1951. (1) Rutishauser, Heinz (1918-70); Speiser ; and Stiefel, Eduard (1909-78). Programmgesteurte digitale Rechenger‰te (elektronische Rechenmaschinen). Basel: Verlag Birkhauser, 1951. Text diagrams. 227 x 148 mm. (2) Stock, John Robert. Die mathematischen Grundlagen f¸r die Organisation der elektronischen Rechenmaschine der Eidgenissischen Technischen Hochschule. Basel: Birkh‰user Verlag, 1956. 73 [1]pp. Text... More

New York: Dover, 1961. Babbage, Charles. Charles Babbage and his calculating engines. Selected writings by Charles Babbage and others. Edited and with an introduction by Philip Morrison and Emily Morrison. New York: Dover Publications, ©1961. Original pictorial soft covers, back cover a bit soiled. VG. xxxviii, 400pp. Text illustrations. 203... More

1962. [Von Neumann, John.] Burks, Arthur; Goldstine, Herman; and von Neumann. Preliminary discussion of the logical design of an electronic computing instrument. In Datamation 8, no. 9 (September 1962): 24-31; and no. 10 (October 1962): 36-41. Together two numbers, in original printed wrappers. Small rust-marks from paper clips. Both numbers... More

1919. Offprint from The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 13 (1919). 243-300pp. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper inscribed: "Professor [John] Howland with the kind regards of J.J. A. & S. K."; Howland's stamp on front wrapper. Very good.Abel isolated histamine from the pituitary extract of animals and demonstrated its... More

Leipzig: Gunther, 1865. More

1908-1910. Dakin, Henry Drysdale (1880-1952). Comparative studies of the mode of oxidation of phenyl derivatives of fatty acids by the animal organism and by hydrogen peroxide. Offprint from Journal of Biological Chemistry 4 (1908). 419-435pp. 234 x 156 mm. Original printed wrappers. Stamps of biochemist Lafayette B. Mendel (1872-1935; see... More

Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1906. Enderlen, Eugen (1863-1940) and Emil Gasser (1847-1919). Stereoskopbilder zur Lehre von den Hernien. [2], 76pp. 72 stereoscopic photographs, some with additional hand-coloring, in 18 blue card sleeves; the photographs are removable. Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1906. 300 x 210 mm. Original cloth, rebacked preserving original gilt-lettered spine... More

Leuven: 1836-39. Beneden, Pierre-Joseph van (1809-94). Cours de zoologie et d’anatomie comparée. Unpublished manuscript notebook in the hand of Beneden’s student Amand Proost. 530, [64], [86], [34]pp. (irregularly numbered; last 184 pages unnumbered), plus a few inserted leaves. Louvain [Leuven], 1836-39. 192 x 161 mm. Quarter cloth, marbled boards ca... More

Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1898. Schimper, Andreas F. W. (1856-1901). Pflanzen-Geographie auf physiologischer Grundlage. xviii, 876, [2, errata]pp. 69 plates, 4 chromolithographed folding maps, text illustrations. Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1898. 153 x 171 mm. Modern quarter cloth, marbled boards, original printed wrappers bound in, top edges gilt. Wrappers a bit soiled... More

Edinburgh: 1784. Hutton, James (1726-97). The theory of rain. Offprint from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1 (1788). 4to. 46pp. 255 x 198 mm. Quarter calf in antique style. First and last leaves coming loose, minor toning but very good. First Edition, Rare Offprint Issue, with only... More

1840-43. Poitevin, Alphonse (1819-82). Archive consisting of 24 autograph signed manuscript notebooks from Poitevin’s student days at the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures and 2 ledgers documenting Poitevin’s business and other expenses in later years. Together 26 volumes, containing over 7000 pages total. 1841-43 and 1856-94. Notebooks measure 217... More

Florence: Schemboche, 1871. Menabrea, Luigi Federico (1809–96). Cabinet photograph portrait (head and shoulders) by [Michele] Schemboche (fl. 1865-1906), mounted on printed card. Florence, Rome, Turin, Paris, n.d. [ca. 1870]. 165 x 109 mm. (mount); photograph measures 133 x 98 mm. Light soiling and edgewear but very good to fine. Menabrea’s... More

1704. 271 x 170 mm. Tiny tear in lower margin, small crease but very good. Portrait of the author of the "Lexicum Technicum," the first English encyclopedia. More