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La Haye, P. de Hondt, 1755. 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. VIII, 412, (4) pp. + 39 folded maps and plates (complete). Rare and finely illustrated 11th 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 11th volume contain description of travels To Sri Lanka, Thailand, South East Asia, Tonga 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")

Frankfurt, Henry-Louis Broenner, 1767. 4to. Cont. full mottled calf, raised bands. Gilt titlelabel in leather on back. Small stamp on title and verso. Titlepage with large engraved vignette. (10),196 pp. and 8 double-page engraved plates. A fine fresh copy printed on good heavy paper, clean. Gilt coat of arms on lower compartment of back from the library of C.L. Classen. First edition. - Klaus Jordan No. 247. Fra det Classenske Bibliotek med C.L. Classens forgyldte våbenskjold nederst på ryggen.

Zürich, Johann Heinrich Hamberger, 1647. 4to. In contemporary full vellum with yapp edges. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear and soiling to extremities. Scratches to boards. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to lower outer corner of front free end-paper. Internally nice and clean. (28), 279, (1)., (4), 312, (12), 482 pp. Uncommon first edition of Hottinger’s theological work aimed at guiding Christians in matters of faith and salvation and to help Christians ensure their salvation by identifying and confirming the true Catholic faith that aligns with the teachings of the early Apostolic Church during the first 300 years after the birth of Chris. Johann Heinrich Hottinger (1620 - 1667), a theologian from Zurich, Hottinger began his studies at a young age and traveled through France, England, and Holland where he gained extensive knowledge in languages and theology. After his travels he became a professor in Zurich and published several significant works on the bible.

Leipzig, B.G. Teubner, 1888. 8vo. Original printed wrappers, no backstrip and a small nick to front wrapper. In "Mathematische Annalen. Begründet 1888 durch Rudolf Friedrich Alfred Clebsch. XXXIII.[33] Band. 2. Heft." Entire issue offered. Internally very fine and clean. [Hilbert:] Pp. 223-6; Pp.227-36 [Entire issue: Pp. 161-316]. First printing of Hilbert's exceedingly important and groundbreaking paper in which he proved his famous Basis Theorem that is, if every ideal in a ring R has a finite basis, so does every ideal in the polynomial ring R[x]. Hilbert had thus connected the theory of invariants to the fields of algebraic functions and algebraic varieties. When Felix Klein read the paper he wrote "I do not doubt that this is the most important work on general algebra that the Mathematische Annalen has ever published."Hilbert submitted a paper proving the finite basis theorem to Mathematische Annalen. However Gordan was the expert on invariant theory for the journal and he found Hilbert's revolutionary approach difficult to appreciate. He refereed the paper and sent his comments to Klein:"The problem lies not with the form ... but rather much deeper. Hilbert has scorned to present his thoughts following formal rules, he thinks it suffices that no one contradict his proof ... he is content to think that the importance and correctness of his propositions suffice. ... for a comprehensive work for the Annalen this is insufficient."Gordan rejected the article. His - now famous - comment was: Das ist nicht Mathematik. Das ist Theologie. (i.e. This is not Mathematics. This is Theology).However, Hilbert had learnt through his friend Hurwitz about Gordan's letter to Klein and Hilbert wrote himself to Klein in forceful terms:"... I am not prepared to alter or delete anything, and regarding this paper, I say with all modesty, that this is my last word so long as no definite and irrefutable objection against my reasoning is raised."At the time Klein received these two letters from Hilbert and Gordan, Hilbert was an assistant lecturer while Gordan was the recognised leading world expert on invariant theory and also a close friend of Klein's. However Klein recognised the importance of Hilbert's work and assured him that it would appear in the Annalen without any changes whatsoever, as indeed it did. Hilbert expanded on his methods in a later paper, again submitted to the Mathematische Annalen [1893] and Klein,after reading the manuscript, wrote to Hilbert saying:-I do not doubt that this is the most important work on general algebra that the Annalen has ever published.Later, after the usefulness of Hilbert's method was universally recognized, Gordan himself said: "I have convinced myself that even theology has its merits".(Klein. Development of mathematics in the 19th century. P. 311).Sometimes Hilbert's first publication of the Basis Theorem is referred to as being published in the paper "Zur Theorie der algebraischen Gebilde" in Göottinger Nachrichten in 1888. This, however, was published in December 1888 and the present issue was published in March.

Kristiania [Oslo], J.C. Abelsted, 1856. 8vo. In a later modest later cloth binding with paper covered boards. Previous owner's name to front free end-paper and stamp to title-page and last black leaf. Hindges weak book block partly detached. Back board missing part of the paper. (6), 45 ff, (1) Rare second edition (the first being from 1855) of this early study of a comparative study between Christianity and Mormonism, on opposite pages, with separate pagination. The present publication constitute one of the very earliest publications on Mormonism in Norway.

Kiøbenhaffn, Daniel Eichhorn, 1672 (+) Odense, Christian Skrøder, 1693 (+) Odense, Christian Skrøder, 1693. 4to. In a later full sprinkled calf binding with three raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Head of spine with loss of leather. First leaves with a few marginal repairs and wormtracts. With occassional brownpostting throughout. (18), 190, (26), 154, (19), 59 pp. Sammelband containing three rare funeral sermons: One for Marcur Rothsteen, owner of Lundsgaard, who was buried in Kerteminde Church on February 16, 1671. One for Lars Lindenou, his wife Deliana Lutzou, her sister Ide Lutzou, and their relative Vibecke Catharina Rostrup, who drowned in a shipwreck near Solesand, off Stavanger, Norway, on October 10, 1690. A funeral sermon focused on Hugo Lutzou, mourning the death of his son, Magnus Lutzou, a former lieutenant in the Zealand National Regiment, whose body was interred in Antvorskov Castle Church on September 11, 1691. OCLC only list one copy of each.

Berlin & Leipzig, Friedrich Luckhardt, 1903-1914. Bound in 8 contemporary half cloth bindings, no spine titles. With numerous textual maps and folding maps. Stamps on titlepages.

Chicago, (1947). 8vo. Orig. green full cloth w. gilt lettering to spine, minor bumping to extremities, with the scarce original green dust-jacket, not price-clipped. D-j. w. several tears to extremities, some resulting in loss, the worst being to top of spine (ab. 2x1 cm) and top of back (ab. 1,5 1 cm.). Old owner's name erased from bottom of title-page, one page with underlinings. Otherwise a very nice and clean copy. VIII, 210 pp. The not common first edition, with the scarce dust-jacket, of Carnap's important main work on semantics, in which he, as the first logician ever, uses semantics to explain modalities. This led to an interest in the structure of scientific theories, and his main concerns here were to describe the distinction between analytic and synthetic statements and to suitably formulate the verifiability principle; -he thus wishes to find a criterion of significance that can be applied to scientific language.It is in his "Meaning and Necessity" that Carnap first defines the notions of L-true and L-false (Chapter II). A statement is said to be L-true if its truth depends on semantic rules, and L-false if its negation is L-true. Any statement that is either L-true or L-false is L-determined; analytic statements are L-determined, while synthetic statements are not L-determined. As opposed to the definitions he gives in his "The Logical Syntax of Language", these definitions now apply to semantic instead of syntactic concepts. It is also in this work that he gives his interesting explanation of his "belief-sentences"Rudolf Carnap (born 1891 in Ronsdorf, Germany, died 1970 in Santa Monica, California) was an immensely influential analytic philosopher, who has contributed decisively to the fields of logic, epistemology, semantics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of language. He was one of the leading figures of the Vienna Circle, and a prominent logical positivist. He studied philosophy, physics and mathematics at the universities of Berlin and Freiburg, and worked at the universities of Jena, Vienna and Prague until 1935, when he, due to the war, emigrated to the U.S., where he became an American citizen in 1941. In America he became professor of the University of Chicago. In Jena he was appointed Professor of Mathematics, though his main interest at that time was in physics. By 1913 he planned to write his dissertation on thermionic emission, but this was interrupted by World War I, where he served at the front until 1917. Afterwards he studied the theory of relativity under Einstein in Berlin, and he developed the theory for a new dissertation, namely on an axiomatic system for the physical theory of space and time. He thus ended up writing the important dissertation under the direction of Bouch on the theory of space (Raum) from a philosophical point of view. After the publication of his first work, Carnap's involvement with the Vienna Circle began to develop. He met Reichenbach in 1923 and was introduced to Moritz Schlick in Vienna, where he then moved to become assistant professor at the university. He soon became one of the leading members of the Vienna Circle, and in 1929 he, Neurath, and Hahn wrote the manifest of the Circle.According to Hintikka, Carnap came extremely close to possible-worlds semantics in his "Meaning and Necessity", but did not succeed, because he was not able to go beyond classical model theory (see "Carnap's heritage in logical semantics" in "Rudolf Carnap, Logical Empiricist").

Königsberg, Friedrich Nicolovius, 1797. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. A very nice and clean copy. XII, LII, (3), 56-235, (1) pp. The first edition of Kant's influential philosophy of law (or right), his "Rechtslehre", which appeared as the independent first part of his "Metaphysik der Sitten". Kant's "Rechtslehre" is explained as a system of the principles of law, in which Kant applies the foundational notions developed in, for instance - and most notably, his "Critique of Pure Reason".In this important work, Kant seeks the general and necessary principles of law/right, those that are given through the pure reason a priori, and he determines the degree to which these principles found the empirical praxis of law/right. After having determined the general principles, he discusses their application to private law as well as institutional law. The work thus continues to be of great importance to the philosophy of law.The present copy with the colophon on the second-last page (and with the errata), as explained by Warda (note 18) - there is no precedecy between copies with/without the colophon.Warda 171.

Paris, Rolini Theodorici, 1613. Folio (360 x 245 mm). In contemporay full calf with six raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Gilt ruled fillets to board and oval gilt ornamentation to front board. Binding with considerable wear, upper and lower compartment of spine with loss of leather, lower part of front board with loss of leather. Inner hinges split. Title-page with a few stains. Dampstains throughout, especially lower inner half of last leaves affected. (12), 803, (64) pp.Provenance: From the library of Valdemar's Castle, Denmark. Third edition of Lessius’ seminal treatise constituting one of the first works to deal with ethics and finance. Leonardus Lessius offers a detailed presentation of the late scholastic doctrine of "restitution": the doctrine of the obligation to pay damages and to compensate for enrichment. According to Roman Catholic doctrine, a sin could only be forgiven if the liable party had paid compensation for the damage or returned someone else’s property. Restitution thus transformed theological natural law into a genuine legal order which determined the daily life of the faithful. “Combining a full command of earlier scholastic authorities with a hitherto unprecedented grasp of market phenomena, Lessius provided fresh insights that challenged traditional economic doctrine in authoritative fashion. He is, certainly, the foremost continuator of the Spanish school of economic thought. Further, he has claims for consideration as a major contributor to the development of economic analysis.” (Gordon, Economic Analysis before Smith). “His work On Right and Justice is conceived as a commentary on the Secunda Secundae of Thomas Aquinas’ Summa, with one book devoted to each of the cardinal virtues; however Book II (Justice), which goes far beyond Aquinas’ text, occupies four-fifths of the entire work. It is a notable contribution to jurisprudential literature. First published in 1605, it was reprinted the following year in Lyon and in Paris, in 1617 in Venice and during the author’s lifetime alone twenty editions were issued, several of which included the appendix on the montes pietatis. Book II, ch. 20 deals with usury, and ch. 21 and 22 with exchanges and annuities. His economic teaching was in the tradition of the Spanish moralists, such as Azpilcueta and Covarrubias. He minimized the importance of the Bull Cum Onus promulgated by Pius V in 1568 against the rent-charges. He also defended the triple contract and held that the montes were justified in charging interest to reimburse administrative expenses. He knew Antwerp business well, including the Antwerp Exchange of which he wrote: “…the practice of the Bourse of Antwerp, where the merchants gather every day and take account of the abundance or shortage of money, of the number of exchanges, of the amount of merchandise and all other sources of gain in which there is need of present money. Then either by themselves or their agents they establish the price for the privation of money. Merchants who lend may demand this price for the reason that they are deprived of their money for such and such a time and may not call it back before the time agreed. This price is sometimes 6% per year and sometimes 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%, 11%, or 12%; more than twelve percent they are forbidden to demand by the Constitutions of Charles V…” (Houkes, pp. 369-70) For centuries Lessius’ work was to some extent forgotten. Joseph Schumpeter afforded Lessius more than ample mention in his monumental “History of Economic Analysis” which brought him back from obscurity.

Frankfurt, Wechels, 1596. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with four raised bands. Light wear to extremities, a few small holes to spine. Title-page with previous owner's names in contemporary hand. Closely trimmed in upper margin, slightly affecting page-numering on a few leaves. Occassional underlinings in text, a good copy. (16), 1137, (54), 1138-1193, (1) pp. Early edition of arguably the the most popular and influential work on classical mythology in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It was first published in Venice in 1567 soon and became a standard source for classical mythology in later Renaissance Europe. It became published in numerous edition and translated into several different language. “Conti’s Mythologiae is remarkable for its combination of intense attention to classical sources and allegorizing interpretations of those myths. Conti is not content with a bald summary of any individual myth or figure before interpreting it; he labors over and scrutinizes the multiple sources and variants from antiquity. The discussion of Cerberus (3.5 = pp. 170-173), for example, employs Hesiod, Vergil, Horace, Tibullus, Sophocles, Cicero, Isaacius (= Tzetzes), Apollodorus, Pausanias, Hecataeus (apud Pausanias), Strabo, Lucretius, and Plutarch before moving into allegorical interpretations.” (ohn Mulryan, Steven Brown, Natale Conti's Mythologiae. 2 Volumes. Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, 316) Adams C-2437

Bound in a fine cont. full calf with richly gilt back, 7 raised bands and red titlelabel. Both covers richly gilt, with two rectangular gilt borders inside eachother and inside the smallest, a large gilted centerpiece consisting of a crown and the godess over whom the inscription: "Pallas Minerva Sospitatrix Urbium". Front-hinge loosening, leather at back-hinge cracking, but not loose. Corners a bit bumped. Title in red/ blackwith engraved vignette. (12),XXVIII,580,(59) pp. Margins sometimes with single pencil-signs. Otherwise internally fine. Greek and latin text. With engraved bookplate of William Arthur Sixth - Duke of Portland - K.G. Brunet I:453: "Cette belle édition, que recommandent ses notes savantes, a été longtemps fort recherchée..." Dibdin pp. 299-300: "This excellent edition, emphaticaly called "Editio Optima," contains, for the first time, some new scholia on the "Lysistrato;" some notes of Isaac Casaubon on the "Equites;" and of Spanheim and Bentley on a few of the earlier plays. P. 299, note: "Ludolph Kuster, the editor of this magnificent work..."

Paris, Rollin, 1744. 8vo. In contemporary full sprinkled calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. A few scratches to boards. Ex-libris (Juel of Valdemar's Castle) to pasted down front end-paper. A nice and clean copy. (2), 434, (4) pp. + 6 large folded maps. Maps (by Bellin) with dampstains.Provenance: From the library of Valdemar's Castle, Denmark. Volume sixth only of the first edition (editions in 4to and 12mo appeared in the same year, but exact precedence has not been established) of “one of the most important works there is relating to Canada” (Howes 307). The work contains much important information about the First Nations settlements and tribes, particularly in the Mississippi Country including "one of the most valuable, if not the most valuable, early accounts of Louisiana." (Clark) "The arrangement varies in some copies, according to the whim of the binder. (...) In the Nuggets, No. 518, another edition is described, “A Paris: Chez Rolin Fils, Libraire. Quai des Augustins MDCCXLIV.” (...) In Mr. Brown’s catalogue a copy is described, the collation of which seems to differ from this. Dr. Shea has a copy in which Rolin’s name is spelt Rollin, in Vol. iii. It is evident that the arrangement of the preliminary and supplemental matter is often changed by the binder" (Sabin) Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix (1682-1761) was a French Jesuit priest, explorer, and historian. He is best known for his extensive travels and writings about North America, particularly New France (Canada) and the Mississippi River region, during the 18th century. In addition to his contributions to geography and history, Charlevoix was a respected member of the Jesuit order and made significant contributions to the study of theology and philosophy. His work continues to be studied by historians, geographers, and scholars interested in the history of North America and the early European exploration of the continent. Sabin 12135

Uppsala, 1941. 8vo. Bound in a recent full blue cloth w. printed paper title to front board. A bit of creasing to title-page and remains of cloth strip to hinge of title-page. Otherwise nice and clean, w. some marginal notes, all in light pencil. Old owner's name to title-page (J.A. Joffe). (2), 83 pp. The very scarce first edition of Jakobson's monumental work, "Child Language, Aphasia and Phonological Universals", in which the seminal linguist and founder of the Prague School presents a revolutionary theory about the underlying uniform structure of the world's languages. Roman Osipovich Jakobson (1896 - 1982) was a famous Russian linguist and literary critic, who became one of the most influential linguists of the 20th century. He is probably most famous as the pioneer of structural analysis of language and as the co-founder of structuralism.Jakobson was born into a Russian Jewish family. He early on showed a great interest in the theory of language, and already as a student he became a leading figure of the Moscow Linguistic Circle. He was very much influenced by Husserl's phenomenology and the work of Saussure, and he developed a deep interest in the question of how language, the human speech, functions and is possible.Due to political troubles in Russia, in 1920 Jakobsen moved to Prague, where he was to become even more influential. He here, in 1926, co-founded the Prague School of linguistic theory, together with the Copenhagen School the most influential school of linguistics of its time and of decades to come. It is here that Jakobson develops his seminal ideas of phonology as well as the term structuralism and the contents of it.When the Second World War broke out, Jakobson moved to Scandinavia, where he met the Copenhagen School of linguistics and its main figure, Louis Hjelmslev. It is during his time in Scandinavia that he writes (in German) and published (in Uppsala, Sweden) his influential "Kindersprache...". Later he fled to America, where he met Claude Lévi-Strauss, Quine, Bloomfeld and many other important thinkers within the field of language theory.Jakobson's structuralist theories of language differentiate much from other parts of the structuralist movement in that he constantly bases them on knowledge from other sciences, from mathematics, philosophy, psychology etc.In the present work, Jakobson sets out to prove that child language and aphasia must be considered within comparative linguistics, because it is the same rules that govern these as those that govern all human world languages. ""Die einzige Gelegenheit, die wir haben, die menschliche Sprache in statu nascendi zu beobachten bietet das Kind." So schrieb vor kurzem Karl Bühler, und man könnte dementsprechend fortsetzen: "Die einzige Gelegenheit, die wir haben, die menschliche Sprache im Abbau zu beobachten, bieten die pathologischen Sprachstörungen zentraler Natur." Für den Linguisten, der sich mit dem Enfaltetsein des Sprachgebildes befasst, muss auch seine GEBURT und ABSTERBEN viel lehrreiches bieten. Diese drei Teilformen des sprachlichen Geschehens wurden trotzdem noch nicht einer systematischen vergleichenden Analyse unterzogen." (p. (1)-2). (""The only opportunity we have to observe the human language in statu nascendi is offered by the child." So Karl Bühler wrote not long ago, and one could continue in the same manner: "The only opportunity we have to observe the human language in disintegration is offered by the pathological language disturbances of central nature." For the linguist, who is occupied with the turning out of the language formation, its BIRTH and DEATH must also contribute with something instructive. In spite of this, these three parts of the happening of language have not yet been subjected to a systematic comparative analysis." -Own translation). Jakobson now formulated specific hypotheses about the order in which children acquire their native language and about the nature of language dissolution, creating an entirely new approach to the study of the world's languages. By linking observations about language typology, language acquisition and language pathology, Jakobson here presents an original, revolutionizing theory about the structure of the sound inventories that underlie the world languages. This approach to the study of the structure of sound and language was clearly ahead of its time, and phonology still did not have the sufficient empirical evidence or the sufficient instruments to properly verify it. Thus, only much later has Jakobsen's theories on the rise and fall of language been fully appreciated.

Newcastle upon Tyne, Printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, and T. Bewick, 1800. Clean and well-preserved copy bound in a nice contemporary full marbled calf. Early rebacked with a richly gilt spine and colored labels. With 212 woodcuts and 107 vignettes. (4), X, 526 pp. Fourth edition of Thomas Bewick’s first book—the first to be printed on Imperial thick wove paper—which established his reputation as a pioneer in the revival of wood engraving. More than a mere reprint, this edition is significantly revised, expanded, and improved from the first edition published a decade earlier. Many blocks have been reworked, and 12 new figures have been added. Rather than the commonly used pearwood, Bewick adopted the harder boxwood, allowing for sharper impressions and greater durability. Roscoe 22 + 4a.

Stockholm, Henrik A. Nordström, 1818-1819. 8vo. Bound in 4 nice uniform contemporary half calf binding with leather title-label to spines. Richly gilt spines forming 6 compartments. Previous owner's stamp ("A R Grevesmühl") to front free end-papers. Professional repair to half-title in volume 1. Complete with all four frontis-pieces. A very fine and clean. First complete Swedish translation of Cervantes's "Don Quixote". Translated from the Spanish Academy's 1780-edition in 4to.

Amsterdam, Zacharie Chatelaine, 1749. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Wear to extremities, boards with large wormholes, with loss of leather. Upper 1 cm of leather on spine missing. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Internally fine and clean. (4), XXIV, 356, (4), 358, (4), 383 pp. First Amsterdam-edition, corrected by the author, of this seminal work, "[i]n many ways one of the most remarkable works of the eighteenth century" (PMM 197), in which the author presents his theory of constitutional monarchy, advocating constitutionalism and the separation of powers, and explains human laws and social institutions. Montesquieu began writing this his magnum opus in 1743, by the end of which year he had almost finished the first draft of it. The same year he began the first of two great revisions of it, which he finished in 1746. In 1747 he finished his second revision, adding several new chapters, and chose J. Barrillot from Geneva to publish the work, which finally appeared for the first time in November 1748, in two quarto volumes, with no mention of author or year. Numerous editions and issues appeared the following months and years, and by 1751 22 editions of the work had appeared. Already in 1750 the work was published in English, the English editions amounting to 10 by 1773, and by 1801 the work had appeared in both German (1789), Dutch, Danish, Polish, Italian, and Russian (1801). The work exercised the greatest of influence, both negative and positive, and numerous anti-Montesquieu-pamphlets and articles appeared during the last half of the 18th century. Because of the work, Montesquieu was also attacked by the Sorbonne, as well as in the general assembly of the French clergy, and in Rome. In 1751 the work was placed on the Index.As the number of editions, translations etc. bears witness to, the work provided the greatest of impact on 18th century political thought as well as actual politics and law. In fact, few other works can be claimed to possess the same power of influence as this one, directly affecting the likes of Tocqueville and Catherine the Great. Although Montesquieu had to defend himself against great thinkers like Voltaire, "his theories underlay the thinking which led up to the American and French revolutions, and the United States Constitution in particular is a lasting tribute to the principles he advocated." (PMM 197). "Montesquieu was one of the great political philosophers of the Enlightenment. Insatiably curious and mordantly funny, he constructed a naturalistic account of the various forms of government, and of the causes that made them what they were and that advanced or constrained their development. He used this account to explain how governments might be preserved from corruption. He saw despotism, in particular, as a standing danger for any government not already despotic, and argued that it could best be prevented by a system in which different bodies exercised legislative, executive, and judicial power, and in which all those bodies were bound by the rule of law. This theory of the separation of powers had an enormous impact on liberal political theory, and on the framers of the constitution of the United States of America." (SEP). Tchemerzine VIII, p. 460(Kress: 4920 - first edition)(PMM 197 - first edition)

Bremen, Seyffert, 1804. 4to. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. A nice and clean copy. (10), 78, (8), 52, (6), 96, (6), 85 pp. + 2 folded tables. Rare first and only edition of this ambitious early 19th-century statistical compendium, presenting a comparative overview of the major European powers as they stood at the dawn of the Napoleonic era. The work provides detailed accounts of the political, religious, scientific, military and mercantile institutions of France, Great Britain, Russia and Spain. Published in 1804 - the year Napoleon crowned himself Emperor - it captures France still under the Consulate, Great Britain at the height of its naval and commercial power and Russia and Spain sstill in the old imperial mold.

London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two 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.

København, C. G. Iversen, 1853. 8vo. In the original cloth binding with blindstamped frames to boards. With dedication from the translator: "Til min kiære broder / til erindring om / efteråret 1853 / fra Boisen" (i.e. English: "To my dear brother / in memory of / fall 1853 / from Boisen"). Wear to hindges and capitals, with some loss of the cloth. Ex-libris (K. F. Plesner) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Light brownspotting throughout. VIII, 216 pp. Rare first Danish translation - with dedication from the translator - of Saadi's "Gulistan," often translated as "The Rose Garden," a masterpiece of Persian literature written by the 13th-century Persian poet and prose writer, Saadi Shirazi – “probably the single most influential work of prose in the Persian tradition" (Encyclopædia Iranica). It is a collection of stories, anecdotes, moral teachings, and poetry that are presented in both prose and verse forms. The work is considered one of the most important and enduring pieces of Persian literature. The book is divided into eight chapters, each of which focuses on different aspects of life, morality, ethics, and social conduct. These chapters cover topics such as justice, humility, friendship, love, and the importance of education. The stories and anecdotes in the "Gulistan" are often used to convey moral lessons and practical advice. They are known for their wit, humor, and deep insight into human nature. Saadi's writing style is characterized by its eloquence, simplicity, and use of everyday language, making his teachings accessible to a wide audience. The "Gulistan" has been translated into numerous languages and has had a profound influence on literature and thought across the world. Its teachings have been appreciated by scholars, philosophers, and leaders throughout history. The work has also played a role in shaping Persian cultural identity and ethical values.

Herbornae Nassoviorum (Herborn), Corvinus & Muderspach, 1626. 8vo. In contemporary vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Boards with double ruled fillets. Wear and soiling to extremities. Vellum loosened from wooden boards in outer margin. Genealogical tree with scientific disciplines in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Previous owner's names to title-page and underlignings in text thoughout in contemporary hand, otherwise internally nice and clean. 1776 pp. + 1 folded plate and numerous engraving in text. First edition of Alsted’s popular "Compendium philosophicum" widely used as a textbook in European universities during the 17th century covering various branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and logic. Johann Heinrich Alsted (1588–1638) was a German-born Calvinist theologian, philosopher, and educator. He is best known for his works on theology, philosophy, and encyclopedic knowledge. Alsted was born in Hesse, Germany, and studied at several universities across Europe, including Marburg, Herborn and Heidelberg. He was deeply influenced by the Protestant Reformation and the scholastic traditions. “The majority of Alsted’s writings were on theology, and in them he displayed the same logical and encyclopedic approach found in the philosophical writings. Throughout the areas of Calvinist influence, form Transylvania to New England, Alsted’s systematic treatises on educational theory, theology, and philosophy exerted great influence in the universities during most of the seventeenth century. His writings covered the whole spectrum of natural philosophy: commentaries on the cabala, the Ars magna of Lull, mnemonics, traditional and Ramist logic, physics, mathematics, and astronomy.” (DSB).

K., 1920. Indb. m. omsl. til notesbogen samt det orig. foromsl. til det trykte værk i et smukt helbd. af mørkerød maroquin m. blindtrykte stregbordurer, blindtrykte hjørnedekorationer m. små guldornamenter samt blindtrykte midterdekorationer m. små guldornamenter på permer. Titel i guld på ryg, topguldsnit (Niels K. Stevns). Ryg og hjørner slidte. I alt 93 håndskrevne blade, de fleste tæt beskrevne. Med egenhændige rettelser. Det trykte foromsl. bærer årstallet 1921, hvorimod Seedorfs eget hådskrevne bærer årstallet 1920. Originaludgaven kom i 1921 i 400 eksemplarer. Originaludgaven bærer en trykt dedikation, "til Max Lester", som også findes hér, på tredie blad, skrevet i hånden. Dette manusript har tilhørt samme Max Lester Levig og bærer hans ex libris på friblad.

Paris, Cailleau, 1763. Bound in 18th century full calf. Broad inside gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Frontcover loose. Upper compartment of back gone. Internally fine. Engraved titlepage and a printed title without year. XII,310,(2) pp. Last leaf: Fautes a corriger and 1 large folded map by de Lafasse (30x22,5 cm.). Printed on good paper. As to collation of leaves this should be the first edition (the printing is different from the second), but it has the engraved title belonging to the second edition). It has got the map issued with the second edition, not present in the first. - The work describes in 3 sections the esoteric religion of the Druses, founded in the 11th century by the Fatimid Caliph of Egypt, their history and their commerce.

Hamburg, Liebernickel, 1696 (+) Frankfurt & Leipzig, Melchior, 1697. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and embossed ornamentation to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. A heart with "C. Finde, 1711" in the center in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Previous owner's name to title-page. Title-page with marginal browning, but generally internally nice and clean. (20), 356 [i.e. 256], (24), 721, (54) pp. Rare first edition of Kortholt’s posthumously published work responsibilities and duties of church ministers, providing guidance on pastoral care and ecclesiastical conduct Christian Kortholt “an eminent Lutheran Church historian, was born at Burg, in the island of Femern, Denmark, Jan. 15th, 1632. His studies, commenced at Schleswig, were continued in the universities of Rostock, Jena, Leipsic, and Wittenberg. In 1662 he became professor of Greek at Rostock, where he was made D.D. He was afterwards called to the professorship of theology at Kiel by the duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and in 1666 became vice- chancellor of that university. He died March 31 (or April 1st), 1694.”( McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia). Thesaurus 703 - Kurtzer und Wohlgemeinter.

Berlin, Julius Springer, 1932 & 1933. 8vo. In two half cloth bindings with gilt lettering to spines. In "Zeitschrift für Physik". Vol. 78, 1932 & Vol. 83, 1933. Library stamp to free front end-paper and title-pages. A nice and clean set. (Vol. 78:) Pp. 318-339; (Vol. 83:] [Entire volumes: VII, 857 pp.; VIII, 845 pp.]. First printing of Ruska and Knoll's two seminal papers which constitute the first theoretical and practical description of an electron microscope. This invention allowed researchers for the first time to view objects as small as the diameter of an atom. Not only did the discovery have profound influence on physics, it also revolutionized biological research, as it now became possible to distinguish individual molecules. Ruska received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1986 for his discovery regarding the electron microscope, which by the Committee was described "as one of the most important innovations of the 20th century".In 1933 the theoretical description presented in the present paper [1932] led Ruska to build a two-stage electron microscope with a resolution exceeding that of the optical microscope [described in the 1932 paper]. The technique behind it is largely built upon de Broglie's revolutionary theory regarding the wavelength of electrons. In 1931, working closely with Knoll, Ruska built the first electron lens, an electromagnet that could focus a beam of electrons, as if it were light. Using several such lenses, he was able to construct a prototype of an electron microscope, though with only the ability to magnify a meager 17 times. Yet, he had proven that the task was possible and he continued to improve his design. By 1933, Ruska's electron microscope, termed a transmission microscope, was much more powerful. The instrument worked by passing electrons through a thin slice of the specimen to be studied, which were then deflected to a photographic film emulsion or projected onto a fluorescent screen, generating an image at high magnification. In fact, the device was capable of magnifying specimens up to 10 times more than a contemporary light microscope.To build a commercial version of his microscope, Ruska was forced to briefly leave the academic world and delve into private industry. He joined the Siemens Company as an electrical engineer in 1937 and the company released its first marketable electron microscope, based on Ruska's design, in 1939.The volume contains many important contributions to 20th century physics, among others: Heisenberg, W. Über den Bau der Atomkerne. II. Pp. 156-64: This is the second paper in a series of three which presents Heisenberg's neutron-proton model. Shortly after Chadwick discoverd the neutron in 1932, Heisenberg developed a theory suggesting that atomic nuclei are composed of protons and neutrons, this introduced the concept of the nuclear exchange force and isotopic spin. (DSB 17: p.398).