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1851. Babbage, Charles (1791-1871). Oval portrait in color by Sir William John Newton (1785-1869), signed and dated on the obverse by Newton ("W J Newton 1851"; obscured by the mat), inscribed "Mr. Babbage" on the reverse. 162 x 140 mm. (visible portion). Set in rectangular morocco hinged case measuring 214 x 189 mm., with tooled inscription on the front cover: "Charles Babbage. 1851./by/Sir William John Newton./No. 192" (light edgewear). Fine. Excellent portrait of Babbage, and, to our knowledge, the only full-color image of him drawn from life. The portrait is by William John Newton, miniature-painter in ordinary to Queen Victoria and one of the most fashionable miniature-painters of his day. Newton was also a pioneer in photography, devising an improved method of producing calotype negatives and promoting soft-focus photography as a means of producing artistic images. Babbage is, of course, best known as one the first pioneers of computing: He invented a Difference Engine for automatically… Read More

London: John Murray, 1856. Babbage, Charles (1791-1871). Observations addressed, at the last anniversary, to the president and fel- lows of the Royal Society, after the delivery of the med- als. 10, [2]pp. London: John Murray, 1856. 213 x 127 mm. Disbound.Tiny stab-holes in left margin, small chip in last leaf but very good. Ownership stamp of Dr. A. Nardecchia on title. First Edition. In 1853 the Swedish engineers Georg and Edvard Scheutz constructed their first successful working Difference Engine, a calculating and printing machine based on Babbage's designs and research. Babbage applauded the Scheutzes' efforts and did his best to publicize their machine, as he did in this address to the Royal Society in which he gave a brief summary of the Scheutz machine's construction, noted that it had won a gold medal at the Paris Exposition, and chided the Royal Society for failing to honor the Scheutzes in similar fashion. "Sweden has thus secured for herself the glory of having been the first nation… Read More

1817. Babbage, Charles. Solutions of some problems by means of the calculus of functions. Extract from Journal of Science and the Arts 2 (1817): 371-79. Disbound. 215 x 135 mm. A further continuation of Babbage's work on the calculus of functions, concerned primarily with its geometrical applications. Van Sinderen 1980, no. 8. Origins of Cyberspace 22. .

London: Nowello & Co, 1899. 3 vols., 8vo. Original cloth. Library numbers removed from spines but very good overall. The set was translated from the German by Clara Bell and J. A. Fuller Maitland. London, Novello, 1899. Bookplates of Herbert M. Evans.

Philadelphia, 1826. One of the First American Scientific Efforts to Alleviate Pain: the First American Study of Acupuncture, Together with First English Translation of Ten Rhyne's "De acupunctura" (1) Bache, Franklin (1792-1864). Cases illustrative of the remedial effects of acupuncturation. In North American Medical and Surgical Journal 1 (1826): 311-321. (2) [Ten Rhyne, Wilhelm (1648-1700).] Wilhelmi Ten Rhyne M.D. Transisalano. Daventriensis, Dissertatio de arthritide: Mantissa schematica: De acupunctura, et orationes tres . . . In ibid.: 198-204. (3) Hewson, Thomas. Case of ecthyma cachecticum, with observations. In ibid.: 89-94; 2 hand-colored plates. Whole volume, 8vo. viii, [2], 495, [3, incl. adverts.]pp. 3 plates. 212 x 133 mm. 19th century half calf, marbled boards, leather spine label. Minor foxing and toning, but very good. From the Svenska Läkaresällskapets Bibliotek, with the library's 19th century stamp on the title and front cover and library label inside front cover. (1) First… Read More

1957. [Backus, John W. (1924-2007).] (1) FORTRAN introductory programmer's manual. Section I. New York: Programming Research Department, IBM, March 20, 1957. Reproduced typescript. [2], 37 [1]pp. (2) FORTRAN introductory programmer's manual. Section II. New York: Programming Research Department, IBM, April 10, 1957. Reproduced typescript. [2], 31 [1]pp. (3) FORTRAN introductory programmer's manual. Section III. New York: Programming Research Department, IBM, June 7, 1957. Reproduced typescript. [2], 28pp., 6ff., plus errata leaf. (4) Preliminary operator's manual [for] the FORTRAN automatic coding system for the IBM 704 EDPM. Photocopy of typescript. New York: Programming Research Department, IBM, April 8, 1957. [1], 37ff. (5) Backus et al. The FORTRAN automatic coding system. N.p., n.d. [1957]. Reproduced typescript. 49 [1]pp. (6) Backus. Typed letter signed (photocopy) to John Greenstadt. New York, April 24, 1957. 3ff. (7) Backus. Typed letter signed (photocopy) to Franz E. Ross. New York, May 7,… Read More

Oxford, 1640. Bacon, Francis (1561-1626). Of the advancement and proficience of learning or the partitions of sciences . . . Interpreted by Gilbert Wats. [34], 477, [21]pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece and engraved title by Will. Marshall. Oxford: Leon Lichfield for Robert Young and E. Forrest, 1640. 282 x 186 mm. Blind-ruled calf ca. 1640, rebacked, free endpapers renewed, later spine label, a few minor scratches. Tear in leaf C1 repaired, occasional light dampstaining but very good. Early ownership signatures on the engraved title and dedication leaf; extensive notes on the front and back pastedowns on various subjects in one or more early hands. First Edition in English of Bacon's De augmentis scientarum (1623); second issue as usual, with the colophon dated 1640; variant reading on p. 21: "Scala Intellectus, or the method of the mind in the comprehension of things explained" (see Gibson, p. 123). In 1605 Bacon published The Twoo Bookes . . . of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, a… Read More

London: Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1806. Margin: 200x103 mm. Very faint soiling.

London: Harding & Lepard, 1829. Margin: 210x130 mm. Very faint foxing.

London: apud Joannem Billium, 1620. Bacon, Francis (1561-1620). Instauratio magna. [Novum organum sive indicia vera de interpretatione naturae.] Small folio. [12, including blank leaf conjugate with engraved title], 172, 181-360, 36, [2]pp. Beautiful engraved title-page by Simon de Passe (1595-1647); early inscriptions partially erased from top margin and center of engraving. London: John Bill, 1620. 292 x 192 mm. Vellum ca. 1620, leather spine labels, a bit soiled. Remnants of blue paper on front and back pastedowns, first leaves a bit soiled but a fine copy. Leather booklabel of Frederick Spiegelberg. First Edition, second issue. (Only a handful of copies of the first issue exist.) The philosophical exposition of the experimental method in science, which greatly influenced the creation and development of the first scientific academies—the "Invisible College," the Royal Society, and the Académie Royale des Sciences, with inestimable effect on the development of scientific thought. At a time… Read More

London: William S. Orr. Margin: 261x179 mm. Very slight discoloration on right margin.

London: J. Callow, 1808. x, 133pp. 163 x 103 mm. Recent quarter calf, marbled boards. Very good. "Badham distinguished acute and chronic bronchitis from pneumonia and pleurisy, with which it had previously been confused. He gave the disease its present name" (Garrison-Morton.com).

Philadelphia & Montreal: J. B. Lippincott Co, 1955. viii, 112pp. Text illustrations. 185 x 115 mm. Original boards, a bit worn and soiled. From the library of Marion B. Sulzberger (see Garrison-Morton.com 2605.1), with his signature. Very good.

Philadelphia & Montreal: J. B. Lippincott Co, 1955. viii, 112pp. Text illustrations. 186 x 116 mm. Original boards, slightly soiled. From the library of Marion B. Sulzberger, coiner of the term "atopic dermatitis" (see Garrison-Morton.com 2605.1), with his signature. Very good.

Berlin: Eckstein, 1910. 46.5x30cm.. Includes biographical cover page. Foxing in bottom margin.

1865. Very Good. Baggs, Isham. A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. London, July 19, 1865. 4pp. 201 x 127 mm. Small holes punched in upper margin, traces of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Requesting Clark's help in testing a telegraphic device invented by Baggs: "We have just tried a patented telegraph instrument of mine thro' the Atlantic Cable: it gave about 300 indications per minute, but upon connecting it with the earth the action entirely ceased. We want nothing but intensity, and that in no great degree-say 40 or 50 cells Danniells. They only gave us 20 cells! Whereas I believe that under Mr. Glass's contract the use of 500 cells is the limitation. . . . " Origins of Cyberspace 114. .

Plate: 219x152 mm. Margin: 242x193 mm. Foxing, creasing, and fraying around the edges.

London: BBC, 1960. Bagrit, Leon. The A.B.C. of "electronic brains." [London:] British Broadcasting Corporation, [1960]. Original pictorial wrappers, light wear at spine, a few marginal tears. 47 [1]pp. Text illustrations. 229 x 188 mm. VG. The text of six talks on computers broadcast on the radio by the BBC. Origins of Cyberspace 449.

London, 1856. Baily, Edward Hodges (1788-1867). Sculptor and member of the Royal Academy whose numerous works include the famous statue of Lord Nelson at the top of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. 1856. 200 x 148 mm.; mount measures 297 x 248 mm.

Margin: 205x120 mm. Foxing, soiling.