unknown: Unknown c1775. All brass and glass construction. 14 1/2 inches tall. Base legs are about 8 inches apart. Has a frog assembly (silk mostly perished). The gross focus works smoothly. One small screw missing on gross focus assembly. Patina uniform, with perhaps 20- 30% of original remaining. Paper tag..... More

Southbridge, Mass. American Optical Company, Export Sales Department [circa 1946]. First Edition. [1]-198, 203-207, [1] pages. Complete. 8vo. Original blue printed wrappers. Pages 199-202 (not present in this export edition of the catalog) contains Ophthalmic Instruments made by American Optical. Includes the catalogue, pricelist and ERRATA sheet (not usually present)..... More

Lincolnwood, Illinois: Science Heritage Ltd. 1987. Reprint. [4], [2], [i]-xvi, 324 pages + [2-blank], [2], 6 pages + two leaf plate. 8vo. Publisher's green leather(ette). A bright clean copy noting a bit of glue residue on the foreedges. Near Fine. Boards.

This book contains a facsimile reprint of "The..... More

Mendham, New Jersey: The Astragal Press 1993. Revised Edition. vi, 210, [6] pages. A facsimile reprint of the original catalog from 1900. 8vo. Printed wrappers. A bright clean copy. Includes the large foldout at page 172. Near Fine. Wraps. More

[Firenze]: Giunti / [Istituto e museo di storia della scienza] 1995. 240, [1], [1-blank] pages.10 3/8 x 7 5/8 inches. Publisher's wrappers. Light overall wear. Profusely illustrated with black and white images of instruments in the collection. Text in Italian. Very Good. Wraps.

Title in English:  "The Physics Instruments..... More

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

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

A. Marseille: Chez Jean Mossy 1773. x, [2], 460 pages including tables + 11 illustrations on 5 plates. 8vo. 1/4 leather over marbled boards. Marbling worn, overall minor wear to the binding. Marbled endpapers dampstained. Marbled page edges. Unobtrusive occasional marginal dampstaining throughout. (pages 157-160 mis-numbered or bound out of..... More

[Southampton, MA]: The Antiquarian Scientist 2006. First Edition. 64 pages. Photographically illustrated wrappers. 8 x 8 inches. A new copy with just a touch of wear. Bright and clean internally. SIGNED by author Raymond V. Giordano. NOTE: the publisher is sold out, and this work will not be reprinted. Fine..... More

Essex Jct, Vt, Amesbury MA, Dracut MA, Acton MA, Southampton MA: various. First Edition. A partial run of twenty-five issues of The Antiquarian Scientist's book and scientific instrument catalogues. 8 1/2 x 11 inches, stapled wraps. Includes Catalogs 2-3, 5-11, 13,17, 20 and 22-34. Most are in near fine condition..... More

Washington, D. C. American Registry of Pathology 1987. Later printing. [2], [1]-xx, [2], 244 pages. 7 7/8 inches by 10 1/4 inches. Light grey paper wrappers with green border, lettering, and microscope illustration. Later printing of the second and best edition published in 1974. 475 figures, mostly black and white..... More

London: Printed for B. Cole, at the Orrery, near the Globe Tavern, in Fleet-street, late the shop of Mr. Thomas Wright, instrument-maker to his late Majesty ; And E. Cushee, near St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-street 1768. Tenth edition. viii, 220, [4] pages plus seven engraved plates. 8vo. Plain leather binding..... More

Francfort o. M. Hartman & Braun between 1884-1901. 29 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches. Fragile broadside printed on thin tissue with multiple folds. Purple stamp of sole American distributors "James W. Queen & Co, SOLE AGENTS, IN NORTH AMERICA (DEPARTMENT No. 40)" with the same printed in text as part..... More