(BLUSSÉ, P.). De zijdenteelt en kweeking v.d. moerbeziënboom of volledige beschrijving v.d. zijwurmen, (…). 1798. W. 2 engr. fold. plates. Cont. brds., uncut. (Volled. Beschrijv. v. alle Konsten, 15). -- Added: N. GAUCHER. Handboek der ooftbouwkunde in woord en beeld. Bew. d. A.C. Ide. (1906). W. 200 wood-engr. in text. Ocl. -- H. DAVIDIS. Tuinboek. Voor Nederland bew. d. H. Witte. 2e herz. dr. (1868). Cont. hcf. -- Z. KAMERLING. Leerboek der plantkunde voor Nederlandsch-Indië. 1915. Cl. -- And 6 o. (10).
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BURGERSDIJK, L.A.J. De dieren, afgebeeld, beschreven en in hunne levenswijze geschetst. Leiden, D. Noothoven v. Goor, (1862-73). 3 vols. (2), xxxii, 566, (6); x, 555; xxii, iv, 828 pp. W. 245 cold. lithogr. Lge-8°. Or. (!) green hcf. w. gilt dec. spines. (Spines a bit chafed and a bit dam. in places, vol. 3 loosening, but a complete set).
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CHEVALIER, F.F. Flore générale des environs de Paris, selon la méthode naturelle. Description de toutes les plantes agames, cryptogames et phanérogames qui y croissent spontanément; (…). Par., 1826-27. 3 vols. W. 18 plain steel-engr. plates at end of vol. 3. Fine cont. hcf. w. marbled sides, spines in compartments and gilt. (Small part of top end spine of vol. 2 a bit dam., some age-toning throughout, but a fine set).
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CURTIS, W. Flora Londinensis; containing a History of the Plants Indigenous to Great Britain, illustrated by Figures of the natural Size, Accompanied by Scientific Descriptions in Latin and English, with Observations on their peculiar Qualities and Uses in Agriculture, Rural Oeconomy, Medicine, and Commerce. New (2nd) ed., enlarged and continued by G. Graves and W.J. Hooker. (Vol. I-IV). Lond., R. & A. Taylor for J. Harding, etc., (1817-21). Tog. 56 (of 72) odd instalments from the first 4 volumes, loose as issued. W. tog. 332 (of 336) engr. plates, all beautifully cold. by hand. Lge-fol. All instalments in owrps., uncut.
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DARWIN, Ch. De afstamming van den mensch, en de seksueele teeltkeus. Uit het Engelsch vert. d. H. Hartogh Heijs v. Zouteveen. Delft, 1872. 2 vols. xii, 536; viii, 540, (4) pp. W. 127 wood-engr. in text. Lge-8°. Fine cont. blind tooled and gilt dec. hcf. (Text a bit age-toned as usual, but a fine copy).
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DRYANDER, J. Catalogus Bibliothecæ Historico-Naturalis Josephi Banks. (Photomech. reprint of the ed. 1798-1800). 1966. 5 vols. Ocl. -- C.E. PIERCE, (a.o.). The Drake manuscript in the Pierpont Morgan Library. Histoire naturelle des Indes. (1996). 4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- H. McBURNEY. Mark Catesby's Natural History of America. The watercolors from the Royal Library Windsor Castle. (1997). 4°. Obrds. w. dust-j. -- K.E. MANTHORNE. Tropical Renaissance. North American Artists Exploring Latin America, 1839-1879. (1989). 4°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- And 1 smaller work. (9).
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EINSTEIN -- COLLECTION of 15 works on the legacy of Einstein/relativity. Or. binds. w. dust-j. (6) and owrps.
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GHIRARDI, G. Sneaking a Look at God's Cards. Unraveling the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics. (2004). Ohcl. w. dust-j. -- H. PRICE. Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point. 1996. Ohcl. w. dust-j. -- J.D. BARROW. The Book of Nothing. Vacuums, Voids, and the latest Ideas about the Origins of the Universe. (2000). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- E. KLEIN & M. LACHIÈZE-REY. The Quest for Unity, the Adventure of Physics. 1999. Ohcl. w. dust-j. -- And 11 o. (16).
GIHOUL, L. Culture forestière des arbres résineux conifères. Par., (etc.), 1847. (4), x, 217 pp. W. 9 full-p. cold. lithogr. dep. pine tree specimens. 4°. Cont. h. black mor. (A bit age-toned throughout, but a very good copy).
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HORTICULTURE -- COLLECTION of odd 19th c. periodicals on horticulture, all in French. 1845-91. 7 vols. Diff. sizes. Cont. binds. (6) and owrps.
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JESSE, E. Gleanings in Natural History w. local recollections. To which are added hints for an angler. 3rd ed. 1834-35. 3 vols. W. 3 full-p. plates, incl. front., and 1 fold. plate. Sm-8°. Cont. green mor. (bound by Hatchard & Son), spines gilt and w. red labels. -- Added: P. DUCHASSAING DE FONBRESSIN & G. MICHELOTTI. Spongiaires de la Mer Caraïbe. 1864. W. 25 tinted/cold. full-p. lithogr. 4°. Old brds. (Natuurk. Verhand. v.d. Holl. Mij. der Wetenschappen Haarlem II, 21-2). -- P. HUBERT. Le bananier. 1907. Sm-8°. Ocl. -- P. JOIGNEAUX. Le jardin potager. (1866). W. 92 cold. engr. in text. Sm-8°. Cont. green hcf. -- And 6 o. on natural history. (12).
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MURDOCH, D. Niels Bohr's philosophy of physics. (1987). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- N. BLAEDEL. The life of Niels Bohr. (1988). Obrds. -- R. TORRETTI. The philosophy of physics. (1999). Owrps. -- P. DAVIES. The Goldilocks enigma. (2006). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- And 13 o. (17).
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OMNÈS, R. The interpretation of quantum mechanics. (1994). Owrps. -- Id. Quantum philosophy. Understanding and interpreting contemporary science. (1999). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- M. REDHEAD. Incompleteness, nonlocality, and realism. A prolegomenon to the philosophy of quantum mechanics. 1987. Obrds. w. dust-j. -- H. KRIPS. The metaphysics of quantum theory. 1987. Obrds. w. dust-j. -- L. SMOLIN. Three roads to quantum gravity. (2000). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- M. JAMMER. The philosophy of quantum mechanics. (1974). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- And 8 o. (14).
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ORNITHOLOGY -- BUTLER, A.G. British birds with their nests and eggs. Lond., Brumby & Clarke, n.d. (1896-98). 6 vols. W. 24 cold. lithogr. and 342 plain plates. Fol. Or. red cl. (Spines a bit sunned, top of spine vol. 5 a bit dam., but a good set). Nissen IVB 167. -- Added: (J.F.) NAUMANN. Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas. Bd II: Grasmücken, Timalien, Meisen und Baumläufer. Gera-Untermhaus, (1897). W. 30 full-p. cold. chromolithogr. Fol. Obrds. (Bind. a bit dam.). -- (7).
ORNITHOLOGY -- DES MURS, O. Musée ornithologique illustré. Description des oiseaux d'Europe, de leur oeufs et de leur nids. Paris, J. Rothschild, 1886-87. 4 in 5 vols. W. 345 very fine cold. chromotypograph (kind of colour etching) plates under tissue guards. Lge-8°. Cont. red h. mor. binds., dec. gilt spines raised in compartments, marbled endpapers. (Spine vol. 3 skilfully rep., tissue guards causing light stencil marks on plates and preceding pages, else a fine set).
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ORNITHOLOGY -- GRAVES, G. British ornithology: being the history (…) of every known species of british birds. Vol. 1-2 (of 3). Lond., for the author by S. Couchman, 1811-13. 2 vols. W. 96 engr. plates of birds, all cold. by hand. Mod. antique style hcf. w. raised bands and marbled brds. (A bit thumbed/soiled in places, repair to small tear in 1 text leaf, but in good condition).
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ORNITHOLOGY -- OORT, E.D. v. Ornithologia Neerlandica. De vogels van Nederland. 's-Grav., 1922-39. 6 vols., incl. index. W. 407 cold. collotype full-p. plates after drawings by M.A. Koekkoek. Fol. & sm-8°. Cont. black h. mor. extra w. raised bands w. dec. gilt backs, t.e.g. (5) and ocl. w. dust-j. The folio volumes in cardboard boxes and in their protective wrappers. (Vol. 1 w. some very small leather scratches in places, a bit age-toned/foxed (as usual) throughout, but in mint condition).
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ORNITHOLOGY -- TEMMINCK, C.-J. (& J.C. WERNER). Manuel d'ornithologie, ou tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe. 2e éd. Paris, H. Cousin, 1820-48. 4 vols. of text and 2 plate vols. w. tog. 531 fine lithogr. after J.C. Werner, all cold. by hand. Fine cont. green h. mor. w. marbled sides. (Upper inner corner of half-ti. and ti.-p. of first text vol. a bit dam., some blemishes in places (slight foxing/browning in places, some small spots on 7 bird plates in first plate vol., unobtrusive traces of use), but a very fine set).
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ORNITHOLOGY -- WRIGHT, M., W. & F. von. Svenska fåglar efter naturen och på sten ritade. Med text af E. Lönnberg. Stockholm, (1927-29). 3 vols. W. 364 magnificent lithogr. cold. plates. Fol. Or. gilt marbled cf., marbled edges and endpapers. In the or. boxes w. felt covered interior. (Some very light chafing to binds. in places, but a very good set).
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PAIS, A. Inward bound. Of matter and forces in the physical world. 1986. Lge-8°. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- P.C.W. DAVIES. The forces of nature. (1979). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- Id. The search for gravity waves. (1980). Ocl. w. dust-j. -- W. PAULI. Writings on physics and philosophy. Ed. by Ch.P. Enz & K. v. Meyenn. (1994). Obrds. -- R. HEALEY, ed. Reduction, time & reality. (1981). Ocl. w. dust-j. -- J.D. BARROW. The artful universe. 1995. Obrds. w. dust-j. -- And 7 o. (13).
PENROSE, R. The Road to Reality. A complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe. (2004). -- L.M. LEDERMAN (&) Chr.T. HILL. Symmetry and the beautiful Universe. (2004). -- B. GREENE. The Fabric of the Cosmos. (2004). -- M.D. AKHUNDOV. Conceptions of Space and Time. Sources, Evolution, Directions. (1986). -- P. COLES (&) F. LUCCHIN. Cosmology. The origin and evolution of cosmic structure. 2nd ed. (2002). -- 5 vols. Obrds. w. dust-j. -- And 9 o. (14).
PSYCHIATRY/PSYCHOLOGY -- BINSWANGER, L. Drei Formen missglückten Daseins. Verstiegenheit, Verschrobenheit, Manieriertheit. 1956. Obrds. -- Id. Grundformen und Erkenntnis menschlichen Daseins. 5. Aufl. 1973. Ocl. -- Id. Schizophrenie. (1957). Ocl. -- Id. & A. WARBURG. Die unendliche Heilung. Aby Warburgs Krankengeschichte. Hrsg. v. Ch, Marazia & D. Stimilli. (2007). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- R.R. HUNT & J.B. WORTHEN, ed. Distinctiveness and memory. 2006. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- And 5 o. (10).
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SECK, F., Hrsg. Wilhelm Schickard 1592-1635, Astronom, Geograph, Orientalist, Erfinder der Rechenmaschine. 1978. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- O. WEINREICH. Triskaidekadische Studien. Beiträge zur Geschichte der Zahlen. (Nachdr. Ausg. 1916. 1967). Ocl. -- K. MENNINGER. Zahlwort & Ziffer. Eine Kulturgeschichte der Zahl. 2. Aufl. (1958). Prof. ill. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- G. IFRAH. Histoire universelle des chiffres. (1981). Obrds. -- A. SCHIMMEL. The mystery of numbers. 1993. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- And 3 o. (8).
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SILK, J. The infinite cosmos. Questions from the frontiers of cosmology. (2006). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- V.J. STENGER. Timeless reality. Symmetry, Simplicity, and Multiple Universes. (2000). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- D. CHRISTIAN. Maps of time, an introduction to big history. (2005). Owrps. -- A.H. GUTH. The inflationary universe. (1997). Owrps. -- J.D. BARROW. The anthropic cosmological principle. 1986. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- And 7 o. (12).
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TEMMINCK, C.J. Esquisses zoologiques sur la côte de Guiné. 1e partie: les mammifères (=all publ.). Leiden, Brill, 1853. xvi, 256 pp. Cont. hcf. w. richly dec. gilt back. - Rare.
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VERSCHUREN, H.A. De roos, Korte handleiding voor het kweeken en verzorgen van rozen. Cuyk, (1888). v, 155 pp. Sm-8°. Ocl.
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WAGENFELD, L. De bekwame veearts. Volledig handboek der genees- en verloskunde van het vee. Bew. d. W.F. Steygerwalt. 6e verb. dr. Rott., D. Bolle, (1918). vi, 499 pp. W. 9 double-p. plates. Or. lithogr. pictorial wrps., uncut. (Wrps. worn/a bit dam./stained, a bit browned/foxed).
WHITROW, G.J. The natural philosophy of time. 2nd ed. 1980. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- G. FARMELO, ed. It must be beautiful. Great equations of modern science. (2002). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- B.C. v. FRAASSEN. Quantum mechanics, an empiricist view. 1991. Owrps. -- P.J.E. PEEBLES. Quantum mechanics. (1992). Ocl. w. dust-j. -- J. SILK. Cosmic enigmas. (1994). Obrds. w. dust-j. -- And 8 o. (13).