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Urbain Le Verrier, mathématicien et physicien, est à l'origine de la découverte, en 1846, d'une « nouvelle planète, non encore nommée et responsable des perturbations inexpliquées d'Uranus ». Ce sont ses travaux qui vont permettre à l'astronome berlinois Johann Galle de localiser Neptune. Elu député de la Manche en 1839, « sous l'étiquette des Amis de l'ordre », il est à l'Assemblée « un promoteur zélé du télégraphe et des chemins de fer (…) Partisan du coup d’État du 2 décembre, Le Verrier est sous le Second Empire l’un des principaux soutiens du pouvoir au sein du monde savant ». In Francearchives.fr
Together 5 vols., 8vo., First Editions, with 31 figures, and 30 folding maps and plans in separate wallets; navy cloth gilt, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs [text volumes], original printed wrappers [map, diagram and errata wallets], a fine copy in the publisher's pictorial slip-case as issued. Admiralty Battle Summaries were written relatively soon after the events they describe (the last of the present collection was produced in 1952) and are based on official documentary material which did not become available to the public at large until 1968. They were written by authors who understood thoroughly their topics, as follows: Operation 'Neptune': Commander L.J. Pitrcairn-Jones; The Campaign in North-West Europe: Commander J.H. Lloyd-Owen; Operation 'Dragoon': Commander W.E.H. Westall. In due course, the volumes became basic reference sources for the authors of the Cabinet Office series of OFFICIAL HISTORIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
8vo., with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy
300 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
300p. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.136.
Paris, Firmin Didot, 1844 - 52 ème Livraison - In-4 - 4 pages de texte - 4 gravures - Propre
Features: Are the Hill Lines Preparing to Invade California Territory?; Big Railway Systems of U.S. Cutting Expenses; Prepare for the Panama Canal! (Editorial); Nautical biography of Capt. James S. Gibson (with photo); What Should We Do To Be Prepared For the Opening of the Panama Canal?; Salvage of Steamer Spokane is Praised by Marine Experts - article with photo; Portland to have powerful fireboat; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; New Collier Neptune Takes on 13,000 tons of coal in One Day - article with photo; Floating Gridiron for Scows designed by George Francis Fay is built by the Drummond Lighterage Co. - feature article with two photos and three diagrams; News of Tacoma; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping; Largest scow on the Pacific Coast built by Nelson & Kelez of Seattle - brief article with photo; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with plates, maps in the text and endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Masterly compilation of eyewitness accounts with thorough background. Enser, p.162.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; maroon cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.63.
8vo., Second Impression, with 23 plates (one double-page); blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy. Early contemporary account of the reality of the D-Day Landings. Published in the same month as the first edition. Enser, p.31; Law, 0553.
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and maps throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.291.
8vo., First Edition, with endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one short closed tear. An insider's account of the planning of D-Day and beyond. Enser, p.202.
8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.163; Law 0557.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. This work remains the most comprehensive single-volume guide to the various types of landing craft, support ships and amphibians developed for seaborne landings. Enser, p.11; Law 1092
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and maps in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
102 pages. Features: New Horizons in British Aviation - article with great photos; Holiday on Floats; Let's Learn to Fly - part 7; "We Can't Fly Without Airports" Series - Chippewa Airport; Report from Ottawa; The Boeing Stratofreighter; New RAF Elementary Trainer - Percival Prentice; 11,000 mile flight of the Truculent Turtle - U.S. Navy Lockheed Neptune; Weatherman Rules Atlantic Flight; Flying Luscombe's Silvaire; Waco's Silver Jubilee Model Aristocraft; and more. Many pages of great ads including a great full-page ad for Fairey featuring a photo of the H.M.C.S. Warrior, the first carrier in the Royal Canadian Navy. Small faint ink stamp to front cover and ad on first page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Contents: Infant mortality in the U.S.; The moons of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto; The fundamental physical limits of computation; The evolution of Darwinism; The chemosensory recognition of genetic individuality; Minoan palaces; Fossil water under the Sinai-Negev peninsula; Milkweeds and their visitors. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
2 vols., roy. 8vo., with many thousands of photographs, illustrations and diagrams throughout, and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper, the whole set housed in publisher's black cloth slip-case. The definitive pictorial retrospective, based on the 'before and after' photographic technique for which this publisher is renowned. A superb set. Not recorded by Enser.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with many hundreds of photographs and facsimiles throughout, and pictorial endpapers; blue faux-morocco, gilt back, a very good, bright copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. The definitive pictorial retrospective, based on the 'then and now' photographic matches for which this publisher is renowned.
8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrations, maps in the text and endpaper maps; pictorial cloth, black cloth back lettered in red and white, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
8vo., Third Impression, with 28 plates on 16 and coloured endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. 'Third Impression before Publication'. Includes a good bibliography. The dustwrapper is unusual in that the publisher's blurb occupies the whole of the inner surface. Compiled from many participants' accounts, this is still the finest one-volume account of D-Day. It is the basis of Ken Annakin's well-known feature film (1962) starring John Wayne, Kenneth More and a host of other stars. VERY SCARCE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.292.
8vo., First Edition, with 28 plates on 16 and coloured endpaper maps; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made-slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Includes a good bibliography. Compiled from many participants' accounts, this is still the finest one-volume account of D-Day. It is the basis of Ken Annakin's well-known feature film (1962) starring John Wayne, Kenneth More and a host of other stars. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.292.
8vo., First Edition, with 28 plates on 16 and coloured endpaper maps, fore-edges lightly browned as often; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the wrapper lightly chafed at head and tail of backstrip. Includes a good bibliography. The dustwrapper is unusual in that the publisher's blurb occupies the whole of the inner surface. Compiled from many participants' accounts, this is still the finest one-volume account of D-Day. It is the basis of Ken Annakin's well-known feature film (1962) starring John Wayne, Kenneth More and a host of other stars. INCREASINGLY ELUSIVE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.292.
