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Unique Binding from the Library of Estelle Doheny. Les sculptures grotesques et symboliques: Rouen et environs / cent vignettes et texte... par Jules Adeline; préface par Champfleury by ADELINE, Jules (1845-1909) CHAMPFLEURY (Jean Fleury) (1821-1889) -- FINE BINDING

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Title: Unique Binding from the Library of Estelle Doheny. Les sculptures grotesques et symboliques: Rouen et environs / cent vignettes et texte... par Jules Adeline; préface par Champfleury
Author: ADELINE, Jules (1845-1909) CHAMPFLEURY (Jean Fleury) (1821-1889) -- FINE BINDING
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Condition: Very Good+
Description: Rouen: E. Augé, 1878. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo (245 x 160mm). [xvi (preface)], 418pp. (with tables). Pictorial printed wrappers and title printed in red and black. Double etched frontispiece by Jules Adeline. Preface by Champfleury (the pseudonym of writer Jean Fleury [1821-1889]). Édition de luxe, numbered 2 of 220 and initialed by Jules Adeline JA; issued as the first 20 on papier de Chine with a double suite of etchings in black and white and sepia. 127 vignettes (forming the 100 pages of vignettes stated on the title) depicting monumental sculpture, capitals, vaults, reliefs, gargoyles, in-text. Bound by E. Quinet in 1883 in full medieval-style cuir-ciselé binding depicting two reliefs on the Cathedral of Rouen: a gothic grotesque hooded man holding staff (front cover) and hybrid dog-like centaur playing fiddle (back cover), spine blind-lettered SCULPTURES GROTESQUES, marbled endpapers, green, gold, and purple silk endbands, gilt edges; (A fine deluxe printing in impeccable form, the binding is a treasure and was made especially for the text, nothing else is quite like it). Ex-libris and oval gilt morocco bookplate of Estelle Doheny on front pastedown. This is a deluxe issue of the famous monograph written and illustrated by Jules Adeline on the grotesque Gothic sculptures and gargoyles in the region of Rouen. Amply illustrated on fine papier de Chine, it is numbered 2 in the first set of 20, and is initialed by Jules Adeline on the edition leaf. The deluxe edition of this monograph printing is quite rare. This was the tirage tout spécial destined for distribution between the author and printers circle. By Adelines initials, we conclude this copy enjoyed that privileged circulation. Adeline was a fixture in his hometown of Rouen. His career began in architectural sketching, where he developed a keen eye for depicting the monumental sculpture in his native French medieval city. Adeline also worked as a caricaturist and artistic columnist for several newspapers, including the "Journal de Rouen," "Rouen Nouvelliste," and "Le Progrès de Rouen." In particular, this publication dealt with the satirical and symbolic sculptures that he encountered on the winding avenues of Rouen. With contributions from Champfleury, a trailblazer of Realism in painting and literature, this work was celebrated for its conclusions in medieval art iconography, mainly that hybrid characters embodied complex, nuanced, and understated ideas that often resist exact interpretation. The custom presentation binding of cuir-ciselé, cut-leatherwork, is most exceptional. Not only is it unusual in treatment, but also it incorporates two relief panels from the Cathedral of Rouen in the form of characteristic medieval grotesques. Not much is known about the Parisian binder Quinet, but he can be linked to other bindings of the late-nineteenth century, many described as magnificently gilt. This artisanal binding is unparalleled in its distinctive, medieval-revival leather craftsmanship; it is period to five years of the printing and would have circulated through Jules Adeline himself, perhaps even by his commission.

An Indian Ass by Acton, Harold

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Title: An Indian Ass
Author: Acton, Harold
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Description: London: Duckworth, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo; original cloth, dw. pp. 80. An uncommon book of poetry.

[ASTRONOMY AND PHOTOGRAPHY]. Beitrage zur Fixsternenkunde [3 scholarly papers extracted from the 1846 Abhandlungen der Koniglichen Bohmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften] by Doppler, Christian

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Title: [ASTRONOMY AND PHOTOGRAPHY]. Beitrage zur Fixsternenkunde [3 scholarly papers extracted from the 1846 Abhandlungen der Koniglichen Bohmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften]
Author: Doppler, Christian
Seller: Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Prague: Gottlieb Haase & Sons, 1846. First Edition. Very good. 4to. Together 3 papers in one volume. 1) Methode, die scheinbaren Durchmesser sammtlicher Fixsterne in Bogenmass zu bestimmen (pp. 623-634). 2). Gedanken uber die Moglichkeit, die absoluten Entfernungen und absoluten Durchmesser der Fixsterne auf rein optischem Wege zu bestimmen (pp. 635-641). 3). Methode, die Geschwindigkeit, mit der die Lichtmolekel bei der Wahrnehmung der Fixsterne am Orte des Beobachters schwingen, zu bestimmen (pp. 642-646, with one full-page diagram). Minor spotting to first few leaves. Modern quarter-calf over marbled boards, title-label on upper cover. THE FIRST PROPOSAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY TO DETERMINE THE SIZE, DISTANCE, AND BEHAVIOR OF FIXED STARS. This volume brings together three papers by Christian Doppler that build on his 1842 discovery of what we now call the "Doppler Effect." Instead of just developing his great theory further, these papers show Doppler trying to solve the most basic and most daunting practical astronomical problems. Doppler's principle "provided the science of astrophysics with one of its most important tools for measuring the size and the structure of the universe" (DSB). In the first paper, Doppler presents a method to determine the apparent diameter of all fixed stars in an arc. In our opinion, the most striking idea comes in his second paper. Here he proposes using photography -- specifically Daguerreotype plates -- as a tool for astronomy. Doppler argues that Daguerrotype plates are far more sensitive to light than the human eye -- possibly tens of thousands of times more. Instead of endlessly improving telescopes, he suggests capturing images of stars on photographic plates and then enlarging those images with microscopes. This would make it possible to study stars that otherwise look like tiny, indistinct points. This is a major conceptual leap. Doppler is essentially saying that observation should not rely on the eye alone, but on recorded images that can be examined, measured, and reanalyzed. He also points toward early forms of photometry, suggesting that brightness could be measured more accurately from photographic images than by human judgment. Even though the technology at the time was not yet adequate, the idea clearly anticipates how the entire field of astronomy would later develop. The third paper returns to theory, expanding his earlier work by showing that motion affects not just the color (frequency) of light, but also its strength (intensity). This helps connect what astronomers observe more directly to the physical behavior of light. Taken together, these papers show Doppler pushing astronomy in a new direction. He moves it away from simple observation and toward measurement, instruments, and especially photography, laying out ideas that would later become central to modern astrophysics.

SIGNED. The Principles and Practice of Urology by Hinman, Frank

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Title: SIGNED. The Principles and Practice of Urology
Author: Hinman, Frank
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Description: Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1935. First edition. LANDMARK MONOGRAPH ON UROLOGY BY PIONEER INVESTIGATOR AND CLINICIAN AT UCSF--SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 9 3/4 inches tall, 2 inches thick hardcover, blue cloth binding, gilt title to spine, inscribed front free endpaper, "To my esteemed friend/ Dr Thomas A. Storey/ Frank Hinman." 1111 pp, 513 illustrations, 48 tables. Corners bumped, endpapers browned, binding tight, pages crisp and unmarked, very good+ in custom archival mylar cover. FRANK HINMAN SR. (1880-1961) received his A.B. degree at Stanford in 1902 and was president of his graduating class. At Johns Hopkins Medical School the degree of M.D. was awarded him in 1906. He was the first resident trained by the pioneer in urology at Hopkins, Dr. Hugh Hampton Young, under whom he worked from 1912 to 1915. In 1916 he joined the faculty of the University of California, San Francisco, as Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology and in the following year was given the title of Clinical Professor of Urology and Chairman of the Department, which post he held until June 30, 1950, at which time he became Emeritus. During that period he trained fifty-one residents in urology. He was recognized internationally as a great teacher of clinical urology. His clinical observations and animal experimentation earned him an enviable reputation, reflected in 149 published papers, numerous chapters in major urologic treatises and his monumental textbook The Principles and Practice of Urology (offered here), published in 1935. He was probably best known for his contributions to knowledge concerning the pathogenesis of hydronephrosis, cancer of the testicle and prostate gland and transplantation of ureters into the sigmoid colon. PROVENANCE: THOMAS A. STOREY (1875 - 1943) was a professor of hygiene at Stanford University between 1906 and 1940, with a lengthy leave of absence to study and teach on the East Coast. After receiving his MD from Harvard in 1906 (after already serving as an assistant professor at Stanford for four years), Storey returned to Stanford to teach hygiene, physical education, and sexual education full time.

Imagination and idealism in the Medical Sciences by Herter, Christian A.

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Title: Imagination and idealism in the Medical Sciences
Author: Herter, Christian A.
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Description: Chicago: American Medical Association, 1910. First edition. 1910 LECTURE BY PIONEERING AMERICAN PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL STUDENTS INSCRIBED TO NOTED ARTIST WHO WOULD LATER MARRY HIS DAUGHTER. 7 3/4 inches tall hardcover, blue cloth binding, gilt title to cover, inscribed on front free endpaper to Sergeant Kendall from C. A. Herter, Jan 27, 1910. 40 pp. Light wear to spine ends and cover corners, light foxing to endpapers, very good in custom archival mylar cover. The text is an address delivered to the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, September 23, 1909, at the opening of the medical school. The lecture is an inspirational talk to the new medical school class regarding the importance of research in the advancements of medical practice, and reflects his training under William Welch at Johns Hopkins CHRISTIAN ARCHIBALD HERTER (1865 - 1910) was an American physician and pathologist noted for his work on diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. He was co-founder of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Christian Archibald Herter was born in Glenville, Connecticut. His father, also Christian Herter, was a notable and wealthy artist and interior designer, head of the Herter Brothers. He was privately educated and began his medical degree at the early age of 15. By the age of 18, he had received an MD from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. He studied pathology under William H. Welch at Johns Hopkins University and traveled to Zurich to study under Auguste-Henri Forel. Herter initially practiced mainly neurological medicine in New York City. His experience was captured in The Diagnosis of Diseases of the Nervous System, a manual he wrote for "students and practitioners" in 1892. Herter's interest in laboratory medicine led him to relinquish his medical practice and build a laboratory in the fourth floor of his house on 819 Madison Avenue. In 1897, he was appointed professor of Pathological Chemistry at University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College. His lectures were published in 1902. Herter returned to his alma mater in 1903 as Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics. It was during this time that he researched diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. His work on celiac disease, which he called "intestinal infantilism", led to the eponym Gee-Herter disease. His important contribution was to highlight the retarded growth of affected children. Herter's theory as to the cause - that it was due to overgrowth and persistence of gram-positive bacterial flora normally belonging to the nursling period - failed to gain acceptance. However, he did correctly identify that any "attempt to encourage growth by the use of increased amounts of carbohydrates" led to relapse. This would later be discovered to be due to the gluten content of wheat. PROVENANCE: WILLIAM SERGEANT KENDALL (1869 - 1938), was an American painter, most famous for his paintings of children, his subjects often being his three young daughters with his wife. His life seems inconsistent with his art as his family life was full of turmoil, due to his romantic connection with his under-aged pupil, Christine Herter (daughter of the author), whom he married following the dissolution of his first marriage in 1921. Kendall's works hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He also was the Dean of the School of Fine Arts at Yale from 1913 to 1922.

The Mongol in Our Midst. A Study of Man and His Three Faces by Crookshank, Francis Graham

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Title: The Mongol in Our Midst. A Study of Man and His Three Faces
Author: Crookshank, Francis Graham
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Description: London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1924. First edition. 1924 BRITISH PHYSICIAN'S POPULAR REVIEW OF DOWN SYNDROME BASED ON MID-19TH CENTURY RACIST THEORY--COPY OF CONTEMPORARY FILMMAKER. 11x16 cm hardcover, red cloth binding, maroon paper covered boards with printed paper title on cover and spine. Ink inscription front free endpaper, "Sidney Morgan, Trosnant Villa, Pontypool [Wales] Nov 5th, 1925," frontispiece photo of "Peter, a London child (Mongolian Imbecile)," 128 pages. 29 plates. Light browning to page edges, unmarked and very good in custom archival mylar cover. FRANCIS GRAHAM CROOKSHANK (1873 – 1933) was a British epidemiologist, trained at University College London, and University College Hospital. He was an enthusiast for both the individual psychology of Alfred Adler and the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche. He committed suicide in 1933, dying at his house in Wimpole Street. His The Mongol in our Midst (1924) aroused publicity with its degenerationist fears about Down syndrome. It advanced the now-discredited idea that so-called "Mongolian imbecility," a form of mental retardation now known as Down syndrome (a genetic disorder), was an atavistic throwback to the more primitive Mongoloid race. In The Mongol in Our Midst, Crookshank argued that "Mongolian imbecility" was the result of the distant racial history of the Caucasian parents, each of whom must also carry Mongol traits. That Caucasians bore this racial history was either the result of those individuals sharing a common Mongoloid ancestor, or of all Caucasians having distant Mongoloid ancestry. "Mongolian imbeciles", then, were atavistic throwbacks to that Mongoloid heritage, the modern emergence of which Crookshank believed was due to their incomplete development in the womb. As a consequence, "Mongolian imbeciles" were "a race apart. These ideas did not originate with Crookshank; the linkage of Down syndrome to the so-called Mongoloid race dated from the mid-19th century. Through The Mongol in Our Midst, however, Crookshank was successful in bringing it to a widespread, popular audience, and his book and thesis were well received at the time. Finding success with a popular audience, The Mongol in Our Midst was republished in two more editions, the third edition in 1931 with expanded anthropological and clinical references. PROVENANCE: SIDNEY MORGAN (1874 - 1946) was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He directed 45 films between 1914 and 1937. As an actor he appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film Juno and the Paycock.

Le Florentin by Becat, Paul-Emile

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Title: Le Florentin
Author: Becat, Paul-Emile
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Description: Paris: Editions Philibert, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Aeg. Fine. Becat, Paul-Emile. 9.5 x 6 cm. Complete deck of cards, No. 2072 of 12,000. Le Florentin is a particularly interesting series because, as is traditional with playing cards, the images are reversible so every card in the royal suite has two interpretations depending on which way up you hold them that seamlessly flow into one another. Possibly the most prolific illustrator of erotic literature ever to have graced the genre, Paul-Émile Bécat was born and grew up in Paris and studied at l’École de Beaux-Arts under Gabriel Ferrier and François Flameng, first exhibiting at the Salon de Paris in 1913. Printed by Draeger Freres. Without case.

Homo Sacer; Sovereign Power and Bare Life; (Meridian, Crossing Aesthetics) by Agamben, Giorgio; Heller-Roazen, Daniel (Translator)

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Title: Homo Sacer; Sovereign Power and Bare Life; (Meridian, Crossing Aesthetics)
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Description: Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First Edition in English, octavo size, 199 pp. "In 'Homo Sacer', Agamben aims to connect the problem of pure possibility, potentiality, and power with the problem of political and social ethics...'" (n.b., from jacket flap). ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full navy blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering stamped onto the spine, octavo size (8 3/4" by 5 1/8"), 199 pp. In publisher's decorated dust jacket with summary on the flaps and publisher's ad on the back panel. ___CONDITION: Volume fine overall, the binding clean, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a few light spots on the back cover, else fine. The dust jacket fine, clean and without wear; as new. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note the following: (i) additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs, please inquire for details; and (ii) any taxes, duty, or tariffs charged by your country will, of necessity, be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Liber Psalmorum iuxta antiquissimam latinam versionem nunc primum ex Casinensi Cod. 557

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Title: Liber Psalmorum iuxta antiquissimam latinam versionem nunc primum ex Casinensi Cod. 557
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Description: Roma: Fridericus Pustet, 1912. Curante Ambrosio M. Amelli. [xxxv] 174 [1]p., plus 4 b/w facsimile plates of the manuscript, red buckram, ex libris (Collectanea biblica latina cura et studio monachorum S. Benedicti, 1).

Law Enforcement Guide to Firearm Silencers

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Title: Law Enforcement Guide to Firearm Silencers
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Description: Cornville: Desert Publications, 1978. iv, 32p., b/w illus., original stiff wrappers.

The Works of Philo by Yonge, C.D.

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Title: The Works of Philo
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Description: Peabody: Hendrickson, 1993. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. xx, 897pp+ indices. Very good hardback in a lightly rubbed jacket.

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