Renaissance books of science from the collection of Albert E. Lownes.

Publisher Information: Hanover: Dartmouth College, 1970. Lownes, Albert Edgar (1899-1978). [Compiled by David R. Godine in collaboration with Owen Gingerich]. Renaissance books of science from the collection of Albert E. Lownes. 123, [3] pp. (240 x 160 mm). Well-illustrated. Original printed wrappers. Fine.

"[Lownes] collected in other fields before focusing on science. He started in college, first collecting local floras of New England, eventually expanding to collect all of science. He left about 12,000 books to Brown University, his alma mater. [. . . ] In the preface to [the book being offered here] he wrote 'For half a century I have tried, within my means, to find the great books of science ...' but 'It is the secondary and tertiary books that give color to collecting and makes it fun.' Of those latter books he wrote 'Of course, I tell myself, I don't collect these books; yet here they are. Sometimes I think that they collect me.'" (Thornton and Tully's, 4th ed. Accessed online, 01 Jan 2023).

Book Id: 50621

Price: $30.00

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