The Laboratory; or School of Arts: in which are Faithfully Exhibited, and fully Explained, A variety of curious and valuable Experiments in Refining, Calcining, Melting, Assaying, Casting, Alloying, and Toughening of Gold; with several other Curiosities relating to Gold and Silver. Choice secrets for Jewellers in the Management of Gold; in Enamelling, and the Preparation of Enamel Colours, with the Art of Copying… Read More
Apollo Original Embleme. NASA Original Emblem. Erinnerungen an der heroischen Anfang der Raumfahrtgeschichte by Stanek, Bruno - nd [c.1975]
by Stanek, Bruno
Apollo Original Embleme. NASA Original Emblem. Erinnerungen an der heroischen Anfang der Raumfahrtgeschichte
by Stanek, Bruno
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Herausgegeben von Arthur Schmid. Romanshorn. Switzerland. Quarto. Hard covered arch file, printed in silver, pvc sleeve inserts for each page. 38pp. 14 tipped in photos. 17 embroidered unbacked original mission emblems tipped in: NASA, Apollo 1, 7-17; Skylab I-III, Apollo-Sojus, plus the NASA original embroidered emblem. Foreword by Dr. Bruno Stanek, with descriptions to each emblem in German. Unterschriften der ersten sieben Astronauten reproduced. All in fine condition.
Dr Bruno Stanek (1943 - ) Mathematician, TV presenter and space travel expert. Swiss technical commentator on the Apollo programme.
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- Keywords NASA, Apollo, Space Exploration, Skylab, Moon Landing,
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The Laboratory; or School of Arts
by Smith, G[odfrey]
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The Laboratory; or School of Arts: in which are Faithfully Exhibited, and fully Explained, A variety of curious and valuable Experiments in Refining, Calcining, Melting, Assaying, Casting, Alloying, and Toughening of Gold; with several other Curiosities relating to Gold and Silver. Choice secrets for Jewellers in the Management of Gold; in Enamelling, and the Preparation of Enamel Colours, with the Art of Copying… Read More
Oeuvres choisies de Madame Deshoulieres, ornees des figures gravees par les soins des citoyens Ponce et Regnault
by Deshoulieres, Madame [Antoinette du Ligier de la Garde]
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Bookplate of Lord Stanley of Alderley. John Thomas Stanley (1766-1850), 7th Baronet and First Baron Stanley of Alderley of Alderley Park, Cheshire. He undertook learned expeditions to the cultural centres of Europe, becoming one of the first explorers of Iceland.
Amédée Rigaud (1819-1874), circular bookplate, black and gilt with elaborate initial R, motto "bona fide sine fraude". This volume is listed in the Catalogue de Beaux Livres Rare et Curieux… Read More
Poems of Walt Whitman. Selected and edited by William Michael Rossetti.
by Whitman, Walt
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The first edition of Whitman published in the UK, the only time Whitman (reluctantly) allowed his writings and his portrait photograph to be censored.
Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae sub Regibus Angliae.
by Stapleton, Thomae [Thomas]
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Stapleton, Thomas (1806 – 1849), antiquary, FRS, was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on 15 January 1839. His most important literary work was this edition of the rolls of the Norman exchequer, printed by the Society of Antiquaries as Magni rotuli scaccarii Normanniae sub regibus Angliae (2 vols., 1840 – 4), which 150 years later remains the authoritative edition of these important twelfth-century records. (ODNB)
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Rerum Scoticarum Historia, ad Jacobum VI Scotorum Regum. Historiae Scoticae Nomenclatura Latino-Vernacular. Multis Flosculis, ex antiquis Albinorum Monumentis & Lingua Galeciorum prisca decerptis, Adspersa.
by Buchanan, George; Irvine, Christopher
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George Buchanan Rerum Scoticarum Historia, ad Jacobum VI Scotorum Regum. Antonium Schouten. Trajecti ad Rhenum. [Utrecht]. 1697. 8vo. 700pp; index. Title page in red and black. Historiated initials. Toned. Paper fault lower corner 449, lower corner fault to 663, no loss of text. Some creased corners. Title page edges fragile with small hole and repair to upper margin. Signature of JW Norwood, dated 1860 to title, decorative stamp of Thomas Francis Fowler to verso and to last page.
Christopher Irvine Historiae Scoticae Nomenclatura Latino-Vernacular. Multis Flosculis, ex Antiquis Albinorum Monumentis & Lingua Galeciorum Prisca Decerptis Adspersa. Jacob Watson, Craig's Close. Edinburgh. 1697. 96pp. Engraved vignette to title page. Some creased corners.
George Buchanan (1506-1582) Scottish historian and humanist scholar. Lecturer at Coimbra, Portugal. Tutor to Mary Queen of Scots. Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland. "The greatest… Read More
Wild Spain (Espana Agreste). Records of Sport with Rife, Rod and Gun, Natural History and Exploration
by Chapman, Abel & Buck, Walter J
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From the library of Humphrey Adam Gilbert (1886-1961) of Bishopstone, Hereford, hunter, shooter and fisher; author of a Tale of a Wye Fisherman, with his signature dated 1932 to first blank.
A free discussion of the doctrines of Materialism, and Philosophical Necessity, in a Correspondence between Dr. Price and Dr. Priestley. To which are added, by Dr. Priestley, an introduction, explaining the Nature of the Controversy...
by Priestley, Dr [Joseph] & Price, Dr [Richard]
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Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) British Enlightenment polymath. Scientist, theologian, philosopher he was the first to identify oxygen and other core gases. He invented soda water. In 1794 he emigrated to Pennsylvania where was befriended by Thomas Jefferson as 'one of the few lives precious to mankind'. His achievements have only recently begun to be acknowledged. His metaphysical works influenced Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Herbert Spencer. Priestley saw matter as the manifestation of spiritual force.
Price, Richard (1723–1791) FRS, philosopher, demographer, and political… Read More
Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae sub Regibus Angliae.
by Stapleton, Thomae [Thomas]
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Stapleton, Thomas (1806 – 1849), antiquary, FRS, was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on 15 January 1839. His most important literary work was this edition of the rolls of the Norman exchequer, printed by the Society of Antiquaries as Magni rotuli scaccarii Normanniae sub regibus Angliae (2 vols., 1840 – 4), which 150 years later remains the authoritative edition of these important twelfth-century records. (ODNB)
"The masterly Observations on the Great Rolls of the Norman… Read More
Rerum Scoticarum Historia, ad Jacobum VI Scotorum Regum. Historiae Scoticae Nomenclatura Latino-Vernacular. Multis Flosculis, ex antiquis Albinorum Monumentis & Lingua Galeciorum prisca decerptis, Adspersa.
by Buchanan, George; Irvine, Christopher
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George Buchanan Rerum Scoticarum Historia, ad Jacobum VI Scotorum Regum. Antonium Schouten. Trajecti ad Rhenum. [Utrecht]. 1697. 8vo. 700pp; index. Title page in red and black. Historiated initials. Toned. Paper fault lower corner 449, lower corner fault to 663, no loss of text. Some creased corners. Title page edges fragile with small hole and repair to upper margin. Signature of JW Norwood, dated 1860 to title, decorative stamp of Thomas Francis Fowler to verso and to last page.
Christopher Irvine Historiae Scoticae Nomenclatura Latino-Vernacular. Multis Flosculis, ex Antiquis Albinorum Monumentis & Lingua Galeciorum Prisca Decerptis Adspersa. Jacob Watson, Craig's Close. Edinburgh. 1697. 96pp. Engraved vignette to title page. Some creased corners.
George Buchanan (1506-1582) Scottish historian and humanist scholar. Lecturer at Coimbra, Portugal. Tutor to Mary Queen of Scots. Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland. "The greatest… Read More
Here's to Mumming! Here's to Christmas, the Season of Mumming: That both may bring you joy is the wish of John Ormerod Greenwood
by Greenwood, John Ormerod
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