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On the advantage of taking the mean of a number of observations by Simpson, Thomas

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Title: On the advantage of taking the mean of a number of observations
Author: Simpson, Thomas
Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description: London: Davis & Reymers, 1756. Simpson, Thomas (1710-61). A letter to the Right Honourable George Earl of Macclesfield, President of the Royal Society, on the advantage of taking the mean of a number of observations, in practical astronomy. In Philosophical Transactions 49 (1755): 82-93. Whole volume, 4to. [16], 444pp. Folding plates, text illustrations. London: L. Davis & C. Reymers, 1756. 217 x 171 mm. Gilt-ruled calf ca. 1756, rebacked, corners repaired, light rubbing. Margins of one plate soiled and chipped, but very good. First Edition. Simpson's paper is considered a milestone in statistical inference, as well as the earliest formal treatment of any data-processing practice. Simpson was the first to attempt to prove mathematically that the mean result of several observations is nearer to the truth than any single observation (the law of large numbers). A key feature of his paper was that Simpson chose to focus "not on the observations themselves . . . but on the errors made in the observations, on the differences between the recorded observations and the actual position of the body being observed . . . [This] was the critical step that was to open the door to an applicable quantification of uncertainty" (Stigler, History of Statistics, pp. 90-91; see also pp. 88-94). "Simpson was the first to characterize the errors in observations as independent events, taking positive and negative values with equal probabilities, and the first to provide a mathematical expression for the probability that the error in the mean result will lie between assigned limits" (Todhunter, History of Probability, p. 309). .

Trout Fishing in America, The Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar by Brautigan, Richard

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Title: Trout Fishing in America, The Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar
Author: Brautigan, Richard
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Delacorte Press, 1969. Reprint. Near Fine/Near Fine. Second printing of the first combined edition. A great association copy signed and inscribed with a fish doodle on the front free endpaper to the author's girlfriend turned friend, Valerie Estes, "This copy is for Valerie Estes Richard Brautigan with love from Richard Brautigan June 2,1970. Bound in publisher's matte photo illustrated boards. Near Fine with light wear at spine ends and corners, uneven toning to contents likely due to poor quality paper stock. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light soiling and wear, and a faint tide mark at foot. A nice copy of Brautigan's omnibus with his wife and child on the front cover inscribed this to an ex-girlfriend, Valerie Estes. Estes was an active participant in the San Francisco literary scene. She graced the cover of his spoken-word record Listening to Richard Brautigan,1969. The two remained good friends until the author's suicide in 1984.

Please Do Not Place Drinks on Vitrines or Books (18 April-11 June 2011) by DESJARDIN, Arnaud

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Title: Please Do Not Place Drinks on Vitrines or Books (18 April-11 June 2011)
Author: DESJARDIN, Arnaud
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Description: Large folded sheet (830 x 600 mm.), printed on one side. N.p.: 2011. A scarce exhibition catalogue/poster created by artist and bibliographer Arnaud Desjardin. He presented a large selection of reference books on artist’s books, which he included in his seminal The Book on Books on Artists Books (1st ed.: 2011; 2nd ed.: 2013). This exhibition was staged at the Focal Point Gallery, Southend Central Library in Southend-on-Sea. In excellent condition. With the original printed, stamped, and mailed envelope.

REVIEW OF THE HON. JOHN P. KENNEDY'S DISCOURSE ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF GEORGE CALVERT, THE FIRST LORD BALTIMORE by [Campbell, B.U.]

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Title: REVIEW OF THE HON. JOHN P. KENNEDY'S DISCOURSE ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF GEORGE CALVERT, THE FIRST LORD BALTIMORE
Author: [Campbell, B.U.]
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: Baltimore: John Murphy, 1846. Original printed wrappers, stitched [loosening]. 32pp, double columns. A bit of wrinkling and light wear. Old institutional rubberstamps. Good+. Campbell concedes that Kennedy is "a respectable lawyer," as well as "a polished writer, and an agreeable speaker." But Campbell hits him hard in this piece: "His endeavors to build facts upon merely conjectural history-- however spirited and original-- should not have been essayed in opposition to the records, without a more thorough acquaintance with his subject." Campbell's review, a defense of Lord Baltimore against Kennedy's perceived attack, is detailed and learned. "Far better had it been for the fame of Mr. Kennedy, had he never attempted to write the life of Lord Baltimore." FIRST EDITION. Sabin 37409n.

EVA LUNA by Allende, Isabel

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Title: EVA LUNA
Author: Allende, Isabel
Seller: Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
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Description: Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1988. First US edition. Signed by Allende as issued. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden. "Special Message" by Allende for this edition. Frontispiece by Kinuko Craft. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards, all edges gilt, satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Unread copy in Fine condition. Allende's third novel. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

EDGARD TYTGAT

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Title: EDGARD TYTGAT
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Description: Rotterdam, Netherlands: Museum Boymans, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Tytgat, Edgard. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Dutch. Essay by Emile Langui. Biographical sketch. Bibliography. Black and white plates. With list of Tytgat's works. Covers and text tanned near edges.

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