London: Cassell & Co., 1895. 8vo (181 x118 mm). 212 pp. Frontispiece of John Dalton and 2 folding facsimiles (letter by Dalton and an Explanation of atomic Symbols). Original publisher's boards, lettered in gilt. Text very little foxed in places. Provenance: The library of Hugh Selbourne. Presentation copy signed by..... More
Frankfurt: E Collegio Musarum Paltheniano, 1607. 1606-1607. Three parts in one volume. 8vo (161 x 96 mm). [16], 254, [2], 136; 165 [1] pp., including separate title page to third part, dated 1606, printer's devices to each title-page and at end of second part. Contemporary full vellum, spine with gilt-lettered..... More
Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, 1859. 8vo (210x132 mm), ix, (1), 176, 4, 4 pp., 1 folding engraved plate. Bound at the end are two journal extracts by the author, I. From: Journal de Pharmacie et de Chimie, August 1858, and II. From: Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Vol. 53, August 2..... More
Berlin: Heinrich August Rottman, 1793. Two parts in two volumes. 8vo (190 x 117 mm). xxxii, 264; 446 pp., folding engraved plate at the end of the second part. Uniformly bound in contemporary sprinkled cardboard, each spine with hand-lettered paper label, red-sprinkled edges (minor rubbing and dust-soiling, original pastedowns, no..... More
Halle: typis & impensis Orphantrophei, 1715. 4to (210 x 160 mm). [6], 856 [i.e. 852], [40] pp., including final blank 5V4, index and errata. Title printed in red and black, with the engraved portrait frontispiece. Signatures: [-]3, A-4Q4, 4R2, 4S-5V4. Bifolium 4R1/2 probably a cancel with double page-numberings pp. 681..... More
Amsterdam: Frederik Müller, 1884. 8vo., [4] [i] ii-iv, [1] 2-214 [2] pp., text wood-engravings. Original publishers wrappers, creased and dust soiled in margins. Upper spine chipped (professionally restored). Provenance: Strychnin specialist Prof. Franz Feist, with his ex-libris on title page. ----
Partington IV, pp. 658-60; Norman 2129. RARE FIRST EDITION..... More
Paris: Félix Alcan, 1924. 8vo (186 x 120 mm). [8], iii [1], 403 [1] pp., including half-title and first blank. Original printed wrappers (light marginal dust-soiling, short split of front wrapper at foot, slight peeling at head of spine, lower front corner creased). All pages uncut and partially unopened. Light..... More
Vienna: Trattner, 1754. 4to (290 x 223 mm). [8], 218 pp. Title page printed in red and black and with engraved vignette, engraved headpiece on page 1. Bound in contemporary calf, spine richly gilt decorated, blind ruling to boards, all edges dyed red (slight wear to extremities, boards scratched, corners..... More
London: printed for T. Evans, and sold by J. Evans, 1789. 8vo (157 x 94 mm). [2], viii [2], 349 [1] pp.; [4], 368 pp.; [8], 376 pp.; [4], xviii [1], 354, [50] pp.; v [3], 375 [1]. One folding table to vol. 1, half-title and adverts leaf to vol..... More
