Paris: David l'Aine, 1743. 4to (219x164 mm). [4], xxvi, [2], 186, [2] pp, engraved title-vignette, 4 engraved folding plates at end. (A few minor marginal stains on title-page and preliminaries.) Contemporary calf (extremities scuffed, boards and spine worn, hinges repaired), very light toning and occasional minor spotting of text. Provenance..... More

Boston: Press of John Wilson and son, 1877. From: Proceedings of the American Academy of arts and science. New Series vol. IV, whole series vol. XII, from May 1876 to May 1877. 8vo. iv, (1)-10 pp. General journal title and content list bound in as issued. Later (20th century) black..... More

London: J. Dodsley, 1790. 8vo (212 x 130 mm). iv, 356 pp. Small woodcut vignette to p. iv ponting to the right. Bound in contemporary calf, rebacked with original gilt-lettered and gilt-decorated spine leather laid down, gilt-tooled boards, board edges and turn-ins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers (extremities rubbed, corners..... More

Florence: Giorgio Marescotti, 1583. 4to (220 x 154 mm). [40], 621, [11] pp. Woodcut printer's device on title and at end, woodcut initials, some historiated. Variant title page with "Duce" in 9th line. Contemporary vellum (old remboitage binding), spine hand-lettered, faded blue edges. A few leaves with faint stains or..... More

Nürnberg: Johann Petreius, 1543. 4to (248 x 174 mm). [6], 196 leaves. 148 woodcut text diagrams, including 6 repeats (Gingerich count), tables of calculations and ornamental woodcut initials. Bound without errata leaf which is found in only a few copies*. Signatures: π⁶ a-z⁴ A-Z⁴ Aa-Cc⁴. Leaf 52 misfoliated 49. Mid-19th..... More

Manchester: Printed by S. Russell, 125, Deangate, for R. Bickerstaff, Strand, 1808. A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Part I. ... [Part II.]. Manchester: S. Russell for R. Bickerstaff, 1808 [vol. 1, part I]; Russell and Allen for R. Bickerstaff, 1810 [vol. 1, part II]. 8vo (204 x 125 mm)..... More

Geneva: Imprimerie Jules-Guillaume Fick, 1862. 4to (262 x 165 mm). [4] [1] 2-115 [1] pp., including half-title and double-page chromolithograph map drawn by B. Müller from the author's instructions; lithographed by Pilet & Cougnard, Geneva. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and ruled in gilt (light wear to extremities..... More

Paris: [Chardon for] Cuchet, 1783. 1783-1784. 2 volumes, 8vo (204x127 mm). Vol. 1: [i-iii] iv-xl, [1] 2-299, [3], [4] pp., 9 engraved plates (plate v as frontispiece), folding table; Vol. 2: [2], [1] 2-24, *24-24*, 25-62, [67] 68-366, [2] pp., 5 engraved plates (plate I as frontispiece). Contemporary green paste..... More

Paris: Bachelier, 1851. In: Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences 32, Paris, Bachelier, 1851. 4to. (266 x 216 mm); pp. 135-138 (entire volume: 1010 pages). New endpapers. Library stamp and deaccession stamp of Universitätsbibliothek Paderborn and some additional library markings on the lower margin of page 2..... More

Leipzig and Vienna: Franz Deuticke, 1900. 8vo (225 x 146 mm). [4], 371, [5] pp., a few text diagrams. Bound in contemporary black calico with blindstamped boards and gilt-lettered spine (joints expertly repaired, calico over lower joint partially split, corners bumped). Text bright and clean throughout, lower corner of first..... More

London: for W. Innys and R. Manby, and T. Woodward, 1727. I: Vegetable Staticks; or, an account of some Statical Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables. Also . . . an Attempt to analyse the Air, by a great Variety of Chymio-Statical Experiments... - II: Statical Essays: containing haemastaticks; or..... More

Amsterdam: Elzevir, 1648. Ortus medicinae. Id est, initia physicae inaudita. Progressus medicinae novus, in morborum ultionem, ad vitam longam. Edente authoris filio, F. M. van Helmont. Amsterdam: Elzevir, 1648. 4to (205 x 160 mm). [36], 1-88, 87-158, 161-176, 175-382, 373-452, 457-800 pp. With engraved portraits of Helmont and his son..... More

Amsterdam: [Marc-Michel Rey], 1770. Systême de la Nature. Ou des Loix du Monde Physique & du Monde Moral. 'Londres' [i.e. Amsterdam]: [Marc-Michel Rey], 1770. 2 parts in two volumes. 8vo (200 x 124 mm). [12], 370; [4], 412 pp., including half-title and 4pp. errata bound after contents in first vol..... More