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Paris, Gauthiers-Villars, 1912, first edition. 461 pp. report of the first Solvay Conference under the theme 'Radiation and Quanta', under the chairman Hendrik Anton Lorentz; ocntributions by Max Plankc, Albert Einstein, Walter Nernst, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Paul Langevin and others; this was the start of the most exciting period in the development of modern physics; original paperbound edition rebound in halfleather with gold decoration (original cover conserved); very good conditon (perfect binding, interior clean, no annotations, no stamps)

Amsterdam, Maas & Van Suchtelen, 1907, first edition. 183 pp. the Dutch mathematician Brouwer reacted vigorously to the debate between Russell and Poincaré on the logical foundations of mathematics; this was expressed in the doctorate thesis; Bouwer is the founder of intuitionism in mathematics; VG condition;

Tilburg, BNA Midden Brabant, 1996. 48 pp., num ills beschrijving van 19 verbouwing van 19 architecten; VG condition

London, W. Innes / T. Longman / T. Shewell / C. Hitch, 1747,. (4)+lxxv+475, (2)+389+(33) pp., with 127 fold. engr. plates English translation of 'Physices Elementa Mathematica, Experimentis Confirmata', first published in Leiden in 1720, and translated into English by Desaguliers in the same year; this is Gravesande's magnum opus: in it, he laid the foundations for the teaching of Newtonian mechanics through experimental demonstrations; this is the sixth and finest edition ('greatly improved by the author'); very good condition (skilfully repaired spines, clean, no stamps or annotations, label of Luton Library on back of front board)

Leipzig, Verlag von Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1896/1898, first editions. viii+204, x+265 pp. first edition of this famous work in classical physics; two parts in one volume; fine binding in very good conditon (minor traces of use at edges; interior clean, no stamps or annotations; clearly almost unused)

Amsterdam, Pieter Meijer, 1765, derde druk, in veelerlei opzigten verbeterd. (24), 443, (21) pp., engraved title-vignette, 26 folded plates RARE THIRD EDITION; including a map of the moon, a worldmap and plates depicting animals and pysical apparatus; good condition (small stamp on endpaper, binding sl worn, interior clean, no foxing)

Leipzig, Verlag von B.G. Teubner, 1906. 189 pp. the present work is the second of Lorentz's two major expositions on his electron theory of matter. . . ; it contains his equation for the Lorentz force connecting the continuous electric field with discrete electricity, and investigates the problem of the effects of the earth's motion through the stationary, immaterial luminiferous ether postulated in classical physics; very good condition (almost unused, binding without fading; interior clean, no annotations or stamps, except for the name of previous owner in ink on title page); VERY RARE

London, Macillan, 1913, firdt edition. viii+263 pp. first book by famous economist Keynes (King's College London); between 1906 and 1908, Keynes served as a civil servant with the India Office in Whitehall; while he did not find the work to his liking it did contribute to his first published book on economics; very good condition (tilte on spine sl. faded but readable; two wormholes on left side of front endpaper and french titlepage not affecting text; clean, no annotations or stamps)

Leiden, J.A. Langerak and J. and H. Verbeek, 1743, 1st Dutch edition, 2 parts in 1 vol (all publ.). lxxxviii, 386 pp., 44 folded engraved plates rare first Dutch edition of Pysices Elementa Mathrematica of which only the first volume was published; good condition (minor foxing on first and last pages, almost unused, ample margins)

London, Printed for J. Rivington and Sons, et al., 1778. 6 p.l., xlii, [2], 575; 3 p.l., 658; 6 p.l., 681, [74] index; xx, [2], 529; vii, 604. pp, 5 frontispiece portraits, titlepage in red and black complete set in overall very good condition: corners sl. bumped and edges with mild wear; interior clean: no foxing, no annotations, no stamps (almost unused); pictures on request; extra postage charge for weight

London, Nature Publishing Group, 2002. more than 15.000 pp., ills. this encyclopedia covers all aspects of life sciences: biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology and evolution, genetics, molecular bilogy, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience, topics in clinical medicine; exhaustive references; including volume with indexes and glossary; LIKE NEW condition (unused); cost of shipment to be negotiated

Amsterdam, Petrus Schouten, 1763. (24)+868+177+(69) pp., frontispiece engraved frontispiece, 1 folded plate, parallel Greek text and Latin translation and annotations; large folded engraving after p. 166; very good condition (minor damage at binding, interior perfect and clean); bound with: Appendix ad Herodotum, excerpta conplectens (Thomas Galeus, Jacobus Gronovius)

Antverpiae [Antwerpen], Ex Officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti [Plantijn Moretus], 1652, edition quarta. (13)+xxxvi+911 pp. highly praised edition with commentary by Lipsius; fine typography, woodcut initials, 2 plates by C. Galle after Rubens (portrait and Seneca dying in his bath); good condition (boards with moderate wear at edges; tight binding, clean, no annotations, 2 exlibris)

Amsterdam, Gerrit van Goedesbergh, 1660. 500 pp. (of 544), many geometrical drawings Frans van Schooten, hoogleraar wiskunde in Leiden, was leermeester van Christiaan Huygens; het tractaat van Huygens over het dobbelspel is (met aanbiedingsbrief aan Van Schooten) in dit boek opgenomen; de op de titelpagina vermelde verhandeling over het Perspectief ontbreekt; redelijke conditie (rug ligt los, boekblok zonder slijtage, titelpagina beschadigd en vakkundig gerestaureerd; zonder aantekeningen; boekblok afgesneden met behoud van ruime marges; bibliotheekstempel op voorplat en laatste pagina); ZELDZAAM; foto's op aanvraag

London, Macmillan Press Scientific & Medical, 1991. more than 4.000 pages, richly illustrated series of 17 volumes (no. 7 missing) covering all aspects of the subject; optics, instrumentation, evolution of the eye, neuroanatomy, colour perception, binocular vision, visual dyslexia, pattern recognition, etc.; LIKE NEW condition

London, William Lee / George Sawbridge and other booksellers, 1670. (16)+215+(20)+(8)+64+(219-228)+31 pp. Collection of Bacon's writings: (1) Sylva sylvarum; (2) Life & Death; (3) Metals & Minerals; (4) New Atlantis; good condition (binding with moderate wear at edges; interior very good, and clean, without annotations)

Berlin, Klinkhardt & Bierman, 1930. 11 text pages, 60 photographic plates first issue of photogaphy journal in the Bauhaus school (only 2 issues of the projected 8 were published); edited by Jan Tschichold; G/VG condition (cover rubbed, spine damaged but complete, tight binding, interior VG)

Paris, Delpire Éditeur, 1964, first edition. 184 pp., ca. 250 b/w photographic ills, many fullpage famous and magnificent photobook of street life in Tokyo; cermonies, casino's, sports, prostitutes; text in french; printed in Japan; Nikon photography; VG condition (minor scratches at top and bottom of spine)

Berlin, Klinkhardt & Bierman, 1930. 11 text pages, 60 photographic plates first issue of photography journal in the Bauhaus school (only 2 issues of the projected 8 were published); edited by Jan Tschichold; G/VG condition (cover sl rubbed, spine a bit cracked but complete, tight binding, interior VG)

Amsterdam, KNAW / C.G. van der Post, 1878. 112 pp. ZEER ZELDZAME baanbrekende publicatie van Lorentz die de basis vormt voor de latere electronentheorie; hierin wordt de zgn. Lorentz-Lorenz vergelijking afgeleid die de relatie tussen de dichtheid van een stof en de brekingsindex weergeeft; goede conditie (voorplat los, rug ontbreekt, binnenwerk gaaf en schoon, niet opengesneden dus ongebruikt)