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1711 - 1976     NATURAL HISTORY, MEDICINE, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY etc.

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77 1811 Electricity Boltzmann L 77 1811 Electricity Boltzmann L
77/1811 [Electricity]. Boltzmann, L. Vorlesungen über Maxwells Theorie der Elektricität und des Lichtes. Leipsic, J.A. Barth, 1891/ 1893, 1st ed., 2 vols., XII,139,(5 advert); VIII,166,(2 advert)p., 4 (fold.) lithogr. plates, orig. unif. wr.

- Sl. foxed. Paper over spine sl. dam.

€ (50-70)
77 1812 Electricity Fleming J A 77 1812 Electricity Fleming J A
77 1812 Electricity Fleming J A 77 1812 Electricity Fleming J A
77 1812 Electricity Fleming J A 77 1812 Electricity Fleming J A
77/1812 [Electricity]. Fleming, J.A. Fifty Years of Electricity. The Memories of an Electrical Engineer. London/ New York, Wireless Press, n.d. (1921), 371p., 110 (photogr.) plates, 166 ills., contemp. gilt cl., sm. 4to.

- Owner's stamp on first blank/ (h)title; (sl.) foxed throughout.

AND 2 others similar: J.J. THOMSON, Notes on Recent Researches in Electricity and Magnetism (Oxford, 1893, ills., contemp. gilt cl. Backstrip dam.) and J. CLERK MAXWELL, The Electrical Researches of the honourable Henry Cavendish (n.pl., 1967, ills., orig. gilt cl.).

€ (40-60)
77 1813 Electricity Maxwell J C 77 1813 Electricity Maxwell J C
77 1813 Electricity Maxwell J C 77 1813 Electricity Maxwell J C
77/1813 [Electricity]. Maxwell, J.C. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism. Oxf., Clarendon Press, 1873, 1st ed., 1st issue, 2 vols., XXIX,(3),425; XXIII,(1),444,(2),15(publ. advert.)p., 21 lithogr. plates, woodengr. ills., diagrams etc., w. errata-slip bound before p.1, orig. unif. blindst. giltlettered cl.

- Small bookseller's ticket on upper pastedown vol. 1; vol. 2 upper hinge broken; plates sl. foxed. Upper joint vol. 1 splitting; both vols. spine-ends dam.; corners showing.

= Cf. Norman Library 1466 (1st ed., 2nd issue; see the next lot); Poggendorff III, p.889; DSB IX, p.198ff: "(...) the aim of the Treatise was not to expound his theory finally to the world but to educate himself by presenting a view of the stage he had reached (...). He saw electricity not as just another branch of physics but as a subject of unique strategic importance (...)". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVII.

€ (4.000-6.000) 5500
77 1814 Electricity Maxwell J C 77 1814 Electricity Maxwell J C
77/1814 [Electricity]. Maxwell, J.C. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism. Oxf., Clarendon Press, 1873, 1st ed., 2nd issue, 2 vols., XXIX,(3),425; XXIII,(1),444,(2),32(publ. advert.)p., 21 lithogr. plates, woodengr. ills., diagrams etc., orig. unif. blindst. giltlettered cl.

- Plates (sl.) foxed; hinges weak; vol. 1 upper hinge broken. Joints and spine-ends dam.; vol. 1 lacks half of backstrip.

= Both vols. with an errata-leaf (2p.) bound before p.1 and w. 32 publ. advert. pages at the end of vol. 2. Norman Library 1466; Poggendorff III, p.889; DSB IX, p.198ff: "(...) the aim of the Treatise was not to expound his theory finally to the world but to educate himself by presenting a view of the stage he had reached (...). He saw electricity not as just another branch of physics but as a subject of unique strategic importance (...)". From the library of J. Clay, with his stamp on htitle.

€ (3.000-5.000) 3000
77 1815 Electricity Maxwell J C 77 1815 Electricity Maxwell J C
77 1815 Electricity Maxwell J C 77 1815 Electricity Maxwell J C
77/1815 [Electricity]. Maxwell, J.C. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism. Oxf., Clarendon Press, 1881, 2nd ed., XXXI,(1),464; XXIII,(1),456p., 21 lithogr. plates, woodengr. ills., diagrams etc., contemp. unif. calf w. 2 mor. letterpieces.

- Ex library copy w. (cancellation) stamps throughout; lacking the advert. pages. Both vols. upper cover almost loose (both holding on 1 cord); both vols. w. sm. paper ticket at foot of spine; both vols. calf sl. chafed.

= Cf. Norman Library 1466; Poggendorff III, p.889; DSB IX, p.198ff.

€ (300-500)
77 1816 Entomology Chenu J C 77 1816 Entomology Chenu J C
77/1816 [Entomology]. Chenu, J.C. Coléoptères. Vol.1-2. Paris, Marescq et Cie./ G. Havard, n.d. (1850), 2 (of 3) vols., (4),312; (4),312p., 28 (of 40) woodengr. plates, num. ills., contemp. unif. gilt hmor., 4to.

- Lacks vol.3. Occas. sl. foxed. Spines sunned; spine-ends dam.

= Vol.13-14 of the Encyclopédie d'histoire naturelle ou traité complet de cette science (...). Nissen, ZBI 4620.

€ (50-70) 90
77 1817 Entomology Fabre J H 77 1817 Entomology Fabre J H
77/1817 [Entomology]. Fabre, J.-H. Souvenirs entomologiques. Études sur l'instinct et les moeurs des insectes. Paris, Delagrave, ±1914-1924, 1st ed., 10 vols., frontisp. portrait, num. plates and ills., contemp. unif. gilt hcalf w. 2 red mor. letterpieces, orig. frontwr. pres. - WITH a uniformly bound copy of G.-V. LEGROS, La vie de J.-H. Fabre, naturaliste (...) (ibid., idem, 1924, plates).

- Fine set.

€ (100-150) 150
77 1818 Entomology Kleynhoff C F 77 1818 Entomology Kleynhoff C F
77/1818 [Entomology]. Kleynhoff, C.F. Bedenkingen over het einde, waartoe de insecten vermoedelyk geschapen zyn. Amst., P.J. Uylenbroek, 1805, (8),300,(12)p., 1 engr. plate, contemp. gilt hcalf w. green mor. letterpiece.

- Corners sl. worn. Otherwise fine. = Horn-Schenkling 11913.

€ (100-150)
77 1819 Entomology Stoll C 77 1819 Entomology Stoll C
77 1819 Entomology Stoll C 77 1819 Entomology Stoll C
77 1819 Entomology Stoll C 77 1819 Entomology Stoll C
77 1819 Entomology Stoll C 77 1819 Entomology Stoll C
77 1819 Entomology Stoll C 77 1819 Entomology Stoll C
77/1819 [Entomology]. Stoll, C. Natuurlyke en naar 't leeven naauwkeurig gekleurde afbeeldingen en beschryvingen der cicaden, in alle vier waerelds deelen Europa, Asia, Africa en America huishoudende. Amst., J.C. Sepp, (1780-)1788, 124 textp. in 2 columns w. Dutch and French text, contemp. handcol. engr. frontisp. and 29 contemp. handcol. plates depicting 173 insects, modern hrexine w. marbled boards, large 4to. - BOUND WITH: Idem. Natuurlyke en naar 't leeven naauwkeurig gekleurde afbeeldingen en beschryvingen der wantzen, in alle vier waerelds deelen Europa, Asia, Africa en America huishoudende. Ibid., idem, 1787, 174 textp. in 2 columns w. Dutch and French text, contemp. handcol. engr. frontisp. and 41 contemp. handcol. plates depicting 298 insects.

- Modern owner's entry on upper pastedown. Bound in a somewhat confusing order but complete. Good/ fine untrimmed copy w. ample margins.

= From the library of Kikumaro Okano with his library stamp on title-p. Nissen, ZBI 3999 and 4000; Horn-S. 21554; Landwehr 191. Very fine entomological work with delicately coloured plates. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVIII.

€ (1.000-1.500) 1100
77 1820 Figuier L 77 1820 Figuier L
77 1820 Figuier L 77 1820 Figuier L
77/1820 Figuier, L. Le savant du foyer ou notions scientifiques sur les objets usuels de la vie. Paris, Hachette et Cie., 1864, 3rd ed., (4),IV,504p., 244 woodengr. ills., contemp. blindst. hcalf w. gilt spine, a.e.g.

- Occas. (sl.) foxed.

Idem. Les grandes inventions scientifiques et industrielles chez les anciens et les modernes. Ibid., idem, 1865, 2nd ed., (4),III,(1),312p., woodengr. ills., sm. 8vo.

- Sl. foxed.

AND 11 others similar, i.a. (T.A.L.) COUNT DU MONCEL, The Telephone, the Microphone & the Phonograph (London, 1879, 70 woodengr. ills., contemp. cl. w. giltlettered spine, sm. 8vo. Owner's stamp on 1st blank/ last free endpaper) and D. BIERENS DE HAAN a.o., De wetenschap en hare toepassing (Leyden, ±1870, woodengr. ills., contemp. gilt cl., a.e.g., sm. 8vo. Frontcover soiled; spine-ends worn).

€ (50-70) 50
77 1821 Figuier L 77 1821 Figuier L
77/1821 Figuier, L. Tableau de la nature. Paris, Hachette, 1866-1880, 8 vols., num. woodengravings by i.a. A. MESNEL and BÉVALLET etc., contemp. unif. (all but one) hcalf, large 8vo.

- Occas. trifle/ sl. foxed.

= Zoophytes et mollusques, 1866 (1st ed.); Oiseaux, 1876 (3rd ed.); Les poissons et les reptiles, 1876 (3rd ed.); L'homme primitif, 1876 (4th ed.); Les mammifères, 1879 (3rd ed.); La terra avan le déluge, 1879 (8th ed.); La terre et les mers, 1880 (6th ed.).

€ (100-150)
77 1822 Fishery Duhamel du Monceau H L and De la Marre L H 77 1822 Fishery Duhamel du Monceau H L and De la Marre L H
77 1822 Fishery Duhamel du Monceau H L and De la Marre L H 77 1822 Fishery Duhamel du Monceau H L and De la Marre L H
77 1822 Fishery Duhamel du Monceau H L and De la Marre L H 77 1822 Fishery Duhamel du Monceau H L and De la Marre L H
77 1822 Fishery Duhamel du Monceau H L and De la Marre L H 77 1822 Fishery Duhamel du Monceau H L and De la Marre L H
77/1822 [Fishery]. Duhamel du Monceau, H.L. and De la Marre, L.H. Traité général des pesches, et histoire des poissons qu'elles fournissent, tant pour la subsistance des hommes, que pour plusiers autres usages qui ont rapport aux Arts et au Commerce. Paris, Saillant & Nyon/ (Widow) Desaint, 1769-1777, 1st ed., 2 parts in 9 vols., 152 (of 177) engr. plates, contemp. (unif.) (marbled) wr., large folio.

- Lacks 25 plates. Occas. sl. yellowed; 4th vol. one plate w. large tear; one plate foxed. All vols. backstrip dam./ lacking.

= From Descriptions des Arts et Métiers. Contains Part 1, sections 1-3 and Part 2, sections 1-4. Nissen, ZBI 1186; Westwood/ Satchell p.82: "One of the finest works on fishing and the fisheries in any language." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVIII.

€ (800-1.000)
77 1823 Foster S 77 1823 Foster S
77/1823 Foster, S. Elliptical, or Azimuthal Horologiography. Comprehending severall wayes of describing Dials upon all kinds of Superficies either plain or curved: And unto upright Stiles in whatsoever position they shall be placed. London, R. & W. Leybourn for N. Bourn, 1654, 4 parts in 1 vol. w. continuous pagination, (6),204,(4)p., 1 woodengr. plate, num. ills., contemp. calf covers w. modern calf backstrip w. red mor. letterpiece.

- Lacks A4. Final two leaves misbound; lower blank margin occas. sl. waterstained/ fingersoiled/ wormholed. Backstrip renewed.

= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVIII.

€ (400-600)
77 1824 Francoeur L B a o 77 1824 Francoeur L B a o
77 1824 Francoeur L B a o 77 1824 Francoeur L B a o
77 1824 Francoeur L B a o 77 1824 Francoeur L B a o
77/1824 Francoeur, L.B. a.o. Dictionnaire technologique, ou nouveau dictionnaire universel des arts et métiers, et de l'économie industrielle et commerciale. Brussels, Lacrosse et Cie./ Th. Lejeune, 1831-1839, new ed., 12 vols., 1 fold. double-p. table, 275 lithogr. plates, contemp. (unif.) gilt hcalf.

- All vols. (sl.) foxed/ browned; vols.1-7 w. owner's stamp on htitle; vols. 4-6 final few lvs. sl. mould stained in upper margin; plate vol. first 6 textlvs. and last two plates foxed/ waterst. (restored). Upper joint splitting.

€ (300-500) 300
77 1825 Frédol A 77 1825 Frédol A
77 1825 Frédol A 77 1825 Frédol A
77 1825 Frédol A 77 1825 Frédol A
77/1825 Frédol, A. Le monde de la mer. Paris, Hachette et Cie., 1881, 3rd ed., VIII,632p., 22 chromolithogr. plates and 200 woodengr. ills. after P. LACKERBAUER, contemp. gilt hmor., a.e.g., 4to.

- Joints sl. worn. Contents fine.

AND 8 others (incl. 1 duplicate), i.a. J.C. CHENU, Leçons élémentaires d'histoire naturelle comprenant (...) un traité de conchyliologie (ibid., 1847, first ed., 12 engr. plates, num. woodengr. ills., contemp. gilt hcalf. Occas. (sl.) foxed) and V. MEUNIER, Les animaux à métamorphoses (Tours, 1867, contemp. cl. w. gilt spine, a.e.g. Occas. foxed).

€ (40-60) 40
77 1826 Freundlich E 77 1826 Freundlich E
77/1826 Freundlich, E. Die Grundlagen der Einsteinschen Gravitationstheorie. Berlin, Julius Springer, 1916, 1st ed., 64p., orig. wr.

- Owner's entry ("E. Laguers[?] 2044") on frontwr. Otherwise fine.

Bohr, N. Atomteori og naturbeskrivelse. 3 artikler med en indlidende oversigt. Copenhagen, Bianco Lunos, 1929, 1st ed., 76p., orig. wr.

- Wrappers browned along edges; backstrip sl. dam.

AND 1 other: IDEM, The penetration of atomic particles through matter (ibid., 1948, 1st ed., ills., orig. wr.)

€ (200-300)
77 1827 Gardens and gardening Agricola G A 77 1827 Gardens and gardening Agricola G A
77 1827 Gardens and gardening Agricola G A 77 1827 Gardens and gardening Agricola G A
77/1827 [Gardens and gardening]. Agricola, G.A. Nieuwe en Ongehoorde dog in de Natuur welgegronde Queek-Konst van Boomen, Heesters en Bloemgewassen, ofte derselver algemeene vermeerdering. Behelsende hoedanig men allerly Bomen, door in stukken gesnedene Wortels, Stammen, Takken, ja selfs door Bladeren, op een gemakkelijke manier kan aanqueeken en vermenigvuldigen. Dutch transl. and ed. J. Le Long. Amst., A. van Damme, 1724, 2nd ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (14),208; (6),92,(10)p., 2 diff. engr. frontisp., 34 fold. plates, contemp. overlapping vellum, sm. 4to.

- Partly sl. waterstained in outer (blank) margins. Binding sl. soiled; two stains on frontcover.

= Cf. Henrey II, p.443f (1st ed.); Hunt 452 (1st ed.): "This was the first treatise on cuttings and graftings, and it made Agricola famous". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIX.

€ (400-600)
77 1828 Gardens and gardening Sterbeeck F van 77 1828 Gardens and gardening Sterbeeck F van
77/1828 [Gardens and gardening]. Sterbeeck, F. van. Den Nederlandschen verstandigen Hovenier, over de XII. Maenden van het Jaer, beschryvende hoe men op de beste en bekwaemste maniere Hoven, Tuynen, Lust-Hoven en Boomgaerden zal verordineren, bereyden, beplanten en bezaeyen. Ghent, Wed. Steven en Zoon, n.d. (±1800), 11th rev. ed., (12),137,(1),20p., 7 full-p. woodcut ills., 20th cent. vellum, large 8vo.

- Title margins strengthened. = Not in Springer. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LVII.

€ (250-350)
77 1829 Geology Suess E 77 1829 Geology Suess E
77/1829 [Geology]. Suess, E. La face de la terre. French transl. E. de Margerie. Paris, A. Colin, 1921-1924, 4 parts in 7 vols., 1st/ 2nd ed., 14 (large fold.) (chromo)lithogr. maps, 6 (fold.) plates, 1 frontisp. portrait, 675 woodengr. ills., contemp. unif. gilt hmor., 4to.

- Two maps w. tear in inner margin; vol.2 a few owner's entries; vol.5 two lvs. torn (repaired w. paper tape). Good set.

= This authorized French ed. of the German classic is not merely a translation but it is considerably enlarged and most of the ills. were drawn specially for this edition. Cf. Heralds of Science, 99.

€ (70-90) 130
77 1830 Graham T 77 1830 Graham T
77/1830 Graham, T. The Bakerian Lecture - On Osmotic Force. (London, Richard Taylor and William Francis, 1854), 177-228p., contemp. plain wr., 4to.

= With AUTOGRAPH DEDICATION on title-p. Offprint from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Volume 144.

Idem. On the Law of the Diffusion of Gases. Edinburgh, Neill & Co., 1832, (2),37p., contemp. plain wr., 4to.

- Sl. frayed; sm. tear in outer blank margin throughout.

= With AUTOGRAPH DEDICATION on title-p. Offprint from Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh.

€ (100-150) 100
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