J e taylor (44 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardbound, bound in the publisher's gilt stamped purple cloth, VERY GOOD.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardbound, bound in the publisher's gilt stamped purple cloth, VERY GOOD.

Condición: Good. Good condition. Rebound in blue wrappers. (Batteries, Electricity) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardbound, bound in the publisher's gilt stamped purple cloth, spine sunnedstill VERY GOOD.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardbound, publisher's gilt stamped purple cloth binding, VERY GOOD.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardbound, publisher's gilt stamped purple cloth binding, VERY GOOD.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardbound, publisher's gilt stamped purple cloth binding, VERY GOOD.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardbound, bound in the publisher's gilt stamped purple cloth, VERY GOOD.

8vo. Pp. iv,187-320,[14]. Orig. cloth. - With a new index compiled by P.J. Whitehead. We hold the very small remaining publisher's stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. contemporary half-leather over marbled boards, nineteenth-century re-spine in buckram utilising original leather label, one plate, corners badly rubbed, good. in two parts; 188 pages.

Condición: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Blue cloth on boards. Embossed design on both covers. Corners bumped and slightly worn. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Fairly tightly bound. Pages age-toned. Internally clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN.…

Full-Leather. Condición: Very Good. 2 volumes in 1, 3rd edition, translated from the Low-Dutch, continuous pagination (viii [xxviii] xxix 585pp) with no second title (not required in this edition, the general title does not mention "vol 1"), 29 folding plates of anatomy, physics, natural history and astronomy, contemporary panelled calf, joints and edges little rubbed, more recent red morocco spine label, minor stain at the top of the title, front free endpaper almost detached, small label removed from front pastedown, 4to (17x23.5cm), ESTC T131539.…

Quarter Leather. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the extremely scarce 1st edition of 's Gravesande's Essay on Perspective, first published as 'Essai de Perspective' in 1711. Willem Jakob 's Gravesande (1688-1742) was a Dutch mathematician and natural philosopher. He was Professor of Mathematics, Astronomy and Philosophy at Leiden University and used his position to promote Newton's mathematical and astronomical theories. He is credited with being the first Continental theoretician to disseminate and promote Newton's works. His best known publication 'Mathematical Elements of Natural Philosophy, Confirmed by Experiments' was published in 1720 as the result of his experimental work on Newton's mechanical concepts. This copy is newly bound in quarter calf with raised bands and title label to spine and marbled paper sides. New endpapers have been added. Contents: half title with old signature of W Parry to top; publishers' advert; title; translator's dedication 2pp; author's preface and errata pp i-x; text pp 1-120 with 32 folding plates - plates 30-32 bound after the Finis. The contents are in very good clean condition with light toning to paper - becoming darker towards page edges. There is occasional brown spotting, and an old damp stain mark at the top corner of pp 97, 101 and 103. There some professional paper repairs to plate edges. There are 2 sets of mispagination but the text is continuous: 83-48-85 and 91-26-93. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.…

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Journal Offprint. INSCRIBED "Professor A. Guyot, Cambridge (with the Authors Compliments) on the blank front cover. Arnold Henry Guyot was a Swiss-born American geologist, geographer, and educator whose extensive meteorological observations led to the founding of the U.S. Weather Bureau. This paper is from the Philosophical Transactions, Part I for 1850. 8 page paper discussing On the Construction of the Self-registering Thermometer Apparatus, and On a New Method of determining the Scale and Temperature Coefficients of Magnets used in observing the Changes of Magnetic Force. Disbound, light edge wear. ASSOCIATION COPY. Paper.…

No Binding. Condición: Good. FORBES, James David (1809-1868). "On the transparency of the atmosphere and the law of extinction of the solar rays in passing through it" being an extract from The Philosophical Transactions, (Part II) London: R. and J. E. Taylor, 1842. London; R. and J. E. Taylor, 1842. [ii], pp 225-273, with 8 plates (5 of which are folding). Very good. Forbes' interesting and significant study of the effects of the atmosphere on solar radiation. …

Brown hardback leather cover. Condición: Fair. Sixth Edition. Worn condition. Lacking front cover, front endpapers and spine - retaining rear board. Contents tightly bound. 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). viii, lxxvi, 263pp, xxxii, 111pp, [x]. 4 [of 5] plates and vignettes.

18pp., 8vo. In good condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound. Number of copies in libraries.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. GOOD; FIRST EDITION; original binding; EX-LIBRARY; worn and soiled covers, bowed inward at the corners; edgewear, chipping and some small stains; bookplate on inside cover; the pages are generally clean and unmarked and the binding is good; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. A Report on the Progress of the Vegetable Physiology during the year 1837, written by F. J. F. Meyen, professor of Botany in the University of Berlin. Translated from the German by William Francis, associate of the Linnean Society. In original publishers paper wraps. Externally, a trifle rubbed with some general marks and spotting. Internally, firmly bound, bright and lightly foxed throughout with many sections remaining uncut. Good. None (ilustrador). book. …

Condición: Used-Like New. Octavo, xx [2] 176 pp. Rebound on full deep navy leather; spine in 6 compartments with elaborate gilt stamped decoration; spine label gilt stamped on light brown leather; boards gilt tooled; marbled endpapers. There is some very minor bumping to corners. Otherwise, this is a very bright and attractive rebinding that although unsigned is very much in a Zaehnsdorf style.…

Half leather hardcover. Red title label with gilt text. cxl,534 pp.; 25.x17 cm. Text in French / Français. - (leather sl. rubbed, edges covers sl. dam., paper sl. browned, some spots, few pages slightly damaged at edges) Although still very good, see picture, more pictures on request. 1240g.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 8vo (small). Contemporary calf. Speckled edges. [8], 147, 66, vi. Engraved frontis. portrait of Tillotson. Joints cracked, rubbing to extremities, soiling to front board, chipping to spine ends.

N. I. Previous owner's bookplate inside. Good copy professionally recased. Scattered foxing. Physical description; 444 pages, 20 cm. Subjects; Poets, English ; Biography ; Early works to 1800. English poetry ; Bio-bibliography. English drama ; Bio-bibliography. Dramatists, English. English drama. English poetry. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Leather binding with 5 raised bands. 328 pp. Four foldout plates. English translation of original Latin. Full title: "The art of midwifery improv'd: fully and plainly laying down whatever instructions are requisite to make a compleat midwife: and the many errors in all the books hitherto written upon this subject clearly refuted.: also a new method, demonstrating, how infants ill situated in the womb. may, by the hand only. be turned into their right position, without hazarding the life of either mother or child." The first work to provide a thorough description of the pelvis and to suggest that the shape and size of one's pelvis could cause birthing difficulties. Very poor, covers missing, lacks title page and some plates, foxing and rubbing at extremities, spine split. Reading or binding copy only. SWAF.…

Wraps. Condición: Good +. Offprint from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1847. Wraps. 10" X 8 1/4". 21pp plus illustrated plate. Disbound in paper wraps; the text is unbound but held together at the edges in two separate gatherings, splitting between pages 8 and 9, else moderate wear to wraps, light foxed and toned, with faint red "18" to upper left of upper wrap and inscription to upper right corner. Ink inscription addressed to "Monsieur [unidentified name], membre de l'Institut, de la part de [missing portion]." While the recipient's identity remains uncertain, the inscription suggests it was presented to a member of the Institut de France. An important early work in the history of electrochemistry and the development of fuel cell technology, in this landmark Bakerian Lecture, Sir William Robert Grove (1811-1896) explores the decomposition of water into hydrogen and oxygen through heat and voltaic ignition. Building upon his earlier work on the gas voltaic battery (1839), Grove's research laid the foundation for fuel cell technology by demonstrating the direct conversion of chemical energy into electricity-an insight that would not be fully realized until the 20th century. Offprints of Grove's papers are scarce, and this example represents a key moment in the study of electrochemistry and alternative energy, with a possible presentation/association inscription. Offprint from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1847.…

N. I. Previous owner's bookplate inside. Good copy professionally recased. Scattered foxing. Physical description; 444 pages, 20 cm. Subjects; Poets, English ; Biography ; Early works to 1800. English poetry ; Bio-bibliography. English drama ; Bio-bibliography. Dramatists, English. English drama. English poetry. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Two rare volumes, one hardcover (1899) and one softcover (1902) by notable pathologists in the early era of modern pathology. (Councilman's bodies: apoptotic bodies of hepatocellular origin seen in viral hepatitis, yellow fever, and other hepatic diseases; also called Councilman's lesions. Mallory's hyaline; Mallory developed various histologic staining methods, including the trichrome stain, and was the publisher of the American Journal of Pathology --- see h t t p : / / w w w . w h o n a m e d i t . c o m / d o c t o r . c f m / 1 9 6 9 . h t m l --- without the spaces.) Two OCLC library holdings (but these are for the 1904 edition). The hardcover volume (green cloth-covered boards, half leather, gilt spine lettering, 9 x 6 1/8 inches; about good) represents the binding together of eleven syllabi (syllabuses), each separately paginated editions first published in 1899 (first editions). In addition, this volume contains 1) a paper by Councilman, The Growth and Extension of Carcinoma, read at the Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society, June 13, 1899 (13 pp.); 2) Pathology of the Nervous System, by E. W. Taylor (1899; 38 pp.); and 3) Surgical Pathology Syllabus, by Edward H. Nichols (1899; 44 pp.). The eleven syllabi by Councilman and Mallory are: General Pathology (15 pp.); General Pathology (15 pp.); Proliferation, Phagocyitosis, Regeneration, Repair, Hypertrophy, Hyperplasia, Metaplasia (16 pp.); Tumors (27 pp.); Circulation, Blood, Blood-Vessels, Heart (31 pp.); Tubercle Bacillus (25 pp.); Typhoid Bacillus (20 pp.); Kidney (20 pp.). The second, softcover volume is copyright by Councilman and Mallory in 1902 and printed by J. L. Fairbanks & Company in Boston (green wraps, printed front cover, 9 x 5 3/4 inches, 174 pp.; ex-Library of Congress, else about good). The contents include the 1899 material plus additional material. Contents: Exudation; Retrograde Processes; Proliferation, Phagocytosis, Regeneration, Repair, Hypertrophy and Hyperplasia, Metaplasia; The Pathology of the Circulation and of the Blood; The Lesions Produced by Certain Bacteria (Staphyloccocus [sic] Pyogenes Aureus, Streptococcus Pyogenes; Diplococcus Lanceolatus, Diplococcus Intracellularis Meningitidis, Gonococcus, Anthrax Bacillus, Diphtheria Bacillus, Typhoid Bacillus, Tubercle Bacillus, Actinomyces, Syphilis); The Lesions Produced by Certain Protozoa (Amoeba Coli, Malaria); Tumors; The Circulatory System (Heart, Blood Vessels, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, Bone Marrow), The Respiratory System (Lungs, Pleura); The Gastro-intestinal System (Stomach, Intestine, Liver); The Genito-urinary System (Kidney). (3214025). …

Condición: Good. Sixth Edition. G : in good condition. Modern rebind with new eps. Slight foxing. 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). viii, lxxii, 262pp,xxxii, 111pp, [x] + plates. 5 b/w plates + vignettes. Hardback marbled boards with brown leather spine.

A substantial and historically important collection of the medical writings of the Scottish physician and scholar Archibald Pitcairne, one of the leading proponents of iatrophysical medicine in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Educated at Edinburgh and Leiden, Pitcairne sought to explain bodily functions through mechanical and mathematical principles, heavily influenced by Newtonian science and the circulation theories of Harvey. This 1715 English translation gathers together his influential medical dissertations, lectures, case studies, and theoretical writings, including discussions on the circulation of the blood, fevers, respiration, anatomy, and the philosophical foundations of medicine. Particularly notable is the appended treatise on the treatment of smallpox, a subject of immense importance in the pre-vaccination era. The volume offers a vivid snapshot of Enlightenment medical thought at a moment when physicians increasingly attempted to reconcile empirical observation with mechanical philosophy. Pitcairne's work was deeply influential upon later physicians in both Britain and continental Europe, especially within Edinburgh's medical tradition. This copy retains attractive contemporary blind-paneled calf boards and bears several early ownership inscriptions. Condition & Binding: Contemporary full calf with elaborate blind-paneled decoration to covers and raised bands to spine. Front board detached; rear board holding but worn. Binding heavily rubbed and scuffed with notable edgewear, surface abrasion, and wear at corners and joints. Spine worn with some loss and cracking. Internally, the text is complete but heavily affected by old dampstaining throughout, especially to preliminary and terminal leaves, with staining extending through much of the text block. Scattered foxing, toning, and handling wear throughout. Several early manuscript ownership inscriptions appear to title page and endleaves. Overall- poor to fair.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine with no dust jacket. Color Illustrations; xv, 287; 288-604 pages; One of Them which originally appeared in parts in 1860 and published in book form in 1861. This consists of 2 only volumes with original waterclours, hand colored plates, extra illustrated, very ornate tooled leather. The final set onsisted of 37 volumes. Green morocco leather faded to olive on spines. All gilt is bright, binding is quite striking. Inner covers are also full leather with green frames surrounding a red morocco blank [back and a tooled story related drawing 4.5 x 7.5". Volumes are 6 x 9. Double end papers consist of silk and also watercolor marbling. Binding by Becourt stamped in gilt inside front cover. Possibly this was done in collaboration with Zahnsdorf as Z bound editions in 1902 and 1911. Limited to 10 special copies of which this is the Publisher's proof copy especially prepared for D C Goodwin. No autographed letter so this is probably not the first volume. Illustrated by Various (ilustrador).…