Menasha, Wis., and Albany, N. Y. Mathematical Association of America. Inc. February 1950. First Edition. 73-146, [4] pages. 10 x 7 1/8 inches. Publisher's original printed blue wrappers. Heavily soiled front cover and first leaf. The paper by Shannon is found on pages 90-93. Upper corner bumped. A decent reading..... More
[Little Falls, NY]: Village of Little Falls 1847. 12 1/4 x 8 inches. Light blue paper, creased and with discoloration at the folds. Embossed stamp upper left (paper manufacturer?). Writing in ink and pencil. Verso with single word "Telegraph" Very Good.
"For the purpose of having the New York..... More
28 Cornhill, Boston: American Tract Society [ca 1876?]. 64 pages. 5 x 3 3/8 inches. Publisher's purple cloth with gilt spine titling and decorations. Cloth faded. Front blank flyleaf excised. Foxing throughout. A sound copy. Good. Cloth.
One of "The Banner Stories" (so noted at head of title page)..... More
Hartford, Conn.: Chicago, Ill. : Cincinnatti, Ohio. / San Francisco, Cal. The American Publishing Company / A. Roman & Co. 1879. Later printing. [10], [17]-274, [2] (conclusion, blank) pages. 8 3/4 x 7 inches. Publisher's blue cloth with debossed black and gilt decorations. Sunning to the spine and edges of..... More
Buffalo, NY: American Optical Company c1967. First Edition. 9 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Stapled, publisher's wrappers. Contains principles and parts lists (with blow-up parts diagrams) of the Model 41T and Model 42 with #615 illuminator microscopes. Creased. Good working copy. Good. Wraps.
A useful reference for those..... More
Newburyport, Massachusetts: M.C. Teel & Son 1883. 1 sheet folded (four pages). Light tanning overall. Folding creases, with some tearing. Local news, much advertising. Very Good.
Preceded by the Newburyport Tri-weekly germ, this paper began Nov. 1, 1881 and ceased in Jan. 1887. It was a daily except Sundays..... More
Newburyport, Massachusetts: William H. Huse & Co 1883. 1 sheet folded (four pages). Light overall browning as normal. Folding creases, with tearing (and minor loss) at the folds. Local news, much advertising. Fair.
The Newburyport Daily Herald ran from 1819-1890. More
New York, NY: Haskell House Publishers Ltd. 1972. Later printing. xx, 485 pages. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth with black spine titles. A crisp clean uncirculated copy. Fine. Cloth.
"This treatise was written for and published by the Grolier Club of the city of New York in February, 1901. Three..... More
New York: Josiah Macy, Jr, Foundation 1952. Later printing. [1]-8 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Staple upper left. A xerox copy of a printed paper. Printing quality is not great but still readable. The original printout had hand-written notations ("Cybernetics - Transactions of the 8th Conference 1952, Josiah Macy..... More
New York: Gordian Press 1997. x, 406 pages. 4to. 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Publisher's blue cloth gilt. A new copy. Fine. Cloth.
Collected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol 5 (Writings in the Southern Literary Messenger NONFICTIONAL PROSE). Each issue of the Southern Literary Messenger is documented..... More
Geneva, Illinois: Riverbank Laboratories 1918. First Edition. 24 pages. 22.2 x 28.6 cm. Stiff tan publisher's wraps with cover titles duplicating title page. One of 200 copies per limitation statement on copyright page. Provided in the originally issued Riverbank Laboratories button and string flapped manila envelope with matching limitation number..... More
Geneva, Illinois: Riverbank Laboratories 1918. First Edition. 16 pages plus 9 tables (7 folding) 22.3 x 28.6 cm cm. Stiff tan publisher's wraps with cover titles duplicating title page. One of 200 copies per limitation statement on copyright page. Provided in the originally issued Riverbank Laboratories button and string flapped..... More
London: Heinemann 1985. First Edition. x, 182 pages. Microscopical historian Brian Bracegirdle's copy with his bookplate on the front pastedown. A well read copy with bumped corners, and overall wear. A nice association. Very Good / Very Good. Boards.
Brian Ford is an entertaining writer and also lecturer -..... More
Glasgow: Charles Frank Limited 1973. First Edition. 60 pp., 11-3/4 by 8 1/4 inches. Comb bound with original Special Exhibition Tools of Science brochure bound in. A well read copy, with mild denting, creasing and other signs of wear. Very Good. Wraps.
While not as well illustrated as we..... More
Jersey, Channel Islands: A. Frank 1979. First Edition. 64 pp., 11-3/4 by 8 1/4 inches. Tan printed cover with perfect binding. Near Fine. Wraps.
An illustrated catalogue with chapter on the instrument trade and the history of the microscope. 59 individual instrument listings, profusely illustrated, good bibliography in rear..... More
Austin, TX: Zeiss Historica Society 2013. Later printing. 93, [1] pages. 7 x 10 inches. Pictorial wrappers, spine glued. A reprint of the original Zeiss catalog from 1905 (now rare) for distribution as a premium to the members of Zeiss Historica Society in 2013. Much higher production values than normally..... More
Cowley, Oxford: Quekett Microscopical Club 1994. First Edition. ix, [1], 243, [1] pages 8vo. Publisher's blue printed boards. A clean bright copy. No dust jacket as issued. Near Fine. Boards.
Includes a cumulative index, and five appendices (Presidents of the Quekett Microscopical Club 1865-1992; Honorary Members of the Quekett..... More
Cowley, Oxford: Quekett Microscopical Club 1996. First Edition. xiii, [1], 88 pages 8vo. Publisher's blue printed boards. Lower boards dented, otherwise a clean usable copy. Very Good. Boards.
A standard reference work on microscopes manufacturers. Bracegirdle collected information on many manufacturers over the years and published them in this..... More
Cowley, Oxford: Quekett Microscopical Club 1998. First Edition. vi, 226 pages. 8vo. Publisher's blue printed boards. A bright clean copy. Fine. Boards.
The standard reference in the field. The first 105 pages are descriptive noting microscope slide makers, biographical information where available, and references to color plate illustrations in..... More
Cowley, Oxford: Quekett Microscopical Club 1998. First Edition. vi, 226 pages. 8vo. Publisher's blue printed boards. A bright clean copy noting a touch of staining on a few pages (manufacturing flaw?). Near Fine. Boards.
The standard reference in the field. The first 105 pages are descriptive noting microscope slide..... More
Oxford: The Royal Microscopical Society 1989. First Edition. xi, [1], 116 pages. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth gilt. A used copy, with minor discoloration and wear to the binding. Very Good. Cloth.
A history of the early days of the Society, with 48 illustrations of people involved, early microscopes, and..... More
Oxford: The Royal Microscopical Society 1989. First Edition. xi, [1], 116 pages. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth gilt. A bright clean copy. Near Fine. Cloth.
A history of the early days of the Society, with 48 illustrations of people involved, early microscopes, and other fun material. "The Society was founded..... More
London: Electric Telegraph Company August 1st, 1856. A lithographed map by Day & Son, with individual sections cut and then laid on thin linen, the whole folding into a cloth case. The publisher's cloth case (9 x 6 inches) is titled "The Electric Telegraph Company's Map of Europe" (worn, splitting..... More
NY: Sun Day Center [no date stated]. Advertisment on thin board. Oblong, 11 x 28 inches. A touch of wear at the corners, and a bit of small light foxing mostly to the verso. Very Good.
President Carter declared May 3, 1978 to be Sun Day - International Sun..... More
Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung und Druckerie 1863. VIII, 551, [1] (blank) pages. Plus original albumen photograph of Darwin mounted on thin board inserted before the half title (with original tissue guard still present). 8vo. 1/4 leather gilt over marbled boards. Light overall wear to the binding. Bookseller ticket (LW Schmidt..... More
