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Copenhagen & Leipzig, Hildburghausen Pentzoldt, 1705. 8vo. In a nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror bindingf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. A few dots a marks to boards. A few small wormholes to upper part of spine. The engraved half-title with marginal repairs. Vague dampstain to outer margin throughout, otherwise a nice copy. (16), 789, (11), 63 pp. + 18 plates and engraved half-title. Sixth edition of Lassenius most popular work, first published in 1687. Johannes Lassenius (1632-1692), German theologian and baroque poet and professor of theology in Copenhagen 1677. He was arguably the most famous preacher of his time in Copenhagen. Biblioteca Danica, Supplement, p 85.

Hagae-Comitis, Apud Johannem à Velsen & Trajecti ad Rhenum, Typis Rudolphi a Zyll, & Anthonii Schenten, 1691 4to. Cont. full vellum w. blindstamped borders and ornamentation to boards. 5 raised bands on spine. Front hinge cracked, but not loosening. Internally nice and clean. Extra engr. title-page, woodcut printer's device, 12 full-page engr. portraits, many woodcut illustr. in the text (coins). Two leaves in folio, folded. (14, 822, 110, (154) pp. The second edition of the estimated Graevius-edition, which was first printed in 1672.A reprint of the popular first edition appeared in 1697, but before that this enlarged edition of 1691 had appeared. In 1703 the third edition appeared, and in 1708 another edition appeared under a changed title.Dibdin II:441, Graesse: 6:522

Hafniæ, 1826. 4to. orig.blankt omslag,ubeskåret på skrivepapir. (6),XVIII,442 pp. Kobberst.titelvignet. Fiske p.356. Første trykte udgave af denne saga. Med gammelnorsk latinsk paralelltekst.

Kiøbenhavn, Trykt paa Autoris Bekostning (Tome II:) Ernst Henrich Berling, 1742. 4to. Indbundet i 2 samtidige velbevarede helldrbd. (spejlbind). Ophøjede bind på rygge, rig rygforgyldning. Marmoreret snit. En kapitæl med en smule slid. Hjørner lidt stødte. (8), 722, (8), 736 pp. En del gl. ejernavne. Fribladet med en længere tilskrift i gl. hånd. Udmærket frisk og rent eksemplar. Originaludgaven. - Ehr.-M. X:301.

Kjøbenhavn (Copenhagen), Gyldendal, 1872. 8vo. Nice contemporary brown half calf with gilt spine. Capitals and corners worn and spine with some worn patches. Occasional brownspotting. Old owner's names to front end-papers. (2), VIII, 85, (1) pp. Scarce first edition of the first Danish translation of Mill’s seminal “Utilitarianism”, translated by the great Georg Brandes. Mill’s “Utilitarianism” constitutes a classic within the field of moral and political thought and is considered "the most influential philosophical articulation of a liberal humanistic morality that was produced in the nineteenth century." (Encycl. Of Philosophy). Originally published as a series of three separate articles in 1861, it was collected and printed as a single work under the canonical title in 1863. This publication is now considered the classic exposition and defense of Utilitarianism in ethics, a revolution within moral philosophy. The work was translated into Danish by the immensely influential literary critic Georg Brandes, by many considered the greatest intellectual of his time. Brandes played a key role in introducing especially German and British thought to Scandinavia, most notably the works by such thinkers as Darwin and Nietzsche. He is also the first to translate Mill’s works and make them accessible to a Scandinavian readership. His translation of “Utilitarianism” appeared in 1872 and was responsible for spreading the utilitarian philosophy to a wider audience in the North. The idea of Utilitarianism became immensely influential in Scandinavia. It inspired, for instance, Haralds Høffdig (1843-1931) to formulate the welfare principle, contributing to the formation of the welfare state that the Scandinavian countries are so famous for.

Berlin, Hermann Peters, 1858. Cont. hcalf. Gilt back. Small stamp on title. XI,280 pp. Textillustr. First edition. "Alfred Graefe, cousin of Albrecht, made a careful clinical analysis of disordere movements of the eye. He also invented a special "localization ophtalmoscope", and, with Saemisch, edited the great "Handbuch des gesamten Augenheilkunde." (Garrison & Morton 5883).

Kjøbenhavn, Mumme, 1751. 4to. In contemporary full calf with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Boards with scratches and head of spine chipped. Previous owner's name to lower margin of title-page. (8), 184 pp. + 1 portrait. First edition of these sermons by Danish-Norwegian bishop Peder Hersleb. Peder Hersleb (1689–1757) was a prominent Danish-Norwegian bishop and reformer. Born in Stod, Norway, to a family with deep roots in the Lutheran Church he was educated in Trondheim and Copenhagen earning recognition for his theological and rhetorical skills. He became a military chaplain in Holstein and later served as court preacher to King Frederick IV. In 1730 he was appointed bishop of Akershus in Norway, where he introduced significant reforms including better catechism instruction, confirmation practices and church governance. Biblioteca Danica I, 501.

London, Richard Bentley, 1853. Small8vo. Orig. full blindstamped cloth. Small repairs along fronthinge. Gilt lettering on spine. VIII (incl. halftitle),220 pp. and Publisher's cat. (4) pp. A faint dampstain in upper margin of the first leaves. Some scattered brownspots. First English edition of Mrs. Bushby's translation - directly from Danish - of 20 of Andersen's fairy tales, taken from his third fairy tale collection.

(London, Richard Taylor and William Francis, 1854) 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1853, Vol. 144 - Part I. Pp. 177-228, 3 fine textillustrations in woodcut. Clean and fine. First appearance of this importent paper in which Graham coins the word "dialysis" denoting the passage by diffusion of dissolved substances as a function of their concentration and molecular mass. In this way he further explained 'exomosis'."Thomas Graham (1805-1869) studies diffusion in gases and solutions and discovers and names the phenomenon now known as the osmotic force. He finds that certain substances (i.e. glue) pass more slowly through membranes than others (i.e. common salt). He calls the former colloids and the latter crystalloids and introduces the notion of dialysis to describe these observations. The beginning of his famous lecture "On osmotic force" with illustrations is shown on the right."(From Anders Gedeon "Science and Technology in Medicine", p. 244, where part of the first page and the illustrations from the offered paper, are shown).Garrison & Morton: 686. ("Investigation on osmotic force; provided importent information for the physiologists").

Berlin, Georg Reimer, 1904. Small 4to. Orig. full pictorial cloth, gilt. Stamp on title-page. Frontispiece in heliogravure. XIV,(2),668 pp. Richly textillustrated and with plates, a large folded map in pocket at end. First edition.

London, Lockyer Davis, 1767. 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from "Philosophical Transactions", vol. 61, part 1. A fine copy. Pp. (4), 451-60 + 1 folded engraved plate. First appearance of Timothy Lane's description of his discharging electrometer. He used it to determine the charge given to a Leyden jar by counting the number of sparks it received from the electrometer set at a constant gap. The instrument became popular in electrotherapy and was used to limit the power of the electrical discharge. (Heilbron, Electricity in the 17th & 18th Centuries).

Königsberg, 1793. - Iena und leipzig, Gabler, 1796. - Riga, Hartknoch, 1797. Bound together in contemp. boards. Titlelabel with wear. Spine rubbed and somewhat worn. Engraved titlevignette. (2),IX,249 pp., a wormtract in upper right corners on the last 35 leaves, not affecting text. - (22),229,(1) pp. Some scattered brownspots. - (18),128 pp. A faint dampstain to lower margins of the last 15 leaves. Last leaf with a nick in inner margin. With the first edition of Ficte's "Naturrecht", 1796 (1. Part) - An. Kant: Warda:96.

2 samt. hldrbd., ikke uniforme ( bind 2 udkom 18 år senere). Stempel på titel af bd. 1. (12),712,(20),(8),328,(14) pp. Indvendig frisk eksemplar. Den sjældne originaludgave, her med begge bind samlet. Færste bind omhandler Lolland. Andet bind Falster.

Berlin, Springer, 1930. 8vo. Bound in contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering, In "Zeitschrift für Physik", Band 64, 1930. Entire issue offered. Two stamps to title page, otherwise fine. Pp. 629-637. [Entire volume: VII, (1), 862 pp.]. First printing of Landau's "fundamental work in the field of the theory of metals, showing that the degenerate electron gas possesses diamagnetic susceptibility" (DSB), often referred to as Landau diamagnetism. "His best known work from this time is his diamagnetism of metals in which he showed that not only the spins of free electrons contribute to the magnetic properties of a metal but also their orbits. The motion of such electrons is allowed only for discrete energy values, the Landau levels." (Brandt, The Harvest of A Century).

Leipzig, Dauderstadt, 1690. 12mo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Annotations to end papers in contemporary hand. Title-page with a few stains, but internally generally nice and clean. (46), 563, (1) pp. Rare first edition of this theological treatise.OCLC only list one copy.

Stockholm, Nicolai Wankijff, 1676. 4to. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Small paper label to upper compartment on spine. Light wear to extremities, most of the gilting worn off. Ex-libris (Carl Juel, Danish statesman and owner of Valdemar's Castle) to verso of front board. With occassional underlinings in contemporary hand throughout. A good copy. (22), 580, 48, (62) pp. First edition, published posthumously, of Boeclerus’ main work on Swedish history. The second part contains, with a seperate title page, the peace treaty between Kristina and Christian IV in 1645: the Peace of Brömsebrofreden.

Leipzig, Barth, 1791. Contep. full calf. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Gilt lineborders on covers. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. Stamp on title-page. XVI,396,(4) pp. Occasional light toning, but a fine copy.

Hauniae, (København), H.C. Paulli, 1710. 4 to. Samtidigt helpergamentsbind. Bindet udmærket velbevaret, men forreste indre fals itu. Kobberst. frontispiece (tæt beksåret foroven, og med en lille revne øverst, uden tab). (16),548 pp. + Index. Første latinske udgave af Chr. V's Danske Lov. - First Latin edition of "Danske Law" by Christian V. - Bibl. Danica I:640.

London, Macmillian and Co, 1959. Royal8vo. Bound in contemporary full cloth with two black leather title label with gilt lettering to spine. In "Nature", Vol. 184, 1959. Library stamp of Christ Church College, Oxford on title verso and their bookplate on front free endpaper, cancelled bookplate of Department of Agriculture, University of Oxford, on front paste-down and the black label at foot of spine. A fine and clean copy. Pp. 491-3. [Entire volume: CLXXV, (1), 2042 pp.]. First announcement of the landmark discovery of Australopithecus boisei.The find vindicated Louis and Mary Leakey's work at Olduvai (which had been relatively fruitless over the previous 30 years), which led to renewed research interest in the area, added an important stage in a relatively sparse hominid lineage at the time, and also was important in focusing attention on multidisciplinary research. The fairly complete cranium (sans mandible) was given the species name Zinjanthropus boisei by Louis Leakey, which eventually became known as Australopithecus boisei.

Francofurti, Hermstorfius, 1668. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum with title to spine in contemporary hand. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light soiling to extremities. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to title-page. Internally nice and clean. Title-page detached. (10), 439, (13), 486 pp. Later edition of Ursinus' encyclopedic work, blending religious, ethical and historical knowledge.

Berlin, Georg Reimer, 1904. 4to. Orig. hcloth with wood-engraved illustration on frontcover. The cloth-hinges in 2 places with a tear, first inner hinges weak. Internally fine. XIV,668 pp., 21 plates (1 map with a small tear, repaired without loss), the frontispiece in photogravure. First edition.

Leipzig: Gleditsch, 1717. 8vo. In a nice contemporary Cambridge-style mirror binding with five raised bands with blindstamped ornamentation to spine and boards. All edges coloured in red. A few scratches and light misolouring to extremities. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Internally very fine and clean, a nice copy. Text in two columns. (6), 2868 columns, (28) pp. + frontispiece. First edition of Hederich's popular lexicon intended for use in schools.

London, Victor Gollanoz, 1936. 8vo. Orig. blue full cloth w. gilt lettering on spine. Spine a bit soiled, otherwise nice and clean, also internally. Rare first edition of Ayer's most important and well known work, in which he presents his Verification Principle, which defines a sentence as being meaningful if, and only if, is has a verifiable empirical import. He began writing the book at the young age of 24, and two years later it was published. Ayer is considered a clear and stringent writer. "Ayer's philosophical ideas were deeply influenced by those of the Vienna Circle and David Hume. His clear, stringent and polemical exposition of them makes "Language, Truth and Logic" essential reading on the tenets of Logical Positivism -- the book is regarded as a classic of 20th century analytic philosophy, and is widely read in philosophy courses around the world." (Wikipedia). The great logical positivist, Sir Alfred Jules Ayer (1910-89), was Grote Professor of Philosophy of Mind and Logic at the University College London from 1946 till 1959, and afterwards he became Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford.

London, Richard Holmes Laurie, 1848. Clothbacked wrappers with the original printed, large titlelabel on frontwrapper. Stamps on title-page. 6,XVIII,224 pp. Richly textillustrated with coastal profiles, ligthouses etc.