Search Results: Titles starting with C from Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB

Copenhagen, Denmark: The Danish Architectural Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A very rare volume that details the life and work of Danish landscape architect and professor of landscape architecture, Carl Theodor Sorensen (1893-1979). 175 pp. 4to. Dust jacket has very light scuffing from shelf wear, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within.

London: Royal Society of London, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. John Gassiot (1797-1877) describes an early observation of cathode rays. Also contains Arthur Cayley's "Memoir on the Theory of Matrices" & "A Memoir on the Automorphic Linear Transformation of Bipartite Quadric Function" (pp. 17-37, 39-52) and Joseph Lister's "An Inquiry Regarding the Parts of the Nervous System Which Regulate the Contractions of the Arteries," "On the Cutaneous Pigmentary System of the Frog," & "On the Early Stages of Inflammation" (pp. 607-625, 627-643, 645-702). v, [8], 21, [1]-909 pp. 4to. Library binding, tan leather spine with gold embossed titling. Interiors clean, ex-library stamp on title page, and occurring sporadically within. Numerous folding plates that illustrate articles. Pages were trimmed slightly when rebound.

London: Royal Society of London, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. John Gassiot's (1797-1877) second paper describing an early observation of cathode rays, continuing article in our #27535. Also contains Arthur Cayley's "A Sixth Memoir Upon Quantics" (pp. 61-90) and William Farr's "On the Construction of Life-Tables, Illustrated by a New Life-Table of the Healthy Districts of England" (pp. 837-878). vi, [4], 16, [1]-930 pp. 4to. Library binding, tan leather spine with gold embossed titling. Interiors clean, ex-library stamp on title page, and occurring sporadically within. Numerous folding plates that illustrate articles. Pages were trimmed slightly when rebound.

London: Royal Society of London, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Arthur Cayley (1821-1895) introduces matrices to simplify the notation which arises in simultaneous linear equations. He further introduces the ideas of unit matrix, matrix addition and multiplication, inverse matrix and powers of matrices. More significantly, Cayley introduces the algebraic notation of matrix calculus, explores the non-commutative algebra associated with matrix multiplication and proves the Cayley-Hamilton Theorem that every matrix satisfies its own characteristic equation. Also contains John P. Gassiot's "The Bakerian Lecture -- On the Stratifications and Dark Band in Electrical Discharges as observed in Torricellian Vacua" (Volume 148 pp. 1-16, 1858) and Joseph Lister's "An Inquiry Regarding the Parts of the Nervous System Which Regulate the Contractions of the Arteries," "On the Cutaneous Pigmentary System of the Frog," & "On the Early Stages of Inflammation" (pp. 607-625, 627-643, 645-702). v, [8], 21,… Read More

London: Taylor and Francis, 1900. First Edition. Three Quarter Leather. Very Good. Karl Pearson's work introducing the "chi-squared" test of goodness of fit. vi, [1], 624 pp. 8vo. Published with 5 plates, Plate 3 Missing, does not impact Pearson's article. Recent brown three quarter leather bindings with five raised bands at spine, burgundy and black title patches with gold embossed titling, gold lines offsetting bands, marbled paper insets to front and rear boards. Clean within.

London: Royal Society of London, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The first printing of William Farr's (1807-1883) preliminary report describing the use of the Scheutz calculator to prepare life tables, published five years before his English Life Tables, representing the very earliest application of computers to medical statistics.. Also contains Arthur Cayley's "A Sixth Memoir Upon Quantics" (pp. 61-90) and John Gassiot's "On the Stratifications in Electrical Discharges, as Observed in Torricellian and other Vacua.- Second Communication" (pp. 137-160). vi, [4], 16, [1]-930 pp. 4to. Library binding, tan leather spine with gold embossed titling. Interiors clean, ex-library stamp on title page, and occurring sporadically within. Numerous folding plates that illustrate articles. Pages were trimmed slightly when rebound.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Wilson first proposes the theory of "Continental Drift." Also contains James Peeble's "Origin of the Microwave Radio Background" (pp. 574-575) Peebles was named a Nobel Laureate in Physics in 2019 for his theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology. 1434, LV pp. 4to. Green library binding, ex-library with stamp of "Technical Library, U.S. Naval Propellant Plant, Indian Head, Maryland" on first free endpaper, title page, and final free endpaper. No other library markings present Clean within.

London: Taylor and Francis, 1892. First Edition. Three Quarter Leather. Good. Francis Ysidro Edgeworth's (1845-1926) paper in which he describes the first systematic analysis of correlation in relation to the normal distribution. Herein he coins the term "coefficient of correlation." vii, [1], 533 pp. 8vo. 10 plates, all folding. Original three quarter leather binding with gold lines and titling to spine, call number at base of spine in white ink only indication of ex-library. Considerable wear and scuffing to the covers, losses at head and foot of spine and corners of boards, chipping along front hinge where darker surface leather has flaked off from use.

London: Taylor and Francis, 1892. First Edition. Three Quarter Leather. Fine. Francis Ysidro Edgeworth's (1845-1926) paper in which he descriubes the first systematic analysis of correlation in relation to the normal distribution. Herein he coins the term "coefficient of correlation." vii, [1], 533 pp. 8vo. 10 plates, all folding. Rebound in an exquisite three quarter leather binding with brown leather spine with four raised bands, gold embossed titling on black leather patch titles, marbled paper insets to cover boards. Only indication of ex-library status is Japanese ink stamp on the title page. Very clean within.

Braunschweig, Germany: Friedr. Vieweg & Son, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Niels Bohr (1884-1962) first gives a name to the correspondence principle ("Korrespondenzprincip") in a presentation to the Berlin Physical Society in 1920. The correspondence principle "says that for large orbits and for large energies, quantum calculations must agree with classical calculations." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspondence_principle) Also contains Otto Stern's article, "Eine direkte messung der thermischen molekulargeshwinidigkeit" ("Direct measurement for the thermal molecular velocity") on pp. 49-56. iv, 478 pp. 8vo. Gray cloth spine with gray patterned cloth covers. Some scuffing overall with a clean interior. Previous owner's name in ink on first free endpaper.

London: John Murray, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Contains Benjamin Baker's (1840-1907) article explaning the now iconic, Forth Bridge that crosses the Firth of Forth in eastern Scotland, north of Edinburgh. Built between 1882 and 1889, this article was published at the outset of construction and contains a 33"x8-3/8" folding plate (VIII) with elevations and cross sections of this elegant cantilevered, suspension bridge. In 2016 the Forth Bridge was voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder; it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Also contains article by John Clark Hawkshaw (1841-1921), the son of John Hawkshaw (1811-1891), explaining his father's proposale for a cross-channel tunnel from England to France. The "Chunnel," completed in 1994, follows a very similar path. lxxviii, 716, 94, 32 pp. Burgundy trade binding with blind embossed borders and floral motifs at corners, gold embossed titling to spine, minor staining to rear cover. Front and rear pastedowns beginning to tear at… Read More

New York: Time-Life Books, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. An important series of essays by Edward Abbey, often overlooked. First Printing (Hourglass printed at base of last page of index). 184 pp. 4to. Light wear to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Crisp within. Light blue ink underlining on pages 21-25. Clean otherwise.

London: How & Parsons, 1842. First Edition. Three Quarter Leather. Fine. Cruikshank, George. 322, [2] ads, 316 pp. 12mo. Burgundy leather spines and corners, spine leather on each volume has faded slightly to brown. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed tooling to bands, titles, and date at base of each volume, marbled insets to each volume, matching marbled endpapers. Bound by Bartlett of Boston. Original cover cloth and spine bound in at rear of each volume. Red silk ribbon markers. George Cruikshank illustration to title page and frontispiece of each volume.

San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First Printing. vii, 255 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. No dust jacket, as issued.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017/2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Calder, Alexander. Jed Pearl's in-depth biography of Alexander Calder (1898-1976) who many call the greatest sculptor of the 20th century. A fascinating look at an even more fascinating life. What more could you expect from the man who invented the mobile and saw the word added to Webster's New International Dictionary? First Printings. 687, 669 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copies with dust jackets in mylar covers. Both volumes have a small black remainder mark on the base of each text block.

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2017. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine. xiii, 414 pp. 8vo. Clean, crisp copy. No dust jacket, as issued.

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1973/1975. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume 1: Second Printing, 1978. xxi, 868 pp. 8vo. Volume 2: First Printing, 1975. xxiii, 1128. 8vo. Rust cloth bindings with gold embossed titling to spine, gold on Volume 2 spine slightly duller than Volume 1. Clean within.

Providence, RI: Providence Press Company, 1883. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. Program from the dedication ceremony for the Canonicus Memorial. Canonicus (c. 1565-1647) was a chief of the Narragansett tribe who welcomed Roger Williams into the tribe when he was driven from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and granted him a parcel of land that led to the establishment of the Providence Plantation and Colony of Rhode Island. 31 pp. 4to. Terra cotta colored paper stiff paper wraps, small tear at head and foot of spine.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing. x, 375 pp. 8vo. Light wear and scuffing to dust jacket, small chips and tears at edges, now in mylar cover. Rust cloth boards with silver embossed titling, slight yellowing to endpapers. Clean within.

Girard, KS: The Appleal to Reason, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jackets in this kind of condition for this book are extremely rare. 142 pp. 8vo. Scuffing and small chips to edges of dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Bright blue cloth boards with white embossed titling to cover board. Interior very clean.