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Ueber die Beziehungen der Eigenschaften zu den Atomgewichten der Elemente ("On the Relationship Between the Properties and Atomic Weights of the Elements"), IN Zeitschrift für Chemie (1869); WITH: Die Periodische Gesetzmässigkeit der Chemischen Elemente ("The Periodic Law of the Chemical Elements"), IN Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie (1871)

Ueber die Beziehungen der Eigenschaften zu den Atomgewichten der Elemente ("On the Relationship Between the Properties and Atomic Weights of the Elements"), IN Zeitschrift für Chemie (1869); WITH: Die Periodische Gesetzmässigkeit der Chemischen Elemente ("The Periodic Law of the Chemical Elements"), IN Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie (1871) by MENDELEEV, DMITRI IVANOVICH

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Ueber die Beziehungen der Eigenschaften zu den Atomgewichten der Elemente ("On the Relationship Between the Properties and Atomic Weights of the Elements"), IN Zeitschrift für Chemie (1869); WITH: Die Periodische Gesetzmässigkeit der Chemischen Elemente ("The Periodic Law of the Chemical Elements"), IN Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie (1871)
Author
MENDELEEV, DMITRI IVANOVICH
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The Manhattan Rare Book Company (United States)
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Very Good
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Leipzig; Leipzig and Heidelberg: Quandt & Händel; C.F. Winter, 1871. First edition. Original wrappers. Very Good. INTRODUCING THE PERIODIC TABLE TO THE WESTERN WORLD: FIRST EDITIONS OF TWO KEY PAPERS RELATING TO MENDELEEV'S DISCOVERY OF THE PERIODIC LAW-ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES IN MODERN CHEMISTRY. One of the most consequential scientific discoveries of the last 150 years was Dmitri Mendeleev's realization that if the chemical elements were listed in a natural order (originally by atomic weight, and later by atomic number), then the list could be broken down into rows and displayed in the form of a table in which the elements within each column of the table had similar chemical properties. The resulting tabular display of the elements is now known as the periodic table. Mendeleev explained the ability to construct such tables in terms of a general principle that chemical properties change periodically as one moves along the ordered list of elements. This insight had an important immediate consequence: it facilitated the identification of gaps in the list of known elements, and enabled chemists to predict the properties of the elements that would later be discovered to fill those gaps. Even more importantly, periodicity stimulated other theoretical advances. As E.R. Scerri notes: "Whenever scientists are presented with a useful pattern or system of classification, it is only a matter of time before they begin to ask whether there may be some underlying explanation for the pattern. The periodic system is no exception." (The Periodic Table, p. xix). Thus, the periodicity of element's chemical properties found a natural explanation in Bohr's 1913 proposal of a "quantum" model of the atom in which electrons were arranged in concentric "shells," each with a characteristic fixed size. As atomic number increased, so did the number of electrons in an atom. The additional electrons were added to the outermost shell one-by-one until it was full, and then they began occupying a new outer shell. The atoms of chemically similar elements were postulated to have the same number of electrons in their outer shells. In turn, that insight led to later developments in quantum theory-such as the Pauli exclusion principle and the spin-statistics theorem-which provided an explanatory framework for, and refined, Bohr's "shell" model. Like all prescient discoverers, Mendeleev stood on the shoulders of giants. The organization of the elements into groups with similar properties goes back to at least the eighteenth century, and some chemists had experimented in the 1860s with tabular arrangements of elements listed in order of increasing atomic weight (see Edward G. Mazurs, Graphic Representations of the Periodic System during One Hundred Years, ch. 1). Lothar Meyer, for example, drew a periodic table in 1868 but did not publish it. It was Mendeleev, however, who in 1869 announced the periodic law as the natural principle underlying such tables: "Mendeleev] is by far the leading discoverer of the [periodic] system. Although he was not the first to develop a periodic system, his version is the one that created the biggest impact on the scientific community at the time it was introduced and thereafter. His name is invariably and justifiably connected with the periodic system, to the same extent perhaps as Darwin's name is synonymous with the theory of evolution and Einstein's with the theory of relativity. "Although it may be possible to quibble about certain priority aspects of his contributions, there is no denying that Mendeleev was also the champion of the periodic system in the literal sense of propagating the system, defending its validity, and devoting time to its elaboration." (Scerri, The Periodic Table, p. 101). Mendeleev's discovery was initially announced in a paper read before the Russian Chemical Society in St. Petersburg in 1869, and published the same year in the Journal of the Russian Chemical Society (Zhurnal russkago khimicheskago obshchestva). However, it is the two works offered here that put the discovery before the eyes of chemists in western Europe and America. These works are: 1. An abstract, in German, of Mendeleev's 1869 paper. "The German abstract, which contains a version of the periodic table, was the first announcement of Mendeleev's discovery published in Western Europe." (The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science and Medicine, ed. Diana H. Hook and Jeremy M. Norman, 2 vols. (San Francisco: J. Norman, 1991), 1491). The original paper "was not translated from Russian until 1895 and consequently played little or no role in initially acquainting American, British and western European chemists with the periodic law. This role was played instead by two short German abstracts of the paper, one of which appeared in the Journal für praktische Chemie and the other in the Zeitschrift für Chemie {The latter is the one offered here.} [...] The first reproduced only Mendeleev's table, without any commentary or explanation [...] To the best of our knowledge, only the longer abstract in the Zeitschrift für Chemie had a significant impact, as it was the reading of this abstract that stimulated the German chemist, Lothar Meyer, to publish his own thoughts on the periodic law in late 1870 and which ultimately gave rise to a vigorous priority debate." (William B. Jensen, "Origins of the Period Law, 1869-1871", in Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings 1869-1905, ed. Jensen (Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati Press, 2002)). 2. The first complete and detailed presentation of the periodicity principle, and Mendeleev's first use of the term "periodic" to describe that principle. "It was in this article that Mendeleev spelled out his detailed predictions [of the properties of as-yet unknown elements] that, when later confirmed, were to make him famous." (Scerri, The Periodic Table, p. 112). Mendeleyev himself characterized this paper as "the best summary of my views and ideas on the periodicity of the elements and the original after which so much was written later about this system." (Dictionary of Scientific Biography, ed. Charles Gillispie, 16 vols. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970-80), IX, p. 289). The 1869 abstract is offered here in the complete twelfth volume of the journal Zeitschrift für Chemie, bound in full modern maroon morocco with gilt lettering and raised bands. Leipzig: Von Quandt & Händel, 1869. The Mendeleev paper is on pages 405-6. Very faint old institutional stamp to the general title page, mild uniform browning to the text. The second item is offered in the "Supplementband VIII" to the journal Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie, recently rebound in three-quarter blue half goat with gilt lettering to the spine. Leipzig und Heidelberg: C.F. Winter'sche, 1872. The Mendeleev paper is quite long, appearing on pages 133-229. Tiny closed tear in bottom margin of one table, otherwise fine. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND COPIES OF THE TWO KEY PAPERS ANNOUNCING MENDELEEV'S "PERIODIC LAW" TO WESTERN SCIENTISTS. References: Dictionary of Scientific Biography, ed. Charles Gillispie, 16 vols. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970-80) Emsley, John, The Elements, 3rd edn. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998) The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science and Medicine, ed. Diana H. Hook and Jeremy M. Norman, 2 vols. (San Francisco: J. Norman, 1991) Jensen, William B., "Origins of the Period Law, 1869-1871", in Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings 1869-1905, ed. Jensen (Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati Press, 2002) Mazurs, Edward G., Graphic Representations of the Periodic System during One Hundred Years, 2nd edn. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1974) Scerri, Eric R., The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance, 2nd edn. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007) Shapley, Harlow, Of Stars and Men: The Human Response to an Expanding Universe (Boston: Beacon Press, 1958).
Jigokuhen [trans.: Hell Screen]

Jigokuhen [trans.: Hell Screen] by AKUTAGAWA, Ryunosuke

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Jigokuhen [trans.: Hell Screen]
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AKUTAGAWA, Ryunosuke
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88, [4] pp. Small 4to, orig. blue cloth, uncut & unopened. Tokyo: Noda Shobo, 1936. First separate edition, limited to 170 copies, originally published in 1918 in two newspapers. Akutagawa (1892-1927), is today most famous for having written the story “In the Grove” which was the basis for the classic film Rashomon by Kurosawa. The theme of the present story is concerned with artistic obsession. It was dramatized by Mishima in 1953 and made into a movie — Portrait of Hell — in 1969. Fine copy in the original slipcase. This limited edition is printed on fine handmade paper with a watermark reproducing the author’s signature. The binding and original Japanese style box of dark blue rough cloth are in the mingei style.
Olympe & Henriette

Olympe & Henriette by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Auguste, comte de; Joe D'Ambrosio

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Olympe & Henriette
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Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Auguste, comte de; Joe D'Ambrosio
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Thorn Books (United States)
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Sherman Oaks, CA: Joe D'Ambrosio, 1992. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo box binding with blue-gray cloth spine, printed title label, floral cloth boards. The spine is constructed of stepped planes. The text consists of individual pages as well as recessed leaves, including the title page, which also incorporates stretched open weave cloth suggesting net stockings. Designed and produced by D'Ambrosio . Printed on handmade 'Misty Rose" paper with a Vandercook No. 4 proof press in Van Son's brick dust and slate gray inks. A fine copy of a skillfully designed artist book. One of 75 copies and 10 artist proofs; this is number 8. A short story about two Parisian prostitutes originally written in the 19th century. .
Obras de José Clemente Orozco en la Collección de Carrillo Gill - Mexico

Obras de José Clemente Orozco en la Collección de Carrillo Gill - Mexico by (Orozco)

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Obras de José Clemente Orozco en la Collección de Carrillo Gill - Mexico
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(Orozco)
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Thorn Books (United States)
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México: Imprenta Nuevo Mundo, 1949. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Folio. 59pp of text (in Spanish) followed by the catalog of Pinturas y Dibujos (91 plates), Litografias (28 plates) and Grabados (12 plates). Many of the plates are printed in full color. Black cloth, gilt titles on the spine and upper board. A fine copy. The dustwsrapper is slightly darkened with age and a little rough along the top edge, else is in very good condition. One of 1200 numbered copies signed by the editor, This is copy 207. Inscribed on a preliminary blank to Nettie King by Margarita V. de Orozco, the artist's wife. Nettie King was the wife of illustrator Alexander King. .
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Researches on the Development, Structure, and Diseases of the Teeth by Nasmyth, Alexander

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Researches on the Development, Structure, and Diseases of the Teeth
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Nasmyth, Alexander
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
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London: John Churchill, 1839. First Edition. Rebound in modern cloth.. Very good.. 8vo, xvi, 165, [1] pp. + 7 plates (in two series identified as A & C) and 7 pp. of explanatory text paginated 1-4 & 1-3. A learned and important work that makes use of the recent microscopic analysis undertaken by Retzius. Weinberger, NYAM, p. 101; Stromgren, p. 143.
Third annual report of the regents of the university, on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, and the historical and antiquarian collection, annexed thereto

Third annual report of the regents of the university, on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, and the historical and antiquarian collection, annexed thereto

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Third annual report of the regents of the university, on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, and the historical and antiquarian collection, annexed thereto
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
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Albany: Weed, Parsons & Company, 1850. Revised edition, 8vo, pp. 183, [1]; 18 colored plates, 5 black and white, 2 folding; 5 maps, woodcut illustrations throughout; original blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt spine; front joint starting; faded; spine cracked and chipped with sections missing; otherwise good and sound. 18 beautiful colored plates depicting Iroquois garments and accessories, 5 black and white plates showcasing fossil specimens, 5 maps indicating where various artifacts referenced in the text were discovered. The report begins with catalogues of animals, minerals, and fossils recently added to the State Cabinet of Natural History. It then goes on to describe the history and function of Native American artifacts discovered around the Finger Lakes that now reside in the State's collection. The report then shifts to a detailed analysis of the geology and mineralogy of New York State.
Répertoire des Morceaux d'Ensemble éxécutés par la Société Concerts du Conservatoire, arrangées très soigneusement pour Piano seul. [Operatic overtures arranged for piano solo]

Répertoire des Morceaux d'Ensemble éxécutés par la Société Concerts du Conservatoire, arrangées très soigneusement pour Piano seul. [Operatic overtures arranged for piano solo] by [OPERA OVERTURES - Piano Solo]

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Répertoire des Morceaux d'Ensemble éxécutés par la Société Concerts du Conservatoire, arrangées très soigneusement pour Piano seul. [Operatic overtures arranged for piano solo]
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[OPERA OVERTURES - Piano Solo]
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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Paris: Schonenberger ... Boulevart Poissonière, 28, 1850. Large octavo. Black pebbled leather-backed brown textured cloth boards. Contains works by Beethoven, Cherubini, Gluck, Haydn, Mehul, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Ries, and Weber, as follows: - Weber. 3E. Livraison. Ouverture d'Euriante de Weber. Prix net 65 centimes. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 12 pp. - Cherubini. 5E. Livraison. Ouverture de Lodoïska ... 80 centimes. [i] (title), 2-15, [i] (blank) pp. - Gluck. 7E. Livraison. Ouverture d'Iphigénie ... 65 Centimes. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 12 pp. - Weber. 12E. Livraison. Ouverture d'Oberon ... 60 centimes. [i] (title), 2-12 pp. - Mehul. 15E. Livraison. Ouverture du jeune Henri ... 80 centimes. [i] (title), 2-16 pp. - Mendelssohn. 17E. Livraison. Ouverture de la Grotte de Fingal ... 70 centimes. [i] (title), 2-13, [i] (blank) pp. - Ries. 21E. Livraison.Ouverture Millitaire ... 85 c. [i] (title), 2-17, [i] (blank) pp. - Gluck. 25E. Livraison. Ouverture d'Armide ... 40 centimes. [i] (title), 2-8 pp. - Beethoven. 27E. Livraison. Ouverture d'Egmont ... 60 centimes. [i] (title), 2-12 pp. - Weber. 28E. Livraison. Ouverture du Roi des Génies ... 55 c. [i] (title), 2-11, [i] (blank) pp. - Mendelssohn Bartholdy. 31E Livraison. Songe d'un nuit d'été ... 95 centimes. [i] (title), 2-19, [i] (blank) pp. - Beethoven. 33E. Livraison. Ouverture de Prométhée ... 55 centimes. [i] (title), 2-11, [i] (blank) pp. - Méhul. 35e. Livraison. Ouverture de Timoléon ... 50 centimes. [i] (title), 2-10 pp. - Weber. 39e. Livraison. Ouverture de Robin des bois ... 60 centimes. [i] (title), 2-12 pp. - Beethoven. 40E. Livraison. Ouverture de Fidelio ... 55 centimes. [i] (title), 2-11, [i] (blank) pp. - Mehul. 42E. Livraison. Ouverture de Stratonice ... 50 centimes. [i] (title), 2-10 pp. - Haydn. 53E Livraison. Ouverture célèbre ... 85 centimes. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 16 pp. - Mozart. 55E. Livraison. Ouverture de la Flûte enchantée ... 45 centimes. [i] (title(), 9, [i] (blank) pp. - Weber. 58E. Livraison. Ouverture du Jubilée ... 65 centimes. [i] (title) 12 pp. With contemporary manuscript table of contents to front free endpaper and 1f. publisher's catalogue at conclusion. Publisher's and New York bookseller's small oval handstamps to blank lower margin of title, some with publisher's facsimile signature. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped. Slightly worn and browned internally; lightly foxed; some publisher's stamps slightly trimmed.
Order and Disorder; or, Charles the Thoughtless

Order and Disorder; or, Charles the Thoughtless by [ANONYMOUS]

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Order and Disorder; or, Charles the Thoughtless
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[ANONYMOUS]
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Edinburgh and London: William Oliphant and Co.; Hamilton, Adams, and Co, 1860. [JUVENILE] [RELIGION]. Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Co.; and London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co. Murray and Gibb, Printers, Edinburgh. First edition thus? 16mo (6 7/16" x 4 7/16"); 95, [1]pp + [2], 3-16pp of publisher's ads; ornate blind-stamped design on maroon cloth over board, gilt letters on front and spine; glazed yellow endpapers; engraved fp with tissue guard, historiated first letter, head and tail-pieces; illustrated rear publisher's ads; spine lightly sunned, a few light fingerprints and scattered foxing; very good plus. OCLC locates one copy at Cambridge Univ. with these publishers. This appears to be the first edition with these two listed publishers. In addition to the two moralistic and religious stories, "Order and Disorder" and "A Sabbath in the Country," Bible verses are inserted to impress the reader with a sense of doing what is morally and socially correct.
Richard Artschwager: No More Running Man

Richard Artschwager: No More Running Man by ARTSCHWAGER; Richard (artist); Robert MORGAN (author)

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Richard Artschwager: No More Running Man
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ARTSCHWAGER; Richard (artist); Robert MORGAN (author)
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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9780847844067
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New York: Gagosian; Rizzoli, 2014. First edition. New in shrinkwrap. 10.5 x 8 inches. 88 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original boards. "This book documents Richard Artschwager's last series of work, shown posthumously at Gagosian Gallery, New York, in 2014. For five decades, Richard Artschwager has forged a maverick path by confounding the generic limits of art while making the visual comprehension of space and the everyday objects that occupy it strangely unfamiliar. For his last series of work, Artschwager returned to an image, the isolated Running Man, that fascinated and inspired him for twenty years. About the works, Robert Morgan notes in his essay "They are remarkable...as a metaphor in reference to existence and mortality" (the publisher).
Constitution, By-Laws, Rules of Order and Scale of Prices of Eureka Typographical Union, No. 207, Eureka, California, Organized August 30, 1886

Constitution, By-Laws, Rules of Order and Scale of Prices of Eureka Typographical Union, No. 207, Eureka, California, Organized August 30, 1886

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Constitution, By-Laws, Rules of Order and Scale of Prices of Eureka Typographical Union, No. 207, Eureka, California, Organized August 30, 1886
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Eureka, CA: Eureka Typographical Union, No. 207, 1886. Pamphlet. 21p., 3.5x5.5 inch pocket booklet wraps; mild soil and handling of wraps, staples slightly rusted, else very good.
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Truth in Philosophy by Allen, Barry

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Truth in Philosophy
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Allen, Barry
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Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. PRess, 1993 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Fine in fine d.j.

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