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192953262London:: Country Life. Good. 1929. Hardcover. Sixteen well preseved plates with tissue guards. First edition. Long tear across and down the front spine edge else good in red and brown cloth. No dust jacket. ; 84 pages . Country Life, hardcover books
1990W164BIOxford: Clarendon Press 1990. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering rules and decoration. Book and dust jacket are without defects. Unusual and informative history of one aspect of the Roman Army's conquests. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Clarendon Press Hardcover books
0147<br/><br/>Benserade Isaac de. Les OEuvres de Monsieur de Bensserade. Paris: chez Charles de Sercy 1697. 56 424 4; 10 427pp. an engraved title-page in each volume. Two vols. sm. 8vo contemporary mottled calf spines gilt one upper joint a bit cracked. First edition. Benserade 1613-1691 had a long career as a court poet. In particular he provided many of the librettos for Lully's celebrated ballets and these text occupy the whole of the second volume here. His single most famous poem is his "Sonnet sur Job" 1651 which came into rivalry with Voiture's "Urania" and divided the court wits into two parties the Jobelins and the Uranists. <br/> <br/>Added t.p. engraved and illustrated. Title-vignette : printer's device./ The first volume 1. ptie contains miscellaneous verse including "Rondeaux choisis tirez des Metamorphoses d'Ovide" ; the second volume 2. ptie consists of "Les vers des balets dansez par Sa Majeste."/ "Discours sommaire de monsieur L.T. i.e. l'abbé Paul Tallemant Touchant la vie de monsieur de Bensserade" : v. 1 p 6-23./ "<br/> <br/>Wanting one rear flyleaf but a nice set. Tchemerzine II 147-8; Beaumont p. 52 the Dutch contrefacon of 1698; not in Magriel Niles/Leslie or Derra de Moroda. unknown books
1996WRCLIT63697Basking Ridge NJ: Jacoby Press 1996. Gilt cloth. Illustrated with drawings by Rivera. Bookplate on front pastedown otherwise near fine in dust jacket. First edition of this translation by Mindy Rinkewich of the text first published in 1936. One of 1000 copies designed by Jerry Kelly and printed at the Stinehour Press. Jacoby Press hardcover books
36300Basking Ridge NJ: Jacoby Press 1996. One of one thousand copies. Hardcover. Full pale bluish-green leather sunned to tan at spine and edges with gilt titles. Small dark stain to lower board. Otherwise clean and crisp. Near Fine. . LikeNew. Hardcover . Jacoby Press 1996 hardcover books
16962447Leipzig: Gross & Fritsch 1696. First edition. vellum marbled boards. Very Good. FIRST PRINTINGS OF THE PAPERS DOCUMENTING THE PROPOSAL AND SOLUTION OF THE "BRACHISTOCHRONE PROBLEM" ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS MATHEMATICAL CHALLENGES AND ONE OF THE EARLIEST PROBLEMS POSED IN THE CALCULATION OF VARIATIONS. The challenge of the brachistochrone "began in June of 1696 when Johann Bernoulli published a challenge problem in Leibniz's journal Acta Eruditorum. Obviously a legacy of public challenge remained from the days of Fior and Tartaglia. Although contests were now conducted in the sedate pages of scholarly journals they retained their power to make or break reputations as Johann himself observed:<br /> <br /> '. it is known with certainty that there is scarcely anything which more greatly excites noble and ingenious spirits to labors which lead to the increase of knowledge than to propose difficult and at the same time useful problems through the solution of which as by no other means they may attain to fame and build for themselves eternal monuments among posterity.'<br /> <br /> "Johann's particular challenge was a good one. He imagined points A and B at different heights above the ground and not lying one directly above the other. There is certainly an infinitude of different curves connecting these two points from a straight line to an arc of a circle to any number of other wavy undulating paths. Now imagine a ball rolling from A down to B along such a curve. The time it take to complete the trip depends of course on the curve's shape. Bernoulli challenged the mathematical world to find that one particular curve AMB along which the ball will roll the shortest time. He called this curve the 'brachistochrone' from the Greek words for 'shortest' and 'time'.<br /> <br /> "An obvious first guess is to take AMB as the straight line joining A and B. But Johann cautioned against this simplistic approach:<br /> <br /> '. to forestall hasty judgment although the straight line AB is indeed the shortest between the points A and B it nevertheless is not the path traversed in the shortest time. However the curve AMB whose name I shall give if no one else discovered it before the end of this year is one well-known to geometers.'<br /> <br /> "Johann gave the mathematical world until January 1 1697 to come up with a solution. However when his deadline arrived he had received but one solution from the 'celebrated Leibniz' who:<br /> <br /> 'has courteously asked me to extend the time limit to next Easter in order than in the interim the problem might be made public . that no one might have cause to complain of the shortness of the time allotted. I have not only agreed to this commendable request but I have decided to announce myself the prolongation and shall now see who attacks this excellent and difficult question and after so long a time finally masters it.'"<br /> <br /> At this point Johann and others were surprised and perhaps a little delighted that they had not received a solution from their English rival Sir Isaac Newton. Wondering if Newton has not noticed the challenge Johann sent Newton directly a personal letter outlining the problem. When Newton received the letter he did not disappoint. As Newton's niece Catherine Conduitt explained:<br /> <br /> "When the problem in 1697 was sent by Bernoulli - Sir I.N. was in the midst of the hurry of the great recoinage and did not come home till four from the Tower very much tired but did not sleep till he had solved it which was by four in the morning."<br /> <br /> "Even late in life and tired from a hectic day's work Isaac Newton triumphed where most of Europe had failed! It was a remarkable display of the powers of the great British genius. He had clearly felt his reputation and honor were on the line; after all both Bernoulli and Leibniz were waiting in the wings to publish their own solutions. So Newton rose to the occasion and solved the problem in a matter of hours. Somewhat exasperated he is reported at one point to have said 'I do not love . to be . teezed by foreigners about Mathematical things.'<br /> <br /> "Back in Europe as Easter neared a few solutions came into the hands of Johann Bernoulli. The curve that everyone was seeking - one that 'is well-known to geometers' - was none other than an upside-down cycloid. This important curve was studied by Pascal and Huygens but neither of these mathematicians had realized that it would also serve as the curve of quickest descent. Johann wrote with characteristic hyperbole '. you will be petrified with astonishment when I say that precisely this cycloid . of Huygens is our required brachistochrone.'<br /> <br /> "On Easter the challenge period had expired. All together Johann had received five solutions. There was his own and the one from Leibniz. His brother Jakob came through perhaps to Johann's dismay with a third and the Marquis de l'Hospital added a fourth. Finally there was a submission bearing an English postmark. Opening it Johann found the solution correct although anonymous. He clearly had met his match in the person of Isaac Newton. Although unsigned the solution bore the unmistakable signs of supreme genius.<br /> <br /> "There is a legend - probably of dubious authenticity but nonetheless of great charm - that Johann partially chastened partially in awe put down the unsigned document and knowingly remarked 'I recognize the lion by his claw.'" Quoted from William Dunham Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Wiley 1990 page 199-202.<br /> <br /> The Brachistochrone Papers - the proposal and the solutions included:<br /> <br /> Johann: Supplementum defectus geometria cartesianae circa inventionem locorum; 2. Leibniz: Communicatio suae pariter duarumque alienarum ad edendum sibi primum a Dn. Joh. Bernoullio; 3. Johann: Curvatura radii in diaphanis non uniformibus . ; 4. Jakob: Solutio problematum fraternorum . ; 5. L'Hospital: Solutio problematis de linea celerrimi descensus; 6. Tschirnhaus: De methodo universalia theoremata eruendi . ; 7. Newton: Epistola missa ad praenobilem virum D. Carolum Mountague .<br /> <br /> Note: Newton's solution original appeared in the Philosophical Transactions.

<br /> <br /> Provenance With stamps and withdrawal markings 7-3-1984 from the famous John Crerar Library Chicago. <br /> <br /> In: Acta Eruditorum vol. 15 and 16: no.1 in 15:264-69 1 plate; no. 2 in 16:201-5 1 plate; no. 3 in 16: 206-11; no. 4 in 16:211-17; no. 5 in 16: 217-20; no. 6 in 16: 220-23; no. 7 in 16: 223-24. Leipzig: Gross & Fritsch 1696-1697. The two entire volumes offered. Quarto 208x170 mm. Two volumes in uniform contemporary three-quarter vellum over marbled boards. pp 2 604 and 9 plates; 8 594 and 8 plates. Some heavy worming to pp 324-42 and plate vi of volume 15 which is not part of any of the above mentioned articles. 1697 volume with repaired gutter tear to plate 8; reinforcement to p.449/50 and minor restoration to binding. Some toning throughout as usual with the Acta. In all a very good set. Gross & Fritsch unknown books
1757044803The Hague: Jean Neaulme 1757. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. 2 volumes in sponged calf worn bindings rubbed hinges cracked but cords are sound old library marks to spine bookplates and embossed stamps on title pages. Clean internally - in French and Latin. 448pp; 564pp. Size: Quarto 4to. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Inventory No: 044803. <br/><br/> Jean Neaulme hardcover books
1770WRCLIT58623London: Printed for W. Griffin 1770. xii2104pp. Octavo. Extracted from bound pamphlet volume. Early ink name effaced from blank portion of title a couple of faint old stamps of a defunct mercantile library; a good copy. Third edition published the same year as the first. Bickerstaff's adaptation from Calderon's EL ESCONDIDO Y LA TAPADA. ESTC T50356. NCBEL II:825. Printed for W. Griffin unknown books
176558444London: Other. Very Good. 1765. Hardcover. Rebound 24pp. marbled boards paper label to front cover Very Good. . Other hardcover books
1792226757Presumed first edition. Small octavo. 12 leaves 24 pages. Stitched as issued. Two leaves with lower margin torn off. Last three pages are a listing of roads from Boston to the south and east with list of inns. Very good. Printed and sold by Nathaniel Coverly paperback books
181033657Providence: John Carter 1810. 12mo pp. 24; self-wrappers; browned. some staining; good. American Imprints 20847; Drake Almanacs 12999. <br/><br/> John Carter unknown books
182456812Providence: printed and sold by Brown & Danforth 1824. 12mo pp. 24; edges curled good or better. With 14 pages of manuscript notes bound in listing labor accounts and hours of work for employees: "Cato Brightman threshed 2½ days"; "Joseph Manchester worked five days Elery Gray half a day"; "killed the buff hound ox weighed 900"; "Nicholas Durfee 2 days"; "Joseph Borden with his man part of a day"; "Coggeshall began work at nine job for mulch"; other names mentioned include Philip Bennet William Lake John Albert Gideon Greenhill Joseph Currie Abner Coggeshall Henry Graves "an Indian worked one day at roofing" and "finished mowing English hay had an uncommon great crop." American Imprints 17815; Drake 13021. <br/><br/> printed and sold by Brown & Danforth unknown books
181656540Providence: printed and sold by Hugh H. Brown near the south-east corner of the Market-House. 1816. 12mo pp. 24; text toned else very good with a few mathematical calculations in the margin of the title page. American Imprints 38797; Drake 13007. <br/><br/> printed and sold by Hugh H. Brown, near the south-east corner of the Market-House.. unknown books
1817WRCAM37665Providence R.I.: Printed and sold by Hugh H. Brown 1817. 24pp. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Additional stab holes in blank gutter. Ex- lib. with inkstamp of Newport Historical Society in upper margin of titlepage. Some wear else a very good copy untrimmed. Together with the calendar this volume of Bickerstaff's RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK includes New England and federal court dates agricultural advice on managing "exhausted ground" and fruit tree decay and a variety of poems and anecdotes. With a full-page advertisement for "Valuable Family Medicines" from publisher Hugh H. Brown on the terminal leaf verso. DRAKE 13008. Printed and sold by Hugh H. Brown unknown books
1816WRCAM37664Providence R.I.: Printed and sold by Hugh H. Brown 1816. 24pp. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Contemporary ink annotations in margins of a few pages of text. Some toning and a few small stains else a very good copy untrimmed. Together with the calendar this volume of Bickerstaff's RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK includes New England and federal court dates an article on the origin of the term "Yankee" directions fo rmaking "good cheese" a humorous "cure for the dumb" and a variety of poems and anecdotes. With a full-page advertisement for "Valuable Family Medicines" from publisher Hugh H. Brown on the terminal leaf verso. DRAKE 13007. Printed and sold by Hugh H. Brown unknown books
1822WRCAM37669Providence R.I.: Printed and sold by Brown and Danforth 1822. 28pp. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Additional stab holes in blank gutter. Very light scattered foxing. A very good copy. Together with the calendar this volume of Bickerstaff's RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK includes New England and federal court dates agricultural advice including articles on fattening cattle and preserving meat and a variety of poems aphorisms and anecdotes. The final pages of the volume include a discussion of "profane swearing" "The Swearer's Prayer or his Oath Explained" and "The Prayer Answered" pp.23-24 and a pacificist essay entitles "The aged Farmer's Address to the Warrior" pp.25-28 from the HERALD OF PEACE. DRAKE 13017. Printed and sold by Brown and Danforth unknown books
1824260210Providence 1824. pamphlet. good. 4 volumes. 12mo sewn page margins uncut all volumes are lightly soiled on self-wrappers with scattered light foxing to some pages and 3 of 4 have a few pages with contemporary ink annotations in margins the almanacs for the years 1827 and 1828 have a few pages that are lightly dampstained the almanac for 1828 has many pages creased in lower right corner margins. Providence: Various printers 1824-1827.<br/><br/> Drake 13021 13023 13025 13027.<br/><br/> unknown books
181933658Providence: printed and sold by Hugh H. Brown 1819. 12mo pp. 24 4; self-wrappers; last page torn with loss to the beginnings of approximately 12 lines; browned. some staining; good. American Imprints 49278; Drake Almanacs 13011. <br/><br/> printed and sold by Hugh H. Brown unknown books
182233659Providence: printed and sold by Brown and Danforth 1822. 12mo pp. 28; self-wrappers; browned. some staining; good. American Imprints 6636; Drake Almanacs 13015. <br/><br/> printed and sold by Brown and Danforth unknown books
183133662Providence: printed and sold by Brown and Danforth 1831. 12mo pp. 23 1; self-wrappers; browned. some staining; good. American Imprints 18977; Drake Almanacs 13036. <br/><br/> printed and sold by Brown and Danforth unknown books
182433661Providence: printed and sold by Brown and Danforth 1824. 12mo pp. 24; self-wrappers; browned. some staining; good. American Imprints 17815; Drake Almanacs 13021. <br/><br/> printed and sold by Brown and Danforth unknown books
182233660Providence: printed and sold by Brown and Danforth 1822. 12mo pp. 28; self-wrappers; browned. some staining; good. American Imprints 10104; Drake Almanacs 13017. <br/><br/> printed and sold by Brown and Danforth unknown books
1765005378London: Printed for J. Newbery; R. Baldwin; T. Caslon; W. Griffin; W. Nicoll; T. Lownds; and T. Becket 1765. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. Reprint. Octavo 8vo. ii iv ii ii 75 pages of text followed by i publisher's advertisement. Disbound from larger volume with stitching intact and functional. Final leaf is soiled with minor tearing. Previous owner's name Eliza Finch on title page. Measures 75/16" in height. Printed for J. Newbery; R. Baldwin; T. Caslon; W. Griffin; W. Nicoll; T. Lownds; and T. Becket Paperback books
179915666Providence: John Carter 1799. 12 leaves as issued sewn untrimmed first leaf's blank lower margin cut shorter than others. Very Good. Shipton & Mooney 43606. Drake 12963. Bristol 4929. John Carter unknown books
17851225London: The Book-sellers in Town and Country 1785. 12mo. 59 1 pp. <br><br><br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T27345. Fair; disbound from a nonce volume. Light waterstaining. The Book-sellers in Town and Country unknown books
