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Kjøbenhavn, A. Goldin, 1816-1828. 8vo. 27 uniform volumes bound in contemporary cardboard bindings with red titel label with gilt lettering to spines. Four volumes with parts of spines missing. Otherwise a fine and clean set. First printing of the first Danish encyclopedia, being a translation - but with numerous additions and alterations - of Brockhaus's third (and partly forth and fifth) edition of 'Lexicon'. It became immensely popular not only in Denmark but in Sweden and Norway as well and remained the most important and thorough encyclopedic reference work in Scandinavia untill the end of the 19th century.

London, Printed for the Palæontographical Society, 1850-72. 4to. Bound in 2 later solid full cloth, title-and tomelabels gilt in leather on backs. LXXXV,322;III,66,26,46,24,73,12 pp. and 121 fine lithographed plates (each with many figs. and each with an unpaginated description-leaf). Only very few brownspots. First edition of these 2 works, in reality separate with their own titles, but Duncans work considered as a succession of the first. - Nissen ZBI: 2841 for the first work, Duncan's not in Nissen.

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1937. 8vo. In the original green full cloth with the original dust wrapper. Dust wrapper with wear, lacking 5 mm to top and bottom of spine and the upper right part of the back. Apart from the dust-jacket, a very fine and clean copy. XIX, (1), 151 pp. Economist Simon Kuznets's copy of the first edition of Bowley's conclusive work on wages and income in United Kingdom. Bowley produced a stream of studies on British economic statistics, beginning in the 1890s with works on trade and on wages and income, and proceeding to studies of national income in the 1920s and -30s. The present, although rather short, work became highly influential, as it introduced much of Bowley's more technical work to a broader public.Simon Smith Kuznets (1901 - 1985) Russian American economist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for "his empirically founded interpretation of economic growth which has led to new and deepened insight into the economic and social structure and process of development".Kuznets revolutionized econometrics with the important book "National Income and Its Composition, 1919-1938. Published in 1941 which eventually formed the famous Kuznets Curve. This work relied to a large extent on Bowley's work on national income.

London, Taylor and Francis, 1900. Contemp. hcalf, spine gone and covers loose. In: "The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science", Vol. 50, Fifth Series. VI,(2),624 pp. a. 5 plates. (Entire volume offered). Pearson's paper: pp. 157-175. A stippled stamp on titlepage. Internally clean and fine. In this fundamental paper in statistics, Pearson introduced his chi-squared test, the statistical procedure whose results are evaluated by reference to the chi-squared distribution, or the formula yielding a measure of how well a set of observations fits a theoretical hypothesis, the test of goodness of fit. A founding seminal paper in statistical testing theory."Pearson’s many contributions to statistical theory and practice, many contributions to statistical theory and practice, this X2 text for goodness of fit is certainly one of his greatest; and in its original and extended forms it has remained one of the most useful of all statistical tests." (DSB).Parkinson "Breakthroughs" 1900 M.

Tucuman, Argentina, 1941. Royal8vo. Orig. printed wrappers. Offprint from "Revista. Universidad Nacional de Tucuman", Series A Matematicas y Fisica Teorica, Vol. 2, Diciembre de 1941, Nos 1 y 2. Pp. 11-15. Fine and clean. First edition of a scarce paper in the offprint version. The paper "represents the basis of the one written by the same author in collaboration with Wolfgang Pauli in 1943, in which, by following analogous lines, the proof of the non-existence of regular particle-type solutions was generalized to the case of cilyndrical geometries in Kaluza-Klein theory (Einstein & Pauli, 1943). Besides, other generalizations were subsequently presented. The (non)-existence of such solutions in classical unified field theory was undoubtedly an important criterion leading Einstein's investigations."Galvagno and Giribet)."In his search for a unified field theory that could undercut quantum mechanics, Einstein considered five-dimensional classical Kaluza-Klein theory. He studied this theory most intensively during the years 1938-1943. One of his primary objectives was finding a non-singular particle solution. In the full theory this search got frustrated, and in the x5-independent theory Einstein, together with Pauli, argued it would be impossible to find these structures." (Jeroen van Dongen).Weil: 208. - Boni: 243.

London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two birds in a flowering bush. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter & Cohn, 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.

Franckfurt am Mayn, Joann Benjamin Andrea & Heinrich Hort, 1742 & 1745. 4to. Uniformly bound in two contmeporary half calf binding with four raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spines. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spines. Light wear to extremities, parts of marbled paper on boards worn off. Internally nice and clean. (14), 1522, (44) pp. + frontispiece; (8), 1304, (48) pp. Rare first edition of Schmucker’s extensive work on interpretations of the Gospel and readings assigned to Sundays and feast days throughout the liturgical year in the Christian calendar.

Paris, Libraires Associes, 1762. 4to. Uniformly bound in three contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-papers. Scratches to boards, otherwise a nice and clean set. Vol. 1, 2, 3 and 6. Wanting 4, 5, 7 and 8. (4), XXIV, 414 pp. + 1 folded frontispiece; (2), XVI, 776 pp.; (2), XVI, 400 pp. + frontispiece.; (2), XXIV, XVIII, 589 pp. First edition of this monumental work of political science and law. Brunet IV, 1129.

Berlin, Christian Frioedrich Himburg, 1796. Bound in one cont. hcalf. Gilt back. 2 engraved titlevignettes. VI,406 - XVI,547 pp. Waller 6779 having only the second title. Firts edition of the second title.

(Nürnberg, ca. 1730). 51,5x41,5 cm. Engraved map of eastern Asia with part of China and Japan up to Saghalin Island, in original handcolouring. The broad margins a bit browned, orherwise fine.

Stockholm, 1899. 8vo. In contemporary boards with the original blank front wrapper pasted on to front board. Two stamps to front board and first leaf. With authors dedication to front board: "Her Amiral Wandel / hoyaktnings fell / af / forfatteren". [Sir Admiral Wandel / with high esteem / from / the author"]. Pp. 141-166. First appearance, with dedication from the author, of Pettersson important study of the influence of ice on ocean currents. In his 1880s writings, Pettersson proved that pure ice, which moves freely in salt water, must occasionally encounter a surface current. When he resumed the investigation of ice-related problems in 1899 with the present paper, he addressed two new factors: 1) the action of ice cooling warmer water while melting, and 2) cooled water sinking owing to its higher density.Admiral Carl F. Wandel, to whom the book was given, was a Danish naval officer and polar explorer and was largely involved in hydrographic work.Wandel was regularly deployed as commander, including in 1884 and 1897 commander of the Danish ironclad Helgoland, in 1895 and 1896 as leader of the Ingolf Expedition to Greenland[2] and in 1898 as commander of the frigate HDMS Fyn to the Mediterranean. he Wandel Sea between Greenland and Svalbard, Cape Wandel and the Wandel Land nunatak in Greenland, were named after him.

Kjøbenhavn, Andr. Schou, 1879. 12mo. Indbundet i et nydeligt lidt senere halvlæderbind med rygforgyldning. En smule brunplettet, ellers ren indvendig. 97,(1) pp. Med dedikation fra Herman Bang på titelbladet: "Frøken Margrethe Dreyer / til venlig Erindring om Herman Bang / 9.7.79." Særdeles nydeligt dedikationseksemplar af den sjældne originaludgave af Bangs debut. Eksemplaret er dedikeret til skuespillerinden Margrethe Dreyer. Herring, 61.

Paris, Ambroise Dupont et Roret, 1826-28. 16mo. Bound in 7 contemporary half cloth bindings with paper titlelabels. With portraits, plans and engravings. Library stamps on titlepages.

Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunder Company, 1909. 8vo. In the original green embossed cloth with gilt lettering to spine. With authors presentation inscription to front free end paper: "To Dr. J. C. Ant. / with the complements of / Graham Lusk". Hinges internally weak, light wear to extremities, otherwise a fine and clean copy. 402, (2), 16 pp. The second revised and enlarged edition with the authors presentation inscription of this seminal exposition on respiratory and intermediary metabolism which founded "the science of nutrition in the United States" (Dict. Amer. med. biog., 1:465).The book rapidly became the standard textbook on nutrition, and what is more important, a source book for all who wrote on the subject. The importance of the work was described by his collegue A. J. Carson: ""If there be any one book having had a wider and more penetrating influence on medical research in this country than Lusk on the Science of Nutrition, I do not know it. If there be, to date, by the pen of any other one man in any language, a better discussion of the whole scope of the science of nutrition, I have not seen it." (Du Bois, Biographical Memoir of Graham Lusk, p. 129).(Garrison & Morton 1045)

København, 1895-96. Alle 3 bind i originale bogtrykte omslag, ubeskårede og uopskårede. Omslagene lettere falmede og med et par smårifter, ellers aldeles frisk eksemplar. (8),374;(8),513;(8),272 pp., talrige tekstillustrationer, 40 plancher, heriblandt farvelitograferede plancher, kort m.v. First edition of one of the first scientific expedition to Greenland lead by The Greenlandic Commission. It contains the first scientific survey of the huge areas around Scoresby Sound. (Meddelelser om Grønland, Bind 17-19).

(Copenhagen), 1746. 4to. Bound in a very nice full sprinkled calf binding with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. A very nice copy, printed on good paper. (8), 89 pp. + frontispiece and 3 plates. Fine copy of Hofman’s elegantly printed copy of his work on three illustrious Danes: Count Griffenfeld, Admiral-General Adeler, and Vice-Admiral Tordenskjold.

Paris, C. Reinwald et Cie, 1877. 8vo. Uncut, unopened in the original publisher's embossed full green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Small red label pasted on to top left corner of inner front board. Light brownspots throughout. XV, (1), 496, (2) pp. The rare first French translation of Darwin's work (the first edition being published the year before in 1876) on cross and self-fertilization - a continuation of his "Fertilisation of Orchids". "It was too technical and too detailed to command a wide sale" which is why it was published in a rather small number.It was translated into French, German and italian in Darwin's lifetime.Freeman 1265

Kobberstukket prospekt over Odense visende byen i fugleperspektiv. 32,5 x 47,5 cm. Nogle få brunpletter, mest i de brede marginer, ellers fin stand. Fra Braun & Hogenbergs berømte "Civitates Orbis Terrarum". Odense-prospektet er den ældste trykte afbildning af byen overhovedt, ligesom det er den ældste afbildning af nogen dansk by. På bagsiden findes latinsk tekst, som skulle være mere pålidelig end tegningen.

Rendsborg, ca. 1845-53. Folio. (36 x 22,5 cm.). Samtidigt hshirtbd. Egenhændigt manuskript i sort blæk på papir med gotisk håndskrift. Forord (5) pp., indhold (2) pp. samt 69 nummerede folio-sider på svært skrivepapir hvor imellem er indstukket nogle a-nummerede blade som tillæg. MS har talrige tilføjelser og rettelser i tekst og marginer. I forordet, som er dateret Rendsborg 16de November 1853, redegør forfatteren indgående for problemerne omkring publiceringen, som altså ikke blev realiseret. Andreas Brock Hoffmeyer (1809-76) havde en lang militær karriere, hvor han endte som oberst. Han var chef for Laboratorieetaten og Tøjmester under krigen i 1864, tillige lærer ved Landkadetakademiet hvor han underviste i fortifikation og hvor denne lærebog skulle anvendes. Senere blev han Rigsdagsmedlem. (Se Bricka - for hans litterære produktion, se Erslew).

(Paris, Jean Boudot, 1702). 4to. Without wrappers. Extracted from "Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences. Année 1699". Pp. 206-227 a. 5 large engraved plates (tables). Textillustrations. Last leaf with a small paperloss in inner margin First appearance of a milestone paper on the friction loss of energy in machines, hereby establishing the basic concepts of friction."In the same year (1699) Amontons produced the first known study on the question of losses caused by friction in machines. He then established the las of proportionality between friction an the mutual pressure of the bodies in contact." (DSB I, p. 138).

Bruxelles, Charles Bulens, 1907. Large 4to. Orig. hcalf. Spine and upper cover with gilt lettering. Spine loose with heavy wear and nicks. Frontcover detached from spine. Stamp on title-page. Frontispiece. 567,(3),V pp. and 80 plates, maps etc. Internally clean and fine.

Copenhagen, Gøde, 1662. 8vo. In a nice early 20th century pastich Cambridge-style mirror binding (signed Geisler, Gothersgade 55) with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Edges of boards gilt. All edges coloured in red. Scratches and wear to spine and hinges. Previous owner's name to front free end-paper. Title-page slightly soiled and a few worn-tracts to outer margin, otherwise internally nice and clean. (16), 750, (30) pp. Exceedingly rare Danish translation of Arndt's highly popular "Paradiesgärtlein". The present copy is the third danish edition. All Danish editions are of the utmost scarcity and are almost never found in the trade.The original German edition was published in 1612. The first published in Danish 1625, second in 1653. It was translated into most European languages. Thesaurus 315.

Franckfurt & Leipzig, Monathischen Buch-Laden, 1732 (+) Leipzig, Gleditschens seel. Sohn, 1734. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. A nice and clean copy. 352, (4), 365, 200 pp. + 3 frontispieces. Sammelband with two work by Sinold, here written under the pseudonym of Faramond, first edition of “Gedancken über die Eitelkeit der Welt” and a later edition of “Die Klugheit derer wahren”. Both works express Sinold’s focus on moral and critique of worldly vanities all in the context of his pietistic values. Philipp Balthasar Sinold, also known as von Schütz (1657–1742), was a publicist, writer, and theologian. He used the pseudonyms Ludwig Ernst von Faramond (as here), Amadeus Creutzberg and Irenicus Ehrenkron. Coming from the noble Sinold family, he was educated at the Gymnasium in Weissenfels and studied law at the University of Jena. After serving in the Duke of Tuscany's guard cavalry in Florence, he returned to Germany and lived as a private scholar in Leipzig where he published "Die europäische Fama" (1704) and the first "Zeitungs-Lexikon." As "Faramond," he wrote satirical works criticizing his contemporaries as here. As "Amadeus Creutzberg" he authored devotional writings.

Small 8vo. Bound in 36 cont. hcalf. Gilt backs. Some top of spines a little worn. Various light wear to some spines. With 140 lithographed portraits. Stamp on titles. Ocassionally slightly brownspotted.

Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1833. 8vo. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt and with gilt lettering. Spine slightly rubbed. In: "Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg.von Poggendorff", Bd. 29. X,514 pp. a. 1 folded lithographed plate. (Entire volume offered). Faraday's papers: pp. 274-304 a. 365-380, 1 litographed plate. Stamp to verso of titlepage and verso of plates. Clean and fine, printed on good paper. First appearance of this milestone paper in which Faraday announces his discovery of the laws of electrochemistry, which today bears his name. The first law states that the quantity of electrochemical change is proportional to the quantity of electricity involved. (Sections 373-377), or in other words that there is a certain absolute quantity of the electric power associated with each atom !!. In the paper offered he further announces his proof, that the 2 kinds of electricity, frictional (resinous) and voltaic (vitrious) are identical. "...in 1833 he succeeded in showing that every known effect of electricity - physiological, magnetis, luminous, calorific, chemical and mechanical - may be obtained from indifferently either witt the electricity which is obtained by friction or with that obtained from a voltaic battery. henceforth the identity of the two was beyond doubt."(Whittaker p. 175.).From 1831 to 1852 Michael Faraday published his "Experimental Researches in Electricity" in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. These papers contain not only an impressive series of experimental discoveries, but also a collection of heterodox theoretical concepts on the nature of these phenomena expressed in terms of lines of forces and fields. He published 30 papers in all under this general title.They represents Faraday's most importent work, are classics in both chemistry and physics and are the experimental foundations for Maxwell's electro-magnetic theory of light, using Faraday's concepts of lines of force or tubes of magnetic and electrical forces. His many experiments on the effects of electricity and magnetism presented in these papers lead to the fundamental discoveries of 'induced electricity' (the Farday current), the electronic state of matter, the identity of electricity from different sources, equivalents in electro-chemical decomposition, electrostatic induction, hydro-electricity, diamagnetism, relation of gravity to electricity, atmospheric magnetism and many other.