Amsterdam: Cornelius Nicolai, 1606. Five parts in one. oblong 8vo. [xvi], 679, [9] pp. THIRD EDITION. Allegorical engraved title and 174 engraved maps. Contemporary vellum, ties present; old light dampstain extending from upper margin affecting a number of leaves. Significant early annotations to numerous leaves and rear endpapers. More
London: Robert Barker, 1611. Folio. A-B4 C6 D4 ²A-²C6 chi² A-5C6; ²A-²2A6. 752 leaves. (A3 bound backwards). Title page, the 2 leaves of the engraved map, and the final 2 leaves in excellent facsimile. Additional title page from a later edition bound in behind the facsimile. Gothic and Roman types..... More
Poitiers: J. Thoreau & A. Mesnier, 1638. 4to. [xviii], 624, [18]. FIRST EDITION. Complete with approbation, Privilege du Roi, and index with errata on verso. Title printed in red and black. Contemporary original binding of richly gilt morocco, rebacked with the original spine laid down, spine gilt in compartments with..... More
Venice: C. Maesta, 1550. 4to. viii, 167, [1] leaves. SECOND EDITION. Title within woodcut border with elaborate woodcut illustrations of various machines and apparatus, numerous text woodcuts as well as elaborate woodcut initials. Eighteenth century vellum backed marbled boards, edges and corners worn; first 8 leaves repaired at upper right..... More
London: Walton and Maberly, 1854. 8vo. [xii], 424, 6 pp. FIRST EDITION. The errata leaf is at the beginning following the Contents with the note and 6 pages of advertisements at the end of the book. Finely rebound in full morocco with gilt decorated spine. From the Tomash collection of..... More
London: Grant Richards, 1903. 8vo. v, [i], 424 pp., plus 12 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Original red cloth with title in gilt on front board and spine, top edge gilt; minor soiling to bottom edge, otherwise an excellent copy preserved in a slipcase. More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1879. 8vo. 39 pp. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Original red publisher's cloth paneled in blind, gilt title on upper cover, slight soiling. An excellent presentation copy inscribed in purple ink, "Mrs. Neate from the Author." Preserved in a modern burgundy cloth box with red morocco sides..... More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1844; 1846. 2 volumes. More
London: John Murray, 1862. 8vo. vi, 365, [1] pp., plus 32 pages publisher's advertisements dated December, 1861. FIRST EDITION. Text illustrations. Original plum cloth with an orchid in gilt on front cover. Covers and spine worn, spine a bit shabby, chipped at foot. Interior is excellent with a modern presentation..... More
London: Henry Colburn, 1839. Three volumes and the separately bound appendix to volume 2. 8vo. xxviii, (4), "597" [= 601]; xiv, (2), 694, (2); viii, 352; xiv, "615" [= 638] pp. With 8 folded engraved charts and maps loose. First edition. First issue. With 44 lithographed plates, most with tissue..... More
New York; Philadelphia: T. & J. Swords (Volume 1); T. Dobson (Volume 2, parts I and II), 1796; 1797. Three volumes. 8vo. xxxii, 434; xxiv, 486; [iv], 539 pp. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Complete with all half-titles and blanks. With 6 colored plates in Volume 1. Contemporary calf, spine labels; text..... More
London: Taylor & Walton, 1847. 8vo. [iii], xxviii, 124 pp. FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s original blind-stamped cloth, title in gilt on spine, edges and corners a bit worn; first signature loose, otherwise a fine copy. First edition of one of the earliest, if not the first significant scientific bibliography. The author..... More
London: John Chapman, 1848. 8vo. 198 pp., plus 2-page advertisement of Fichte’s popular works and life followed by a 32-page publisher’s catalogue da. FIRST EDITION OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION. Publisher’s cloth, embossed emblem of the Catholic Series on covers, corners slightly worn, rebacked with the orginial label; interior very good..... More
Munich: Rütten + Loening, 1969. 4to. 23, [1] pp. Numerous colored illustrations on each page. Original illustrated front board illustrating a “modern” Peter dressed in uniform holding a cracked egg and rotten tomatoes, and standing on a platform with an image of Mao’s red book and a uniform. More
London: Printed for W. and J. Innys, 1727; 1733. Two volumes: 8to. [vii], [i], vii, [ii], 376; [i-v],vi-xxii, [26], 1-361, [23] pp. FIRST EDITIONS. Each volume complete with blanks and index. Volume I with 19 plates by S. Gribelin. Contemporary Cambridge-style paneled calf, gilt spines with black labels. An unusually..... More
London: Taylor and Francis, 1884-87. 2 vols. 8vo. xxix, 657; xii, 391 pp. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece portrait, 7 lithographed plates (6 folding), 1 large folding table and numerous text woodcuts. Original cloth. Bookplates of the Faraday House and stamp of the Electrical Standardizing, Testing & Training Institution. More
Cambridge: Cambridge, 1900. 8vo. xxviii, 365 pp., including corrigenda and index. FIRST EDITION. Original publisher’s cloth, spine very slightly worn and sunned; over all a very good copy. First edition of Larmor’s most important book on theoretical physics, the beginning of the electromagnetic theory of matter. Larmor developed his theory based..... More
London: John Murray, 1827. two volumes. 8vo. xvi, 278; iv, 281 pp. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary polished calf, boards with gilt-stamped border over a blind-stamped border, rebacked with the original backstrip laid down; an excellent copy. First edition of Malcolm’s travels through Persia. “Malcolm (1769-1833) visited Persia three times on diplomatic..... More
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1881. Two volumes. 8vo. xxxii, 464, [2]; xxiv, 456, [2] pp. SECOND EDITION. Complete with both half-titles and all blanks. With 33 plates, 36 page-publisher’s advertisements dated Sept., 1881, plus another 8 pages of publisher advertisements. Original cloth, rebacked with the original spine laid down; interior..... More
London: John W. Parker, 1843. Two volumes. 8vo. xvi, 580; xii, 624 pp. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary calf, spine gilt with twin labels, small portion of head of spine of Vol. I missing, marbled edges and endpapers; blank endleaves spotted as usual in most copies, text in excellent condition. More
London: R.H. Porter, 1896. Large 4to. liii, [i], 193 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 61 hand-colored lithographed plates, 4 colored maps, and numerous text illustrations. Later full cloth, title in gilt to front cover and spine. A superb copy but for a tear on page 63 neatly repaired with tape. From..... More
Amsterdam: Sumptibus Societatis, 1714. 4to. [xxviii], 484, [8] pp. FIRST AMSTERDAM EDITION. With folding engraved plate of cometary orbit facing p. 465, numerous woodcut diagrams in the text. Title printed in red and black with an engraved device. Contemporary vellum over boards; a few wormholes in the spine, preliminary and..... More
Hopewell, NJ: Pied Oxen Press, 1993. 4to. 21 pp., including half-title and 2 colophons. FIRST EDITION. The frontispiece is a woodcut tipped in, numbered and signed by Bill Paden. Original publisher’s boards. WITH A PERSONALLY SIGNED PRESENTATION FROM THE ARTIST. First edition, number 15 of 74 copies hand-set and printed..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1848. 8vo. xxxi, [i], 440; [ii], 482 pp. With 3 engraved plates (2 of which are frontispieces) a large folding map, and 24 text woodcuts. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards; foxing limited to endpapers, overall in excellent shape. First edition of this account of Richardson's first..... More
London: for the Society, 1900. Two parts in one. Folio (12.5 x 10 in). pp. 109-290. FIRST EDITION. Complete with 18 hand-colored lithographed plates of birds by Keulemans, 2 hand-colored lithographed maps, 4 duo-tone osteological plates, and 10 text illustrations. Half morocco, with the original blue printed rear wrapper bound..... More
