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Kjøbenhavn, F. Brummers Forlag, 1818. Small 8vo. Bound in a slightly worn contemporary hcalf. with gilt spine. Gilt title label. Corners bumped. Some brownspotting. The rare first printing of the sixth volume of Peter Foersom's and P.F. Wulf's translation of Shakespeare's tragic works. This volume contains the first danish translation of Richard III.The present translation of Shakespeare's works is considered the most important in Danish literature and became the standard version of the works.The copy belonged to the Danish literary historian Mogens Brøndsted and the renowned zoologist J. Reinhardt.

Sthlm., 1838 - 39. Samt. hldrbd. m. rygforgyldn. og blindtrykte dekorationer på ryg. Med fællestitelblad og de to deltitelblade. Første svenske udgave.

Leipzig, Ambrosius Barth, 1920. 8vo. In full black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In "Annalen der Physik", bd. 62. Entire volume offered. Small library stamp to lower part of title page and library label pasted on to front free end papers. Fine and clean. Pp. 603-22. [Entire volume: VI. 762 pp.]. First appearance of Schrödinger's important paper in which he presented his theory of pigments with highest luminosity"His first papers on relativity pointed to a second major field of interest. In addition to these works, and his early papers on relativity, Schrödinger made a detailed study, through both measurement and computation, of the metric of color space and the theory of color vision." (DSB).

Paris, Bossange Frères, 1823. Bound in 2 contemp. hcalf, gilt spines and gilt lettering. Upper compartment on volume one with a tear to joint and top of spine worn. Stamp on verso of titlepages. VIII,439;XIV,446 pp.and 1 large folded engraved map and one plate with facsimile of handwriting. Internally clean and fine.

Berlin, G. Reimer, 1833. 4to. In "Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, 1848.". Entire issue offered in the original printed wrappers, without backstrip. Fine and clean. [Entire volume: 392 pp.]. First printing of Stern's important papers on continued fractions which is the first systematic summary of the theory.As a professor at Göttingen University Stern taught Bernhard Riemann along with Gauss. Stern also helped Ferdinand Eisenstein in formulating a proof of the quadratic reciprocity theorem.

København., Gyldendal, 1825. Samtidigt hldrbd. med rygforgyldning. XVI,578,(5) pp. Lidt spredte brunpletter. Originaludgaven. - Bibl. Danica I:601.

Lpz., 1805-06. Uncut in cont.(orig.) blank wrappers. XX, 620, 476 pp.

Paris, G. Masson, 1883. 8vo. Contemp. hcalf, raised bands, gilt spine. Light wear along edges. Small stamps on verso of titlepage. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", 5e Series, Tome IX. 576 pp. and 3 folded engraved plates. (Entire volume offered). Mendeleev's paper: pp. 111-119. First printing of this paper in which Mendeleev, in connection with his aerobautical researches, investigated the compressability and elasticity of gases.The volume contains other importent papers DES CLOIZEAU'S "Mémoire sur L'Existence, les propriétes optique et christallographiques, et la Composition chimique du Microline,nouvelle Espèce de feldspath...", pp. 433-499 and illustrated with 12 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHIC textillustrations. Also with original contributions by Berthelot, Raoult, and CLAUDE BERNARD "Critique experimentale sur la ormation du Sucre dans le Sang ou sur la Fonction de la Glycémie physiologique", pp. 207-265.

Leipzig, Meissen und Riesa, Goedesch's Buchhandlung, (1853). Contemp. clothbacked marbled boards. Engraved frontispiece (Stadtbad). IV,28 pp., 1 litographed colouplate (Badeloge 5) and 1 large folded lithographed plan in colour. Some foxing to text.

Uppsala, Palmblad, 1824 &1826. 8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporary half calf bindings. Light wear to extremities. Previous owner's names to pasted down front end-paper and front free end-paper. Internally nice and clean. (2), 428 pp.; (4), LXXXVIII, 429-1117 pp. + 1 folded table. Uncommon first edition Pritzel 9916.

Berlin, Schneider, 1874. Folio. (65 x 70 Cm.). Orig. printed portfolio. Spine defective. With 21 large coloured maps.

Paris, 1871. Folio. Orig. full cloth. Litogr. title and 17 fine tinted lithogr. plates.

Kbhvn., Peder Hake, 1656. 4to. Smukt nyere hldrbd. (20),244 pp. Titelblad og de 2 første blade repareret i bladkanter og med lidt skjolder. Originaltrykket, men her foreligger kun den første afdeling "Oc handler først Om Danmarckis Grentzer; Deelelse, Fructbarhed, oc Indbyggernes Idretter i Almindelighed" (København, Siælland-Skaane-Blekinge-Fyen-og Jyllands Stifter (incl. øerne). I samtidig hånd på sidste dedikationsblad flg. karakteristik af forfatteren: "Du Arent Berntsen, har været en Hÿcler, du har haft god Lön, vist nok, og levet paa fattige Folks Bekostning, derfor har du skrevet meget Fiass op, og Kostet i Trÿk !"

Basil, James Decker, 1801. Bound in 3 nice contemp. hcalf with richly gilt spines and gilt lettering.

Leipzig, Baumgärtner, 1794. Uncut in orig. blue boards. Repairs to spine-ends. Stamp on title-page. (6),126 pp., 8 engraved plates on 4 large folded engraved sheets. Faint scattered brownspots.

Paris, Bilaine, 1716. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Some neath repairs to joints and edges. Stamp on title-page. Engraved frontispiece (mounted). (14),913,(30) pp. Neath repairs to the first 3 leaves.

Kbhvn., Berlingske Arvinger ved L.H. Lillie, 1753. 4to. Helbind fra omkr. 1850 i brunt fåreskind, rygforgyldning og forgyldt bordure på forperm. Kobberstukket frontisp.(Peder Lssson). (20),XXXIV,102 pp. + Appendix (31) pp. Stor kobberst. titelvignet og 8 store kobberstukne vignetter (af Haas, de Lode, Tuscher, Cramer). Det genealogiske kobberstik mangler. Trykt på svært skrivepapir. Bladkanter i Appendix lidt brunplettede og med en svag skjold. En af de smukkeste danske rokokkobøger, inspireret af den nye franske bogkunst, som Hofman erhvervede sig et godt kendskab til i omgang med en række af tidens fornemste bogkunstnere, især i Paris.

Karlsruhe und Freiburg, Herderschen Kunst Institute, (1831). Folio-oblong. (30 x 48 cm.). Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Stamp on title-page. Engraved title-page. With 24 lithographed folio-plates. Faint scatte red brownspots. Klaus Jordan, 2541. Atlas only.

Paris, Amyot, 1853. 4to. Contemp. hcloth. Stamp on title-page. (4),47,(3) pp. First edition of a controversial mathematical paper on the tides.

Paris, Ladvocat, 1831. Bound in 6 contemp. hcalf. Titlelabels pasted on lower parts of spines. Spines gilt but rubbed. Stamps on titlepages.Ca. 2300 pp. Some browning and scattered brownspots.

Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann, 1880-1924. Royal8vo. Bound in 5 half calf bindings with gilt lettering to spine. White library label pasted on to top of spines and stamp to title-pages. With many text illustration and folded plates. Light wear to extremities. The set comprise of the following 9 volumes: Atlas (1880).Erster Band. Erstes Kapitel. Fünfte Auflage (1924).Dritte Abteilung. Dritte vermehrte Auflage (1900).Vierter Band. Vierte, vermehrte Auflage (1912).Vierte Abteilung. Dritte vermehrte Auflage (1903).

Leipzig, 1856. Lex8vo. Orig.printed boards. Back lost a. repaired with tape. XVIII,438 pp., 1 large lithogr. fold.plate(view), 1 fold. plan, 2 chromolithogr.plates a. many textillustr. in woodcut. Uncut. A little brownspotted as usual. - first edition.

Hauniae, Schultz, 1841. 4to. In recent boards with leather title-label to front board. First and last leaves with brownspotting. (2), 14 pp. Rare first edition of this official Latin address by Hans Christian Ørsted delivered as part of a formal academic convocation at the University of Copenhagen. Issued to mark the dual occasion of the commemoration of ecclesiastical reforms in Denmark and the inauguration of a new academic magistrate, the work reflects Ørsted’s ceremonial role as rector and his participation in shaping the intellectual and institutional life of the university.

Lond., 1731. Cont. full calf. Back rubbed. On good paper. (12), XXXII, 342, XLII pp.

Kjøbenhavn, London, Leipzig, Paris, 1878. Folio. Originalt bogtrykt papbind med læderryg. Ryg med en del slitage, mangler dele af læderet. Indvendig sporadisk brunplettet. 320, (16) pp., 3 foldekort, 1 grundplan, 46 kobberst. tavler og 7 litografer samt talrige afbildn. i teksten. Originaludgaven.