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16612305901Amstelaedami / Groningae: Thomae Fontani / Johannis Collen 1661. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ink name and minor pencil notes on endpapers ink note on base of title page ink Harvard Minot Fund and duplicate stamps on copyright page. 1661 Hard Cover. xii 259; xii 660 pp. 12mo. Latin text. Vellum binding with title in black ink on spine. Two works of medical quackery touting the benefits of 'powder of sympathy': Theatrum Sympatheticum in quo Sympathiae Actiones variae singulares & admirandaetam Macro-quam Microcosmicae exhibentur & Mechanice Physice Mathematice Chimice & Medice occasione Pulveris Sympathetici ita quidem elucidantur ut illarum agendi vis & modus sine qualitatum occultarum animaeve Mundi aut spiritus astralis Magnive Magnalis vel aliorum Commentariorum subsidio ad oculum pateat. Opusculum lectu jucundum & utilissimum; Digbaei Painii Helmontii aliorumque recentiorum scriptorum prolata exhibens & trutinans atque ipsius Pulveris Sympathetici germanam & optimam descriptionem simul exponens. with Sympathetici Pulveris Examen: Quo Supsertitiosa acfraudibus Cacodaemonis implicita Vulnerum et Ulcerum Curatio in distans Per Rationis trutinam ad ipsas Naturae Leges expenditur; Subversis Curae Sympatheticae Fundamentis ab Illustriss. Comite Digbaeo nec non D.D. Papinio & Mohyo positis. The first work includes contributions by several authors among them Kenelm Digby. "Digby set himself the task of examining on mechanical principles the concepts of current Paracelsian chemistry especially alchemy and the 'universal spirit' giving life to all things. In Paris he studied chemistry under the Scottish royal physician William Davidson. John Evelyn visited Digby at his laboratory on 7 November 1651 and was given his 'powder with which he affirmed that he had fixed mercury before the late King' and 'a dissolvent of calx of gold' Evelyn Diary 3.20 48. Digby's experiments often involved faulty observation and conclusions that went further than the facts allowed. A prime example was the celebrated 'sympathetic powder'. Made from dried green vitriol this was a variant of the well-known Paracelsian 'weapon salve' which cured wounds by being applied not to the patient but to the offending weapon. He offered a complex mechanical explanation in a lecture to a congress of French virtuosi A Late Discourse Made Thomae Fontani / Johannis Collen hardcover books
1662045796Nuremberg: Johann Andreas Endter & Wolfgang 1662. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Finely rebound in full polished calf some foxing and discoloration to title along with an old owner's mark title trimmed a little close at bottom scattered light foxing; a nice clean copy overall. The best Latin edition with the added material by Papin and Mohyus 8 722 42pp.<br /> <br /> Digby was a renowned world traveler who supposedly spoke 10 or 12 languages - he collected recipes and scientific discoveries to bring back to England. The basis of this work is an extension of a speech he gave in Montpelier a few years previous on the Powder of Sympathy where an element of the weapon was treated in order to cure the wound it caused - usually by removing the bandage from a musket wound treating the bandage with the powder and thereby curing the wound. The theory was remarkable for its high levels of both nonsense and popularity. Hudibras mocked the idea in the following year and a 1687 joke version had it performed at a set time on a ship born dog in order to determine longitude. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Medicine & Health; Science & Technology. Inventory No: 045796. Johann Andreas Endter & Wolfgang hardcover
19653725Cambridge: M. I. T. Science Fiction Society 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Unpaginated. Original loose leaves in a bracketed binder. No. 250 of 500 copies. Very scarce volume indexing a subset of the English-language Science Fiction magazines for the period 1951-1964. Erwin Strauss compiled this work under the auspices of the MIT Science Fiction Society. Based upon the favorable response to this admittedly limited work which sold out in about a year he expanded it into a complete index for the period 1951 to 1965. Contents: Blackdex - Works Alphabetized by Title /Bluedex - Works Alphabetized by Author. The title listing is printed in black ink and the author listing in blue ink. The sections are printed inverted and interleaved. Thus if reading The Blackdex title entries appear on the recto page with the author entries on the verso page inverted and vice versa if reading The Bluedex. Included as well is "The Index to the S-F Magazines 1966" published by Strauss in 1967 s a supplement to the earlier work 56 pp. stapled at the left edge. The magazines indexed in Backdex/Bluedex are- Astounding/Analog Science Fact-Science Fiction Amazing Stories Fantastic Stories of Imagination The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Galaxy Magazine Gamma Worlds of If Science Fiction Worlds of Tomorrow. M. I. T. Science Fiction Society unknown
1921STLE0128Leipzig, Wien, Zürich, E. P. Tal & Co. 1921. gr.-8°. Zus. 744 S., 4 Bl., mehrere teils gef. Tafeln mit Porträts und Notenfaksimiles; 2 Hefte (insges. 89 S.) "Thementafeln" als Beilagen; OHLnBde, Ecken leicht berieben. DIESES OBJEKT UNTERLIEGT DER DIFFERENZBESTEUERUNG.
46400514, Album in-4 oblong, demi- mar. vert à longs grains, plats de percal. verte, guirlandes dor., autour, dos lisse orné, tranches jaunes, ex-libris dor. gravé sur le plat. (Relié vers 1840). "PRECIEUX RECUEIL relié pour la Comtesse de BEAUMONT, contenant 8 valses de Johann Strauss ( partitions pour piano) composées en 1835. -HEIMATH-KLÄNGE...Wien, Haslinger, ( 1835); 10 pp., 1f. -ROSA-WALZER...Wien, Haslinger. 1 f.(titre), 8 pp., 1f.(œuvres). -PHILOMELEN-WALZER. Wien, Haslinger, 10 pp., 1f. -GEDANKEN-STRICHE WALZER. Wien, Haslinger, 1836. 11 pp. -HULDIGUNGS-WALZER. Haslinger, 1835. 10 pp., 1f. -GRAZIEN-TÄNZE...Haslinger, 1835; 10 pp., 1f. -ERINNERUNG AN BERLIN WALZER. Haslinger, 1835, 1835. 1 f. ( titre), 10 pp., 1 f.(blanc). -GABRIELEN-WALZER...Wien, Haslinger. 1 f.( titre) et 9 pp. Toutes ces partitions sont en première édition et comportent une page de titre gravée. Dans le même recueil figurent également des valses de Joseph Lander, A. Montfort et G. Reissiger. Séduisant exemplaire.
19862667200419006Craftways 1986-01-01. Pamphlet. Very Good. Nice looking book has minor edge wear. Craftways unknown
19619014189Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1961 - 92. Hardcover. Very good condition. Published by the Law School at the University of Chicago. From the library of noted constitutional scholar Paul L. Murphy with his signature in about half of the volumes. <br/><br/> University of Chicago Press hardcover books
2004312798Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded bottom and side edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; First Easton Press Edition. Easton Press unknown
2012184113Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; First Easton Press Edition. Easton Press hardcover
1986SONG3110089459De Gruyter 1986-01-01. Reprint 2020. hardcover. Used: Good. 8.50x0.69x11.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. De Gruyter hardcover
19619014189Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1961. Hardcover. Very good condition. Published by the Law School at the University of Chicago. From the library of noted constitutional scholar Paul L. Murphy with his signature in about half of the volumes. <br/><br/> University of Chicago Press hardcover
1974x08113<p>New York: Hacker Art Books 1974. Four volumes. Folio. 1578 pp. Beige cloth. Near Fine. Slightest dust soiling to boards. Hardcover. Near Fine.</p> Hacker Art Books hardcover
1900260471900. Paris Imprimerie nationale 1900. Un fort vol. au format gd in-4 345 x 267 mm de 1 f. bl. xi - 325 pp. et 2 ff. bl. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de demi-basane glacÂŽe brune dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽ de filets gras ˆ froid filets maigres dorÂŽs sur les nerfs larges fleurons dorÂŽs titre dorÂŽ tranches mouchetÂŽes. Edition originale rare de cette importante monographie. Elle s'agrÂŽmente de 15 superbes planches photographiques ainsi que de tableaux et reproductions de programmes de spectacles en couleurs. ''Les affections si simples et si complexes les ÂŽtats si inoffensifs et si redoutables le verbe si ÂŽtreint et si vibrant les gestes si suppliants et si menaÂants les attitudes si touchantes et si tragiques m'avaient ÂŽmu par la violence des contrastes. Surprendre dans les ÂŽchappÂŽes noter rapidement les manifestations multiples de ces phÂŽnomÂnes m'avait paru une mission ne demandant que de la compassion qu'une attentive sensibilitÂŽ. Tenant ˆ circonscrire dans les limites d'un recueil de mots de gestes d'attitudes et d'actes les constatations de faits apparaissant comme pouvant permettre d'aboutir ˆ quelque trace de lois encore bien vagues''. Angles ÂŽmoussÂŽs. Coupes ÂŽlimÂŽes. Frottements affectant a reliure. Plissure angulaire aux deux derniers feuillets. Du reste trÂs belle condition intÂŽrieure. Timbre rÂŽpÂŽtÂŽ dans le corps d'ouvrage. b42961 unknown
190026047Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1900. Un fort vol. au format gd in-4 (345 x 267 mm) de 1 f. bl., xi - 325 pp. et 2 ff. bl. Reliure de l'époque de demi-basane glacée brune, dos à nerfs orné de filets gras à froid, filets maigres dorés sur les nerfs, larges fleurons dorés, titre doré, tranches mouchetées.
18906136371890. Softcover. Very Good. An album of late 19th century dance sheet music. Folio. Around 120 to 150 pages. Quarter black leather cloth covered boards leather spine with raised bands tooled with gilt in six compartments with "Dances" in gilt at the top of the spine the initials "N.L.D" in gilt on the front board and blue endpapers. Worn boards and spine with the foot of the spine coming loose both the front and rear hinge have been repaired some loss of the front fly leaf toned endpapers and a few tears throughout but there is no loss of the sheet music which remains bright and clean a few with an owner name or music shop stamp on the front cover and one song may possibly have the wrong cover "Lachtaubchen: La Rieuse" overall very good.<br /> <br /> The album consists of 30 instrumental dance pieces for the piano many being schottisches and lancers. The collection includes many seemingly uncommon to rare pieces which are either unrecorded by OCLC or located in very small numbers and almost every piece is bound with its original front cover some include rear covers featuring ads as well. Highlights include: <br /> <br /> "Possum Dance" with engraved illustration of dancing possums on the front cover by S. Bourgoin published by J. Van Loan & Co. copyright 1982 unrecorded by OCLC.<br /> <br /> "New York Society Lancers" dedicated to The Ladies of New York by J.S. Cox published by J. Van Loan & Co. copyright 1889 unrecorded by OCLC.<br /> <br /> "Dance Music from Mikado" with an elaborately engraved illustration on the front cover by George Wiegand published by Wm. A. Pond & Co. copyright 1883 two in OCLC a closed tear partially affecting the music though it remains complete.<br /> <br /> "Hot Time in the Old Town Schottische" with a bold and colorful front cover illustration by Theo. A. Metz published by Willis Woodward & Co. copyright 1897 three of the schottische in OCLC.<br /> <br /> "Society Yorke As Danced in New York Society" by W. Vincent Daly published by J. Van-Loan & Co. copyright 1890 unrecorded by OCLC.<br /> <br /> And what appears to be an early edition of "Künstler-Quadrille" by Johann Strauss with dampstaining along the top throughout published by Carl Haslinger no printed copyright the text is in German so it's difficult to make out if this is the exact piece by Strauss or an interpretation of his work. <br /> <br /> The album also includes multiple pieces by the composers George Wiegand and Emil Waldteufel.<br /> <br /> A lovely collection of uncommon to rare late 19th century dance music. A complete list of titles is available upon request. unknown
197052590San Francisco: University of California Medical Center 1970. Soft cover. As New. The Sociology Press--though date on reverse of title page is 1970 the Library number indicates a later publication. Sturdy softcover heavy red wrappers 193 glossy pages. Mint. <br/> <br/> University of California Medical Center paperback
183661817Tubingen: Osiander 1835 & 1836. 8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporay half calf bindings with red leather title-label with gilt lettering. Wear to extremities boards with scratches and leather on spine cracked. Ex-libris Danish philosopher Carl Henrik Koch pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Previous owner's name to pasted down front end-paper and front free end-paper heavily annotated in contemporary hand. Internally with occassional light marginal browning and occassional brownspotting. XVI 731 1 pp.; XII 750 2 pp. <br/><br/><em>First edition of Strauss’ landmark and sensational work in which he argued that the miracles in the New Testament were mythical additions with little basis in facts - a seminal text in the history of biblical studies and of religious scholarship generally. Because of the present work Strauss is today regarded a pioneer in the historical investigation of Jesus. "The publication of 'The Life of Jesus Critically Considered' aroused a storm of controversy; its revolutionary thesis and content were violently attacked and wrenched out of context. Strauss's principal objective was to explode not only the traditional orthodox view of the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus but also earlier rationalistic views." PMM. PMM 300. </em> hardcover
183661817Tubingen: Osiander, 1835 & 1836. 8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporay half calf bindings with red leather title-label with gilt lettering. Wear to extremities, boards with scratches and leather on spine cracked. Ex-libris (Danish philosopher Carl Henrik Koch) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Previous owner's name to pasted down front end-paper and front free end-paper heavily annotated in contemporary hand. Internally with occassional light marginal browning and occassional brownspotting. XVI, 731, (1) pp." XII, 750, (2) pp.
2024CBS-9780323810074Elsevier Exclusive Np 2024. New. Elsevier Exclusive (Np) unknown
2024CBS-9780323810074Elsevier Exclusive Np 2024. New. Elsevier Exclusive (Np) unknown
1931148391Zurich: Fretz Brothers 1931. The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Hawthorne’s last major work of fiction. Octavo two volumes bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers all edges gilt color illustrations throughout. Signed by illustrator Carl Strauss on the colophon page to the rear of volume two. One of 1500 numbered copies this is 932. In fine condition. Introduction by Herbert Gorman. Illustrations by Carl Strauss. Nathaniel Hawthorne “long recognized as one of the greatest of American writers†first journeyed to Europe in 1853 as American Consul in Liverpool Drabble 443. After resigning his post he traveled to Rome and his experiences there served as the inspiration for The Marble Faun published in England as The Transformation; or The Romance of Monte Beni. Preceded by the first English edition although Blanck notes that “The Boston and the London publishers attempted to publish simultaneously Ticknor & Fields setting their edition from advance sheets of the London edition… Contemporary notices indicate that the London edition was issued prior to the Boston edition but simultaneous publication may have occurred.†Fretz Brothers hardcover
186937299San Francisco: Winterburn & Co.'s Print 417 Clay Street 1869. Broadside 7" x 8-1/2". Receipt letterhead printed in green. Columns and Lines printed in blue and red. "PAYABLE IN U.S. GOLD COIN" The letterhead describes the Company as "Importers of Clothing Domestics Rubber Boots Duck Etc." and gives its location as "14 and 16 Battery Street between Bush and Pine." A small fox mark at head of receipt otherwise Fine.<br/><br/> Levi Strauss 1829-1902 a Jewish immigrant from Bavaria founded the iconic Levi Strauss & Company. He immigrated to New York in 1846 to join his two older brothers at their wholesale dry goods business. He moved to San Francisco in 1853 attracted by the Gold Rush. He established a wholesale business and was the west coast representative of the New York family business. He later renamed the company Levi Strauss & Co. Originally a dry goods business it became famous for its blue jeans. Levi's customer Jacob Davis a Nevada tailor invented a way to make pants with rivets at points of strain to extend their life. Levi partnered with Davis and they were granted a patent on May 20 1873 from which the now famous blue jeans were born. <br/> In addition to his clothing company Levi was a charter member and treasurer of the San Francisco Board of Trade; director of the Nevada Bank; director of the Liverpool London and Globe Insurance Company; director of the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company; and part owner of the Mission and Pacific Woolen Mills. In addition to his many business pursuits Levi was a philanthropist who contributed to the Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum and Home; the Eureka Benevolent Society and the Hebrew Board of Relief. "The Story of Levi Strauss" website of Levi Strauss & Co. <br/> Jewish brothers Adolph Cohn 1833-1906 and Simon Cohn 1834-1926 worked together as dry good merchants in Downieville California at the time of this receipt. Their business is cited as A. Cohn & Co. and also as S. & A. Cohn or Cohn Brothers. All are listed in the 1870 & 1880 U.S. Federal Censuses Adolph living with his wife Sarah 1849-1937 and Simon living with a roommate. Adolph Cohn was at one time secretary of the Mountain Torrent No. 2 Company of the Downieville Volunteer Fire Department a member of the Mountain Shade Lodge No. 18 of Free and Accepted Masons; and an officer with the Blue Range Encampment No. 8 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Simon was also a member of the Masons. "A. Cohn & Co. receipts 1866-1877 Univ. California Berkeley Bancroft Library BANC MSS 2006/324; Fariss & Smith: ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF PLUMAS LASSEN & SIERRA COUNTIES. . . San Francisco: 1882 pp. 240 281 461-464. Winterburn & Co.'s Print, 417 Clay Street unknown books
1961802New York: Criterion Books 1961. First American edition of Levi-Strauss' experience among tribes in Brazil. Octavo original brown boards illustrated with 48 pages of photographs and 48 line drawings. Inscribed by Claude Levi-Strauss on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light wear to the extremities. Translated from the French by John Russell. World of the Wane documents Claude Levi-Strauss' travels to the upland jungle area of Brazil where he found the basic human societies he was seeking. Criterion Books hardcover books
1974013890NY: Hacker Art Books 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Four volumes each near fine - apparently unused. No PON bookplates etc. Hacker Art Books hardcover
203454-. One corner a trifle bent fine. Folding menu card single leaf folded to make four gilt-edged pages approx. 4-1/4 X 6-1/2 in. Handwritten menu card from a formal dinner held in Breslau on October 9 1924 with a number of signatures in pencil including the great composer Richard Strauss as well as the host Wolfgang Jaenicke Regierungspresident from Breslau and his wife; Heinz Tietjen head of the Breslau Theater; and several others. unknown
