Skip to content

Secure Checkout

Website Secured with 256-bit TLS Encryption
Subtotal: $2,530.00
Shipping: $87.99
$0.00
Donation Amount: $0.00
Total: $2,617.99
2 - 7 days
2 - 14 days

All fields are required unless marked optional.

Add Shipping Note
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • Paypal
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Verified and Secured. Guaranteed.

Website Secured with 256-bit TLS Encryption
Please select your payment method from the following list:
Click the button to checkout with PayPal.
You will be charged $2,617.99 when completing this purchase.

Cart Totals

Subtotal: $2,530.00
Shipping: $87.99
: $0.00
Donation Amount: $0.00
Total: $2,617.99

You are about to purchase:

New Principles of Gunnery: containing the determination of the force of gunpowder, and ... resisting power of air to swift and slow motion

New Principles of Gunnery: containing the determination of the force of gunpowder, and ... resisting power of air to swift and slow motion by Robins, B - PHYSICS

7 to 9 days for delivery
Standard Shipping: $45.00
Details
$1,500.00
( US$)
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books
Title
New Principles of Gunnery: containing the determination of the force of gunpowder, and ... resisting power of air to swift and slow motion
Author
Robins, B - PHYSICS
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; front endpaper excised; one leaf loose; some light toning.
Description
London: J Nourse, 1742. First Edition.. Full contemp. calf.. Very good; front endpaper excised; one leaf loose; some light toning.. 8vo. There is one fldg. plate and text illus. . The book that founded a new science.Contemporaries felt Robins was, '... in gunnery what immortal Newton was in philosophy ....' This obscure British mathematician and engineer invented new instruments, undertook original field trials and experiments with high velocity projectiles and made the first observations on the sound barrier. He conducted theoretical and thermodynamic analysis of interior ballistics, discovered the Magnus (Robins) effect of fluid mechanics, and established a rational explanation for the rifling phenomenon. He is also responsible for resolving the crucial and complex function of air-resistance force encountered by high speed projectiles and thereby illustrated the inadequacy of Galileo's projectile theory and the oversimplification of Newton and Huyghens' air resistance theory of projectile motion. A direct result of these experiments is that he has come to be recognized as one of the founders of modern aerodynamics. It is impossible to overstate the importance of this book to the scientific study of ballistics and the development of fluid mechanics. A landmark in the literature of mechanics. See Roberts citing only a later edition; Steele, Muskets and Pendulums.
The Hudson, From the Wilderness to the Sea; Illustrated by Three Hundred and Six Engravings on Wood, from Drawings by the Author, and a Frontispiece on Steel

The Hudson, From the Wilderness to the Sea; Illustrated by Three Hundred and Six Engravings on Wood, from Drawings by the Author, and a Frontispiece on Steel by LOSSING, Benson J.

2 to 8 days for delivery
Standard Shipping: $10.00
Details
$600.00
( US$)
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Title
The Hudson, From the Wilderness to the Sea; Illustrated by Three Hundred and Six Engravings on Wood, from Drawings by the Author, and a Frontispiece on Steel
Author
LOSSING, Benson J.
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very good +
Description
New York: Virtue and Yorston, 1866. Leather bound. Very good +. [TRAVEL] [ILLUSTRATED]. Virtue and Co., City Road, London, printers. 8vo; vii [i], [1] 2-464pp; red goat, gilt-stamped decorative fillets with corner ornaments, 5 gilt decorated spine compartments and gilt lettering; all edges gilt; gilt dentelles; fp + illustrations in text; historiated letters at chapter start; printer's tailpiece ornaments; edge scuffing, front hinge starting but tight, age-toned and foxing of eps, fly leaves, fp and title page, clean interior; very good plus. A wonderful in-depth look at the Hudson River and the surrounding valley with its towns and important places. The text is accompanied by delicate engravings.
The Care of Books. An Essay on the Development of Libraries and their Fittings, from the earliest times to the end of the Eighteenth Century

The Care of Books. An Essay on the Development of Libraries and their Fittings, from the earliest times to the end of the Eighteenth Century by CLARK, John Willis

3 to 7 days for delivery
Standard Shipping: $7.50
Details
$300.00
( US$)
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
Title
The Care of Books. An Essay on the Development of Libraries and their Fittings, from the earliest times to the end of the Eighteenth Century
Author
CLARK, John Willis
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A few trifling marks to covers
Description
Cambridge: University Press, 1901. A few trifling marks to covers. 8vo (26 x 17.5 inches). Profusely illustrated. Blue cloth, gilt-lettered on spine. Edith Diehl's copy, with her morocco book label. A fine association copy: Edith Diehl (1876-1953) was an American bookbinder and author of 'Bookbinding, its Background and Technique' (Rinehart and Co., 1946), the classic text and manual on the history and craft of bookbinding.
No image available

Montana by Wuerthner, George

5 to 14 days for delivery
Standard Shipping: $7.00
Details
$50.00
( EU VAT US$0)
Seller: Books Tell You Why, Inc.
Title
Montana
Author
Wuerthner, George
Seller
Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description
Englewood, Colorado: Westcliffe Publishers, Inc.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Cloth. A Fine edition housed in a Nearly Fine dust-jacket that is worn from life on a shelf ; In Montana, George Wuerthner tells the stories of his friends, the animals, the land, and the people who have shaped the state. Wuerthner is a master storyteller and his descriptions of the landscape, the people, and the animals are mesmerizing. He takes readers on a journey from the early days of the state to the present, revealing the diverse culture and history of Montana.; 4to; 112 pages .
No image available

William Penn High School: Torch, 1990

7 to 14 days for delivery
Standard Shipping: $5.50
Details
$35.00
( EU VAT US$0)
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Title
William Penn High School: Torch, 1990
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
PA: William Penn High School, 1990. Softcover. Very Good. Very good paperback. Pages are clean. Spine and bottom edges of cover faded.
Murder in Coweta County

Murder in Coweta County by Barnes, Margaret Anne

7 to 14 days for delivery
Standard Shipping: $5.99
Details
$25.00
( EU VAT US$0)
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA
Title
Murder in Coweta County
Author
Barnes, Margaret Anne
Seller
Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780882894195
Condition
Very good
Description
Gretna: Pelican Publishing, 1983. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Printing. Very good hardback in a price clipped and rubbed jacket that has a closed tear to the bottom of the front panel.
Some Kind of Hero.
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Some Kind of Hero. by KIRKWOOD, James.

7 to 14 days for delivery
Standard Shipping: $7.00
Details
$20.00
( EU VAT US$0)
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
Title
Some Kind of Hero.
Author
KIRKWOOD, James.
Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780690007572
Condition
Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description
NY:: Thomas Y. Crowell Company,. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0690007574 . First printing. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. .

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.