Munich & Berlin: R. Oldenbourg, 1923. Oberth, Hermann (1894-1989). Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen. 8vo. 92pp. 3 folding lithographed plates. Munich & Berlin: R. Oldenbourg, 1923. 254 x 175 mm. Original wrappers, uncut, wrappers a little worn & chipped; boxed. Occasional minor foxing, but very good. First Edition of Oberth’s..... More
Paris: 1796. Lamarck, Jean Baptiste (1744-1829). Autograph receipt signed. 1 sheet. Paris, “19 thermidor, l’an quatre de la république” [6 August 1796]. 250 x 194 mm. Stamp (possibly that of a notary) on verso. Traces of former mounting, but fine otherwise. Rare signed document by Lamarck, best known as an..... More
Paris: Cechet jeune, 1829. Gerdy, Pierre Nicolas (1797-1856). Anatomie des forms extérieures du corps humain, appliquée à la peinture, à la sculpture et à la chirurgie. 8vo. [4], xxxiii, [1], 363pp. 3 plates. Paris: Céchet jeune; Brussels: Dépot de Librairie Médical Française, 1829. 215 x 134 mm. (uncut). Original plain..... More
London: Richard Phillips, 1802. Itard, Jean Marie Gaspard (1774-1838). An historical account of the discovery and education of a savage man, or of the first developments, physical and moral, of the young savage caught in the woods near Aveyron. 148pp. Frontispiece. London: Richard Phillips, 1802. Bound with: Gilpin, William (1724-1804)..... More
1953-75. Oparin, Alexander Ivanovich (1894-1980). Collection of 11 books by Oparin, together with the festschrift issued in honor of Oparin’s 80th birthday, as listed below. From the library of Melvin Calvin (1911-97), 1961 Nobel Laureate in chemistry. Includes six books inscribed by Oparin to Calvin, and seven books with Calvin’s..... More
Kinberley: Hartley & Son, 1890. Hillier, Alfred Peter (1858-1911). The antiquity of man in South Africa, and evolution. 26pp. Kimberley, [South Africa]: C. H. Hartley and Son, 1890. 201 x 143 mm. Original cloth, gilt-lettered front cover, light edgewear, tiny hole in lower part of spine. Very good. First Separate..... More
London: W. Nicol, 1826. Babbage, Charles (1791-1871). On a method of expressing by signs the action of machinery. Offprint from Philosophical Transactions 116, pt. 3 (1826). [2], 16pp. 4 plates. 298 x 229 mm. Original plain blue wrappers, spine split, a few chips; preserved in a quarter morocco drop-back box..... More
1947. Burks, Arthur W. (1915-2008). Electronic computing circuits of the ENIAC. Offprint from Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers 35 (August 1947). 756-767pp. Text diagrams. Original printed self-wrappers. Lightly creased in one corner, small tear in first leaf, but very good. First Edition, Offprint Issue. Burks was a senior..... More
Washington DC: NASA, 1969. [Apollo 11.] Hage, George H. (1925-2008). Apollo 11 mission director’s briefing for news media. Reproduced typescript. 78pp. (irregularly numbered), including diagrams. Washington, DC: NASA, 16 June 1969. 268 x 205 mm. Unbound (stapled). Some damage from paper clips on a few leaves, including rust stains and..... More
New Brunswick [N.J.]: 1829. Griffith, Mary (1772-1846). Autograph letter signed to Dr. Francis of New York. Bifolium. 1 page plus integral address leaf. Charlieshope [New Brunswick, N.J.], 27 July 1829. 250 x 190 mm. Some tiny holes along folds, tears along folds mended including where seal was broken, small dampstain..... More
Lodi: Tipografia Orcesi, 1835. Bassi, Agostino (1773-1856). Del mal del segno calcinaccio o moscardino malattia che affligge i bachi da seta e sul modo de liberarne le bigattaje anche le piu infestate. 2 vols. in 1. [8], v-xi, 67; xiv, 60pp. Lodi: Tipografia Orcesi, 1835-36. 218 x 140 mm. 19th..... More
1813. [Napoleon I.] Office of the Governor-General of the Illyrian Provinces. Mesures générales relatives à la propagation de la vaccine [docket identification]. Manuscript government document with engraved heading, signed [illegibly] by an official at the Illyrian Governor-General’s office. [8]pp., plus 2 blank leaves (6 bifolia total), tied together with linen..... More
1874-77. Potain, Pierre C. E. (1825-1901). Cliniques du Dr. Potain. Manuscript notebook in the hand of medical student Alfred Dessois. [2], 93, [104, blank], 8pp. Some text drawings. [Paris], 1874-77. 186 x 150 mm. Original quarter cloth, boards, hinges worn, some rubbing. Endpapers a bit foxed, but very good. Rare..... More
Boston: Willam A. Hall & Co., 1843. Dods, John Bovee (1795-1872). Six lectures on the philosophy of mesmerism, delivered in the Marlboro’ Chapel . . . 68pp. Boston: William A. Hall & Co., 1843. 180 x 113 mm. Disbound. First and last leaves a bit soiled, but very good. First..... More
Washington DC: B. Homans, 1837. Sewall, Thomas (1786 or 1787 – 1845). An examination of phrenology; in two lectures . . . 70, [2, blank]pp. 8 folding lithographed plates, including frontispiece. Washington City: B. Homans, 1837. 222 x 135 mm. 20th century cloth, library markings on spine, free endpapers removed..... More
1951. Williams, Frederic C. (1911-77); Tom Kilburn (1921-2001); Geoff C. Tootill (1922-2017). Universal high-speed digital computers: A small-scale experimental machine. Offprint from Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers 98 (1951). 13-28pp. Text diagrams. 278 x 204 mm. Original printed wrappers, detached, somewhat soiled, spine repaired with clear tape. Offprint..... More
London: Post Office Research Station, 1946. Coombs, Allen W. M. (1911-95); William W. Chandler; Thomas H. Flowers (1905-88); W. Gordon Radley. Research report no. 12719. Automatic computing: An analysis of arithmetical operations. Mimeograph typescript. 29pp., including diagrams. Dollis Hills, London: Post Office Research Station, August 1946. 281 x 219 mm..... More
London: James Wales, 1795. Wales, James (1746/47 – 1795). A singular operation. Mezzotint engraving by W. Nutter after Wales. London: James Wales . . . at Mr. R. Cribbs, Carver & Gilder, 1795. 378 x 261 mm. Traces of mount removal on verso, a few tiny spots, but fine otherwise..... More
1950. Hamming, Richard Wesley (1915–98). Error detecting and error codes. Bell System Technical Publications, Monograph 1757. 14pp. New York: Bell Telephone Laboratories, October 1950. 277 x 214 mm. Original printed wrappers, perforated for ring binder as issued. Near fine. Library stamp on front wrapper. First Separate Edition. Hamming was the..... More
Paris: Fortin, Masson et Cie. 1844. Becquerel, Louis Alfred (1814-62) and Alexandre Rodier (1811- ). Recherches sur la composition du sang dans l’état de santé et dans l’état de maladie. 127, [1]pp. Paris: Fortin, Masson et Cie., 1844. 227 x 145 mm. Quarter morocco, marbled boards in period style; original..... More
London: 1860. Daubeny, Charles (1795-1867). Portrait photograph by Maull & Polyblank. [London: Maull & Polyblank,] n.d. [late 1850s]. 200 x 147 mm. (image); 299 x 253 (mount). Traces of mounting on the verso, but very good. Subject identified in pencil in the lower margin. Portrait of geologist and botanist Charles..... More
London: 1860. Bowman, William (1816-92). Portrait photograph by Maull & Polyblank. [London: Maull & Polyblank,] n.d. [ca. 1860]. 200 x 147 mm. (image); 299 x 253 (mount). Lower corner of mount a bit soiled, traces of mounting on the verso, but very good. Subject identified in pencil in the lower..... More
London: 1860. Bright, Charles T. (1832-88). Portrait photograph by Maull & Polyblank. London: Maull & Polyblank, n.d. [ca. 1865]. 200 x 147 mm. (image); 299 x 253 (mount). Traces of mounting on the verso, but very good. Subject identified in pencil in the lower margin. Portrait of electrical engineer Charles..... More
Bonn: 1894. Heidenhain, Rudolf (1834-97). Neue Versuche über die Aufsaugung im Dünndarm. Bemerkungen zu dem Aufsatze des Herrn Dr. W. Cohnstein: “Zur Lehre von der Transsudation.” Double offprint from Pflüger’s Archiv für die gesammte Physiologie 56 (1894). 579-640pp. 236 x 160 mm. Original printed wrappers, ink stain in lower corner..... More
1953. Watson, James D. (1928- ) & Crick, Francis H. C. (1916-2004). Molecular structure of nucleic acids. A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid. With: Wilkins, Maurice (1916-2004); Stokes, A. R.; & Wilson, H. R. Molecular structure of deoxypentose nucleic acids. With: Franklin, Rosalind (1920-58) and Gosling, R. G. Molecular configuration..... More