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Lexington, The University of Kentucky, 1942. Large 4to. Orig. full cloth. XV,494 pp., textillustr., 22 plates and folded map. Internally clean and fine. First edition.

London, David Bogue, 1847. Orig. full blindstamped cloth. A few small insignificant tears to spine ends. Tinted lithographed frontispiece. XII,506 pp. Frontispiece and last 3 leaves somewhat brownspotted, otherwise clean and fine. First English edition, published the year after the German first edition.- Tschudi travelled in Peru for 4 years, making his living practicing as doctor. He travelled unexplored regions and brought back with him a large collection of zoological material.

Napoli, Stephan Manfredi, 1767. 4to. 2 contemp. full vellum. Gilt lettering to spines. Spines a bit rubbed. Small neath repairs to volume two. (24),552;VIII,604 pp. a. 1 folded engraved plate. A few quires a bit browned. Few scattered brownspots.

Viborg, Mangors Forlag, 1779. Samt. hldrbd. med rygtitlen i skind. Med lettere brugsspor. (16),270 pp. Træskåren titelvignet. Originaltrykket. Anden del har selvstændig titel og omhandler "Støttrupers Historie" af Morten Støttrup Viborg 1779.

Hannover, Hahnschen, 1822. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt back. Titlelabel gone. Back slightly rubbed. Stamp on title and verso. VI,302 pp. Few scattered brownspots. First edition.

Zerbst, Füchsel, 1808. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on spine. Stamp on title-page. VIII,216 pp., 15 folded engraved plates. The first leaves with some brownspots.

Berlin, G. reimer, 1835-42. 2 cont.hcalf. Richly gilt backs. Backs a little rubbed. LXII,661,(3),XII,768,(2) pp. Occasionally some light browning.

Berlin, Springer, 1939. 8vo. In contemporary halv cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In "Zeitschrift für Physik", Bd. 114, 1939. Entire volume offered. Stamp to front free end-paper. Fine and clean. Pp. 368-78. [Entire volume: VIII, 749 pp.]. First printing of Wallner's important paper on microscopic lines - Wallner Lines - in various materials. Wallner lines are microscopic fractures that propagate on a rigid surface. Using the Wallner lines, it is possible to determine the speed at which a surface is cracked. The method works for example on glass, epoxy, tungsten and carbon-filled rubber. The measurement of Wallner lines are a standard method of modern forensic science.

Paris, Veuve Brunet, 1769. 4to. Bound recently in 2 full red fabrikoid. Name cut from title and paper repaired. 2 leaves with a cut, loosing a few words. Internally clean. 703;720 pp.

Berlin, Vossischen Buchhandlung, 1792. Unbound, but stitched. X,444 pp. Anburey: pp.(1-)372, 1 (of 2) folded engraved plate. Reise...Bambuk: pp. (373-)398. Howel: pp. (300-)444. The map lacks. Faint dampstain to lower margin of the first 10 leaves. 4 leaves with soiling in lower margin, 4 last leaves with some soiling in lower part. Some scattered brownspots. First German edition of "Travels through the Interior Parts of America. In a series of Letters. By an Officer,...London, 1789.".(Magazin von merkwürdigen neuen Reisebeschreibungen, aus dem fremden Sprachen übersetzt und mit erläuternden Anmerkungen begleitet. Bd. 6). With the series titlepage. - Sabin: 1370.

Amsterdam, Harrevelt, 1752. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Gilt lettering. Stamps on title-page. Title-page in red/black. Engraved titlevignette. XXVIII,148 pp. Some browning to title-page, otherwise clean and fine.

Bruxelles, M.-E. Rampelbergh, n.d. (around 1816). 8vo. Contemp. full calf, foreedges of each board overlapping the foreedge by 3 cm. to protect the the numerous thin vellum tabs. Spine ends a bit worn. Spine gilt and a bit rubbed. Early annotations on inside covers. X,276 pp. and many illustrations of different coins in woodcut. Long vellum tabs attached for easy turn-up. A scarce commercial easy-reckoner for European merchants with attractive woodcuts of current and historic coins.

København., Gyldendal, 1825. Samtidigt hldrbd. med rig rygforgyldning. XVI,578,(5) pp. Rent, frisk eksemplar.

Berlin, Julius Springer, 1927. Lex8vo. In "Die Naturwissenschaften", 15. jahrgang, 1927. Entire volume offered bound in contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Minor wear to upper capitals, otherwise a fine and clean copy. [Einstein:] Pp. 273-76; [Born:] Pp. 238-42; [Planck:] Pp. 529-31; [Sommerfeld:] Pp. 825-32; [Frisch:] Pp. 321-326; pp. 963-968. [Entire volume: XXV,(1),1000,16 pp.]. First edition of all papers. The Einstein paper is his contribution to the Anniversary volume of Newton's death. Frisch received the Nobel Prize for his works on animal psychology and behaviour in 1975.Weil No 158. - Planck: Akademie No. 165 - K. v.

Stockholm. Lith. hos Gjöthström & Magnusson, (1828). Folio. Originalt blåt litograferet omslag med lidt rifter i kanter. Indeholder alle 4 litograferede prospekter. (Thorsten Wikingsons Grafhög - Framnäs - Balestranden - Kung beles Grafhög). Det første med en svag skjold i nederste venstre margin.

Berlin, August Rücker, 1830. Cont. marbled boards, gilt back, back lightly rubbed. XXXVIII,442,(2) pp.

Leipzig, Junius, 1765 2 contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Wear to top of spine on volume 1. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine on volume 1. Stamp on title-pages. 328;368,(30) pp. Faint scattered brownspots.

Münster, Freidrich Regensberg, 1878. Small 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A small crack in leather at upper compartment. Stamp on title-page. VIII,123,(1) pp., 2 folded engraved maps and 51 lithographed plates. A few minor brownspots.

Paris, Lyoson, 1662. Bound in 2 contemp. full speckled calf. raised bands, richly gilt spines. Spine-ends and corners neathly restored. Stamp on foot of title-pages. Endpapers renewed. (22),557;(12),599 pp. Internally clean and fine.

(Leipzig, Teubner, 1907). No wrappers. as issued in Encyklopädie der mathematischen Wissenschaften V,8 pp. (494-)557 and (Minkowski:) pp. 558-613. Both works first edition.

Amsterdam, Cellot & Jombert, 1776. 8vo. Cont. full sprinckled calf. Gilt back. Titlelabel gilt. A small nick to top of spine. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of back. A stamp on title. With engraved bookplate of Mr Le Comte de Moreton-Chabrillan. (4),163 pp. Printed on good paper. First edition. - Rumpf:2442.

Indb. m. orig. for- og bagomsl. i samt. hldrbd. m. brugsspor. Bagomsl.s bagside lettere nusset, navn på foromsl., ellers helt ren. Originaludgave.

London, 1972-80. 4to. Richly illustrated.

Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1842-44. 48 originale hefter, enkelte med løse for- og bagomslag. Indlagt i 2 mønstrede papomslag. Originaludgaven.

Wien, Edlen von Trattnern, 1777. Bound in 2 cont. hcalf, gilt backs. A paperlabel pasted on upper compartment. Stamp on title. 373,(9);349,(13) pp. and 16 large folded engraved plates.