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189226363New York: Du Prat & Co 1892. First edition ltd. to 1000 this one of 200 printed on Japanese paper; 8vo pp. 4 119 1; 12 gravure plates 1 in color 1 facsimile; original pictorial wrappers chipped in the gutter corners else very good. With a preface by Octave Uzanne and handsomely printed at The De Vinne Press. <br/><br/> Du Prat & Co unknown books
1859M13100Berolini:: Georgium Reimer 1859. 1859. 4to. 43 1 pp. Early plain brown wrappers. Ownership embossed stamp on title. Very good. Scarce. First Edition of the author's lecture that proved tetanized muscle yields an acid reaction. <br /><br /> "These observations may have played a part in his discovery of glycogen in muscle a few years later. Du Bois-Reymond in 1859 recorded that fresh resting muscle had a neutral or slightly alkaline reaction which changed to an acid reaction on activity or death." – Dorothy M. Needham Machina Carnis; The Biochemistry of Muscular Contraction in its Historical Development Cambridge University Press 1971 p. 41. <br /><br /> "When stimuli are thrown into muscle with sufficient rapidity contractions overtake one another sum their effects and maintain the muscle against extending forces in a position more or less of maximum contraction. Such continued contraction is called a tetanus the laws of which belong to the physics of the muscle." – Arthur Gamgee A Text-book of the Physiological Chemistry of the Animal Body . Volume 1 London 1880. <br /><br /> "Emil du Bois-Reymond is the most important forgotten intellectual of the nineteenth century. In his own time 1818–1896 du Bois-Reymond grew famous in his native Germany and beyond for his groundbreaking research in neuroscience and his provocative addresses on politics and culture." – MIT Press. <br /><br /> "When du Bois-Reymond began his investigations neurophysiologists were divided. Some followed the physician Luigi Galvani 1737–1798 in ascribing the action of nerves and muscles to vital powers of "animal electricity." Others sided with the physicist Alessandro Volta 1745–1827 in believing that the muscular contractions that Galvani observed were an artifact of electricity generated by the contact of metal with organic tissue Pera 1992; Piccolino 1998; Piccolino and Bresadola 2013. Recognizing value in both positions du Bois-Reymond solved the problem of contact electricity set forth a program of biological reduction and demonstrated the electrical nature of nerve signals. In a little less than two years- from March 1841 to January 1843- he created the discipline of electrophysiology. – Finkelstein "Mechanical neuroscience: Emil du Bois-Reymond's innovations in theory and practice." – Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience 30 September 2015. <br /><br /> Bakken Books and Manuscripts of the Bakken p. 177; Haymaker Founders of Neurology pp.179-181. Georgium Reimer, 1859. unknown books
1892WRCLIT64265New York: Duprat & Co. 1892. 1191pp. Large octavo. Three quarter gilt morocco and marbled boards by 'David' t.e.g. wrappers not bound in. Frontis tinted plates facsimiles. Bookplate binding a bit sunned and rubbed at extremities else a good copy. First edition. Preface by Octave Uzanne. One of 800 copies on Holland from a total edition of one thousand copies printed at the De Vinne Press this copy not numbered. Chatty ruminative meditations on selected books and works of art in the collections assembled by C. Jolly-Bavoillot Samuel P. Avery George B. de Forest and another. Duprat & Co. hardcover books
1890WRCAM35715New York: John Wiley & Sons 1890. xxi511pp. including approximately 300 in- text illustrations. With twenty-eight plates seven folding some included in pagination. Quarto. Original cloth stamped in black blind and gilt. Cloth rubbed corners bumped. Ex-lib. with bookplate on front pastedown and a neat ink stamp on verso of titlepage. Early ink inscription on blank preliminary leaf. Overall very good. Sixth edition "revised and greatly enlarged" of a work first published in 1883. As Hitchcock points out the frequent early editions of this work parallel the early growth of the skyscraper. It went through nine editions in ten years. Du Bois led a distinguished career authoring many widely used textbooks and serving as Higgin Professor of Dynamic Engineering at Yale. HITCHCOCK 381. John Wiley & Sons hardcover books
1892012821Duprat & Co 1892. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1/200 copies on Japanese Paper.Limited Edition. Orange Cloth Folding Box. lavishly Made Production Without Wear. Signed By Octave Uzanne Wrote Preface. Duprat & Co Paperback books
183232548Philadelphia: G.W. Mentz & Son 1832. Later cloth. 2 213 1 blank 11 pp. With the Supplement on the trial of Lino which as Cohen notes was sometimes excluded from the book. Scattered foxing lacks front free endpaper rear endpaper dirty light rubberstamp on title page Good. <br/><br/> Lucretia "past forty and buxom" and Lino a young boarder who claimed to be the son of the Spanish governor of California became lovers; a decision was reached to rid themselves of Lucretia's inconvenient husband. "Five weeks after he arrived Lino purchased a quarter of a pound of arsenic from a Philadelphia druggist explaining that he used it in stuffing birds. The following day Mr. Chapman was taken ill; four days later he was dead." Soon thereafter the lovers "were quietly married in New York.Almost immediately the true character of the Spanish adventurer came out with the disappearance of the family silver and other obvious signs of his chicanery." His activities came to the attention of the police who decided to investigate Mr. Chapman's death. They discovered that "he was heavily dosed with arsenic" and arrested them both. <br/> This book contains all the material on Lucretia's trial. Lino was tried separately convicted and executed. Lucretia was acquitted. "It is difficult to tell whether they had acted in concert in the murder; at least the jury gave her the benefit of the doubt" quotations from McDade.<br/>McDade 169. Cohen 12416. G.W. Mentz & Son unknown books
1864138211Neuchatel Switzerland: James Attinger 1864. Softcover. G Binding is faded but shows little wear pages and plates show a bit of age but are generally clear; hinges are pretty loose but all signatures are still holding. Maroon-brown stamped cloth gilt letters on front cover gilt & color decoration on front cover gilt top edges 3 pp. of text 32 color plates chiefly using primary colors on coats of arms. Text is in French. Appears to present brief information about the canton of Neuchatel Switzerland along with the coats of arms of its primary families in power. Authored by historians Louis-Alphonse de Mandrot and Gustave-Eugene DuBois-Dunilac. 3 pages of text preface the section of plates of coats of arms. Most pages contain 25 coats of arms with the family name appearing in tiny print underneath each one. Of particular interest to historians and genealogists with ties to Neuchatel. James Attinger paperback books
185154192New York: George P. Putnam 1851. 8vo pp. 6 72 2 2 ads 2 ads 6 ads on yellow paper; 5 plates; original brown cloth gilt-stamped upper cover; a few cracks in the cloth along the hinges neatly repaired with small strips of cellotape; otherwise a very good copy. An early reference work on gold coins from California and other states issued for collectors and those dealing in the money trade. The authors were assayers of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. The first edition of this work issued in 1850 contained several samples of genuine California gold ore and is notably scarce. This revised edition was issued without the samples but contains new material on the California gold situation and California coins; Mormon coins; and other West Coast imprints. There are 5 handsome engraved plates at the end of the book showing gold coins from California and the west coast; Mormon coins; gold ingots; mining company issues; coins from Central America; and much more. The second half of the book written by Du Bois is devoted to ancient coins in the U.S. Mint's private collection including coins from the Roman Empire Persia the Byzantine era and more. This collection was formed in 1838 with Du Bois serving as its first curator. Cowan p. 76; Kuritz 217b; Sabin 21788. <br/><br/> George P. Putnam hardcover books
184254602Philadelphia: published at the Assay Office of the Mint 1842. First edition 4to pp. 4 iv 1 6-220; inserted half-title printed in silver on glazed paper and 16 composite plates printed on glazed paper; original brown cloth stamped in gilt on the upper cover; small snag at the top of the spine and the cloth binding a little dull; the plates are all bound at the back of the volume in 4 sequential gatherings and the bulk of the plates has caused these gatherings to become extended; otherwise a complete copy with a clean text block and an interesting provenance: on the front free endpaper is the first owner's inscription "Rud. F. Kelker / April 21 1843 / bot. of Eckfeldt & Dubois / United States Mint" and on the top of the title page "Rud. F. Kelker / April 21 1843 / bot. of Eckfeldt & Dubois / United States Mint / paid $5.00." Bookplate of Rudolph F. Kelker Harrisburg Pa. A landmark work in American numismatics. The authors were assayers of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. For nearly two decades it was the only practical guide available to American coin collectors. It was also the first work to illustrate the 1804 dollar and was one of the earliest works to combine photography electrotyping and the metal rolling machine for illustrative purposes. Sabin 21787. <br/><br/> published at the Assay Office of the Mint hardcover books
1850100093Philadelphia 1850. 60 1 pp. plus plate of gold coinage. Frontispiece. 8vo. Original printed boards gilt-lettered cover with illustrations of gold coins expertly rebacked in matching paper a.e.g. Covers slightly rubbed. Very good. In a cloth clamshell case leather label. 60 1 pp. plus plate of gold coinage. Frontispiece. 8vo. Original Sample of California Gold. Included as illustrative material is a sample of genuine gold from the California mines as well as an inserted leaf illustrating California and Mormon coins in gilt. The authors were the official assayers for the Philadelphia Mint at the time of this work's publication and the book was intended as a guide for those unfamiliar with recent advances in coinage and assaying. The text includes much data regarding the recent strikes in California and devotes an entire chapter to the analysis of the quality of ore coming from California. The sample is included so that the novice can discriminate between alloyed and unalloyed gold. There is also a discussion of the coinage of various countries of the world including the TONG TSIEN of China a "trashy coin.extremely convenient for alms-giving a single piece being the usual quietus for a beggar." ".An extraordinary and colorful souvenir of the Gold Rush" - Wheat. WHEAT GOLD RUSH 67. HOWELL 50:74. STREETER SALE 2629. KURUTZ 217a. COWAN p.76 unknown books