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Potsdam, M. G. Sommer, 1782. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine.Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamps on title-page. Large engraved titlevignette. (16),304 pp. and 15 large folded engraved plans. Clean and fine. First edition. - Klaus Jordan, 2649.

London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1913. Royal8vo. 2 orig. full cloth. Gilt lettering. Uncut. A few minor tears at spines ends, corners mildly bumped. XXVI,633,XIV,534 pp. 2 frontispieces in photogravure, 6 plates in photogravure, 18 colourplates, 260 photographic illustrations on plates, folded maps and panoramas. Fine and clean. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper on both volumes. First edition.

Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1801. Unbound, but stitched. (1),XXX,239 pp., 1 foldet engraved map. Light browning to leaves. First German edition of "An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava in the Year 1795. London, 1800". (Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen...hrsg. von M.C. Sprengel. 4. Bd.: 1. Theil). Also having the series titlepage, this with a stamp.

Paris, L'Imprimerie de Marchante, AN XI = 1803. 3 contemp. hcalf. Gilt spines. Tome-and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Name cut from upper corner of halftitles. (4),XL,525;(4),479;(4),493,(7) pp. A few scattered brownspots.

Frankfurt & Leipzig, Renger, 1730. 4to. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Small wormtract to lower margin, not affecting text. A nice and clean copy. (16), 696, (16) pp. + 2 plates. Early Latin edition, one of Wolff's main works, in which he explains the Principle of Non-Contradiction and the Principle of Sufficient Reason. Wolff aims to derive the propositions applicable to all conceivable objects from well-defined concepts and fundamental axioms. “Christian Wolff (1679–1754) was a philosopher, mathematician, and scientist of the German Enlightenment. He is widely and rightly regarded as the most important and influential German philosopher between Leibniz and Kant. His scholarly output was prolific, numbering more than 50 (most multi-volume) titles, in addition to dozens of shorter essays and prefaces and nearly 500 book reviews. Through his series of textbooks, published first in German and then in Latin, Wolff made signal contributions to nearly every area of philosophical investigation of his time, including but not limited to logic, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, and aesthetics. Wolff is perhaps best known in his role as (co-)founder of the “Leibnizian-Wolffian philosophy”, and while Wolff himself rejected the term, the philosophical system it designates quickly gained broad, if not universal, acceptance within German universities in the first half of the eighteenth century.” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).

London, E. Cotes, 1664 (+) London, Henry Seile, 1660. Folio (295 x 200 mm). In contemporary full calf with six raised bands and ruled fillets to boards. Stains and soiling to extremities. Lower outer corner of both front and back board damaged. Front free end-paper with index wirtten in a neat contemporary hand. Title-page of first work detached. Light occassional marginal dampstaining, but internally generally nice and clean. (56), 400, (8), (32), 416 pp.l Fifth and second edition, respectively, of Sanderson’s sermons that address different audiences within the social and political hierarchy of 17th-century England. Each set is structured according to the audience being addressed: the clergy, the magistrates or civil authorities, the court and the general public. Robert Sanderson (1587 – 1663) was an English theologian and casuist.

London, Methuen & Co., 1898. Small 4to. 2 orig. full pictorial cloth, gilt. Spines ends taped. Back a little rubbed. Uncut. Internally clean and fine. LXXX,521,XIV,625 pp. Profusely illustrated with photographic illustrations and maps and diagrams. 1 map large and folded. First English edition.

Kjøbenhavn, J.J. Høpffner, 1745. Et samtidigt helldrbd. med spejl. Rigt forgyldte borter på permer og rygfelter, dog er forgyldningen delvist bortslidt. Rift i skind i øvre rygfelt. Rygskindet lidt skrumpet således at blokken er lidt udstødt. (32),367;384 pp. Første og sidste blad lettere smudsige, ellers indvendigt ganske velbevaret. Originaludgaven. - Ehr.-M. I:355.

Kiøbenhavn, Popp, 1796. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Light wear to extremities. Internally with light occassional browning, but generally a good copy. (6), 730 pp. Rare first edition of Hornemann’s pioneering treatise on Danish economic botany - the earliest systematic attempt to classify native Danish plants based on their practical use in agriculture, horticulture, and industry. Issued as the result of a prize essay competition held by the newly founded Naturhistorieselskab (Natural History Society), the work marked a turning point in the practical application of botanical knowledge in Denmark. Jens Wilken Hornemann (1770–1841) later became one of Denmark’s most influential botanists. Trained under Martin Vahl at the University of Copenhagen and the Naturhistorieselskab he was appointed lecturer at the Botanical Garden in 1801, and succeeded Vahl as editor of Flora Danica in 1804. Hornemann's Plantelære remained the principal Danish handbook of economic botany until Johan Lange’s mid-century publications. As such, it played a foundational role in the systematization and dissemination of applied botanical knowledge in Denmark during the Enlightenment and early 19th century.

Paris, Bassange Père, 1830. Bound in 9 uniform hcalf. Spines with gilt lettering. Remains of a paperlabel to spines of two volumes. Sporadic light browning, scattered brownspots.

Stuttgart, Johann Benedict Mezler, 1764. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with five raised bands. Wear to extremities, primarily spine. Stain in inner margin of pp. 1-36, otherwise internally nice and clean. (22), 448, 336, 64 pp. + 24 plates. First edition of Clemm's textbook on mathematics including an appendix on natural history. The work was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century.

London, printed for R.H. Laurie, 1839. 8vo. In contemporary blank wrappers with part of original printed wrapper pasted on. Stamp to front wrapper and title-page. Internally fine and clean. (4), 51, (1), pp. Third edition.

Lex8vo. 15 solide ensartede private helshirtbd.

Leipzig, Langenheim, 1750. 8vo. In contemporary full calf. Gilt dentelles to boards. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities, head of spine chipped. First and last leaves with marginal miscolouring, other wise a nice and clean copy. 370, (48) pp. Rare first edition of this early scientific work on the mythology of the Germanic and Nordic indigenous peoples before Christianization with a particular focus concerning the state of souls after death.

A Paris, An XII(1804). 4to. Hcalf. Atlas in folio-oblong. VIII,434,(2) pp. and atlas with 20 engr.plates.

3 cont. boards. Top and bottom of spines worn with tears. Bound uncut. 2 engraved titles ( 1 with tear, no loss). Stamp on titles. Titles a little soiled, otherwise good, printed on good paper. (4),IV,496-IV,463-(4),507 pp. and 36 (of 38) folded engraved plates. First German edition.

Amsterdam, Brant, 1661. 4to. In contemporary full vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Soiling to extremities, outer margin of front board especially affected. Internally very nice and clean. (94), 840 pp. + engraved half-title. Volume 1 of 2 only, of Wittewrongel’s guide on managing a Christian household in accordance with the principles of the Reformed faith. Petrus Wittewrongel (or Wittevrongel) (1609 –1662), was a minister associated with the Dutch Second Reformation (Nadere Reformatie), serving at the Oude Kerk (Old Church) in Amsterdam. He is best known for the present work.

København, C.G. Prosts Forlag, 1788-90. 8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands with red leather title-label with gilt lettering to spine. Leather miscoloured and cracked. Ex-libris (Helge Sommer) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Stamps to title-pages. With occassional brownspotting throughout. (22), 455 pp. (4), 456,(1) pp. + 2 folded plates. First edition of Münster's much appraised work on Sicily. Friedrich Münter (1761-1830) was the bishop of Zealand from 1808 to 1830. He was born in Germany and came to Copenhagen at the age of four when his father, Balthasar Münter (1735-1793), took up a pastoral position at St. Peter's Church. He himself became a theologian in 1781, followed by a two-year stay in Göttingen, where he studied church history and archaeology. From 1784 to 1787, he stayed in Italy, which resulted in the present work.

(No Place), Johann Friedrich Gleditsch, 1741. Large 8vo. Contemp. full vellum. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Engraved frontispiece. Title in red/black. (14) pp., 2352 columns (= 1176 pp.). A few brownspots. Internally clean.

Paris, J. Hetzel et Cie, (1885 ?) Royal8vo. Orig. full pictorial red cloth. Gilt spine, gilt covers. Light wear to spine ends. Corners a bit bumped. All edges gilt. Frontcover with balloon, elephant and paddle-steamer. Frontcover signed "A. Souze". Half-title with illustration on verso. On verso of title-page portrait of Jules Verne. 616 pp. + Publisher's Cat. (8) pp. (Catalogue C R). The catalogue mentions books prepared for 1886, so this must be printed before. A few brownspots. Last leaf with a bit offsettings. Halftitle with brownspots. (Les Voyages Extraordinaires).

Magdeburg, Walter Ochs & Co., 1887 & 1890. 8vo. 2 volumes in the original full cloth bindings with gilt lettering to front boards. White paper-label pasted on to lower part of spines. Stamps to front free end-papers, title-pages and verso of all plates. Internally with light occassional brownspotting. 24 pp. + 7 coloured plates; 33 pp. + 8 folded plates. Rare publication on tank guns from the Grusonwerk.

Leipzig & Frankfurt, Meyer, 1687. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Spine miscoloured, a few stains to boards and inner hinges split. A few leaves detached, otherwise nice and clean. (48), 706, (4), 159, (5), (12), 103 pp. Later edition of these literary and philological works. Roland Desmarests (1594-1653), a brother of the better-known Jean Desmarests de Saint-Sorlin, placed a Latin poem dedicated to the French princess Marie Louise Gonzaga de Nevers in this present work. The princess (who was the future wife of two Polish kings, Wladyslaw IV Vasa and John II Casimir) was about to leave France for Poland.

København, Kristiania, Gyldendal, 1923. Indbundet ubeskåret med originale for-og bagomslag i et halvbind af ufarvet niger, håndsyede kapitælbånd. Titeletiket i anden farve med forgyldning. Omslaget med lidt pletter. Bindet signeret HJ (Henning Jensen). På halvtitlen egenhændig dedikation. "Til/ Hans Helge Jensen/ venlig Hilsen/ din heng./ Aksel Sandemose". Originaludgaven af forfatterens debut.

Stockholm, P.A. Huldbergs Forlag, 1862. Lex8vo. Orig. helshirtbd. Blindtrykte rammer på permer, og titlen i guld på forperm. Fribladet med ældre ejernavn og stempel. Trykt i to spalter. 194,(2) pp. samt 18 smukke stålstikplancher (incl. frontispiece og stålstukket titelblad). Rent frisk eksemplar i originalbindet. Første svenske udgave. - First Swedish edition, fine and clean inthe original full cloth. - Not in Sabin (only listing the German and English edition).

Berlin, Springer, 1926. 8vo. Bound in contemporary half cloth. In "Zeitschrift für Physik", Bd. 39. Entire volume offered. Stamp to front free end paper. Fine and clean. Pp. 499-518. [Entire volume: IV, 948 pp]. First edition of this important paper in which Heisenberg - after inventing Quantum Mechanics the year before (1925) - investigates some of the fundamental aspects of the new theory. Heisenberg recognizes the invariance of the wave equation with respect to various transformations. "It is clear that such invariance exists with respect to an interchange of the coordinates of identical particles, e.g. of two electrons in an atom of two nuclei of the same kind in a molecule. As a consequence, the wave function of a non-degenerate stationary state must either remain unchanged or may only change sign when the transformation is applied to it....Indeed, in this way Pauli's exclusion principle for electrons found a formulation in terms of wave mechanics."(K. Kronik in Memorial Volume to Wolfgang Pauli).Cassidy 1926e