Search Results: Titles starting with M from Adam Weinberger Books

1687. [MANUSCRIPT] English 17th century Scientific Manuscript, in Latin in paper, with some additions in Greek. c. 1687-88.  Small 8vo. approx. 18 x 11 cm,  82 lvs., written throughout on recto and verso in a neat legible hand, with a few blanks. Provenance: Signed on rear paste-down in several places: Edward Baldwyn, 1687. Coll. Wadh.    This corresponds  with Edward Baldwin , son of Francis Baldwyn, of the Inner Temple , who succeeded to the Abbey estate , Shrewsbury 1701, and is listed as attending Wadham College, Oxford. The inner front paste-down bears an attractive  manuscript Tree of Porphyry.   Contemporary calf,  rebacked in a sympathetic manner. It is perhaps coincidental, but nevertheless interesting, that this scientific manuscript was written the year of publication of Newton's Principia.   While it adheres to classical Aristotelian models with sections on Logic, Physics, Metaphysics, Ethics, and Cosmography (mentioning America), it is noteworthy that the author attended… Read More

Extracto de los autos de diligencias, y reconocimientos de los rios, lagunas, vertientes, y desagues de la capital Mexico.Small folio (290 mm x 200 mm). [1], 1-71 [1, blank] pp. Map 39 x 46 cm. Complete. Beautiful (modern) red Morocco binding, with a slipcase. Since Aztec times the drainage of the valley of Mexico had been of paramount concern to the inhabitants because of the numerous floods that had caused great destruction. These problems were aggravated by Cortes failure to restore the Native American dikes , resulting in flood control projects as early as 1553. During the eighteenth century a series of public works, such as canals, tried to correct the problem. Unfortunately, the efforts were only partially successful, and the problem continued. This work contains a compilation of the acts, investigations, and surveys by various authorities to drainage-up until the time of its publication and represents a serious attempt to deal with the problem once and for all.The accompanying map is… Read More

Very Early work of Anthropology in the English language and one of the first works to even mention the transformation of Apes to Humans."Artificial deformations of the body practised by various people from head to toe"BULWER, JOHN. Anthropometamorphosis: man transform'd; or, The artificial changeling. Historically presented, in the mad and cruel gallantry, foolish bravery, ridiculous beauty, filthy finenesse, and loathsome lovelinesse of most nations, fashioning & altering their bodies from the mould intended by nature. With a vindication of the regular beauty and honesty of nature. And an appendix of the pedigree of the English gallant... London: J. Hardesty, 1650. First edition. [24], 24, 45-263, [45] pp., including 2 pp. of ads. Interestingly the ads are for both works published and a list of still unpublished manuscripts. ESTC R24242; Not in the trade!Binding: Modern morocco in period style, all edges sprinkled red. Small 8vo., 145 x 85 cm, portrait in facsimile, followed by engraved title… Read More

Malthus (Thomas) An Essay on the Principle of Population,. London, 1807. Fourth Edition, 2 vols., 8vo. 21 x 13 cm. xvi, 580; vii, [1], 484, [60] pp. Speckled calf, nicely rebacked; intrebally later paste-downs, some light toning or foxing. Provenance: With small ex-linbris stamps of John Biddulph Martin (10 June 1841 – 20 March 1897), the English banker and statistician. His paper "Our Gold Coinage", 1882, helped enable the late 19th century reform of the gold currency.

CHARTERS on vellum (two on paper), 15th century, various formats. Mostly in French (a few pieces in Latin, in Provençal or Occitan). 84 pieces in total.
Not all described but they all fall in the same category
Documents concerning Normandy, Poitou, Maine, Franche-Comté,Languedoc, Quercy, Saintonge, Brittany, etc.
These come with a French export license. Pièces concernant la Normandie, le Poitou, le Maine, la Franche-Comté, le Languedoc, le Quercy, la Saintonge, la Bretagne, etc. Bail d'un arpent sur le fief de Saint-Germain (1400). Vente de 27 chênes des forêts du duc d'Orléans (1401). Aveu de biens relevant de la seigneurie de Roncheville à Guy, seigneur de La Roche-Guyon et de Roncheville, conseiller et chambellan du Roi, 1402. Vente d'une pièce de terre par Jean Dumes de la paroisse de Saint-Sénier-de-Beuvron dans la vallée d'Auge (1403). Quittance de Jaque Blouet, dit Tristan, écuyer, d'une somme prise sur la boulaie de Demeuille appartenant au duc d'Orléans (1404). Arrangement… Read More

Memmingen, 1676. Folio (208 x 310 mm). Latin ms. and illustrations on paper. 184 ff. with gilt-raised title-page and a total of 292 watercolour and gouache plant illustrations (1 double-page), captioned and numbered 1-290 by a contemporary hand (nos. 45 and 149 assigned twice). 19th century green half cloth over marbled boards. Stored in custom-made half morocco case. Unique, museum-quality manuscript herbal, previously unknown to research, compiled for the Memmingen pharmacist Wolfgang Schötz by an unidentified but obviously professionally trained artist. The nearly 300 watercolours and gouaches, all impressively accomplished, show the principal Central European medicinal, poisonous, spice and ornamental plants as they were to be found in the gardens, meadows and forests of the free imperial city of Memmingen: hollyhock, tarragon, snow pea, prunella, dandelion, spiked rampion (phyteuma spicatum), swallow-wort (asclepias vincetoxicum), echium, caper spurge (euphorbia lathyris), white… Read More