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Paris, Fortin, Masson et Cie, 1844. Without wrappers. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", 3. Series - Tome 11, Cahier Juin 1844. Titlepage to vol. 11. Pp. 129-256. (The entire issue offered).. Daguerre's paper: pp. 188-196. First appearance of an importent paper in the history of photography in which Daguerre, the inventor of photography, announces his recent invention to photography. This paper was later the in same year published in English "On a new Mode of preparing the plates destined to receive photographic Images.".

London a. Edinburg, 1771-78. 4to. 2 cont. full mottled calf. Gilt backs. Backs rubbed and hinges loosening. VIII,(8),509,XIV,205,84 pp. Printed on good paper. A part from a few brownspots, internally fine. Engr. titlevignet to vol. 2.

Bassani, 1774. Sed Prostant Venetiis, Remondini. 4to. Contemp. hcalf, richly gilt spine, titlelabel with gilt lettering. Top of spine worn. Slightly rubbed. Engraved portrait as frontispiece. XVI,286 pp. a. Addenda (2),31 pp. Addenda with separate tilepage. A few scattered brownspots. Internally fine. A classic work on prognosis (Editio tertia)."Alpini's interest in medicine was expressed in several books, of which the most importent were "De Medicina Aegyptiorum" (1591) and "De praesagienda vita" (1601) (the third edition offered here)...Alpini was sufficiently impressed by novel therapeutic practices to introduce the technique of "moxa" into European medicine. The "De praesagienda vita" is a detailed study of prognosticss in which attention is devoted to the patient's mental state and its bearing on health, as well as to he usual physical and diagnostic signs."(DSB I, p. 125). - Waller: 372. - Wellcome II: 36 (but not this edition). - Garrison & Morton: 2194.

Braunschweig, Karl Reichard, 1801. Contemp. hcalf. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. Stamps on title-page. VI,280,(2) pp. and 6 large folded engraved plates. Some scattered brownspots.

New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1926. Lex8vo. Volume V, October, No. 4, 1926 of "The Bell System Technical Journal". In the original printed blue wrappers. Light sunning to spine. Internally fine and clean. Pp. 593-603. [Entire issue: Pp. 529-661 + 2 folded plates + "Tables for the Article By E.T. Hoch: pp. 572a - 572c]. First appearance of Shewhart's seminal first publication on Quality control charts. Shewhart, the father of statistical quality control, created the basis for the control chart by experiments that are now an integrated part of all statistical control. "Shewhart successfully brought together the disciplines of statistics, engineering, and economics and became known as the father of modern quality control. Shewhart was concerned that statistical theory serve the needs of industry. He exhibited the restlessness of one looking for a better way. A man of science who patiently developed and tested his ideas and the ideas of others, he was an astute observer of developments in the world of science and technology. In that respect, the field of quality control can claim a genuine pioneer in Shewhart." (Berger, Roger W. The Certified quality engineer handbook, 2002, P. 55). Other papers contained in the present issue:1. Anderson, S.E. Radio Signaling System for the New York Police Department. Pp. 529-538.2. Carson, John R. Wave Propagation in Overhead Wires with Ground Return. Pp. 539-554.3. Hoch, E.T.Electrode Effects in the Measurement of Power Factor and Dielectric Constant of Sheet Insulating Materials. Pp. 555-572c.4. Willis, F.C.; Melhuish, L.E.Load Carrying Capacity of Amplifiers. Pp. 573-592. 5. Thorndike, Frances. Applications of Poisson's Probability Summation. Pp. 604-624.6. Wilburn, S.D. Line Current Regulation in Bridge Polar Duplex Telegraph Circuits. Pp. 625-635.7. Hitchcock, H.W.Carrier-Current Communication on Submarine Cables. Pp. 636-651.

Wien, 1855. 8vo. Cont. hcloth. Gilt back. XII,348 pp. Occassionally brownspotted, otherwise good. 15 fine wood-engr. plates, 3 textillustr. First edition.

Kiøbenhavn, Thomas Larsen Borup, 1756. 4to. Samt. hldrbd. med ophøjede bind, rygforgyldning og skindtitel. Ryg med lettere brugsspor. Hjørner med rifter og stødte. 580,(6) pp., incl. 3 foldede genealogiske tabeller. Med lidt små annoteringer i blyant i marginer. Originaludgaven. Hovedværket om den dansk-norske landmilits, dens udstyr og underhold, er således et vigtigt kildeskrift til kendskabet om dansk-norske landboforhold i ældre tider. - Bibl. Danica II: 865.

København, (Berlingske Bogtrykkeri), 1933 Stor8vo. Orig. bogtrykte omslag. 52 pp. Talrige illustrationer i originale træsnit af Povl Christensen. Trykt i 435 eksemplarer. Fint frisk eksemplar. Et hovedværk i dansk grafisk kunst, som allerede ved udgivelsen vakte stor opmærksomhed, idet det blev P.C.'s første bogværk.

Lisbonne, 1903-04. Folio. Uncut in orig.printed wrappers. Back defective. Internally fine. 1 portr., IX,46,VIII,(55) pp. and 28 fine lithogr.plates (Castro Lith.). The text (55 pp.) describing the plates is complete, and describing 28 plates - although some platenumbers are left out there is not called for more than the existing 28 plates.

La Haye, Alexandre de Rogissart, 1727. 4to. 3 contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spines. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Stamp on title-pages. 2 top of spines with tape. Engraved frontispiece. (8),XXXVI,525;(4),506;(4),538 pp., 4 engraved portraits, 4 folded engraved maps, 8 folded genealogical tables, 4 engraved titlevignettes, many large engraved vignettes in the text. Internally clean. The first 3 volumes, the history up to Henrik IV. 13 volumes were published.

Stockholm, Ivar Hæggströms Boktryckeri, 1872. Stor Folio. (51x41 cm.). 16 pp. tekst samt 22 store farvelitograferede plancher af folkedragter. Tekst samt plancher ubeskårede i løse ark, som udkommet. (Lithogr. och tryckt hos A.J. Salmson). Originaludgaven. - Colas nr. 1678.

Paris, F.G. Levrault, 1834. Contemp. hcalf, gilt spine. Very slightly rubbed. A small crack to hinge at lower compartment. XII,,564,(2) pp. and 4 large folded engraved plates. Some scattered brownspots, mainly to first and last leaves. First edition. The work is "called the first didactic work on Hydraulics, this text was widely read, passing through many editions, annd was translated into English and German. In the cause of his professional activities,d'Aubuisson had occasion to reflect on many problems of Hydraulics, and he summarized his thought in the present work. In the advertisement, d'Aubuisson states that the purpose of the ook is to provide engineers with the rules that must direct in the projects which the may have to address on the conduct of waters, on their work, and on hydraulic machines." ( Bibliotheca Mechanica p. 18).

Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1804. Unbound, but stitched. VIII,283 pp. and one folded engraved map "Charte vonn Nord-America zur Erläuterung des Systems der Winde und Strömungen. Weimar, 1804" (Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen...hrsg. von M.C. Sprengel, 8. Bd.: 2. Theil). Having the general titlepage, this with a stamp.- Sabin: 100690.

A Leide, 1720. Bound in 3 nice cont.full calf. Gilt backs a. gilt boders on covers. Engr.frontisp. and 54 fine half-page engravings in the text.

Paris, Belin-Leprieur et Morizot, 1847. Bound in 2 profusely gilt and ornamented in different colours, original full cloth. Binding of vol. 1 rubbed and tears in hinges. Corners bumped, spine ends worn. All edges gilt. Occasionally brownspotted. Stamp on title. 2 frontispieces. (1),III,496;(1),476 pp. 38 fine wood-engraved plates and many textillustr. First edition. Hambron travelled with Dumont D'Urville on his second Voyage to the South Pole, Australia and the Sout Seas in the years 1837-40.

Berlin und Stralsund, Gottlieb August Lange, 1767. 8vo. Cont. full sprinckled calf. Spine worn and with some loss of leather at lower compartment. Engraved portrait. (14),784,(29) pp. Internally fine and clean. Scarce first edition. Eller held the highest positions in Prussia, professor of anatomy, dean to the Collegium Medico-Chirurgicum, director of the Berlin Academy of Sciences and physician-in-ordinary to Frederick the Great. Together with Georg Ernst Stahl he was responsible for laying the foundation for all subsequent developments in medical services in Prussia. - Not in Waller and Wellcome.

(London, Richard and John E. Taylor, 1844). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1844 - Part II. Pp. 225-282. Clean and fine. First appearance of Boole's main paper on the Calculus.George Boole is mostly known for his "An Investigation on the Laws of Thought" 1854 and his developments of a form of symbolic logic, called Boolean Algebra. But he also did importent work on the Calculus, Differential Equations and the Theory of probabilities.In 1843 the schoolmaster Boole finished a lengthy paper on differential equations, combining an exponential substitution and variation of parameters with the separation of symbols method. The paper was too long for the Cambridge Mathematical Journal. Gregory, and later De Morgan, encouraged him to submit it to the Royal Society. The first referee rejected Boole's paper, but the second recommended it for the Gold Medal for the best mathematical paper written in the years 1841 - 1844, and this recommendation was accepted. In 1844 the Royal Society published Boole's paper (the paper offered), and awarded him the Gold Medal, the first Gold Medal awarded by the Society to a mathematician.

Bremen, Hermann Brauer, 1701. 4to. Cont. full vellum. Binding lightly soiled. (16),599,(16);(18),1162,(26) pp. and 5 engraved plates mounted in the text. Light browning, 3 last leaves with small marginal tears, no loss. First German edition.

Berlin u. Stettin, Friedrich Nicolai, 1806-07. 3 cont. hcalf. Gilt backs, gilt titlelabels, remains of paperlabels. Stamps on titles. VI,620,660,728 pp. and 14 folded engraved plates. Occasionally lightly brownspotted. Contens of the 3 vols: 1. "Die Naturgeschichte der Gewächse, der Thiere und des Menschen". - 2. "Die Mathematik und die Naturlehre in Verbindung mit der Chemie und Mineralogie." - 3. "Die Astronomie mit der mathematischen Geographie, Schiffartskunde, Chronologie und Gnomonik; die physische Geographie, die praktische Mechanik und die bürgerliche Baukunst."

Paris, David (et) Ganeau, 1768. Small 8vo. Contemp. hvelum. Large folded engraved frontispiece. XXXI,(1),297,(3) pp. and 9 engraved plates (7 large folded). 2 plates with a small tear, no loss. A stamp on verso of title-page causing a brownspot on title-page. Internally fine. First edition.

Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1801. Unbound, but stitched. XVI,151 pp. Light browning to leaves. First German edition. (Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen...hrsg. von M.C. Sprengel, 4. Bd.: 2. Theil).

Stuttgart, Carl Mäcken, 1863. Lex8vo and Folio. Bound in 2 contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spines. Stamps on title-pages. XVI,216 pp. Atlas: (2),IV pp. and 43 double-page engraved plates. Some scattered brownspots.

Halle, Rengerschen Buchhandlung, 1803. Without wrappers as extracted from "Annalen der Physik. Herausgegeben von Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert", Bd. 12. Pp. 257-291 a. 1 folded engraved plate showing the experimental apparatus used. First appearance in German of this extremely important paper in which Gay-Lussac first formulated the law, the Gay-Lussac's Law, stating that if the mass and pressure of a gas are held constant, then gas volume increases linearly as the temperature rises. This is sometimes written as V = k T, where k is a constant dependent on the type, mass, and pressure of the gas and T is temperature on an absolute scale. (In terms of the ideal gas law, k = n R / P.)."In 1802 he (Gay-Lussac) showed that different gases all expanded by equal amounts with rise in temperature. Charles had made the same discovery some years earlier but had not published it; the credit therefore belongs to Gay-Lussac at least as much, and probably more. This was an extremely importent discovery, which Avogadro was to use within the decade to formulate hid long-neglected hypothesis that equal volumes of different gases at equal temperatures contained equal numbers of particles."(Asimov).Magie "A Source Book in Physics", p.165-172 - Leicester & Klickstein "A Source Book of Chemistry", p. 374-379. - Parkinson "Breakthroughs" 1802 C.

London, Cadell and Davies, 1806. a. 1808. Bound in 5 uniform contemp. hcalf. Richly gilt spines. Tome-and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Gilt borders on covers. Engraved frontispiece. Internally clean.

Weimer, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1811. Unbound, but stitched. X,198 pp. and VIII,128 pp. First German edition. (Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen...hrsg. von M.C. Sprengel, 43. Bd.: 1. Theil). Also having the Series-title, this with a stamp.