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Tokyo, 1900. (25 x 16,5 cm.). Original wrappers. Sewn. Part of sewing gone. Having 45 pages with 5 leaves of japanese text (incl. inside covers) depicting birds and flowers on 40 leaves of which 14 are adjoined plates, 2 single. of folded leaves in woodblock print in colour.

Leipzig Weidmann und Reich, 1783. 8vo. In contemporary marbled paper covered boards. Corners bumped and with some loss of paper to spine. Internally nice and clean. (20), 180 pp. + 1 folded plate. The exceedingly rare first edition of Vothmann’s prizewinning work: a guide to farmers on how to cultivate a garden. In 1779, The Royal Danish agricultural Society in Copenhagen announced a prize. An author was to create a guide on how to maintain farm gardens. The instruction to be formulated in the form of a catechism with questions and answers, should be suitable for farmers. Vothmann thought that farmers from the “German provinces of Denmark” would be of little help with a work in the Danish language. Therefore, he participated with a German guide, which was submitted in January 1781 after the deadline. The guide was well received by the society, which covered the costs of printing. It received a second award. It was probably printed in the autumn of 1782 but bore the year 1783 on the title page. Johann Georg Vothmann was a German horticulturalist and author. He is known for his contributions to agricultural literature, particularly regarding the cultivation and maintenance of gardens specifically aimed at farmers and urban gardeners.

(Berlin, Haude et Spener, 1759). 4to. No wrappers as issued in "Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres". tome XIII, 1757. Titlepage (Classe de Philosophie Spéculative) and pp. (451-)522. First appearance of this remarkable, mathematical correspondance, comprising 29 letters mostly of mathematical content, and after the death of Herman leading to some controveries in relation to priorities.Ravier "Bibliographie des Oeuvres de Leibniz" No. 465.

Braunschweig, Vieweg & Sohn, 1915. Contemp. hcalf, gilt. Spine with a few scratches and light wear to spine ends. "Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft im Jahre 1915. 17. Jahrgang. Im Auftrage der Gesellschaft herausgegeben von Karl Scheel." VI,489 pp. textillustr. Einstein/Haas papers: pp. 152-170 a. p. 203 a. p. 420. - Planck paper: pp. 407-418 a. 418-19 a. 438-51. - Laue paper: pp. 198-202. Internally clean and fine. The whole volume offered. All papers first edition. - In the papers by Einstein and Haas prooved the Ampere hypothesis that permanent magnetism is caused by the microscopic circular motions of electric charges. The experimental results was very close to the theoretical value and as such they gave a brilliant proof of the soundness of the hypothesis.

København, Ejnar Munksgaard, 1944. Stor folio. Orig. hshirtbd. Ca. 10 cm. revnedannelse øverst i shirtfalsen på bagpermen. Stempler på titelbladet. 110 pp., 170 foldeplancher gengivende historiske kort, delvis i farver, de fleste i dobbeltfolio. Indvendig ren og frisk.

(London, Richard Taylor and William Francis, 1854). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1854, Vol. 144 - Part I. Pp. 245-258. First printing of the first paper in Cayley's famous memoirs on 'quantics', a term he coined for algebraic forms. In this paper Cayley throughout remodelled the whole basis for Invariant Theory."In addition to his part in founding the theory of abstract groups, Cayley has a number of important theorems to his credit: perhaps the best known is that every finite group whatsoever is isomorphic with a suitable group of permutations (see the first paper of 1854). This is often reckoned to be one of the three most important theorems of the subject, the others being the theorems of Lagrange and Sylow. But perhaps still more significant was his early appreciation of the way in which the theory of groups was capable of drawing together many different domains of mathematics: his own illustrations, for instance, were drawn from the theories of elliptic functions, matrices, quantics, quaternions, homographic transformations, and the theory of equations. If Cayley failed to pursue his abstract approach, this fact is perhaps best explained in terms of the enormous progress he was making in these subjects taken individually."(DSB)

A La Haye, De La Comoagnie, 1721 & 1722 [Vol. 1,2 & 3 dated 1721. Vol. 2 dated 1721]. 8vo. Uniformly bound in four contemporary full calf binding with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spines. Wear to extremities, parts of gilting on spine worn off. Boards with scratches with some loss of leather. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-papers (F. v. Iuel). Internally fine and clean. (28), 451 pp.; (4), 652 pp.; (4), 456 pp.; (4), 352, (4) pp. + 46 plates of which 1 is folded. Second French edition of this extensive work on nobility and various Royal Houses around the work: Vol. 1 deal with German nobility, vol. 3 with European nobility and vol. 4 with non European royal houses including Japan, China, Turkey and Africa. Barbier, IV-556

London, P. Stephens, 1653. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with ruled fillets to boards. Small paper-label pasted on to spine. Stains and scratches to boards, front board with two wormholes. Inner hinges split, bookblock partly detached. (14), 106 pp. The rare first edition of Abbot’s work in which he discusses the principles of building and maintaining a Christian family. The central theme is the idea that God’s influence should be evident in all aspects of family life, shaping both individual behavior and interactions within the household. In this work, Abbot emphasizes the significance of piety, obedience and strict devotion to Christian doctrine within the family. He delves into the roles of each family member with particular emphasis on the responsibilities of parents to nurture their children in the fear and instruction of the Lord.

4to. Bound in fine red longgrained hmorocco, gilt back. Uncut with all orig. wrappers withbound. Top edge gilt. No 218 of 200 (numb. 26 á 225), total of 225 copies. With 19 fine original etchings (9 full-page, 10 half-page) by Hermine David.

Paris, Jean Boudot, 1704. 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from "Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences. Année 1702". Pp. 308-328 a. 2 large folded engraved plates. A few small brownspots. Wide-margined. First appearance of a classic paper in the theory of sound (his second paper on Acoustics). Saveur had his first founding paper printed in 1701 "Systeme général des Intervalles des Sons, & son Application à tous les Systèmes & à tous les Instrumens de Musique." in which he developed the new subject "acoustique" (and coined the term), In the paper offered he was the first to use beasts to determine the frequency difference and he was thus able to calculate the absolute frequencies."To determine absolute frequency, Sauveur used a pair of organ pipes a small half-tone apart in just intonation (frequency ratio 25:24). This interval is sufficiently small that the beats can be counted, for low pitches. Furthermore, the interval can be obtained accurately by tuning through thirds and perfect fifths (for example, by tuning up two major thirds and then down a fifth). As a results of experiments done with Deslander, and organ builder, Sauveur found that the frequency of an organ pipe five Paris feet long was between 100 and 102 cps. Sauveur claimed to have obtained consistent results from experiments done with other piopes. Newton made a rough check of Sauveurs eresults..."(DSB XII, p. 128).

(Copenhagen, 1800). 4to. Uncut without wrappers as issued in "Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter". 204 pp. and 7 large folded engraved plates. Faint scattered brownspots. First edition of the first systematic description of the flora of Morocco. Schousboe was Danish consul-general in Morocco, and sponsored by the Dane Johann v. Bülow, he travlled round Morocco in the years 1791-93 to describe the flora. The catalogue descibes the plants in Danish and Latin. The work was translated the year after into German and many years later into French (1874). - Pritzel: 8343. - Jackson p. 351 (The French edition).

(London, Harrison and Sons, 1883). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" Year 1882, Volume 173 - 1883. - Pp. 863-883 and 1 plate. Margin of plate with small tears.Otherwise clean and fine. First appearance of the first paper describing the invention of the seismograph to record earthquakes."Milne studied at the Royal School of Mines and became mining engineer. He joined an Expedition to Arabia as a geologist. His real chance came in 1875, however, when he accepted an appointment as a professor of geology and mining in the Imperial College of Engineering at Tokyo. He remained in Japan for twenty years and there had a marvelous opportunity to study earthquakes, for no land is more riven with them than Japan. In 1880 he invented the seismograph...and established a chain of seismographs in Japan and elsewhere, marking the beginning of modern seismology."(Asimow).The paper describes 8 sets of experiments set up at different stations in Japan.On Milne's initiative the Seismological Society of Japan was founded, and the emperor of Japan conferred upon him the Order of the Rising Sun.

London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 52x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. 2 adults in a tree. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp. This is an original plate from Goulds great work "The Birds of Great Britain", issued between 1862 and 1873. The plates in this work were executed by Gould himself, and a few by J. Wolf, H.C. Richer and Hart. Together with Audubon's plates, the Gould-plates are considered the best bird-art ever produced, AND THE PLATES IN HIS "BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN" ARE THE PEAK OF GOULD'S ARTISTIC LIFE. In the foreword Gould stresses the difference from his "Birds of Europe" in the treatment of the illustrations, the inclusion here of the figures of the baby birds and nests, and he comments "Many of the public are quite unaware how the colouring of these large plates is accomplished; and not a few believe that they are produced by some mechanical process or by chromo-lithography. This, however is not the case; every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought.". Elsewhere he remarked upon employing "almost all colourists in London." - Wood p. 364. - Nissen No. 372. - Sitwell 102. - Zimmer pp. 261-62. - Not in Jean Anker.

Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, 1855 a. 1857. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences", Tome 41, No 13 and Tome 44, No 12 a. No. 26. Pp. 461-500, pp. 578-640 a. pp. 1293-1363 (3 entire issues offered). Bernard's papers: pp. 461-469, pp. 578-586 a. pp. 1325-1331. Some scattered brownspots to the first paper. First printing of these two milestone-papers in physiology in which Bernard discovers and isolates glycogen from the liver, shows that it is converted into blood glucose, and discovers the process of gluconeogenesis. He further creates the concepts "experimental determination" and "local interieur"Bernard undertook the task of tracing out the various transformations of food stuffs within the animal organism, beginning with the carbohydrates; and he not only found, contrary to the accepted view, that sugar was formed in the liver, but he was also able to isolate a substance from the hepatic tissue which, though not sugar, was converted by fermentation into dextrose. He made a special study of its properties and called it "glycogen"."The culmination of Bernard's work on the glycogenic function of the liver. He invented the term "internal secretion", and can be said to have started the scientific investigation of the internal secretions, although for 30 years the significance of his work was not generally realized. By his research on glycogene Bernard showed that the body not only can break down, but can also build up, complex chemical substances."(Garrison & Morton) .Claude Bernard (1813-78) was a key figure in French nineteenth-century science, and one of the world's great physiologists. With good reason he has been called the ‘father of experimental medicine’.Garrison & Morton No. 1000 a. 999.1

Weimar, Landes=Industrie=Comptoirs, 1802, 1805, 1808. Bound in 3 contemp. hcalf. Spines gilt, title-and tomelabels with gilt lettering. Spines slightly rubbed. Top of spines to two volumes lslightly frayed. (2),XIV,584;(2),X,754;(4),LXXX,420 pp. A few scattered brownspots. The map called for in volume 2, lacks. First German edition of "Voyage dans l'Empire Othoman, l'Egypte,et la Perse fait par Ordre du Gouvernement pendent les six premiere années de la Republique. 2 Vols.". (Bibliothek der neuesten und wichtigsten Reisebeschreibungen...Hrsg. von M.C. Sprengel. Bd. 6, 21 u. 36). All three volumes with the series titlepages, these with a stamp.

Leipzig, Gerhard Fleischer, 1820. 2 cont. hcalf. Gilt backs. XIV,461,(3),XVI,643 pp., 3 engraved plates, 1 Table, 1 "Kalender". Slightly brownspotted. First edition.

Amsterdam, Depens de la Compagnie, 1740. 8vo. Two parts bound in a contemporary half calf binding with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Light wear to extremities, scratches to boards. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. A nice and clean copy. XXX, (34), 288, (2), 267 pp. First French translation of Rowe's "Friendship in Death", originally published in 1728, a Jansenist miscellany of imaginary letters from the dead to the living. It became her most popular work, with over 79 editions by 1825 and ten more by 1840. It significantly outsold contemporary works like Defoe's “Robinson Crusoe” .The book consists of fictional letters from deceased loved ones and virtuous friends who have reached heaven and offer spiritual guidance to ensure their living friends’ and relatives' salvation. The letters discuss moral issues and contemporary dilemmas, resembling both moral essays and novelistic situations. Rowe's intent, as stated in the preface, is to promote the belief in the soul's immortality and the virtuous life it necessitates.

A large engraved cont. handcoloured map of the Northern part of Russia from Novaja Semlja in the north to the Caspian Meer in the South, from Finland to Jakusskkáy, measuring 48,5 x 62 cm. Folded in center. A few tears in margins. This large map is from Vaugondy: Atlas universel, Paris, 1757.

Carlsruhe, Michael Mackler, 1771. Contemp. hcalf. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. Stamps on title-page. (32),520,(2) pp. (Inhalt pp. 1-24 bound at end) and 11 folded engraved plates. A few brownspots. First German edition of la Chapelle's "Traité des sections coniques et autre courbes ancienne...", 1750. (Poggendorff I, 1338)

(København ?), Uden sted og år, Paa Christian Geertsens Boghandl. Bekostn., (omkr. 1680). Hellæderbind fra omkring 1850 med spejl, ryg-og permforgyldning. Forgyldt titeletiket på ryg. Forreste fals svag. (36),456 pp. Indvendig ren. Dette er Chr. Nielssøns bearbejdelse og oversættelse - i et optryk af første danske udgave - af "Buches der Beispiele der alten Weisen", indeholdende den gamle indiske samling af samspillende dyrefabler "Pancatranta" på sanskrit.Bibliotheca Danica anfører udgaven fra 1618 samt denne udgave uden år. Udgaven her har en afvigende stavning af titlen.Bibl. Dan.I,960. - Ikke i Thesaurus II.

(Kjøbenhavn, Waeysenhuuses Bogtrykkerie, 1758). 4to. Uden omslag. Udsnit af "Skrifter, som udi det Kiøbenhavnske Selskab af Lærdoms og Videnskabers Elskere ere fremlagte og oplæste i Aaret 1745. Anden Deel." Pp. 129-156. First printing of the first comparative study of Greenlandic, - 15 years before Paul Egede's Greenlandic Grammar. The Latin edition reads "Meletema, de lingvæ Groenlandicæ origine, ejusqve a cæteris lingvis differentia".Lauridsen XII,6. - Groenlandica, p.93.

London, T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1903-04. 12 fine full red cloth, gilt backs. Top edge gilt. Untrimmed. Limited edition, No 77 of 500 copies. 12 frontispieces and ca. 180 fine plates, partly in colour.

London, Ackermann, 1828, 1823, 1828 12mo. Bound in 3 nice contemp. full brown calf. raised bands, richly gilt spines, titlelabels with gilt lettering. gilt borders on covers. Gilt inside dentelles. All edges gilt. A small neath repair to top of spines. very light rubbing along hinges. 3 handcoloured frontispieces in aquatint, 3 handcoloured engravings on title-pages and with 75 fine engraved and handcoloured aquatint plates after Thomas Rawlinson, all with tissue-guards. Clean and fine. Beautiful miniature-edition of Dr. Syntax's three tours.

Genève, chez Barrillot & fils, 1751. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Binding with some wear. Ex-libris pasted on to verso of front board. Map with a few nicks and tears in margin. Light occassional brownspotting throughout, otherwise a fine and clean copy. (2), 510 pp. + 4 folded plates (including the folded map). Rare first separately published edition of Sale’s important introduction to his English 1734-translation of the Koran, originally being published as ‘Preliminary Discourse’, but here in the seperate publication translated into French. Though he did not place Islam at an equal level with Christianity, Sale seemed to view Mohammad as a conqueror who sought to destroy idolatry and a lawgiver who managed to change and supplant many practices in Arabia:“George Sale (1697-1736), the first translator of the Qur’an from Arabic to English and the author of the influential ‘preliminary discourse’ (1734), is regularly given credit for facilitating a balanced approached to Islam among the educated European public” (Lange, Follow the Light).

Paris, Jombert, 1756. 4to. Contemp. full mottled calf. raised bands. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Coner a bit bumped. Stamp on title-page. LVI,619 pp., 1 folded table, 4 engraved vignettes. Stamps on p.III, otherwise clean. First edition. - Sloos. Warfare and the Age of Printing, 6034.