Oxford: Clrendon Press, 1888. Two volumes. 8vo. xvii, 398; viii, 240 pp., plus 40-page publisher’s catalogue dated May, 1888. FIRST EDITION. Half- titles in each volume. Original cloth, covers a bit worn and bumped with head of spine to Volume I torn; other than the preliminaries being somewhat browned, a...... More
Milan: Giovanni Silvestri, 1822-1825. 8 volumes in 7. 12mo. . xiv, [ii], 576; [iv], 537, [3]; [iv], 574, [2]; 576; 525, [3]; 427; 564, [4]; [ii], 475, [1] pp. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, gilt spine title labels, edges sprinkled brown, red silk markers. A perfect set..... More
Paris: [n.p.], 1873. 2 vols. 8vo. viii, 564; [iv], 634 pp. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; interior with occasional spotting, browning on preliminaries. First edition of this valuable French contribution to medical history. It is a well written detailed description of all diseases and doctrines from the ancients through..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. 8vo. [i], xvi, 342, [ii] pp. FIRST EDITION. With tissue frontispiece loose, 89 text and full-plate illustrations. Rebound using a portion of the original cloth cover preserved with gold historiated initial and title; new endpapers, minor water staining. Ownership inscription dated 1888 on flyleaf..... More
Paris: Briasson, 1742. Two parts in one. 4to. xvi, 163; 91, [3] pp. FIRST EDITION. With half-tile to second part, approbation and errata. With engraved chapter vignettes and 60 folding plates. Contemporary tree calf, elaborate gilt-decorated spine (slightly chipped at head and foot); endpapers printed in purple floral pattern, occasional..... More
London; Paris: J.J.Sstockdale; Imprimerie de Gœtschy, 1813; 1850. Two works in one. 8vo. 320, [4]; 126, [2] pp. FIRST EDITIONS. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine torn, corners worn; spotting to a few leaves, otherwise a good copy. More
Richmond, VA: Flanhart Printing Company, 1899. 8vo. 95 pp. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece and one additional full-page illustration. Publisher’s cloth, title, author and design on cover. Ex-libris with a library marking on front cover, bookplate of the Ritzman Collection at the Aurora College Library and blind-stamp to title page. First edition..... More
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1896. 12mo. Frontispiece portrait of Gen. Thomas. Woodcut headpieces and initial. FIRST EDITION. Original publisher's navy-blue cloth; uncut and partially unopened. From the library of Gordon Blanding with his stamp on title and the paste-down. First edition, number 80 of an edition limited to 450..... More
New York: Charles Scribner, 1857. 8vo. 516 pp., plus leaf of publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece, 3 additional plates, appendix, and list of author’s publications. Contemporary cloth, blindstamped borders on covers with the initials “C.S.” in the middle, rebacked; new endpapers, interior like new. Stamp of the Long Island..... More
Pittsburgh: W.S. Haven, 1859. 8vo. 336 pp. Green blindstamped cloth. Covers a bit rubbed, spine sunned and chipped at head and foot, some scattered foxing. More
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959. 8vo. 240 pp. FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s black cloth with silver decorations on front cover, author and title on spine, in a perfect unclipped dust jacket ($1.75 on top of front flap) but with a price sticker on the back. Overall in excellent condition. More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1895. 8vo. x, 373, [1] pp., plus 2 pages containing “Opinions of the press” and 32-page publisher’s catalogue. FIRST EDITION. With lovely text illustrations and large folding colored map. Publisher’s cloth, a bit worn on the edges of the spine, and with a...... More
London & Glasgow: Collins’ Clear-Type Press, [1909]. 12mo. 316 pp., plus 4 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST SCOTTISH EDITION. Photographic frontispiece, engraved title, and 8 full-page photographic plates. Contemporary cloth, rebacked, covers a bit worn; interior very good. Printed the same year as the first edition. Bradley-Birt (1874-1963) was a diplomat..... More
London: [various], 1921-42. Twenty-two offprints. FIRST EDITIONS. Most with original printed wrappers. All stapled as issued. A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL OFFPRINTS BY SIR WILLIAM BRAGG. We are pleased to offer the following collection of original offprints by SIR WILLIAM HENRY BRAGG (1862-1942), pioneer British scientist in solid-state physics who was..... More
London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd, 1915. 8vo. vii, [i], 228, [2] pp., including half-title and index, plus 2 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device on title. With 5 photographic plates. Numerous text diagrams, charts, tables. Original publisher’s blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, faded, quarter-inch of cloth at..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1912. 8vo. x, [ii], 196, [2] pp. FIRST EDITION. With numerous text diagrams and photographic images. Original publisher’s cloth, slightly worn and bumped. From the library of Arnold Thackray with his bookplate. First edition of Bragg’s (1862-1942) researches on radioactivity. Bragg inferred the currently accepted view..... More
London: 1850. 4to. 170 leaves. Written on blue paper. Original vellum. More
St. Petersburg: MM Eggers et Cie, H. Shcmitzdorff & Jacques Issaky, 1869. 4to. vi; 127 pp. including table index. With 3 engraved plates. FIRST EDITION. Original printers wrappers; wide margins; uncut; some browning and brittle edges. First edition of this wonderful monograph on the hyrax, a rabbit-sized mammal native to..... More
Chicago: J.W. Henry, [1892?]. 8vo. xii, 479 pp. Later American edition. With frontispiece, folding map, plates, and numerous in text illustrations. Publisher’s cloth, gilt, front hinge very tender; interior very good. Later American edition. Baroness Annie Brassey (1839-1887) was an English travel writer. This was her most popular work, describing..... More
Lincoln: The University Publishing Company, 1921. 8vo. xi, [i], 302 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author, numerous full-page and text illustrations. Original publisher’s clot. FIRST EDITION. Blue cloth, title and author on front and spine in gilt lettering. Gilt illustrations on front and spine. Signed by the author. First edition..... More
Salem: Foote & Brown, 1829. 8vo. 34 pp. FIRST EDITION. Original printed front wrapper, sewn as issued; interior uncut and in good condition. More
London: Groombridge and Sons, 1863; 1863; 1864; 1863. Four volumes. 4to. xv, [i], 203; iv, 203; iv, 247; iv, 250, [1] pp., including the errata leaf at the end. FIRST EDITION. With 238 beautiful hand-colored wood-engravings. Original blind-stamped cloth, covers with illustration and title in gilt, rebacked, new endpapers; all..... More
London: John Murray, 1831. 8vo. xvi, [i], 366 pp. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Newton, woodcut vignette on title, text illustrations and diagrams. Contemporary moire over boards with gilt floral design on corners, gilt edges; rebacked. Possibly from the library of Elizabeth Jones [Soyer], the English portrait artist, with..... More
London: Geo. Bell & Sons, 1892. 12mo. 68, [2] pp. Second edition. Complete with half-title. Original cream-coloured boards; top edges gilt, uncut and partially unopened. Second edition. This play made its first appearance as “No. 5" in Eight plays, which was originally issued in parts. Two small text corrections, and..... More
