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(Paris, Mallet-Bachelier), 1860. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome 51, No 8. Pp. (273-) 307. (Entire issue offered). Pasteur's paper: pp. 298-299. First appearance of the paper in which the optical chemical acticity in fermentation could be explained as an activity of a living organism."He showed in 1860 that a specific mold, penicillium glaucum, selectively metabolized the right-handed form in a solution of ammonium paratartrate containing a little phosphate. Later qualified, modified, and generalized by others, Pasteur’s new method become applicable to the separation of leftand right-handed forms in a number of compounds."(DSB).

Leipzig, Grossii, Gleditschii & Fritschium, 1723. 4to. The entire volume offered in contemporary full vellum. Hand written title on spine. A yellow label pasted on to top of spine. Two small stamps to title-page and free front end-paper. Library label to pasted down front free end-paper. Occassional brownspots throughout, otherwise fine. First printing of this index volume of Acta Eruditorum 1723.

Wien, Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1983. 4to. 2 orig. full cloth in orig. slipcase. 214 pp. and 109 illustrations on plates + Platevolume with 9 colourplates and 221 illustrations on plates. Clean and fine.

Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1831. Contemp. hcloth. Stamp on foot of title-page. 40 pp., 2 folded maps/plans. Offprint/Extrait from "Annales Maritimes 1831".

Halle, Rengerschen Buchhandlung,1798. Cont.hcalf. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. XX,372 pp.

Kastellet, Roskilde, 1911. Postkort med udskrift, frimærke og poststempel 21.12.11. "De bedste Jule- og Nytaars-ønsker fra Kastellet Roskilde". På forsiden et foto af et af Wieds papirklip med titlen "En Digter". Her ses Wied med en stor fjerpen over ryggen slæbende på en lille Pegasus på hjul.

Kjøbenhavn, Udgiverens Bekostning, 1823. Lille 8vo. Samtidigt hldrbd. med rig rygforgyldning, skindtitel. Øverste rygfelt defekt. Reter af papirsetiket på ryg. Stempler på titelbladet. XIV,313 pp. Indvendig ren, trykt på skrivepapir.

Leipzig, Gleditsch & Lanckisiii, 1756. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Nova Acta Eruditorum", Anno 1756, No. X (September issue). Pp. 481-528 (entire issue offered). Dollonds paper: pp. 496-505 and 1 engraved plate. Wide-margined. Some browning and brownspots. First Latin edition of Dollond's importent paper "An Explanation of an Instrument for measuring Small Angles," pawing the way for his invention of the Acromatic Telescope. The paper was first printed in The Philosophical Transactions, 1754. The plate shows the combination of two lenses of crown glass and flint glass correcting the errors arising from the different refrangibility of the rays of light.

Aalborg, Joh.P. Holtzberg, 1769. Samtidigt hldrbd. med rig rygforgyldning.Forgyldt skindtitel. 2 papirsetiketter påsat ryggen. (4),315 pp. Indvendig ren og frisk, trykt på skrivepapir.

(Altona, 1744). Small 8vo. Contemp. blank, light-brown boards. Gilt spine. Gilt lettering. (2),300,(2) pp. + (14),98 pp., 2 folded tables. Leaves shaved, but only loosing printing place and year from title-page.

Heilbronn a. N., J.D. Class, 1825. Small 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. IV,265 pp. The first few leaves with faint brownspots.

La Haye, Jean Naeulme, 1727. Small 8vo. 4 contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Gilt lettering. Upper compartment on volume 3, taped. Slightly rubbed. Stamp on title-pages. 4 engraved portraits. Internally clean.

(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1814). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1814 - Part I. Pp. 121-186 and 1 engraved plate.Clean and fine. First printing of a major paper by Ivory concerning the more difficult problems of calculating orbits of comets than the calculation of the orbits of planets."Ivory's scientific reputation, for which he was awarded many honours during his lifetime, including knighthood of the Order of the Guelphs, Civil Division (1831), was founded on the ability to understand and comment the work of the French analysts rather than any great originality of his own...Ivory's work, conducted with great industry over a long period, helped to foster in England a new interest in the application of analysis to physical problems." (DSB VII. p. 37).

Frankfurt und Leipzig, 1762. 4to. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Wear to spine ends. Top of spine taped. Spine a bit rubbed. Stamp on title-page. (10),136 pp., 3 folded genealogical tables.

Blåt blankt papiromsl. Plettet ekspl. Originaludgave. Himmelstrup 132.

Wien, Militär-wissenschaftlichen Vereines, 1875. Contemp. hcloth. paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamp on title-page. 67 pp., 4 folded plates. (Separat-Abdruck aus dem Organ des Wiener militär-wissenschaftlichen Vereines).

Edinburgh, Balfour and Creech, 1773. 12mo. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Compartments gilt. (2),II,111 pp. On good paper. The last few leaves with some browning.

Fourth ed. Edinb.,.1835. Small8vo. Orig.full cloth. First inner hinge broken. 484 pp., 15 wood-engr.plts.a.1 engr.fold.map.

(Paris, Bertrand, ca. 1840). 29x40 cm. (billedflade). Originalt litografi trykt på kinapapir med brede marginer (Dessiné et lith. par A. Mayer). Prospekt af de basaltiske søjleformationer fra østsiden med ryttere og folk i forgrunden. Planche Nr. 76 fra Paul Gaimard: Voyage en Islande et au Groënland exécuté pendant les Années 1835 et 1836 sur la Corvette la Recherche. Paris, Arthur Betrand, 1842.

Gotha, Julius Perthes, 1875-76. 4to. No wrappers. VIII,48,(2),47 pp. and 6 large folded lithographed maps in colour.(all called for). (Petermann's "Geographischen Mittheilungen", Ergänzungsheft 44 u. 45).

Stockholm, Isaac Marcus, 1856. Samt. halvshirt. 67 pp. Stempeler på titelblad. Skjold i nederste højre hjørner på de første 12 blade. Titelblad med brunpletter.

København., A. Seidelin, 1812-13. 8vo. 4 ensartede samtidige hldrbd., rygforgyldning. Forreste fals på bind 1 itu, taperepareret. 4 kobberstukne titelblade. Lidt spredte brunpletter. Høegh Guldbergs højt værdsatte Plautus-oversættelse er samtidig den første danske oversættelse af Plautus. - Bibl. Danica IV:130.

Kbhvn., P.G. Philipsen, 1862. Samt. hldrbd.Ryg med lettere brugsspor. Hjørner stødte. Stempel og gl. ejernavn på titelblad. XVI,476 pp., 9 tonede litograferede plancher og 1 foldekort. First Danish edition of "Wanderungen durch die Prairien und Wüsten des westlichen Nordamerika vom Mississippi nach den Küsten der Südsee. Lpz., 1860". (Sabin 49916). The author joined the Government Pacific Railroad Survey Expedition in 1857. With fine lithographs depicting Indians.

Papiret vandmærket 1810. Original håndkoloreret tuschtegning efter Rieters kobberstik. Kunstner signeret H.H. 21 x 18 cm. Se Krohn 889.

Paris, Garnier, 1825. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on spine. Lithographed portrait as frontispiece. XVI,352,(1) pp. and 1 (of 2) large folded engraved plate. The first few leaves with a faint dampstain in lower right corners.