Complete set of 60 volumes. 127 engraved plates, list of subscribers in the index volume, 10 folding charts; occasional foxing, ink and water-stains. Modern quarter green spines over original marbled boards, gilt-stamped black leather spine labels; re-backed. Ex-lib bookplates and ink stamps of the Norwich & Norfolk United Medical Book Society, early ownership inscription of Hudson Gurney. Fine. FIRST EDITION. [19th Century French Medical Encyclopedia] Possibly one of the most important encyclopedia/dictionaries of medicine ever assembled, and certainly the earliest. As Diderot's encyclopedia... View More...
Three vols. ONLY. 4to. xlvii, [1], 392; 417, [1]; 428 pp. Engraved title-page vignettes; Vol. II p. 11 lower right corner torn (not affecting text). Contemporary tree calf, spines re-backed in polished calf with original spine fragments laid down; extremities worn. Hartford Seminary Foundation/Case Memorial Library bookplates, Theological Institute of Connecticut blind-stamps to first and last few pages. RARE. Very good. FIRST EDITION of the first 3 volumes of Villanova's encyclopedia of the Italian language. The five volumes Alberti compiled were published from 1797-1800. He "was seized with... View More...
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Paris:, Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique, Editions du CNRS, 1986. : 1986
Seller ID: BL3810
ISBN-13: 9782222037682
Series: Collection Histoire Biographique de l'Enseignement. At head of title: Service d'histoire de l'education, Institut national de recherche pedagogique. 8vo. 700 pp. Pictorial printed wrappers. Very good. ISBN: 2222037689 View More...
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London:, John and Francis Rivington, William Johnston, Thomas Longman, and Thomas Cadell, 1773. : 1773
Seller ID: LV2104
4to. [8], viii, 57, [1 blank], [724] pp. Errata - dictionary text printed in double columns; title-page with small upper margin tear and related gutter staining, outer edges to leaves somewhat browned. Later quarter brown cloth over contemporary calf, gilt-stamped black leather spine label, 5 raised bands; leather worn, later end-papers. Library paper spine label. Title-page signature of Andrew Law. Title-page and last few pages blind-stamp of Hartford Theological Seminary. Good. FIRST edition of Kenrick's dictionary, "the first to indicate pronunciation with diacritical marks and to divi... View More...
4 volumes. 4to. 1379 pp. Profusely illustrated [2500] (250+ in color), index. Red gilt-stamped cloth. Slip-case (some wear). Complete. Very good. James Roy Newman (1907?1966) was an American mathematician and mathematical historian. He was also a lawyer, practicing in the state of New York from 1929 to 1941. During and after World War II, he held several positions in the United States government, including Chief Intelligence Officer at the US Embassy in London, Special Assistant to the Undersecretary of War, and Counsel to the US Senate Committee on Atomic Energy. In the latter capacity, he h... View More...
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Bonnae ad Rhenum:, Impensis Adolphi Marci, 1855-1864. : 1855
Seller ID: LV1878
2 volumes. 4to. 965, [3]; x, [2], 1566 pp. Double columns, includes appendix and addenda & corrigenda. Early half-calf, marbled boards; neatly re-backed preserving original spines, rubbed, new endpapers. Very good. First and only edition; this is the most comprehensive study of Persian languages with translation into Latin. Beautifully printed with the Persian words and letters printed in the Tauchnitz-type, as well as Sanskrit and Zend in Lichtenberger-type. This is an exhaustive work ? a culmination of many years devoted to the study of Persian languages. This Lexicon is one of the major wo... View More...
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