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PHYSICAL SCIENCES]. -- JOHNSTON. John (1603-1675). Thaumatographia naturalis, in decem classes distincta... Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu, 1632. 12 o (131 x 70 mm). Contemporary vellum, spine ink lettered. FIRST EDITION. Garrison-Morton 287; NLM/Krivatsy 6...

Auction 15.06.1998
15.06.1998 - 16.06.1998
Schätzpreis
2.000 $ - 3.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
4.600 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 717

PHYSICAL SCIENCES]. -- JOHNSTON. John (1603-1675). Thaumatographia naturalis, in decem classes distincta... Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu, 1632. 12 o (131 x 70 mm). Contemporary vellum, spine ink lettered. FIRST EDITION. Garrison-Morton 287; NLM/Krivatsy 6...

Auction 15.06.1998
15.06.1998 - 16.06.1998
Schätzpreis
2.000 $ - 3.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
4.600 $
Beschreibung:

PHYSICAL SCIENCES]. -- JOHNSTON. John (1603-1675). Thaumatographia naturalis, in decem classes distincta... Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu, 1632. 12 o (131 x 70 mm). Contemporary vellum, spine ink lettered. FIRST EDITION. Garrison-Morton 287; NLM/Krivatsy 6268; Norman 1177. -- Bernhard VARENIUS. (1622-1650). Geographia generalis. Edited by Isaac Newton. Cambridge: John Hayes for Henry Dickinson, 1672. 8 o (174 x 108 mm). Title printed in red and black, 5 engraved folding plates. Contemporary panelled calf. Provenance : John Hewett (1672, owner's signature on front free endpaper). First English edition. Newton provided the revised text for this edition, which is sometimes called Newton's first published book. Babson 251; Norman 2131. -- Arthur YOUNG (1741-1820). A six weeks tour through the southern counties of England and Wales. London: W. Nicoll, 1768. 8 o (205 x 124 mm). Woodcut illustrations in text. Contemporary speckled calf, gilt lettered morocco label on spine. Provenance : William Constable (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Young was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of agriculture. PMM 214; Norman 2272. -- Eberhard August Wilhelm von ZIMMERMANN (1743-1815). Specimen zoologiae geographicae, quadrupedum domicilia et migrationes sistens. Leiden: Theodor Haak, 1777. 4 o (248 x 196 mm). Engraved folding map. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards (rebacked, some wear to corners). FIRST EDITION. The first textbook of zoogeography, containing the first world map showing the distribution of mammals. Garrison-Morton 145.53; Norman 2280. -- John WHITEHURST (1713-1788). An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth. London: J. Cooper for the author and W. Bent, and G. Robinson, 1778. 4 o (282 x 222 mm., uncut). 8 engraved plates after drawings by the author, printed on 4 sheets including 2 folding (light marginal dampstaining.) Contemporary boards. Provenance : John Erasmus Blackett (Newcastle, 1787 ownership inscription on front free endpaper). FIRST EDITION. Ward & Carozzi 2327; Norman 2236. -- Horace Bndict de SAUSSURE (1740-1799). Essais sur l'Hygromtrie. Neuchatel: Samuel Fauche, father and sons, 1783. 4 o (268 x 215 mm., uncut). 2 engraved plates (one folding). Contemporary brown wrappers (light wear to spine ends). FIRST EDITION. "Saussure, the Alpine explorer, founded hygrometry, the branch of physics that deals with the measurement of the humidity of air and gases" (Norman). Norman 1894. -- Antonio-Lazzaro MORO (1687-1764). De crostacei e degli altri marini corpi che si truovano su' monti. Venice: Stefano Monti, 1749. 4 o (267 x 193 mm). Engraved title vignette and 8 engraved folding plates. Contemporary boards (rubbing to joints and edges). Provenance : C.G. Abrell (Oct. 1825, ownership inscription on front free endpaper). FIRST EDITION. Ward & Carozzi 1611; Norman 1552. - [ Bound with ]: Balthasar EHRHART (d. ca. 1756). Physicalische Nachricht von einer gegrndeten neuen Meinung welche den Ursprung derer aus der Erden kommenden versteinten Sachen... betrifft. Memmingen: Johann Valentin Mayer, 1745. 4 o (226 x 179 mm., uncut). FIRST EDITION. A commentary on Moro's text. Norman 678. -- William Hyde WOLLASTON (1766-1828). On a new Metal, found in crude Platina. Offprint from: Philosophical transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1804. 4 o (248 x 201 mm). Disbound. First separate appearance. Norman 2258. -- WOLLASTON. On the Discovery of Palladium. Offprint from Philosophical transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1805. 4 o (248 x 199 mm). Disbound. First separate appearance. Norman 2259. (9)

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 717
Auktion:
Datum:
15.06.1998 - 16.06.1998
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
New York, Park Avenue
Beschreibung:

PHYSICAL SCIENCES]. -- JOHNSTON. John (1603-1675). Thaumatographia naturalis, in decem classes distincta... Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu, 1632. 12 o (131 x 70 mm). Contemporary vellum, spine ink lettered. FIRST EDITION. Garrison-Morton 287; NLM/Krivatsy 6268; Norman 1177. -- Bernhard VARENIUS. (1622-1650). Geographia generalis. Edited by Isaac Newton. Cambridge: John Hayes for Henry Dickinson, 1672. 8 o (174 x 108 mm). Title printed in red and black, 5 engraved folding plates. Contemporary panelled calf. Provenance : John Hewett (1672, owner's signature on front free endpaper). First English edition. Newton provided the revised text for this edition, which is sometimes called Newton's first published book. Babson 251; Norman 2131. -- Arthur YOUNG (1741-1820). A six weeks tour through the southern counties of England and Wales. London: W. Nicoll, 1768. 8 o (205 x 124 mm). Woodcut illustrations in text. Contemporary speckled calf, gilt lettered morocco label on spine. Provenance : William Constable (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Young was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of agriculture. PMM 214; Norman 2272. -- Eberhard August Wilhelm von ZIMMERMANN (1743-1815). Specimen zoologiae geographicae, quadrupedum domicilia et migrationes sistens. Leiden: Theodor Haak, 1777. 4 o (248 x 196 mm). Engraved folding map. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards (rebacked, some wear to corners). FIRST EDITION. The first textbook of zoogeography, containing the first world map showing the distribution of mammals. Garrison-Morton 145.53; Norman 2280. -- John WHITEHURST (1713-1788). An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth. London: J. Cooper for the author and W. Bent, and G. Robinson, 1778. 4 o (282 x 222 mm., uncut). 8 engraved plates after drawings by the author, printed on 4 sheets including 2 folding (light marginal dampstaining.) Contemporary boards. Provenance : John Erasmus Blackett (Newcastle, 1787 ownership inscription on front free endpaper). FIRST EDITION. Ward & Carozzi 2327; Norman 2236. -- Horace Bndict de SAUSSURE (1740-1799). Essais sur l'Hygromtrie. Neuchatel: Samuel Fauche, father and sons, 1783. 4 o (268 x 215 mm., uncut). 2 engraved plates (one folding). Contemporary brown wrappers (light wear to spine ends). FIRST EDITION. "Saussure, the Alpine explorer, founded hygrometry, the branch of physics that deals with the measurement of the humidity of air and gases" (Norman). Norman 1894. -- Antonio-Lazzaro MORO (1687-1764). De crostacei e degli altri marini corpi che si truovano su' monti. Venice: Stefano Monti, 1749. 4 o (267 x 193 mm). Engraved title vignette and 8 engraved folding plates. Contemporary boards (rubbing to joints and edges). Provenance : C.G. Abrell (Oct. 1825, ownership inscription on front free endpaper). FIRST EDITION. Ward & Carozzi 1611; Norman 1552. - [ Bound with ]: Balthasar EHRHART (d. ca. 1756). Physicalische Nachricht von einer gegrndeten neuen Meinung welche den Ursprung derer aus der Erden kommenden versteinten Sachen... betrifft. Memmingen: Johann Valentin Mayer, 1745. 4 o (226 x 179 mm., uncut). FIRST EDITION. A commentary on Moro's text. Norman 678. -- William Hyde WOLLASTON (1766-1828). On a new Metal, found in crude Platina. Offprint from: Philosophical transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1804. 4 o (248 x 201 mm). Disbound. First separate appearance. Norman 2258. -- WOLLASTON. On the Discovery of Palladium. Offprint from Philosophical transactions. London: W. Bulmer, 1805. 4 o (248 x 199 mm). Disbound. First separate appearance. Norman 2259. (9)

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 717
Auktion:
Datum:
15.06.1998 - 16.06.1998
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
New York, Park Avenue
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