London: Benn, 1924. An Account of the Achievement and the Present State of Knowledge in Chemical Science. Sm. 4to, cloth. London: Ernest Benn, 1924. First Edition. Near Fine. A series of monographs prepared in conjunction with the British Empire Exhibition in 1924. More
West Newton, MA: 1956. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, West Newton, Massachusetts, September 19, 1956, writing to an old college buddy and reminiscing about the past, in part: "...Good to hear from you. It brings back a host of memories very sharply and clearly, from the day I first stepped into the Chem lab on 10 April 1942 (see, I still date things Navy-style---never broke the habit) till my last visit in 1947. We match you in children, Gertrude..... More
New York: Basic Books, 1960. 2 volumes. Illustrated. 853 pages with continuous pagination. Short thick 4to, blue cloth, spines evenly faded to gray, still very good(+). New York: Basic Books Inc., (1960). A very good(+) set in a battered but mostly sound slipcase. More
16 pages. Slim 8vo, sewed, in plain wrappers. Phila., 1852. More
Paris: Didot, 1773. Volumes 1 & 2 only (of 3). Frontispiece portrait in first volume & fine vignettes on both title pages. Illustrated with 10 interesting folding copperplates depicting various scientific equipment. [iv], clx, 482; [iv], 671pp. 8vo, bound in contemporary mottled calf with gilt backs; marbled endpapers and page edges (leather is well-rubbed and worn at extremities but still tight; scattered foxing and light occasional penciling in margins). Paris: P.F. Didot, 1773. First edition. Very good condition, but lacking..... More
Paris: 1872. 4to, modern brown buckram, leather spine label; bookplate of Franz Sondheimer. (Paris, 1872-78). Fine. (1). (Edmond). Memoire sur l'Analyse de la Lumiere emise par les composes d'uranium phosphorescents..., 5 aout 1872. pp. 1-40; (2). (Antoine-Cesar). Premier Memoire sur le Mode d'Intervention de l'Eau et les Forces Electro-Motrices..., 7 juillet 1873. pp. 1-78; (3). (Antoine & Edmond). Memoire sur la Temperature de deux sols semblables...observee avec le thermometre electrique... 13 fevrier 1874. pp. 1-53. With 43pp. of temperature tables;..... More
16 pages with text in Latin. 4to, stitched. Bonn, 1840. Essay on the formation of carbonic acid in some organic bodies. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1930. 146 pages (previous owner's inscription on front attached endpaper, thin 8vo. Baltimore: the Johns Hopkins Press, 1930. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Roterdam: Aarnoldi Leers, 1671. Rubricated title with small wood engraving. 518; [30] pages. 24mo, full polished blue calf (inner front hinge strengthened), gilt and blind stamped polished blue calf spine with a red leather label, gold bordered covers, a.e.g. Rotterdam: Arnoldi Leers, 1671. A near fine copy of a scarce book. Robert Boyle 1627-91 is considered the "father of chemistry". With the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Marburg: Elwert'sche, 1862. Pharmacologische Monographie. Separat- Abdruck der Inaugural-Dissertation desselben Verfassers nebst Vorrede von Prof. Dr. C. Ph. Falck. 85 pages, very slim 8vo, marbled boards. Marburg: Elwert'sche, 1862. Scarce. Good. First Edition. Recommended by the renowned Falck, of Marburg, as "a fundamental monograph" on the chemistry, physiology, and therapeutics of caffeine. This work was Brill's Doctoral dissertation at Marburg. It can be conjectured that the inspiration for this work came from Falck (1816-1880), Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at..... More
New York: Broadway Books, 2003. 544 pages, thick 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. Canada: Doubleday, (2003). A fine copy. More
New York: National Tuberculosis Association, 1959. National Tuberculosis Association, 1904-1955. Text figures, tables. 325pp., 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. New York: National Tuberculosis Association, 1959. Very good (+). More
1923. Signature with a four-line sentiment in French. The card measures 3.75 x 5.5 inches and bears a small black-and-white portrait of Claude dated 1923. Light blue staining in the upper left corner; still very good condition. French chemist and physicist who discovered the utility of neon lamps for lighting. Sentenced to life in prison for collaboration with the Nazis on the V-2 rocket program during the Second World War. More
1863. 13 pages (pp. 241-253) IN: Virchows Archiv fur pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und fur Klinische Medicin, 1863, vol. 28, nos. 3-4, Nos. 3-4 offered entire. 8vo, original green printed wrappers; worn. Berlin, 1863. A very good copy with unopened pages. Investigation of the sugar-forming ferments. GM 690. More
Comptes Rendus, 1907. 4 pages (422-425) in Comptes Rendus Des Seances de L'Adademie Des Sciences Volume 145, No. 8, 8vo, modern paper wrappers. Comptes Rendus, 1907. A near fine copy. Footnote makes reference to her paper of July 21, 1902. More
Comptes Rendus, 1900. 4 pages (73-76) in: Comptes Rendus des Seances de L'Adademie des Sciences Volume 130, No. 2. IN THE SAME ISSUE: SKLODOWSKA-CURIE, Marie. Sur la Penetration des Rayons de Becquerel non Deviables par le Champ Magnetique. 4 pages (76-79). Slim 8vo, modern printed wrappers. Paris: Comptes Rendus des Seances de L'Academie des Sciences, 1900. A very good(+) copy "Pierre Curie had just demonstrated that there are at least two different kinds of rays, subsequently known as A and..... More
Paris: Imperiale, 1810. xvi, 394, [1]pp., 8vo, 1/2 brown calf (rubbed). Paris: L'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1810. Very good. Report on zoology, chemistry, meteorology, and medicine by the noted zoologist and scientist. More
Paris: Imperiale, 1810. xvi, 299pp., 4to, wrappers. Paris: L'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1810. Large Paper edition. Very good. Report on zoology, chemistry, meteorology, and medicine by the noted zoologist and scientist. More
Phil: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1958. Illustrated. 309 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, edgeworn d.w. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1958. Page edges, endpapers and wrapper are foxed. A very good(-) copy. More
31pp., IN: Archiv fur Anatomie und Physiologie. Physiologische Abtheilung, 1891, pp. 248-278. Vol. for 1891 offered entire. 8vo, 1/2 cloth, worn tips. Leipzig, 1891. First Appearance. Discovery that the protein molecule contains both mono- and di- amino acids. GM 716. More
32pp. IN: Annales de Chemie et de Physique, vol. 60, pp. 337-68. 8vo, boards (slightly chipped). Paris, 1835. First Edition. Offered entire. Very good (+). The author did the classic study of osmosis. More
London: Methuen, 1923. Diagrams and tables, 138pp., 8vo, green cloth (rubbed). London: Methuen, (1923). Very good. More
London: Taylor & Francis, 1991. Illustrated with some figures. Facsimilie 1859 title page. 496 pages (subtle foxing to page edges, interior completely clean), large 8vo, dust wrapper. London: Taylor & Francis, 1991. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: Crosby Lockwood, 1924. iv + 271 pages, 8vo, brown cloth; rubbed, some black staining on front cover and spine. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1924. A very good copy. Contains approximately 14,000 definitions and Cross-References. More
London: Robert Hale, 1954. Frontis. portrait & other illustrations. x + 243 pages, 8vo, cloth, tattered d.w. London: Robert Hale, (1954). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
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