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(London, The Television Press), 1928. 8vo. Original illustrated coloured wrappers depicting a distinguished couple enjoying the opera transmitted on television, with the actual opera in the background. Richly illustrated throughout. A bit of minor spotting to front wrapper " all in all a very nice, fully intact, copy. 52 pp + one loose leaf: ""Supplement to Television, No. 1 - March, 1928"" (containing the article ""Seeing Across the Atlantic!"").
192255371Granite City IL & St. Louis MO: John H. Wedig Sun Motors Corporation; William L. Schreiber Commercial Photographer 1922. Two vols. 1st - 4 leaves Five plates & diagrams. Steel-engraved printed softcovers typed form on front cover with US seal awarding Patent No. 1421632 to John H. Wedig and Sun Motors punch-sewn at gutter margin w/ blue ribbon minor dustsoiling edgewear w/ TLS from Ralph Kalish addressed to John H. Wedig; 2nd -- Oblong 4to. 12 x 9.25 in. With 39 linen-backed silver gelatin photographs including 4 images 35 of blueprints & diagrams many hand-coloured on images all mounted on linen hinges at gutter margin stamped on versos w/ photographer’s studio stamp. Contemporary Acco-folder post-binder bound w/ nickel-plated sliding Acco fastener at gutter margin minor edgewear rubbing still VG exemplar. A fascinating patent model album and patent award for a rotary “internal-combustion engine†developed by Wedig a Granite City IL physician and inventor. Rotary engines had first been developed by Millet and Hargrave by 1889 with applications to motorcycles and operating large flywheels. By 1900 Adams-Farwell automobiles had developed and introduced rotary engines into their motor cars. Prior to World War I there was a flurry of activity surrounding the development of rotary engines for aircraft as their power-to-weight ratios gave them an advantage over in-line engines being developed at the time. Dr. Wedig 1885-1934 an Illinois physician and inventor believed that he had made enough improvements to claim a U.S. patent including the piston sequences camshaft issues oil distribution and cooling problems. He filed in April 1918 just months after the U.S. had entered World War I and formed the Sun Motors Corporation to develop a lighter weight and more efficient rotary engine apparently not only for aircraft but also other uses. However his patent was not awarded until July 1922 and by that time high fuel consumption and oil lubrication issues would doom the rotary engine within a very short time and Sun Motors Corporation disappeared. Air-cooled radial engines notably produced by Jaguar and Bristol Jupiter replaced rotaries in aircraft and rotary engines before the Wankel rotary engine were largely confined to small and short-lived automobile companies such as Adams-Farwell Bailey Intrepid and others. Wedig had previously invented and patented a double-chamber syringe and known to have worked on other technological and medical devices. Schreiber 1879-1947 was a lithographer who became a successful commercial photographer whose business flourished until the Great Depression and then he disappears from street and commercial directory listings and is registered as unemployed for the World War II draft in 1942. John H. Wedig, Sun Motors Corporation; William L. Schreiber, Commercial Photographer, paperback
186421755Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird. Very Good-. 1864. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Bound in the original fragile brown cloth. Surface is flaking off the spine and at the corners. Contents are clean and tight. Owner's contemporary signature inside the front cover. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 33616 pages . Henry Carey Baird hardcover
1954007867Kiev: State Technical Press of Ukrainian SSR 1954. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. 14 cm x 21 cm. A solid copy. Square and tight. Minor bumps/rubbing to corners. Inner hinges are sound. Pages are clean crisp and unmarked. This is the original 1954 Russian language edition. Since our book listing service does not offer the capability to enter titles using the Cyrillic alphabet the bibliographical data given above are based on an automated translation from the Russian using Babel Fish Altavista. Bound in the original blue boards with a blue cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. The author A. G. Ivakhnenko was born in the Ukraine in 1913. This book is one of his earliest publications probably the 3rd. With more than 30 monographs and over 400 published scientific articles to his credit Professor Ivakhnenko has made numerous major contributions to the fields of cybernetics automatic control adaptive learning systems and infomatics. His most influential invention is probably the Group Method of Data Handling GMDH also known as Polynomial Neural Networks. GMDH is widely used to identify unknown relationships of complex systems to solve a multitude of problems in medicine business sociology and other fields. Ivakhnenko also developed the algorithms on which the artificial intelligence tool KnowledgeMiner is based and was chief editor of the journal Avtomatika. This copy is one of several dozen books from Alonzo Church's library that we were lucky enough to purchase at auction in New Jersey. Several of the books contain his signature or a presentation inscription to him. Unfortunately this copy does not have those signs of his ownership. But please check our inventory for several others that do. However there is a paper laid-in with bibliographic data concerning the book that appears to be written in Dr. Church's hand. Alonzo Church 1903 - 1995 was professor of mathematics at Princeton University 1929-1967 and of mathematics and philosophy at UCLA 1967-1990. He was the founding editor of the JOURNAL OF SYMBOLIC LOGIC. Among his most influential contributions are Church's Theorem Church's Thesis and the Lambda Calculus. His work was of major importance in mathematical logic recursion theory theoretical computer science and functional programming languages in general. Professor Church's creation of lambda calculus was the foundation for the LISP programming language and provided the semantic model for ALGOL. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Church is regarded by many as the greatest American logician of the 20th century. For more on Church's contributions see items 250 251 321 394 and 533 in Hook and Norman's ORIGINS OF CYBERSPACE A LIBRARY ON THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust acket. 8vo. 291pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. State Technical Press of Ukrainian SSR Hardcover
1956231011956. Guided Missiles USSR Coild War Soviet guided missile technology archive documenting Russian weapons development and civil defense planning during the Cold War when ballistic missile systems and nuclear strategy defined global military competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Issued by Soviet military and state publishing bodies these works provide direct evidence of how missile guidance rocket engineering and industrial survivability were formalized taught and disseminated within Soviet scientific and defense institutions. All text in Russian. The archive supports research into Cold War military science Soviet technological education and the integration of weapons systems knowledge with civil defense planning under conditions of anticipated nuclear conflict.<br /> <br /> Archive of five books published between the mid-1950s and early 1970s encompassing both technical instruction and applied military doctrine. The group includes translated and domestically produced works on guided missile systems as well as a civil defense manual addressing industrial resilience under nuclear conditions. Archive includes:<br /> 1 Burgess Eric. Guided Weapons. London 1957; Russian translation: Moscow: Izdatelstvo Inostrannoy Literatury 1958. Illustrated blue boards. 8vo. 325 pages. Technical overview of guided missile systems including propulsion control mechanisms and early missile design principles based on Western research. <br /> 2 Lyapunov B. V. Guided Projectiles. Moscow: Voennoe Izdatelstvo Ministerstva Oborony SSSR 1956. Illustrated wrappers. 8vo. 136 pages. Introductory military-scientific text explaining the structure and function of guided munitions within Soviet weapons systems. This volume establishes foundational terminology and conceptual frameworks for missile technology within Soviet military education. A few pen markings and ex-libris stamps.<br /> 3 Petrov V. P. Guided Missiles and Rockets. Moscow: Izdatelstvo DOSAAF 1957. Illustrated wrappers. 8vo. 118 pages. Expanded treatment of rocket systems and guided weapons likely intended for paramilitary or technical training audiences associated with DOSAAF. Some minor loss to spine and foxing on cover. Binding tight.<br /> 4 Marisov V. I. and Kucherov I. K. Guided Projectiles. Moscow: Military Publishing House of the Ministry of Defense. 1959. Illustrated blue and yellow boards. 8vo. 259 pages. Mid-century instructional work focused on guided weapons systems with emphasis on operational and mechanical principles. This volume reinforces standardized Soviet instruction on missile technology. Some pen and pencil markings on title page and back pastedown.<br /> 5 Headquarters of Civil Defense of the USSR. Manual on Increasing the Stability of Industrial Operations in a Missile Nuclear War. Moscow: Voennoe Izdatelstvo Ministerstva Oborony SSSR 1972. Light blue wrappers. 8vo. 95 pages. Civil defense manual detailing procedures for maintaining industrial productivity and infrastructure resilience under conditions of missile and nuclear attack. Some loss to spine minor markings on cover and title page. Binding tight. <br /> Together these works document the convergence of military engineering scientific education and civil defense policy in the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War when guided missile technology and nuclear strategy reshaped both warfare and domestic planning. The inclusion of both technical manuals and civil defense instruction shows how missile systems were not only weapons platforms but also organizing principles for industrial and societal preparedness. Light wear including edge wear creasing and handling marks; some volumes with softcover wear and minor staining; binding sound on all volumes; overall very good condition. This archive offers material evidence of how the Soviet state disseminated complex military knowledge across professional educational and civilian sectors contributing to broader studies of Cold War science technology transfer and defense infrastructure. unknown
1968EG-346Arcadia California: A.A. Mathews Inc. 1968. Classic comprehesive text originally published in 1906 presents a detailed preeminent treatise on shield-work and compressed air working including its early history 1818-1880 with notes on caisson sickness. Topics covered include: cast iron lining for tunnels; the Greathead shield in London clay- the assisted shield Great Northern and Strand shields Kingsway subway shield Glasgow District subway Thomson's excavator; the shield in water-bearing strata- the Hudson River Tunnel the Vyrnwy Aqueduct Tunnel Glasgow Harbour Tunnel the Blackwall Tunnel the East River Gas Tunnel in New York the Greenwich subway the Lea Tunnel the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway; the shield in masonry tunnels- the Chagnaud shield the Tremont Street Tunnel in Boston the Boston Harbor Tunnel the Champigneul shield the Lamarre shields the Dieudonnat and Weber shields; tunnelling work carried out with a shield or compressed air- tube railways in London the Rotherhithe Tunnel Paris Metropolitan Railway the River Dee Tunnel the Brackenagh Tunnel the Hilsea Tunnel; etc. Includes a chronological list of events connected with tunnelling by means of a shield or of compressed air and some English patents relating to tunneliing with shield and compressed air 1818 to 1904. 389 pgs. Illustrated with 260 figures drawings and diagrams including a fold-out chart. Gilt spine. Minor rubbing to corners; very minimal shelfwear. Scarce. Limited Edition Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A.A. Mathews Inc. Hardcover
190827415Black Hills SD: H. W. Kitsen. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1908. First Edition. Flexible leather. These are the original handwritten notes by the engineer who surveyed and worked on the mine. Plans of or for tunnels location all sorts of stuff. Done in pencil but very legible. In part appears to be instruction on how to set up the mine. The leather covers are flaking and rubbed at the edges. Contents are very good to fine. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall . H. W. Kitsen hardcover
179415653London: T. G. Wilkie. Very Good. 1794-1798. First Edition. Hardcover. Eight volumes rebound in light tan buckram cloth maroon spine labels with gilt titles. Volume #1 1794 432pp with index 440pp. 25 plates and one fold out. Volume #2 1795 432pp with index 440 24 plates. Some pages have a damp stain on bottom margin. Volume #3 1795 432pp with index 440pp 23 plates. Copper plate #16 between pages 288-289 had been torn out. Volume #4 1796 432pp 440pp with index. 23 plates and one fold out. Volume #5 1796 432pp. 440pp with index. 23 plates and one fold out. Volume 6 1796 432pp 440pp with index. 21 plates. Plate #4 between pages 34 & 35 is half torn out. Volume #7 1797 432pp 440pp with index. 21 plates and 3 fold outs. Volume #8 1798 432pp 440 with index. 22 plates and 2 fold outs. Of the 182 copper plates called for in the 8 volumes 180 are complete one and a half are missing. Condition ranging from G to VG. A few lightly foxed pages some damp staining and a few age toned pages. Fascinating look at latest in technology & industrial Arts. Technical; Copper plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 3520 pages . T. G. Wilkie hardcover
186951743Washington, Philip & Solomons, 1869. Orig. full cloth. Spine with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. A stamp on title-page. 166 pp., 23 textillustrations.
178952132Leipzig, Breitkopf, 1789. Folio. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine, titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamps on title-page. (6),65,(1) pp., 36 engraved plates and ""Anhang"" with 4 large folded engraved plates (Bridges). Scattered brownspotting, mainly to text.
184059824London, John Weale, 1840-1842. 4to. Uniformly bound in four contemporary half calf bindings with red leather title-label with gilt lettering to top of front board. Gilt stamp to front board, two stamps to verso of front board and one small stamp to title-pages. A fine set. [Appendix A & B:] IV, 32 pp. [Appendix C:] 24 pp. [Appendix D:] IV, 67 pp. + 1 folded plate. [Appendix E & F:] 23, (1) pp.
182240012Paris, Bachelier, 1822. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. Stamps on titlepage. (4),XV,458 pp. and 7 large folded engraved plates. A few scattered brownspots, plates with marginal brownspots. With the stamped monogram of the Danish king Frederik VI on inside frontcover. printed on good paper and broadmargined.
191756895Paris, 42, Rue D'Anjou, no date (around 1917). Small folio-oblong. (24,5 x 33 cm.). Original hcalf. Raised bands. Gilt lineborders. Paperlabel pasted on spine. Light wear to corners. With 172 fine plates reproduced in collotype from photographs, all with tissue-guards. Throughout with specifications on cardboards and section- and parttitles. Clean and fine.
180256205Göttingen, Heinrich Dietrich, 1802. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Stamp on title-page. XXIV,382 pp., 6 large folded engraved plates. Clean and fine.
Washington, Philip & Solomons, 1869. Orig. full cloth. Spine with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. A stamp on title-page. 166 pp., 23 textillustrations.
Leipzig, Breitkopf, 1789. Folio. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine, titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamps on title-page. (6),65,(1) pp., 36 engraved plates and ""Anhang"" with 4 large folded engraved plates (Bridges). Scattered brownspotting, mainly to text.
London, John Weale, 1840-1842. 4to. Uniformly bound in four contemporary half calf bindings with red leather title-label with gilt lettering to top of front board. Gilt stamp to front board, two stamps to verso of front board and one small stamp to title-pages. A fine set. [Appendix A & B:] IV, 32 pp. [Appendix C:] 24 pp. [Appendix D:] IV, 67 pp. + 1 folded plate. [Appendix E & F:] 23, (1) pp.
Paris, Bachelier, 1822. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. Stamps on titlepage. (4),XV,458 pp. and 7 large folded engraved plates. A few scattered brownspots, plates with marginal brownspots. With the stamped monogram of the Danish king Frederik VI on inside frontcover. printed on good paper and broadmargined.
Paris, 42, Rue D'Anjou, no date (around 1917). Small folio-oblong. (24,5 x 33 cm.). Original hcalf. Raised bands. Gilt lineborders. Paperlabel pasted on spine. Light wear to corners. With 172 fine plates reproduced in collotype from photographs, all with tissue-guards. Throughout with specifications on cardboards and section- and parttitles. Clean and fine.
Göttingen, Heinrich Dietrich, 1802. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Stamp on title-page. XXIV,382 pp., 6 large folded engraved plates. Clean and fine.
Z1-I-009-00456Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Cambridge University Press unknown
4to [32 x 25 cm]; xx, 452, [ii, errata and additions, often lacking] pp, engraved view Cape of Good Hope, 17 plates including four folding, other illus, tables. contemporary blind-stamped full calf, gilt spine title lettering, all edges gilted, rubbed, joints cracking with repair, few leaves lightly foxed including few plates, inscription & bookplate on endpaper, very good clean copy with nice wide margins. A pic Most plates include several figures including some of instruments and equipment. Norman 1056: 'With this monumental survey of the stars of the southern hemisphere, Herschel completed the task begun by his father William, who fifty years earlier had catalogued the northern celestial hemisphere. Using a twenty foot reflecting telescope, which he erected just south of Cape Town, Herschel swept the whole of the southern sky, cataloging nebulae, cluster and binary stars, carrying out the counts of over 68,000 stars.. . . he made detailed drawings and maps.' Honeyman 1663: 'The first great star-atlas of the southern hemisphere'. Includes a chapter on Halley's comet. Norman Catalogue 1056.
18163605.. Tweede Druk, vermeerderd met verscheidene belangrijke Stukken en Bijlagen. (Hrsg. von F. J. Eckhardt). Mit 20 Abb. auf 3 gefalt. gest. Tafeln gedruckt in hellbraun (1 bez. A[ntoni] Zurcher). Den Haag, J. Allart, 1816. 8vo. (21,5 x 12,8 cm). XX, 143 S. Pappband d. Zt. mit geprägtem rotem Glanzpapierbezug, goldgeprägtem Rückentitel u. Marmorpapiervorsätzen.
8vo. 18 woodblock prints (10 double-page); ink and color on mica-coated paper. Volume 10 of "Bijutsu sekai" ("The World of Art"), the famous journal of woodblock prints edited by Watanabe Seitei (Shotei). The illustrations are derived from old and new paintings. Similar copies are held by the Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum. - Slight edge defects to wrappers, otherwise fine. OCLC 37898366. Meiji shinbun zasshi bunko shozo zasshi mokuji soran 65.
18294168Nebst praktischer Anweisung bei verschiedenen Manieren in der Steindruckerei etc. für Steinbereiter, Steinzeichner, Steindrucker und Liebhaber dieser Kunst. Aus dem Französischen. Zweite vermehrte Ausgabe. Mit 19 Abb. auf 6 gefalt. lithograph. Tafeln. Ulm, J. Ebner, 1829. Klein-8vo. (14,8 x 8,9 cm). 160 S. (ab S. 156 Anzeige). Marmorierter Halblederband d. Zt. [4 Warenabbildungen]