Search Results: Authors starting with T from Asher Rare Books

[48], 190, [2]; [24], 202, [14] pp.Rare third edition, with a newly engraved title-page, of Tachenius’s widely used work on chemistry and medicine. Together the Hippocrates chimicus and the Antiquissime Hippocraticae medicinae clavis form the complete works on chemistry and medicine of Otto Tachenius (1610-1680), based on the classic Hippocrates. He was schooled by Franciscus Sylvius, but surpassed his vision of acids, claiming that this is the basis of all physiology. According to Tachenius acid and alkali are the two elements of all things, corresponding to the fire and water that according to Hippocrates are in all things. He was in a debate of chemistry and medicine with Helwich Dietrich and Johann Zwelfer, the latter published his response to Tachenius’ work under the title Discursus apologeticus adversus Hippocratem chymicum in 1672.Tachenius was a German pharmacist who worked as an apothecary’s assistant in different German towns, before moving to Padua in 1652 where he earned his medical… Read More

[40], 270, [1]; 286, [2] pp.Ad 1: second edition of Tachenius's popular work on Hippocratic chemistry. Hippocrates, in the Islamic tradition known as Boqrat, where he is often referred to as "the first codifier of medicine", is often named together with Galen, and their works mainly survived because of the Arabic translations.Ad 2: first edition of Tachenius's work on acid and alkalies which can be seen as an addition to the work above. Heavily influenced by Hippocrates (Boqrat), he claims that acid and alkalies are the two elements of all things, corresponding to the fire and water that according to Hippocrates are in all things. Binding damaged with some wormholes. Foxing throughout and wormholes in the endpapers. Overall a good copy.l Ad 1: Krivatsky 11653; cf. A.G. Debus, Chemistry and medical debate: Van Helmont to Boerhaave (2001), p. 114 et passim; ad 2: Krivatsky 11646.

[32], 553, [1 blank] pp.Second and best edition of the collected works on applied mathematics, by André Tacquet (1612-1660), a Belgian Jesuit scientist and professor in mathematics at Louvain and Antwerp. It is richly illustrated with mathemical drawings concerning the applications of perspective and with projections of cylinders, rings and circles. The present collected works, published posthumously by Tacquet's pupil Simone Laurentio Veterani, includes several works published here for the first time, namely his works on astronomy and on optics. The additional work on military engineering also is of interest, nicely illustrated with plans of fortifications and strongholds. Tacquet's works are exemplary text books, clearly demonstrating the theory, and also offering useful exercises for the pupils.Fine copy of a rare work in an interesting contemporary binding.l De Backer & Sommervogel II, col. 616; DSB XIII, p. 236; Houzeau & Lancaster 3406; Poggendorff II, p. 1064 ; not in STCV.

[8], 57, [2] pp.First and only edition of the collected compositions by the Western-schooled Indian professor of musicology Raja Sourindro Mohun Tagore (1840-1914). He was the leading specialist of his time in Indian music, and studied his native Indian musical tradition with the latest theoretical knowledge. This made him a pioneer in the introduction of traditional Indian music into modern times and in making it accessible to Western audiences. He founded the Bengal Music School and Bengal Academy of Music that operated under the Western standard.In the present work Tagore used his knowledge of Western music to present 50 Indian tunes in the European system of notation, accompanied by the English translation of the lyrics, resulting in 59 pages of printed music. These 50 "tunes" were all composed by the author himself on different occasions. Tagore published the work himself and dedicated it to Sir Ashley Eden, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal. The binding is interesting: the family crest on the front… Read More

[1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 113, [1 blank] pp.First and only edition of a collection of 31 numbered Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali songs popular in India at the time of publication, with the words in the original language and script, with a transliteration in roman type, each song with a brief explanatory text in English. It includes songs in the native classical and modern traditions as well as devotional, operatic and pastoral songs. It preserves a record of both the words and melodies of many songs that might otherwise have been lost and therefore serves as an essential primary source. The present copy includes dedication to Robert Bulwer-Lytton, Viceroy of India, printed in blue with an elaborate border printed in red. This is probably a deluxe version of the dedication leaf, found only in a few copies intended for presentation. Sourindro Mohun Tagore (1840-1914) came from one of the leading artistic families in Calcutta. Well versed in traditional Indian music from his youth, he became a patron… Read More

[23], [120] ll; 38, [2 blank] pp.Ad 1: Second edition, in the rare second issue, of an emblem book by Nicolaeus Taurellus (1547-1606), German philosopher and professor of medicine and physics who studied at Tübingen and Basel and taught at Basel and Altdorf (near Nürnberg), first published also in Nürnberg but by Paul Kauffmann, in 1595. The present 1617 issue is in fact a reissue of the 1602 edition published by Lochner (see below) with the preliminaries cancelled (the first 3 leaves a1-3). "Apparently this emblem book was intended as an album amicorum" (Landwehr): the emblems are printed on one side of the leaves only (and are preceded by 3 blank pages), leaving room for friends to write inscriptions. Some of the illustrations copy some in Jost Amman’s 1579 Stamm- und Wappenbuch.Ad 2: Second (expanded) edition of funeral songs for about thirty scholars and others who died in Nürnburg, Basel or elsewhere in Switzerland or southern Germany (including Altdorf, Tübingen and Engelthal), first… Read More

VIII, 224, 7 pp.First and only Amsterdam edition, with additions, of an pharmacological and medical work by the famous Coimbra professor of medicine and pharmacology Franciscus Tavares (1750-1812), now edited by the Amsterdam Jewish physician Jacob d’Ancona (1739-1798) who added a list, partly in Dutch, of explanations of the Latin plant names. The first edition appeared in Coimbra in 1787, with three further editions in 1788, 1790 and 1791, the present edition based on that of 1788. Together with another book by Tavares, De pharmacologia libellus, published in Coimbra in 1786 (2nd ed. 1787), the Medicamentorum sylloge, formed the basis for the first official Portuguese pharmacopoeia: the Pharmacopeia geral, published in 1794, which is in fact also written by Tavares, propagating new insights, namely that the recent scientific results of natural history and chemistry are essential and fundamental for the further development of the science of pharmacology.Head and foot of spine slightly worn. New… Read More

XVI, 261, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank] pp.First edition of a description of the island of Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago in the north Atlantic Ocean. With a section on the trees, fruits, flowers and ferns found on the island, as mentioned in the title, on pp. 164-181. A second edition was published in 1889.A few occasional spots and a tear in the fold of the plan, otherwise a good copy.l Arnold Arboretum, p. 680.

[8], 156 pp.First edition of one of the puritan and edifying works by the reformed minister of Middelburg Willem Teellinck (1579-1629). The title would translate in English as: Zephania's warning, to prevent the destruction of Jerusalem; also fit for the present condition of our dear country.With his many works Teellinck intended to introduce into the Republic the spirit of English pietist Puritanism. On the one hand he tried to stimulate personal piety, on the other hand he levelled criticism at various ethical and religious abuses and errors, and aimed for a complete reform in all areas of life as certainly also in the present work. With his books he has exerted a truly enormous influence on theologians and parishioners of the 17th century alike. Teellinck is therefore generally seen as the father of the influential reformed pietist movement within the Dutch Reformed Church, known as the "Further Reformation".With manuscript annotations and proverbs on the fly-leaves, dated 1770. Some marginal… Read More

A very rare print presenting an episode in the life of Charles the Bold (le Téméraire; Carel de Stoute; 1433-1477), the fourth Duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois, who also ruled large parts of the Northern Netherlands and Zeeland. The smaller scenes, three on each side, illustrate the various events in the story. The caption under each small scene first gives a couplet in one line (in roman style lettering) that offers wise moral advice related to the scene. It is followed by four lines of verse (in italic) applying it more specifically to the event in the story. Six columns of italic text in the foot of the plate tell the whole story in prose. The stories used for the two similar prints appeared in Cornelius Aurelius, Die chronyk van Hollandt (Leiden, 1517), known as the “Divisiekroniek”, so this one may also come from that source, but we have not found it.The plate appears to be somewhat worn, so probably a late impression of an older plate. Trimmed to the platemark. Browned. Manuscript… Read More

[24], "272" [=274], [8] pp.First and only edition of the unauthorized Dutch translation of the official pharmacopoeia of the municipality of The Hague in the Netherlands, first published in Latin by Johannes Tongerlo in 1658 as Pharmacopoea Hagiensis. The index lists about 500 medicines. In some cases the text simply gives the name of the medicine with a reference to a published source, in others it gives a full recipe with the ingredients and instructions for their preparation.Johannes de Cros published the translation without consent of the Collegium Medicorum of The Hague. This lead to a heated argument and De Cros would later add a postscript (8 pp.), as included in the present copy, explaining his side of the story. Internally in very good condition; binding used, but structurally sound.l Daems & Vandewiele, p. 113; STCN (9 copies, incl. 4 incomplete).

[12], 122, [10]. pp.First edition of the first pharmacopoeia of The Hague, composed by the Collegium Medicorum of the municipality.In good condition.l Daems/Vandewiele, pp. 110-113.

[160]; [112]; [4], 160 pp.One of the rare sets of all 3 parts of the English Reynard the Fox, the third part here in its first edition. The Reynard stories were already established as a coherent collection in the 12th century and were first printed in 1479, in a Dutch prose edition. They became especially well known when translated into English (and adapted) for Caxton's 1481 edition (in 43 chapters). The publisher Edward Alde in London began work on an extensive revision of Caxton's text, with many new additions, but he published only the first part, probably in 1620 (the first edition of the present part 1), containing 25 chapters, some corresponding with chapters in Caxton's edition and some not. Although the second part would have to wait 52 years, the first part quickly became the standard English version of the Reynard the Fox stories, with 8 editions from 1620 to 1671. Its language was modernized, giving both a view of the stories as they were known through most of two centuries and insights… Read More

[4], 439, [5] pp.Interesting pharmacopoeia intended for the use of surgeons by Anton Theden (1714-1797), the Surgeon-General of the Prussian Army and personal physician to Frederick the Great. The present work is a rare copy of the first and only Dutch translation of his work. In it, he details the human anatomy and provides a description of the organs, their function and the cure of the most common diseases affecting them. The second part of the volume comprises a medical reflections on the treatment of infectious diseases by the translator of the German text. A. Schrage.Theden's most significant contributions were in the field of surgery. He introduced a treatment for inflamed wounds called “inflamed wound or shot water,” which consisted of brandy, honey or sugar, vinegar, and diluted sulphuric acid. This method, an advancement of his predecessor Schmucker's work, gained widespread use and became known as “Tinctura Antimonii Thedenii.” Theden also invented the elastic catheter, a technique for… Read More

[140] ll.Rare first issue of the first and only edition of a collection of Greek works, many of the individual works appearing here in their first editions: one of the first books produced by the famous printer-publisher Aldus Manutius, published less than a year after his first book. In fact Aldus printed only one complete book before the present edition though he also issued the first parts of two others (all in Greek), and published Bembo's Latin De Aetna in the same month.The first editions in the present collection include 12 of the Ecloques of Theocritus, Hesiod's Theogonia (or De generatione deorum) and selections from the Greek gnomic poets. It is the most interesting of all Aldine Greek editions, containing a wide variety of linguistic forms and packed with mythological or moralizing passages, and as such highly interesting for the history of education and of humanism in general and the beginning of the study of Greek language and literature in particular. There are two issues of the present… Read More

XVI, 326 pp.First edition of the author’s first publication in book form. A classic of travel literature, the book recounts Thesiger’s travels across the Rub’ al Khali (Empty Quarter) of the southern Arabian Peninsula between 1945 and 1950. Thesiger’s narrative captures the lives of the Bedouins and other inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula.Signed by the author on the title-page: “Wilfred Thesiger / November 1996”. Includes a letter of attestation from Motivate Publishing, to the Dutch traveller Ruud Verkerk, from whose collection the volume was acquired. Dust jacket slightly soiled; very slight foxing on the edges. In excellent condition.l Howgego III, T14, p. 931.

285, [1] pp.This biography of Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), better known as Lawrence of Arabia, was written by Lowell Thomas (1892-1981) and was intended for younger readers. Thomas gives a somewhat romanticised and popularised description of Lawrence's early life up to and including his involvement in the 1916 Arab Revolt. Lowell Jackson Thomas was an American writer, actor, broadcaster, and traveller. He is probably best known for his reports on T.E. Lawrence, who he - together with cameraman Harry Chase -, accompanied through Palestine and Arabia during the First World War. The present copy is undated, but was probably published around 1930.Very slight foxing to the outer edges and edges of the margins, hinges weak, reinforced with clear tape on the endpapers, spine slightly faded. Otherwise in good condition.

[6], 202 pp.First edition of a biography of General Sir Edmund Allenby (later, Field Marshal and Viscount, 1861-1936). The work treats his Arabian period as commander of the cavalry division in Palestine during the First World War. Allenby made his name in Palestine. He rebuilt the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, established up-to-date Western Front standards of operations, and restored the force's confidence and morale. Allenby's forces defeated the Turks at the final Battle of Megiddo (September-October 1918) to occupy Transjordan, Syria, and Lebanon. Afterwards, he became high commissioner in Egypt. The present biography is largely based on accounts of figures connected to Allenby, such as T.E. Lawrence "of Arabia". Lowell Jackson Thomas (1892-1981) was an American writer, actor, broadcaster, and traveller.With the large ex libris bookplate of D.C. D'Arcy Orders (a black-and-white printed helmed coat-of-arms) on the front paste-down and a small black stamp in the upper outer corner of the first… Read More

71 pp.First and only edition of a work on fencing by Eualdo Thomase. It includes a short history of fencing, its rules, positions and excercises, illustrated with 16 clear and instructive plates of fencing pairs.Good copy, with the bookplate of Jack Gorlin.l Thimm p.289; Palau 331794.

155 pp.First and only edition, in the original Latin, of six medical treatises by Alexander Thomson, a physician at Montrose, near Aberdeen, Scotland. Thomson was interested in the natural spring of Montrose and wrote treatises II and III on the subject. Two other treatises on the water of the same well appeared later in English in the third volume of Medical essays and observations, published by a Society in Edinburgh (1735): “An inquiry into the mineral principles of Montrose water” and “The medical qualities of the Montrose well”. Treatise I discusses the great triumph of 17th century physiology: the discovery of blood circulation by William Harvey in his De motu cordis (1628) and the comments on that discovery by Descartes in his Discours de la méthode (1637). In his introduction Thomson elaborates on the discovery extensively. The other treatises discuss mercury (IV), opium (V) and mental illnesses (VI).With the armorial bookplate of William Constable esq. Re-backed, back board slightly… Read More