Paris: Crochard, 1820-21. First edition. Quarter Calf on Marble Boards. Ex Libris. Annales de Chimie et de Physique. Tome XV & XVI. Ex Libris. 8vo (20.0 x 12.5 cm). Quarter sheep with marble boards and black morocco labels. Collation: Vo 15 & 16 448 pages each. Articles by Ampère: Vol... More
Np.[England]: Author, [1800]. Original wraps. Sm. 4to. Later marbled paper covers. Collation: [31] pp. with 7 pen and ink drawings of dials and several tables. The manuscript is a practical manual with seven Problems for making accurate sundials “To draw and equinoctial dial or an horizontal dial under the poles”;... More
[Paris]: Author, 1700. Full leather. 8vo. Modern quarter red morocco binding with on marble boards. Collation: Premier Section- [2], 52, [14 – 7 engraved tables dated Paris 1716] pp., [2- Blank]; Seconde Partie- [2], 72, [5] pp.; Troisieme Partie- [1], 60 pp. + numerous diagrams throughout and 17 page table... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1916. First Edition. Original wraps. 4to Original publishers wrappers. Housed in cloth clamshell box. Collation: 237 [1] p. + 25 separate manuscript pages by author. The original printed wrappers are present with minor repair to the spine. The volume is preserved in a solander box. This is Berthelotís... More
Louvain: 1868-1870. Quarter Calf. Six(6) Volumes. 4° Quarter black morocco with marble boards. One volume in brown calf. Gilt labeling on spine with gilt raised bands and gilt borders to plane panels. Labeling includes course, occasional name of the professor and EV Coppée at lower panel or base for most... More
London: C & E Layton, 1927. Ex Libris. Original Cloth. 8vo (22.3 x 14.2 cm) . Ex Libris. Original buckram binding with author and title in gilt on cover and in white ink on spine. Collation: [4] 95 p. with 5 half-tone reproductions of Newton's manuscripts, all folded. There is... More
London: Imperial College… Geology Department, 1931. Red pebble cloth notebook. 4to. Contemporary notebook with red pebble cloth spine and black linen boards. Wear and rubbing to ends of spine and hinges; very sound. All edges of text block stained red. There are 42 pages of drawings of minerals, topographical geological... More
Caprarola: Author, 1683. 1st Edition. Vellum. 8vo (13.0 x 9.5 cm) . Contemporary stiff vellum; Soiled; manuscript title, “Tractatus de orolog,” in black,; institutional tag, “Mns/ 17th C” at base of spine; Labeling on front cover “Ms 78. Collation: 326 pp. Includes 12 diagrams + 2 folding tables. The diagrams... More
Paris: Jacques Vincent, 1716. Contemporary calf. 4to. (22.2 x 16.7 cm). Full calf, raised bands, gilt decorated panels, red morocco gilt label. Collation: [xv] + 89 + 43 pp. + 44 copper engraved plates, three folded. Haye was one of the major manufacturers of sundials. Presented in this work are... More
London: Richard Phillips, 1809. First English Language Edition. Cardboard covers. Large paper, uncut copy. 2 Volumes 8vo (21.5 x 12.1 cm) Original gray paper boards and cream paper spine. Bindings with only minor rubbing on covers; corners slightly bumperd. Collation: Vo. I- [4], viii, 379 pp.; VolII- [4], iii, [1]... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1876. Original Wraps. Original printed gray wrappers. 8vo. 1st Edition, 1st issue. Uncut copy in original printed gray wrappers. The book is present in clamshell box box with black morocco spine. Collation: viii, 387 pp. + 12 plates and intext illustrations. There is minor chipping on spine and... More
Florence: Jacopo Guiducci, 1715. First Edition. Full leather. 4to (263 x 185 mm).Large paper uncut copy. Full red sheep binding in style of 18th century Italian binding in red sheep. Raised bands and decorated bands; gilt author and title in upper panel. Collagtion: [2], xlix, [1- Colophon], 96 pp. (74... More
Paris: Jean Desaint & Charles Saillant, 1741. First Edition. Full calf. 4to (25.5 x 19.1 cm). Contemporary brown calf, raised bands and gilt decorated panels, red morocco label with gilt title, all edges red, marble end papers. Collation: [4]-xxiv, 616; lvii, [1]pp. + 25 folding plates, one with flaps. There... More