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(Paris, Bertrand, ca. 1840). 27,5x38 cm. (billedflade). originalt litografi trykt på kinapapir med brede marginer (dessinée par A. Mayer). En samling ryttere til hest og folk til fods passerer elven. Planche nr. 56 fra Paul Gaimard "Voyage en Islande et au Groënland exécuté pendant les Années 1835 et 1836 sur la Corvette la recherche. Paris, Arthur Bertrand. 1842."

(Paris, Bachelier), 1847. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome 24, No. 10. Pp. (337-) 396. (Entire issue offered). Flourens' paper: pp. 340-44. A small paperflaw in inner margin on the first leaf. Clean and fine. First printing of groundbreaking paper on anaesthesia, disclosing that chloroform had an anaesthetic effect. Flourens made the discovery before James Young Simpson."Little notice seems to have been taken of his paper, but later the same year Simpson independently demonstrated the value of chloroform."(Garrison & Morton, 5654.

Berlin, E. Kortmann, 1853. Small folio-oblong. Rebacked. Clothcovers prserving the original gilt title on upper cover. Stamp on title-page. Lithographed title-page. Ca. 500 unnumbered textleaves containg text to the 137 battle-plans ("Schlachten"), but only the text is present. Faint scattered brownspots. A few leaves with marginal repairs.

Hafnia (Copenhagen), Reg. Maj. & Universit., 1710. 8vo. In contemporary full with five raised bands. Binding defective, leather partly detached. Front free end paper with annotations in contemporary hand. Heavily underlined throughout. (4), 285, (3) pp. The rare first edition of Bartholin's theological textbook containing various theological systems intended for academic teaching. Biblioteca Danica I, 186.

Paris, Chaix et Cie, 1856. Large 4to. Contemp. hcloth. Titlelabelwith gilt lettering on upper cover. 32 pp., 4 folded tables, 2 folded lithographed plates. First edition.

Köbenhavn, Gad, 1871. 8vo. Bound in recent half cloth over marbled paper covered boards. First and last leaves mounted in margin, otherwise a nice and clean copy. (4), 111 pp. + 3 plates. First edition of Warming’s doctoral dissertation, a landmark study in plant morphology and organogenesis. Here Warming investigates the cyathium (the characteristic cup-shaped structure) of the Euphorbia genus, seeking to determine whether it should be classified as a single flower or as an inflorescence. Warming’s work provided an important contribution to the understanding of floral structures in angiosperms. Johannes Eugenius Warming (1841–1924), commonly known as Eugen Warming, was a pioneering Danish botanist widely recognized as one of the founding figures of modern ecology. He authored the first textbook on plant ecology in 1895, introduced the first university course in the subject, and helped define the scope and content of ecological science. In 1975, ecologist R. J. Goodland asserted: “If one individual can be singled out to be honoured as the founder of ecology, Warming should gain precedence” ("The Tropical Origin of Ecology: Eugen Warming's Jubilee"). Warming wrote a number of textbooks on botany, plant geography and ecology, which were translated to several languages and were immensely influential at their time and later. Most important were “Plantesamfund and Haandbog i den systematiske Botanik”.

(London, Taylor & Francis, 1869) Large 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.". 1868. Vol. 158. Pp. 333-345 a. 3 fine lithographed plates. First appearance of this paper in which Phillips summarizes his importen work on the moons surface."In 1852 John Phillips brought maturee geological experience to his own personal observations of the physiocal features ofthe surface of the moon, using first the great telescope belonging to the Earl of Rosse...The drawings (of surfaces of the moon) were to be made under a set of standard conditions of representation and on a uniform scale...By 1853 he was recording his observations photographically on collodion palets and employing his great artuistic skill in accurate and detailled drawings...In a summary of his findings published in 1868 (the paper offered), Phillips drew vivid analogies between many of the features seen on the surfaceof the moon and those known to him intimately by observation and measurement on the earth."(DSB X, p. 584.).

(Paris, Gauthier-Villars), 1880. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome 91, No 18. Pp.(698-) 736. (Entire issue offered). Bell's paper: pp. 726-727. First printing of the paper in which Bell speculates how his and Tainter's invention of the Photophone or Radiophone could have a wider use. He pondered the photophone's possible scientific use in the spectral analysis of artificial light sources, stars and sunspots. He later also speculated on its possible future applications, though he did not anticipate either the laser or fiber-optic telecommunications:"Can Imagination picture what the future of this invention is to be!.... We may talk by light to any visible distance without any conduction wire.... In general science, discoveries will be make by the Photophone that are undreamed of just now." Not long after its invention laboratories within the Bell System continued to improve the photophone in the hope that it could supplement or replace expensive conventional telephone lines. Its earliest non-experimental use came with military communication systems during World War I and II, its key advantage being that its light-based transmissions could not be intercepted by the enemy.

Wien, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1990. Folio. In the original 2 uniform red full cloth bindings with gilt lettering to spine and front board housed in matching casette. Ex-libris pasted on to verso of front board. A very fine and clean set. [Text vol.:] 158, (58); [Plate volume:] 13, (168) pp. Veröffentlichungen der Kommission dü Schrift- und Buchwesen des Mittelalters, Reihe I, Band 7

Berlin, Propyläen 1931-33. 4to. Bound in 11 orig. half morocco bindings, spines gilt, paperlabels on spines, slight shelfwear. All vols. with stamp on titles.. With maps and illustrations.

(Giessen, 1880). Offprint from "Berich der Oberhess. Gesellschaft f. Natur-u. Heilkunde" pp. 1-16 and 1 lithographed plate. From the library of H. Becquerel with his small paperlabel pasted on front with the booknumber "B 1919". First edition in the scarce offprint.

London, J.d. Potter, 1856. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Lithographed frontispiece. XXVI,(2),376 pp., 1 folded lithographed map. Clean and fine.

(Paris, Mallet-Bachelier), 1860. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome 50, No 1. Pp. (13-) 59. (Entire issue offered). Mendeléef's paper: pp. 52-54. First appearance of an importent paper in which he "recognized a relation between the molecular cohesion of a liquid and its chemical reactivity. The esterification of an alcohol by an acid occurs in such a way that the sum of the molecular cohesions of the products of the reaction (ester + water) is much greater than that of reacting substances, an idea later applied to the influence of solvents"(Partington "A History of Chemistry", vol. 4, p. 893).

London, A. J. Valpy, 1814 & London, John Murray, 1815. 8vo. Both works bound in one contemporary half calf binding with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Light wear to extremities and waterstain to first 3 leaves. Previous owner's name to title-page of "War of the French". Light occassional brownspotting throughout. VIII, 293, (1), VIII, 384 pp. + 2 folded plates.

(København), 1804. Kort over den sydvestlige del af Sønderjylland med Fanø og Manø. 53x88 cm. Tegnet for Videnskabernes Selskab af T. Bugge og F. Wilster 1804. Kortet er her originalt opdelt i 20 felter, opklæbet på lærred og foldet som rejsekort. Indlagt i marmoreret foderal.

Hmbg.,1851. Nice later hcalf. Uncut. First edition.

(København, 1884). 8vo. In a recent half cloth binding. Nice and clean. 105 pp. Rare first edition of Warming's first attempt in life-form classification. The work is considered foundational for later developments in plant ecological morphology and life-form classification, and it laid important groundwork for Warming’s more famous 1895 textbook "Plantesamfund" which helped establish ecology as a scientific discipline. The classification was based on his meticulous observations while raising wild plants from seed in the Copenhagen Botanical Garden. Fourteen informal groups were recognized, based on longevity of the plant, power of vegetative propagation, duration of tillers, hypogeous or epigeous type of shoots, mode of wintering and degree and mode of branching of rhizomes. Johannes Eugenius Warming (1841–1924), commonly known as Eugen Warming, was a pioneering Danish botanist widely recognized as one of the founding figures of modern ecology. He authored the first textbook on plant ecology in 1895, introduced the first university course in the subject, and helped define the scope and content of ecological science. In 1975, ecologist R. J. Goodland asserted: “If one individual can be singled out to be honoured as the founder of ecology, Warming should gain precedence” ("The Tropical Origin of Ecology: Eugen Warming's Jubilee"). Warming wrote a number of textbooks on botany, plant geography and ecology, which were translated to several languages and were immensely influential at their time and later. Most important were “Plantesamfund and Haandbog i den systematiske Botanik”.

Paris, Baudouin Freres, 1827. Uncut in orig. printed blue wrappers. Some tears to wrappers, especially on spine. Scattered brownspots. Without the atlas with 6 plans and portrait.

Stockholm, 1872(-73). Samt. hldrbd. Ryg slidt, falsen revnet. Med orig. foromslag. Med dedik. til J. Reinhardt. (6),LXIX,187,12 pp., 1 litograf. planche. Zimmer p. 611. An exposition of the authors system of classification of birds. Numerous new genera and one new species are described in the work.

Lipsiæ, 1703. 4to. Cont.full calf. Titlelabel renewed. (30),290,246 pp. + Index. In slipcase.

Tübingen, 1817. 3 orig.boards. 540,552,532 pp.

Rostok, Koppischen Buchhandlung, 1766. Lex8vo. Large uncut copy. Wrapper blank and without frontwrapper. (42),142 pp., Engraved portrait and titlevignette and 4 engraved plates.

Wien, Tendler und v. Manstein, 1825. Small 8vo. Uncut in orig. printed wrappers. Some browning and fraying to wrappers. Stitching occassionally a bit loose. XX,315 pp. Scattered brownspots.

Leipzig, Rein, 1803. 8vo. In contemporary half calf. Light wear to extremities, internally with light occassional brownspotting. XII, 307 pp. + frontispiece.

Paris, G. Masson, 1889. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Light wear along edges. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", 6ieme Series - Tome 17. 512 pp. (Entire volume offered). Firs printing of Jacques Curie's (the brother of Pierre Curie) doctorial dissertation dealing with the phenomena of Piezoelectricity in crystals which the two brothers had discovered in 1880. Crystals with piezoelectric properties form an essential portion of sound-electronics devices such as microphones and record-players.