A Treatise on Calico Printing, Theoretical and Practical: Including the latest Philosophical Discoveries - any way applicable :- Accompanied with Suggestions Relative to various Manufactures by [O'BRIEN (Charles)]

Lugduni Batavorum, (Leiden), S. &. J. Luchtmans, 1762. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. (ii), 515, (1). Plus 14 folding engraved plates, bound at end. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary patterned paper-covered boards, superficially rubbed and chafed in places, worn lettering-piece to spine, slight worm activity in paste-downs, some small dampmarks at blank margin. In a very good condition. Charming copy, clean interior, fine plates, all preserved entirely in the original state in first binding. ~ FIRST EDITION. Petrus van Musschenbroek (1692-1761), a Dutch scientist, was professor in Duisburg, Utrecht, and Leiden, where he held positions in mathematics, philosophy, medicine, and astrology. He is credited with the invention in 1746 of the first capacitor, the Leyden Jar. He wrote many books of importance, among them "Elementa physicae" (Napoli, 1745) and "Introductio ad philosophiam naturalem" which was published posthumously in 1762. His books were translated into… Read More

London: T. G. Wilkie. Very Good. 1794-1798. First Edition. Hardcover. Eight volumes rebound in light tan buckram cloth, maroon spine labels with gilt titles. Volume #1, 1794, 432pp with index 440pp. 25 plates and one fold out. Volume #2, 1795, 432pp with index 440, 24 plates. Some pages have a damp stain on bottom margin. Volume #3, 1795, 432pp with index 440pp, 23 plates. Copper plate #16 between pages 288-289 had been torn out. Volume #4, 1796, 432pp, 440pp with index. 23 plates and one fold out. Volume #5, 1796, 432pp. 440pp with index. 23 plates and one fold out. Volume 6, 1796, 432pp, 440pp with index. 21 plates. Plate #4 between pages 34 & 35 is half torn out. Volume #7, 1797, 432pp, 440pp with index. 21 plates and 3 fold outs. Volume #8, 1798, 432pp, 440 with index. 22 plates and 2 fold outs. Of the 182 copper plates called for in the 8 volumes, 180 are complete, one and a half are missing. Condition ranging from G+ to VG. A few lightly foxed pages, some damp staining and a few… Read More

London : Printed by John Darby for Richard Chiswell, and Robert Clavell, 1669 A very good copy of the 1st edition of Johann Shroder's work in English, translated by William Rowland. An extremely scarce work. Johann Shroder (1600-1664) was a German physician and pharmacologist and is credited as the first person to recognise arsenic as an element - producing it by heating its oxide in 1649. This work was published in Latin in 1662. This copy has been recently rebound in half leather with marbled boards. The spine has gilt lined raised bands and titles. New endpapers have been added. Contents: title page with ink signature of Wm Goodwin ('bought of Mrs Field') and John Hurnon; Dedication by William Rowland 3pp; Book I - Introduction pp 1-49; blank; Book 2 'Of the Shop' pp 51-147; blank; Book 3 'called Macrocosmology - treating of the Great World, or Mineralogy, Treating of Minerals' pp 149-283; blank; Book 4 'Phytologia' pp 385-505; Book 5 'Zoology' pp… Read More

Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. Very Good +. 23-119, [1] p., 19 leaves of handcolored lithographed plates drawn by J. Drayton; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. Final 2 pages of text contain "Systematic Index of the Shells Described in Mr Lea's Memoirs: Volumes III., IV. and V." Isaac Lea (1792-1886) was an American geologist, conchologist, and publisher. This article by Lea was read before the Society on March 16, 1832. Very scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: disbound from a larger volume; pp. 109-119 detached from remainder of text block as a unit; light foxing, primarily in the margins of the text; plates are clean and bright.

1822 1ed Childbirth Demonstrations Maygrier Medicine Pregnancy Anatomy PLATES
Jacques-Pierre Maygrier's 'Childbirth Demonstrations' is a rare 19th-century medical treatise focusing on all aspects of pregnancy, midwifery, and childbirth. While numerous works on childbirth exist from this era, this particular work is of the utmost desirability – it contains incredible full-page and double-page engravings each depicting male and female anatomy, various stages of pregnancy, and infant deformities and maladies.
Item number: #19498
Price: $1950
MAYGRIER, Jacques-Pierre
Nouvelles démonstrations d'accouchemens : avec des planches en taille-douce, accompagnées d'un texte raisonné, propre à en faciliter l'explication
Paris : Béchet, 1822. First edition.

Details:
· Collation:
o
x, [2], 80, [2]
Wanting p.9-24
o
66 engravings (of 80)
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~16.5in X 11.5in (42cm x 29cm)
· Extremely rare and desirable with… Read More

Lugduni Batavorum, (Leiden), S. &. J. Luchtmans, 1762. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Royal octavo. Pp. (ii), 515, (1). Plus 14 folding engraved plates, bound at end. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary patterned paper-covered boards, superficially rubbed and chafed in places, worn lettering-piece to spine, slight worm activity in paste-downs, some small dampmarks at blank margin. In a very good condition. Charming copy, clean interior, fine plates, all preserved entirely in the original state in first binding. ~ FIRST EDITION. Petrus van Musschenbroek (1692-1761), a Dutch scientist, was professor in Duisburg, Utrecht, and Leiden, where he held positions in mathematics, philosophy, medicine, and astrology. He is credited with the invention in 1746 of the first capacitor, the Leyden Jar. He wrote many books of importance, among them "Elementa physicae" (Napoli, 1745) and "Introductio ad philosophiam naturalem" which was published posthumously in 1762. His books were translated into… Read More

London: T. G. Wilkie. Very Good. 1794-1798. First Edition. Hardcover. Eight volumes rebound in light tan buckram cloth, maroon spine labels with gilt titles. Volume #1, 1794, 432pp with index 440pp. 25 plates and one fold out. Volume #2, 1795, 432pp with index 440, 24 plates. Some pages have a damp stain on bottom margin. Volume #3, 1795, 432pp with index 440pp, 23 plates. Copper plate #16 between pages 288-289 had been torn out. Volume #4, 1796, 432pp, 440pp with index. 23 plates and one fold out. Volume #5, 1796, 432pp. 440pp with index. 23 plates and one fold out. Volume 6, 1796, 432pp, 440pp with index. 21 plates. Plate #4 between pages 34 & 35 is half torn out. Volume #7, 1797, 432pp, 440pp with index. 21 plates and 3 fold outs. Volume #8, 1798, 432pp, 440 with index. 22 plates and 2 fold outs. Of the 182 copper plates called for in the 8 volumes, 180 are complete, one and a half are missing. Condition ranging from G+ to VG. A few lightly foxed pages, some damp staining and a few… Read More

London : Printed by John Darby for Richard Chiswell, and Robert Clavell, 1669 A very good copy of the 1st edition of Johann Shroder's work in English, translated by William Rowland. An extremely scarce work. Johann Shroder (1600-1664) was a German physician and pharmacologist and is credited as the first person to recognise arsenic as an element - producing it by heating its oxide in 1649. This work was published in Latin in 1662. This copy has been recently rebound in half leather with marbled boards. The spine has gilt lined raised bands and titles. New endpapers have been added. Contents: title page with ink signature of Wm Goodwin ('bought of Mrs Field') and John Hurnon; Dedication by William Rowland 3pp; Book I - Introduction pp 1-49; blank; Book 2 'Of the Shop' pp 51-147; blank; Book 3 'called Macrocosmology - treating of the Great World, or Mineralogy, Treating of Minerals' pp 149-283; blank; Book 4 'Phytologia' pp 385-505; Book 5 'Zoology' pp… Read More

Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. Very Good +. 23-119, [1] p., 19 leaves of handcolored lithographed plates drawn by J. Drayton; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. Final 2 pages of text contain "Systematic Index of the Shells Described in Mr Lea's Memoirs: Volumes III., IV. and V." Isaac Lea (1792-1886) was an American geologist, conchologist, and publisher. This article by Lea was read before the Society on March 16, 1832. Very scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: disbound from a larger volume; pp. 109-119 detached from remainder of text block as a unit; light foxing, primarily in the margins of the text; plates are clean and bright.

1822 1ed Childbirth Demonstrations Maygrier Medicine Pregnancy Anatomy PLATES
Jacques-Pierre Maygrier's 'Childbirth Demonstrations' is a rare 19th-century medical treatise focusing on all aspects of pregnancy, midwifery, and childbirth. While numerous works on childbirth exist from this era, this particular work is of the utmost desirability – it contains incredible full-page and double-page engravings each depicting male and female anatomy, various stages of pregnancy, and infant deformities and maladies.
Item number: #19498
Price: $1950
MAYGRIER, Jacques-Pierre
Nouvelles démonstrations d'accouchemens : avec des planches en taille-douce, accompagnées d'un texte raisonné, propre à en faciliter l'explication
Paris : Béchet, 1822. First edition.

Details:
· Collation:
o
x, [2], 80, [2]
Wanting p.9-24
o
66 engravings (of 80)
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~16.5in X 11.5in (42cm x 29cm)
· Extremely rare and desirable with… Read More