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Londres, John Peter Lyton, 1781. 8vo. Uncut in the original blue card board binding with paper title-label to spines. Small paper-label pasted on to spine. Wear to extremities, especially to spines and spine-ends with some of the blue paper worn off. VIII, 398 pp. + 3 portraits; (4), 403 pp. + 2 portraits; (4), 399 pp.; (4), 391 pp. + 3 plates. Wanting the frontispiece in vol. 1. First edition of this popular account of French King Louis XV. The author aims to shed light on the hidden facets of the king's private life that were not commonly known to the public. Another important theme in the book is the influence of Louis XV's private life on his political decisions and the governance of France. Mouffle D’Angerville argues that the king's personal relationships and preferences significantly impacted his reign and shaped the his policies. Barbier 991/992

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).

Frankfurt am Mayn, Hermann, 1797. 8vo. In contemporary full calf. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Internally very nice and clean. XXXVI, 900 pp. + 4 folded plates (some are detached and with tears). Rare second edition of this handbook on the cultivation of fruit trees and the study of fruit by of one of the major works by the co-founder of German pomology J. L. Christ (1739–1813), a pastor by profession, was the leading pomologist of his time. In two of his own tree nurseries, he dedicated himself to the cultivation of fruit trees and laid the foundation for systematic fruit growing. His systematic classification of fruit varieties is also significant

Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1738. 4to. Fine contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Gilt borders on covers. Minor scratches on covers. Engraved frontispiece. (8),108,595 pp., 17 partly folded engraved plates. Clean and fine. With original papers by: de la Condamine, Hellot, Bouguer, Petit, Geoffroy, Cassini, du Fay, Maupertuis, du Hamel, Clairaut, Petit, de Mairan, Morand, Lémery, Winslow, Marchant, Hunauld, de Thury, Boulduc, Reaumur, Grandjean de Fouchy, le Monnier pere & Fils, Godin, Maraldi, Rideux.

Paris, Pierre Delaulne, 1695. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine, boards with a few scratches. Wormtract to upper outer margin (not touching text) and light occassional brownpostting. (46), 538 pp. + 15 plates. Engraved halftitle included in the pagination. Volume 1 of the third edition, published posthumously (as were the two earlier editions of 1665 and 1677), of Monconys' account of his extensive travels across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Monconys meticulously recorded his experiences and observations during his travels across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. His work is not merely a travelogue but a document of scientific inquiry, artistic appreciation, and cultural exchange offering valuable insights into the early modern period. Monconys's Voyages is of considerable interest for its observations on chemistry, physics, mathematics, astrology, antiquities and natural history. Brunet VI, p. 1056 - 19913.

Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1731. 4to. Fine contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Gilt borders on covers. Engraved frontispiece. (8),120,426, pp., 23 partly folded engraved plates. Clean and fine. With original papers by: Maraldi, Cassini, Godin, Chevalier de Louville, de Lagny, Winslow, de Jussieu, de Mairan, Geoffroy le Cadet, Couplet, Senac, du Fay, Reaumur, Nicole, Petit, l'Abbé de Molières, Hunauld, Pitot, Boulduc, Maupertuis, Lémery, de Lagny, Lamorier.

Hauniae (Copenhagen), Luft, 1679. 4to. In contemporary full vellum with yapp edges. Title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities with a few stains to back board. Internally very fine and clean. (10), 1210 pp. Pages misnumbered 2000 instead of 1200. Wanting the portrait. First edition. Bibliateca Danica IV:81

(København, 1747). 4to. In a later half calf binding with gilt lettering to spine. Previous owner's name to pasted down front end-paper. Without wrappers as issued in "Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, III. Del, 1747". A nice and clean copy. Pp. 213-296. + 3 engraved plates. First edition of one of Kraft's earliest and most important works, being a preliminary study to his seminal "Forelæsninger over Mekanik" (1763). It also constitute one of the earliest introductions to Newton in Danish.In 1747, he became a member of the Academy of Sciences, same year as the present thesis was published. Here, he takes a stand in favor of Newton against Descartes, in contrast to his admired teacher C. v. Wolff. Kraft concluded that while the Cartesian system was unreasonable and even inconsistent, Newton's physics perfectly aligned with the most reliable experiences, including the best astronomical observations. Furthermore, the Newtonian system was superior from a methodological standpoint, as it contained fewer hypotheses and was more simple and well-ordered than the Cartesian alternative.

Bologna, Longhi, 1755. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. A few dots and marks to boards, a nice and clean copy. XXXI, (1), 396 pp. Fourth edition of this classic guide book to Bologna and its art, first published in 1686. It quickly bcame popular and it was reprinted several times, last time in 1776.

Copenhagen, Joachim Schmedtgen, 1699. Contemporary full calf. Richly gilt spine. Gilding with light wear. (24),164,112,142,110,84,(4) pp. Internally fine. First German edition and the first translation at all of "Christian den Femtes Danske Lov" 1683. - Thesaurus II,431.

Cologne, Chez Pierre Marteau, 1682. 12mo (115 x 165 mm). 4 part bound in 1 contemporary full vellum binding. Light wear and soiling to extremities and small tear to vellum on spine. Previous owner's name to front free end-paper. Internally fine and clean. (32), 228, 263, 268, 364 pp. + frontispiece and 11 portraits. French translation of Nani's much praised work on the history of Venice. Giovan Battista Nani, also known as Jean Baptiste Felix Gaspard Nani, was an Italian historian born in Venice on August 30, 1616. He belonged to a patrician family and played a significant role in both diplomatic and historical circles during his lifetime. At the age of 25, Nani served as the ambassador of Venice to France from 1643 to 1668.

Halae, 1756-69. 8vo. 6 uniform cont. full vellum with red leather title-labels on backs. Frontispiece in vol.1 and title-vignette on each title-page. The "Clavis Ciceroniana" is said to be an important contribution to the study of Cicero, and probably the most important part of this work. Brunet II:12.

København, 1948. Beautiful hleatherbdg. of blue-green morocco w. gilt back (Petersen & Petersen). Excellent copy in mint condition. First Danish edition with dedication from the author: "à Niels Randaer,/ auprès de qui je m'excuse de/ ne pas écrivè ceci en danois,/ en raison de ma connaissance/ très imparfaite de cette langue,/ que je n'ai étudié que quelques/ mots./ Aragon."The famous French writer Louis Aragon (1897-1982) was an important political and cultural figure in 20th century France. Involved in the Dada-movement, member of the French Communist party, he was a friend of both André Breton, Paul Élouard and Philippe Soupault, with whom he founded Surrealism and the review "Littérature" (with Breton and Soupault). His works are monuments of the principal trends of 20th century thought and politics, and his literary theories were of great impact.

K., 1849. Indb. i ét samt. hldrbd. m. nyere papirtitel på ryg. Usædvanligt rent ekspl. m. alle smudstitelblade og alle indholdsfortegnelser. BFN 539. Originaludgave.

London, R. Ackermann, 1823. 16mo. 2 nice cont. hcalf, gilt backs. One quire in vol. slightly loosening. (2),276 pp. + Direction for Binder - (4),277 pp. + Direction for Binder and 55 handcoloured aquatintsplates (incl. frontisp. and title-vignette). All plates having "Pub. by R.A. Ackermann London 1823". First miniature-edition, comprising the first and second Tour's of 3 issued. - Tooley 430.

København, Godiche, 1769. 4to. Senere helldrbd i gl. stil med ophøjede bind på ryg og rig rygforgyldning. Lidt slid ved ene fals. (14),596 pp. samt 16 (af 18) kobberstukne plancher, prospekter, byplaner m.v. Enkelte plancher repareret. Originaltrykket af "Danske Atlas" bind V, første del, omfattende: Viborg Stift. Aalborghus Amt - Aalborg Stift. Aalborg Bye. - Aalborg Stift. Vendsyssel. - Aalborg Stift. Thye Land. - Aalborg Stift. Mors Land.

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.

Kjøbenhavn, Reitzel, 1890-94. Foreligger i de 7 dele, alle med orig. bogtrykte omslag og ubeskåret. L,1016 pp., 2 plancher og 6 litograferede foldekort. (Meddelelser om Grønland, Bd. 3).

Kiøbenhavn, Stein, 1783. 4to. Samt. marmoreret helldrbd. med ophøjede bind på ryggen. Rig rygforgyldning. Guldbordure på permer. Kantforgyldning. Stempel på titelblade. Kobberstukket titelblad og bogtrykt. (14),450 pp. samt 27 kobberstukne plancher af Clemens efter tegninger af Wiedewelt. Lette marginale brunpletter. På skrivepapir. Værket blev ikke afsluttet, men der udkom yderligere 1 hefte af bind 2, dog uden kobbere. Heri findes mindestene over Absalon, Saxo, Tycho Brahe, Holberg m.fl., sammen med deres levnedsbeskrivelser.

Wesel, Jacques van Wesel, 1706.. 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Raised bands. Gilt spine. A nick to foot of spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Title-page in red/black. (38),261,(1) pp. and 14 folded engraved plates. The first leaves with a faint dampstain in upper right corners. Fifth French edition of "Nieuwe Vestings-Bouw. 1685", a work which is the foundation for a large number of Dutch fortresses. - Poggendorff I:460.

(Halle, Rengerschen Buchhandlung, 1799). Without wrappers. In "Annalen der Physik. Herausgegeben von Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert", Bd. 2, Erstes Stück. (The entire issue offered). 1-118 a. 2 folded engraved plates. Cavendish's paper: pp. 1-62. (the torsion balance of Michell shown on the plates). First German edition of Cavendish's famous paper in which he calculated the weight of the earth and determined its mass. He also, as the first, observed gravitational motion of minute portions of matter. He estimates the earth's mass to 6,6 x 10 to the potential of 24 kg. The original paper "Experiments to determine the Density of the Earth" appeared in Philosophical Transaction, 1798."Cavendish published five papers between 1784 and 1809...With one exception they were comparatively minor productions....The exception was his determination of the density of the earth or weighing of the world in 1798, by means of John Michell's torsion balance. The apparatus consisted of two lead balls on either end of a suspended beam; these movable balls were attracted by a pair of stationary lead balls. Cavendish calculated the the force of attraction between the balls fro the observed period of oscillation of the balance and deduced the density of the earth from the force. He found it to be 5.48 times that of water. Cavendish was the first to observe gravitational motions induced by comparatively minute portions of ordinary matter...By weighing the world he rendered the law of gravitation complete. The law was no longer a proportionally statement but a quantitatively exact one; this was the most importent addition to the science of gravitation since Newton."(DSB III, p. 158.).The issue contains further papers by Ritter, Chladni et al.

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).

Lex8vo. Bound in 12 orig. hcalf. Fine and clean, but some backs faded. Very richly illustr. in the text and on plates.

Paris, Imprimerie Royal, 1844. 8vo. In later cardboard boards with cloth spine-strip. Title and year in ink to front board. Stamp to front board and title-page. Offprint from "Annales Maritimes et Coloniales". Internally fine and clean. (1)-14 pp. Rare offprint from "Annales Maritimes et Coloniales".

Berlin, Springer, 1923. 8vo. In contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering. In "Zeitschrift für Physik" Bd. 13 & 14, 1923. Entire volumes offered, bound in one. Stamp to front free end paper, otherwise a fine and clean copy. Pp. 237-255. [Entire volume: V, (1) 426 pp.]. First edition. As Bohr in his 1918 paper (The quantum theory of line spectra) had discussed the expectation that there was a necessary connection between the classical and the future theory in the limit of large quantum numbers, and in a later paper (1920) named it "Korrespondenzprincip" (Principle of Correspondance), Bohr now in the paper offered discussed again the fundamental principles of Quantum Theory in connection with the Principle of Correspondence.Rosenfeld No 29.Also in the volume is Born & Heisenberg's paper, "Über Phasenbeziehungen bei den Bohrschen Modellen von Atomen und Molekeln", on Bohr's atomic model, being a part of Heisenberg's Habilitation, which he completed under Born in 1924 in Göttingen.Cassidy 1923a.