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Chemische Abhandlung von der Luft und dem Feuer. Nebst einem Vorbericht von Torbern Bergman by SCHEELE, Carl Wilhelm

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Title: Chemische Abhandlung von der Luft und dem Feuer. Nebst einem Vorbericht von Torbern Bergman
Author: SCHEELE, Carl Wilhelm
Seller: Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
Condition: First edition of this extremely scarce and important book which contains the announcement of Scheele’s discovery of oxygen,
Description: Upsala & Leipzig: Magn. Swederus... zu finden bey S.L. Crusius, 1777. First edition of this extremely scarce and important book which contains the announcement of Scheeles discovery of oxygen, made independently of, and two years prior to, Priestley. Scheeles monumental discovery was made by 1773; he had begun his experiments on oxygen in 1770. The publication of this book was delayed due to the fact that Tobern Bergman was two years late in delivering his promised preface. The work is fittingly bound with Bergmans own lectures on the nature and application of chemistry, a rare work that is not included in his collected works Opuscula Physica et Chemica.The independent discovery of oxygen is here described and the composition of air by two gases is illustrated. One of these is necessary for combustion and respiration and it is absorbed by a number of solid substances and can be artificially produced; the second gas (nitrogen) prevents combustion. Scheeles fire-air (oxygen) could be produced from saltpetre, from black oxide of manganese, from oxide of mercury, etc. The photo-sensitive nature of chloride of silver was announced, a discovery that led to photography (Dibner, Heralds of Science, 41). Scheele (1742-1786) was an experimental genius; he made more discoveries of first-rate importance with fewer opportunities and scantier appliances than any one else, and his skill, insight and power of illuminating experimental results have never been surpassed, if indeed, they have ever been equaled (Ferguson II.331).Bergman (1735-1784) was a member of the Swedish Academy and from 1767 professor of chemistry at Uppsala. He had a high regard for the younger Scheele and did everything in his power to bring him to the notice of the scientific world. Bergman owed to him his transition from obscurity to a leading position in the world of science. (Partington, III, p. 208) His Essay on the General Usefulness of Chemistry and its Application to the Various Occasions of Life (thus the title of the English edition of 1783) gives a general view [of] medical, oeconomical, and technical chemistry, halurgy, geurgy, theiurgy, salts, earths, inflammable substances, metals, waters and airs. (Partington III, p. 184) Bergman remained a follower of the phlogiston theory all his life.OCLC: Scheele: Burndy, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Cornell, Madison, NLM, Smithsonian, Stanford, UCLA, Yale. Bergmann: Cornell.* Scheele: DSB XII.143-50; Horblit 92; Partington III.205-34; Waller 11225; Gernsheim, Hist. of Photography (1969), pp. 32-33; not in Duveen, Ferguson, Young, or E.F. Smith collections.*Bergmann: Partington III, p. 184, F.. 8vo, 3 ff., 16, 155, (1) pp. Engraved vignette on title & one folding engraved plate, both depicting chemical apparatus. Bound with:BERGMANN, Torbern. Anleitung zu Vorlesungen über die Beschaffenheit und den Nutzen der Chemie, und die allgemeinsten Verschiedenheiten natürlicher Körper. Aus d. Schwedischen übersetzt. Stockholm and Leipzig, Swederus. 1779. 8vo, 95, (3 blank) pp. Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek and Berlin records call for xxxi preliminary pages as well as 95 numbered pages. Utrecht, Union Catalog Hesse, Bayrische Staatsbibliothek Munich records match our collation.

Horace Pippin: A Negro Painter in America [Sol Libsohn's Copy] by [AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & LITERATURE] RODMAN, Selden (text); PIPPIN, Horace (artwork)

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Title: Horace Pippin: A Negro Painter in America [Sol Libsohn's Copy]
Author: [AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & LITERATURE] RODMAN, Selden (text); PIPPIN, Horace (artwork)
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: New York: The Quadrangle Press, 1947. First Edition. First Printing. Quarto (31.25cm); grey cloth, titled in silver on spine and front cover; [iv],[2],3-88,[4]pp; illus. Sol Libsohn's copy, with his signature at upper front pastedown; Libsohn (1914-2001) was a documentary photographer, and co-founder of the New York Workers Film and Photo League. Gentle sunning to spine, lower rear board corner tapped, with some faint finger-soil and toning to the margins; Very Good+, lacking the dustjacket. Contains reproductions of 42 works by Pippin, including his life's story in the appendix, and a chronological and complete catalogue of his paintings in museums and private collections. 82736.

AMERICAN INDIAN LEGENDS

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Title: AMERICAN INDIAN LEGENDS
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Condition: Mild sunning to spine, often more severe with this title. About Fine in worn glassine and a Near Fine slipcase
Description: Los Angeles: Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Mild sunning to spine, often more severe with this title. About Fine in worn glassine and a Near Fine slipcase. Everett Gee Jackson. Nearly square octavo (8-1/4" x 9-1/4") bound in natural wood veneer over boards with an undyed fawnskin leather spine. Selected, edited, and with an introduction by Allan A. MacFarlan. With 37 illustrations by Everett Gee Jackson, 27 of them printed in either three or four colors. Copy #1085 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.

Radical Literature in America.; An Address. To which is appended a catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club in New York City by ADAMS, Frederick B., Jr.

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Title: Radical Literature in America.; An Address. To which is appended a catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club in New York City
Author: ADAMS, Frederick B., Jr.
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition: very good
Description: Stamford: Overbrook Press, 1939. Limited. hardcover. very good. Black and white illustrations and facsimiles, some folding. 62pp. Short slim 4to, red cloth (spine evenly faded); uncut edges, broken board slipcase. Stamford, CT: Overbrook Press, 1939. A very good copy in a poor slipcase. Limited Edition, one of 650 copies.

[PHOTOGRAPHY] [TRAPEZE ARTIST] Palace Duo

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Title: [PHOTOGRAPHY] [TRAPEZE ARTIST] Palace Duo
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Description: c. 1966-67. Very good. Glossy black and white photo, 10 x 8 inches. Ink stamps on verso 'Palace Duo' 'Bruno Rode/2710 53rd Street/Sarasota Fla./Tel.355-1674'. Now known as the Avalon Hollywood, the iconic nightclub was briefly renamed the Hollywood Palace in 1964 to host the new weekly broadcast variety show of the same name. This photograph shows the Palace Duo, a pair of trapeze artists, with the Hollywood Palace and ABC signs in the background. The Palace Due made two appearances on the variety show in 1966 & 67.

Reloaders' Guide for Hercules Smokeless Powders

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Title: Reloaders' Guide for Hercules Smokeless Powders
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Description: Wilmington: Hercules Incorporated, 1983. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 39pp. Light crease to front with some rubbing, else very good in publisher's wraps.

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Art Fraud Detective by Nilson, Anna

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Title: Art Fraud Detective
Author: Nilson, Anna
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780753453087
Condition: Fine
Description: Kingfisher, 2000. Fine. Nilson, Anna. Art Fraud Detective. New York: Kingfisher, 2000. 48pp. Illustrated. 4to. Paper covered boards. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Covers lightly rubbed.

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