467 résultats
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Contemporary (early 19th century) quarter brown cloth with marbled boards, "Yahudi ebrûsu" end-papers. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 16 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 90 p., numbered with Arabic numeric system in pencil, around seven illustrated schemes of magical diagrams. Written on a probably 17th-18th century European paper with "Crescent" watermark, naskh script with "harakât", black and red ink. Early and a rare posthumous manuscript copy of this 18th-century Islamic majmua, containing the treatment methods and drug compositions against physical and spiritual diseases, with material and magical suggestions, copied 32 years after the author's death by a "Hafiz" with an addendum of new drugs and treatments compiled from older annotations of this work. "In the first part of the work on spiritual medicine, verses, prayers, talismans, and magic formulas in the Islamic culture like "wafqs" that are believed to be treated; in the second part, on physical medicine, drug formulas from various material objects for physiological diseases are shown." (Çagrici). Harputî was an 18th-century poet and prose from Harput (Kharberd). In the introduction to the manuscript, he stated that he is not a doctor, but that he writes practices that can heal patients due to his experiences. Despite this, the text was widely used in Ottoman medicine in the 18th and 19th centuries.
grand in-8°, 59 pp, figures, broche, couv. Bon etat. [DV-17]
Barcelona, Sucesores de Manuel Soler, Editores, (hacia 1904), ("Manuales Soler"). 4to. menor; 222 pp., con 78 ilustraciones entre el texto + 10 pp. de Vocabulario Encuadernación original en tela estampada.
A poem (originally published in the Gentleman's Magazine, in 1754) about Franklin and his discoveries. Printed on fine laid paper. 4to, original wraps, paper label. Faint Harvard Gifts & Exchange Stamp on inside of front cover, else fine and uncut. Scarce.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 3/8"w x 10 7/8"h. 178 pages. Many b&w illustrations and photographs.
192 pages plus 47 pages of ads at back. "Before 1879 the electrical industry did not exist. It has made tremendous progress in the twenty odd years since it was born - progress much more rapid than that made, say, by the steam-engine a century ago." - from page 2. Doesn't that sound like the state of the internet in the mid-1990s, or the blockchain explosion of recent years? Chapters include: The Birth of the Electrical Industry; The Early Days of Electric Lighting; Electric Lighting in London and the Provinces; The Early Days of Electric Traction; The Development of Electric Inter-Urban Tramways; Electric Railways; Electric Power - An Industrial Revolution; The Economies of Electric Power; Electric-Power Distribution Schemes; Electrical Engineering as a Career; The Future of the Electrical Industry. Above-average but not excessive wear to red cloth exterior. Binding intact. Two small contemporary book vendor artifacts inside back board, otherwise unmarked. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating historical item. Book
434pp VG/G Revised and enlarged edition (the first was published in 1910). Original editorial red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, red upper edges in editorial dustwrapper, dw dusty and worn with tear on spine and small loss at head and corner, however book and cover in excellent conditions, clean and tight. Famous and classic work on the subject, this volume covers the classical theories of aether and electricity from their origins to the early XX century. An additional volume was published in 1954 covering the modern theories, in the period 1900-1926.
Ilustraciones.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 174 pages with large B&W photos throughout on glossy paper. Chapters include: The Invasion of London, Empire and electricity, The Heyday of London Transport, The Battle for the Suburbs, Ideal Homes, A Brave New World
2 Vols in one, 504; 475pp., facsimiles, orig. cloth. An important catalogue and one of the finest collections in the field. Full collations for over 7,000 titles.
First edition, [2], 80pp., folding engraved plate, closed tear in final leaf, expertly repaired and no loss of text. 2 works bound as one, 8vo (200 x 120 mm), modern vellum-backed marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, a nice copy. Watson was the most distinguished name in this period of the history of electricity, and this was his principal work. He was the first to observe the flash of light attending the discharge of a Leyden jar, and he provided the first demonstration of the passage of electricity through a vacuum, and the plus and minus of electricity. Mottelay, pp.175-177; Baaken, p.115.
Twenty-fifth edition, 12mo, 64 + 8pp., of adverts, ownership signature of Frank Ledgwick, inner hinges loose, orig. cloth.
Con 1180 figuras y 226 tablas, texto en castellano.
Madrid, Imprenta de la Viuda de M. Minuesa de los Ríos, 1899. 4to. mayor; 480 pp., con 101 ilustraciones entre el texto. Encuadernación de época, en media piel.
Barcelona, Sucesores de Blas Camí, 1911. 4to. mayor; 144 pp., 1 h., con ilustraciones entre el texto. Enc. original en tela.
Braunschweig, Fr.Vieweg & Sohn 1936, 252pp.with ills., bound together in cart.cover, VG
Ilustrado con 133 figuras.
