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18482675Philadelphia:: The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 1848. First edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A Fine original hand-colored lithograph. Folio 9.25 x 13 inches 235 x 330 mm. The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia was established by the learned naturalists of high Philadelphian society in early 19th century America to document the recent natural discoveries of a new nation. The founding members and contributors were the luminaries of early American natural history and sciences; Titian Peale Thomas Say and George Ord to name a few. The Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences was their clarion and was illustrated with wonderful folio-sized hand-colored lithographs by J.T. Bowen and Co. in Philadelphia America's premier lithographers of the mid-19th century and the very same company to produce John James Audubon's landmark lithographs for the first seven Royal Octavo editions of the Birds of America c. 1840-65 and both the Imperial Folio and Royal Octavo editions of the Quadrupeds of North America. c.1840-54. In essence the same artists and printers who produced Audubon masterful lithographs created this work. We classify these fabulous plates as one of the best unsung values in the art of 19th century ornithology. The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, unknown
18502679Philadelphia:: The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 1850. first edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A Fine original hand-colored lithograph. Folio 9.25 x 13 inches 235 x 330 mm. The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia was established by the learned naturalists of high Philadelphian society in early 19th century America to document the recent natural discoveries of a new nation. The founding members and contributors were the luminaries of early American natural history and sciences; Titian Peale Thomas Say and George Ord to name a few. The Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences was their clarion and was illustrated with wonderful folio-sized hand-colored lithographs by J.T. Bowen and Co. in Philadelphia America's premier lithographers of the mid-19th century and the very same company to produce John James Audubon's landmark lithographs for the first seven Royal Octavo editions of the Birds of America c. 1840-65 and both the Imperial Folio and Royal Octavo editions of the Quadrupeds of North America. c.1840-54. In essence the same artists and printers who produced Audubon masterful lithographs created this work. We classify these fabulous plates as one of the best unsung values in the art of 19th century ornithology. The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, unknown
18502676Philadelphia:: The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 1850. First edition. Fine with original hand-coloring. A Fine original hand-colored lithograph. Folio 9.25 x 13 inches 235 x 330 mm. The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia was established by the learned naturalists of high Philadelphian society in early 19th century America to document the recent natural discoveries of a new nation. The founding members and contributors were the luminaries of early American natural history and sciences; Titian Peale Thomas Say and George Ord to name a few. The Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences was their clarion and was illustrated with wonderful folio-sized hand-colored lithographs by J.T. Bowen and Co. in Philadelphia America's premier lithographers of the mid-19th century and the very same company to produce John James Audubon's landmark lithographs for the first seven Royal Octavo editions of the Birds of America c. 1840-65 and both the Imperial Folio and Royal Octavo editions of the Quadrupeds of North America. c.1840-54. In essence the same artists and printers who produced Audubon masterful lithographs created this work. We classify these fabulous plates as one of the best unsung values in the art of 19th century Americanornithology. The Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, unknown
18331611020024Cambridge Mass. : Charles Folsom Metcalf & Co 1833 - 1846. Hardcover. Good. Two quarto volumes. New series 1833-1846. Rebound in modern green cloth. Perforated library stamp on titles. Scattered foxing. Hand colored map of Nova Scotia and colored lithographs to rear of volume I. Foldout charts in Volume II are facsimiles on modern paper. Volume I contains Father Sebastian Rasles' Dictionary of the Abnaki Language. Rale had been a French missionary who had encourage native resistance to Yankee settlement. Abenaki is a now endangered Algonquian language which the Eastern dialects is spoken by the Micmac Maliseet Passamaquoddy Penobscot Indians of Maine New England and Quebec. Pilling 3196. <br> Contents of Vol. 1:A Discourse in Commemoration of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson; Remarks on Longevity and the Expectation of Life in the United States Relating More Particularly to the State of New Hampshire with Some Comparative Views in Relation to Foreign Countries; A Table of the Longitude and Altitude; Tables of the Present Value of a Life-Annuity at Any Age According to Dr. Wigglesworth's Bill of Mortality; Occultations and Eclipses Observed at Dorchester Massachusetts; Observations on the Comparative Rates of Marine Chronometers; Remarks and Inquiries concerning the Birds of Massachusetts; A Meteorological Journal from the Year 1786 to the Year 1829; Remarks on the Mineralogy and Geology of Nova Scotia; Table Showing the Present Value of the Right of Dower of a Married Woman in Any Real Estate Provided She Survives Her Husband; Description of a New Stand for a Reflecting Telescope; Latitudes and Longitudes of Several Places in the United States as Determined by Observation; Tables Exhibiting the Number of White Persons in the United States at Every Age Deduced from the Last Census; Description of a Machine Called a Gypsey for Spinning Hemp and Flax; A Dictionary of the Abnaki Language in North America. With an Introductory Memoir and Notes. <br><br>Vol. 2: Plantae Fendlerianae Novi-Mexicanae: An Account of a Collection of Plants Made Chiefly in the Vicinity of Santa Fe New Mexico; A Memoir upon the Geological Action of the Tidal and Other Currents of the Ocean; History and Transformations of Corydalus cornutus; Internal Anatomy of Corydalus cornutus in Its Three Stages of Existence; Contributions to the Bryology and Hepaticology of North America; Description of the Observatory at Cambridge Massachusetts; On Some Applications of the Method of Mechanical Quadratures; Illustrations of Fossil Footprints of the Valley of the Connecticut. Cambridge [Mass.] : Charles Folsom, Metcalf & Co hardcover
1886ZB1175423Washington: GPO 1886. 169 pp. numerous plates; contemporary quarter leather & cloth covered boards binding worn however internally clean and tight; includes On Composite Photography as Applied to Craniology by J. S. Billings among the 9 contributions. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Washington: GPO hardcover
18841405300113Paris Imprimerie royale 1884. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. 516p. French. Bound in modern brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Fine binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. Soiling to first page and last page. Lacking title page. <br><br> The albumins are a family of globular proteins the most common of which is serum albumin. The albumin family consists of all proteins that are water-soluble are moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions and experience heat denaturation. Albumins are commonly found in blood plasma and are unique from other blood proteins in that they are not glycosylated. Substances containing albumins such as egg white are called albuminoids. <br>A number of blood transport proteins are evolutionarily related including serum albumin alpha-fetoprotein vitamin D-binding protein and afamin. <br><br> Pierre Jacques Antoine Bechamp was a French chemist and biologist now best known as a rival of Louis Pasteur. Bchamp did pioneering work in industrial chemistry developing an efficient process to produce aniline dye which was central to the development of the synthetic dye industry. He also developed p-aminophenylarsonate an organic arsenic compound used to treat parasitic diseases.<br> Bechamp's later life was consumed by a bitter and protracted dispute with Louis Pasteur. Initially their rivalry centered on credit for discovery of fermentation and later grew to encompass competing ideas on microbiology pathogenesis and germ theor Paris, Imprimerie royale hardcover
18471712130031Paris: De L'Imprimerie de Firmin Didot Freres 1847. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. Bound in contemporary leather over green cloth pebbled boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments. Head of spine torn. 4 xxiv 767 p. 8 fold out plates. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. De L'Imprimerie de Firmin Didot Freres hardcover
1808mon0003661674Baudouin 1808. Hardcover. Good. . volume 5 only. ex-library copy with usual markings. shows minor wear tanning foxing. Baudouin hardcover
1808mon0003661671Baudouin 1808. Hardcover. Good. . volume 1 only. ex-library copy with usual markings. shows minor wear tanning foxing. Baudouin hardcover
1808mon0003661673Baudouin 1808. Hardcover. Good. . volume 4 only. ex-library copy with usual markings. shows minor wear tanning foxing. Baudouin hardcover
1808mon0003661672Baudouin 1808. Hardcover. Good. . volume 2 only. ex-library copy with usual markings. shows minor wear tanning foxing. Baudouin hardcover
1842biblio642Paris: L.Curmer 1842-43. Very Good. <p>2 vols in 8 Rel demi-cuir plats percaline embosses dorures xxiv416p 664p Abondamment illustré de gravures sur acier et sur bois dont 33 planches aquarellées plans dépliants portraits taches de rousseurs clairsemées</p> L.Curmer unknown
188741035Paris: Typographie de Firmin-Didot et Cie Imprimeurs de l'Institut de France 1887. Large 4to 28x23 cm. Original printed wrappers uncut. iv18ii:blank pp. - Fine copy Typographie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, Imprimeurs de l'Institut de France unknown
1896SB11487NY: American Geographical Society 1896. Four original issues bound into one volume in plain green cloth; Volume XXV; Retired library copy with the usual stickers ink-stamps labels and notations; Binding lightly edge worn and bumped at the spine tips; Topics in this issue include: Americana Exploration Geography Portrait of Columbus Carl Lumholtz in Northern Mexico Obelisk Finger Lakes New York Honduras Mosquito Shore Nicaragua Wilds Peoples of Farther India Angola West Africa Life in the Wilds of Central Africa Carl Lumholtz in Northern Mexico Greece and Modern Athens Bantu Notes and Vocabularies. Folded map of the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua; Map of Angola District of Loanda; Territories of the British South African Company; lxxvii 609p. Green Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Photgraphs Maps. 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hard Cover. American Geographical Society
1843008616NY and London: J.& H.G Langley: 1843. First published in 1839 this book is the 1843 printing 384 pages with 8 illustrations. " Demonstrated by delineations of the structure and forms and descriptions of the functions and capacities which each parent in every pair bestows on children- in conformity with certain natural laws and be an account of corresponding effects in the breeding of animals." GOOD HARDCOVER foxed paper original blind stamped cloth boards heavily worn at spine edges and corners. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J.& H.G Langley: Hardcover
18143073London: Darton Harvey and Darton 1814. 2nd edition. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 327 12mo. Green leather-covered boards gilt titles early 20th century binding. The introduction is addressed to the authors' grandsons and the volume is written as a series of letters between two friends recounting episodes that throw light on instinctive behaviour in animals as well as some pointing up instances where the behaviour seems the result of learning or reason. Condition notes: Considerable foxing to some pages. After the front free end paper contents are title page one leaf of dedication v vi then the Preface numbered vii viii ix x xi xii then the Contents up to xviii then the text. Binding firm and sound with just a little rubbing to the spine. Darton, Harvey and Darton hardcover
185550253New York: Edward P. Allen 1855. First Edition. Octavo 23cm.; publisher's tan wrappers printed within decorative border; 24pp. Tiny chip at spine crown extremities slightly toned else Very Good and sound. Lecture dating early in Steiner's storied career delivered while professor at Columbian College now George Washington University and the National Medical College. Following the Civil War Steiner was elected president of the Frederick County School Board in Maryland focussing much of his energy on the education of Black children. Edward P. Allen unknown
185631920New York: Harper & Brothers 1856. First Edition . Half-Leather. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subjects include articles stories or illustrations on: Asiatic cholera Astronomy the Ballad of Bunker Hill James P. Beckwourth Insects Lion Hunters Dismal Swamp Fashions Fortune-Telling How Women Love chapters of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens Negroland & Negros of West Africa London and Marseilles Plagues the Dutch Republic Sulphur Springs in New York the Andes Mountains Oregon Yellow Fever and much more--864 lightly browned pages double-column format. Very large very heavy book smooth black half-leather black cloth boards gilt lettering bright very slight wear at bottom tips four very tiny spots on front very slight surface wear to spine top and bottom edges light wear to long spine edges. Near Very Good. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover
1890125819PARIS: CH. DELAGRAVE 1890 Publisher's Original Green Cloth Boards with black blocked titles and decoration 180 x 120 mm approx. All edges of book block stained red ii 524 pp. Many steel engravings mostly in text with double page colour map at end.French School Text book by a prominent French naturalist and entomologist.Enseignement Seconaire Des Jeunes Filles Sciences Naturelles Deuxieme Annee 1890 VG No notable shelf wear or soiling to cloth a few foxing spots to prelims book block cocked oval purple ink stamp Briolat Louis to half title title page and last text page. Binding sound. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. CH. DELAGRAVE hardcover
1879033758Colorado 1879. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Black Paper Card Covers Gilt Lettering On Front Cover Bound By A Ribbon At Top. Contains 12 Cards Each With A Mounted Flower With Printed Scientific Description And The Location Where Collected All Locations At 6000-7500 Ft. Altitude. Flowers In Good Condition One Mostly Loose But All Present And Apparently Complete. Worldcat Does Not Identify An Institutional Holding Nor Does Google Identify Any Information; No Publication Information Just The Title And Date On Front Cover. <br/> <br/> paperback
1846022540Princes Street Soho London: John Churchill 1846. Second edition. Small octavo pp viii 205 i 10 page publisher's catalogue slightly age-toned and dusty internally the hinges at page 1 and page 2/3 a bit strained and open but not weak original red blind-stamped cloth rather dull and marked the joints rubbed lacking small pieces at the spine head the base of the spine a little bruised the binding leaning a little. With the armorial bookplate of Hunt of Aylesbury. RARE. . Second edition. Cloth. Good. John Churchill Hardcover
18312518Eleven page excerpt. Cover is library binding stapled followed by yellow paper backed by newspaper. All in French. text unmarked. Early science studies on the way to the discovery of pasteurization . Ex lib with all markings. including withdrawn sticker. Pages are clean and tight. paperback
1832036310London: Richard Taylor / Charles E. Sowerby 1832 1835 1836 1837 1838 1832. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. Seven Volumes Of 2Nd Edition So Stated In All Volumes Without Later Supplementary And Continuation Volumes. Vol. I Undated With 1832 Preface;Vol. Ii Dated 1835; Vol Iii Dated 1836; Vol. Iv Dated 1837; Volume V Dated 1838; Vol. Vi Dated 1839; Vol. Vii Dated 1840. All Volumes Contain A Mixture Of Plates With Single And Double Plate Numbers. Apparently First Printings Of Second Edition Of All Volumes; Text Reduced And Plates Omitted Which Represent Such Allied Species As May Be Readily Distinguished By The Descriptions From Those Figured. Quarter Green Diced Morocco Over Green Cloth With An Intricately And Deeply Blindstamped Floral Design. 9 1/8" Tall. All Bindings Worn; Old Repairs To Joints; Fraying At Tips And Corners Of Spine Chipping To Lower Spines Of Several Volumes; Contents Clean Slight Foxing To A Few Plates; Contemporary Ownership Signatures Of Jane ----- In Each Volume. Vol. I With Rear Board Detached. International Postage At Usps Insured Mail Rates. <br/> <br/> Richard Taylor / Charles E. Sowerby 1832 1835 1836 1837 1838 hardcover
18604000522841860. 1860. Encyclopédie NATIONALE Sciences Lettres Arts 1860 4T unknown
1807135159Stockholm: Henrik A. Nordström 1807-08. First edition all published of the series of "Economic Annals" of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Sweden. The work issued in monthly parts deals with economics in the sense of practical advice and findings applicable in agriculture and business in general. 8 vols octavo. 3 folding tables and 1 folding plate. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards flat spines ruled and decorated gilt red morocco labels yellow edges. Spine ends a little worn some slight surface wear and corners rubbed the February 1807 issue lacking 2 leaves pp. 87-90; in very good condition. hardcover
