Apercu des Chemins de fer Russes depuis L'Origine Jusqu'en 1892 by Gortschakov, Andre de. Vladimir Herzenstein et Louis Weissenbruch (Rédacteurs) - 1897: Élaboré à l'occasion de la IVe session (Saint-Pétersbourg) du Congrès International des chemins de fer et sous les auspices de la Commission Russe de cette session, par la VIIIe section (Chemins de fer) de la Societé Impériale Technique de Russie

Speed, John : Cheshire. The Countye Palatine of Chester with that most Ancient Citie described. Basset & Chiswell, [London, 1610-1676]. Size approx 510mm x 380mm ( 20 x 15 inches). Early hand coloured double page copper engraved map. From Speed's "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain" with English text on verso and a description of the county and a gazetteer. Inset town plan of Chester. Seven coast of arms of "The Armes of the Earles of Chester since the Norman Conquest". Four decorative cartouches. Speed has used William Smith's revisions of Saxton and the Braun & Hogenberg plan of Chester. Good margins. Very small hole (approx 2mm or 1/10in) in the decorative border, otherwise fine condition. A strong dark impression of this famous decorative county map of Cheshire.

Amsterdam. (amstelodami): Amstelodami, Apud Andream Frisum. Very Good. 1686. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in vellum . Stain on rear cover. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. A few pages slightly age darkened. Eight engraved illustrations of which five are fold outs. Front and rear paste-down endpaper have hand-written notes from long ago. Printed book on the subject of glass making technology. This recipe book contains over a hundred different preparations that range from the commonplace to the spectacular. It became the bible of glass makers throughout Europe. Glass, Science & Technology ; Engraved illustrations; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 455pp pages .

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1963. Signed on the title page by Umberto Eco. First U.S. edition / First printing. Off white cloth. Near fine with owner name emboss stamp to front free endpaper and also the title page in very good to near fine dust jacket, with several edge tears. The author's first book.

Paris:: Ph. -D. Pierres, 1787, 1782, 1787, 1784, 1784, 1781., 1787. 6 volumes. 8vo. xvi, 256; viii, 357, [1]; xii, 488; viii, 432; viii, 479, [1]; [ii], xiv, 319, [1], 98 pp. Title woodcut vignettes, vol. VI with half-title [Traite de Navigation], extensive logarithmic tables, 37 [=7 + 4 + 5 + 11 +10] engraved folding plates (incl. atlas & star maps). Contemporary full calf, gilt-decorated spine, red leather gilt-stamped spine labels; minor wear to spine ends. Near fine, a choice complete set. Bezout was a French mathematician and member of the French Academy of Science who did pioneering work in elimination theory. He is the namesake of Bezout's Theorem, which plays a crucial role in the study of intersection of manifolds in algebraic geometry. While his impact on mathematical research was significant, he played a larger role in the development of mathematical education, as his textbooks dramatically influenced the course of math education in both France and abroad. His works were popular and thus… Read More

Wittemberg:: (Ephraim Gottlob Eichsfeld for) Gottlieb Heinrich Schwartz, 1741., 1741. Small 4to. 206x167 mm. [24], 624, [40] pp. Woodcut headpiece. Contemporary vellum boards; contents toned with scattered foxing. Previous ownership inscription partly removed from title. From the astronomical library of Martin Charles Gutzwiller (not marked). Rare. FIRST EDITION of the first comprehensive history of astronomy. / "Weidler's Historia astronomiae sive, De Ortu et Progressu astronomiae, published in 1741, promised to be a more thorough treatment of the history of astronomy, dealing with observations, cosmologies, and astronomical theory as well as giving biographical accounts of astronomers from the beginning og the world down to his own time (the last entry dealing with Christian Ludovic Gersten and the Giessen observatory is dated to 1740). Weidler, a professor of mathematics at Wittenberg University, made astronomical and astro-meteorological observations (mock suns, aurora borealis, etc.) during the… Read More

Stuttgart Schweizerbart, 1850. 3rd. Hardcover. Good. 3rd edition. Folio. Internally very good, with clean, unmarked and unfoxed pages. Lovely plates throughout. 123 plates. Marbled boards. Original spine material is missing and spine is covered with binding tape. Ships daily. Please note our pictures.

Borough of Hopatcong, New Jersey?, 1912. Near Fine condition. SEE PHOTO. This is a beautiful and very scarce color map of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. When unfolded it measures 18" tall by 38" wide. Some folds have been neatly reinforced on the blank side with archival-quality document repair tape. Buildings are represented by red squares, water in green. Some of the properties and locations depicted are: Port Morris, Landing, Roxbury Township, Borough of Mount Arlington, Byram Township, Nolans Point, Atlas Powder Co., Brookland, Borough of Hopatcong, Byram Cove, Henderson Bay, Byram Bay, Maxim Park, Jefferson Township, Woodport, Hurdtown, Hurd Mining Co., W. M. Force Estate, John P. Lawless, Mary Ingram estate, Aaron Peck estate, Raccoon Island, Halsey Island, Bertrand Island, Theodore King, Gertrude Otten, Violet Littell, Robert Dunlap estate, etc. Full title: "Property Map of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, Prepared by Hudson Maxim for the Morris Canal Investigation Commission,… Read More

London: John Martyn & James Allestry, 1670 Sylva or a Discourse of Forest Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in his Majesties Dominions, as It was delivered to the Royal Society the XVth of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain queries propounded to that illustrious assembly by the honourable the principal officers, and commisioners of the navy to which is annexed Pomona, or an appendix concerning fruit trees in relation to cider; the making and severall wayes of ordering it; published by expresse order of the Royal Society. Also Kalendarum Hortense; or the Gardners' Almanak; directing what he is to do monthly throughout the year. All which several treatises are in this second edition much enlarged and improved. [4]. 247, [4], 67,33, plus errata.Five copper plate engravings plus engraved title page. Bound in period leather with five raised bands, later black spine label with gilt titles and borders. Front hinge with old repair, half title with old repair of a closed tear, intermittent… Read More

LEIDEN, GEORGE WISHOFF, 1753. WITH LUCUBRATIUNCULA DE FORMATIONE, CREMENTO ET COLORIBUS TESTARUM, TENTAMEN.... 177 PAGES, PLUS INDEX. ALSO, QUAE SUNT COCHLIDUM ET CONCHARUM (44 PAGES). ALSO COMMENTARIOLUM IN LOCUM PLINII (16 PAGES). 12 PLATES OF SHELLS. BOUND IN FULL LEATHER WITH RAISED BANDS. ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE. THE BOARDS ARE PITTED AND THE PAGES ARE VERY BROWNED. NEVERTHELESS, COMPLETE AND TIGHTLY BOUND.

Paris, Furne et Cie, 1843.
4º. 2vols. (2), VIII, 576 pp.; (4), 584 pp + numerous plates and folded maps In two uniform contemporary half calf bindings with gilt lettering to spine. Back cover of vol 1 with a lot of wear. Extremities with wear. Title-pages with small library stamp. Light occassional brownspotting throughout.
Second edition of Dumont D'Urville's selection of important voyages of discovery from Magellan onwards.The six engraved maps are from Dumont D'Urville's famous voyage in the Astrolabe, 1826-1829, 1830-1834.