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Amsterdam, Andreæ Frisii, 1675. 12mo. Cont. hcalf. Back neathly repaired. Engraved frontisp. (2),193,(15) pp. and 12 folded engraved plates (a tear repaired on verso of one plate) + 111,(9) pp. + 72 pp. Internally fine. 3 importent works by Redi, all in first latin editions as translations of 1. Experienze intorno a diverse cose naturali...dall'Indie (1671) - 2. Osservazioni intorni alle vipere...(1664) and 3. Lettere sopra alcune opposizioni...alle vipere (1670), having his treatises with his experiments on snake-poison, making him the first experimental toxologist. "It is the first methodological work on Snak-poison. Redi demonstarted for the first time taht, for the poison to produce its effects, it must be injected under the Skin." (Garrison & Morton 2102). - In the same volume is bound: Saltsmann, J.S. Varia Observata Anatomica. Amsterdam, J. Konynenberg, 1669. Engraved title. 72 pp.

Neuchatel, Samuel Fauche, 1783. 4to. Bound in fine contemp. full sprinckled calf, raised bands and richly gilt spine. Wear to head of spine. Without the 2 free endpapers. Halftitle present and with stamps. XXIV,367 pp., 2 engraved plates (1 folded). The folded plate depicts his two types of Hair-Hygrometers a. 1 engraved vignette. A fine clean and wide-margined copy. First edition of a fundamental work in Meteorology in which Saussure describes how to construct a hygrometer from human hair that can measure the relative humidity, and discussing the principles behind it. Cuvier regarded this book as one of the greatest contributions to science of the eighteenth century."A milestone work in chemistry, physics, and meteorology, which established hygrometry as an exact science. Primarely a geologist who explored and published on the Alps, Saussure (1740-1788) was the first to prove that air expands and becomes less dense the more humidity it contains. In these Essais (the work offered) he describes his experiments with the hair hygrometer of his invention and his theory of the evaporation and hygrometry with their applications to meteorology. he also enunciates his theory of the evaporation of water in hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and other gases."(Neville II, p. 427 a)."In his essay on the theoretical principles of hygrometry (which he conceives as "the art of measuring the absolute quantity of water suspended in the air"), De Saussure distinguishes three classes of methods of determining humidity, which respectively utilize (i) observations of changes in the weight, dimensions, or shape, of a hygroscopic body; (ii) observations of the capacity of the air for taking up water; and (iii) observations of the quantity of water condensing from the air under given conditions on a cold surface, or of the degree of cold necessary to start such an condensation..."(Wolf "A History of Science , Technology, & Philosophy in the 18th Century" I, p. 326 ff.).Partington III, 763. - Partington "Breakthroughs" 1783 M - Poggendorff II, 755-56.

Kolombo (Colombo), 1821. With orig. blank blue backwrapper (frontwrapper lacks). (2),16 pp. Titlepage brownspotted. First edition. In this importent work Rask "identified Sinhalese as a speech belonging to the same class as Sanskrit and added that Tamil belonged to quite a different class. Since then the subject has been studied and discusses by various scholars, and it is established beyond doubt that Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language."

Amsterdam, Gerardi Valk et Petri Schenk, n.d. (around 1694). 46,5 x 52 cm. Engraved map China in orig. handcolouring. Showing all the Chinese provinces, Korea and the island of Formosa in the south. Ships in the sea and cartouche with Chinese costumes. A small rupture in a border due to etching from the colour used (no loss). Left margin with a small tear, no loss. Right, very broad, margin with a tear, not reaching the image. This fine decorative map was first printed in "Atlas Novus" by J. Janssonius in 1658. This issue, bearing the names of Valk and Schenck, was published around 1694.

Paris, Charles Moette, 1731. 8vo. Three parts bound in one very nice Cambridge-style mirror binding with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Boards and edges of boards with blind-tooled ornamentation. Traces of small paper-label to upper compartment. Small worm-tract to lower outer corner of last 100 ff. not affecting text. A very nice and clean copy. (2), 399, (2), 159, 104, (6) pp. + 2 frontispieces and 5 plates. First illustrated edition of this highly popular work on the French Kings from Pharamond, King of the Franks, to Louis XIV.Not much is known about the author other than he was a French historian and magistrate who lived in the second half of the 17th Century. Barbier II, 515Brunet II, 1445

Philadelphia, Caleb Richardson, 1817. Small 8vo. Bound in one cont. hcalf. Raised bands. Gilt titlelabel in leather(this having some scratches). Monroe: 228,XXXVI pp. - Birkbeck: 189 pp. First edition of president Monroes inspection-journey. (Sabin 50023).Very scarce first edition of Birkbeck's travels as "One of the most interesting and instructive books that have appeared for many years."(Sabin No 5569). The later editions having a map, not the first, and the many later contemporary editions were printed outside The United States.

Leipzig und Frankfurt, Weidmannischen Handlung, 1757. Folio. Contemp. full calf. raised bands. richly gilt compartments (gilding weak). Titlelabel with lettering. With the royal monogram of king Frederik V in gold on red background on both covers. Minor scratches to covers. Stamp on titlepage. VIII,80 pp., 40 engraved plates (many double-page and folded). Clean and fine. First German edition. - Klaus Jordan No. 2623.

Kiøbenhavn, Christoph Georg Glasing, 1745–1752. 4to. Six volumes bound in four, matching but not uniformly, contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Extremities with wear. Some of gilting worn off and vol. 2 with repair to head of spine. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper and previous owner's name to front free end-paper. Internally fine. (12), 369, (15); (8), 372, (12); (8), 372, (16); (6), 368, (14); (6), 368, (14); (4), 368, (16) pp. First appearance of this important enlightenment-journal, still being published today.

Nürnberg, C.C. Monath, 1741. 4to. Cont. full calf. Richly gilt back. Spine ends repaired. Titlelabel in leather on back, gilt. Inner hinge reinforced. Engraved frontispiece, 3 titlepages in red/black. (14),432;(12),176;(8),48 pp. and 62 folded engraved plates (30+20+12). Stamps at foot of first title. A few of the first leaves with light browning, otherwise fine and clean. This fourth - and the third - edition of the esteemed work on instruments, is the largest and most profusely illustrated and it was enlarged by Doppelmayr. - Poggendorff I:194.

Paris, Baillière et Cie Félix Alcan, 1897. 8vo. Contemp. hcloth. Gilt spine with gilt lettering. XII,462 pp. Small stamps on halftitle and title-page. Internally clean and fine. First edition of this classical study of suicide by "the father of modern sociology".

(Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1857). Without wrappers in "Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von J.C. Poggendorff", Vierte Reihe Bd.10, Stück 3 (= Poggendorff Bd. 100, No. 3). Pp. 353-480 a. 1 plates (the entire "Heft" (Stück) 3 offered). Clausius's paper: pp. 353-380. Clean and fine. First printing of a milestone paper in the Kinetic Theory of Gases in which Clausius gives the physical explanation for the evaporation of a liquid and presents the first physical argument in support of Avogadro's hypothesis that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules."In the paper "Ueber die Art der Bewegung, welche wir Wärme nennen.", Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888) established mathematically that the heat in a gas cannot be accounted for exclusively by translational motion of the molecules and asserts that molecules have rotational and vibratiional motion as well as translational motion. He consequently rejects the contentions the the translational kinetic energy is conserved during molecular collisions and that all molecules have equal, constant velocities. His allowancee for differing molecule velocities enables him to offer a new explanation of evaporation, asserting that he molecules able to overcome the attractive forces of the liquid and "escape" to the gaseous state are those with high velocities (and hence high kinetic energies). hence evaporation produces a loss of energy in the liquid and a decreasein temperature."(Parkinson in "Breakthroughs", 1857 C/P)."This 1857 paper (the paper offered) also marked another importent beginning in physical theory, for it presented the first physical argument in support of Avogadro's hypothesis that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules. Clausius argued that if it were assumed that all types of molecules possess the same translational energy at equal temperatures, then, since all gases have the same relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature, they would necessartly contain equal numbers of molecules in equal volumes at the same temperatur and pressure. Avogadro's hypothesis, therefore, found support in the mechanical theory of heat, independently of the usual chemical arguments."(DSB III, p. 307).

Paris, Rollin, Jombert, 1753. Large 4to. 2 contemp. full mottled calf. Raised bands. Tome- and titlelabels with gilt lettering. Richly gilt spines. Corners a bit bumped. With the royal crowned monogram of King Christian VII in gold on red background on upper boards. Stamp on foot of title-pages. (4),XXVIII,483;(4),486,(2) pp., 101 large folded engraved plates with numerous figs. (mathematics, physics, applied and pure...). A few scattered brownspots. Scarce first edition of this encyclopedia of the mathematical sciences, pure and applied.Poggendorff II,761.

Triest, Österr. Lloyd, (ca. 1855). Small folio-oblong. Orig. full blindtooled cloth, title in gilt lettering on frontcover. Light rubbing. First inner hinge loosening. Printed titlepage and 24 fine steel-engraved views (Stich und Druck d. Kunst-Anst. d. Oestr. Lloyd in Triest - E. Obermayer sc.). Some brownspots, mainly to the broad margins. Scarce first edition, comprising views of: Pola - Sebenico - Knin - Spalato - Lesina - Curzola - Ragusa - Grotte des Aesculap - Castel St. Lorenzo - Megline - Perasto - Castelnouvo - Boeche di Cattaro - Maria di Cattaro - Fort Precieca I - Fort Precieca II - Budua - Castel Lastua - Cettinje - Grieeh. Kloster in Montenegro - Antivari - Scutari - Ruinen...Tepels...Bojana - Hai-ne-hai.

London, Gilliver and Clarke, 1737. 8vo. Near contemporary half calf with gilt title label. (16),62,(2) pp. and 8 engraved plates (1 folding). 4cm tear to bottom of title page - proffesionally repaired with no loss. A fine clean copy. First edition. Phillips recognized that a layer of gravel, if resting on a well-drained dry sole would be beaten by the traffic into a firm road surface. He was thus the pioneer in the development of the Macadam method. The present work is described in Gregory: The Story of the Road, p.207-211. Very uncommon.

Nürnberg, Auf Kosten des Verfassers, 1805-15. Small 8vo. Bound in 3 nice cont. green boards, gilt backs. Titlelabels on backs with gilt lettering. Edges and corners lightly rubbed, otherwise fine. (4),271;(1)273-279,272;192 pp. and 76 folded engraved plates for the most part in beautifull original handcolouring. Plates as well as text printed on good paper, only a few scattered brownspots. First edition of the first 3 volumes of Sturm's well known work. These volumes on Beetles are the first 3 of part 5 of Sturm's work on Fauna Germanica, which in all comprises 23 volumes (the last published 1856) having a total of 424 plates. The general title is also present here: "Deutschlands Fauna in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. V. Abtheilung. Die Insecten. 1.-3. Band. Käfer." - Nissen ZBI No 4033. - Horn & Schenkling No 21700.

Paris, Bachelier, 1822-25. 4to. Bound in 4 uniform contemp. hcalf. Gilt backs. (4),4,VII,496;(4),4,II,503;(4),6,482 pp. 4 plates to textvolumes and Plate-volume with 60 double-page engraved plates. (Total of 64 plates, all). Printed on good paper, broad margins, a few marginal brownspots internally clean and fine. First edition of this scarce early work on industrial engineering by the director of the "Conservatoire Royal des Art et Métiers" in Paris. He made importent improvements to steam-engines; "Gerard Joseph Christian unterscheidet in seinem "Traité de méchanique industrielle" scharf zwischen der Expansion in einem Zylinder und der in mehreren und beschreibt die mehrfach-Expansionsmachine vom allgemeinen Geschichtspunkt in richtiger Weise." (Darmstaedter 1823). - Poggendorff I: p. 441. - Brunet I: 1854.

London, Macmillan & Co., 1932. 8vo. Orig. full brown cloth w. gilt lettering to spine. Orig. brown dust-jacket w. wear and a bit of loss to corners and capitals. Otherwise and excellent and clean copy w. only some occasinal minor brownspotting. XIV, 247 pp. First edition of this standard work on wages, Hicks' first major work, in which he proposed the macroeconomic hypothesis about INDUCED INNOVATION and foreshadowed important later developments in neoclassical distribution theory. Sir John Richard Hicks (1904 - 1989) was one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. He has contributed seminally to both micro- and macro-economics and in 1972 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences together with Kenneth Arrow for "pioneering contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory."As a labor economist, Hicks already in 1932, aged 28, wrote his first major work, his very important "Theory of Wages", which serves as a fundamental basis for recent theories of distribution, now widely developed in e.g. Cambridge. Hick's early work is still considered standard in the field, and a vast amount of literature has been published on his hypothesis of induced innovation, which is presented in this work for the first time. The theory is formulated as thus: "a change in the relative prices of the factors of production is itself a spur to invention, and to invention of a particular kind-directed to economizing the use of a factor which has become relatively expensive." And this theory has also frequently been applied to increases in energy costs, which would thus come to motivate a quicker improvement in energy efficiency.But not only did Hicks here propound the still influential theory of induced innovation, this work is also considered as foreshadowing many of his later theories, which have become significant contributions to neoclassical distribution theory; e.g. a reformulation of marginal productivity theory, further development of the product exhaustion theorem, a macroeconomic theory of relative factor shares etc., etc. "The object of this book is "a restatement of the Theory of Wages in a form which shall be reasonably abreast of modern economic knowledge." The treatment is based on the Marginal Productivity theory, although that theory is stated in a rather new way, designed to facilitate its use in realistic study of the labour market. This is followed by a more general study of the working of the labour market under competitive conditions, and by a theory of the secular forces governing the general level of wages. The second part of the book deals with the regulation of wages. There is a chapter on the Theory of Industrial Disputes, and one on the economic forces which have facilitated the Growth of Trade Union Power in England. The last chapters contain a detailed analysis of the effects of wage-regulation on unemployment, including the distribution of unemployment between industries, and the prospects of a reduction in unemployment through an increase in productivity." (Front of dust-jacket).A second edition appeared in 1963.The work is scarce in the original dust-jacket.

London, 1664. 8vo. In contemporary full calf. Light wear to extremities. Small paper-label pasted on to upper part of spine. Innter hinges split. Previous owner's name to title-page. Light browning throughout. (16), 400 pp. (numerous errors in pagination but total number of pages is still 400 - complete). Rare later edition of Alleine’s influential 'Vindiciae Pietatis', first published four years earlier in 1660. All editions are of the utmost scarcity. Richard Alleine was a 17th-century English Puritan preacher and author. He is primarily known for his religious writings and sermons, which were influential during the Puritan movement in England. Alleine was associated with the Puritan emphasis on personal piety, conversion, and religious devotion. “Richard was educated at St Alban’s Hall, Oxford, where he was entered commoner in 1627, and whence, having taken the degree of B.A., he transferred himself to New Inn, continuing there until he proceeded M.A. On being ordained he became assistant to his father, and immediately stirred the entire county by his burning eloquence. In March 1641 he succeeded the many-sided Richard Bernard as rector of Batcomb (Somerset). He declared himself on the side of the Puritans by subscribing “The testimony of the ministers in Somersetshire to the truth of Jesus Christ” and “The Solemn League and Covenant,” and assisted the commissioners of the parliament in their work of ejecting unsatisfactory ministers. Alleine continued for twenty years rector of Batcomb and was one of the two thousand ministers ejected in 1662. The Five Mile Act drove him to Frome Selwood, and in that neighbourhood he preached until his death on the 22nd of December 1681. His works are all of a deeply spiritual character. His Vindiciae Pietatis (which first appeared in 1660) was refused licence by Archbishop Sheldon, and was published, in common with other nonconformist books, without it. It was rapidly bought up and “did much to mend this bad world.” Roger Norton, the king’s printer, caused a large part of the first impression to be seized on the ground of its not being licensed and to be sent to the royal kitchen. Glancing over its pages, however, it seemed to him a sin that a book so holy—and so saleable—should be destroyed. He therefore bought back the sheets, says Calamy, for an old song, bound them and sold them in his own shop. This in turn was complained of, and he had to beg pardon on his knees before the council-table; and the remaining copies were sentenced to be “bisked,” or rubbed over with an inky brush, and sent back to the kitchen for lighting fires. Such “bisked” copies occasionally occur still. The book was not killed. It was often reissued with additions, The Godly Man’s Portion in 1663, Heaven Opened in 1666, The World Conquered in 1668. He also published a book of sermons. Godly Fear, in 1664, and other less noticeable devotional compilations.” (Encyclopedia Britannica). OCLC only list one copy (with the 400 pp.).

Nürnberg, Monath, 1765. 4to. Cont. hvellum. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Stamps on first title-page. Engraved frontispiece, 3 title-pages. (14),432;(8),48;(12),176 pp. and 62 large folded engraved plates (30+20+12). Clean and fine. The last edition of this esteemed work on instruments. - Poggendorff I:194.

4to. Cont. full calf, 5 raised bands, gilt back and gilt borders on covers, inner gilt borders, all edges gilt. Corners and top and bottom of spine neathly repaired. Slight cracking along hinges, but covers tight and not loose. (8),442,(4),204 pp. Explanation leaf to each plate (50) pp. and "Privilege du Roy" (2) pp. and 25 large engraved plates, partly double-page(one plate shawed at bottom). A large copy with very broad margins, printed on good thich paper and clean. A small faint rubberstamp on title. A fine copy of the first edition.

Amsterdam, Ioannes Van Keulen, Ca. 1680. 52x61 cm. Kobberstukket søkort visende Storebælt, Lillebælt og Øresund, med Fyn, Sjælland, Bornholm og Øerne. Med Østjylland fra Skagen til Holsten, den svenske vestkyst, Skåne, Halland og Blekinge. I syd nordtyskland med Rügen. Kompasrose og skibe i søen. Det smukt komponerede søkort blev udgivet i Van Keulen's "Zeeatlas" hvis førsteudgave udkom 1680."Af de gamle søkorter van Keulens vel de eneste, der, på grund af deres enorme udbredelse, ses nogenlunde hyppigt i handelen, men de er alligevel sjældnere end alle samtlige landkort" (Bo Bramsen p. 109).

London, Miles Flesher, 1649. Folio (285 x 195 mm). In contemporary full with five raised bands. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities, especially back board with numerous scratches and a few holes in leather, making the wooden boards visible. Lower part of back hinge split. A few annotation in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Internally with marginal browning and a few worm-tracts. (26), 173 [i.e. 179], (9), 90, (9), 221, (6) pp. Fourth edition of Byfield’s commentary of The Epistle to the Colossians being the twelfth book of the New Testament written by Paul, the first edition being from 1615. “The present Commentary is a fine specimen of Puritan exposition, indicating an extensive and intensive knowledge of the Word of God, and great soundness of judgment, and great faithfulness in dealing with the hearts and consciences of men. There is no eloquence in it, but a serious, earnest desire is manifest to keep back nothing of the counsel of God ; and we are much mistaken if ministers do not find it profitable, as suggestive of many hints which may enrich their own expositions of this Epistle.” (From the introduction to the 1849 reprint).

Paris, Typis Antonii-Urbani Coustelier, 1723. Folio. Two cont. full vellum w. seven raised bands on backs and blindstamped ornamentations on boards. Leather title-labels on backs. Bdg.s somewhat worn. Corners bumped and vellum loosening a bit from front-board of volume one. Woodcut title- and end-vignettes, double-page engr. map of "Flumina Quatuor Paradisii Terrestris" and 11 full-page engr. plates depicting coins. 32 pp., double-page map, 790, (2), 1290 pp., 11 ff. (engr. plates). Second, but by far the best, Harduin-edition. The first was printed in 1685. Consisting of two volumes, volume two divided into two parts, the second part containing the Index Geographicus, Index Nomina Propria, Index Verborum et Sententiarum. Volume two also with the Index Emendationum. Latin text with many very elaborated notes."Of these editions (Paris 1685 (4to) and 1723), by the celebrated Father Harduin, the second edition of 1723, is by far the more copious, splendid, and critical performance. In forming the text, fifteen MSS. were consulted, but only eight of them collated; the excerpta of the remaining seven MSS. were given as by former editors. Explanatory notes are placed under the text, and critical ones are inserted at the end of each book... This edition is upon the whole a very erudite and valuable performance, and may be considered as one of the most useful and extensive works by which the genious and writings of Pliny have been illustrated." (Dibdin 2:325).

London, Addey & Co., 1852. Original full cloth. Uncut. Gilt spine. Gilt lettering to upper board. Small neath repairs at spine ends. Corners a bit bumped. Complete with htitle and advertisement leaf. XL,535 pp. Clean and fine. The first complete English translation of Andersen's Fairy-tales. It contains 45 Fairy-tales of which 31 are first translations. The "Advertisement-leaf" states that "The former edition of the "Danish Fairy Legends and Tales", published in 1846, was, eith the exception of a few stories rendered by mrs. Howitt, thefirst English translation of andersen's "Eventyr". That edition however contained only fourteen tales, while the present numbers forty-five, being in fact the only complete collection printed in this country. It may be well also, to state that the translation has been made from the original Danish, not from any numerous versions which have appeared in Germany." The translator is Caroline Peachey.

London, The Brethren's Society, 1794. 8vo. Bound in fine later hcalf in old style. Gilt back, gilt borders. XII,158;234;233,(22) pp. and 1 large folded engraved map. Small tear to map, no loss and repaired on verso. Occasionallly light browning and brownspots, mainly to the first part. Scarce first English edition, and with the large map present. A main source to our knowledge of the North American Indians in the 18th century."The labors of this Mission lay chiefly among the Delawares, the Nautikokes, the Shawanese, and other tribes in Pennsylvania and New York, upon which it is the best authority, both to tradition and facts, having been drawn up from the accounts furnished by Gottlieb Spangenberg and David Zeisberger, missionaries among the Indian tribes during forty years. Among the subjects narrated is that of the massacre of Gnadenhuthen and Salem..." (Sabin No. 42110).