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AN ESSAY ON THE VENEREAL DISEASES Which have been confounded with SYPHILIS, And the Symptoms which exclusively arise from that Poison. Illustrated by drawings of the Cutaneous Eruptions of true Syphilis, and the resembling Diseases.

Carmichael, Richard. · 1814 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Dublin: Printed by James Cumming & Co. ... for Gilbert and Hodges, Dublin; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Browne, London 1814. 1st Ed. Sm. 4to. x + 237pp. + [i]. 4 linen backed tinted plates with explanatory leaves. Ex.-lib. with sm. ink stamp to pastedowns title page plat...

THE WORKS. Volume VI [only of 6].

Boyle, Robert. · 1999 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Thoemmes Press 1999. Facsimile Reprint of 1772 Ed. Thick 4to. [iv] + title page + 796pp. + Index. Vignette title page. Lower leading corner of edges of leaves lightly waterstained but not intruding internally, otherwise very good in original gilt lettered dark red cloth with b...

THE WORKS. Volume IV [only of 6].

Boyle, Robert. · 1999 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Thoemmes Press 1999. Facsimile Reprint of 1772 Ed. Thick 4to. [iv] + title page + 821pp. + [iii]. Vignette title page. Lower leading corner of edges of leaves lightly waterstained but not intruding internally, otherwise very good in original gilt lettered dark red cloth with b...

THE WORKS. Volume III [only of 6].

Boyle, Robert. · 1999 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Thoemmes Press 1999. Facsimile Reprint of 1772 Ed. Thick 4to. [iv] + title page + 803pp. + [i]. Vignette title page. Very good in original gilt lettered dark red cloth with blue title patch to spine.

THE WORKS. Volume I [only of 6]. With a new Introduction by Peter Alexander.

Boyle, Robert. · 1999 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Thoemmes Press 1999. Facsimile Reprint of 1772 Ed. Thick 4to. [xiv] + title page + ccxxxviii + 799pp. + [i]. Port. frontis., vignette title page. Very good in original gilt lettered dark red cloth with blue title patch to spine.

LE MAISTRE EN CHIRURGIE, OU L’ABREGE’ COMPLET DE LA CHIRURGIE. Par Demandes & par Résponses, en la maniere qu’on interroge les Aspirans à Sainte Cosme par L. Verduc. Nouvelle Edition augmentée d’un Dictionnaire Etymologique des mots dérivez du Grec, qui sont en usage dans la Chirurgie.

Chauliac, Guy de. · 1735 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Paris: De l’Imprim. de la Veuve d’Houry ... 1735. New Ed. Sm. 8vo. [xii] + 558pp. + (573-574). Some dec. head and tail pieces and initial letters. French text. Lower edge of most leaves lightly waterstained, some sporadic light spotting, upper leading corner of p.341-2 creased...

THE AGE OF THE EARTH and other Geological Studies.

Sollas, W.J. · 1905 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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T. Fisher Unwin 1905. 1st Ed. xvi + 328pp. + [viii] publ. adverts. Frontis., 98 ills. F.e.ps. lightly browned, Some very light marginal browning, contemporary ownership inscription, sl. shaken, original gilt lettered dark blue cloth, minor rubbing to extremities, lower edge of...

EARTH FEATURES and Their Meaning. An Introduction to Geology For the Student and the General Reader.

Hobbs, William Herbert. · 1919 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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NY Macmillan Co. 1919. Reprint. xxxix + 506pp. + [vi]. 493 figures, 24 plates. Light browning, original gilt lettered green cloth, spine bumped, gilt armorial shields stamped to boards, spine sl. faded and bumped. First published 1912.From the Library and with the signature ...

SILURIA. The History of the Oldest Fossiliferous Rocks and Their Foundations; With a Brief Sketch of the Distribution of Gold Over the Earth.

Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey. · 1859 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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John Murray 1859. 3rd Edition (Including “The Silurian System,”). Thick 8vo. xix + [i] + 592pp. Chromolitho. frontis. and 41 litho. plates including 7 double page (with some waterstaining) with letterpress leaves, folding map, 1 section plate, numerous ills., [lacking colour f...

THE QUATERNARY ICE AGE.

Wright, W.B. · 1914 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Macmillan and Co. 1914. 1st Ed. xxiv + 464pp. 155 figures, 23 plates. Light browning, original gilt lettered blue cloth, upper leading corner sl. bumped, gilt armorial shield stamped onto boards, spine sl. faded and bumped. From the Library and with the signature of Henry Pr...

NUCLEAR REACTOR CONTAINMENT BUILDINGS AND PRESSURE VESSELS. Proceedings of a Symposium organized by the Department of Mechanical, Civil, and Chemical Engineering of the Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow, 17th to 20th May, 1960.

Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow. · 1960 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Butterworths 1960. 1st Ed. viii + 572pp. Numerous figures, charts, diagrams, photos. etc. throughout. F.e.ps. sl. browned, good in rubbed and chipped d/w. spotted to verso and lightly browned to spine. ‘22 papers and discussions devoted to the analysis, design, construction a...

THE STORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF BERKELEY NUCLEAR POWER STATION. Built for the Central Electricity Board by A.E.I. ...

Hall, John. · 1963 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Leonard Hill (Books) Limited 1963. 1st UK Ed. Slim Royal 8vo. [xvi] + 84pp. + [viii] adverts. Sl. soiled and rubbed original black & white illus. boards, some minor spotting along top edge, upper board sl. warped, spine browned.

PROPERTIES OF REACTOR MATERIALS AND THE EFFECTS OF RADIATION DAMAGE. Proceedings of the International Conference held at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England from 30th May to 2nd June, 1961.

Littler, D.J. (Editor). · 1962 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Butterworths 1962. 1st Ed. [xvi] + 562pp. Profusely illus. with photos., drawings, charts, graphs etc. F.e.ps. browned, original gilt lettered blue cloth. Central Electricity Generating Board, Berkele Nuclear Laboratories.

WESTERN ASTROLABES [With] EASTERN ASTROLABES. Edited by Bruce Chandler. With an Introduction by Sara Schechner Genuth.

Webster, Roderick and Marjorie with Pingree, David. · 1998 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Chicago 1998-2009. 1st Ed. 2 vols. 4to. [xiv] + 179pp. + [iii] + [xxii] + 268pp. Profusely illus. throughout, mainly from photos. Good in d/ws. sl. faded at head of spines. Historica Scientific Instruments of the Adler Planetarium & Astro...

A HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY. Assisted by E. Jaffé, R.H.G. Thomson and J.M. Donaldson. Volume I [only]: From Early Times to Fall of Ancient Empires.

Singer, Charles; Holmyard, E.J. and Hall, A.R. (Editors). · 1979 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Clarendon, Oxford 1979. Reprint. Royal 8vo. [lvi] + 827pp. + [i]. Frontis., 570 figures, 8 maps, 36 b/w. plates and 10 tables. From the Library of Dr James Bynon, head and tail of spine sl. bumped, in price clipped d/w. very lightly faded to spine.

A HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY. Assisted by Y. Peel and J.R. Petty. Volume III [only]: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution c.1500 - c.1750.

Singer, Charles; Holmyard, E.J.; Hall, A.R. and Williams, Trevor I. (Editors). · 1979 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Clarendon Press, Oxford 1979. Reprint. Royal 8vo. [xxxviii] + 766pp. Frontis., 426 figures, 32 b/w. plates. From the Library of Dr James Bynon, good in d/w. very lightly faded and sl. chipped to spine.

PHYSIOGNOMY: or the Corresponding Analogy between the Conformation of the Features, and the Ruling Passions of the Mind: Translated from the Original Work of ..., by Samuel Shaw.

Lavater, J.C. · 1800 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Printed for H.D. Symonds N.d. c.[1800]. Sm. 8vo. Title page + [viii] + 280pp. (A-[A4] + [B]-[Aa6]). Port. frontis., vignette title page, 4 plates. Plates browned, loss to fore edge of plate 4, some light marginal browning, edges of last page browned, title page and preface bro...

THE DIRECTION OF HAIR IN ANIMALS AND MAN.

Kidd, Walter. · 1903 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Adam and Charles Black 1903. 1st Ed. xii + 154pp. 33 figures. Light age toning, from the library of Dr James Bynon, original gilt lettered black cloth, stain to lower portion of lower board. Scarce.Walter Aubrey Kidd (1852–1929) British physician and medical and zoological a...

THE THEORY OF INBREEDING.

Fisher, Ronald A. · 1949 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Oliver and Boyd 1949. 1st Ed. viii + 120pp. Age toning, browned and sl. chipped d/w. repaired to verso.

THE CONQUEST OF DISEASE.

Krok, Morris. · 1961 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Essence of Health ... Durban 1961. Sm. thin 8vo. [viii] + 85pp. Portrait. Age toning, chipped and faded d/w.