Cambridge: The University Press, 1902. 8vo. xiv, [ii], 212 pp., including half-title and the rare leaf of errata. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece portrait of Mendel. Original cloth, a bit worn and rubbed, minor tears to spine and top of rear board, otherwise an excellent copy with the small book label..... More
Cambridge: University Press, 1913. 8vo. xiv, [ii], 413 pp., including half-title. THIRD EDITION. With photographic portraits, 2 full-page and 4 double-page color plates, numerous text illustrations and diagrams. Original cloth, bumped; interior excellent. Stamp on fly-leaf, “purchased by H.M.S.O. for S.D. 8 War Office” with a sold stamp over it..... More
Richmond: B.F. Johnson, 1900. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. Green cloth with silver vignette on front cover, gray end-papers, boards scuffed and soiled; ex-libris, but overall very good with a solid clean text block. First edition of this detailed account of the career and adventures of the Baylor Light Horse, Company B...... More
London: J. Roberts, 1750. 12mo. xii, 28 pp., including half-title. Sixth edition. All blanks present. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, some wear to spine and corners; interior excellent. More
Paris: J.B. Bailliere, 1856. 8vo. xii, 626 pp. With 1 woodcut plate of Dr. Spittal's apparatus. Original printed wrappers, uncut and unopened, foxing throughout as usual, ink ownership inscription on title. The present volume contains the author's famous researches on the physiology of the heart and lungs, many of which..... More
Plattsburgh: F.P. Allen, 1833. 4to. 280 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 3 wood engravings. Original boards; a very good copy with the contemporary signatures of William Wallace, Chas. E. Williams, C. E. Williams, Jr. and A. G. Harrison. Preserved in a clamshell case. First edition of Beaumont's brilliant clinical investigation into..... More
Burlington: Chauncey Goodrich, 1847. 8vo. 303, [1] pp. VERY SCARCE SECOND EDITION IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. With 3 wood engravings. Original cloth in blind, recased; an exceptionally clean copy. More
New York: Groce Press, Inc., 1970. 8vo. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Uniformly bound in blue cloth with silver lettering on the covers and spines, dustjackets beautifully preserved, prices clipped, all in pristine condition as if never opened; a gorgeous collection. More
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1976. 8vo. xlviii, 621 pp. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine, dustjacket unclipped and preserved; a very nice copy. More
London: William Pickering, 1851. Two volumes. 8vo. cxxxiv, 231; [viii], 288 pp., plus 4 pages publisher’s advertisements before the title in Volume I. FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s cloth, front cover detached and spine unglued on Volume I. From the library of John Farquhar Fulton, with his book-label in both books. FULTON’S..... More
London: Witherby, 1918-1922. Four volumes. Folio. FIRST EDITION. With 90 colored plates of birds by Thorburn, Lodge, Gronvold and others, 88 photogravure plates of habitats and scenery and 20 distribution maps. All tissue guards present. Original cloth, title in gilt on cover and spine; an excellent set. More
Berlin: Georg Reimer, 1852. Five items. 8vo. 28; 39, [1]; 38; 5 pp. FIRST AND ONLY EDITIONS. Each disbound, as issued; lightly browned. First and only edition. The first lecture includes "historical notes on the compass, Faraday's researches on diamagnetism (and notes about) polar aurorae." Beetz (1822-1886), a German physicist..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. 8vo. [iv], 372, 2 pp. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Grey cloth with silver lettering on cover and spine, unclipped dustjacket slightly worn and chipped with larger chip on the back; overall a near fine uncut copy. More
London: Hutchinson of London, 1963. 8vo. 192 pp. FIRST EDITION. Green and red tweed-like cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, dustjacket price clipped but otherwise in lovely condition; overall a fine copy. More
Albany: E. and E. Hosford for E.F. Backus, 1814. Half-sheet 8vo. Vol I: 1/4, 2/2, 3-30/4, 31/2; xii, 17-244 pp. Vol II: 1/2, 2-43/4 and 3 double-page and 1 folding etched plate; [iii], 8-332, [. FIRST ALBANY EDITION. Contemporary brown calf (worn but sound), gilt red morocco title label. Internally..... More
Boston: I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews, 1791. 8vo. 295 pp. including index. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Engraved frontispiece of a joint abscess and surgical tools to deal with it. Contemporary tree calf, rebacked; some browning and spotting due to paper stock. Bookplate of Alfred M. Hellman, signature and stamp of..... More
London: Pickering, 1833. 8vo. xvi, 314 pp. FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE. Without the half-title. Text illustrations after drawings by the author. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards. Small book-label of E.L. Kepner on verso of fly-leaf and contemporary ownership signatures on title and above "Notice." First edition, second issue. In this..... More
London: William Pickering, 1834. 8vo. xvi, 348 pp. Text illustrations. SECOND EDITION. Text illustrations after drawings by the author. Contemporary half-sheep over pebbled cloth, worn, spine stained; small marginal stain toward the back of the book, otherwise interior fine. Ownership inscription of Ediom Himt, dated 1864 on front flyleaf. Second..... More
Philadelphia: Barrington and Haswell, 1850. 8vo. 658 pp., plus leaf of publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s blind-stamped cloth, worn at foot of spine; interior lightly foxed throughout. More
Cambridge: University Press, 1934-48. Six volumes. 4to. [iv], 1-68; [iv], 69-140; [iv], 141-282; [iv], 283-342; [iv], 343-410; viii, 411-420 pp. (continuous pagination). FIRST EDITION. With 61 plates (1 folding), 14 photographs, and numerous text illustrations. Last volume contains the contents and index, other sections include lengthy bibliographies. Original printed wrappers..... More
London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1878. Folio. 226 pp. Second edition. With 51 drawings on wood and 6 etchings by Léopold Flameng. Original publishers decorated cloth, rebacked and recornered in morocco, a.e.g.; interior excellent. First edition published in England; it appears the first edition in English was printed in Philadelphia..... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1931. 4to. vii, [i], 195 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 242 illustrations, many in color. Publisher’s red cloth with black decoration on front cover, with dust jacket (torn in a number of places and missing the top of the front); interior very good. First edition of..... More
London: W. and J. Innys, 1720. 8vo. [xvi], 236 (i.e. 252) pp., plus 4 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Wooduct initials, head- and tailpieces, 1 folding plate. Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked; slight foxing on preliminary leaves, overall a fine copy. More
