Fin de siècle

J. E. W. German/Swiss School 18th centuryABAA

Narcissus jonquilla

179138981791. 13 x 9 inches. Dark brown body colour on prepared paper. Inscribed "N.2.StÃ¼ck" and "am 9ten Aprill 1791--nach der Natur gezeichnet von JEW" ink collector's stamp "Linel-Smlg. No." followed by pencilled number "1046" all on verso. Provenance: Linel ink collector's stamp on verso. A high quality image that clearly is drawn from life as the inscription claims. The artist's use of a dark prepared ground recalls the work of Barbara Regina Dietsch and her family. A search of Nissen's index of artists reveals one possible name: the Swiss artist Johann Emmanuel Wyss 1782-1837. However the maturity and assurance shown in the present drawing would seem to rule him out: he could have been no older than nine in April 1791. unknown books

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Italy 19th Century Bookseller's Catalog Francesco Baroni LuccaABAA

Catalogo Dei Libri Che Si Trovano Vendibili al Negozio Di Francesco Baroni Stampator Librajo in Lucca 1832

183226050Lucca Italy: Francesco Baroni 1832. 244 pages with the offerings from this Luccan bookseller. With sections of books printed in Italian Latin and French language French to letter S. The entries provide author date of publication short description and pricing volumes printed from the 15th - 19th century. Approx. 4" x 6 3/4" size with the remains of a paper covered spine and back cover paper only. Printer's waste was used for the back endpaper with text visible as well as on the back cover; text visible held to light and as reverse type. Some soiling to the title page; some leave unopened or very unevenly trimmed; first signature loosening; a couple of ms. annotations; leaves are generally fresh and in good condition. . First Edition. Binder's Waste. Good. Francesco Baroni paperback books

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ITALIAN SCHOOL 19th centuryABAA

Lake Como and: Lake Maggiore

185020181Italy 1850. Pair of views gouache over faint etched line black gouache border. Period gilt and faux bois frames. Two splendid panoramic views of Lake Como and Lake Maggiore. Catering to the foreigners flocking to the region on The Grand Tour this pair of hand-painted prints beautifully depict the famed picturesque lakes with rich bands of blue highlighting the water and sky with the surrounding hills and mountains dotted with luxurious villas. In the view of Lake Maggiore we see from a very high vantage point the Borromean Islands: Isola Bella Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatoriwith their extraordinary gardens. The view of Lake Como looks north up the lake towards Switzerland from above Bellagio which occupies the point at which the lake divides in two. The paintings are clearly intended as a pair the images being almost identical in size with matching black painted margins. The prints are as issued with black labels covering the original printed titles. unknown books

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ITALIAN SCHOOL 19th centuryABAA

Veduta di Palermo da Mare

183426035Italy 1834. Pen-and-ink watercolour and gouache painted black border titled and dated in white gouache in the lower margin within the border. Lovely 19th-century watercolour of Palermo. Catering to the foreigners flocking to the region on the Grand Tour this lovely watercolour shows the town of Palermo with its beautiful hills and mountains in the background with a large fort in the harbour with a British and French ship beside it. The sky is awash in pinks and blues displaying the incredible light of the region. unknown books

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ITALIAN OPERA 19th centuryABAA

Bound volume of 19th century Italian operatic excerpts in piano-vocal score most Neapolitan imprints and associated with contemporary performances

36029Includes works of Battista 5 Donizetti 6 Mercadante 7 Pacini 1 Petrella 1 and Verdi 1. With contemporary mansucript index to front free endpaper. Contents: BATTISTA Vincenzio 1823-1873 Ermelinda Dramma lirico in Quattro Atti di Domenico Bolognese. Monaco: Orlando e C. after 1850. - Duetto Signor Capitano. PN 599. 19 pp. - Coro alla danza. PN 600. 14 pp. - Terzettino Febo ei vieni. PN 606. 8 pp. - No. 13. Scena e Romanza. Partenopeo. PN 12093. 4 pp. Anna La Prie. Tragedia lirica di Nicola Leoncavallo. Napoli: Fabricatore e Co. ca. 1845. - Scena e cavatina Alboix. PN 105. 10 pp. DONIZETTI Gaetano 1797-1848 La Favorita Melodramma tragico in 4 atti Posto in musica pel Real teatro di Parigi. Napoli: Girard e Ci. ca. 1844. - Aria O mio Fernando. PN 5181. 9 pp. - Scena e Duetto Ah moio bene un Dio t'invia. PN 5185. 12 pp. - Quartettino Deh paventa il furor. PN 5197. 4 pp. - Scene e Duetto Ah va t'invo la e questa. PN 5184. 13 pp. Maria di Rohan Melodramma tragico in tre atti di S. Cammarano . Riduzione per Canto con accompo. di Pianoforte di C. Czerny. Milano: Giovanni Ricordi 1843 - N: 14. Scena e Freghier . No osoalzarcilumi! PN 14914HH. 6 pp. - Scena e Ballata . Cavalieri che veggio. Napoli: F. Fabricatore e C.; Palermo: R. Zerega. PN 146 ca. 1845. 7 pp. MERCADANTE Saverio 1795-1870 Violetta Opera semiseria in 4 Atti . Rappresentata per la prima volta nel Teatro Nuovo di Napoli li 10 Gennajo 1853. Napoli: Partenopeo ca. 1856-60. - No. 22. Rondo Finale. PN 10756. 10 pp. Virginia Tragedia Lirica in tre atti di S. Cammarano . Rappresenta per la prima volta nel R. Teatro S. Carlo di Napoli il 7 Apr. 1866. Napoli: T. Cottrau ca. 1866. - No. 10. Preghiera di Virginia. PN 14610. 4 pp. - No. 14. Terzetto di Virginia Appio ed Icilio. PN 14614. 8 pp. Stratira opera tragica in tre Atti. Esuguita nel R. Teatro di S. Carlo li 8 Gennajo 1853. Poesie di Domenico Bolognese. Napoli: Partenopea ca. 1866. - No. 3. Scena e cavatina Cassandro. PN 10757. 15 pp. - No. 14. Romanza Cassandro. PN 10758. 4 pp. Orazi e Curiaze Tragedia lirica in 3 atti di S. Cammarano. Posta in musica per il Teatro di S. Carlo ov'Ã© stata rappresentata Ã¡ 10 Novembre 1846. Napoli: Girard ca. 1846 - No. 2. Scena Romanza e Cavatina. PN 7555. 14 pp. - No. 13. Scena Preghiera ed Aria Finale. PNs 7565 7560 7567. 13 pp. Later issue of ca. 1856-60. PACINI Giovanni 1796-1867 Malvina di Scozia. Opera in 3 acts Grande Scena Preghiera ed aria. L'orror mi rese immobile. Napoli: Fabricatore e C. PN 725 ca. 1852. 19 pp. PETRELLA Errico 1813-1877 Elena di Tolosa. Melodramma in tre Atti. Eseguito nel R. Teatro del Fondo li 112 Agosto 1852. Poesia di Domenico Bolognese. Napoli: Successori della Ditta Girard ca. 1852. - No. 6. Duetto. Dembra mesta! . male! male! PN 10466. 14 pp. VERDI Giuseppe 1813-1901 Rigoletto. Melodramma di F.M. Piave. Milano: Giovanni Ricordi after 1852 - No. 9. Scena ed Aria "Coro nome che'il mio cor." PN N23079N. 7 i list of publisher's plate numbers for excerpts of piano-vocal piano 2-hands and piano 4-hands pieces pp. Oblong folio. 19th century black leather-backed boards. Binding somewhat worn and abraided; joints split. Occasional minor wear and soiling; some small tears. In very good condition overall. An interesting collection of scarce mostly Neapolitan imprints in all likelihood associated with contemporary performances. unknown books

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ITALIAN MUSIC 18th CenturyABAA

Two solo cantatas and a duet from Hasse's opera Ipermestra. Musical manuscript

1820360051820. Small oblong folio ca. 24 x 30 cm. Sewn. Notated in ink on rastrum-drawn 12-stave wove paper. Watermark "IVY MILL" dated 1820. The first two works for soprano and continuo the Hasse for 2 sopranos and piano. 1r: Conclusion of unknown work text "SÃ¬ vi baccio ma ohimÃ¨". 11 measures 1v-3r: POLLAROLO Carlo Francesco ca. 1653-1723. Assisa in Carro d'ombre. Cantata del Sig.r Carlo Franco Polaroli - Termini C9. 1 other manuscript copy located in RISM. 3v-5v: PORPORA Nicola 1686-1768. Se la rosa fresca e bella. Cantata del Sig.r NiccolÃ² Porpora - Sutton 101. 3 other manuscript copies located in RISM. 5v-8v: HASSE Johann 1699-1783. Ah se dite mi privi. Duetto nell' opera Ipermestra dal Sig.r Hasse - Numerous manuscript copies located in RISM. 9-13: blank Outer leaves somewhat browned and soiled; some wear to corners and edges throughout. unknown books

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Isle of Wight 19th Century Photography C. OakeshottABAA

1862 Carte-de-Visite Photographs of the Rev. Wm. Gibbson and Mrs. Gibbson of Leicestershire England By C. Oakeshott Photographer 9 Pier Street. Ryde I.W.

186226390Isle of Wight England: C. Oakeshott Photographer 9 Pier Street. Ryde I.W. 1862. Two carte-de-visite photographs; accompanied by an old mount-surround identifying both. Studio identified on the backs of the mounts. Approx. 2 1/4" x 4" size; some light wear soiling Mrs. Smith card top corner tips rounded; in very good condition. Photographs. Not Bound. Very Good. C. Oakeshott, Photographer, 9, Pier Street. Ryde, I.W. paperback books

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Irving John Treat Jr.ABAA

Indian Sketches

1955TB26010Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1955. First Edition. Fine in light green cloth covered boards with a gilt on maroon title block on the spine. The top edge of the text block is speckled. In a very good price clipped dust jacket with the upper edge of the spine area rubbed and with the same to the upper fore corner of the front panel. The 18th volume in the American Exploration and Travel Series. 275 pages of text with 16 illustrations. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books

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Ingalls LauraABAA

AVIATION WOMEN AUTOGRAPH Autograph Card of Pilot Laura Ingalls Affixed to Envelope

19302280Chicago 1930. Loose_leaf. Red white and blue envelope. Very good. Envelope - 9.5 x 16.5 cm. Autograph card affixed onto airmail envelope dated May 13th 1930 dated shortly after Laura Ingalls broke an aviation record - addressed in print to Mr. York Briddell of St. Petersburg Florida - Director of the American Air Mail Society. Accompanied by a clipped article from the May 4th 1930 Chicago Evening Post Pertaining to Ingalls' breaking the women's record for consecutive loops in an airplane. Laura Ingalls 1893-1967 was a highly successful female pilot of the 1930's with numerous records as a stunt pilot and achieved multiple firsts as an aviatrix - among them the longest solo flight by a woman 17000 miles first solo flight by a woman from North to South America first solo flight around South America by man or woman and first American woman to fly the Andes solo. But as war with Germany overshadowed the late 1930's Ingalls charming demeanor gave way to more destructive behavior by flying over Washington D.C. on Sept. 26 1939 to drop one-page antiwar pamphlets which brought sanctions and some bad press. Ten days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941 and America declared war against Japan Germany and Italy U.S. officials charged Ingalls with being an unregistered agent for the German Reich. It seems Ingalls used her award-winning celebrity and talent to take money from Baron Ulrich von Gienanth the second secretary of the German Embassy. Ingalls was charged and convicted of failing to register with the government as a paid Nazi agent and was sentenced to prison on February 20 1942 and released on October 5 1943 after serving 20 months. After her release she wrote about the Normandy landings: "This whole invasion is a power lust blood drunk orgy in a war which is unholy and for which the U.S. will be called to terrible accounting.They the Nazis fight the common enemy. They fight for independence of Europe - independence from the Jews. Bravo!" Envelope faintly soiled autograph clean. Minor soiling to newspaper clipping. unknown books

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ICONOGRAPHY 19th Century ComposersABAA

Group of 6 original cabinet card photographs of 19th century composers Adam Auber Boieldieu Gounod HalÃ©vy and Schumann

189030181London: Fred. Bruckmann 1890. Octavo. Full original publisher's highly decorative blindstamped dark red cloth folder with titling gilt to central panel of upper. Each photograph ca. 5" x 3.75" 130 x 96 mm. laid down to publisher's red-edged card stock with "Bruckmann's Collection" printed to upper margin and titling and imprint below image. Fred. Bruckmann unknown books

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Hyginus Caius Julius fl. 2nd centuryABAA

Poeticon astronomicon. Edited by Jacobus Sentinus and Johannes Lucilius Santritter.

14823785Venice:: Erhard Ratdolt 14 October 1482. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION of Hyginus' "Poeticon Astronomicon". Quarto:. 19 x 14 cm. Collation: a-f8 g10 a1 blank a2r dedication to M. Fabius Quintilianus a3r text g9r commendatory poem by Jacobus Sentinus g10r poem and verse colophon by Johannes Santritter g10v blank. 58 leaves. 31 lines. Types 3:91G text 7:92G heading on a2r 91 Gk a few words. Title on a2r printed in red 11- 7- 5- and 3-line white-on-black woodcut initials. 47 half-page woodcuts probably designed by Johannes Santritter of the constellation and planet figures. Illustrated with 47 half-page woodcuts of the constellations and the planets personified. The text of Hyginus was first published in an unillustrated edition in Ferrara in 1475. A very good copy in 18th c. stiff vellum. The initial blank is soiled and stained. Light stains to top of second leaf and leaves d1-2. Soiling to f1 and blank verso of final leaf with faded inscription. The "Poeticon Astronomicon" more correctly the "Astronomica" is an ancient Roman work on the constellations chiefly based on the work of the Greek scientist Eratosthenes 3rd c. B.C. The work was traditionally attributed to the first century writer C. Julius Hyginus the Director of the Palatine Library under the Emperor Augustus but the extant text is now believed based on stylistic analysis to be an abridgement of Hyginus' work made in the late second century. The fact that the order of the constellations in the poem follows precisely that of Ptolemy's "Almagest" further strengthens the case for a second century date. A remarkable aspect of Hyginus' text is his insistence on the use of astronomical models in particular a celestial globe as an aid to teaching or explaining astronomical principles and phenomena particularly for "discussions on the inter-relationships between the constellations and especially between the constellations and the celestial circles."Lippincott p.4Like Manilius' "Astronomicon" and Proclus' "Sphaera" a text that Hyginus sought to improve upon the "Poeticon Astronomicon" was of special interest to Renaissance astronomers who desired accurate editions of ancient texts from which they might derive a clear understanding of the astronomical knowledge of the Romans and Greeks thereby establishing a firm foundation upon which to undertake astronomy's "renewal".Hyginus' text which gives detailed accounts of the myths associated with each of the constellations served as source material for artists in the Middle Ages and Renaissance one of the most famous examples of the text's influence being the splendid ceiling painted around 1511 by Peruzzi for Agostino Chigi in the Sala di Galatea of the Villa Farnesina See FÃ¶rster Farnesina-Studien 1880 p. 40.One of the chief interests in Ratdolt's editions of Hyginus 1482 and 1485 lies in the illustrations of the constellations the first such illustrations to appear in a printed book. These images derive from medieval manuscript and other artistic sources â€“though a specific source has not been identified. The figures appear in medieval European costume and in the words of Redgrave "There is a vigour and quaintness about these woodcuts which merit recognition." These images proved enormously influential serving as models for the representation of the constellations in stellar atlases and celestial maps for centuries to come."In many instances these medieval European often mythological constellation figures differed notably from those used by Ptolemy and his Islamic successors . Several stylistic conventions first published in Ratdolt's woodcuts endured for several centuries both in the numerous editions of Hyginus and in the various maps derived therefrom . Ratdolt's figures led directly to those of Jacob de Gheyn 1600 and through him to those of Johannes Bayer 1603." Warner The Sky ExploredThe Contents of Hyginus' "Poeticon Astronomicon"Hyginus tells us that he intends to give a better description of the celestial sphere than Aratus had done in his "De Sphaera". Book I gives a brief overview of the cosmography of the universe the celestial sphere the Earth and its zones and the Zodiac. Book II is a compendium of myths related to the constellations the five planets Mercury Venus Mars Saturn and Jupiter as well as the Sun Moon and Milky Way.Book III is Hyginus' star catalogue. It is in this book that Ratdolt's woodcuts appear. "Each constellation is described in the same order as in Book II in terms of its location relative to the surrounding constellations and the celestial circles with some indications being given as to the overall shape and disposition of the figure. In addition Hyginus provides a list of the positions of the stars relative to the figure itself describing the placements in terms of 'left' and 'right' and 'above' and 'below' in line with the tradition of descriptive star catalogues. Moreover he tends to list the stars from the top of a figure downwards or from the head to the feet regardless of the orientation of the figure within the sky. This is very different from the way the more mathematically-oriented astronomers such as Hipparchus or Ptolemy describe the constellations."Book IV returns to the subject of cosmology and to astronomical topics such as the position of the constellations on each celestial circle the unequal division of the night and day and the risings and settings of the constellations relative to the signs of the zodiac. He discusses the movements of the Sun and the Moon and the five planets and touches upon Pythagorian notions of the harmony of the spheres." Lippincott Kristen "The textual tradition of the De Astronomia of Hyginus" pp. 10-11 BMC V 286; BSB-Ink H-459; CIBN H-334; Essling 285; Goff H-560; HC 9062; Hind II p. 462; IGI 4959; Klebs 527.2; Pollard/Perrins 31; Redgrave 30; Sander 3472 Erhard Ratdolt, 14 October, books

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Hutchinson CenturyABAA

The Book of Common Prayer

1992193754Henry Holt & Co 1992-10-01. Hardcover. Good. Black cloth boards have minor wear. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Henry Holt & Co hardcover books

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HURWITZ JohannaABAA

Unsigned Valentine and Other Events in the Life of Emma Meade

200634738NY: HarperCollins. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. Hardcover. 0060560541 . Illustrated by Mary Azarian. First printing library binding - NOT ex-library. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . HarperCollins hardcover books

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HUNTER RMT R. M.ABAA

SPEECH OF HON. R.M.T. HUNTER OF VIRGINIA ON THE ADMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS

18581586778 1/2" x 5 1/2". Later Â blue wrappers. Â No dust jacket. Very good. LEMUEL TOWERS, N.D. paperback books

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HORSE HARNESS SIXTEENTH CENTURYABAA

Three Fifteenth Century Drawings of Leather Straps and Metalwork

39081HORSE HARNESS-SIXTEENTH CENTURY Three Sixteenth Century Drawings of Leathe Straps and Metalwork for the Harnessing of Horses. N.P.: circa early 1500s. Three sheets 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Reddish-br crayon on very fine paper with unicorn watermarks. Rare original fifteenth century drawings of horse harnessing straps and metalwork possibly from Germany. The drawings are utilitarian in function a not artistic in intent for they include important details necessary for the harness maker or blacksmith to make the pieces. One of the drawings bears th number 64 in the same crayon and the others numbered 63 and 66. The first i bold full-page drawing; the second a smaller sketch on a trimmed sheet of a curious metal stirrups-and-spurs device. The watermark on the paper is of a unicorn. These drawings have a great provenance being one of only three ite which Paul Breman offered in his Catalogue One. Small wormholes on the right hand side of the sheets affect only one drawing; apart from that the sheets remarkably clean and well preserved. unknown books

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HOERR JohnABAA

Harry Tom and Father Rice: Accusation and Betrayal in America's Cold War

200534172Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0822942658 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . University of Pittsburgh Press hardcover books

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History of Science 19th Century Thermodynamics Francois FolieABAA

Du Commencement et De La Fin Du Monde d'Apres La Theorie Mecanique De La Chaleur. Lecture Faite a La Seance Publique Annuele De La Classe Des Sciences De l'Academie Royale Le 10 Decembre 1873 Par M. F. Folie.

187326983Liege Belgium: Bulletins de l'Academie Royale des Sciences des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 1873. 33 pages; French text. The author has inscribed and signed on the title page "A Monsieur le professeur Hirn hommage a l'autor Folie" to Gustave-Adolphe Hirn 1815 - 1890 French physicist astronomer. mathematician and engineer."The author relates the history of thermodynamics and develops two fundamental principles: the equivalence of heat and work by J.R. Mayer and heat consumption in the work by R. Clausius." University of Liege collections site abstract of this work by FranÃ§ois Folie 1833-1905 Belgian scientist astronomer academician and student of the work of thermodynamic work of R. Clausius. This is a separately-printed and paginated offprint edition of the lecture originally published in the Bulletins de l'Academie Royale des Sciences des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 1873 2e serie. Title page also with the small previous owner name-stamp of collector George R. Brush M.D. U.S. Navy; in service as a surgeon & medical inspector from 1861-1894. Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"size; bound in plain tan paper wraps. Some wear & darkening to the cover; contents clean and in very good condition. Signed by Author. Offprint Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Bulletins de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique paperback books

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History of Science 19th Century Sir Anthony CarlisleABAA

Practical Observations on the Preservation of Health and the Prevention of Diseases; Comprising the Author's Experience on the Disorders of Childhood and Old Age on Scrofula and on the Efficacy of Cathartic Medicines

183827126London England: John Churchill 1838. xlvii 154 pages; title page printed in red & black. Including the Expositions: Medical Topography of London; On Scrofula; On the Preservation of the Health of Children; On the Disorders of Old Age; and On the Efficacy of Cathartic Medicines. The various lectures on these subjects given by Sir Anthony Carlisle 1768 - 1840 British surgeon and anatomist whose ".most famous scientific contribution had been communicated to the Royal Society in 1800. Drawing on Volta's recent discovery of a chemical means of generating electricity Carlisle and William Nicholson electrolyzed water into its constituent gases." W. F. Bynum in the ODNB Title page with the previous owner name of Ticknor; endpaper with the name of George R. Brush; M.D. in the U.S. Navy; a surgeon & medical inspector from 1861-1894. Final endpaper with a pasted-in newspaper article on the character and habits of Whitebait fish. Volume approx. 6" x 9 1/4" size; bound in the original light teal-blue decoratively blind-stamped cloth gilt spine titles. Some soiling edge tips & spine ends fraying & wear to the covers spine cloth dulled sunned some; in very good condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. John Churchill hardcover books

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History of Science 19th Century Gravity James CrollABAA

On the Transformation of Gravity. By James Croll LL.D F.R.S.

187627113United Kingdom: Philosophical Magazine 1876. 14 pages. Read before the British Association September 1876 and published in the Philosophical Magazine for October 1876 this is the separately printed and paginated offprint of that presentation regarding the conversion of gravity into other forms of energy. James Croll 1821 - 1890 a largely self-educated British geologist and climatologist responsible for advancing ".the theory that global weather patterns would be indirectly affected by the periodic changes in the eccentricity of the earth's orbit about the sun for a winter occurring when the earth was in the aphelion of its most eccentric orbit would be bitterly cold and this would set in motion a chain of large-scale climatic changes resulting in large tracts of glacial land ice-an ice age. Croll postulated a global climatic feedback system resting on the combined proven physical phenomena of the variation of eccentricity the precession of the equinoxes and the motion of the apsides of the orbit itself. Such a system accounted for cyclic global climate patterns." David Kushner in the ODNB Title page with the small name-stamp of collector George R. Brush; M.D. in the U.S. Navy; a surgeon & medical inspector from 1861-1894. Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size; bound in the original plain brown sewn thin paper wrappers. A little wear and dustiness to the cover spine paper split at top; contents clean and in very good condition. Offprint Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Philosophical Magazine paperback books

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History of Science 19th Century Climate James FarquharsonABAA

On the Ice Formed Under Peculiar Circumstances at the Bottom of Running Water. By the Rev. James Farquharson of Alford F.R.S. Received March 17 - Read April 2 1835

183527114United Kingdom: The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 1835. 329 - 343 pages; extracted from the Royal Society Transactions. James Farquharson 1781 - 1843 British writer on science among his several scientific interests here ".explained the formation of ice at the bottom of running water a phenomenon already discussed by Arago and others in terms of the radiation of heat from the bottom of the stream cooling its bed more quickly under certain conditions than the water flowing over it. He also sent the Royal Society copies of the registers of temperature that he kept for a long period of years. This led him to investigate the origin and progress of currents of colder and warmer air moving over the face of a flat country surrounded by hills and their effects upon vegetation." Gordon Goodwin revised by Anita McConnell in the ODNB Title page with the small somewhat faint name-stamp of collector George R. Brush; M.D. in the U.S. Navy; a surgeon & medical inspector from 1861-1894. Approx. 9" x 12" size; bound in the original plain brown paper wrappers. A little wear and dustiness to the cover couple of leaves with margin-creases within; contents clean and in very good condition. Extracted from Original Volume. Soft Cover. Very Good. The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society paperback books

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History of Science 19th Century Climate Count RumfordABAA

Description d'Un Nouvel Instrument De Physique Par Le Comte De Rumford

180627116France: L'Institut des Sciences Lettres et Arts 1806. 71 -134 pages; extracted from the Memoires de l'Institut des Sciences Lettres et Arts; French text. Set out in six 'memoires'; with a folding plate; Rumford's researches regarding experiments in heat. Sir Benjamin Count Rumford in the nobility of the Holy Roman empire Thompson 1753 - 1814 American-born & educated British royalist natural philosopher and philanthropist who left during the Revolution and who ".Once in Britain Thompson presented himself as an expert on America rather than as a refugee and became the main contact between American loyalists in England and the British government.Like Davy's Faraday's and Tyndall's Rumford's is a story of the social mobility which science could bring: the farm boy and shop assistant became the Massachusetts Yankee at the courts of Europe. He spoke well German French Spanish and Italian; he played billiards against himself and enjoyed chess; he was a good draughtsman; indifferent to literature sculpture and painting he had a great taste for landscape gardening. His daughter Countess Rumford returned to America and died in 1852. In his eloge at the Institut de France on 9 January 1815 Georges Cuvier emphasized the revolutions warfare and conflicting loyalties which had dominated Rumford's life and was mildly embarrassed by his pursuit of honours and wealth. He stressed the value of Rumford's practical inventions with their scientific basis. Later to Tyndall lecturing at the Royal Institution in 1883 Rumford's researches on the nature of heat put him firmly in the tradition leading to James Joule conservation of energy and modern thermodynamics.Brown author of the biography of Rumford places his researches on heat in their context where the implications Tyndall saw were not perceived by Rumford or his contemporaries and where the diversity and utility of his discoveries based on research rather than empiricism were most impressive. He has an important place in the origins of applied science." David Knight in the ODNB Title page with the small name-stamp of collector George R. Brush; M.D. in the U.S. Navy; a surgeon & medical inspector from 1861-1894. Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" size; bound in the original plain brown paper wrappers with the handwritten name 'Rumford.' A little wear and dustiness to the cover some spotting and foxing within; in very good condition. Extracted from Original Volume. Soft Cover. Very Good. L'Institut des Sciences, Lettres et Arts paperback books

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History of Science 19th Century Climate Charles DaubenyABAA

Climate: An Inquiry Into the Causes of Its Differences and Into Its Influence on Vegetable Life. Comprising the Substance of Four Lectures Delivered Before the Natural History Society at the Museum Torquay in February 1863. By C. Daubeny M.D. F.R.S.

186327125Oxford and London: John Henry and James Parker 1863. vi 144 3 pages of corrections and additions 1 author publications list 16 pages of publishers' announcements at back. Illustrated with a tinted folding plate of the Caribbean specifically of the Hurricane of the Middle of August 1837 and its probable course and charts. The first edition of his findings regarding climate & its influence on botanical growth by Charles Giles Bridle Daubeny 1795 - 1867 British chemist and botanist. Associated closely with Magdalen College for over 50 years ".he insisted that Oxford acknowledge the utility and intellectual rigour of chemistry and its potential to link the sciences. He lectured constantly so as to influence convocation and enabled his students to make practical experiments.Daubeny's experimental plot the basis for his rural economy lectures was purchased and entirely supported by his own funds. He made the botanic garden as he had renamed the Physic Garden the leading centre for the study of botanical and vegetable physiology. Following the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species Daubeny gave him strong support.Although not now remembered for his original experimental scientific work Daubeny published some eighty-one scientific papers. characterized principally by his lifelong zeal for reforming the Oxford University curriculum.argued relentlessly that elementary science was indispensable to a liberal education.spent his life eroding active opposition passive indifference and incredulous obstinacy in Oxford. His legacies were his role in founding the museum the school of natural science and his influence upon science at Magdalen." Nicholas Goddard in the ODNB Title page with the faint small name-stamp of collector George R. Brush; M.D. in the U.S. Navy; a surgeon & medical inspector from 1861-1894. Volume approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" size; bound in the original light reddish-plum decoratively blind-stamped textured cloth gilt spine title. Some edge tips & spine ends wear to the covers spine cloth dulled sunned some; a section of the fore-edge text-block bumped a little; final blank endpaper bottom edge chipped lacy; in very good condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. John Henry and James Parker hardcover books

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History of Science 18th Century Climate ChangeABAA

Memoires Sur Les Grandes Gelees et Leurs Effets; Ou L'on Essaie De Determiner Ce Qu'il Faut Croire De Leurs Retours Periodiques & De La Gradation En Plus Ou Moins Du Froid De Notre Globe. Par Mr. L'Abbe Mann with a Manuscript Note Sheet Bound-in

179227105A Gand: Chez P.F. De Goesin Imprimeur De Sa Majeste Pour Le Comte De Flandre 1792. 2 1 blank 2 161 1 pages. With two folding charts of temperature measurements and of the length of time of previous ice ages. Text in French; as is also a bound-in manuscript note in ink regarding a meteorological observation made 1798-99; not signed. Contents regarding the historical progression of ice ages and theories of their prediction and periodicity. Title page with the small oval stamp 'Ex Libris de Cayrol': collector Louis Nicolas Jean Joachim de Cayrol 1775-1859 French political & military figure; also with small previous owner stamp of collector George R. Brush; M.D. in the U.S. Navy; a surgeon & medical inspector from 1861-1894. Volume approx. 5 1/4" x 8 3/4" size. bound in marbled paper covered boards red textured cloth spine; gilt spine titles marbled endpapers. Some edge tips wear & rubbing to the binding; couple of tiny chips to the surface of the spine cloth; a few leaves with dampstain in bottom gutter; in very good condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Chez P.F. De Goesin, Imprimeur De Sa Majeste, Pour Le Comte De Flandre hardcover books

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History of Medicine 19th Century Science Surgery Great BritainABAA

Medico-Chirurgical Transactions Published By the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London. Volume the First.

180926943London England: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees and Orme 1809. xx 289 pages; errata slip at back; with the half-title. Illustrated with 10 copper-engraved plates accompanying various articles. The Preface describes the ".nature and objects of this Institution and the claims which it possesses to professional patronage." with background on the early history of the Society's founding and organization. The members from its formation to March 1809 are listed alphabetically along with their positions and qualifications; this is followed by the lists of the council members for the years 1805 through 1809 and finally the list of Trustees elected at its formation. The contents consist of a group of medical accounts and cases observations and descriptions of various diseases conditions and effects by Astley Cooper Christopher Stanger Richard Pearson John Abernethy David Dundas; John Bostock Alexander Marcet William Babington Thompson Forster James Moore H.L. Thomas Thomas Chevalier Thomas Blizard James Wilson John Yelloly George William Young and Edward Jenner. The last four pages of the volume are devoted to the list of donations to the Society consisting of a list of the books and publications various manuals and pharmacopoeia given by the named benefactors. Text printed by G. Woodfall London. Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size; bound in contemporary full polished tree-calf; flat spine with a few small gilt decorations faded. Some edge tips wear and rubbing to the binding; spine ends chipped away; leather at hinges split; text block solidly sewn. Contents with only the occasional spot of foxing; overall very clean fairly fresh and in good condition. First Edition. Leather. Good. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme books

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