 mm. Original red soft covers, margins a bit faded. Very good. Laid in is an 11-page reproduced typescript press release on RCA letterhead, dated 25 June... Read More
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Statements made by officials of the Radio Corporation of American during hearings held by the Federal Communications Commission June 15th and October 5th 1936. Zworykin's copy
by Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
New York: RCA Institutes Technical Press, 1936. RCA (Radio Corporation of America). Statements made by officials of the Radio Corporation of American during hearings held by the Federal Communications Commission June 15th and October 5th, 1936. New York: RCA Institutes Technical Press, 1936. [4], 196pp. Charts, diagrams. 230 x 150 mm. Blue printed wrappers, slightly faded, tiny chip in upper spine. Very good. From the library of television pioneer Vladimir K. Zworykin (1888-1982), with his signature on the front... Read More
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Zoologiste et Physicien. Membre de l'Academie des Sciences. Engraved Portrait by Ambroise Tardieu after A. S. Belle
by Reaumur, Rene Antoine Fercahault de
Plate: 217x133 mm. Margin: 300x215 mm. Slight marginal discoloration, creasing and fraying in top margin, light foxing.
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Diseases of the stomach and duodenum. Inscribed copy
by Reeves, Charles Evans
London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1856. Reeves, Charles Evans. Diseases of the stomach and duodenum. xv, [1], 354, [2]pp. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1856. 198 x 125 mm. Original blindstamped cloth, gilt-lettered spine, some wear at hinges and extremities. Moderate toning but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author on the title: "The Library of the Royal College of Surgeons with the authors compliments." Ink- and embossed stamps of the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons... Read More
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Medical book illustration, a short history
by THORNTON & REEVES
Cambridge New York: The Oleander Press, 1983.
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Danish literature: Saxo Grammaticus to Isak Dinesen. An exhibition at Houghton Library
by Reinhardt, Nancy S.
Cambridge, Mass: Harvard College Library, 1986. 1st edition.
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Ueber den Ursprung des funften und siebenten Nervenpaares. In Archiv fur Anatomie, Physiologie und wissenschaftliche Medicin (1836), no. 5: 362-364. No. 6 also included
by Retzius, Anders
Berlin, 1836. First edition. Whole numbers, 8vo. lxv-clx, 305-385; clxi-ccxxxvi, 385-389pp. 2 plates. Fine copies. From the library of medical historian Walter Pagel.
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Letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Reuter, [Paul] Julius, Baron
1868. Very Good. Reuter, [Paul] Julius, Baron (1821-99). L.s. on the letterhead of Reuter's Telegram Company, Limited, to Latimer Clark. London, July 7, 1868. 1 page. 201 x 127 mm. Remains of mounting. Provenance: Latimer Clark. After setting up a carrier-pigeon service between Aachen and Brussels, terminal points of the German and French-Belgian telegraph lines, Reuter, formerly known as Israel Beer Josaphat, founded in 1851 the international news agency that still bears his name. In connection with his... Read More
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Traité pratique des rétrécissements du canal de l'uretère. Insc. to P. Ricord
by Reybard, Jean-François
Paris: Labé, 1855. Reybard, Jean François (1790-1863). Traité pratique des rétrécissements du canal de l'urètre. xxxi, 600pp. 2 plates. Paris: Labé, 1855. 219 x 133 mm. 19th-century half morocco, spine and corners a bit rubbed. Light toning but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed to Ricord on the half-title: "a Mr. le Dr. Ricord hommage de l'auteur Reybard." Stamp of the Hôpital Cochin on the half-title and one or two other leaves. First Edition of Reybard's treatise on the... Read More
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Acta Crystallographica 3, including two papers by Rosalind Franklin
by R. Franklin, A. Klug, von Laue and Furberg
Cambridge, 1950. (1) Franklin, Rosalind E. (1920-1958). The interpretation of diffuse X-ray diagrams of carbon, pp. 107-121. (pp. 113-116 missing, but misnumbered; the paper is complete. (2) Franklin, Rosalind E. A rapid approximate method for correctiong low-angle scattering measurements for the influence of the finite height of the X-ray beam. pp. 158-159. (3) Klug, Aaron. The crystal and molecular structure of triphenyline C18H12. pp. 165-175. (4) Klug, Aaron. The application of Fourier-Transformation Method to the... Read More
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Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
by Ricardo, John Lewis
1858. Ricardo, John Lewis (1812-62). A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. [Illegible place-name], April 1, 1858. 4pp. 201 x 129 mm. Remains of mounting present, small paper flaw affecting place name on first page. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Ricardo, the nephew of economist David Ricardo, founded the Electric Telegraph Company in 1846 together with William Fothergill Cooke; this was the world's first public telegraph company. In 1856 the Electric Telegraph Company merged with the International Telegraph Company, becoming the Electric and International... Read More
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An Account of Some of the Statues, Bas-Reliefs, Drawings and Pictures in Italy, & c. With Remarks
by Richardson, Sen and Jun
London: J. Knapton, 1722. Richardson, Jonathan [the elder] (1667-1745) and Jonathan Richardson [the younger] (1694-1771). An account of some of the statues, bas-reliefs, drawings and pictures in Italy, &c., with remarks. [50], 357, [5]pp. London: J. Knapton, 1722. 196 x 120 mm. Paneled calf ca. 1722, rebacked, one corner repaired. Occasional foxing but a very good, crisp copy. First Edition. Richardson the elder was among the foremost British painters of the eighteenth century; his son, Richardson the younger,... Read More
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Anatomie artistique. 2 vols
by Richer, Paul
Paris: Plon, 1890. Richer, Paul (1849-1936). Anatomie artistique: Description des formes extérieures du corps humain au repos et dans les principaux mouvements. 2 vols. (text and atlas). xv, 270pp. (text); viii pp. plus 110 lithographed plates, several with accompanying printed keys. Paris: E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie., 1890. 355 x 273 mm. Presentation binding of half morocco, cloth boards, gilt arms of Oxford University on the front covers, light edgewear, front hinge of Vol. I cracking but overall sound.... Read More
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The beauty of fractals: Images of complex dynamical systems
by Peitgen & Richter
Berlin, Heidelberg, N.Y.,Tokyo: Springer, 1986.
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Abstract of the answers and returns made pursuant to an act, passed in the forty-first year of His Majesty King George III
by Rickman, John; British Census
London: HMSO, 1801. [Rickman, John (1771-1840).] Abstract of the answers and returns made pursuant to an act, passed in the forty-first year of His Majesty King George III. Intituled, "An act for taking an account of the population of Great Britain, and the increase or diminution thereof." 2 vols. in 3, folio. [4], 503; [2], 509-547, [1], 13; [4], 459, [1], 13pp. The final 13 pages in Vol. I, part 2 duplicated in Vol. II. [London: His Majesty's Stationery... Read More
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Abstract of the answers and returns made pursuant to an act . . . intituled, "An act for taking an account of the population of Great Britain, and of the increase or diminution thereof
by Rickman, John; British Census
London: House of Commons, 1822. [Rickman, John (1771-1840).] Abstract of the answers and returns made pursuant to an act . . . intituled, "An act for taking an account of the population of Great Britain, and of the increase or diminution thereof" . . . Folio. [2], xxxv, [3], 551, [3], 160pp. Folding table on p. xv. [London;} House of Commons, 1822. 334 x 207 mm. Library buckram, spine a bit faded, slight wear, stamp of King's College Library,... Read More
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Abstract of the answers and returns made pursuant to an act . . . intituled, "An act for taking an account of the population of Great Britain, and of the increase or diminution thereof
by Rickman, John; British Census
London: House of Commons, 1812. [Rickman, John (1771-1840).] Abstract of the answers and returns made pursuant to an act . . . intituled, "An act for taking an account of the population of Great Britain, and of the increase or diminution thereof" . . . Folio. xxxi, [3], 511, [3], 200, [2]pp. [London:] House of Commons, 1812. 339 x 202 mm. Half calf, gilt spine, boards ca. 1812, some wear and rubbing, a few small stains but sound. Very... Read More
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