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Marsak, Leonard. BERNARD DE FONTENELLE: THE IDEA OF SCIENCE IN THE FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT.
1959. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 4to., 64pp., original wraps. VG. (a1027)
$22.00Brunello, Bruno. MACHIAVELLI E IL PENSIERO POLITICO DEL RINASCIMENTO
Bologna 1964 1st Riccardo Patron. In Italian. Octavo, 219pp., original wraps. Good, some wear. (a1342)
$75.00Freeman, Kathleen. ANCILLA TO THE PRE-SOCRATIC PHILOSOPHERS A COMPLETE TRANSLATION OF THE FRAGMENTS IN DIELS, FRAGMENTE DER VORSOKRATIKER
Cambridge 1957 1st Harvard. 8vo., 162pp., hardcover. Owner bookplate. VG, no DJ. (a1640)
$28.00de Sade, Abbe Jacques Francois Paul Aldonce (Petrarch, Francois ). MEMOIRES POUR LA VIE DE FRANCOIS PETRARQUE TIRES DE SES OUEVRES ET DES AUTEURS CONTEMPORAINS 3 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Amsterdam 1764-67 Arskee & Mercus. Avec des notes ou dissertations et les Pieces justificative. In French. 3 large volumes, complete 4to. (10 inches by 8 inches), 447pp. plus 97pp. of notes; 495pp plus 83pp. of notes; 811pp. plus 88pp. of notes, full leather with gilt- decorated spines, mounted red leather spine labels, marbled fore-edges and marbled end papers. Owner bookplate removed (partly) from Volume 1. Good, leather rubbed and worn but boards well attached. Text clean, no ownership marks, binding secure. Brunet 30705. 3 volume set: (a16509)
$950.00Beardwood, Alice. THE TRIAL OF WALTER LANGTON, BISHOP OF LICHFIELD, 1307-1312
Philadelphia 1964 Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. New Series Volume 54 Part 3. A detailed information about the deterioration in official behavior in the latter part of the reign of Edward I. 4to., 45pp., wraps. Fine. (a1735)
$29.00 Beth, E. W. Destouches, Jean-Louis (ed) . E. W. BETH MEMORIAL COLLOQUIUM
Holland 1967 Reidel. Logic and Foundations of Science Paris, Institut Henri Poincare 19-21 May 1964. 137pp., frontis portrait of Beth. Fine in Good DJ, some wear. (a20783)
$45.00 Andrews, Edmund MD . A HISTORY OF SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH
NY 1947 1st Richard Smith. The story of its evolution based on a study of biomedical terminology. 342pp., index. Owner signed. Near Fine in Good DJ, one chip. (a21913)
$40.00(history of science). ACTES DU XIe CONGRES INTERNATIONAL D'HISTOIRE DES SCIENCES VARSOVIE-CRACOVIE 24-31 AOUT 1965
Warsaw 1968. Articles in English, German, French, Russian, Italian, Polish etc. Five large volumes. Sm.4to., 211pp., 331pp., 444pp., 321pp., 388pp., illustrations, errata slips laid in. Wraps. Several hundred articles on an immense variety of subjects related to the History of Science.The volumes are generally uncut. Good to VG, some exterior wear on the wraps. Set of five volumes: (a23211)
$120.00 MacLeod, Julius . THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN HISTORY
Manchester 1916. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Vol. 59, Part III, Memoir XI. Octavo, 45p., rebound in later wraps. VG. (a24923)
$35.00 Gee, W.W. Haldane and Arthur Adamson . TRISECTING AN ANGLE
Manchester 1916. Memoirs of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society, Volume 59, Part III, Memoir XIII. Octavo, 35p., 1 plates, 24 text figures, rebound in later wraps. VG. (a24924)
$35.00 Berthelot, M. . SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHIE
Paris 1886 Calmann Levy. 8vo., 492pp. Cloth spine with gilt lettering; green marbled boards. Near Good, some foxing in text, paper inside front hinge cracking but binding still secure , no ownership marks. Original book not a reprint. (a25029)
$40.00 Home, R.W and Sally Gregory Kohlstedt (editors) . INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND SCIENTIFIC IDENTITY
Dordrecht 1991. ISBN 0-7923-0938-3. Australian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. 8vo., 318pp., index, hardcover. VG plus in VG DJ. (a28024)
$50.00(economics). GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE FRIENDS OF DOMESTIC INDUSTRY ASSEMBLED AT NEW YORK OCTOBER 26, 1831
1831. Reports of Committees on production and manufacture of iron and steel. 8vo., 31pp., rebound in new wraps. Good, some foxing. (a2886)
$35.00 Glasmacher, Thomas . FRIES - APELT - SCHLEIDEN VERZEICHNIS DER PRIMAR- UND SEKUNDARLITERATU 1798-1988
Koln no date (c. 1988) Dinter. History of philosophy of science. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 159pp., a few portraits, cloth. VG plus in Good DJ, light wear and rubbing, lightly soiled. (a36562)
$45.00 Koyre, Alexandre . A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM OF FALL FROM KEPLER TO NEWTON DE MOTU GRAVIUM NATURALITER CADENTIUM IN HYPOTHESI TERRA MOTAE
Philadelphia 1955. Transactions of American Philosophical Society New Series Vol. 45 Part 5. 4to., pp., 329-395, text diagrams, wraps. Good plus, light cover wear and soiling, a few creases on cover. (a44630)
$75.00Doetsch, Raymond N. (editor). MICROBIOLOGY: HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 1776 TO 1908
New Brunswick 1960 1st Rutgers. Spallanzani, Schwann, Pasteur, Cohnm, Tyndall, Koch, Schloesing, Burrill, Lister, Ehrlich, Winogradsky, Warington, Beijerinck, Smith, Orla-Jensen. Hardcover. Octavo, 233pp., cloth. VG in VG DJ. (a45202)
$25.00 (Darwin, Charles) . DARWIN ANNIVERSARY ISSUE
1959 Indiana University. Complete issue of Victorian Studies, September 1959, Volume III, No. 1. Sm.4to., 128pp., wraps. Good, light soiling, light wear. (a45664)
$39.00 Lilley, S. (editor) . ESSAYS ON THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF SCIENCE
Copenhagen 1953. Centaurus Vol. 3, No. 1-2. Includes: Science in Preliterate Societies by Childe, Metals and Early Science by R. J. Forbes, Rise of Abstract Science among the Greeks by Farrington, Technology in the Middle Ages by Forbes, Discovery of Neptune by Pannekoek, etc. 4to., 182pp., wraps. Good, light cover wear. (a45804)
$40.00 Livens, G. H. . THE THEORY OF ELECTRICITY
Cambridge 1926. 8vo., 427pp., wraps. Owner bookplate has owner name blacked out with marke. Some marker scribbles on front free blank page. VG, no DJ. (a46158)
$100.00Charmes, Xavier. LE COMITE DES TRAVAUX HISTORIQUES ET SCIENTIFIQUES (HISTOIRE ET DOCUMENTS)- volumes 1, 2, 3
Paris 1886 first edition. Imprimerie Nationale. 3 large hardcover volumes, complete. Yellow papercovered printed boards. Large thick 4tos. 497pp., 747pp., 770pp., some illustrations. Good, covers a bit worn and lightly soiled, bindings secure; hinges not cracked, slight foxing on a few pages but almost every page of text is clean and bright . Cover tips worn. No owner marks. Pictures available on request. Set of 3 volumes: (a49857)
$225.00 Bolingbroke . A LETTER ADDRESSED TO A NOBLE LORD BY WAY OF REPLY TO THAT OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE
Dublin 1796 Second Edition, G. Folingsby. 8vo., 41pp., old but later plain grey wraps. Good plus, light soiling, light wear; no ownership marks. (a50041)
$150.00 Lovejoy, B. G. . FRANCIS BACON: LORD VERULAM - A CRITICAL REVIEW OF HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER WITH SELECTIONS FROM HIS WRITINGS
Boston 1883 Estes and Lauriat. Adapted for colleges and high schools. Sm.8vo., 277pp., original green cloth. Good, inner hinges cracked. (a54581)
$25.00 Leicester, Henry M. . CHYMIA ANNUAL STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY VOLUME 3
Philadelphia 1950. Hardcoiver. Octavo, 250pp., illustrations, cloth. VG, no DJ. Volume 3 only. (a54658)
$39.00Cosman, Madelein Pelner and Bruce Chandler (editors). MACHAUT'S WORLD SCIENCE AND ART IN THE 14TH CENTURY (hardcover)
NY 1978. Collection of papers presented in New York City in December 1977 at a conference based on medieval musician Guillaume de Machaut and role of music in medieval life, art and science. Volume 314 of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Lg.8vo., 348pp., illustrations, wraps. Excellent reading. A few institution stamps, but no spine numbers and no pocket. Near Fine (a62826)
$23.00 Bigazzi, Pietro (editor) . DUE LETTERE DI GALILEO GALILEI ED UNA DEL KEPLERO INEDITE CON NOTE DI PIETRO BIGAZZI
Firenze 1841 Presso l'Editore. In Italian. Octavo, 26pp., stiff wraps. Attractive binding. VG. (a64997)
$99.00 Heller, August . GESCHICHTE DER PHYSIK VON ARISTOTLES BIS AUF DIE NEUESTE ZEIT - II. BAND: VON DESCARTES BIS ROBERT MAYER
Stuttgart 1884 1st Enke. In German. Sm.4to., 753pp., 1/2 cloth hardcover with marbled boards and gilt spine. Near Fine. Volume 2 only. (a66269)
$95.00 Madler, Dr. J. H. v. . VON DER ALTESTEN BIS AUF DIE NEUESTE ZEIT2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Braunschweig 1873 George Westermann. History of Astronomy. In German. 2 volumes. Large octavos, 528pp., 590pp., half leather with blue marbled boards. Several very small university name stamps, slight residue of spine labels). Good, slight amount of foxing, light cover wear. 2 volumes. (a69234)
$255.00 Cooke, Josiah Parsons . SCIENTIFIC CULTURE: ITS SPIRIT, ITS AIM AND ITS METHODS, AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE OPENING OFTHE SUMMER SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY AT HARVARD COLLEGE, JUL 7, 1884
1884. Octavo, pp., 577-594, frontis of J. Peter Lesley, removed from larger binding and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a70374)
$35.00 Haskins, Charles H. . ORLEANESE FORMULARIES IN A MANUSCRIPT AT TARRAGONA ; ARABIC SCIENCE IN WESTERN EUROPE; A CANTERBURY MONK AT CONSTANTINOPLE C. 1090; PASCALIS ROMANUS PETRUS CHRYSOLANUS; LEO TUSCUS
1910-1930. Collection of 5 short articles written by Haskins, bound in one thin hardcover volume. Most of original printed wraps bound in also. One article annotated in ink by Haskins. VG. (a71378)
$135.00 Dee, John . THE MATHEMATICALL PRAEFACE TO THE ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRIE OF EUCLID OF MEGARA (1570)
NY 1975 Science History Publications. Facsimile reprint of original 1570 edition. With introduction by Allen G. Debus. Hardcover. Octavo, 33pp. (introductions), about 50pp. (facsimile), foldout chart, black cloth. Near Fine, no DJ. (a72354)
$80.00 Klebs, Arnold C. . GLEANING FROM INCUNABULA OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
1932 Offprint from Papers of the Bibliographical societ of America. Sm.4to., pp. 52-88, original printed wraps. Owner signed. Good plus. (a73430)
$24.00 Blake, John B. . SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS SINCE THE RENAISSANCE: THEIR ROLE IN MEDICAL RESEARCH
1957. Article at pp. 31-62 in one issue of Proceedings of American Philosophical Society. Included in a complete issue with several articles. 4to., original printed wraps. Near Fine. (a74514b)
$35.00Hingston, Major R.W.G.. THE MEANING OF ANIMAL COLOUR AND ADORNMENT
London 1933 first edition. Edward Arnold. Red cloth hardcover. Octavo. 411p. Good, owner signed, binding secure, hinges not cracked; text clean. no dj. (a7460)
$35.00 Jordan, David Starr and B. Evermann . AMERICAN FOOD AND GAME FISHES
NY 1934 Doubleday. A popular account of all the species found in America north of the Equator, with keys for ready identification, life histories and methods of capture. Hardcover. 4to., 572pp., color plates, photo illustrations, green cloth with gilt lettering. VG, spine lettering faded, faint occasional foxing, no DJ. (a77718)
$29.00 Brehm, Alfred Edmund . FROM NORTH POLE TO EQUATOR, STUDIES OF WILD LIFE AND SCENES IN MANY LANDS
London 1896 Blackie. Translated from German by M. Thomson and edited by J. Arthur Thomson. Focuses on wildlife; 2 chapters on Arctic, 3 chapters on Siberia. Author, a German naturalist, 1829-1884. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 502pp., illustrations, index, red cloth with gilt picture on front board of men, animals and yurts. Quite a few library name stamps in text but very tiny and very pale hence not obstrusive. Top edge gilt. Library numbers removed from spine and no longer visible. Good plus, cover worn on edges and corners. (a79637)
$100.00 Binder, Dr.-Ing. Ludwig . DIE WANDERWELLENVORG�NGE AUF EXPERIMENTELLER GRUNDLAGE
Berlin 1928 Springer. Aus Anla� der Jahrhundertfeier der Technischen Hochschule Dresden nach den Arbeiten des Institutes f�r Elektromaschinenbau u. elektr. Anlagen. In German. Hardcover. Octavo, 200pp., text diagrms, gilt printed boards. VG. (a83865)
$28.00Macek, Josef (editor) . HISTORICA III LES SCIENCES HISTORIQUES EN TCHECOSLOVAQUIE; HISTORICAL SCIENCES IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA; HISTORISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN IN DER TSCHECHOSLOWAKEI; LE SCIENZA STORICHE NELLA CECOSLOVACCHIA
Praha 1961 first edition Nakladatelstvi. Ceskoslovaenske Akademie Ved. Articles in English, German , French , Czech, Italian. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 387pp., photo illustrations, cloth. VG in Good DJ,a bit worn, chipped. (a84035)
$59.00 Macek, Josef (editor) . HISTORICA II LES SCIENCES HISTORIQUES EN TCHECOSLOVAQUIE; HISTORICAL SCIENCES IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA; HISTORISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN IN DER TSCHECHOSLOWAKEI
Praha 1960 first edition Nakladatelstvi. Ceskoslovaenske Akademie Ved. Articles in English, Russian, German , French , Czech, Italian. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 374pp., photo illustrations, cloth. near Fine in Good DJ, a bit worn, chipped. (a84096)
$59.00 (history of science) . SHORT-TITLE CATALOG OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE COLLECTIONS UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA LIBRARIES MAY, 1969
1969. Introduction by Duane H D Roller, Curator. Wraps. Oblong 4to., 631p., black cloth spine with printed paper cover. Good. (a85672)
$75.00 Bernheim, Ernst . LEHRBUCH DER HISTORISCHEN METHODE UND DER GESCHICHTSPHILOSOPHIE 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Burt Franklin reprint of original 1908 edition. Two volumes. Hardcovers, in German. Octavos, 842p., blue cloth. Ex-university library with spine numbers. VG, no DJs. 2 volumes. (a85975)
$55.00 (harvard) Caleb Strong . HARVARD BROADSIDE 1805 (original)
1805. Very large, 16x20-1/2 inch folio poster which begins 'Illustrissimo Caleb Strong, Armigero, Gubernatori...' then lists all the members of the Senior class and several hundred theses arranged by topic (philosophy, science, mathematics, etc.) In Latin. Printed on one side only, by Hilliard. Good, one very small chip from top edge with no loss of text, several tiny pinholes in text, a few wrinkles in one corner. (a8939)
$190.00 Hoppus, J. . ACCOUNT OF LORD BACON'S NOVUM ORGANON SCIENTIARUM
London 1827 Baldwin and Cradock. Hardcover. thin 8vo., 40pp. 3/4 leather. VG, light wear. (s113)
$120.00