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Description of a Machine for Polishing Specula ... Remarks upon the Art of Casting and Grinding Specula ....

Description of a Machine for Polishing Specula ... Remarks upon the Art of Casting and Grinding Specula .... by Lassell, W - TELESCOPES - ASTRONOMY

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Title
Description of a Machine for Polishing Specula ... Remarks upon the Art of Casting and Grinding Specula ....
Author
Lassell, W - TELESCOPES - ASTRONOMY
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
A very good copy.
Description
London: Royal Astronomical Soc., 1849. OFFPRINT.. Modern library binding.. A very good copy.. 4to, [2], [1] - 20 pp. + two engraved plates of the machine. An account of Lassell's development of a machine to polish speculum metal mirrors of large telescopes. In this instance the machine was built by the firm of Nasmyth Gaskell & Co. of Glasgow. Lassell maintained his own observatory at Starfield near Liverpool. There he had erected a 24 foot long 19 inch Newtonian. The opportunities afforded by large telescopes was realized in the many original discoveries that are credited to Lassell. DSB VIII, p. 46; DNB XI, pp. 601 - 602.
It's All Zoo

It's All Zoo by Browne, Gerald A.

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It's All Zoo
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Browne, Gerald A.
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Very Good in Near Fine dj
Description
Garden City NY: Doubleday & Co.. Very Good in Near Fine dj. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. [good solid copy, book appears Near Fine until you peek under the jacket and see that there has been fading to the green cloth (from dampness) along the edges of both covers -- NOT "water-damaged," since the interior of the book is completely unaffected and there is no warping or other damage to the covers (believe me, leave the jacket on and you'll never notice it); the jacket itself is clean and bright, with just some minimal edgewear]. Scarce novel (the author's first) about young Americans (of the "now" generation) in Paris. "Lillian was a beautiful, groovy bird in today's mod-hippy Paris. She did all the rave things: attended Destructivist art shows, painted protest signs on Paris Police stations, rolled joints for pot-loving boyfriends, wore vinyl raincoats with nothing underneath. Lillian was a swinger. Lillian never blew her cool -- until she met the square, of all things, who became her bag. She managed to keep her cool (well, almost!) through it all, but she was shaken right down to the foundations of her wonderful little mod-hippy philosophy." .
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CHARLES BEESTON HAS THE HONOR TO INVITE ____ AND FRIENDS TO VIEW HIS C. by BEESTON, Charles

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CHARLES BEESTON HAS THE HONOR TO INVITE ____ AND FRIENDS TO VIEW HIS C.
Author
BEESTON, Charles
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The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
Description
(TRADE CARD-INVITATION) BEESTON, Charles. CHARLES BEESTON HAS THE HONOR TO INVITE ____ AND FRIENDS TO VIEW HIS COLLECTION OF MODERN PAINTINGS & WATER COLOUR DRAWINGS. London: (Nineteenth century). 8vo. Stiff pale green card stock (3 3/4 x5 3/4 inches). Engraved card. Rare engraved nineteenth century art gallery invitation card advertising the upcoming viewing of the collection of Charles Beeston's "modern paintings and water color drawings" at the Bijou Fine Art Gallery on Regent Street. Engrav by Marcus Ward & Co. Printed on pale green card stock with Arts and Crafts style designs. Very good.
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Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. by Williams, J. David.

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Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
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Williams, J. David.
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Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
Description
Large (14" x 19") colored map, margins are ample. Normal browning and aging, a couple of minor folds and chips at the extremities; otherwise very good. Attractive coloring of the Northeast States from The People' Pictorial Atlas published in 1873. While Oregon is a state, Idaho and Washington are presented as territories. Considerable detail is provided for each state.
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The Botanical Gardens of China. by Yu Dejun (Yu Te-tsun); Chief Compiler.

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The Botanical Gardens of China.
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Yu Dejun (Yu Te-tsun); Chief Compiler.
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Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Beijing, China: Science Press, 1983. Oblong quarto, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 319 pp. Near-Fine, with former-owners embossed stamp, in a Near-Fine dust jacket with slight rubbing along edges. From jacket: China is well known the world over for its natural plant resources. For the investigation, collection, identification, introduction, acclimatization and utilization of plants, botanical gardens and arboreta have been established throughout the country in the past fifty years or so. Of these gardens and arboreta, twenty-one are included in this book in the order of their dates of construction. As the reader will see, they have one feature in common -- an ingenious combination of beautiful scenery and substantial scientific content. Thus, while they cater to man’s aesthetical needs, they also provide botanists with facilities for scientiefi research and ordinary people with rudiments of plants. It is for the purpose of recording the developments and achievements of these botanical gardens and arboreat in the past fifty years that The Botanical Gardens of China is compiled. This handsomely illustrated book contains more than 650 photographs showing the landscapes of these gardens, the special, rare, or endangered plants which have been successfully introduced, and some of the results obtained in their research work.
On July 3, 1886, in the composing room of the New York Tribune, an historic event took place

On July 3, 1886, in the composing room of the New York Tribune, an historic event took place

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On July 3, 1886, in the composing room of the New York Tribune, an historic event took place
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
N.P.: Mergenthaler Linotype Company, 1961. paper portfolio containing the DePol reproduction, text on the first leaf. DePol, John. oblong 8vo. paper portfolio containing the DePol reproduction, text on the first leaf. Keepsake issued by the Mergenthaler Company to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the invention of Ottmar Mergenthaler's linotype machine. Mergenthaler commissioned John DePol to do a wood-engraving of this scene as a broadside to be inserted in this brochure.
Snow (Inscribed By Artist)

Snow (Inscribed By Artist) by Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth

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Snow (Inscribed By Artist)
Author
Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth
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E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Golden Books, 2001 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. Picture book with cut paper and material illustrations. . Inscribed By Artist. Later Edition. Fine/Fine. 4to.

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