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New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1967 8vo (21,5 cm), 192 pp, plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. A biography of the eighteenth century French scientist who is known as the father of chemistry for his work on combustion, oxygen and respiration.

Princeton University Press, 1990 8vo (24.5 cm), XVI, 377 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "Poet, essayist, chemist, geologist, educator, entrepreneur, publisher--Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) was one of the virtuosi of the Early Republic and a founder of the American scientific community. This absorbing biography is not only a study of the youth and early career of a complex and remarkable man but also a window on his times. In lively and often moving detail, Chandos Michael Brown opens the broad context of Silliman's life in his native Connecticut. From Silliman's father's disastrous captivity among the British during the Revolution to the intensities of New England religious revivals, from the international celebrity of the Weston Meteor to the economic hazards of introducing artificial mineral waters to the New York market, here is an engaging portrayal of the growth of an American scientist within his rich cultural setting." (from the publisher's description)

University of Chicago Press, 2011 4to (26 cm), XVI, 359 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). "Although largely unknown today, during his lifetime Mutio Oddi of Urbino (1569-1639) was a highly esteemed scholar, teacher, and practitioner of a wide range of disciplines related to mathematics. A prime example of the artisan-scholar so prevalent in the late Renaissance, Oddi was also accomplished in the fields of civil and military architecture and the design and retail of mathematical instruments, as well as writing and publishing. In the book, Alexander Marr resurrects the career and achievements of Oddi in order to examine the ways in which mathematics, material culture, and the book shaped knowledge, society, and the visual arts in late Renaissance Italy. Marr scrutinizes the extensive archive of Oddi papers, documenting Oddi's collaboration with prominent intellectuals and officials and shedding new light on the practice of science and art during his day." (from… Read More

London: Robert Sutton, 1912 8vo (22 cm), front., XVI, 202, [6] pp, 15 plates. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spine and front board (somet foxing to edges and first leaves, ownership entry on the front free endpaper). 15 biographies of scientists (Lavoisier, Cuvier, Cavendish, Priestly, Linnaeus, Owen, Liebig, Lyell, Dalton, Mendeleev, Buffon, Berthelot, Davy, Gay-Lussac, Kelvin).

London: Robert Sutton, 1912 8vo (22 cm), front., XVI, 202, [6] pp, 15 plates. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spine and front board (binding slightly stained, occasional slight foxing inside). 15 biographies of scientists (Lavoisier, Cuvier, Cavendish, Priestly, Linnaeus, Owen, Liebig, Lyell, Dalton, Mendeleev, Buffon, Berthelot, Davy, Gay-Lussac, Kelvin).

NYRB Classics, 2002 8vo (20 cm), XX, 291 pp. Laminated wrappers (wrappers slightly rubbed at extremities, blind collector's stamp on the title page). "A bright star of the Italian Renaissance, Girolamo Cardano was an internationally-sought-after astrologer, physician, and natural philosopher, a creator of modern algebra, and the inventor of the universal joint. Condemned by the Inquisition to house arrest in his old age, Cardano wrote The Book of My Life, an unvarnished and often outrageous account of his character and conduct. Whether discussing his sex life or his diet, the plots of academic rivals or meetings with supernatural beings, or his deep sorrow when his beloved son was executed for murder, Cardano displays the same unbounded curiosity that made him a scientific pioneer. At once picaresque adventure and campus comedy, curriculum vitae, and last will, The Book of My Life is an extraordinary Renaissance self-portrait--book to set beside Montaigne's Essays and Benvenuto… Read More

Macmillan , 1999 8vo (24 cm), XII, 416 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. Ada Lovelace, the daughter of Lord Byron, was born in 1815, and died aged 36. She was connected with some of the most influential and colorful characters of the age: Charles Dickens, Michael Faraday, Charles Darwin and Charles Babbage. It was her work with Babbage that led to her being credited with the invention of computer programming and to her name being adopted for the programming language that controls the US military machine. However, what makes her story is not her role as a dispassionate witness or great inventor. It is the way she personified the seismic historical changes taking place. This was the era when fissures began to open up in culture: romance split away from reason, instinct from intellect, art from science.

William Collins, 1941 8vo (22.5 cm), 48 pp, plates. Publisher's boards and dust jacket (dj slightly rubbed at extremities, common inscriptions on free endpapers). A comprehensive overview of the progression of scientific thought from ancient times to the present, as seen through the contributions of British scientists.

John Wiley & Sons, 2000 8vo (22.7 cm), XX, 540 pp. Laminated wrappers. "Carl Sagan was one of the most celebrated scientists of his time - the leading visionary of the Space Age. He was also a highly controversial figure who inspired wildly opposed opinions. His enthusiasm and eloquence about the wonders of space, the marvels of the human brain, and the mysteries of life captured the imagination of millions. Yet one scientist was so enraged by Sagan's scientific pronouncements that he compared him to the Black Plague, and William F. Buckley, Jr. likened him to circus huckster P. T. Barnum." (from the publisher's description)

Flammarion, 1977 8vo (22 cm), 548 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly frayed at extremities).

Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1962 8vo (21 cm), X, 214 pp, plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. From the blurb: "In this volume Sir Edward Bailey describes life and work of Scottish geologist Charles Lyell (1797-1875), showing, how by his many excursion in Britain, Europe and North America, Lyell gained a wide and varied personal knowledge of the features of the landscape. Lyell's chief work, the 'Principles of Geology', which attempted to explain the changes of the earth's surface in pas ages be reference to causes operating at the present day, had a profound affect on scientific thought in th 19th century. This work is described in detail and Lyell's other contributions to the study of the earth are analyzed and their importance assesed."

Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1962 8vo (21 cm), X, 214 pp, plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. From the blurb: "In this volume Sir Edward Bailey describes life and work of Scottish geologist Charles Lyell (1797 - 1875)., showing, how by his many excursion in Britain, Europe and North America, Lyell gained a wide and varied personal knowledge of the features of the landscape. Lyell's chief work, the 'Principles of Geology', which attempted to explain the changes of the earth's surface in pas ages be reference to causes operating at the present day, had a profound affect on scientific thought in th 19th century. This work is described in detail and Lyell's other contributions to the study of the earth are analyzed and their importance assesed."

Yale University Press, 2009 8vo (24 cm), XVIII, 696 pp. Publisher's boards and dust jacket. From publisher's blurb: This long-awaited biography, twenty years after the last major account, uncovers Dickens the man through the profession in which he excelled. Drawing on a lifetime’s study of this prodigiously brilliant figure, Michael Slater explores the personal and emotional life, the high-profile public activities, the relentless travel, the charitable works, the amateur theatricals and the astonishing productivity. But the core focus is Dickens’ career as a writer and professional author, covering not only his big novels but also his phenomenal output of other writing--letters, journalism, shorter fiction, plays, verses, essays, writings for children, travel books, speeches, and scripts for his public readings, and the relationships among them. Slater’s account, rooted in deep research but written with affection, clarity, and economy, illuminates the context of each of the… Read More

London: Cassell & Company, 1960 8vo (25 cm), XV, 302 pp, 16 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly frayed at top, blind collector's stamp on the front free endpaper, paper somewhat toned). Christopher Plantin (c.1520-1589) was one of the most successful printers and publishers of the sixteenth century. This biography, the first published in English, offers an account of his life and work, placing him in the context of the religious and political upheavals of the period. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including Plantin's own papers, the book provides a fascinating insight into the world of the Renaissance printer.

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005 12mo (19 cm), VI, 340 pp. Laminated wrappers. "With the full panorama of her life forever lost, Cleopatra touches us in a series of sensational images: floating through a perfumed mist down the Nile; dressed as Venus for a tryst at Tarsus; unfurled from a roll of linens before Caesar; couchant, the deadly asp clasped to her breast. Through such images, each immortalising the Egyptian queen's encounters with legendary Romans - Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Octavian Augustus - we might also chart her rendezvous with the destiny of Rome. So Diana Kleiner shows us in this provocative book, which opens an entirely new perspective on one of the most intriguing women who ever lived. Cleopatra and Rome reveals how these iconic episodes, absorbed into a larger historical and political narrative, document a momentous cultural shift from the Hellenistic world to the Roman Empire." (from the publisher's description)

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1957 8vo (20.5 cm), viii, 330 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly soiled). Guillaume Postel, with his travels, knowledge, and ideas, became an object of peculiar interest to his contemporaries, but he was quickly forgotten after his death. This book is an attempt to give an account of the life and activities of this important, many-sided scholar who absorbed many contemporary ideas into his own view of the world. Basing on a careful study of both Postel's work and other evidence concerning him, the author presents what is known of Postel's life, discusses the sources of his thought, analyzes and interprets his ideas, and suggests his place in the context of his time.

Hutchinson, 1985 8vo (24 cm), VIII, 216 pp, plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket.

London: The Transaction of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1928 8vo (22.5 cm), PP. 79-134. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spine (one quire loose). Part of The Transaction of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, Session 1926-27.

Oxford University Press, 1937 8vo (24 cm), publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spines (bindings rubbed at extremities), one volume discolored (please inquire for collation and detailed description). Volumes 1 - 22 1937-38 edition. Supplement for 1901- 1911 (3 volumes in one) printed in 1938; Supplement 1912-1921 edited by H. W. C. Dawis and J. R. H. Weaver in 1927 edition; Supplement 1931-1940 edited by L. G. Wickham Legg published in 1949; Supplement for 1951-1960 edited by E. T. Williams and Helen M. Palmer published in 1971; Supplement 1961-1970 edited by E. T. Williams and C. S. Nicholls (1981); Supplements for 1971-1980 and 1981-1985 edited by Lord Blake and C. S. Nicholls published in 1986 and 1990. Without Supplement for years 1941-1950.

Granta Books, 1998 8vo (24 cm), VIII, 423 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "A quieter scientist who never published a book or demanded her place beside male contemporaries, Dorothy Hodgkin studied X-ray crystallography and was often treated as the token female scientist in news reports. However, Hodgkin's pioneering work introduced new avenues to medical chemistry and genetics, earning her such honors such as the Nobel prize in her field." (from the publisher's description)