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Geometrical and Graphical Essays Containing, a General Description of the Mathematical Instruments Used in Geometry, Civil and Military Surveying, Levelling, and Perspective ; with Many New Practical Problems Illustrated By Thirty Four Copper Plates

London: J. Dillon & Co 1797. [4], [i]-vi, [6], [1]-518 pages. Followed by title leaf for plate section, and then 34 double folding plates, a 14 pages catalog of Jone's instruments and finally 2 pages ads. Calf binding rebacked to style with original red label preserved. Plates are trimmed nearly..... More

Item #21068 Geometrical and Graphical Essays Containing, a General Description of the...
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Significance of Electromagnetic Potentials in the Quantum Theory

Lancaster, PA and New York, NY: American Physical Society / American Institute of Physics 1959. First Edition. 485-764 pages. Small 4to. Original publisher's blue/green printed wraps. Entire number offered. Spine panel browning, wrapper edges darker than centers, light spotting to the textblock edges. Top corner lightly bumped. Bright and clean..... More

Item #22525 Significance of Electromagnetic Potentials in the Quantum Theory. Y. Aharonov, D....
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Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery. Proceedings... Jointly sponsored by the Navy Department Bureau of Ordnance and Harvard University a the Computation Laboratory 7-10 January 1947

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press 1948. First Edition. [2 - 1st blank], xxix (including frontis), [1-blank], [1]-302 pages. Publishers navy blue cloth, with minor bump to base near spine. Dust jacket is edgeworn with small edge tears and minor loss at corners and head/tail of spine panel. Also has some..... More

Item #18408 Proceedings of a Symposium on Large-Scale Digital Calculating Machinery....
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"Very detailed survey of British and other practice"

Automatic Telephone Systems

London: Benn Brothers Limited 1921-1924. First Edition. Vol. 1: 282 pages. Vol 2: 227 pages. Vol 3: 339 pages. Three volumes complete. 4to. An exlibrary set (properly de-accessioned) nicely rebound in faux leather cloth binding with gilt spine lettering and inset on front panels. Original cloth title, author, and volume..... More

Item #12732 Automatic Telephone Systems. William Aitken
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THE FOUNDATION OF ELECTRODYNAMICS

Mémoire Présenté à l'Académie royale des Sciences, le 2 octobre 1820, où se trouve compris le résumé de ce qui avait été lu à la même Académie les 18 et 25 septembre 1820, sur les effects des courans électriques. [Original journal appearance of the separately issued and updated "Memoires sur l'Action Mutuelle de Deux Courans Electriques"]

Paris: Chez Crochard 1820. First Edition. 448 pages plus 5 plates (1 folding). 8vo. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards with black spine labels. Early label (Coquard a Epinal) on front pastedown. The entire volume of "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", Vol. Quinzieme [XV 15] offered. Surface wear/damage to..... More

Item #22536 Mémoire Présenté à l'Académie royale des Sciences, le 2 octobre 1820, où se...
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Extra-illustrated With 29 albumen photographs

[Photographically Illustrated Books] The Improvisatore

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company 1898. Later printing. vii, [1], [1]-341 pages. Small 8vo. Small bookseller (?) ticket "C Glingler Via Mercede Roma" on rear pastedown. This copy extra illustrated with 29 albumen photographs on plates inserted throughout the text, usually one image per leaf, occasionally one..... More

Item #20756 [Photographically Illustrated Books] The Improvisatore. Hans Christian Andersen,...
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Absence of Diffusion in Certain Random Lattices

Lancaster, PA and New York, NY: American Physical Society / American Institute of Physics 1958. First Edition. [1407]-1862 pages. Small 4to. Original publisher's blue/green printed wraps. Entire number offered. A clean copy noting minor browning to the extremities, bumped upper corner, spotting to the textblock edges and light browning to..... More

Item #22521 Absence of Diffusion in Certain Random Lattices. P. W. Anderson, Philip Warren
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Every Man His Own Cattle Doctor; or a practical treatise on the diseases of horned cattle: wherein is laid down a concise and familiar description of all the diseases incident to oxen, cows, and sheep; together with the most simple and effectual method ..

London: B. Crosby and Co 1811. Second Edition. 8vo., pp. [ii] + [frontis] + [xxxii] + [33]-376 + [377-382] + [2] ads; contemporary half-calf and marbled paper boards; black morocco spine label gilt; spine somewhat dulled and darkened; board marbling rubbed, all edges marbled; frontispiece foxed; scattered foxing; still very..... More

Item #20221 Every Man His Own Cattle Doctor; or a practical treatise on the diseases of horned...
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Physical Principles Involved in Transistor Action WITH Hole Injection in Germanium - Quantitative Studies and Filamentary Transistors WITH The Theory of P-n Junctions in Semiconductors and P-n Junction Transistors

New York: American Telephone and Telegraph Company 1949. First Edition. viii, 753 pages. 8vo. Black cloth with replaced endpapers .Page edges speckled. Spine lettering "Bell System Technical Journal" | "Vol 28, 1949". Ex-libris "P. Caporale" with name lettered on front panel and signature on front pastedown endpaper. Includes all 4..... More

Item #17602 Physical Principles Involved in Transistor Action WITH Hole Injection in Germanium -...
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Opuscules Chymiques et Physiques [ Volume 1 of 2 ]

Dijon: Chez L. N. Frantin 1780. First French Edition. Volume one only (of two see below) pp. [ff 2] + [xii] + xxxi + [xxxii] + [1]-446 + [448]; contemporary half-calf and marbled boards (worn and with loss near fore edges); dampstains to endpapers; leaves generally bright and clean throughout..... More

Item #22558 Opuscules Chymiques et Physiques [ Volume 1 of 2 ]. M. T. Bergman, M. De Morveau,...
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Military and Civil Life of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Philadelphia, PA ; Chicago, Ill. ; St. Louis, Mo: J. C. McCurdy & Co 1885. 734 pages. Thick 8vo. Original green cloth with gilt and black embossed decorations. "Boyd" at base of spine in circular device. Rear cover with simple embossed rectangular decorations. Decorated endpapers in flower pattern. Frontispiece of..... More

Item #21755 Military and Civil Life of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. James P. Boyd, Grant Ulysses
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PMM 406b Presentation Copy

X Rays and Crystal Structure

London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd 1915. First Edition. vii, [1], 228 pages., [2 index, blank], [2 advertisements]. Original blue cloth with faded spine labeling, boards bowed and corner tips bumped. Binding overall is worn at the extremities. 'Presentation Copy' embossed at head of the title page (no inscription just..... More

Item #17696 X Rays and Crystal Structure. W. H. Bragg, W. L. Bragg, William Henry, William Lawrence
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Preliminary Discussion of the Logical Design of an Electronic Computing Instrument Part I Volume I

The Institute for Advanced Study 1947. Second Edition. [6], [1]-42ff. Original buff wrappers with black titles. Reproduced typescript. Housed in a custom card case. Previous owner's name on front cover. Several paper scrapes with minor loss. Minor soiling to the covers. Clean internally. Very Good. Wrappers.

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Item #20986 Preliminary Discussion of the Logical Design of an Electronic Computing Instrument...
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anticipates hypertext, the internet, and online encyclopedias

As We May Think

Boston, Massachusetts: The Atlantic Monthly Company 1945. First Edition. [1]-129,[5] pages. Entire issued offered, The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 176, No. 1. The Subscriber's Issue. Small 4to. A bright copy with some foxing to the last few pages and the top of the first leaf. Spine panel is brittle with several..... More

Item #20509 As We May Think. Vannevar Bush
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Double Indemnity

Los Angeles, Calif. [ H. N. Swanson Inc. ]. Stapled Wrappers. Probably a portion of bound page proofs extracted from "Three of a Kind" (see description below) and stapled between light blue printed paper wrappers bearing the title and the author's name, as well as the name and address of..... More

Item #22476 Double Indemnity. James M. Cain
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Zeiss Mikroskope Und Nebenapparate Ausgabe 1934

Berlin, Hamburg, Koln, Wien, Brussel, London, NY . Carl Zeiss Jena 1934. First Edition. 156 pages. Binding sound, with minor wear. The scarce dust jacket is quite chipped and torn. Near Fine / Fair. Boards.

An original catalogue in dust jacket from Carl Zeiss Jena covering the range of..... More

Item #15494 Zeiss Mikroskope Und Nebenapparate Ausgabe 1934. Carl Zeiss Jena
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A Catalogue of Pneumatic Instruments Manufactured and Sold By N. B. & D. Chamberlain ; with Experiments Illustrated By Numerous Engravings and Notes WITH Hydrostatic and Hydraulic Apparatus WITH A Price Catalogue of Pneumatic Apparatus, Manufactured and Sold by N. B. & D. Chamberlain, Nos. 2 & 9 School Street

Boston: Isaac R. Butts 1844. First Edition. [4], 56, 7, [1-blank], xiv pages. 8vo. Publisher's brown cloth, blind stamped design front and rear panels. Spine panel with gold lettering ''Pneumatic Experiments'' still bright and clean. 1/2 inch chip missing from head of spine panel. Base of spine panel and corners..... More

Item #17704 A Catalogue of Pneumatic Instruments Manufactured and Sold By N. B. & D. Chamberlain...
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Pharmaceutisches Centralblatt Für 1841

Leipzig: Leopold Voss 1841. First Edition. [2], [459]-962, [2] pages. Period marbled paper covered boards with red paper spine label (chipped). Zwölfter Jahrgang, zweiter Band, von No. 29 bis No. 59. Marbling is chipping at the edges. A periodical, including issues No 29 (Jul 8, 1841) through No 59 (Dec..... More

Item #21842 Pharmaceutisches Centralblatt Für 1841. Chemistry and Pharmacy
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X-Rays in Theory and Experiment

New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. 1935. First Printing. xiv, 828, [1 ads] pages. 8vo. Publisher's cream cloth with blank and gilt spine labels. First printing of the Second edition (which is a substantial revision of Compton's work X-Rays and Electrons). Light soiling to the boards. Spine sunned, but..... More

Item #20120 X-Rays in Theory and Experiment. Arthur H. Compton, Samuel K. Allison
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First Detailed, Publicly printed description of Daguerre's photographic process

Le Daguerreotype

Paris: Bachelier 1839. First Edition. [4], 903, [1-errata] pages. 8 x 10 inches. 4to. 1/4 cloth over marbled boards with corners tipped in cloth. Ex-library (Harvard Chemical Library), properly withdrawn, with library bookplate on front pastedown endpaper and one stamp. Professionally rebacked with original spine panel laid down. Pageblock sound..... More

Item #18602 Le Daguerreotype. Louis JM Daguerre, Francois Arago
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Fondamenti Della Scienza Chimico-Fisica Applicati Alla Formazione De Corpi Ed Ai Fenomeni Della Natura Esposti in Due Dizionari Che Comprendono Il Linguaggio Vuovo e Vecchio ... Opera Di Vincenzo Dandolo Veneto

Venizia [ Venice ]: Dall Tipografia Peoliana Presso Antonio Curti q Giacomo 1795. First Edition. xxiii, [1], 528, 72 pages. 8vo. Vellum spine over marbled boards. Binding warped. Page edges marbled. Good. Boards.

Although Neville notes this work is obviously derived from Dandolo's earlier work "Dizionarii Vecchio", Duveen -..... More

Item #21061 Fondamenti Della Scienza Chimico-Fisica Applicati Alla Formazione De Corpi Ed Ai...
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A Naturalist's Voyage Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of the H.M.S. 'Beagle' round the World under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy, R. N.

London: John Murray 1886. Later Printing. x, 519, 32 [ads] pages. Original green cloth with bright gilt lettering on the spine. A bright clean copy, noting a bit of wear at the corners and a few spots on the textblock edges (which are untrimmed). Lower corners bumped. This book has..... More

Item #22530 A Naturalist's Voyage Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of...
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