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Paris, Saillant & Nyon (et) Pissot, 1775. 4to. Contemp. full calf. Raised bands, richly gilt spine, titlelabel with gilt lettering. Stamps on title-page. XII,260 (incl. 2 folded tables),(4) pp., 3 folded engraved maps and 9 folded engraved plates. Internally clean, 3 plates with a faint dampstain. First French edition. "An importent addition to nautical science which does honor to its author. Besides of a journal of the voyage, it contains a descriptive catalogue of the natural productions of Spitzbergen." (Sabin). Phipps here mapped the northern part of Spitzbergen.Sabin,62574.

Giessen, Kriegerischen Buchhandlung, 1777-89 Bound in 11 contemp. full calf. Raised bands. Gilt spines. Titlelabels with gilt lettering. Light wear to lower compartments. Stamp on title-pages. 11 engraved titlevignettes. With 49 large folded engraved plates. Internally clean. Volume 12 was published 1795 after the death of Böhm by Carl Friedrich Haus.

Halle, Rengerschen Buchhandlung, 1803. Small 8vo. Without wrappers as extracted from "Annalen der Physik. Herausgegeben von Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert", Bd. 12, 13 u. 15. Pp. 310-318 a. pp. 385-95 (Bd. 12) - pp. 438-45 (Bd. 13) - pp. 1-24 a. pp. 121-43.. With the 3 titlepages to the 3 volumes. Stamp on titles. Some scattered brownspots. First German translations of these fundamental papers in which Dalton formulated his gas-and pressure laws, such as "The Law of Partial Pressures" , "The Charles Law" or The Charles-Gay-Lussac Law" (this law arrived at almost simustaneously with Gay-Lussac).These papers were read and published in the memoires from the "Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society" in 1801 and 1802 in 4 parts, the German translation, the item offered, is divided in 5 parts, probably incorporating the paper from Nicholson's Journal from 1801. The publication of these papers gave him at once international reputation they tried to explain why the gases of the atmosphere remain mixed instead of segregating with the heaviest element at the bottom, it states that the maximum density of a vapour in contact with its liquid remains the same whether other gases be present or not and the vies that the particles of everykind of elastic fluid are elastic only with regard to their own kind. and that the otal pressure of the atmosphere equals the sum of the pressures exerted by the individual gases, each of which excerts its pressure independently of the others. This was the first step toward his atomic theory of in chemistry. - He also showed that the quantity of water evaporated in a given time to be stricktly proportional to the force of aqueous vapour at the same temperature, and last, announcing the law that all elastic fluids expands the same quantity by heat, "The Charle's Law or Charles-Gay-Lussac Law".

Dresden, Rudolf Kuntze, 1857. Folio-oblong. Later hmorocco with gilt lettering on frontcover. Tinted lithographed frontispiece and titlepage. 12 pp. of text in double columns and 47 tinted lithographed plates, depicting scenes from the German miners dayly life and the mining industry. Light marginal scattered brownspots. First edition.

(Boston, Stanford University Press), 1908. 8vo. Two offprints in the original printed wrappers. Offprints from "Quarterly Journal of Economics", Vol. XXII, August & Vol. XXIII, November 1908. Vol. XXII: Backwrapper detached, a few small nicks to extremities. Vol. XXIII: Front wrapper detached. Fine and clean. Pp. 517-42; Pp. 103-136. Two scarce offprints of Veblen's important publications on the theory of capital. Here Veblen broadens the concept of capital to include the capital of knowledge. Thus, Veblen's theory laid "the foundation for a system of property rights created to enable individuals to productively utilize knowledge that resides within the community as a whole" (Niman, Henry George and the Development of Thorstein Veblen's Theory of Capital). "The foundation of Veblen's theory of capital is rooted in the special position knowledge holds in society. Knowledge forms the basis for the productive use of natural resources and is a community asset that, at its most fundamental level, is not owned by a single individual. Thus, Veblen's theory begins by laying the foundation for a system of property rights created to enable individuals to productively utilize knowledge that resides within the community as a whole. These property rights make it possible for the creation and ownership of capital in the form of industrial equipment. With growth in the scale and scope of the community comes the ability to monopolize a portion of the community's asset for pecuniary gain. Monopolization then leads to a form of economic servitude that is similar to slavery." (Niman, Henry George and the Development of Thorstein Veblen's Theory of Capital).In contrast to conventional theories of capital that are founded on the productive labor of workers and described in individualistic terms, Veblen believed that the history of humanity is not the story of a collection of independent individuals, but, rather, is based on the collective contribution of the group. The group plays an important role because it is the group that forms the entity where knowledge iscaptured and stored."Thorstein Veblen's theory of capital as an important element in developing an evolutionary economics warrants a closer investigation into the origins of the concept. In his essay outlining the basic theory of capital, Veblen (1908) makes explicit reference to the single taxers, and to the relationship between land as an unearned source of rent and the returns associated with capital.If one considers Veblen's anthropological approach to economics, then it becomes easier to see how, as society develops, capital in the form of community-based knowledge takes on the fundamental role previously played in an earlier era by land. Veblen's theory of capital does not invalidate the earlier focus on land, but, rather, is one step further down the path of economic development." (Niman, Henry George and the Development of Thorstein Veblen's Theory of Capital).Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist, and regarded as being the founding figure of the institutional economics movement. "He studied economics under John Bates Clark, a leading neoclassical economist, but rejected his ideas. He did his graduate work at Johns Hopkins University under Charles Sanders Peirce, the founder of the pragmatist school in philosophy, and at Yale University under laissez-faire proponent William Graham Sumner. He repudiated their views as well. Veblen did not reject economists' answers to the questions they posed; he simply thought their questions were too narrow. Veblen wanted economists to try to understand the social and cultural causes and effects of economic changes." (The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics).

Kjøbenhavn, Christian Geertsen, (1682 -) 1688. Lille 8vo. Nær samtidigt hellæderbind af spejlbindstypen. Smal forgyldt rullebort, blindtryk i rammerne. Ryg fornyet med bevaring af den rig forgyldte ryg. Rygforgyldningen noget slidt. Senere forgyldt skindtitel. Gl. ejernavne på titelblad og fribladet. Ganske velbevaret eksemplar, lettere brugsspor, lidt spredte brunpletter, lettere bruntoning. Originaludgaven af dette hovedværk i dansk sproghistorie. Her med titeloplagets nye fællestitelblad. Første del udkom 1682 og anden del 1688. Sammen med udgivelsen af anden del blev der som her trykt et nyt titelblad til begge dele, men første del har stadig trykåret 1682 i kolofonen."Hovedværker i dansk litteratur blev hans to store udgiverarbejder. 1682-88 udkom Aldmindelige Danske Ord-Sproge og korte Lærdomme, 1-2, hvor Syv fra danske og europæiske, håndskrevne og trykte kilder har samlet og emneordnet omkring 15.000 ordsprog, talemåder o.l. Her mødes hele den ældre danske skriftlige ordsprogstradition, og her er hovedkilden til de mange senere samlinger af ordsprog fra dansk skriftlig overlevering."(Den Store Danske).Bibl. Dan. IV,504. - Thesaurus II, 674.Hovedværker i dansk litteratur blev hans to store udgiverarbejder. 1682-88 udkom Aldmindelige Danske Ord-Sproge og korte Lærdomme, 1-2, hvor Syv fra danske og europæiske, håndskrevne og trykte kilder har samlet og emneordnet omkring 15.000 ordsprog, talemåder o.l. Her mødes hele den ældre danske skriftlige ordsprogstradition, og her er hovedkilden til de mange senere samlinger af ordsprog fra dansk skriftlig overlevering.

Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a nice contemporary red halfcalf with five raised bands to spine, with blindstamped borders to compartments. A very nice copy, also with the often lacking half-title ("Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier"). (4), LIX, 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon). True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. "In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the "Origins of Christianity", which he continued with "The Apostles" (1866), "Saint Paul" (1869), "The Anti-Christ" (1873), "The Gospels" (1877), "The Christian Church" (1879) and "Marcus Aurelius" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the "Life of Jesus"... Immediate success was partly a "succès de scandale" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence." (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. "It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars; and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success." (PMM 352). "C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme"... on peut considérer cette "Vie de Jésus" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue "scientifique", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. "Il faut ajouter que la "Vie de Jésus" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps; le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre." (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. "He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions." (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, "Averroës et l'Averroisme", he was offered employment at the "Bibliothèque Nationale" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer.

(Loire, Saint-Chamond, 1891). Folio. 45 technical drawings, most printed and hand-coloured on blue paper. All plates depicts the "Tourelle à éclipse pour canon 1 Canon de 75 m/m á tir rapide". Sizes vary from 75x36 cm to 101x73 cm. All housed in contemporary portfolio, front board detached. All plates with stamp and nubering in contemporary hand. Plates fine and clean. Collection of techincal drawings of Saint-Chamond's fast 75 mm canon. The Compagnie des forges et aciéries de la marine et d'Homécourt (FAMH) (Company of marine forges and steelworks and of Homécourt) was a French industrial enterprise that made iron and steel products for the French navy, army and railroads. It is often known as Saint-Chamond from its main location in Saint-Chamond, Loire.

Utrech, Guillaume van Water & Jacques van Poolsum, 1722. 8vo. Uniformly bound in 4 magnificent contemporary full calf Cambridge-style bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Gilt frames to boards and blind-tooled ornamentation to edges of boards. Boards with wormtracts, primarily affecting vol. IV. Small wormtract effecting frist half of vol. III. An overall nice set. (46), 339, (20) pp. + 32 folded plates (including frontispiece); 356, (24) + 39 engraved plates; 414, (19) pp. + 7 plates. (6), 347, (7) pp. + 1 Fourth edition of this important and influential travel-guide to Italy. Misson travelled through Italy during 1687 and 1688, and in 1691 published the Nouveau voyage d'ltalie, which was to be the standard travel guide to Italy for the following fifty years. Provenance: From a large Danish estate.

Lyon, Laurentii Arnaud & Petri Borde, 1675. Folio. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Wear to extremities. Corners bumped with some loss of leather. A few scratches and holes to boards. Title-page slightly browned and a few stains on first leaves. Two worm-tracts to outer margin of last leaves, not affecting text, otherwise internally nice and clean. (26), 600, (138) pp. Rare first edition of Jesuit Alvarez’ religious commentary dedicated to Luís de Souza, a Portuguese monk and author. On his way to Malta he was captured at sea by pirates and taken prisoner to Argel, where he met Cervantes. A year later he was ransomed and landing on the coast of Aragon passed through Valencia, where he meet the poet Jaime Falcão.

Firenze, M. Cellini, 1858. 8vo. In three uniform contemporary half vellum over marbled boards with black and red title label to spine amd gilt ornamentation. Occassional brown spots throughout, otherwise fine. XXVI, 383, (2) pp.; IV, 550, (2) pp.; IV, 498, (2) pp. First edition of Massei's important work which constitutes one of earliest attempts in Italy to link health problems and poverty. In the present work Massei examines the various health problems that can be linked to poverty, and proposes a number of remedies, chiefly linked to hygiene. He argues against the notion that almsgiving can provide a solution, proposing instead a system whereby municipal aid is offered in people's homes.Previously Massei had done extensive work on public education in Bologna, and was involved in a project to reform public charities in the light of the increasing numbers of poor people. His work with the Società agrarian of Bologna initiated much research on rural poverty and its causes.

Paris, Francois Buisson, 1812. Large 4to. (34 x 25 cm.). Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Wear to spine and some leather at upper part of spine gone. Taped at foot of spine. (4),11,(1-errata) pp. and 75 + 3 (extra) engraved maps, all handcoloured in outline. The three extra inserted are: France, Pologne, Confederation Germanique. Scattered faint brownspots to textleaves. Maps clean with faint scattered marginal brownspots. First edition. - Sabin, 44159.

Kiøbenhafn, Salomon Sartor samme Aar (1629). Lille8vo. Senere hldrbd. Enkel rygforgyldning. Titelbladet med ramme i træsnit. (1),150 blade. Lettere brugsspor, gl. ejernavn på titelbladet, få brunpletter. Første danske udgave af Luthers Store Katekismus - den Lille Katekismus blev allerede oversat i 1532 - og med Hans Poulsen Resens forord på bagsiden af titelbladet.Bibl. Dan. I,258. - Ikke i Thesaurus II.

A la Haye, F.H. Scheurleer, 1749. Folio. 2 very fine contemp. full panelled calf. Panels with broad gilt borders with inside and outside floral cornerpieces. Raised bands. Richly gilt compartments.Title- and tomelabels with gilt lettering. Small stamp on foot of title-pages. Engraved portrait of Puységur. 2 title-pages printed in red/black with large engraved vignettes (Cochin fils), 2 large engraved headpieces. (4),VI,176; (6),210 pp. and 41 large folded engraved maps and plans (32+9). Internally clean and fine, printed on good paper. The second folio-edition of this splendid work. - Cohen, p. 454. - Brunet V,989. - Rumpf, 709.

London, William Miller, 1804. Folio. Contemp. full black morocco with broad gilt borders on covers, double blind-tooled borders on covers. All edges gilt. Finely rebacked to style, gilt and with gilt lettering. (4),XXVIII,(2) pp. and 50 leaves of text in English and French. With all 50 fine handcoloured aquatint plates. Some textleaves with light offsetting from plates. Clean and fine. First editon. - Tooley, 333.

Nürnberg, Christ. de Launoy seel. Erben (und) Winterschmidt, (1766-) 67. 4to. Bound in one contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Titlelabels with gilt lettering. paperlabels pasted on spine. Stamps on title-page. (30),318,(10);205,(7) pp., 36 folded engraved plates. The first 7 leaves slightly brownspotted, otherwise clean, occasional with marginal brownspots. First German edition.

Paris, Crochard, 1817. Contemp. hcalf, richly gilt spines. Light wear at top of spine. Minor scratches to edges. Small stamps on verso of titlepages and verso of plates. In: "Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago.", tome 7, 2e Series. 448 pp. a. 2 engraved plates. (the entire volume offered). Dulong & Petit-papers: pp. 113-154, pp. 225-264, pp. 337-367. Clean and fine. First edition of these 3 groundbreaking papers with the first appearance in print of THE LAW OF THE CONSTANCY OF ATOMIC HEAT, i.e. the specific heat multiplied by the atomic weight. The insight had far reaching implications as it showed a new way to Dalton's atomic theory."In 1815 Dulong's famous collaboration with the mathematical physicist Alexis Therese Petit began; it produced three importent memoirs on heat." (the papers offered here). The 2 first was awarded the price of the Academy in 1818 and was leading up to the last paper in which they formulted the "Law of the Constancy of product of atomic weight and specific heat""They (Dulang and Petit) were concerned with the specific heats of elements; but if these elements really existed as atoms, it seemed possible that there might be a connection between trhe weight of the atom and the amount of heat aquired to raise the temperature of a given weight of that element by a certain amount." (DSB). - "One of his (Dulong) most importent researches was made in collaboration with Alexis Thérese Petit (1791-1820), with whom he announced the law that the product of atomic weight and specific heat is constant (1819). It rendered a distinct service in fixing atomic weights, especially when these were in question, and enabled Berzelius and later Cannizzaro to arrive at correct atomic weights and the correct number of atoms in molecules." (Leicester & Klickstein, A source Book in Chemistry 1400-1900, p. 273). - Parkinson, Breakthroughs (1819).

Paris, Baudouin, An 6 (1798). 8vo. Contemp. hcalf, richly gilt back. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Corners a bit bumped, otherwise fine. XVI,710 pp. and 14 engraved plates with many figs. A few scattered brownspots. Printed on good paper. First editiuon of Cuvier's first work on comparative zoology, in which he showed the affinities and similarities in the structure of present forms of animals, researches which resulted in comparison with older forms and thereby giving the material for other theorists to suggest evolutionary lines and links. Cuvier is considered as the founder of modern palaeontology by this and his later published work "Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles...""Cuvier's first separate work "Tableau...(1798)", is based on a course of lectures he had delivered at l'Ecole du Pantheon. It wa the first general statement of his naltural classification of the aninal kingdom...He established the four great classes (vertebrates, molluscs, articulates, and radiates) and classified the animals according to the anatomical structure." (Milestones of Science No. 44) - Wood p. 307.

London, Printed for G. and H. Eversden, 1654. 8vo. In contemporary full calth with ruled fillets to boards. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Wear to extremities, scratches to boards. Inner hinges split. Internally with occassional brownspotting. (8), 77, (5), 223 pp. Each sermon has a half-title, "A comment on Ruth" has separate dated title page, register and pagination. The rare first edition of Fuller’s detailed exegesis of the ‘Book of Ruth’ from the Old Testament offers moral and spiritual lessons derived from Ruth's story. Thomas Fuller (1608 – 1661) was an English churchman and historian. He was a prolific author, and one of the first English writers able to live by his pen. He was known for his moderate religious stance. Rooted in his upbringing as the son of an Anglican clergyman, Fuller was deeply influenced by the Church of England's traditions and his education at Cambridge. His theology emphasized practical piety, moral integrity and an aversion to extreme positions within the church and society.

Nuremberg, Wolfgangi Maurittii Endteri, 1689. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Extremities with light soiling and a few spots. Internally nice and clean. (40), 474, (4) pp. + 30 plates, mostly loosely inserted. Small contemporary geometrical illustration in contemporary hand are inserted in the text. Rare first edition of Sturm’s textbook on mathematics and geometry. Johann Christoph Sturm(1635 – 1703) was a German mathematician, astronomer who made significant contributions to mathematics and astronomy, particularly in the areas of geometry, trigonometry, and optics. He wrote several influential textbooks on mathematics and natural philosophy that were widely used in European universities during the 17th and 18th centuries. One of Sturm's most notable contributions to mathematics is the Sturm's theorem, which he developed in collaboration with his brother, Jacob Sturm. This theorem is used to count the number of roots of a polynomial equation within a given interval

(Berlin, Haude et Spener, 1766). 4to. Without wrappers as issued in "Mémoires de L'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres", tome XV, pp. 185-209 a. 1 engraved plate, pp.210-240 a. 2 engraved plates, pp. 241-264 and 1 engraved plate. First editions of Eulers three main papers on the theory of sounds in which he formulated the WAVE EQUATION for the propagation of sounds in the air. In the first paper Euler analyzes the forces that act on a slice of air that is in a disturbed state at y but was initially at x. The analysis is customary in the modern elementary works. In the second paper Euler gets a result that is equivalent to the general formula ofinversion for partial differentiations, noting in addition that cylindrical and spherical waves also follow it."Euler, Lagrange, and others worked on the propagation of sound in air. Euler wrote on the subject of sound frequently from the time he was twenty years old (1727) and established this field as a branch of mathematical physics...Three fine and definitive papers were read to the Berlin Academy in 1759 (the papers offered here). (Morris Kline). - Eneroth: E 305, E 306, E 307.

Lugduni Batavorum (Leyden), Elsevier, 1652 & Amsterdam, Janssonium, 1663. Folio. In contemporary full vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to spine. Light miscolouring to extremities, a few marks and spots to boards. Dampstain to upper margin, primarily affecting first 10 ff., otherwise a nice and clean copy. (40), 624, (12); (20), 307, (1), 151, (5) pp. Interesting sammelband containing the first edition of Cocceius’ commentary on the twelve minor prophets and the first edition of Baillie’s work on the chronology of Christianity beginning with Constatine the Great.

Kjøbenhavn (Copenhagen), Fr. Brummer, 1809. Cont. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on top of spine. Stamps on title-page. XXX,378 pp. and 11 engraved plates with many figs. A fine copy. Scarce first edition of Hans Christian Oersted's first printed book (The Science of the General Laws of Nature). Oersted is universally known for his discovery of the Electro-Magnetism in 1820. In this his first printed book, Oersted proposes at least three theses that he were to follow for the rest of his life, and which he made the foundation for his discovery of Electro-Magnetism: the crucial role that experiments and thereby empiricism play in the perception of nature; the fact that each individual phenomenon in nature in accordance with the philosophy of nature must be understood as a whole; and that the laws of nature are the same everywhere, in the smallest and in the greatest parts of the universe. The sort of philosophy of nature that Oersted studies and develops is by him comprehended as a product of human striving towards with its reason to "include and penetrate the entire nature, and to explain it in its full context" (from "Science of the General Laws of Nature" - own translation), which is why this philosophy is also the science of the general laws of nature (that are the same everywhere). It thus not only includes the science of movement, but also that of electricity, magnetism, light, warmth, and chemical connections, such as they all follow directly from ordinary forces of nature, and Oested's discovery in 1820 of the connection between magnetism and electricity must be seen in this connection.Both H.C. Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard admit to having been influenced by the writings of Oersted. "He was an enthusiastic follower of the "Naturphilosophie" school in Germany, whose main object was the unification of physical forces, thus producing a monistic theory of the universe. It was to further this purpose that Oersted sought in actual phenomena the electro-magnetic identity of which he had already convinced himself on metaphysical grounds" (Percy H. Muir in Printing and The Mind of Man).

Berlin, Hermann Peters, 1867. Cont. hcalf. Gilt back. Minor wear to back. (8),175 pp. Clean and fine apart from a waterstain in upper margin throughout. First edition of the only book which Graefe wrote, and it was presented on the occasion of G.s inauguration as professor. Graefe is considered the creator of modern surgery of the eye, and indeed the greatest of all eye surgeons. (Garrison). - Garrison & Morton No 5899: "Graefe's Monograph on the symptomatology of ocular paralyses forms the basis of modern knowledge on the subject."

(Paris), Minuet, 1967. 8vo. Original wrappers. A very nice and clean copy with a slightly soiled spine. A bump to fore-edge. 445, (3) pp. First edition (20 Septembre, 1967, numéro 630) of Derrida's seminal main work, the foundational text for deconstructive criticism.1967 marks a turning point in the history of modern philosophy, constituting the birth of "Deconstruction". In this one year, Derrida publishes all of his three break-through books, "De la grammatologie", "L'écriture et la difference" and "La Voix et le phenomene", profoundly altering the course of modern thought. Although all three books are responsible for the introduction of Deconstruction, it is primarily "De la Grammatologie", Derrida's magnum opus, that has come to be associated with this groundbreaking concept."Jacques Derrida's revolutionary theories about deconstruction, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and structuralism, first voiced in the 1960's, forever changed the face of European and American criticism. The ideas in "De la grammatologie" sparked lively debates in intellectual circles that included students of literature, philosophy, and the humanities, inspiring these students to ask questions of their disciplines that had previously been considered improper. Thirty years later, the immense influence of Derrida's work is still igniting controversy..." (Review, Spivak's translation of Derrida's "Of Grammatology", 1997).Derrida's concern is to bring to light the binary schema that is hidden in all kinds of texts and ideas of culture. In the present text Derrida brilliantly reveals some of the principles of deconstruction, not through theoretical explication, but, rather, by demonstration, showing that the arguments promulgated by their subject-matter exceed and contradict the oppositional parameters in which they are situated. Put into other words, deconstruction seeks to expose, and then to subvert, the various binary oppositions that undergird our dominant ways of thinking.The ideas that Derrida here present have had an enormous impact on a number of the human sciences, including psychology, literary theory, cultural studies, linguistics, feminism, sociology and anthropology. Due to this work, a whole new world of problematic suppression and marginalisation has become apparent, making "De la grammatologie" one of the most important philosophical works of the later part of the 20th century. "One of the major works in the development of contemporary criticism and philosophy". (J. Hillis Miller, Yale University).