George Jeffery Books

Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851

Clifton Gloria · 1995

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Zwemmer Book measures 28.5x25.5.cm. xviii, 331pp, illustrated. Bound in original publishers maroon cloth, with gilt lettering. Very minor wear. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket lightly marked, worn. Jacket in good clean condition. Internally, previous own...

Engraved gems of the Greeks and the Etruscans. A history of greek art in miniature.

Richter Gisela M. A. · 1968

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Phaidon Book measures 33.5x24.5.cm. xii, 339pp, illustrated. Bound in original publishers cream cloth, with label on top board, title label on spine. 2 library stamps on outer page edges. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, faded, library pap...

Automata. A Historical and Technological Study. Translated by Alec Reid

Chapuis Alfred & Droz Edmond · 1958

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)

Neuchatel: Éditions du Griffon. B. T. Batsford Book measures 28x22.cm. 407,[5]pp, illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers red cloth, with gilt border, crest and lettering. Cloth has some very minor fading, wear to edge. Binding in very good clean firm condition. G...

Hey's Mineral Index Mineral Species Varieties and Synonyms

Clark A. M. · 1993

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

Chapman & Hall Book measures 30.5x21.5.cm. xi,848,[4]pp. Bound in original publishers illustrated laminated hardcover. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages very clean. A nice clean copy.F Third Edition London Very Good Plus Quarto

Gems and Jewels Their History, Geography, Chemistry, and Ana from the Earliest Ages Down to the Present Time

Barrera Madame De · 1860

£825.00 (€988.88 | $1,089.88 | ¥174,039)

Richard Bentley Book measures 19.5x13.cm. xxxii, 382pp. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, gilt tooling, leather title label, yellow endpapers. Calf rubbed, scuffed, wear on hinge joints, but boards holding. Generally binding in good clean co...

The Gem Cutter's Craft [ Inscribed Copy ]

Claremont Leopold · 1906

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

George Bell and Sons Gift inscription on free endpaper from the author. Book measures 24.5x18.5.cm. xv,[1],296pp, illustrated. Bound in original publishers green cloth, gilt design and lettering. Cloth rubbed, minor abrasion wear. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internal...

Monographie du Diamant.

Henri Jacobs & Nicolas Chatrian · 1880

£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.90 | ¥179,313)

Librairie universelle de Louis Legros J.Seppré Book measures 21x14.5.cm. [4],211,[1]pp, including half title, bound without the paper wrappers. Bound in period buckram backed, marble boards, flat bands, gilt lettering. Binding has some minor abrasion wear on edges. Binding in ...

A Tract on Crystallography Designed for the Use of Students in the University

Miller W. H. · 1863

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

Deighton, Bell and Co Book measures 22.5x15.cm. viii,86pp, [2]pp booklist.Bound in original publishers embossed brown cloth, with gilt title lettering on top board, yellow endpapers. Cloth very lightly rubbed, minor wear on head and tail of spine. Binding in very good clean co...

Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making. [ Inscribed Copy ]

Brock St. H. · 1922

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

Daniel O'connor Inscribed on title page '' to Sir Osbert Sitwell with the compliments of Alan St. H. Broke ''. Book measures 25.5x19.5.cm. xv,197pp, 36 plates. Bound in original publishers decorative yellow cloth. Some very minor wear, and fading, outer page edges dust, fox ma...

Institutionum Mathematicarum Libri Tres

Ernesto R. P. Vols · 1718

£1,500.00 (€1,797.96 | $1,981.59 | ¥316,435)

Augsburg: Daniel Walder, Book measures 21.5x17.cm. [10],322,[2],299,[1],337,[3], one plate within the text, other plates bound at end, 23, 42, 24, [ 89 plates ] possibly lacking the frontis, but probably the engraving within the text. Bound in period full calf, raised bands, ...

The Laws of Contrast in Colour and Their Application to the Arts of Painting, Decoration of Buildings, Mosaic Work, Tapestry and Carpet Weaving, Calico Printing, Bress, Paper Staining, Printing, Illumination, Landscape and Flower Gardening etc.

Chevreul M. E. [ John Spanton Translated By ] · 1858

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

G. Routledge & Co Book measures 6.5x11.cm. xv,237pp, [2]pp booklist, coloured frontis, 3 plates, 1 with a movable part. Bound in original publishers cloth, with blind satmped borders, gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, heavy fading, short split on bottom joint, lean on spin...

Fleta Minor. The Laws of Art and Nature, in Knowing, Judging, Assaying, Fining, Refining and Inlarging the Bodies of confin?d Metals. In Two Parts. The First contains Assays of Lazarus Erckern, Chief Prover (or Assay-Master General of the Empire of German

Pettus John · 1683

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

Printed for the Author By Thomas Dawks DEFECTIVE COPY. Book measures 35.5x23.cm. [44], 345, [89], 81-133, [1]. LACKING PORTRAIT, PAGES, 72 TO 76, AND 221,222, INCLUDING PLATES 9 AND 28. Bound in full modern leather, raised bands, leather title label. Leather scuffed, marked. B...

The Great Diamonds of the World. Their History and Romance. Collected fron the Official, Private and Other Sources, During Many Years of Correspondence and Inquiry. Edited and annotated by Joseph Hatton and A.H.Keane

Streeter Edwin W. · 1892

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

George Bell Book measures 23x15.5.cm. xxiii,[2],26-321pp, 9pp catalogue. Bound in original publishers green blind and gilt stamped cloth, gilt lettering, coloured endpapers. Cloth has minor wear, very slight lean on spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, page...

Precious Stones and Gems

Streeter Edwin W. · 1877

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Chapman & Hall Book measures 22x15.cm. ix,[2],12-264pp, 10 illustrations, most in colour. Bound in original publishers blue gilt cloth, black lines, gilt lettering, coloured endpapers. Cloth lightly rubbed, marked, abraion wear. Binding in good clean condition. Internally, en...

Manual of Mineralogy, Including Observations on Mines, Rocks, Reduction of Ores, and the Applications of the Science to the Arts

Dana James D. · 1853

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Trubner & Co Book measures 20x13.cm. xii,13-432pp. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, gilt tooling and lettering. Calf rubbed, scuffed. Generally binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, previous owners bookplate, minor spotting. Pag...

Chemical Essays [ Complete in 5 Volumes ]

Watson R. · 1793

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.76 | ¥32,698)

Printed for T. Evans Mixed editions, Volume 1, sixth, volume 2, sixth, volume 3, sixth, volume 4, fifth, volume 6, second. viii,[2],336pp, 368pp, 376pp, xviii,354,plus index, v,[3],375pp, one folding table. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards, gilt bands, le...

The Science of Gems, Jewels, Coins, and Medals, Ancient and Modern

Billing Archibald · 1867

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)

Bell & Daldy Book measures 23x16.cm. xi,221,[2]pp, 18 photographic plates; 1 lithographic plate. Bound in original publishers blue gilt cloth, full gilt edges, coloured endpapers. Cloth very lightly rubbed, minor abration wear. Binding in very good clean condition. Internally,...

Optice: sive de reflexionibus, refractionibus, inflexionibus et coloribus lucis, libri tres. Auctore Isaaco Newton, equite aurato. Latine reddidit Samuel Clarke, S. T. P.

Newton Isaac · 1740

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

Marci - Michaelis Bousquet DEFECTIVE COPY. Lacking portrait, , and last page, 329,330, lacking all of index. Book measures 24.5x20.cm. xxxii,328pp, 12 plates. Bound in full vellum. Lacking most of spine. Internally, some tanning, minor staining. Pages and plates in good condit...

Gassendi (Pierre) The Mirrour of True Nobility & Gentility. Being the Life of the Renowned Nicolaus Claudius Fabricius Lord of Peiresk, Senator of the Parliament at Aix,

Pierre Gassendi · 1657

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

Printed by J. Streater for Humphrey Moseley Book measures 17.5x11.cm. [20],296pp, [16]pp catalogue, [20],pp catalogue, engraved portrait. Bound in full calf. At some time the book has been rebacked, retaining most of the original spine, gilt border, raised bands, gilt tooling ...

Mundus Symbolicus Cologne 1694 [ Complete in 2 Volumes ]

Picinelli Filippo · 1976

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

Garland Publishing Edited by August Erath. Complete set in 2 volumes. Books measure 28x18.5.cm. Bound in original publishers black cloth, with gilt lettering. Very slight discolouration of the cloth, outer page edges have fox spotting. Both bindings in good clean firm conditio...