Mercer Chronometers : Radical Tom Mercer and the House he Founded by Tony Mercer

Amsterdam: Daniel Elzevir, 1667. Hardcover. Very Good-. Elzevir Printer's mark to Titlepage. . Duodecimo (132x67mm) 18th century roan spined marbled boards (upper hinge repaired/head of spine chipped/tips worn) All edges rouged. Titlepage +[6] +424pp. Coat of arms bookplate & location on front end-paper otherwise completely unmarked crisp copy. *The only Elzevir edition. These essays are the first edition of Boyle's work in Latin to be printed on the continent. Physiologica in this sense included discourses on physics, chemistry, meteorology, medicine & related subjects as well as observations that we would still classify as physiology (eg. dog's digestive system). There are accounts of purely chemical research. According to Fulton "the importance of this work lies in the fact that in a very real sense it was a prologue to the Sceptical Chymist since it continued the attack on the alchemists began in New experiments, and actually it was as much of a landmark in the history of chemistry" [as those… Read More

Franklin, New Jersey: Privately Published, 1927. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. This is the RARE original 1927 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Bound in the original printed brown wraps. 6" wide by 9" tall. NOT a library discard. Pages are creamy white, clean and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. From the preface: "The contents of this review is a brief outline of interesting data that have come to the attention of the writer during many years' service with the mining companies operating at Mine Hill and Sterling Hill." Included here are chapters on settlement, land titles, early mining, 1664-1800; ownership, exploration, development, 1800-1850; Colonel Samuel Fowler, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Company, 1850-1897; litigation caused by conflicting mineral titles; zinc mining and mill construction, 1897-1927.. First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Very Good condition. vi, 47pp.

Paris: Gauthier- Villars, 1903. Very Good Plus, in the original red cloth, gilt titles at spine, cloth lightly rubbed at the tips, small sticker front pastedown, endpages lightly toned. SCARCE. One of his most notable works, text entirely in French, contents are clean, tight, and unmarked. The author won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1926. "Principals of Physical Chemistry". . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Chez Bechet Jeune, Libraire, 1827. Bound in period marbled boards, leather spine, gilt titles, marbled end pages. 428 pp., 1 internal folding chart, 10 folding charts at rear. Book plate of Henry A. Rowland front paste down, with Johns Hopkins Univ. Library "disposed" stamp to book plate and title page. Library label to spine, no other library markings. Henry A Rowland was the first president of the American Physical Society and the first occupant of the chair of physics at the Johns Hopkins University. Book is Very Good, boards rubbed , internally clean, unmarked and tight. Tome I only. . First Edition. Marbled Boards. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1911. Octavo. Original grey wrappers printed in black. 4 plates of which 1 is folding and the others are double-page. Ownership signature "Ric" and short note on the upper wrapper. Wrappers a little toned at the extremities, lightly rubbed, lower corner bumped, contents faintly toned. A very good copy. Offprint, presentation copy inscribed by the author on the upper wrapper, "Schrader, with kind regards of the author". Cell biologist Kristine Bonnevie (1872-1949) was Norway's first female professor and the first woman member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences. She studied with chromosome researcher Theodor Boveri in Germany, and was awarded a PhD in 1906 for her study of sex cells. "The problem of chromosome halving in the sex cells was not well understood at the time, and her work challenged the classic work of the Norwegian cytologists Alette and Kristian Emil Schreiner. In response to criticism by the Schreiners about her chromosomal work, Bonnevie went to Columbia… Read More

Berlin: Königl. Preuß. Akademischen Kunst- und Buchhandlung, 1803. Hardcover. Very Good. Title continued: "oder Sammlung der neuesten und wichtigsten Entdeckungen, Erfahrungen und Beobachtungen, zur Beförderung und Vervollkommnung der Wollen-, Seiden-, Baumwollen- und Leinenfärberei, der Zeugdruckerei, und der Kunst zu bleichen." xii, 308 p.: 1 leaf of an engraved plate (bound as frontispiece); 20 cm. Original red and white speckled paper over boards with original printed spine label (lacking half). Former owner's small stamp at head of title page: A. Schoen. This is the second volume from a scarce early 19th-century series by the chemist Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt, which presented developments in fabric dying and bleaching. In Very Good Condition: joint and corners are rubbed, but solid; lacking half of spine label and the underlying paper; vertical crack in spine with slight loss of paper; browning and light foxing throughout; clean and solid.

London: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1885. 18 plates. 8vo, pp.163-302, original printed tan wrappers; wrappers mottled but generally good, internally very good. The paper on the Maxim occupies pages 167-197 and 8 of the plates; this being the first announcement of the invention. Other papers include a Blooming Mill at the Ebbw Vale Works, & Experiments on Riveted Joints.

PSA-CERTIFIED & SIGNED BY HARRISON SCHMITT along with his mission number, Apollo 17. Also inscribed as shown. Autograph has been PROFESSIONALLY AUTHENTICATED BY PSA/DNA and includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. Unread and as new but corner tips slightly rubbed (probably as issued). Copernicus Books 3rd printing issued with glossy pictorial boards in lieu of a dust jacket. EXTREMELY SCARCE with certified autograph. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Bk 3, signed by author.

Melrose, Florida: Theodore R. Crom, 1980. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. First Edition. xiv, 678 pages. Folio (12 x 9 3/8 inches). Publisher's original brown cloth with gilt decorations. An inscribed copy from author Crom to tool dealer Phil Stanley: "To Phil Stanley - in a good swap for some "pre-owned" metal. Hope, Phil, you enjoy this book as much as I did writing it. Ted Crom 28 March 1997". A heavy book which may require additional postage. Mild corner bump. Cloth. A fine reference book and standard reference on the subject, well illustrated with examples from a variety of firms. As with Ted's other books, the quality of his research is excellent and even years after their release they have retained their value to collectors and dealers alike. From the library of tool and scientific instrument dealer Philip Stanley.

SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN! This listing is for a Buzz Aldrin autograph which has been professionally authenticated by PSA/DNA and encapsulated for security and display in their custom tamper-proof holder. You will also receive a large & breathtaking 8x10 color portrait photo as a bonus. The overall size of the autograph holder is 9-1/2" long by 4-5/8" wide. Condition is brand new.