The public and the motion picture industry
by Seabury, William Marston (1878-1949)
New York: Macmillan, 1926. Seabury, William Marston (1878-1949). The public and the motion picture industry. New York: Macmillan, 1926. xiv, 340pp. 190 x 125 mm. Red cloth, gilt spine, line blocked bordering to front. Front & spine a little soiled, edges rubbed. Library stamps to title page, front free end paper, & page 321. Library bookplate to front paste-down. Very good. First Edition. 51045.
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Rapport . . . sur la machine à calculer dite arithomètre
by Sebert, H.
Paris, 1879. [Thomas de Colmar Arithmometer.] Sebert, H. Rapport . . . sur la machine à calculer dite arithmomètre inventée par M. Thomas (de Colmar) et perfectionée par M. Thomas de Bojano. Offprint from Bulletin de la Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale, series 3, 6 (1879). 34pp. 2 folding plates showing details of the Arithmometer's construction. 282 x 227 mm. Unbound; stitched. Edges a bit frayed, plates lightly foxed, a few fingermarks but very good. First Edition. The... Read More
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Ueber die elektrische und chemische Reizung der sensibilen Rückenmark des Frosches
by Sechenov, Ivan Mikhailovich
Graz: Leuschner & Lubensky, 1868. 69pp. 233 x 154 mm. (uncut and unopened). Original printed wrappers. Light foxing but fine. First edition.
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Beiträge zur Pneumatologie des Blutes. Offprint. Insc. by Carl Ludwig
by Sechenov, Ivan Mikhailovich
1859. Sechenov, Ivan Mikhailovich (1829-1905). Beiträge zur Pneumatologie des Blutes. Offprint from Sitzungsberichte der mathem.-naturw. Classe der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaft 36 (1859). 29pp. Plate. 237 x 151 mm. Modern marbled boards, original printed front wrapper bound in. Very good. Presentation Inscription from Carl Ludwig (1816-95), one of the founders of modern physiology, to "Prof. Bischoff" (possibly Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff [1807-82]): "Herrn Prof Bischoff mit v. herzl. Gruss v. C. Ludwig." First Edition, Offprint Issue of... Read More
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Two autograph letters signed to [James] Marshall
by Sedgwick, Adam
1857. Sedgwick, Adam (1785-1873). Two autograph letters signed to [James] Marshall. Dent [Yorkshire], Oct. 7, 1857; Trinity College [Cambridge], Oct. 31, 1857. 8pp. total. 186 x 113 mm. Light soiling along folds, but very good. Letters with excellent scientific content from one of the founders of modern geology. Sedgwick was responsible for defining the Devonian and Cambrian ages in the geological time scale, and his immensely popular lecture courses on geology, delivered annually at Cambridge between 1819 and 1870,... Read More
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Nuculidi terziarie rinvenute nelle provincie Meridionali d'Italia
by Seguenza, G.
Rome: Coi Tipi del Salviucci, 1877. Seguenza, Giuseppe (1833-89). Nuculidi terziare rinvenute nelle provincie meridionali d'Italia. Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Memoria della classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, Vol. I (1877). Rome: col Tipi del Salviucci, 1877. 40pp. 5 plates. 310 x 224 mm. Original printed wrappers, chipped, spine splitting, front wrapper partly detached at spine, library stamp. Minor foxing and toning, slight crease in upper corner, but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author on the... Read More
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Myelitis of the anterior horns
by Seguin, E. C.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1877. Séguin, Edward C. (1843-98). Myelitis of the anterior horns or spinal paralysis of the adult and child. [6], 120, [2, adverts.]pp. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1877. 233 x 148 mm. Original cloth, a few small holes in the spine from insect damage. Very good. Bookplate. First Book-Form Edition, rewritten and enlarged, of Séguin's paper titled "Spinal paralysis of the adult." Séguin, a student of Itard and Esquirol, emigrated... Read More
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The physics of rockets. Triple offprint with special mimeographed table of contents
by Seifert,Mills,Summerfield
1947. Seifert, Howard S.; Mills, Mark M. (1917-58) and Summerfield, Martin. The physics of rockets [pt. 2: Physics of rockets: Liquid-propellant rockets; pt. 3: Physics of rockets: Dynamics of long-range rockets]. 3 offprints from Am. J. Physics 15, no. 1 (Jan.-Feb. 1947); no. 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1947); no. 3 (May June 1947). 1-21; 121-140; 255-272pp., plus reproduced typescript table of contents to all three parts inserted in part 1. Text illustrations. 267 x 199 mm. Original printed wrappers. Offprints stapled... Read More
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Autograph letter signed, probably to Latimer Clark
by Selwyn, Jasper Henry, Admiral
1861. Very Good. Selwyn, Jasper Henry, Admiral (1820-1901). A.L.s. to an unnamed recipient, probably Latimer Clark. Tring, Hertfordshire, November 28, 1861. 2pp. 178 x 112 mm. Small hole punched in upper margin. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Regarding the demonstration of a "model" before Charles Bright, George Saward, and others. After his retirement from the Navy, Selwyn invented a process for separating ores from rock with bichloride of sulphur in a bath of salt solution, and also investigated the transfer... Read More
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A treatise on the hidden nature, and the treatment of remitting fevers.; Caldwell, Charles, ed
by Senac, Jean Baptiste
Philadelphia: Kimber.., 1805. 1eng. Senac, Jean Baptiste. A treatise on the hidden nature, and the treatment of remitting fevers...Translated from the Latin, with notes by Charles Caldwell. 8vo. [16], 299pp., adverts. 220 x 135mm. Contemporary tree calf, a little rubbed, needs recasing on spine. Some light foxing, else fine. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Senac's work first appeared in Latin in 1759, 10 years after his great work on the heart. .
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A treatise on the hidden nature, and the treatment of remitting fevers...Trans. from the Latin; Caldwell, Charles, ed
by Senac, Jean Baptiste
Philadelphia: Kimber.., 1805. 1eng.
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Carriages without horses shall go
by Sennett
London: Whittacker, 1896. Sennett, Alfred Richard. "Carriages without horses shall go." Being a reprint of a paper on horseless road locomotion . . . to which is added remarks on the future of horseless road locomotion; notes on the new enactment; the Locomotives on Highways Act, 1896; evolution in modes of travel; the "Engineer" competition 1897; the local government board regulations; and other matter. 8vo. xvi, 131, [1]pp. Frontispiece and 30 wood-engraved and half-tone plates. London: Whittaker & Co.,... Read More
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Essai sur les phosphènes ou anneaux lumineux de la rétine. Insc. to P. Ricord
by Serre, Henri Auguste
Paris: Victor Masson, 1853. Serre d'Uzès, Henri Auguste (1802-70). Essai sur les phosphènes ou anneaux lumineux de la rétine considérés dans leurs rapports avec la physiologie et la pathologie de la vision. xx, 472pp. Text illustrations. Paris: Victor Masson, 1853. 19th-century quarter morocco, gilt spine, slight edgewear. Minor foxing and toning but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed to Philippe Ricord on the half-title: "L'auteur à son illustre confrère M. le Dr. Ricord hommage de sa haute estime H Serres."... Read More
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Michael Servetus, humanist and martyr, by John F. Fulton and Madeleine E. Stanton
by Servetus, Michael
New York: Reichner, 1953. 1st edition. 8vo. Cloth. Fine copy.
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Christianismi restitutio. 1790 facsimile of the 1553 edition
by Servetus, Michael
Nuremberg: Christoph Gottlieb von Murr, 1790. 734, [2]pp.187 x 115 mm. Rare 18th century facsimile of Servetus's 1533 magnum opus in which the lesser circulation is mentioned in print for the first time. The work had circulated in manuscript as early as 1546 and then was secretly printed at Vienne, France, where Servetus practiced medicine. Considered a heretic, he was burnt at the stake in 1533 by order of Calvin-as was nearly the entire first edition of 1000 copies,... Read More
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Group of 5 offprints on physics, from the library of Theodore von Karman
by Sexl, Theodor
1923. Includes the following: (1) Zur Frage der elektrischen Ladungen submikroskopischer Probekoerper. Offprint from "Zeitschrift fur Physik" 16 (1923). 34-41pp. Original printed wrappers. (2) Kritischen Betrachtung der Untersuchungen uber die Dichtebestimmungen submikroskopischer Koerperchen. Offprint from "Sitzungsberichten der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathem.-naturw. Klasse, 132 (1923). 139-163pp. Original printed wrappers; presentation copy, with "Vom Verfasser ubersandt" stamped on the front wrapper. (3) Zur Frage der elektrischen Ladungen submikroskopischer Probekoerper. II. Offprint from "Zeitschrift fur Physik" 26 (1924). 371-378pp.... Read More
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(Locomotion.) Walking by Steam. Riding by Steam. Flying by Steam. Note....In the Ladies Vehicle the Steam is Make with a strong infusion of Gunpowder Tea for an explanation of th eMachinery see the next Number of the Edinburgh Review
by Shortshanks del et scr. (Robert Seymour)
London: Thos. McLean 20 Haymarket, 1835.
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Check-list of works of British authors printed abroad in lan- guages other than English to 1641
by Shaaber, M.A.
New York: Bibliographical Society, 1975. 1st edition.
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Check-list of works of British authors printed abroad, in languages other than English to 1641
by Shaaber, M. A.
New York: The Biblio. Soc. of Amer, 1975.
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Autograph letter signed to E. & F. N. Spon
by Shaffner, Taliaferro Preston
1873. Very Good. Shaffner, Taliaferro Preston (1818-81). A.L.s. to Messrs. E. & F. N. Spon. New York, September 12, 1873. 1 page. 252 x 197 mm. Remains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. To the London publishers of Latimer Clark's Elementary Treatise on Electrical Measurement (1868), asking permission to quote from that work and from Clark and Sabine's Electrical Tables and Formulae (1871). Shaffner, a free-lance telegraph promoter, was in the process of revising his own Telegraph Manual... Read More
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Ecclesiastes. Repro. of rare Trianon edition
by Shahn, Ben
New York/Paris: Grossman/Trianon, 1971.
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Photograph with signature plus printed card
by Shaw, George Bernard
1930.
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Animal Communites in Temperate America as Illustrated in the Chicago Region. A Study in Animal Ecology
by Shelford, Victor E.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1913. The Beginning of Organized Theoretical Principles for Animal Ecology, Inscribed to William Morton Wheeler Shelford, Victor Ernest (1877-1968). Animal communities in temperate America as illustrated in the Chicago region: A study in animal ecology. xiii, 362pp. Frontispiece, folding map, text illustrations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1913. 243 x 168 mm. Original cloth, gilt-lettered spine, hinges repaired. Light finger-soiling in lower corner of book block, but very good. Presentation Copy, inscribed by Shelford... Read More
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Computabiity of recursive functions. Offprint
by Shepherdson, John; H. E. Sturgis
1963. Shepherdson, John C. (1926-2015); H. E. Sturgis. Computability of recursive functions. Offprint from Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery 10 (1963). 217-255pp. 248 x 175 mm. Without wrappers; stapled. Some soiling, wear and creasing. Good to very good. First Edition, Offprint Issue. "Shepherdson was a British mathematician who worked in ring theory and mathematical logic . . . His interest in recursive functions led to many other papers on the topic, in particular his joint paper... Read More
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Cataleptpoid reflexes in the monkey. Offprint
by Sherrington, Charles Scott
1897. Sherrington, Sir Charles Scott (1857-1952). Cataleptpod reflexes in the monkey. Offprint from The Lancet, pp. 1-4. (1120 x 190 mm). Without wrappers as issued. A little soiled. Good. Sir Charles Scott Sherrington was an eminent English neurophysiologist.
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