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An Explanation of the Newtonian Philosophy, in Lectures Read to the Youth of the University of Leyden.

s'Gravesande, William-James · 1735

$650.00 (€589.74 | £492.00 | ¥103,797)

London W. Inny's and R. Manby 4th Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Netter, Frank H. [16], 435,[13] pp, 17 folding plates. Contemporary calf. Covers detached and worn but present, spine worn. Contents tanned and occasional light margin soil, endpapers and title page edge-da...

A Treatise of Mechanicks: or, The Science of the Effects of Powers, or Moving Forces, as Apply'd to Machines, Demonstrated from its first Principles

Watts, Thomas · 1717

$350.00 (€317.55 | £264.92 | ¥55,890)

London Printed for Edward Symon 2nd Edition 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 160pp, 4 folding plates. Full leather, blind-tooled decoration to boards, in contrasting shades, 5 raised bands and blind tooling to spine, maroon label gilt lettered. Corners worn, other light wear to cov...

Elements of Geometry; Containing the First Six Books of Euclid

Playfair, John · 1822

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Edinburgh & London Bell & Bradfute and Stirling & Slade and Longman, HUrst, Rees, Orme & Brown Sixt Edition, Enlarged 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 471pp. Full leather, leather spine label, gilt let4tering. Binding is heavily scuffed, free endpapers missing, former owner's name ...

A New Treatise on the Use of Globes, or, a Philosophical View of the Earth and Heavens

Keith, Thomas · 1819

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

New York Samuel Wood & Sons Third American Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 352pp. Full calf, 5 folding plates. Wear and scuffing to cover, spine label missing, pastedown endpapers not present, interestingly bookbinder's utility endpapers exposed, endpapers soiled and stain...

The Metric System and Interchange of Weights and Measures

Beach, D and Gibbens, E. A. · 1880

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

New York G.P. Putnam's Sons 1st Edition 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 62pp +6pp answer sheets laid-in. FIRST EDITION. Maroon boards, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Edges and spine lightly rubbed, spine slightly faded , interior is clean and unmarked, forme...

An Introduction to Mensuration and Practical Geometry to Which is Added A Treatise on Guaging(sic) by James Ryan

Bonnycastle, John · 1846

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Phildelphia Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall 288pp. Full leather, gilt lettering to spine. Very light wear, small ll abrasions to rear board, light foxing mainly to first and last few pages, binding is tight and sound. In this edition a curious error ...

The Life of Pasteur

Vallery-Radot, René · 1920

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York Doubleday, Page & Company 484p. Blue cloth. Fading mainly to spine, splitting to endpapers, contents age-toned. What's interesting about this volume, is the inscription on the front free endpaper : "Pasteur said: Study great men and worship them, little realizing t...

The Magic of Communication. A Tell-You-how Story.

Mills, John · 1935

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

American Telephone and Telegraph Company 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 36pp. Stapled stiff blue wraps. Spine rubbed, otherwise clean and sound. Traces the history of the telephone form Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 to 1935, when the pamphlet was published. Very Good

The Fireside University for Home Circle Study and Entertainment With Complete Indexes

McGovern, John · 1912

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Chicago Union Publishing House Revised Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall x+561+index. Brown cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to cover and spine, blind-stamping to covers, marbled edges, floral endpapers. Unusual to find this book in such clean and sound condition. The a...

The Meaning of Intelligence

Stoddard, George D. · 1959

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York The Macmillan Company 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 504pp. SIGNED. 10th printing. Green hardcover. Edges rubbed, spine sunned. Contents are sound. Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper. Books signed by Stoddard are uncommon. Very...