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Magdeburg, Woltersdorff, 1709. 8vo. In a modest half calf binding. Light wear to extremities, internally fine and clean. (2), 93 pp. Rare first edition of Woltersdorf’s work on the benefits and effect of Rhine-wine and how to make it.

Paris, Vrin, 1949. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. A few pencil-underlinings in the text. With discreete stamp to title-page: "Michel Adam". A very fine and clean copy. 107, (5) pp. The uncommon first edition of this collection of early essays, constituting the first appearance in book form of two highly important articles by one of the most significant philosophers of the 20th century. The two articles were originally published in Revue Philosophique in 1932 and 1940, but only really with their appearance in book form did they exercise their great influence in France. The essays by Levinas on the phenomenology of Husserl and Heidegger served to introduce this strain of philosophy in France where it would go on to dominate academic philosophy until the middle of the 1970s. As such, these essays are crucial documents to anybody with an interest in the development of 20th century continental philosophy.However, this volume has the added attraction of providing us with an insight into the genesis of Levinas' own thought. The experience of the Second World War, which Levinas spent as a prisoner of war in Germany, led him to question the ethical foundations of phenomenology and to reconsider his earlier uncritical attachment to Heidegger. It is thus by engaging critically with the conception of philosophy that is manifested in his own pre-war works that Levinas shall elaborate such masterpieces of philosophy as Totalité and Infini and Autrement qu'être.

Bruxelles, 1881-78. Folio. 2 orig.printed boards. Lithogr.portrait, LVIII,263 pp. and 28 fine lithogr.plates by G.Severeyns, known for excellent quality. - (Annales de Musée Royal D'Hist.Nat. de Belgique Tome III).

Chicago, American Medical Association, 1927. 8vo. Offprint in the original printed wrappers. A fine and clean copy. 25 pp. First printing, in the scarce offprint, of Minot and Murphy's paper, published the year after their landmark Nobel Prize winning 1926-paper, in which they elaborate on their 1926-study and record further observations. Minot and Murphy shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 with George Whipple "for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anaemia". "The brilliant discovery by Minot and Murphy in 1926, demonstrating the dramatic effectiveness of liver preparations in pernicious anemia, forms one of the landmarks in the history of therapeutics." (Satoskar, Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics)."Prompted by pathologist George Whipple's research on the feeding of liver to anemic dogs, Minot and Murphy fed liver to their patients. In a now famous 1926 paper [the present], they announced its miraculous benefits for forty-five otherwise doomed souls" (Wailoo, Drawing Blood: technology and Disease Identity in Twentieth-Century America). Up until the 1920'ies, pernicious anemia (also known as "blood thinning" disease) was a fatal disease, for which there was no cure. People who developed pernicious anemia - characterized by dangerously low counts of red blood cells - were left exhausted, hospitalized, and without the hope of being cured. "Minot's work and that of numerous pupils during the decade after 1926 initiated a new era in clinical hematology by replacing the largely morphologic studies of the blood and of the blood-forming and blood-destroying organs with dynamic measurements of their functions." (DSB).In the early 1920s, most doctors believed that pernicious anemia was caused by a toxic substance in the body, and they prescribed doses of arsenic, transfusions, or removal of the spleen as treatments. But after these remedies were administered, patients had relapses, and death was inevitable. Across the world, 6,000 lives a year were lost to the scourge of pernicious anemia."In 1923, Minot met William P. Murphy, who had graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1922 and who was to become an assistant instructor at Harvard Medical School in 1924. In their investigations to find a cure for pernicious anemia, Minot believed that research by George Whipple, a researcher whom he had known while both were at Johns Hopkins Hospital, was particularly significant. Whipple had completed experiments in which he bled dogs to make them anemic. Then he determined which foods restored their red blood cells. His results showed that red meat and certain vegetables were effective treatments, but liver was the best treatment. Minot wondered if Whipple's findings with dogs could be duplicated in humans. He and Murphy were determined to try it, and proceeded to do so with their private patients. Observing an increase in the patients' red blood cell counts, they thought they were on the right track, and decided to try the experiment with hospitalized patients which eventually led to their landmark discovery." (The Harward University Gazette, 1998).After Minot and Murphy's verification of Whipple's results in 1926, pernicious anemia victims ate or drank at least one-half pound of raw liver, or drank raw liver juice, every day. This continued for several years, until a concentrate of liver juice became available.The active ingredient in liver remained unknown until 1948, when it was isolated by chemists Karl A. Folkers.Garrison & Morton: 3140

Paris, Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, n.d. (1880) Large 4to. Contemp. hcalf with clothcovers. Raised bands, gilt compartments and gilt lettering. All edges gilt. VII,175 pp. and 66 fine chromolithographed plates (Eug. Graff del. - Lith Clamaron-Graff, Paris). A few brownspots to the last 5 leaves. Fine and clean. First edition of an important work on breeded grain from the distinquished Paris seed firm, at the time of publication, headed by Henry Vilmorin who has written the Introduction.The company produced the first seed catalog for farmers and academics. In 1856, Louis de Vilmorin published "Note on the Creation of a New Race of Beetroot and Considerations on Heredity in Plants", establishing the theoretical groundwork for the modern seed-breeding industry. The company's leaders continued to publish numerous botanical academic articles throughout the company's early history. (Wikipedia).Stafleu & Cowan, 16.176.

Franckfurt & Leipzig, 1710. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with four raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Small worm-tract in lower outer margin, otherwise a nice copy. 64, 470 pp. Rare first edition of this religious treatise by Ziegenbalg which was written in 1706 on a ship named Sophia, as the German Protestant missionary journeyed to India to convert the natives. Under King Frederick IV of Denmark's patronage Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg and Heinrich Plütschau became the first Protestant missionaries to India, arriving in Tranquebar on 9 July 1706. They established the Tranquebar Mission to spread Christianity among the locals. Ziegenbalg learned Tamil, founded a seminary, and translated the Bible into Tamil, setting up India's first printing press in 1715. He also established the first school for girls in 1707 and advocated for women's education and the abolition of the caste system. Ziegenbalg passed away in 1719 and was buried in the New Jerusalem Church, which he helped establish.

Kjøbenhavn, C.A. Reitzel, 1831, (1848), 1829, 1831. Alle 4 indbundet i et samtidigt hldrbd. Rygforgyldning. Ryg med lettere brugsspor. Usædvanlig rene eksemplarer, Skyggebilleder...og Kunstens Dannevirke trykt på bedre papir, Kjærlighed paa Nikolai.. og Skibet begge trykt på let blåligt skrivepapir. Alle 4 med lille stempel på bagsiden af titelbladet "CAR", og således antageligt udgiveren, C.A. Reitzel's arkiveksemplar. 4 originaludgaver. - BFN: 162, 540, 28, 166.

London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1803. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1803 - Part I. Pp.29-42 and 1 engraved plate and Appendix: pp. 274-276. With titlepage to the volume Part I. Some browning to lower part of titlepage. Light foxing to the plate. First appearance of this highly importent paper in which Henry announced his discovery of the law, which later was termed "Henry's Law". The law states that when a gas is absorbed in a liquid the weight of the gas dissolved is directly proportional to the pressure of the gas over the liquid. This discovery contributed directly to the atomic theory of Dalton.(Parkinson: Breakthroughs: 1803 C) "Dalton's own experiments on the solution of gases and the stimulus afforded by Henry's work have been seen as crucial in the development of the atomic theory."(DSB VI p. 285).A paper by Humphrey Davy: "An Accont of some Experiemnts and Observations on the constituent Parts of certain astringent Vegetables; and on their Operating in Tanning. Read February 24, 1803", comes with. In the same volume Pp. 233-273.

København, Gyldendal, 1919-56. Lex8vo. Indbundet i 28 (også forkortelsesbindet) solide og ensartede hldrbd. i glat kalveskind. Et fint, frisk sæt af ODS. Originaltrykket med det store satsformat og med blysats i modsætning til optrykkene.

Amsterdam, Wolffgangs, Hendrich, Boom, 1676. 8vo. Contemp. full vellum. A few brownspots on boards (16),664 pp., 1 folded table and 53 engraved plates (all), most of the plates in the text, some folded. Stamp on title-page. Internally clean and fine. In the year 1676, two German translations appeared, one in Amsterdam and one in Hamburg. A translation of the authors "La Fortification...ou l'ingenieur parfait...Paris, 1672." - This is the Amsterdam-edition.Klaus Jordan, No 3960.

Copenhagen, (1713). Folio (348 x 240 mm). In contemporary full black calf with spine relaid and a bit later red title-label with gilt lettering to spine. Light wear to extremities primarily affecting capitals. Previous owner's name to front front free end-paper (Christian Georg von Møsting). Light occassional marginal browning throughout. Printed on good paper. A nice copy. (40), 352, 16 pp. Wanting the frontispiece. Rare funeral sermon for Danish Knud Thott (1639 - 1702), Danish Geheimrat, son of Otte Thott. Worm here praises Thott for his sense of duty and untiring diligence, as it is repeatedly emphasized how much he, unlike many of his contemporaries, detested anything related to gifts and favors in official positions. As a landowner, he was exceptionally active, and he increased and improved Gavnø in many ways. Previous owner Christian Georg von Møsting was a Danish-Norwegian Officer who was married to Cathrine Marie Juel, sister to the generals Gregers and Christian Juel, owner of Valdemar's Castle. During the 17th century, the aristocracy commissioned publications dedicated to commemorating their departed spouses and celebrating their virtuous lives. These publications likely served both as a means to instill moral conduct in society, conduct profitable transactions and last but not least fuel the circles of gossip. Funeral sermons emerged as romanticized portrayals of the nobility and the upper classes of society. Between the late 16th century and the mid-18th century, funeral sermons became a sought-after commodity in the Danish book market. Primarily intended for the deceased's family, these sermons allowed them to reflect on their own lineage. Provenance: Valdemar's Castle.

Lex8vo. 5 cont. hcalf. Gilt backs. 5 engraved titles and 5 printed. In all 204 steel-engraved plates. As always ocassionally brownspotted.

Göttingen, Dieterischen Buchhandlung, 1821. Small 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Gilt lettering. A small crack in leather at upper compartment. IV,326,(2) pp., 11 folded engraved plates. On good paper. Clean and fine. First edition.

Grenoble, Provensal, 1683. 8vo. Two parts in one contemporary full calf binding with five raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine (mostly worn off). Light wear to extremities. Head of spine with small loss of leather, showing headbands. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to front free end-paper: "Charles Rudolf / 1685". Internally nice and clean. (24), 274, 288 pp. The rare first edition of Chorier's biography of Charles de Créquy (1578–1638), a famous French soldier and diplomat, who had a rather adventurous and gripping life: "Charles I. de Blanchefort, marquis de Créquy, prince de Poix, duc de Lesdiguières (1578–1638), marshal of France, son of the last-named, saw his first fighting before Laon in 1594, and was wounded at the capture of Saint Jean d’Angély in 1621. In the next year he became a marshal of France. He served through the Piedmontese campaign in aid of Savoy in 1624 as second in command to the constable, François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, whose daughter Madeleine he had married in 1595. He inherited in 1626 the estates and title of his father-in-law, who had induced him, after the death of his first wife, to marry her half-sister Françoise. He was also lieutenant-general of Dauphiné. In 1633 he was ambassador to Rome, and in 1636 to Venice. He fought in the Italian campaigns of 1630, 1635, 1636 and 1637, when he helped to defeat the Spaniards at Monte Baldo. He was killed on the 17th of March 1638 in an attempt to raise the siege of Crema, a fortress in the Milanese. He had a quarrel extending over years with Philip, the bastard of Savoy, which ended in a duel fatal to Philip in 1599; and in 1620 he defended Saint-Aignan, who was his prisoner of war, against a prosecution threatened by Louis XIII. Some of his letters are preserved in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, and his life was written by N. Chorier [the present work]". (Encyclopedia Britannica). Barbier II, 712.

Kiøbenhavn, J.D. Qvist, 1852. 8vo. In recent blue full cloth with gilt lettering to spine. With occassionally brownspotting. (4), 384 pp. Originaltrykket. Yderst sjældent. Her foreligger de 18 første hefter af dette tidsskrift, som næsten udelukkende blev forfattet af Dreier selv og hvis formål var at være talerør for "den frie, forfriskende, reformbringende kritik, for hvilken arbejdets frigørelse fra pengemagtens åg er en hovedopgave". Hermed bliver værket det første socialistiske tidsskrift i Danmark, og Dreier er senere karakteriseret som Danmarks første socialist.Dreier blev syg i slutningen af 1852, og herfefter optog han først udgivelsen i februar 1853, hvor der yderligere blev udgivet numrene 9-12 (af 2. Kvartal)"Samfundets Reform udkom som ugeblad med 22 numre fra april 1852 til 28.2.1853 med afbrydelser grundet på D.s militærtjeneste juni 1852 og sygdom. Han skrev selv hele indholdet og behandlede spørgsmål som kapital og arbejde, "kommunalsvineriet" (kort efter udbrød koleraepidemien), lavsvæsenets ophævelse, valgrettens udvidelse, programmet for et selvstændigt arbejderparti, oprettelse af frie fagforeninger og af kooperative foretagender med offentlig støtte o. m.a.." (DBL).

1859. Folio-oblong. Original halvlæderbind med gulddekorerede permer of shirt. Litograf.titelbl., 47 litograferede plancher i tontryk og i flerfarve, heraf 1 kort. Bortset fra mindre plet i højre hjørne af et rent og frisk eksemplar.

Kjøbenhavn., Kgl. Majest. priv. Bogtrykkerie, 1749. Folio. 2 samtidige helldrbd. Ophøjede bind på rygge. Rygfelter med rig forgyldning. Titelfelter forgyldte. Rygge fint reparerede med bevarelse af oprindelige rygge. (4),10,1534,(1) pp. De 2 kobberstukne portrætter (Chr. IV og Slange) mangler. Indvendig ganske ren og velbevaret, få spredte brunpletter. På begge forreste friblade gl. ejernavn Michael Lassenius Lassen, 1757. Originaludgaven af dette monumentalværk som fortsætter hvor Arild Huitfeld slap, og giver en indholdsrig fremstilling af Christian IV's begivenhedsrige historie.

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1850. Contemp. red hcalf. Gilt spine (line-borders). Broad raised bands, the bands gilt. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. very light wear along edges. Engraved frontispiece and engraved title. Printed title. (VII-)XIV,(2-errata leaf),624 pp., 38 engraved plates. A few minor brownspots. The plates with some browning and foxing. First edition in bookform. With dating on the vignette title-page. Page 132, line 20 having "screwed" instead of "Scremed". Errata-leaf.

Magdeburg, Rengeriana, 1726. 8vo. In contemporary half vellum with gilt lettering to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Previous owner's name (Peter Otto Rosenørn - owner of Hersomgård) in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. A nice and clean copy. (8), 234, (6), 40. 194 pp. The exceedingly rare first edition of these two works on logic and ethics. Here he delves into the principles and techniques of logical reasoning and explores the structure of argumentation. The second work is focused on moral philosophy addressing fundamental ethical questions about right and wrong, human duties, virtues and the principles that govern moral behavior Nicolaus Hieronymus Gundling (1671–1729) was a German jurist and philosopher, born in Kirchensittenbach and died in Magdeburg. Nicolaus studied at several universities and became a professor of philosophy in Halle in 1705. He notably debated Gotthard Heidegger in 1702 over the cultural influence of French novels.

Paris, Simart, 1725. 4to. 2 contemp. full mottled calf. raised bands. Richly gilt spines. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Tape to two compartments. Some cracking to leather at joints. Some wear to spine ends. Some wear along edges. Corners bumped. Stamp on title-pages. Engraved frontispiece. (8),XXII,(2),739;(4),641,(1) pp., 31 engraved plates, 1 folded table. Lower margins in volume 2 with a faint dampstain throughout. Light toning to leaves, but in general clean. First edition. - Rumpf,704.

La Haye, P. de Hondt, 1757. 4to. In contemporary half calf with five raised bands. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Internally fine and clean, a nice copy. XVI, 402, (4) pp. + 43 folded maps and plates (complete). Rare and finely illustrated 15th volume of Prevost’s extensive work on various travel accounts which cover numerous travel narratives to different parts of the world, documenting the discoveries, explorations, and adventures of travelers. This present 15th volume contain description of travels To Philippines, Manilla, Borneo and many more. This present Hondt-edition is “Mainly a reprint of the Paris edition, but with many corrections and additions, especially in the later volumes. The maps and plates were finely engraved by J. van der Schley.” (Sabin 65404). According to Tchemerzine this the best edition. The first edition was published in Paris in seven volumes between 1744 and 1747. This present edition was published in 25 volumes between 1747 and 1780. Sabin 65404 Tchemerzine IX, 233: ("C´est la meilleure édition de ce recueil")

30 - 5 - 1907 1 page, 8vo. "Kjære Hr Harder! / Det er mig desværre ikke muligt at / modtage Dem imorgen. Hvis De vil / gaa videre selv og skrive saameget De / kan til paa Lørdag samme Tid, skal / jeg være til Tjeneste. Hilsen / Deres / Carl Nielsen". Original handwritten letter from the most prominent Danish composer, Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), addressed to his friend and colleague Knud Harder (1885-1967). Letters from Nielsen's hand are of utmost rarity.

(Halle, Rengerschen Buchhandlung, 1808). Without wrappers as published in "Annalen der Physik. Herausgegeben von Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert", Bd. 28, Viertes Stück. The entire issue offered (=Heft 4). Titlepage to vol. 28 (small stamps on verso). Pp. 377-496 a. 3 engraved plates. Dalton's paper: pp. 397-416 a. 1 engraved plate showing apparatus. First appearence i German of Dalton's epoch-making paper in which is contained THE FIRST CLEAR STATEMENT OF MODERN ATOMIC THEORY and having the FIRST LIST OF ATOMIC WEIGHTS "Verhältniss der Gewichte der kleinsten Theilschen von gasförmigen und andern Körpern." (Table of the relative weights of the ultimate particles of gaseous and other bodies). The paper offered is a free translation of Dalton's paper "On the Absorption of Gases by Water and Other Liquids", published 1805 in "Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester"."The paper was read to the Manchester Philosophical Society by Dalton in 1803 and printed in 1805. The appended table in this paper is the first list of atomic weights. Dalton, in this publication, took the law which William henry had recently enunciated (that the amount of of gas absorbed by a liquid is proportional to the pressure) and extended it to apply to mixtures of gases, using his own law of partial pressures." (Leicester & Klicktein "A Source Book in Chemistry", p. 258).Parkinson "Breakthroughs", 1803 C.- Smyth No. 38.

Berlin, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1900. Later full buckram. Stamp on verso of titlepage. Narrow inner margins (binding style with cords in margin). In: "Annalen der Physik", Vierte Folge, Band 1. VIII, 792 pp. + 3 folded engraved plates.(Entire volume offered). Planck's papers: pp. 69-122; 621-624;719-737. Internally fine and clean. First edition of these fundamental and highly influential Planck-papers in which he defines his concept of entropy and heat radiation and hereby ANTICIPATES HIS FAMOUS SEMINAL PAPER OF 1900 which redefined physics and took it to the 20th century. - The first two papers "Ueber irreversible Strahlungsvorgänge" were rewritten for the "Annalen" and was first introduced in "Sitzungsberichte d.k. Akad. Wissensch. zu Berlin"."By invoking the hypothesis of natural radiation Planck not only succeeded in obtaining a relation between the energy of the resonator and the intensity of radiation for a given wavelength or frequency, but also in defining the entropy of radiation by a proper expression such that the change of the total entropy was always a positive quantity". (Mehra, Jagdish. The historical development of quantum theory, 2001, p. 36). These results found in the period 1894-00 culminated in the present paper "Ueber irreversible Strahlungsvorgänge" and for the first time incorporates the concept of natural radiation and made a purely electromagnetic definition of entropy and of temperature.

Upsala, J. Edmans Enka, 1793. 8vo. Completely uncut in recent marbled paper covered boards. A very fine and clean copy. XII, 147, (1) pp. + 4 plates. First Swedish translation (abbreviated) of John Whites, principal naval surgeon for the voyage of the First Fleet to Australia. In 1788 White was appointed Surgeon-General of New South Wales [Nya Holland] and organized a hospital for the new colony, somewhat hampered by a lack of medical supplies. He became interested in the native flora and fauna of the new land and investigated the potential of Australian plants for use as medicine. He observed the olfactory qualities of eucalyptus and distilled eucalyptus oil in 1788.The work was translated by Samuel Ödmann (1750-1829) who also translated works by James Cook, Pierre Sonnerat and Carsten Niebuhr.