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ZOBEL, Johann Georg. MULLER, Joseph. Beschreibung einer Flachen-Berechnungs und Theilungs-Maschine. Munich. Lindauer, 1815. First edition. Quarto. x, 42pp. With three large folding plates. Contemporary red paper-covered boards, gilt, housed in recent custom buckram clamshell case. Lightly rubbed. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 22512

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BABBAGE, Charles. Table of the logarithms of the natural numbers from 1 to 108000. [London]. [William Clowes and Sons], 1841. Fourth impression. 8vo. xx, 202pp, [2]. Original publisher's paper boards, contrasting red calf lettering-piece, housed in recent custom buckram clamshell case. Lightly rubbed and discoloured. Marbled endpapers, book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 22389

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BINET, Alfred. Psychologie des grands calculateurs et joueurs d'echecs. Paris. Librairie Hachette et Cie., 1894. First edition. 8vo. viii, 364, 8pp. With a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Uncut in original publisher's printed wrappers. Housed in recent custom buckram clamshell case. Extremities rubbed and chipped, upper wrapper working-loose. Hinges naively reinforced with later cloth, book-label of Erwin Tomash to verso of upper wrapper, ink-stamp to half-title. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22551

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LOWAN, Arnold N.. The Computation Laboratory of the National Bureau of Standards. [New York]. Scripta Mathematica, [1949]. First offprint edition. 8vo. [1], 34-63pp, [1]. Original publisher's buff wrappers. A trifle rubbed and sunned. Presentation copy, inked inscription to upper wrapper: 'With the compliments of the author', inked ownserhip inscription beneath. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24056

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BLANQUART DE SEPT-FONTAINES, L. M.. Les interets des comptes courans tout calcules, quels qu'en soient et le taux et le capital... Paris. Chez Henri Agasse, 1802. First edition. Quarto. [2], xvi, 378pp. With a half-title. Contemporary tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Rubbed, joints split, some surface loss/scoring. Marbled endpapers, book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22394

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[ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA]. A treatise of the construction of logarithms: to which are added, tables of logarithms, sines and tangents. From the encyclopaedia. Philadelphia. Printed by Thomas Dobson, 1802. First edition. Quarto. 71pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's powder-blue paper boards, later rebacked with cream paper. Boards rubbed. Hinges exposed, book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, early inked ownership/gift inscriptions to FFEP, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 22506

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HARTREE, D[ouglas] R[ayner]. Calculating machines: Recent and Prospective Developments and their impact on Mathematical Physics. Cambridge. University Press, 1947. First edition. 8vo. 40pp. With two half-tone plates. Contemporary cloth-backed grey paper boards, title in manuscript to upper board, Original publisher's printed cream wrappers bound in. Extremities rubbed. Blind-stamp of the Hill Reference Library, Saint Paul to title page and p. 9-10, with their ink-stamp to foot of p.40. Book-label of of Erwin Tomash to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22396

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COMRIE, L[eslie] J[ohn]. Calculating machines. Being appendix III to L. R. Connor's Statistics in Theory and Practice. London. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1938. First offprint edition. 8vo. 349-371pp, [1]. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed powder blue wrappers. A trifle marked. Erwin Tomash's copy, though not identified as such. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24010

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OCAGNE, M[aurice] d'. [Drop-head title:] Some remarks on logarithms apropos to their tercentenary. [Washington]. [Government Printing Office], [1915]. First offprint edition. 8vo. 175-181pp, [1]. With two plates. Stapled into contemporary purple wrappers. A crisp copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24009

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HARRISON, George R.. [Drop-head title:] Improved design of the mechanical interval sorter and its application to the analysis of complex spectra [In The Review of Scientific Instruments with Physics News and Views, Vol. 4, No. 11, New series, November 1933]. Lancaster, PA. American Institute of Physics, 1933. First edition. 8vo. 581-586pp. Contemporary buff wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece. Very minor shelf-wear. Erwin Tomash's copy, though not identified as such. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24008

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PERAZICH, George. SCHIMMEL, Herbert. ROSENBERG, Benjamin. Industrial instruments and changing technology. Philadelphia. Works Progress Administration, 1938. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 148pp. Original publisher's printed wrappers. Rubbed, spine sunned with loss to head. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24016

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[LOHSE, Wilhelm Oswald]. Lohse tafeln fur numerisches rechmen mit maschinen. Leipzig. Wilhelm Engelmann, 1935. First edition. 8vo. [6], 114pp. Original publisher's cloth boards. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 24015

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THOMPSON, Siilvanus P.. Traite theorique et pratique des machines dynamo-electriques. Paris. Librairie Polytechnique Baudry et Cie., 1886. First edition in French. 8vo. [2], xv, [1], 475pp, [1]. Contemporary black half-morocco, marbled boards, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed, chipping to lettering-piece. Marbled endpapers, ownership inscription and clear tape repair to head of title page, heavily foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24027

HARTREE, D[ouglas] R[ayner]. Numerical analysis. Oxford. Clarendon, 1952. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 287pp, [1]. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt. Minor shelf-wear. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24006

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VOELCKER, [John C. A.]. [A collection of 44 works on agricultural chemistry]. London. [Various publishers], 1855-65 8vo. Contemporary half-calf, green buckram boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. With a manuscript list of contents bound in. Extremities rubbed. Bookplate of G. Stephenson to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 24023

LOWAN, Arnold Noah. Table of arc tan x. New York. Works Projects Administration, 1942. First edition. Quarto. [2], xxvi, 169pp, [5]. Original publisher's tan cloth boards, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed, corner's bumped. Internally immaculate. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24004

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HARTREE, Douglas Rayner. [Drop-head title:] Recent developments in calculating machines. [In Journal of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 24, No. 7, July 1947]. London. The Institute of Physics, 1947. First edition. Quarto. 172-176pp. Contemporary red buckram binding of the Dupont Experimental Station Library. Lightly rubbed. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, ink library stamps to general title page. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24005

GUTZMER, A[ugust]. Zum jubilaum der logarithmen. Leipzig. Teubner, 1914. First edition. Quarto. 16pp. Original publisher's printed orange wrappers. Rubbed and sunned, a trifle marked, central vertical crease, inked inscription to upper wrapper. Occasional chipping/short tears to margins, book-label of Erwin Tomash to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 24007

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HELE-SHAW, H[enry] S[elby]. The theory of continuous calculating machines and of a mechanism of this class on a new principle. In Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Part II, 1885. London. Trubner and Co. for the Royal Society, 1886. First offprint edition. Quarto. [2], 367-402pp, [2]. Later marbled paper wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece. A trifle rubbed. Leaves browned, book-label of Erwin Tomash to verso of upper wrapper. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 22400

HARRISON, George R.. [Drop-head title:] Improved design of the mechanical interval sorter and its application to the analysis of complex spectra [In The Review of Scientific Instruments with Physics News and Views, Vol. 4, No. 11, New series, November 1933]. Lancaster, PA. American Institute of Physics, 1933. First edition. Quarto. 581-586pp. Original publisher's buff wrappers. Rubbed, chipping to spine, inked initials to head of upper wrapper. Erwin Tomash's copy, though not identified as such. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 24017