History Of Science & Technology from Horizon Books

London, John Churchill, 1856, First edition. . original brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine ends worn, small split at joint, endpaper inscription dated 1935, internally very good and clean in good cover. . thick 12mo [18 x 12 cm]; xx, 778, [ii, publisher's ads] pp, 345 illustrations, index. . The work was a standard reference and underwent… Read more about this item

London, Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1893, First edition in English. . original pictorial gilt cloth, with gilt picture of microscope on cover, gilt title lettering, top edge gilted, cover stained, light wear, internal hinge cracked & repaired, some leaves stained in margin including frontis, good reading copy. . 4to [29 x 21 cm; xv, 382 pp, engraved frontis of… Read more about this item

Rochester, New York, Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., [1929, . . original leatherette, title lettering on spine and cover, edges rubbed, interior is clean, fine and unmarked in very good covers. . 8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xiii, 318 pp, errata sheet inserted loose [dated Mar. 7, 1930], colored frontis, colored illus, hundreds of illustrations & plates from photos… Read more about this item

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1863, Second edition. . original red blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, few light stains on cover, overall very good, interior is clean and near fine. . 12mo [18.5 x 12.5 cm]; xv, 248, [viii, ads] pp, illustrated, with the half title page, index. . This second edition has additional chapters not… Read more about this item

New York, William Wood & Company, 1883, sixth edition. . original red cloth, decorated in black, gilt spine title lettering, a short tear at joint is repaired, else a fine, clean, unmarked set. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes, xi, 388; iv, 354 pp, color lithographed (chromolithograph) frontis, 25 plates plus 502 illus including many of microscopes… Read more about this item

London, H. Bailliere, Publisher, 1855, third edition, with additions. . contemporary full prize calf, gilt spine title lettering, elaborate gilt design on spine, marbled endpapers & edges, light edge wear, spine end lightly chipped, small bookplate of Harry Thomas & inscription to him by headmaster, minor foxing, very good+. . 8vo [22 14.5 cm]; xxii, [i], 556 pp, 11… Read more about this item

Ithaca, New York, The Comstock Publishing Company, 1932, Ultra-violet edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine slightly faded but lettering clear, near fine and clean copy, presentation inscription signed by author on endpaper with loose card presentation also signed. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; viii, 589 pp, about 300 detailed illustrations from drawings,… Read more about this item

London, Harrap, [1973], First edition. . original cloth, silver title lettering on spine, dj (very light wear at edge, price clipped), fine and clean copy with very good jacket. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 208 pp, numerous illustrations and plates, mostly from photos, some drawings, index. . A very well-illustrated book on the history of the microscope and… Read more about this item

Princeton and Oxford, Princeton University Press, [2005], First edition thus, of this expanded edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, spine and cover title lettering, fine, clean, as new condition. . 8vo [21.5 x 14 cm]; xxxvii, [iii], 407 pp, frontis and full page illustrations (mostly portraits of Einstein), bibliography, index. . With a foreword by Freeman Dyson, this… Read more about this item

London; Philadelphia, J. and A. Churchill; Lindsay and Blakiston, 1878, fourth edition, much enlarged. . original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light wear at edges, name on title margin, some pages with light toning in margins, internal hinge cracked but firm, very good. . very thick 8vo [23 x 15 x 6 cm]; xxxi, 539, [iv, ads] pp,… Read more about this item

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1860, First American edition. . original blind-stamped and pictorial cloth, gilt microscope on cover, gilt spine title lettering, cover rubbed, edgewear, light stain on some margins, no bookplates, names or marks, good. . 20 x 13.5 cm]; xii, 480 pp, illustrations, index. . Gosse was among the most distinguished naturalists in the nineteenth… Read more about this item

Poole, Blandford Press, [1980], . . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, near fine, clean and unmarked. . 12mo [19 x 13 cm]; 168 pp, 69 colored illustrations on plates, from photos, other black and white illustrations, bibliography, index. . The author, and internationally recognised authority on the subject, provides an interesting survey including instruments for astronomy, time telling, navigation,… Read more about this item

, Sotheby's, 1996, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, title lettering on spine and cover, fine and clean, with the loose leaf of prices realized. . 4to [27 x 21 cm]; 80, [viii] pp, many illustrations, including colored, including many full-page, bibliography, index. . A well illustrated Sotheby's sale of books on science and technology, from a… Read more about this item

New York, Sotheby's, 1993, First edition. . original pictorial heavy paper wraps, title on cover and spine, few small notes from original bidder, else fine, clean, with the prices realized on loose sheet. . 4to [27 x 21 cm]; unpaginated, frontis, colored plates, black and white photos, index. . A very well-illustrated auction sale of 211 lots, described in… Read more about this item

New York, Frederick A. Praeger, [1967], First British edition. . original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, fine, clean and unmarked condition. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 219 pp, colored frontis, 48 plates, including many from early sources, index. . Covering all aspects including chairs, settles, dressers, chests, cupboards, tables, clocks, spinning wheels, china, figures, copper, willow pattern,… Read more about this item

Toronto, The Canadian Jewellers Institute, [1956], First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, dj (bit faded, short tear), near fine in very good jacket. . 8vo [21 x 14.5 cm]; xii, 387 pp, colored frontispiece of birthstones, many illustrations from photos, color folding plate. . Covering everything a retail jewellery store operator must know… Read more about this item

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1893-1934, . . original printed wraps, some covers chipped, few covers loose, all parts clean, unmarked, overall internally very good. . 8vo [27 x 18.5 cm); 9 parts covering period 1855-1866, 1877-1900, 1905-1930, each part is 30-40 pages, most pages with illustrations in text. . With the exceptions as noted, a very good run… Read more about this item

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1990, fifth edition. . original pictorial cloth, gilt spine title lettering, all edges gilted, spine number partly removed, rubbed, very good sound copy. . 12mo [18.5 x 13 cm]; xi, 372 pp, frontis of rubber extraction, plates with tissue guards, other illus, index. . A popular work on industrial processes, including making leather, wool, beds,… Read more about this item

Scranton, Pennsylvania, International Textbook Company, nd [c1905], First edition. . original black cloth, gilt spine title lettering, clean fine copy. . 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xi, 35, 30, 25, 27, 35, 22, 27, 26, 22 pp, hundreds of illus, photos, drwgs, table. . A combination of 9 separate works on weave construction in one volume, very well-illustrated. … Read more about this item

London, Samuel E. Roberts, [1905], . . original red cloth with white decorations and lettering, spine lettering faded but still visible, decorative endpapers, very good copy, clean throughout. . 12mo [18 x 12 cm]; xii, [13] - 80 pp, frontis of author at microscope, 19 other plates including one of microscopes, other of specimens. . The work includes good… Read more about this item