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Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, first edition, 1980. Cloth, 8vo,. viii, 439 pp. Over 3,400 entries. This is the first comprehensive bibliography of English-language writings on alchemical and related Hermetic arts, containing over 3,400 references. It aims to include all English-language texts and secondary works, including theses, written between 1597 and 1978, and is arranged in three sections, containing primary texts arranged by countries, secondary works arranged by countries, and secondary works arranged by subjects where there is no discernible bias to any one country. There is also a detailed index of countries, subjects and people. An ex-library copy with the remains of a label on the front free endpaper, stamps on the title-page (recto and verso), otherwise near Very Good in dustwrapper.

Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, first edition, 1980. Cloth, 8vo,. viii, 439 pp. Over 3,400 entries. This is the first comprehensive bibliography of English-language writings on alchemical and related Hermetic arts, containing over 3,400 references. It aims to include all English-language texts and secondary works, including theses, written between 1597 and 1978, and is arranged in three sections, containing primary texts arranged by countries, secondary works arranged by countries, and secondary works arranged by subjects where there is no discernible bias to any one country. There is also a detailed index of countries, subjects and people. An ex-library copy with a white ink number on the spine, label on front free endpaper and stamp on verso of title-page, otherwise Near Very Good in dustwrapper.

Hugh K. Elliott Ltd., London, n.d. [ but 1966? ], reprint of 1847 first edition. Cloth, small 8vo, 22 cm,. xxviii, 124 pp. Approximately 500 entries. According to the DSB this work is "probably the first significant work of scientific bibliography". The bibliographer A.N.L. Munby commented that " it is one of the earliest, and still one of the best, of the class of work now called a catalogue raisonnee. The notes, based on total familiarity with the subject-matter of each work, are testimony to the extraordinary range of its author's learning." After a lively and informative introduction by De Morgan, the work consists of two parts. The first provides careful descriptions of some 500 books examined by the author, and chronologically arranged with full annotations of each work given, together with details of author, title, size, and place and date of publication.The second part, much briefer, is a list of 1580 reputed writers on arithmetic, arranged to serve also as an index to… Read More

Hugh K. Elliott Ltd., London, n.d. [ but 1966? ], reprint of 1847 first edition. Cloth, small 8vo, 22 cm,. xxviii, 124 pp. Approximately 500 entries. According to the DSB this work is "probably the first significant work of scientific bibliography". The bibliographer A.N.L. Munby commented that " it is one of the earliest, and still one of the best, of the class of work now called a catalogue raisonnee. The notes, based on total familiarity with the subject-matter of each work, are testimony to the extraordinary range of its author's learning." After a lively and informative introduction by De Morgan, the work consists of two parts. The first provides careful descriptions of some 500 books examined by the author, and chronologically arranged with full annotations of each work given, together with details of author, title, size, and place and date of publication.The second part, much briefer, is a list of 1580 reputed writers on arithmetic, arranged to serve also as an index to… Read More

Library Association, London, first edition, 1966. Cloth, 4to, 26 cm,. xiv, 201 pp. From the blurb: "Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, was one of the most influential figures during the latter half of the eighteenth century. This bibliography presents a comprehensive picture of his works in all fields - theological and religious, political and social, educational and psychological, philosophical and metaphysical, historical and scientific. A list follows of works relating to Priestley, arranged by author." Includes a short biographical account of Priestley followed by a descriptive bibliography of the many editions and variants of his work, including location of copies in libraries throughout the world. With an alphabetical short-title index. Good in price-clipped, chipped and lightly soiled dustwrapper.

John Whitehead and Son Ltd. Leeds, first edition, 1929. Cloth, black cover-title and armorial device, 8vo,. 50 pp. 255 entries. From the introduction: "The published work of Sir William St John Hope supplies the story of a life devoted to a science which was at once his chosen pursuit and his recreation. Each successive phase of his work as an archaeologist was recorded in a monograph which was a model of logical arrangement and accurate statement; and the long series of these productions, extending over a period of more than forty years, forms a remarkable contribution to archaeological literature. The singularly wide range of his knowledge, accompanied by his zeal for historical truth and for thoroughness and clearness in its presentation, gave him an unique position of authority among his contemporaries. Lightly foxed, endpapers more heavily so, otherwise Good.

Library Association, London, first edition, 1966. Cloth, 4to, 26 cm,. xiv, 201 pp. From the blurb: "Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, was one of the most influential figures during the latter half of the eighteenth century. This bibliography presents a comprehensive picture of his works in all fields - theological and religious, political and social, educational and psychological, philosophical and metaphysical, historical and scientific. A list follows of works relating to Priestley, arranged by author." Includes a short biographical account of Priestley followed by a descriptive bibliography of the many editions and variants of his work, including location of copies in libraries throughout the world. With an alphabetical short-title index. An ex-library copy with a label on the front pastedown endpaper, stamps on the verso of the title-page and the edges of the book, otherwise Good in a used and somewhat torn dustwrapper.

Wm Dawson & Sons, and E. Weil, London, first edition, 1954. Cloth, gilt facsimile signature on front board, 8vo, 27 cm,. xxiii, 491, [2] pp. The principle has been followed in this bibliography of listing each paper and every volume in which Lavoisier's name is given as one of the authors or which were issued by an organization during his tenure of executive office, also in those cases in which his authorship could not be incontestibly proved or even when the evidence suggested that he did not write a specific article although he signed his name to it. The circumstances are pointed out in each individual case of this type. All anonymous publications, the original manuscripts of which are preserved and which are printed in the Oeuvres, have also been included. In the notes to each item Lavoisier's relationship to the particular piece under consideration has always been indicated. The material thus assembled is arranged in six sections. Section A contains all his contributions to… Read More

Clarendon Press, Oxford, first edition, 1960. Cloth, 4to,. xix, 115 pp, ills, facs. Approximately 500 entries. One of Keynes' great pioneering bibliographies, casting light on the bibliographical history of Hooke's acknowledged and anonymous publications. In addition to covering books and pamphlets, the bibliography contains lists of Mss, letters from printed sources, and a 10 page section on biography and criticism. Still the standard bibliography of Hooke. An ex-library copy with a library bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper and stamps on the title-page and final page. Slight residue from tape on boards, otherwise Good.

E. J. Brill, Leiden, first edition, 1959. Cloth, gilt cover-titles and device, 8vo,. viii, 105 pp. Contents include: I The Early Disputations, Orations and Dissertations; II Academical Orations; III Institutiones Medicae; IV The Aphorisms; V De Materie Medica; VI Anatomical Works; VII Historiae Morborum; VIII: On Syphilis; IX Praelectiones Publicae; X Botanical Writings; XI Chemical Works; XII Collected Works; XIII Works edited by Boerhaave, or provided with a preface; XIV Poems, Consultations, Letters and Autobiography. Top edge slightly duststained, near Very Good.

Clarendon Press, Oxford, second edition, 1961. Cloth, 4to,. xxvi, 217 pp, facs. Approximately 750 entries. A substantial reworking of the 1932 first edition, including a further 75 papers and 5 new monographs on Boyle and his work, more than doubling the number of recorded dedications, and including many new and variant editions of his works. The explanatory introductions to each of the separate works were revised or rewritten to take account of studies carried out after the first edition of the bibliography. Very Good.

Library Association, London, first edition, 1966. Cloth, 4to, 26 cm,. xiv, 201 pp. From the blurb: "Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, was one of the most influential figures during the latter half of the eighteenth century. This bibliography presents a comprehensive picture of his works in all fields - theological and religious, political and social, educational and psychological, philosophical and metaphysical, historical and scientific. A list follows of works relating to Priestley, arranged by author." Includes a short biographical account of Priestley followed by a descriptive bibliography of the many editions and variants of his work, including location of copies in libraries throughout the world. With an alphabetical short-title index. An ex-library copy with small stamps on the front free endpaper and title-page, boards somewhat bowed and rubbed.

Clarendon Press, Oxford, second edition, 1961. Cloth, 4to,. xxvi, 217 pp, facs. Approximately 750 entries. A substantial reworking of the 1932 first edition, including a further 75 papers and 5 new monographs on Boyle and his work, more than doubling the number of recorded dedications, and including many new and variant editions of his works. The explanatory introductions to each of the separate works were revised or rewritten to take account of studies carried out after the first edition of the bibliography. Very Good in used and spotted dustwrapper.

Martino Fine Books, Mansfield Centre, undated (but c.1999) reprint of 1896 first edition, . Stated to be a "Limited edition facsimile of the original edition". Cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. viii, 402 pp. 2,108 titles Includes references to periodicals as well as books, chronologically arranged and indexed by author. As new.

Macmillan and Co. Ltd, London, first edition, 1934. Rebound in morocco-grained cloth, gilt filet round front board and gilt spine-titles, top edge gilt, 8vo,. xxi, 100 pp, plates, folding facsimile. 266 entries. Includes a note by Sir James George Frazer. Near Very Good.

Charles Griffin & Company Ltd, London, first edition, 1922. Cloth, 8vo,. xx, 673 pp, 13 plates. Approximately 5,000 entries. Covers the period from antiquity to 1821 when Faraday first caused a wire carrying a current to rotate in a magnetic field. The emphasis is on the content and significance of the publications discussed, rather than their bibliographical description. Covers slightly rubbed, Near Very Good.

Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione, Rome, first edition, 1896. Cloth, gilt spine-title, original wrappers preserved, 23 cm,. viii, 402, [1] pp. 2,130 entries. The scarce first edition of this pioneering bibliography. Entries (including references to periodicals) are arranged chronologically. Indexed. Elegant booklabel "The Stock & Reference Library of H P Kraus" on front pastedown endpaper. Contents browned, one or two pages with edge-chips, otherwise Very Good.

Clarendon Press, Oxford, second edition, 1961. Cloth, 4to,. xxvi, 217 pp, facs. Approximately 750 entries. A substantial reworking of the 1932 first edition, including a further 75 papers and 5 new monographs on Boyle and his work, more than doubling the number of recorded dedications, and including many new and variant editions of his works. The explanatory introductions to each of the separate works were revised or rewritten to take account of studies carried out after the first edition of the bibliography. Very Good in a slightly sunned and chipped and price-clipped dustwrapper.

Holland Press, London, 1981 reprint in one volume of 1959 first collected edition. Cloth, 8vo. approximately 800 pp. Approximately 400 entries. From the publisher's description: "[Ferguson] describes hundreds of books, from the 15th to the 18th century, of technical receipts, popular medicine, cookery, and books of secrets, both English and Foreign, mostly of considerable rarity, giving exact collations and extensive and illuminating notes which will need no recommendation to those familiar with Bibliotheca Chemica." A rich source of information on alchemy and early chemistry and related subjects. The contents - based on 14 lectures given by Ferguson, who was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, in the years 1882-1911, deal "with physical and natural sciences as these were understood in the Middle Ages, and embrace treatises on what was called natural magic (as distinguished from black magic or necromancy). [Ferguson's] researches in this field were not only… Read More

Clarendon Press, Oxford, second edition, 1961. Cloth, 4to,. xxvi, 217 pp, facs. Approximately 750 entries. A substantial reworking of the 1932 first edition, including a further 75 papers and 5 new monographs on Boyle and his work, more than doubling the number of recorded dedications, and including many new and variant editions of his works. The explanatory introductions to each of the separate works were revised or rewritten to take account of studies carried out after the first edition of the bibliography. Fine in an unevenly sunned dustwrapper, the dustwrapper having one small edge tear and showing some light soiling.