London.
Dulau & Co., 1863.
First offprint edition.
Quarto.
385-405pp, [1]. With engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's tan paper wraps, title in pencil to upper cover. Some soiling to extremities, slight loss and chipping to wrap edges. Occasional spots of dust-soiling. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 13324
Te Amsterdam.
Lodewijk van Es, 1827.
First edition.
8vo.
[2], 38pp. Uncut in original publisher's plain green paper wraps. Author and publication date in manuscript to upper wrap, slight wear and soiling. Occasional spots of foxing, ink -stamps of the Royal Meteorological Society to upper wrap and title. Ink inscription to head of title (Presentation?) More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 13430
[s.i.].
[s.n.], [1871].
First offprint edition.
8vo.
3pp, [1]. With an engraved folding plate illustrating the rain-gauge in question. Unbound. All leaves creased and foxed. Ink correction to text of p.[1], with ink-stamp of the Royal Meteorological Society and presentation inscription; 'from the author' to head of same. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 13420
[London].
[s.n.], [1874].
First offprint edition.
Quarto.
183-244pp. With three engraved plates. Original publisher's plain green paper wraps. Title in manuscript to upper wrap, slight dust-soiling and some creasing to extremities. Occasional creasing to leaves. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 13426
Liege.
Imprimerie H. Vaillant-Carmanne, 1903.
First edition.
8vo.
7pp, [1]. Original publisher's printed green wrappers. Loss, short tears, and some marking to extremities. A trifle dusty internally. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of of upper cover. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 21334
London.
Dulau & Co., [1899].
First offprint edition.
8vo.
[1], 260-270pp. Stitched, as issued, in original publisher's printed tan wrappers. Extremities a trifle dust-soiled. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of upper cover: 'With the author's compliments'. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 21318
London.
Printed for the Author; and sold by M. Lewis...and J. Mathews, 1774.
First edition.
12mo.
34pp, [2]. With a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Disbound. Manuscript shelf-mark to head of title page, some spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 21404
[Paris].
[Gauthier-Villars], [1895].
First offprint edition.
Quarto.
4pp. Original publisher's drab wrappers, recent printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities sunned. Leaves toned. Presentation copy, author's rubber stamp signature to upper wrapper. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 25290
Manchester.
Printed & published by S. Johnson, & Son, 1843.
New edition.
16mo.
viii, 536pp. With 200 woodcuts in the text. Later half-calf, brown buckram boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt, all edges red. Lightly rubbed. Bookplate of C. W. Blunden to FEP, scattered foxing. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 25161
Springfield [Massachusetts].
Published by G. and C. Merriam, 1833.
First edition.
12mo.
vii, [2], 10-104 [i.e. 204]pp. Without frontispiece. Contemporary speckled sheep, ruled and lettered in gilt. Housed in recent custom cloth clamshell case. Rubbed, corners bumped. Recent book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, scattered spotting. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 28961
London.
John Churchill, 1857.
Second edition.
8vo.
719pp, [1]. With 370 woodcut illustrations in the text. Original publisher's brown cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Lightly rubbed, marked, and bumped. Hinges exposed, near contemporary ink gift inscription to recto of FFEP. More >
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref. 30627
Napoli [i.e. Naples].
Da' Torchi del Tramater, 1830.
8vo.
xxv, 242pp. With two engraved folding plates. Contemporary black calf backed marbled boards, gilt. Extremities a trifle rubbed. Leaves foxed throughout. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 12272
Manchester.
Printed by Spottiswoode and Co., 1887.
First edition.
8vo.
27pp. [Bound with:] Address to the mathematical and physical section of the British Association, by Sir Robert S. Ball..., Manchester, Printed by Spottiswoode and Co., 1887. 11pp. [And:] Address to the chemical section of the British Association. By Edward Schuch..., Manchester, Printed by Spottiswoode and Co., 1887. 12pp. [And:] Address to the geological section of the British Association, by Henry Woodward...,Manchester, Printed by Spottiswoode and ... More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 12906
London.
Printed by Richard Taylor, 1832.
Quarto.
[2], 20pp. With four plates of barometrical readings. Stitched as issued. Some slight marginal chipping, occasional spots of light foxing, ink stamp of the Meteorological Society to title. Presentation copy, inscribed in ink to head of title; 'E. W. Brayley, Junior, Esq. With the author's kind regards', being Edward William Brayley (1801/02-1870), lecturer on science and Fellow of the Royal Society. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 13330
London.
Printed for F. Wingrave, 1801.
Eleventh edition.
12mo.
[5], 124 [i.e. 248pp]. Parallel French and English texts with duplicate pagination. Contemporary tooled calf. Rubbed with three small holes to spine, somewhat soiled. Contemporary ink inscription to FEP, later pencil inscription to recto of FFEP. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 11827
London.
Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1861.
First edition.
52pp. With an engraved frontispiece and 21 hand-coloured plates (three folding).
[Bound with:] Table for the reduction of the meteorological observations taken at the stations of the royal engineers. London, Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1861. 34pp. With two folding tables, one of which hand-coloured.
8vo. Original publisher's green cloth recently rebacked, lettered in gilt. Some rubbing to boards, corners bumped. Foxed ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 12101
[Bound with:] Table for the reduction of the meteorological observations taken at the stations of the royal engineers. London, Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1861. 34pp. With two folding tables, one of which hand-coloured.
8vo. Original publisher's green cloth recently rebacked, lettered in gilt. Some rubbing to boards, corners bumped. Foxed ... More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 12101
[s.n.].
1861.
Quarto.
44ff. Manuscript on paper. Victorian melange paper backed marbled boards. Inscribed to FEP 'Joseph White's Book, July 15th 1861'. Amongst a wealth of purely numerical calculations under the headings 'Simple Rules' and 'Compound Rules', some 16 pages of problems are solved. Examples include: 'A man born in the year 1750 when will be 21 years of age', 'There are two numbers the least whereof is ... More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 9162
London.
Printed by Taylor and Francis, 1899.
First offprint edition.
8vo.
[1], 382-412pp. With two folding plates. Original publisher's printed salmon wrappers. Extremities a trifle dust-soiled. Internally clean and crisp. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of upper cover: 'With the author's compliments'. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 21317
Brooklyn.
Printed by Pray and Bowen, 1814.
12mo.
vi, 4, 194pp. Contemporary calf boards, recently rebacked. Boards worn and marked. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, leaves browned and damp-stained, occasional ink-spots. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 22534
Paris.
Gauthier-Villars, 1905.
Seconde édition [i.e. second edition].
vi, [2]. 228pp. Original publisher's limp brown cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed and a trifle marked. Ink-stamps of Parisian booksellers M. Martin and C. Hauet to FFEP, half-title and title page, leaves browned, one leaf detached. More >
£ 100.00
Antiquates Ref. 23751