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PROCTOR, Richard A.. The moon: her motions, aspect, scenery, and physical condition.. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873. 8vo. xv, [1], 394pp. [6]. With three lunar photographs by Rutherfurd, three large folding astronomical diagrams, a further 20 engraved plates, of which 19 diagrams, and one woodcut illustration. Original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt and blind. Rubbed and marked, with light staining to upper board, surface wear to extremities, bumping to spine and corners. Light spotting to endpapers, very occasional spotting to text. A ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33360
GARDINER, William. Tables of logarithms for All Numbers from 1 to 102100, and For the Sines and Tangents to every ten seconds of each degree in the Quadrant; as also, for the Sines of the first 72 minutes to every single second: with Other useful and necessary tables. London. Printed for the Author...by G. Smith, 1742. First edition. Quarto. [6],14,[74];[152]pp. With a list of subscribers and an errata slip. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, gilt supralibros of the La Rochefoucauld family to both boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, all edges red. Rubbed and a trifle marked. Marbled endpapers, recent book-label of Erwin Tomash to FEP, ink-stamp of the Château de La Roche-Guyon to title page, inked inscription of the author to final page of preface. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 18632
GALTON, Francis. Finger prints. London. Macmillan and Co., 1892. First edition. xvi, 216pp. With a half-title and 16 plates.

[Together with:] GALTON, Francis. Supplementary chapter to 'finger prints' decipherment of blurred finger prints. London. Macmillan and Co., 1893. First edition. [2], 18pp. With 16 plates.

[And:] GALTON, Francis. Fingerprint directories. London. Macmillan and Co., 1895. First edition. [8], 127pp, [1]. With a half-tile and nine plates.

[And:] GALTON, Francis. Hereditary genius an inquiry into its laws ... More >
£ 2,000.00 Antiquates Ref. 32941
FONTENELLE, Monsieur [Bernard Le Bovier de]. The lives of the French, Italian, and German Philosophers. Late members of the Royal Academy of Science in Paris. Together with abstracts Of some of the Choicest Pieces, communicated by them to that Illustrious Society. To which is added, The preface of the Ingenious Monsieur Fontenelle, Secretary and Author of the History of the said Academy. London. Printed for W. Innys, 1717. First edition. 8vo. [16], xxxv, [1], 123, 122-441, 552, 455- 464pp, [4]. With two terminal advertisement leaves. Contemporary gilt-tooled, blind-panelled polished calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, small shelf-label to head of spine. A trifle rubbed, slightly chipped at head, else a fine copy. The Macclesfield copy, with the armorial 'North Library' bookplate (shelf-mark 45.C.29) and typical armorial blind- stamps to title page and first two leaves of text, ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 19580
[ALLAN, Thomas]. An alphabetical list of the names of minerals, at present most familiar in their english, french, and german languages, with tables of analyses. Edinburgh. Printed at the Caledonian Mercury Press, 1808. First edition. [8], 72pp, with 17 leaves of tables, each folded and mounted on a stub.

[Bound after:] BALD, Robert. A general view of the coal trade of scotland, chiefly that of the river forth and mid-lothian, as connected with the supplying of edinburgh and the north of scotland with fuel; to which is added an inquiry into the condition of these women who carry goals under ... More >
£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 23956