Berlin: Julius Springer, 1920. 8vo (206 x 139 mm), [6], 81 [1] pp. Including 36 illustrations in text. Contemporar half cloth, gilt-lettered spine (extremities rubbed, corners bumped). Text littled browned, title-page browned a bit stronger at outer margins, occasional minor spotting. Provenance: Lise Meitner (her signature in pencil on title..... More
Berlin: Julius Springer, 1926. In: Zeitschrift für Physik. Vol. 35, pp. 557-615. Berlin: Julius Springer, 1926. 8vo (220 x 151 mm). Entire volume offered, viii, 954 pp. Contemporary half black library cloth with gilt-lettered spine (rebacked preserving the original spine), sprinkled edges. Text with very light age toning, but generally..... More
Rome: Antonii de Rubeis apud Pantheon in via Seminarii Romani, 1754. [BENVENUTI, Carlo]. I. De lumine dissertatio physica quam in seminario Romano ad disputandum proposuit d. Joseph Joachimus a Vereterra, et Agurto e marchionibus Castagnagae ejusdem seminarii convictor, atque academicus redivivus. Rome: Antonii de Rubeis apud Pantheon in via Seminarii..... More
Venice: Remondini, 1763. 4to (261 x 203 mm). xl, 311, [4] pp.; title printed in red and black and with engraved vignette, 4 folding copper plates. 3 bookplates on inner front cover. The 4 leaves (Rr) at end with the "Catalogus operum P. Rogerii Josephi Boscovich", errata on leave Rr4..... More
Paris: Chereau et Joubert, 1741. Large folio (513 x 330 mm). Engraved title, two leaves of engraved explanatory text, and 14 engraved plates of anatomical illustrations by Huquier after Bouchardon, numbered 2 to 15. Contemporary blue papercard boards (rubbed, extremities worn, spine and joints chipped). Internally little browned only, light..... More
Paris: Croullebois, 1813. Two parts in one volume. 8vo (201 x 125 mm), [2], viii, x, 11-163 [1]; [2], vi, 7-339 [1] pp., including half-title, general title and part titles. Bound in contemporary half calf, spine with gilt-lettered red morocco label and some gilt decoration, yellow-dyed edges (little soiling of..... More
Paris: Claude Jombert, 1729. 12mo (165 x 99 mm). [22], 164, [4] pp. 3 folding engraved plates, woodcut initials and headpieces, 2 leaves with errata and printer's advert. Contemporary French mottled calf, spine with 5 raised bands gilt in compartments and gilt-lettered red morocco label, red-dyed edges, marbled endpapers (extremities..... More
Paris: Impr. Didot jeune, 1812. 4to (252 x 195 mm). 17 [1] pp. Modern marbled paper wrappers and new endpapers, marbled edges. Text crisp and clean with only very minor occasional spotting.
Medical thesis no. 113 by the French physician David Boulanger. More
Paris: F. Pelican, 1645. L' Optique. Comprenant la cognoissance de l'oeil de la lumiere, et des couleurs. Quantité d'experiences touchant la veuë. Diuerses façons d'agir, ou d'eclairer, directament, par reflexion, ou par refraction. L'appareil contenant les fonctions des principales parties de l'oeil ... Les miroirs ardens, & leurs effects. Paris..... More
Paris: chez Briasson, 1742. Two parts in one volume, 4to (249 x 193 mm). xvi, [1] 2-163 [1]; [3] 4-91 [1] pp., title-page with large vignette, 60 folding engraved plates bound at end. Contemporary French calf, spine with 5 raised bands gilt in compartment and with red morocco label titled..... More
Paris: Bureaux du Progrès Médical, V Adrien Delahaye & Gie [and others], 1876. 1876-1880. Three parts in three volumes. 4to (227 x 165 mm). Each volume with half-title and title (printed in red and black) with collotype vignette of the Salpêtrière in Paris; woodcut text illustrations. With a total of..... More
London: Printed by M. Flesher, for Richard Davis, 1685. Two parts in one volume. 8vo (170 x 108 mm). [8], 123 [1], [4]; [8], 95 [1] pp. Each part with separate title and pagination, first title with double-ruled border, including two final blank leaves L7-8 in first part. Signatures: A4..... More
London: Printed for John Taylor and John Wyat, 1691. 8vo (168 x 105 mm). [26], 158, [2], 28, [2] pp., including half-title and final errata leaf to second part. Bound in contemporary speckled sheepskin, spine with gilt-lettered morocco label, original endpapers (rebacked, extremities worn, boards warped, corners bumped and scuffed)..... More
London: Printed for John Taylor . . . and S. Holford, 1692. 12mo (148 x 85 mm). [4], 138, [2] pp. Advert leaf G10 bound at end. Signatures: [A]2 B-F12 G10. Contemporary calf, spine blind-ruled and gilt lettered and with two shelf mark paper stickers (old rebacking, some wear to..... More
London: Samuel Smith, 1690. 8vo (162 x 100 mm). [24], 217, [7]; [2], 14 pp., including half-title, folding engraved frontispiece, and with the 'Catalogue of the Philosophical Books and Tracts' at end. Internally clean and crisp, slight printer's ink smudges to leaves N3-4. 18th century panelled sheep, spine with morocco..... More
London: Printed for W. Innys, 1712. Three parts in one volume. 12mo (152 x 89 mm). [24], 168; [22], 61 [1], [12] pp., engraved portrait frontispiece of Boyle, titles within double-ruled border, separate title and pagination to third part. Text somewhat browned throughout (title and portrait stronger), scattered minor spotting..... More
London: Samuel Smith, 1683. 8vo (159 x 94 mm). [xvi], 289, [7] pp., including cancel title, title within 2-line rule border, with the 3 final advertisment leaves. Contemporary calf (upper hinge repaired). Internally only little browned. Provenance: The library of Hugh Selbourne (small stamp to title verso). A fine, crisp..... More
London: John Sharpe, 1820. 12mo (129 x 82 mm). [2], [5] 6-155 [1] pp. Engraved title-page, half-title bound after title. Contemporary diced calf, boards ruled in gilt (hinges repaired). Internally clean and crisp, only some foxing to title-page. Provenance: G. Fullerton (inscribed on first flyleaf and dated 1828); The library..... More
Venice: Jacobi Hertz, 1696. Venice: Jacobi Hertz, 1696-1697. 3 volumes, 4to (232x163 mm). [16], 1036; [12], 903, [9]; [16], 512, 333 [1] pp. Half-title and title printed in red and black with title vignette in vol. I, engraved portrait, 12 engraved plates of which 11 folding, woodcut head- and -tail..... More
London: Printed or W. and J. Innys ... and J. Osborn, and T. Longman, 1725. Three volumes. 4to (242 x 195 mm). Vol. I: [4], xliii, 1-136, 129-350, 367-730 pp., engraved portrait frontispiece, 1 folding engraved plate at end; vol. II: xx, 726, [2] pp., 19 folding engraved plates; vol..... More
Oxford: Henry Hall for R. Davis and B. Took, 1680. Two parts in one volume. 8vo (164 x 110 mm). [22], 440, [28], 268 pp., advertisement leaf bound before title in second state with date January 1679/80. Second part with separate title page and pagination. Signatures: [pi]1 A8 a2 B-2E8..... More
London: Samuel Smith, 1685. 1684/85 [i.e. 1685]. 8vo (159 x 98 mm). [18], 112, [16] pp. Typographic headpiece to first page of text, 11 pp. of publisher's advertisements bound at the end. Signatures: A8 B2 C-K8 (-B2, H3 unsigned), bound without blank leaf B2. Contemporary full calf, flat spine with..... More
London: Printed by Edw Jones, for Henry Herringman, 1700. 8vo (181 x 118 mm). [16], 174 pp. Signatures: A-M8. Including frontispiece portrait of the author on A1v. Contemporary blind stamped calf (foot of spine damaged, extremities, boards and spine rubbed, corners bumped). Internally browned and spotted throughout (last page stronger)..... More
London: Printed for W. Owen and R. Goadby, 1752. 12mo (164 x 102 mm). [24], 168 pp. Signatures: A-H12. Contemporary calf, boards ruled in gilt, spine with red morocco label titled in gilt (rubbing to boards and extremities). Internally only very little browned. Provenance: Eliz. Danby (inscribed and dated on..... More
London: W. Innys, 1729. 4to (215 x 168 mm). Entire volume offered: [6], 293-661 [1] pp., including general title, drop titles for individual numbers, content leaves outside pagination, and 14 engraved folding plates. Contemporary panelled calf (spine rebacked, extremities worn, corners heavily scuffed. Text and plates somewhat browned, dust-soiled (some..... More
