Miscellaneous
| ANDRIEU, E. Traité De Dentisterie Opératoire... Paris: Octave Doin. 1889 [F15852] 8vo. (25 x 16 cm). pp.xv+655. Contemporary quarter morocco with marbled boards and endpapers, spine with raised bands and tan label with gilt lettering. Speckled edges. 409 illustration in the text. Trivial foxing to affecting only a few pages. A very good copy. £100
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| BENTSCHNEIDER, Georgiuds Rudolphus. Dissertatio Inauguralis Medica de Ruminatione Humana...die XVIIII. Aprilids MDCCLXXIV. Goettingae: Litteris Barmeieri. 1774 [F39706] Sm. 4to. (21 x 17 cm.). pp.[iv]+24. Gold taped spine, otherwise unbound. £25
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| BOERHAAVE, Hermanni. De Usu ratiocinii Mechanici in Medicina Oratio habita in auditorio magno XXIV. Septembris cum tertii suae Stionis anni labores auspicaretur Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Johannem Verbessel. 1703 [F39704] Sm. 4to. (19 x 15 cm.). pp.[iv]+44. [with] ARNOLDUS, Andreas: Sacra Mathesis...1676. pp.[vi]+18. Disbound. £25
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| DETHARDING, Georgius. Disquisitio Physica Vermium in Norvegia... praeses Georgius Detharding...respondente Alberto Augusto Roggenkamp Havniae [Copenhagen]: ex Typogr. regiae Majestatis... 1742 [F39696] Sm.4to. 20.5 x 16 cm. pp.[ii]+38.Disbound. 3 full page engraved plates, each with accompanying descriptive leaf. £100
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| (FIREWORKS). DIDEROT, Denis & dALEMBERT, Jean le Rond. Artificier. Contenant Sept Plaches. [from] Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres. Paris, Neufchastel & Amsterdam: 1751-1780 [F33868] Complete section from the Encyclopaedia on fireworks. pp.[ii]+7 copper engraved plates illustrating the process of making fireworks with examples of the different kinds. The text provides a description of each plate. Bound in 19th Century blue printed paper. A clean set with a strong impression. £250
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| HELLENIUS, Carl Niclas & LEVIN, Gustaf. Fortekning pa Finska Medicinal-Vaxter Med Philosphiska Facultetens Bifall vid Kongl. Acad. I Abo...23 Junii 1775. Abo [Turku]: Johan Christoph. Frenckell. 1773 [F39702] Sm. 4to. (24 x 20 cm.). Title and pp.22. Original sheets uncut and unbound. £25
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| MAURY, M, F. Physical Geography of the Sea. New York: Harper & Brothers 1855 [F36302] FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (25 x 16 cm). pp.xxiv+274. Original green cloth, gilt vignette to upper board, gilt lettering to spine. Contemporary inscription to f.f.e.p. With 4 plates to text and 7 folding plates at rear. Pastedowns darkened by binders glue as usual. Corners slightly bumped, very light soiling to head of spine. A very good copy. £300 The first extensive and comprenhensive book on oceanography to be published with many important new contributions to the charting of winds and ocean currents. | |
| PAULLI, Jacobus Henricus. Anatome Anatomiae Bilsinae, imprimis circa Vasa Meseraica uti & Labyrinthum in Ductu Rorifero occupato, excellentissimor. & celeberrimorum D.D. Professorum in Regia Hafniensi Academia disquisitioni a. MDCLXIII. D. XXIII. Maji publice proposita a Jacobi Henrico Paulli, rerspondente Christophoro Frisio Erfurtense. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: Literis Henrici Godiani. 1663 [F39695] Sm. 4to. (19.5 x 15.5 cm). pp.[iv]+52. Later drab paper wrappers. 3 full page engraved plates. £250 [Krivatsy 8675].
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| SMITH, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. With a Life of the Author, An Introductory Discourse, Notes, and Supplemental Dissertations by J.R. McCulloch. Fourth edition, corrected and improved. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. 1855 [F39916] 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). pp.[vi]+lxvi+685. Double column. Contemporary black morocco, spine richly gilt, marbled endpapers and edges. 2 engraved portrait frontispieces. Ownership inscription excised from front free endpaper and printed ownership stamp of John F. Roberts to half title. A handsome copy. £200 |
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