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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by MAXWELL, J. C.

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
Author
MAXWELL, J. C.
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1881. SECOND EDITION. Complete with both half-titles and all blanks. With 33 plates, 36 page-publisher’s advertisements dated Sept., 1881, plus another 8 pages of publisher advertisements. Original cloth, rebacked with the original spine laid down; interior excellent. Unopened. From the library of Stillman Drake, with his bookplate in both volumes. Second edition of this classic work on the electromagnetic theory of light by Maxwell (1831-1879), probably the greatest theoretical physicist of the nineteenth century. Here he demonstrates that electromagnetism travels through space in transverse waves similar to those of light and having the same velocity, advancing the hypothesis that light and electricity are the same in their ultimate source. “A generation later Einstein’s work on relativity was founded directly upon Maxwell’s celebrated contribution to electro-magnetic theory; it was this that led him to equate Faraday with Galileo and Maxwell with Newton” (PMM). For the first edition (1873), see Dibner, Ten Founding Fathers of the Electrical Sciences, pp. 45-46; Horblit, 72; Norman, II, 1466; Printing & the Mind of Man, 355.
A Compleat Body of Divinity in Two Hundred and Fifty Expository Lectures on the Assembly's Shorter Catechism, Wherein the Doctrines of the Christian Religion are unfolded, their Truth confirm'd, their Excellence display'd, their Usefulness improv'd; contrary Errors & Vices refuted & expos'd, Objections answer'd, Controversies settled, Cases of Conscience resolv'd; and a great Light thereby reflected on the present Age

A Compleat Body of Divinity in Two Hundred and Fifty Expository Lectures on the Assembly's Shorter Catechism, Wherein the Doctrines of the Christian Religion are unfolded, their Truth confirm'd, their Excellence display'd, their Usefulness improv'd; contrary Errors & Vices refuted & expos'd, Objections answer'd, Controversies settled, Cases of Conscience resolv'd; and a great Light thereby reflected on the present Age by Willard, Rev. Samuel

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Title
A Compleat Body of Divinity in Two Hundred and Fifty Expository Lectures on the Assembly's Shorter Catechism, Wherein the Doctrines of the Christian Religion are unfolded, their Truth confirm'd, their Excellence display'd, their Usefulness improv'd; contrary Errors & Vices refuted & expos'd, Objections answer'd, Controversies settled, Cases of Conscience resolv'd; and a great Light thereby reflected on the present Age
Author
Willard, Rev. Samuel
Seller
Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
Description
914 pp. volume comprising a posthumous publication of sermons by Reverend Samuel Willard, an early American-born Boston minister who served as the pastor of the Old South Church and Vice President of Harvard College, some pages misnumbered, complete as issued. Small folio. Contemporary leather with raised spine, abrasions, soiling, edgewear, some splitting along spine, some slight toning and foxing scattered throughout. Lacking engraved frontispiece portrait. Boston (Green and Kneeland for Eliot and Henchman) 1726. The preface to the work praises Willard as "universally and justly admir'd and celebrated in these Parts of the World, for his eminent Capacity Piety Wisdom, his deep and perspicuous Insight into the most difficult Points of Divinity, and his most judicious and accurate manner of expressing and clearing, as well as most useful application of them." They go on to say that the work was strongly desired and wished for ever since Willard's death, and describe the volume as "the first folio volume, other than laws, and the largest work up to this time printed in the United States....Besides a catalogue of the Author's works published in his lifetime, it contains a list of names of about five hundred subscribers. When the time, and the subject, extent, and size of the work is considered, this list is a remarkable tribute to the memory of the distinguished Author from his contemporaries; and has large genealogical value as representative of the helpful, public-spirited citizenship of the period.
The Flippant Ball-Feel

The Flippant Ball-Feel by Villa, Emilio

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Seller: Bernett Rare Books Inc
Title
The Flippant Ball-Feel
Author
Villa, Emilio
Seller
Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
Description
Piacenza: Stampa Gi-Bi, 1973. Octavo (21.3 x 15 cm). Original printed and illustrated side-stapled wrappers; 22 pp. Some light soiling and damp-staining to covers, overall about very good. Limited edition of 600 copies. Emilio Villa's "Flippant Ball-Feel" text was composed and published on the occasion of the "Flippers Chimeri" by Corrado Costa and William Xerra, exhibited in the contemporary gallery of the Mana Market Hall in Rome. Villa (1914-2003) was a poet, visual artist, art critic, and translator. A forerunner of the neo-avant-garde and a precursor to Gruppo 63, he spent time in Brazil in the 1950s and became involved with the Brazilian concrete poetry group before returning to Rome. A student of languages, Villa often wrote in a dialect of Milan rather than what he saw as the problematic and academic "Ytaglya" of the post-war period. He also often inserted words and phrases in ancient Greek, Provençal, French, and other languages into his poems, complicating his texts. His goal at times is to deliberately disorient and confuse his reader. As of January 2023, OCLC locates only three copies of this small work in Italian libraries and none elsewhere.
Shuggie Bain

Shuggie Bain by Stuart, Douglas

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Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
Title
Shuggie Bain
Author
Stuart, Douglas
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Picador, 2020. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed limited edition of Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart.. Octavo, 430pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, £14.99 listed on front flap, a fine example. "Signed copy" sticker placed on front panel. A limited edition of 150 copies, this one numbered 83. Signed by the author on the limitation page.
Mother's Medicine

Mother's Medicine by Thurmond, Nancy Moore [Thurmond, Strom]

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Title
Mother's Medicine
Author
Thurmond, Nancy Moore [Thurmond, Strom]
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First edition of Mother's Medicine by Nancy Moore Thurmond, signed by Senator Strom Thurmond to Senator Alan Cranston.. First edition of Mother's Medicine by Nancy Moore Thurmond, signed by Senator Strom Thurmond to Senator Alan Cranston. Octavo, 383pp. Orange hardcover, title in gilt on cream cloth spine. Stated "First Edition" with full number line on copyright page. Solid text block, lightly bumped on top edge, near fine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $9.95 retail price, light wear to edges of spine, a near fine example. Inscribed by Nancy and Strom Thurmond on the front free endpaper "To our friends Norma and Alan Cranston, distinguished U.S. Senator from California, With our best wishes... January 1979." Strom Thurmond (1902 - 2003) was the United States Senator from South Carolina from 1954 to 2003, making him one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history. Originally a Democrat, he became known for his staunch segregationist views and ran as a Dixiecrat candidate for president in 1948, opposing civil rights legislation. In 1964, he switched to the Republican Party as the political landscape shifted, becoming a key conservative figure. Thurmond also holds the record for the longest filibuster in Senate history, speaking for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. He retired in 2003 at the age of 100 and passed away later that year.
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The Lucidities: Sixteen in Visionary Company. Poems. Drawings by John Furnival by WILLIAMS, Jonathan

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The Lucidities: Sixteen in Visionary Company. Poems. Drawings by John Furnival
Author
WILLIAMS, Jonathan
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Some light damp-staining to plates & some soiling to endpapers, else fine copy in jacket a bit sunned along spine
Description
(London): Turret Books, 1967. First edition. One of 30 specially bound copies; this one inscribed by the poet on the half-title page: "This copy of The Lucidities is Dorothy's who has always brought so much light herself love from Jonathan Aspen March 1968. Some light damp-staining to plates & some soiling to endpapers, else fine copy in jacket a bit sunned along spine. Small 4to, tipped-in plates, gold foil endpapers, boards, dust jacket. Some light damp-staining to plates & some soiling to endpapers, else fine copy in jacket a bit sunned along spine.
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The Magic Rainbow by Tamariz, Juan

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Title
The Magic Rainbow
Author
Tamariz, Juan
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Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
ISBN
9780945296904
Condition
Fine
Description
Hermetic Press, 2019. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 0x0x0. 2nd printing. Extra postage required for international or priority shipping.
Críticas i charlas

Críticas i charlas by Amunátegui Reyes, Miguel Luis

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Title
Críticas i charlas
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Amunátegui Reyes, Miguel Luis
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Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
A very good copy+, inscription on front wrapper and title, original wrappers edgeworn.
Description
Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Cervantes, 1902. First edition. Modern red cloth with gilt titles, original wrappers bound in. A very good copy+, inscription on front wrapper and title, original wrappers edgeworn.. 162 pp. 12mo. Inscribed by the author. Palau 11553.
An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth and More: Thomas Raat

An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth and More: Thomas Raat by RAAT, Thomas (artist); Edwin VAN GELDER (editor); John C WELCHMAN (editor); Freek LOMME (editor)

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Title
An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth and More: Thomas Raat
Author
RAAT, Thomas (artist); Edwin VAN GELDER (editor); John C WELCHMAN (editor); Freek LOMME (editor)
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN
9789491677090
Condition
New in shrinkwrap
Description
Mexico: Onomatopee, 2014. New in shrinkwrap. 11.75 x 8 inches. 80 pages. Profusely illustrated. original printed boards. First edition.
The Yemenite Cookbook

The Yemenite Cookbook by LEVI, Zion and Hani AGABRIA

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The Yemenite Cookbook
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LEVI, Zion and Hani AGABRIA
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780805003949
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Seaver Books, 1988. Fine/very good. First edition. 8vo; 225pp; quarter-bound ivory linen and tan board, brown lettering on spine; owners gummed label on ffep; headpieces and a few black line illustrations; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket lacking price, light scuffing; fine in very good plus dj. ISBN: 0-8050-0394-0. Saksa Art & Design, Inc., jacket design. The front dust jacket advertises "200 Exotic Yet Simple, Light, naturally Healthful Recipes Handed Down from Biblical Times.".
William T. Wiley

William T. Wiley by [William T. Wiley]

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William T. Wiley
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[William T. Wiley]
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
SF: Rena Bransten Gallery, 1993. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 1000cc. 23pp. Very good.

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