Search Results: Titles starting with M from Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts

Leyden: Joannem Maire, 1619. Half-vellum over marbled boards; interior lightly browned with minor stains and a few tears. An unknown annotator (T8v) refers to Claudius Salmasius's Plinanae exercitationes of 1629 or 1689. From the library of the noted and distinguished French classicist and Greek scholar Jean François Boissande de Fontarabie (1774-1857). His image is pictured in Sandys' A History of Classical Scholarship, Cambridge, 1908, III, p. 248. He is best known for his work as an editor of Greek texts, including the editiones principes of Babrius and Maximus Planudes's Greek translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses (Sandys, pp. 249-50). Another signature of Schwin[...]', front paste-down, plus other assorted marks. Scriverius (1576-1660), an independent scholar, remains best known for this, his edition with commentary of the Roman epigrammatist Marcus Valerius Martialis. His edition possesses additional interest to scholars because of quotations from Josephus Scaliger (1540-1609).

Venice: Stephani Curti, 1689. Engraved title by Portio F., second letterpress title with woodcut engraving of a lion, decorated initials. Seventeenth century vellum over pasteboards, spine hand-lettered, front cover lacking, spine torn and detached from inner hinge; small stain at upper fore-edges, text not affected. An edition of Lucan's ten books on the civil war between Caesar and Pompey as well as an excerpt from Petronius's Satyricon consisting of the writer's "poem" on the civil war. The annotator, Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), a major figure in the history of law, first published his notes on Lucan in 1614. Housman remarked that, despite criticisms, "[Grotius'] exercise of choice and judgment was serious and steady; he is the greatest critic, excepting Bentley, who ever edited Lucan; and even now it is often necessary to a bandon Cortius and Oudendorp and the rest of his successors and return to the text of Grotius.

Five parts in one. [viii], 320; 280; 152; 158; 106 pp. Vignette of Machiavelli's portrait on title. Separate dated title pages to all parts except the Historie fiorentine which begins the volume. Dell'arte della guerra contains typographical figures depicting military formations and a double-page woodcut illustration depicting an army camp, and a manuscript table of contents following L'asino d'oro. Early edition of the political works of Machiavelli, which includes (1) Gli otto libri delle Historie Fiorentine; (2) Discorsi di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario fiorentino, sopra la prima deca di T. Livio a Zanobi Buondelmonti et a Cosimo Rucellai; (3) I sette libri dell'arte della guerra di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario fiorentino; (4) L'asino d'oro di Nicolo Machiavelli cittadino et secretario fiorentino, con tutte l'altre sue operette: La contenenza delle quali haurai nella seguente carta; and (5) Il principe di Nicolo Machiavelli al magnifico Lorenzo di Piero de Medici. La vita… Read More

Royal 8vo. xxxv, 112; ix, 230; ix, 130; ix, 154; ix, 138; ix, 150; ix, 170 (pp. 149-170, the index, are bound into Volume 8) pp. With 432 chromolithograph plates (11 more than called for) mounted on linen guards by Thorburn and Keulemans. Half-morocco and marbled boards, marbled paste-downs and endpapers; a truly magnificent copy with the complete set of the original printed wrappers preserved in the final (index) volume.
First edition of "perhaps the finest and most perfect ornithological iconography" (Nissen). This truly magnificent work was issued in 36 parts to subscribers. A brief description of every British species accompanies the beautiful chromolithograph portraits. Part 1 was issued in Oct. 1885, part 36 in Jan. 1898. The majority of the colored drawings are by Thorburn and Keulemans while a few are by Lodge and Foster. The work was not completed at the time of Lord Lilford's death, when it was undertaken by Osbert Salvin. An account of the dates of issue and other items of infomration… Read More

1. (Broadside). Spring arrangements. Fare reduced! The Michigan Central Rail Road offices. Dated May 8, 1854. Sets forth fares from Chicago to various cities, as well as times trains leave Chicago and the length of their journey.
2. (Pamphlet). Lincoln on the New Haven and the Boston & Albany Railroads. Issued by the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Inc. Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts. February, 1934. 8vo. Original printed wrappers.
3. (Broadside). The best thing in the west. The rich valley lands of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, situated on the beautiful Cottonwood and Arkansas Rivers, in Southwestern Kansas. 2,500,000 acres for sale on eleven years' credit. . . . Topeka, Kansas: Geo. W. Martin, Kansas Publishing House, [n.d.]. Fantastic illustrations touting the wonderful opportunities of the Cottonwood and Arkansas Valleys.
4. (Photographs). 123 black and white photographs, each attached to a 8 x 5 inch index card with typewritten… Read More

Two parts in one. 4to. [iii], iv-xvi, 163; [iii], 4-91, [3] pp., including half-tile to second part, approbation and errata. With engraved chapter vignettes and 60 folding plates. Contemporary tree calf, elaborate gilt-decorated spine (slightly chipped at head and foot); endpapers printed in purple floral pattern, occasional browning in text and on edges of plates, heavier on preliminaries. Contemporary signature of Dav. Christoph. Schobingen M.D. on flyleaf, and bookplate on front paste-down, contemporary annotations to the errata leaf, possibly for a later edition. From the Furstenberg library at Donaueschingen. First edition. This indispensable manual of paleontology was the earliest of its kind to be published in French. It consists of two parts; the first is a compilation of letters relating to Bourguet's previous work, Lettres philosophiques, wherein he compares the processes of the mineral world, such as crystallization, to processes of the living world. The second part contains an atlas of… Read More

Philadelphia, 1881. FIRST EDITION. GROUP OF LETTERS. 1. LS to unknown woman. Philadelphia, January 27, 1903. 3 pages on single folded sheet, 204 x 127 mm. Mitchell states that he is unable to answer all of his letters, and relies on the hand of his secretary to write them. He also speaks of his trip to Japan and his presentation to the Emperor. 2. ALS to unknown man. 1332 Walnut St., [nd]. 1 page, 205 x 128 mm. Small tear at fold, 2 small puncture holes, a bit browned.Mitchell speaks of a payment. 3. TLS to "Reverend Sir." Bay Harbor, Maine, [nd]. Single sheet, folded 200 x 123 mm. Mitchell thanks him for his "kind note" and expresses his regrets at not being able to provide more information about his friend Dr. Worcester.

Buffalo: [n.p.], 1970. FIRST EDITION. With 4 leaves of photographic plates. A fine copy in the original pictorial wrappers. First edition of this short biography of William Carlos Williams, containing many previously unpublished photographs.

(offered with) Mesure des trois premier degre's du meridien dans l'hemisphere Austral, tirée des observations de M.rs de l'académie royale des sciences, envoyés par le roi pour l'équateur. Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1751 Two separate volumes. 4to. [ii], xxxvi, 280, xv, [1]; [xii], 266, x, viii pp. With 6 engraved plates (5 folding), including the map of Quito, in the first work, and 3 folding plates in the second work. Engraved headpieces. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt in compartments with morocco labels, upper front cover of both books with mild stain; some minor marginal waterstain to a few leaves of the second volume, otherwise a clean and wide-margined set.
First edition of the account of the scientific expedition to the equator sponsored by the Academie des Sciences. The French Academy sent out two expeditions in 1735, the purpose of which was to measure an arc of the meridian in order to settle a controversy over the shape of the earth. La Condamine, along with Bouger and… Read More

4to. [ii], xv, 246, [1] pp. A lovely copy partially printed on blue-tinged paper, interior with wide margins, occasional browning and spotting due to paper stock. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments, red moroco label, triple gilt fillets, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.
First edition of this influential contribution to the study of motion, demonstrated through intricate anatomical analyses. This work, of historic importance following that of Borelli, focuses on the manner by which Barthez' approach to diagnosis of illness and disease works hand in hand with muscular movement by examining the mechanics of standing, walking, jumping, crawling, flying, etc. "The vital force is found in all parts of the body, but cannot work separately for any considerable period in any one of those parts, being transferred speedily by sympathy to all the others. From it originate 'the muscular and tonic forces, the general and… Read More

4to. 151 pp. Manuscript in German in black ink on paper in a single cursive hand, 28 lines to a full page. Tables, calculations, and models throughout. Contemporary half black sheep over blue cloth, spine damaged. Ownership inscription of J.W. Neill II. A complex and fascinating piece.
A student's notebook for a year-long course in mechanical engineering. In addition to his diligent notetaking, Mr. Hoppe recorded problems and drew careful diagrams of machinery and parts to accompany the painstaking detail of his lessons. Topics include tension, tortion, screws, bevels, gears, cogs, wheels, gauges, cranks, bottlenecks, and many more that have no proper English cognates. This manuscript represents an important and progressive era in industrial development at the height of the Technological Revolution.

8vo. With 1 full-page plate. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards; an excellent copy from the library of the Mount Wilson Observatory with the presentation bookplate to the Library from Adriaan van Maanen.
First edition, though a portion appeared in a journal a few years earlier. Ferrero (1839-1902) was director of the Italian Geographical Institute and a president of the Italian Geodetic Commission. His work here deals with the presentation of the method of least squares as it applies to geodesy. Least squares method is a form of mathematical regression analysis used to determine the line of best fit for a set of data, providing a visual demonstration of the relationship between the data points. Each point of data represents the relationship between a known independent variable and an unknown dependent variable.
Adriaan van Maanen (1884-1946) was a Dutch astronomer who spent time working with George Hale at the Mount Wilson Observatory, part of the… Read More

Two volumes. Folio. Titles in red and black. Contemporary catspaw calf over stiff boards; a fine copy of a monumental set.
First edition thus, third overall, of the Jesuit cardinal's most famous work. This economic treatise explores the moral responsibility of the Church and its people in proper distribution of funds and charity. It decries the sin of usury, calls for publicly funded social welfare programs, sets monetary compensation for civil and bodily harm, and establishes a template for courtroom procedures.
De Lugo (1583-1660) was a Spanish theologian and educator. He received early training in law that helped to inform his later writing, but after joining the Jesuit order he became a professor of theology. He dedicated this book to Pope Urban VIII and presented it to him in person, a move that led to his being appointed cardinal.
Catholic Encyclopedia IX: 418-419.

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece in each volume and 10 plates. Half-calf and marbled boards with matching endpapers, spines gilt; uncut, Volume 2 partially unopened and with some dampstaining. Both with the bookplate of Hezekiah C. Welch. First edition. Morse (1840-1937) made a career of writing biographies of some of the most important American historical figures. The subjects of other works include Abraham Lincoln; Thomas Jefferson; Benjamin Franklin and John Quincy Adams. NSTC, III, 0527291.

Philadelphia: [N.P.], 1897. Frontispiece. Original printed wrappers, detached. This pamphlet contains a previously unpublished letter from Holmes to Dr. Hunt (1825-96). Hunt was a demonstrator of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a surgeon at the Wills, Episcopal, Orthopedic and Pennsylvania Hospitals. He was a fellow of the College of Physicians, and was a member of several other medical associations. Not in C&T.

Four parts in two volumes. 8vo. [vi]-iv-xxviii; 566; [ii], 568-1050 pp. Consecutive pagination with half-title, errata, 3 colored plates and a map, as well as hundreds of text illustrations. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards. Generally an excellent copy from the library of George Alexander Philips Haldane Duncan, Earl of Camperdown, avid book collector, with his bookplate containing his coat of arms and motto (Disce pati [learn to suffer]).First English edition, with detailed chapters on mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, acoustics, optics, and much more. Each subject includes a discussion of all the great scientists and their experiments, the methods they employed, any imperfections and variations by other scientists, and the solutions as far as the latest investigations known. Most of the subjects have been enlarged with extensive additions by the editor such as thermodynamics and electrical subjects by William Thomson and Michael Faraday, which had not as yet been established in… Read More

New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1941. FIRST EDITION. Original tan cloth with pictorial end-papers in dust-jacket, slightly chipped at top edge and worn at folds; uncut interior excellent. A NOVEL OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY IRELAND. First edition, preceding the English printing by two years. This novel is set in eighteenth-century Ireland before its aristocracy and pride were destroyed by famine, oppression and emigration. NCBEL, IV, 284.

New York: Paper Book Gallery, 1965. FIRST EDITION. Original purple wrappers printed in red, a fine copy without the usual sunfading.

New York: Random House, 1950. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Gray publisher's cloth, in original dust-jacket, minor chipping. Inscription from Williams "Purchased by my dear friends: Madeline & Drew - no kiddin'. with my love, Bill. alias William Carlos Williams. 12/7/50.". WITH A SERIOUS INSCRIPTION. First edition, first printing. This is a collection of all the stories that Williams wished to preserve dating from his first published work in 1909 to 1950. Includes The knife of the times, Life along the Passaic River and Beer and cold cuts. Wallace, A32.

London: John Murray, 1899. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece portrait, 35 plates (of which 33 are photographs), and 1 folding map. Tightly bound in modern blue cloth with the original publisher's front cover pasted on top, gilt spine; new endpapers, some browning and spotting, heavier on the first 20 pages, but overall a very good copy with an ownership signature dated 1909. First edition of Durand's important personal narrative of his time spent in India and Pakistan, and the role he played in the development of the Gilgit frontier. In his preface, he attributes the exquisite photographs in this work to his colleague, Captain J. R. Roberts, the surgeon stationed with him at Gilgit. The photographs, along with Durand's captive narrative, paint a vivid picture of the landscape, inhabitants, customs, and British involvement in India.Little is known about Durand (1854-1923); he was a colonel representing British interests stationed in Gilgit from 1889-1894, and then later was appointed as military… Read More