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London, Macmillan & Co., 1934. Royal8vo. In the original printed wrappers. In "Nature", No. 3361, Vol. 133, March, 1934. Entire issue offered. A very fine and clean copy. Pp. 494-5. [Entire issue: Pp. XCVIII-C, 473-508, CI-CIV]. First appearance of Bellerby's semnial paper interoducing the first reliable pregnancy test: The Xenopus tead pregnancy textHogben had in 1930 demonstrated that that if the Xenopus toad was injected with anterior pituitary preparations ovulation and oviposition could be induced. Bellerby in 1933 showed thatif instead of keeping the frogs in a cold underground room, he housed them in warm and well lit surroundings he could eliminate the 'captivity effect' and achieve reliability of testing close to 100%. With the minimized captivity effect Bellerby showed that this phenomenon could be utilized as a pregnancy test. "The Xenopus toad test for the diagnosis of pregnancy; this preliminary note followed Hogben's demonstration that Xenopus responds by ovulation to the gonadotrophic hormone" (Garrison & Morton 6226).Garrison & Morton 6226

Bln., 1813. Cont.hcalf. Back and content with traces of use. VIII, 272 pp. Many cont. notes on white sheets withbound and in the text.

Hamburg und Mainz (Altona), Vollmer,1805. Small 8vo. Bound in 2 contemp. hvellum. Spines made of antiphonar-leaf. Spine and covers rubbed. 136;(4),130;146;196 pp. and 7 folded engraved plates. (1 plate lacking right part). Scattered browning and brownspots.

(No place), The Association for Symbolic Logic, 1942, 1943 &1948. Lev8vo. Bound in two uniform red half cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In "Journal of Symbolic Logic", Volume 7, 8 [Bound together] & 13.. Barcode label pasted on to back board. Small library stamp to lower part of 6 pages. Minor scratches to extremities of volume 13. A fine set. Pp. 28-33; Pp. 80-94. [Entire volumes: IV, 164 pp.; IV, 236 pp.). First printing of the two important - but often overlooked - papers by Turing which provide "information about Turing's thoughts on the logical foundations of mathematics which is not to be found elsewhere in his writings". (Copeland, The Essential Turing, P. 206).

Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1723. 4to. Fine contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Gilt borders on covers. Engraved frontispiece. (6),108,324, pp., 17 partly folded engraved plates. Clean and fine. With original papers by: Maraldi, de Mairan, Cassini, Lemery, Varignon, Delisle l'Aine, de Jussieu, Saulmon, Cassini & Maraldi, Geoffroy le Cadet, Chevalier de Louiville, Vaillant, Reaumur, Danty d'Isnard, Helvetius, Winslow.

(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").

Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzel, 1849. Indbundet i tre smukke, ensartede lidt senere røde halvlæderbind med rig rygforgyldning og forgyldte titel- og tome-felter af sort skind på rygge. Uden smudstitelblad i første del, men med alle tre indholdsfortegnelser. Lille stempel på verso af titelbladet til første del "CAR". Antageligt udgiveren C. A. Reitzels arkiveksemplar. Særdeles nydeligt sæt. Originaludgaven. BFN 539.

London, Jonathan Cape, (1965). Original black full cloth, original illustrated dust-jacket. Very minor wear to capitals and to extremities of d-j, but all in all an excellent, nice, clean, and fresh copy, not price-clipped. First edition, second state (without the golden gun to the cloth binding, of which merely 150 copies appeared).

London, Macmillan, 1913-1914. Royal8vo. Bound in contemporary half calf with two black leather title label to spine with gilt lettering. Five raised bands. In "Nature", Vol. 92, September - February, 1913-1914. Library stamp of Christ Church College, Oxford on first page of index with their bookplate on front free endpaper and that of Dr Lee's Laboratory, Christ Church, on front paste-down. Minor wear to extremities, otherwise a very fine and clean copy. First printing of this important paper introducing for the very first time the concept of isotopes; how to designate chemically identical elements with different atomic weights. This is also the first uses the term 'isotope' in print. This work would later award him the Nobel Prize in Physics. "To be able to refer generically to these active and inactive elements with identical chemical properties, Soddy introduced the technical term "isotope" in 1913.10 While chemically inseparable, active isotopes were distinguishable by their radioactive properties, and all isotopes differed in atomic weight. Soddy suggested that the 1912 metaneon of J. J. Thomson be considered "a case of isotopic elements outside the radioactive sequences."11 Following Soddy, Aston announced a partial separation in 1913 on this very basis. The connection between chemical properties and the periodic table became increasingly clarified with concurrent developments in the physics and chemistry of the nuclear atom, from the chemical side. Soddy proposed the alpha-ray rule in 1911, the key to the first of two locks. Applying his general principle that the common elements are mixtures of chemically inseparable elements "differing step-wise by whole units of atomic weight" specifically to the case of the radioelements, Soddy recognized that the expulsion of an alpha particle would result in a lighter element chemically inseparable from those occupying the "next but one" position in the periodic table. The second lock to the displacement law involved the beta transitions." (DSB)A rather indignant Ernest Rutherford responded [In the second paper]: the nucleus has "resultant" positive charge, he said, and as he elaborated, Rutherford came tantalizingly close to postulating the proton" (Nature Website).

Paris, Magimel, 1795. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel on spine. Stamp on title-page. (4),520,XXV pp., 14 folded engraved plates, 5 folded tables.

St.Petersburg, Weitbrecht,1776. 4to. Cont.boards. Back worn. X1196 pp. On good paper. First German edition.

Berlin, A.W. Hayn, 1827. 2 contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Tome-and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Stamp on title-pages. XX,518;X,582 pp. and 15 large folded lithographed plates. Faint scattered brownspots.

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1956. 4to. In publisher's red full cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Hinges loose and cloth to lower part of hinges with tear. Lbrary stamp to verso of title page. Internally fine and clean. XXX, (2), 452 pp. First edition of Ventris and Chadwick's exceedingly important work which constitutes the very first practical translation of Linear B (a syllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek - the earliest form of the Greek language) and certainly the earliest thorough discussion of Linear B translation. The decipherment of Linear B was not only of great interest to scholars and researchers, but also profoundly influenced European cultural history and affected how to define 'The Cradle of Europe': It demonstrated a Greek-speaking Minoan-Mycenaean culture on Crete, and presented Greek in writing some 600 years earlier than what was thought at the time.Linear B was initially deciphered by Ventris and Chadwick between 1951 and 1953. They published they first theories is 1952 in a short paper, a work which is still surrounded by much controversy; the present work is the first to contain what is generally accepted as the first thoroughly satisfying deciphering of Linear B. In a BBC radio program in 1952 Ventris concluded that the tablets (the ones translated in the present work) were Greek, and that there finally seemed to be a logical explanation to the mysterious signs: "One of the most interested listeners to the broad cast was a young Cambridge philologist specializing in Greek, John Chadwick. At the time, the Ventris theory was just the latest in a long line of supposed "solution", every one of which had failed. But Chadwick, who had himself failed to read the tablets on the assumption that they were Greek, was interested. On July 9, Chadwick wrote to [Ventris], congratulating him on the solution. They formed a close association and together wrote a report of the decipherment [Their 1952-paper]. It gave a decidedly confusing explanation of the decipherment. And it did not gather up all the loose ends." (Kahn, The Code Breakers, P. 933.)."At the time [in the early 50ies] the Linear B tablets from Knossos in the island of Crete were considered to be the earliest documents in the Greek language. Now the ancient Greeks have been claimed by Hellenists from the late 18th century onwards to be the founders of European civilization, all other peoples with an Indo-European linguistic heritage being excluded for some reason or another. In the description mankind's history, the absence or presence of the art of writing is even used for making the rather haphazard distinction between prehistory and history. So one can very well imagine why the island of Crete in offering hospitality to the first writing Greeks was proclaimed [...] the cradle of Europe." (Binsbergen, Black Athena Comes of Age, Pp. 102-3.).

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).

Utrecht, Willem Clerck, 1679. 8vo. In contempoarary full vellum with yapp edges and title in contemporary hand to spine. Light wear to extremities, internally nice and clean. (48), 539, (13) pp. Rare first Dutch translation of Baxton's "A treatise of self-denial" originally published in English in 1675.Richard Baxter (1615–1691) was an influential English Puritan church leader and theologian. Known for his moderate views, he played a significant role in the religious and political turmoil of 17th-century England. He has been described as "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen".

Kiøbenhavn, Hallager, 1773 & 1774. 8vo. Uniformly bound in four contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. All edges coloured in red. Light wear to extremities, a few stains and scratches to boards. "F. C. Raben", Danish Count and traveller, in gilt lettering to spines. Stamp ("Christiansholm", Danish castle, owned by F. C. Raben) to each title-page. A nice set. (16), 425, (7) pp.; 395, (5) pp.; 396, (4) pp.; 426, (6) pp. Rare first Danish translation of Batteux’ “Les Beaux-Arts”, originally published in French in 1746, where he attempted to find a unity among existing theories of beauty and taste in "a single principle". His views were widely accepted, not only in France but throughout Europe. “The decisive step towards the system of the fine arts (thereby to the modern idea, "fine art") was taken by the Abbé Batteux in his famous and influential treatise ... [making him] the first to set forth a clearcut system of the fine arts in a treatise devoted entirely to this subject.” (Paul Oskar Kristeller, "The Modern System of the Arts”). “In 1746 he published his treatise Les Beaux-Arts réduits à un même principe, an attempt to find a unity among the various theories of beauty and taste, and his views were widely accepted. The reputation thus gained, confirmed by his translation of Horace (1750), led to his becoming a member of the Académie des Inscriptions (1754) and of the French Academy (1761). In the Beaux-Arts, Batteux developed a theory which is derived from Locke through Voltaire’s sceptical sensualism. He held that Art consists in the faithful imitation of the beautiful in nature. Applying this principle to the art of poetry, and analysing, line by line and even word by word, the works of great poets, he deduced the law that the beauty of poetry consists in the accuracy, beauty and harmony of individual expression. This narrow and pedantic theory had at least the merit of insisting on propriety of expression. His Histoire des causes premières was among the first attempts at a history of philosophy, and in his work on Epicurus, following on Gassendi, he defended Epicureanism against the general attacks made against it.” (Encyclopedia Britannica). OCLC only list two copies, both in Denmar.

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.

Cambridge, Macmillan and Co., 1850. 8vo. Bound in contemporary half calf with black and red title labels to spine with gilt lettering. In "The Cambridge and Dublin Mathematical Journal", Vol. V [5], (Being Vol. IX [9], of the Cambridge Mathematical Jorunal), 1850. Bookplate pasted on to pasted down front free end-paper and library code written in hand to lower part of spine. Library cards in the back. A fine and clean copy. Pp. 148-59. [Entire volume: IV, 288 pp.]. First printing of Cayley's important paper on curves of the fourth order. "As an example of a remarkable property of cubic surfaces there was Cayley's discovery in 1849 [the present paper], of the existence of exactly 27 lines on every surface of the third degree. Not all need be real but there are surfaces for which they are all real." (Kleine, P. 859).The volume contains many other important contributions by contemporary mathematicians.

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.

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.

Wittenberg, Joh. Wilhelm Fincelio, 1659. Small 8vo-oblong. Cont. full vellum. Backcover repaired at edge. (16),430,(2) pp. Lacks frontispiece and 17 of 65 plates (having only 48 engraved plates). Klaus Jordan No 2727.

(Berlin, Haude et Spener, 1768). 4to. No wrappers, as issued in "Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres", tome XXII, Année 1766. Pp. 119-170 , pp. 171-201 and 2 folded engraved plates., pp. 202-212 and 1 folded engraved plate. With the section title-page to "Classe Mathématique". First printing of three importent Euler-papers on the construction of composite lenses in order to avoid confusion. Euler presents the mathematical theory to explain the effects. The third paper describe how to analyze refraction phenomena in glasses by way of prisms. - Eneström E 359, E 360, E 361.

Kiøbenhavn, Möller, 1774. 8vo. Uniformly bound in two nice contemporary half calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. All edges coloured in red. A nice set. (32), 448 pp.; (16), 511, (1) pp. The uncommon first edition of Schønheyder’s educational work on Christianity. Johan Christian Schønheyder (1742 – 1803) was a Danish-Norwegian clergyman. He earned his theology degree in theology from the University of Copenhagen in 1760, at just 17 years old. After studying in Germany from 1765 to 1768 he accompanied Christian VII as a German travel chaplain on the king's grand tour to Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and France. Schønheyder served as the court chaplain at Christiansborg from 1769 as the parish priest at Trinitatis Church in Copenhagen from 1771 to 1782, at Vor Frue Church also in Copenhagen, and as the dean (stiftsprost) of Zealand from 1782 to 1788, after which he became the bishop of the Diocese of Trondhjem until his death. He was the last bishop of the large diocese (which encompassed all of Norway north of Dovre) before it was divided after his death. Schønheyder had a strong interest in education of which this present work is a fine example.

(Washington : Government printing Office, 1873). 8vo. In later half cloth with the original wrappers pasted on to boards. From "Mittheilungen aus der norddeutschen Seewarte", von W. von Freeden. Abstract, translated from the "Revue maritime et coloniale". July, 1873. Stamp to front board and first leaf of text. 12 pp. + folded chart.