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BARTHOLIN, Caspar. Caspari Bartholini Thom. F. Specimen philosophiae naturalis, Praecipua Physices Capita exponens... Oxoniae [i.e. Oxford]. Typis Leon. Lichfield, Impensis Henr. Clements, 1703. 12mo. [12], 164, [4], 23pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-tooled sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities marked and worn, loss to head and foot of spine and lettering-piece. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 19418

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[FONTENELLE, Bernard Le Bovier de]. A plurality of Worlds. Written in French by the Author of the Dialogues of the Dead. Translated into English by Mr. glanvill. London. Printed, for R. Bently, 1695. Second edition. 12mo. [12], 152pp. Without initial two blank leaves. Contemporary blind-tooled mottled calf. Lightly rubbed and marked, some loss to head of spine. Without pastedowns, later armorial bookplate of John Jones of Llanarth Court, Monmouthshire to verso of upper board, small worm-track to foot of text-block, touching text in places. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26436

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NASMYTH, James. CARPENTER, James.. The moon: considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite.. London. John Murray, 1885. Third edition. 8vo. [3], xv, 213pp, [5]. With a photographic woodburytype frontispiece depicting the surface of the moon and a further 26 engraved and photographic plates used to illustrate geographical concepts. Contemporary gilt-tooled blue decorative cloth with a depiction of the lunar surface to upper board, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, some loss to head and foot of dulled spine. Partially erased library ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33455

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SOMERSET, [Edward Adolphus Seymour] Duke of. Alternate circles and their connexion with the ellipse.. London. Printed by Richard Clay, 1850. First edition. 8vo. [4], 71pp, [52]. Bound by Hering in contemporary gilt-tooled turquoise calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Marbled edges. . Lightly rubbed and marked, light wear to joints. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, and associated shelf-label to FEP, bookplate of the Turner Collection, The Library, University of Keele to FFEP. Light scattered spotting throughout. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 33470

GALTON, Francis. Finger prints. London. Macmillan and Co., 1892. First edition. xvi, 216pp. With a half-title and 16 plates.

[Together with:] GALTON, Francis. Supplementary chapter to 'finger prints' decipherment of blurred finger prints. London. Macmillan and Co., 1893. First edition. [2], 18pp. With 16 plates.

[And:] GALTON, Francis. Fingerprint directories. London. Macmillan and Co., 1895. First edition. [8], 127pp, [1]. With a half-tile and nine plates.

[And:] GALTON, Francis. Hereditary genius an inquiry into its laws ... More > £ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 32941

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TOPHAM, Rev. Jon. An epitome of chemistry; wherein the principles of the science are illustrated in one hundred beautiful entertaining, and instructive experiments... Worcester. T. Eaton, 1822. First edition. 12mo. [6], 10-131pp, [3]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's printed buff paper boards. Heavily rubbed, marked, spine cracked, joints starting. Scattered spotting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29734

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[BABBAGE, Charles]. Annual report of the board of regents of the smithsonian institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the institution, for the year 1856. And the proceedings of the board up to january 28, 1857. Washington. A. O. P. Nicholson, 1857. First edition. 8vo. 467pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Rubbed, heavily marked and sunned. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22390

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BOWMAN, John. An introduction to practical chemistry, including analysis. London. John Churchill, 1858. Third edition. 8vo. xvi, 288pp. With numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Handsome contemporary prize binding, richly gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, supralibros of Queen's College, Belfast to both boards, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, prize plate to FEP, occasional pencilled annotations, scattered spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21113

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PROCTOR, Richard A. Myths and marvels of astronomy. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903. New impression. 8vo. vi, [2], 305pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Handsomely contemporary prize binding, gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, lettered in gilt to upper board: 'Friern Barnet Grammar School', marbled edges. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, inked prize inscription to front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32930

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[ROYAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY]. [A manuscript memorial volume]. [London?]. [s.n.], [1951]. Large quarto. Manuscript on paper. 963 autographs pasted on 64 leaves. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-stamped red morocco, decorative endpapers, housed in custom red cloth clamshell case. Clean and crisp. Case rubbed and marked. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 30440

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WOOD, James. The principles of mechanics: designed for the use of students in the university. Cambridge. Printed by J. Smith, 1824. Seventh edition. 8vo. [4], 211pp, [1]. Contemporary green cloth, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed and marked, heavily sunned. Scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32453

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LAMBERT, Johann Heinrich. Zusatze zu den Logarithmischen und Trigonometrischen Tabellen zur Erleichterung und Abkurzung der bey Anwendung der Mathematik vorfallenden Berechnungen. Berlin. Haude und Spener, 1770. First edition. 12mo. [4], 210pp. Printed in black letter. Modern buff paper boards, lettered in black to spine. Leaves browned and spotted. Book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 22503

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LAVOISIER, Antoine Laurent. Extraits des mémoires de lavoisier concernant la météorologie et l'aéronautique. Paris. Étienne Chiron, [1926]. L'Office National Météorologique. Large 8ov. [4], 229, [2]pp. With portrait frontispiece. Original publishers cream card wrappers lettered red and black. All edged untrimmed, top edge unopened. Wrappers a little stained and marked, lightly toned throughout. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 30761

PASTEUR, L[ouis]. Etudes sur la biere, ses maladies, causes qui les provoquent, procede pour la rendre inalterable, avec une theorie nouvelle de la fermentation. Paris. Gauthier-Villars, 1876. First edition. 8vo. viii, 387, [1], 4pp. With a half-title, 12 engraved plates, 85 illustrations in the text, and two terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's printed orange wrappers. Extremities rubbed and creased, shipping to spine, some loss to upper panel. Offsetting. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24385

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CARPENTER, William B. The microscope and its revelations. 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

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[RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY]. Heat: its sources, influence, and results. London. The Religious Tract Society, 1841. First edition. 8vo. [4], 196pp. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 15 engraved plates, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and bumped. Ticket of E. & F. N. Spon of London to FEP, near contemporary inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP, spotting to plates. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 29776

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WARD, John. A compendium of algebra: containing Plain, Easy, and Concise rules in that Mysterious Science... London. Printed for Dan. Browne Junr., 1724. Second edition, carefully corrected. 8vo. xi, [1], 220pp. Contemporary panelled calf. A trifle rubbed, lightly marked. Near contemporary inked ownership inscription of John Gribble to FFEP. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29086

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COTES, Roger. Hydrostatical and pneumatical lectures... Cambridge. Printed by J. Bentham Printer to the University, for W. Thurlbourn, 1747. Second edition. 8vo. [18], 273 [i.e. 289]pp, [11]. With five engraved folding plates and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary calf, recently rebacked, black morocco lettering-piece. Boards worn and marked. Hinges exposed, armorial bookplate of agricultural reformer Arthur Young (1741-1820) to FEP, head of title page shaved, scattered spotting. Ink-stamps of the Royal Agricultural Society of England to verso of title page and final page of index. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 28328

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COLBURN, Zerah. A memoir of zerah colburn; written by himself. Containing an account of the first discovery of his remarkable powers...with his peculiar methods of calculation. 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

FONTENELLE, Monsieur [Bernard Le Bovier de]. The lives of the French, Italian, and German Philosophers. Late members of the Royal Academy of Science in Paris. Together with abstracts Of some of the Choicest Pieces, communicated by them to that Illustrious Society. To which is added, The preface of the Ingenious Monsieur Fontenelle, Secretary and Author of the History of the said Academy. London. Printed for W. Innys, 1717. First edition. 8vo. [16], xxxv, [1], 123, 122-441, 552, 455- 464pp, [4]. With two terminal advertisement leaves. Contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-panelled polished calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, small shelf-label to head of spine. A trifle rubbed, slightly chipped at head, else a fine copy. The Macclesfield copy, with the armorial 'North Library' bookplate (shelf-mark 45.C.29) and typical armorial blind- stamps to title page and first two leaves of text, ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19580