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1957012895New York: Monthly Review Press 1957. xi 276p. tables dj. Monthly Review Press unknown books
1981175575New York: Circle Fine Art Press 1981. First edition. Hardcover. 48 pages. Text by Jack Solomon Jr. Includes numerous color illustrations. A near fine copy in illustrated boards with some very minor wear. No dust jacket as issued. Circle Fine Art Press unknown books
15943076<p>Wittenberg: Georg Muller 1594. Rare first edition of one of the earliest works on the subject of scurvy by the well-known anatomist undertaken to survey the incidence of the disease in the ducal territories around Wittenberg and consequently qualifying as an example of public health medicine. According to O’Malley Alberti was able to positively demonstrate the disease’s prevalence in the territory surveyed and astutely recommend citrus fruit as part of a preventative diet a benevolent property later recognized by James Lind in his Treatise on the Scurvy Edinburg 1753. “The book was known by James Lind and referred to by him in his celebrated treatise” O’Malley p. 98. Salomon Alberti 1540-1600 is best known for producing the first illustrations of the venous valves and for producing the first extensive printed account devoted solely to their function in his Tres Orationes Nuremberg 1585. The correct understanding of the venous valves was essential to Harvey’s concept of a systemic circulation of the blood. The work went through at least two 17th-century editions 1624; 1674 though the editio princeps appears to be the only one containing Alberti’s public disputation of 1591 with Ernestus Hettenbach which constitutes the first public announcement of his results. NUC lists NLM; OCLC adds UCLA Medical and Oxford for this edition.</p><p> Durling 81 giving incorrect no. of pages but correct signature run A-Q8 R4; not in Adams or Waller and first edition not at Wellcome; C. D. O’Malley in DSB I.98; Thorndike VI.229-30.</p> Georg Muller hardcover books
1582M13446Vitaebergae:: Typis Zachariae Lehmani 1582. 1582. 16 cm. Small 8vo. 75 1 pp. Signatures: A-E A2 missigned A3; E7. Lacks E8 blank. Plain wrappers. Laid into quarter green morocco cloth sides folding box 23 cm. Occasional early ink marginalia. RARE: no record of copies found on market. First edition one of two known issues. VERY RARE & EARLY ACCOUNT ON PERSPIRATION CRYING & BLOOD. A classical account on perspiration crying and blood all fluids. O'Malley writes for the DSB "such then curious but rational problems as why boys ought not to be forbidden to cry why sobbing usually accompanies weeping" -- apparently referring to this work. Thorndike who notes the author's work on the classical writers Galen and Rasis notes further that he was not a physician who ascribed to the occult sciences: "he also discussed such questions as why boys should not be forbidden to cry why sobbing generally goes with tears. . ." p. 230. The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek copy has an added 2 leaves marked as signature "-2" which is a preface by Paulo Alberto Paulus Albertus not available in this copy but supplied in facs. The text refers to bloody sweat noted by Stolberg "Modern medicine acknowledges such phenomenona as 'hematidrosis' but premodern accounts of bloody sweating may well have to be taken in a much wider sense including what physicians today would consider as bleeding disorders." -- Michael Stolberg "Sweat. Learned Concepts and Popular Perceptions 1500-1800" within: Manfred Horstmanshoff Helen King & Claus Zittel editors Blood Sweat and Tears: The Changing Concepts of Physiology from Antiquity into Early Modern Europe Brill 2012 p. 509. Alberti born in 1540 Naumburg Germany a year later his father died. He and his mother relocated to Nuremberg 1541. Remarkably the city paid for Alberti's education including his doctoral studies at the University of Wittenberg 1574 rising to become Professor of Philosophy and Physics in Wittenberg then Professor of Medicine and in 1582 becoming physician to Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Saxony. He last residence was in Dresden where he passed away. He wrote tracts on the pancreas 1578 on the lacrimal apparatus De Lacrimis 1581. In 1585 he published Historia plerarunque partium humani corporis membratim scripta et in usum tyronum retractatius edita Vitaebergae excudebant Haeredes Iohannis Cratonis. ". . . some years later the German anatomist Salomon Alberti 1540–1600 published his studies of the lacrimal apparatus in a volume entitled De Lacrimis." "Initially tears were considered to be more or less similar in composition to other body fluids in particular sweat and urine." -- Ad Vingerhoets Why Only Humans Weep: Unravelling the Mysteries of Tears 2013 pp. 51 but does not mention this text. -- DSB. REFERENCES: Dictionary of Scientific Biography I p. 98 O'Malley; Durling 76. See: Hans Theodor Koch: Die Wittenberger Medizinische Fakultat 1502-1652 - Ein biobibliographischer Uberblick pp. 299-300 in Stefan Oehmig Medizin und Sozialwesen in Mitteldeutschland zur Reformationszeit Leipzig 2007; Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Leipzig; August Hirsch: Biographisches Lexikon 1884 Bd. 1 p 85; Fritz Roth: Restlose Auswertungen von Leichenpredigten fur genealogische und kulturhistorische Zwecke. Selbstverlag 1976 Bd. 9 p. 188; Lynn Thorndike A History of Magic and Experimental Science The Sixteenth Century VI New York 1941 pp. 229–230. Bibliotheque nationale France Catalogue general des livres imprimes de la Bibliotheque Nationale Paris 1897 p. 518. FFrye C188 Typis Zachariae Lehmani, 1582. hardcover books
194919090601New York: Crown Publishers 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good /fair. First printing octavo size 320 pp. The well-known muscial "Fiddler on the Roof" opened on Broadway in 1964 and "was the first musical theatre run in history to surpass 3000 performances" - it held the record for the longest-running musical on Broadway for almost ten years until surpassed by "Grease" winning nine Tony Awards.<br/><br/>The reasons for its success were many we surmise in part due to the timeless themes that touch everyone's heart: a loving father worrying about his children; trying to come to grips with their independence as they reach adulthood; and the dreams of immigrants everywhere who long for a better life. <br/><br/>These are the stories upon which the play is based the first printing with the price of $3.00 on the dust jacket no additional printings listed which denotes a Crown first printing per Zempel and no mention of the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" on the dust jacket. <br/><br/>The author Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich 1859-1916 is known by his pen name "Sholom Aleichem" the traditional greeting in Hebrew. He began writing in both Hebrew and Russian and by 1890 was well-known as an author of Yiddish literature. He and his family eventually came to America; when he died in 1916 "his funeral was one of the largest in New York City history with an estimated 100000 mourners" n.b. above quotes and information from Wiki. With an Introduction by the translator Frances Butwin who authored "The Jews in America" published in 1969. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full teal cloth black lettering on the spine with a four-page glossary at the rear of the Yiddish words used in the book; octavo size 8.5" by 5 5/8" pagination: i-vi vii-xvii xviii blank 1-302. The dust jacket shows the original price of $3.00 with a colour illustration on the front and spine of Tevye greeting his daughters outside their home black lettering on the front and spine publisher's ads on the back flap and rear panel summary of the book on the front panel. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: The volume a bit better than very good with clean boards straight corners with minimal rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some sunning and slight wear to the head of the spine and dustiness to the fore-edge. The unclipped dust jacket is fair only; all the pieces are present but there is overall edgewear including several chips the most noticeable at the head of the spine with some loss to the lettering of the author's name overall light soiling and sunning to the spine; the front flap is totally detached the rear panel almost detached from the spine; now in a protective mylar covering. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Crown Publishers hardcover books
2016165196New York: The Frick Collection 2016. Hardcover. New in shrinkwrap. Black cloth boards. Color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. xi 307 pp. Mainly color illustrations. The first major examination of Anthony van Dyck's work as a portraitist and an essential resource on this aspect of his illustrious career. The Frick Collection hardcover books
73<p><b>ANDRÉE SALOMON.</b> 1854-1897. Swedish scientist and polar explorer who perished in his attempt to reach the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon. ALS. "<i>S.A. Andree</i>". 1p. 4to. Stockholm October 6 1895. To <b>ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON</b>1853-1937 influential editor of <i>The Century</i> magazine. </p><p>"Your letter of the 10 Sept. is received. I would certainly have estimated it agreeable to do with you as the proposed price is acceptable etc. But I am sorry to say that under the present circumstances I have no time at all for anything but necessary work. Besides I may say that I have so many years experience as a scientific man and as a journalist that I can under no circumstances agree to have the payement sic for my articles depending of discretion. I know how to write such matters and in fact I permit no essential alterations in articles signed by me. The letter sent to the American minister at Stockholm has not been forwarded to me. But I think that a letter addressed to my friend Mr. Ekholm has some days ago been forwarded to him by the minister."</p><p>Trained as a mechanical engineer Andrée first became fascinated by ballooning at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. After participating in the Spitsbergen scientific expedition of 1882-1883 led by Swedish meteorologist <b>Nils Ekholm</b>1949-1923 he published numerous articles in scientific journals on such subjects as electricity and heat while working at the Swedish patent office. </p><p>In 1897 funded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences King Oscar II and Alfred Nobel Andrée attempted to pass over the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon with two other Swedish adventurers. Swept up by the nationalist fervor while planning his attempt to fly over the pole Andrée overlooked several key technical points including the warnings of Ekholm who was initially charged with the expedition's meteorological research. Most damaging as Ekholm predicted was the fact that the balloon leaked hydrogen faster than expected precipitating its crash after only two days aloft and leaving the party to escape the Arctic winter on foot. The fate of Andrée's expedition remained a mystery until the 1930 discovery of their camp on the Norwegian Arctic island of Kvitøya.</p><p>Johnson joined <i>The Century</i>magazine one of the most prominent journals of its day in 1873 serving as associate editor from 1881-1909 and heading the magazine from 1909 to 1913. He was also instrumental in the establishment of international copyright protections for which he was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1891 and the cavaliers of the Crown of Italy in 1895. Among his many prominent friends were the eccentric inventor and electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla and naturalist John Muir with whom he helped establish Yosemite National Park in California. </p><p>Written two years before his own doomed balloon ascension. Creased with some small paper loss along several folds otherwise in very good condition. Scarce.</p><br /> books
199118436New York: Mary Ryan Gallery 1991. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . Paper quarto. 10 pp. Brief text by Deborah Solomon. Catalog for a 1991 exhibition. This copy has been SIGNED by the artist. A clean very good copy in stiff illustrated stapled wrappers. Mary Ryan Gallery paperback books
19791319545Providence: American Mathematical Society 1979. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear small white marks on front cover faint stains on both covers white material along fore edge of front cover otherwise clean; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title pages of both volumes rear endpaper textblock edges Library of Congress ink stamp on front endpaper staples on title pages of all volumes sticker on rear pastedown foxing/staining along textblock edges otherwise clean; 1231 pp; ex-library. 1319545. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19791319540Providence: American Mathematical Society 1979. Hardcover. Octavo; G Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong clean some edgewear some shelfwear; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title pages of both volumes rear endpaper textblock edges Library of Congress ink stamp on front endpaper staple holes on title pages of both volumes sticker on rear pastedown water staining to forward pages bleeding of color from moisture damage pages somewhat warped from moisture damage; 1605 pp; ex-library. 1319540. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19791319544Providence: American Mathematical Society 1979. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear small white marks on front cover otherwise clean; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title pages of both volumes rear endpaper textblock edges Library of Congress ink stamp on front endpaper staples on title pages of all volumes sticker on rear pastedown foxing along head edge and fore edge otherwise clean; 1194 pp; ex-library. 1319544. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
182718533London: James Ridgway 1827. Disbound. 51 1 blank pp. Small chip to blank inner margin of title page. Very Good. Atkinson continues his attack on England's new policy of Free Trade saying it threatens England's maritime domination and "the root of all our wealth and power." He argues that "the British shipowner can not compete with foreigners without that protection which the Legislature of this country has granted in all former times." Similarly protection for other British industries and agriculture is necessary. Atkinson throws much data around in support of his argument. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 2285. James Ridgway unknown books
182718532London: James Ridgway 1827. Disbound. 63 1 blank pp. Very Good. <br/><br/> Atkinson opposes Free Trade identifying it with the detested French Revolution "an apology for the adoption of the wildest theories." He advocates Protectionism based on Britain's undisputed maritime might "out of which has grown the grandeur of England." Free Trade is destroying West Indian commerce and indeed is a deliberate policy intended for "the overthrow of the landowners" there. In great detail he reviews the state of British commerce with Canada the West Indies and that of its competitors. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Sabin 2285. James Ridgway unknown books
1910005225Birmingham U.K.: The Central Magazine 1910. 91 pages with a 6 page Appendix List of Publications of the Late Professor Ayrton 1870-1907 with 4 photo portraits 3 of which are present lacking the frontispiece portrait. Very Good light foxing small corner creases to wrappers small chip at base of spine. William Edward Ayrton 14 September 1847- 8 November 1908 was a noted physicist electrical engineer inventor and technical educator who also established the first laboratory in Japan for teaching applied electricity. RARE. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo. The Central Magazine Paperback books
19921322752Providence: American Mathematical Society 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto; VG Hardcover; Blue spine with Silver text; Boards strong slight rubbing to corners small silver mark towards head edge of spine slight edgewear slight shelfwear otherwise clean; Textblock clean; 732 pp; Volume 3 only. 1322752. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
197523332New York: Praeger Publishers 1975. xxxvi 408p. Praeger special studies in international economics and development. Praeger Publishers unknown books
196778731New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1967. vii 278p. chipped dj. Industrial Relations Research Association series. Harper & Row, Publishers unknown books
196370667Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science 1963. xii 230p. The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science vol. 350. American Academy of Political and Social Science unknown books
196726312San Francisco: City Lights Bookstore 1967. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Presumed one shot beat poetry magazine edited by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Near Fine condition in tall thick side-stapled wrappers. Printed on rectos only. Terrific lineup of contributors includes Claude Pelieu Ginsberg Ferlinghetti Carl Solomon and others. City Lights Bookstore paperback books
183044001Boston: Gray and Bowen 1830. 1st Edition American Imprints 3535; Erickson p. 225; Graff 3875; Howes S-739; Sabin 85429. Original publishers salmon colored cloth spine over drab paper boards; leather title label to spine with gilt stamped lettering. General wear. Spotting & browning throughout. P. xiii with prior owner initials & date 1936 in gutter. A VG copy. xvi 162 pp. Illustrated with a two-page map frontis & t.p. vignette 37 intratextual cuts. 12mo. 6" x 3-5/8" <br/><br/>The volume consists of "Lewis and Clark's Travels" pp. 1 - 105 "Long's Expedition" and "Jewitt's Narrative." The work publishes the earliest known printed image of Fort Clatsop Oregon. Per Graff "This was Snelling's first book the earliest juvenile on the Far west." Howes adds "First American juvenile book on the trans-Mississippi region giving account of its early explorers wild tribes etc." While well represented in institutional settings now somewhat uncommon in the trade. Gray and Bowen hardcover books
183010282Boston: Gray and Bowen 1830. First Edition. Boards. Very good. First edition of Tales Of Travels West Of The Mississippi by Solomon Bell published in 1830 the first juvenile book about the region west of the Mississippi and specifically the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This copy is lacking the map. Twelvemo xvi 162pp. Publisher's original boards modern brown cloth spine title in gilt. Contemporary endpapers. Frontispiece portrait plus 42 individual illustrations some colored. Prior ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Occasional toning and spotting throughout. Authored by Solomon Bell the pseudonym for William Joseph Snelling. Sabin 85429 Howes S-739 Graff 3875 Literature Lewis & Clark 6b 225 All illustrations called for in The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition are present. A nice example. Gray and Bowen unknown books
19761319445Providence: American Mathematical Society 1976. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong clean slight shelfwear slight edgewear; Textblock has library ink stamp on front pastedown title pages rear pastedown library of congress ink stamp on rear endpaper paperclip impression and markings on last 3 pages library ink stamp on edges otherwise clean; 798 pp. 1319445. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19771319530Providence: American Mathematical Society 1977. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear otherwise clean; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title pages of both volumes textblock edges library of congress ink stamp on front endpaper staple holes on title pages of both volumes sticker on rear pastedown white mark along head edge foxing along fore edge slight age toning otherwise clean; 764 pp. 1319530. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19761319528Providence: American Mathematical Society 1976. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear small white marks on front cover otherwise clean; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title pages of both volumes textblock edges library of congress ink stamp on front endpaper sticker on rear pastedown small closed tear to rear pastedown small faint black marks along head edge otherwise clean; 1058 pp. 1319528. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19761319448Providence: American Mathematical Society 1976. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear faint white marks on front cover otherwise clean; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title page of Volume 216 edges of textblock library of congress stamp on front endpaper sticker on rear pastedown slight age toning along page edges otherwise clean; 814 pp. 1319448. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
