A Family Herbal: Or Familiar Account of the Medical Properties of British and Foreign Plants Also Their Uses in Dying, and the Various Arts, Arranged According to the Linnaean System de Thornton, Robert John - 1814

France, 1749. In French and Latin. Volume IX (nine) only. A rare book "with approval and privilege of the King." The French Revolution and the persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in France in the 1790s makes this a truly rare volume to have survived as many churches were looted and damaged and clergy persecuted, imprisoned and executed. From title page: "La Sainte Bible en Latin et an Francois, avec des notes litterales, critiques et historiques, des prefaces et des dissertations, tirees du Commentaire de Dom Augustin Calmet, Abbe de Senones, de M. l'Abbe de Vence, & des Aureurs les plus celebres; pour faciliter l'intelligence de l'Ecriture Sainte. Ouvrage enrichi de Cartes Geographiques & de Figures. Tome Neuvieme. A Paris, Rue S. Jacques, Chez: Gabriel Martin, a l;etoile; J.B. Coignard & Ant. Boudet, a la Bible d'or; Pierre-Jean Mariette, aux Colomnes d'Hercule; Hippolyte-Louis Guerin, a S. Thomas d'Aquin. M.Dcc. XLIX. Avec… Leer más

Department of Physics, Columbia University, 1951. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. This is a unique collection of 95 article reprints, covering the wok done in the field of molecular and atomic beams in the United States from 1930 to the end of 1950. It is not all-inclusive, so all articles on the subject are not included. Please contact me with any specific inquiries about specific articles. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 753 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Previous owner's inscription on endpapers. Light shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Science & Technology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001290. . Additional shipping charges may apply.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913 Book. Fair. Hardcover. xix, [i], 413, [1] pages + frontispiece and 10 pages of facsimile of the manuscript of The hound of heaven. Numbered 58 of the 100 copies signed by the publishers and with the artist's signature in pencil below the frontispiece. Tissue interleaving to the frontispiece is creased. End papers browned. Full leather binding which is browned and stained. Page edges are untrimmed. Upper edges of the text block stained..

Both book and dust jacket are in nearly perfect condition. The book inside the front cover is slightly discolored. Please see photos. This is also the case inside the rear cover. I think it is something to do with the glue that was used.

LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN! This is the FlatSigned Press leather-bound edition especially created for Buzz Aldrin. This copy is still SEALED in the publisher's shrinkwrap, so obviously brand new. Includes ironclad COA from publisher. Simply a gorgeous gift-worthy book in every respect. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; international buyers please request a shipping quote before purchase. Signed by author.

Department of Physics, Columbia University, 1951. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. This is a unique collection of 95 article reprints, covering the wok done in the field of molecular and atomic beams in the United States from 1930 to the end of 1950. It is not all-inclusive, so all articles on the subject are not included. Please contact me with any specific inquiries about specific articles. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 753 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Previous owner's inscription on endpapers. Light shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Science & Technology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001290. . Additional shipping charges may apply.

Privately Printed, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. 1931 University of Wyoming doctoral thesis submitted by Joseph Conrad Twinem pertaining to the genesis of the geological development of the lithosphere of southeastern Wyoming. Includes discussions of dozens of formations and numerous skillfully executed watercolors of cross-sections of formations, etc. Of special interest are four large watercolors, two of them 3-panel fold outs, of Wyoming landscapes, and one of the Rock Creek oil fields. Also includes 36 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" original, unique photos inserted in corner mounts - views of Wyoming camp facilities, canyons, mountains, striking geological features, Independence Rock, gold mining operations, the Pathfinder Dam, Parco, Wyoming (street view), oil distillers, a Snow Range sericite mine and much more. No exaggeration; this thesis is a work of art and unique. Notably, Twinem was the former Maine State Geologist, also an accomplished petroleum engineer and geologist. Bound in burgundy cloth… Leer más

Zurich: Bey Orell, Gessner, Fussli und Compagnie, 1796 Book. Good. Hardcover. 342, [2] pages + map. In old half leather binding, some wear and damage to edges. Modern ink owner's name to the front pastedown. Pages browned throughout. Underlining in red and blue crayon throughout, more so to the first half of the volume. German translation of the first 12 letters by Forster. The second part of the letters was apparently published in English in 1798 and in German in 1800..

Both book and dust jacket are in nearly perfect condition. The book inside the front cover is slightly discolored. Please see photos. This is also the case inside the rear cover. I think it is something to do with the glue that was used.

LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN! This is the FlatSigned Press leather-bound edition especially created for Buzz Aldrin. This copy is still SEALED in the publisher's shrinkwrap, so obviously brand new. Includes ironclad COA from publisher. Simply a gorgeous gift-worthy book in every respect. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; international buyers please request a shipping quote before purchase. Signed by author.