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Signed and inscribed by both authors upon title page. vi, 176 pages. Black and white illustrations. "A literary conjuring of the spirit of place; a collection of writings as rich and varried as the islands which has provided their inspiration. From Hardwicke in the north to Savary in the south, the islands jam the passage of the Northern Georgia Strait, creating a dynamic environment of turbulent waters and beckoning shores. In this anthology, brimming with humour, drama and tragedy, over 30 writers and artists bring us memoirs and tales of the Disccovery Islands." - back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Pages 309 - 403. Features: The Wabash and Erie Canal at Lafayette; High Points in the Life of Dr. John Shaw Billings; Post Roads in Southern Indiana;; Did Republicans "Colonize" Indiana in 1879?; A Survivor of "The Charge of the Light Brigade"; Henry Clay at Richmond in 1842; The Discovery and Identification of an Original Copy of the Constitution of 1816; Some Letters of Jesse D. Bright to William H. English; and more. Two closed openings to top of front cover. Prior owner's ink stamp atop first page otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
268 pages. Author's signature atop first leaf. "Joy's beginning, as daughter of a prominent, horse loving farmer in England, a fine education, service in the WRNS, 2 husbands, a long standing affair, penniless immigration to Canada, culminated in her discovery of the American Quarter Horse, and attaining outstanding success in spite of overwhelming odds." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked. Crease to upper corner of front cover and first few pages else as new. Excellent copy. Book
Volume I - 413 pages plus fold-out map. Volume II - 426 pages. Includes appendix on the physical geography of North America. Both volumes clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Possibly unread. Excellent copy. Book
384pp. Paperback Very good condition
8vo., with 10 wood-engravings; patterned boards, burgundy buckram back lettered in gilt, burgundy top, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
Madrid, Sucesores de Rivadeneyra, 1884, 24 x 16,5 cm., holandesa piel de época, 430 págs. + 1 hoja.
Volume I only. xxxiv, 740 pages. 25 plates - some in colour, 5 maps including 1 fold-out. Library binding. Nine-inch opening to fold-out map now bound opposite page 1. Minimal library markings. Gift greetings - dated 1866. Faint signature atop title page. Above-average external wear. Contents and binding sound. Arctic Bibliography 14866. Book
Paris, Didier & Cie, Libraires-éditeurs, 1864. 4 vol. In-8 de (4)-XI- 546 pp. ; (4)-579 pp. ; (4)-553 pp. et (4)-576 pp., demi chagrin rouge, dos à 4 nerfs, auteur, titre et tomason en lettres dorées, signet (reliure époque). " François Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois (1639-1691) fut l'un des artisans du rayonnement de la France de Louis XIV. Il cumula le secrétariat à la Guerre, la surintendance des Postes, des Bâtiments, des Arts et Manufactures et généralisa le port de l'uniforme, créa la milice, fonda des écoles d'artillerie et l'hôtel des Invalides. Contient la correspondance de Louvois avec Louis XIV, Turenne, Condé, Vauban." Nouvelle édition conforme à celle de 1862. Bel exemplaire parfaitement relié.
Very Good Turkish Modern cloth. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 16, [1] p., b/w ills. En eski Amerikan haritasi.
Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters. 120 p., several tables of zones and routes. Slight foxing on cover, fading on pages, chippings on extremities of cover and some pages, repaired spine. Otherwise a good copy. First and only Turkish edition of this rare description of the Black Sea, including the historical geography of the western shores of the region, written in a travelogue style, by Bulgarian admiral Ivanov when he was the head of the Naval School in Varna (1928-1931) where he lectured on meteorology, oceanography and naval aviation for officers and conducted the seamanship course for the civil navy. Ivanov was a Bulgarian officer and admiral and a freemason, who was a member of the "Black Sea Friends" Lodge. He is a descendant of Kolyo Ficheto. In 1910, he graduated from the Military School in Sofia, and in 1914, he also completed a naval cadet course in St. Petersburg. From 1912 to 1913 he served in the Port Company of the Navy. During the period March 30, 1913 - September 1, 1913, he was the chief of the ship "Druzki". In the same year, he also served on the ship "Nadezhda". From 1914 he was adjutant of the Mobile Defense and flag officer of the destroyer detachment. He participated in World War I. Özege 10186.; Six copies can be traced in OCLC: 977483558.; 949487717.; 67339656.; 1030754762.
335 pages including index and some illustrations. Traces the growth of the Euroamerican societies in the Western Hemisphere during the eighteenth-century perioed of European expansion. Light wear. Minimal markings. Tight and square. Solid copy. Book
214 pages including index. Describes the major components of the universe as they are know today: the stars, galaxies, radio-galaxies and quasi-stellar objects. Discusses in detail the red shift of the lines in their optical spectra, which leads to the idea that the universe is expanding. Second half of book discusses the discovery and significance of the 3 K microwave radiation, its relation to the hot big bang and the helium problem, to cosmic high energy processes and to questions of isotropy. Moderate wear and leaning to spine. Highlighting and some markings to text. Dust jacket with average wear/small tears at edges and larger tearing at bottom edge of back panel. Book
8vo., with plates and endpaper maps; original blue pictorial cloth, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy. Scott's own account of the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904 was first published in 1905. This is a nice copy of the reissue of the first one-volume edition of 1929. Scarce, especially in this condition. Spence, 1072 (recording the first one-volume edition).
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. 12mo. (17 x 11 cm). In English. 16 p., 1 map. Map of Japan by Mahmud of Kashgar; The oldest map of Japan drawn by a Turk, Mahmud Kashgar.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 20 p., 1 map. The oldest map of Japan drawn by a Turk Mahmud of Kashgar. The map of America by Pirî Reis.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 20 p., 1 map. The oldest map of Japan drawn by a Turk Mahmud of Kashgar. The map of America by Pirî Reis.
112 pages including index. "...Describes the life and history of a mid-twentieth century copper mine and its contribution to Merritt, the Nicola Valley and British Columbia.... A story of the formation of the orebody beneath the earth's surface, and the eventual discovery of its mining potential - concluding with an explanation of how the land is returned and restored to cattle range." - from back cover. Black and white illustrations. Tight and square. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Very Good Arabic Original manuscript without binding. 12mo. (16 x 11 cm). In Arabic. [40] p., drawings, and tables. Marginal texts additionally. A linear wormhole on the bottom from beginning to the end, the thread in the spine is broken hence two separate parts. Otherwise a good copy. Rare manuscript compiled from works related to astronomical instruments written by probably Sibtu'l-Mardînî, copied anonymously in the early 19th century on the paper with 'ahar' with four marginal drawings and tables. The copier of this manuscript is not described. An 'Ebced' notes on the last blank page. The manuscript starts with a calendar in the Islamic system which is prepared with red and black inks and annotated info around the table. The first part includes how to use an almucantar, directions on the sphere, location of the stars in the sky. On the last two pages, the author describes the preparation of an almucantar. The second part is titled "Hadhâ risâle-i cenûb tarafi" [i.e. Tractate on the South direction], and the third and last part titled " Hadhâ risâle-i cenûb taraf, Hadha mukharrar latashich al-shaat fî taraf al-cayb min al-rub'u' mu'âl-ihtizâr", includes some 'sinus mathematics' with two impressive tables on the opposite page. Sibt al-Maridini, the full name Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ghazal (1423-1493), was an Egyptian-born astronomer and mathematician. His father came from Damascus. The word "Sibt al-Maridini" means "the son of Al-Mardini's daughter". His maternal grandfather, Abdullah al-Mardini, was a reputed astronomer of the eighth century AH. He was a disciple of the astronomer Ibn al-Majdi (d. 850/1506). Sibt al-Mardini taught mathematics and astronomy in the Great Mosque of al-Azhar, Cairo. He was also a timekeeper (muwaqqit) of the mosque. He wrote no fewer than fifty treatises in astronomy (sine quadrants, sundials, astronomical tables, and prayer times) and wrote at least twenty-three mathematics textbooks. Al-Sakhawy counted two hundred books that were written by Sibt al-Mardini, on Islamic law, astronomy, and mathematics. Libraries that specialize in ancient manuscripts, all over the world, have transcripts of his works. Sibt al-Mardini's declared that "the opinion of the muezzins (those who call people to prayer) is less correct than that of the legal scholars and it is the latter that should be used as the basis for the determination of prayer time". (Wikipedia). Sib? al-Maridini was a prolific author of astronomical texts, which were still being used and studied into the 19th century. Little is known with certainty about his life. It is thought that he grew up in Damascus, where his maternal grandfather, Abd Allâh ibn Khalîl ibn Yûsuf Jamâl al-Dîn al-Mâridînî (died: 1406), was the muwaqqit (timekeeper) in charge of regulating the daily rituals of the Islamic community) of the Umayyad Mosque. Later he traveled to Cairo, where tradition places him as a student of Ibn al-Majdî. Sib? al-Mâridînî wrote extensively on mathematics and mathematical astronomy. Like his grandfather, he was especially interested in astronomical instruments. The bio-bibliographical sources list some 25 treatises, many of which exist today in multiple copies. According to the historian al-Jabarti (died: 1822), Sib? al-Mâridînî's works on mîqât (ritual timekeeping) and astronomical instruments were still being studied in the curriculum of Cairo's al-Azhar, one of the preeminent educational institutions in the Islamic world, at about the beginning of the 19th century. (Biographical encyclopedia of astronomers, 2007).
363 p. Illustrations. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket. A remarkable era of American scientific and technological discovery. PA 21 x2
410 pages. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "The essays make the case that historically many advances and discoveries regarding metals and ceramics came about through aesthetic curiosity and the desire to improve works of fine and decorative art, rather than through scientific investigation or in response to the need for products having practical utility. Other essays deal with the emerging understanding of the remarkable properties of steel, the positive uses of corrosion, ancient casting and molding techniques, and the connection between attempts to reproduce oriental porcelain in Europe and modern geological ideas. Still others are more philosophical in approach." - from dust jacket. Includes bibliography of the author's works. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Book
FIVE VOLUMES. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. XLib. A scattered run w/o the report for 1919. A fine collection of interesting and important papers on a vast range of topics, including: scientific discovery; physics; chemistry; bota ny; zoology; natural history, anthropology; archaeology; astronomy; geology; mineralogy; ethnology; Native Americans; Etc. We have many other wonderful Smithsonian Annual Reports. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SM8
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