Octavo; G- condition hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, grey with gold print; Boards in blue marbled paper and grey cloth with gold print, worn, exposed corners, wear to spine caps, mild shelfwear; Text block has speckled edges, uneven sizes of paper, owner bookplate on front pastedown; Bound volume of separately published papers, 1863-1914; Contents on two inserted typed leaves (SEE PHOTO), includes works by Raoult, Blondlot, Faure, Foussereau, et al.; Texts in French; variously paged. Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. More

New York: Simmons-Boardman Books, 1958-1959. Octavo; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, blue with silver print; Boards in blue cloth, wear to corners and spine caps, light bumps to bottom and top edges, fading/shelfwear; Text block has pencil notation to title page, else clean and tight; Compilation of publications in series: Nuclear Engineering Monographs; variously paged, illustrated (graphs). More

Octavo; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, black with gold print on red banners; Boards quarter bound with black leather to spine and marbled paper to boards, leather is scuffed and chipping, wear to corners and edges; Text block, despite cracked hinges, is tightly bound, age-toning to paper; Title is from spine; "B. VI"-- on spine; Volume binds together diversely published theses and offprints of articles/papers, chiefly from the 1880’s through early 1900’s, includes 1 unbound offprint; Texts in French. See all twenty one images for titles within this publication. More

1888-1899. Octavo; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, blue with gold print on red banner; Boards quarter bound with blue leather to spine and marbled paper to boards, leather is scuffed and worn, wear to corners and edges; Text block, despite cracked hinges, is tightly bound, age-toning to paper, owner label on front pastedown; Title is from spine; “A II”— spine; Volume binds together diversely published theses and offprints of articles/papers, chiefly from the late1880’s through 1890’s; Texts in French; Typed contents listing in English is tipped in following front flyleaf. See all five images for a list of titles. More

Washington: Department of the Navy, Headquarters Naval Material Command, 1969. Quarto; G-; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear; Text block has surface tear to front pastedown, notes in ink on front flyleaf, library stamp and white-out applied to title page, else clean and tight; “Originally issued as Summary Technical Report of Division 6, NDRC Volume 8, Washington, D.C., 1946”— title page; x, 566 pages, illustrated (b&w). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More

Londn: Gurney and Jackson, 1948. Octavo; pp 294; G-/paperback; black spine with white text; covers shows some age toning to spine and toward exterior edges; minor chips to corners; previous owner's name to front; small sticker to front; intact panels; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; cracked front gutter; interior lightly toned; profusely illustrated;. More

First Edition. 8vo, paged [381]-390, tables; G-; brown cover with black print, ink inscription at upper right corner "Compliments of R.H. Adams", mild creasing along spine edge and outside edge, bumped corners, slight spotting, back cover has blue library stamp at top left corner; interior pages slightly worn with mild creasing, pen and pencil notation on p. 385; "Reprinted form Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. 21, No. 16, pp. 381-390, 1931"; "Papers from the Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, No. 772." More

A Berlin: Chez A. Haude & J.C. Spener, 1747. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print, raised bands; Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards, wear to spine caps and hinges with slight tears at each end, worn and exposed corners, paper on boards is clean and bright; Text block has blue speckled edges, bookplates on front and rear pastedowns (ex-library?), toning to corners of endpapers, owner stamp and penciled date on title page, cracked front hinge, else clean and tight; Alembert's work, in Latin, has caption title: Meditationes in generalem ventorum causam; The competing work, in French, has special title page, with title: Recherches physiques et mathematiques sur la theorie des vents reglés (p. [137]-176); A second competing work in German (p. [177]-224) not present in this volume; xxiv, 176 pages + 6 folded plates (b&w). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to 7's Ephemera section. Now in protective plastic bag. More

Paris: A. Hermann, Librairie Scientifique, 1883. Second Edition. Large Octavo, 164 pages; VG-; bound in full blue cloth, gilt titling to spine; cloth shows slight rubbing wear; fraying to tail; slight offsetting to few first and last few pages; gutter slightly open at pages 66-67; two fold out plates at rear; text in French; Second Edition; shelved in case 10. More

First Edition. 8vo, paged [3487]-3490, illustrated; VG; green cover with black print, penciled circle around author's name, slight bump to upper right corner; clean interior; "Reprinted from Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 35, No. 12, pp. 3487-3490, December 1964" More

New York: A Wiley Interscience Publication, John Wiley & Sons, 1973. Octavo; Vol. 1 only; G; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print, call number label at bottom; Boards in green cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has library labels and pocket on front endpapers, barcode label and library stamp on title page, penciled call number on title page verso, else clean and tight; vii, 423 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to 7's Ephemera section. More

First Edition. 8vo., paged [442]-446;G-; buff cover with black printing, some rubbing with soiling along edges, small water stain and smudging on front, small tear upper left on front, bumped corners; interior has ink marking some paragraphs; "From the Philosophical Magazine for November 1896" More

First Edition. 8vo., 3 pages, 1 plate; VG; tan cover with ink inscription "With the compliments of the authors", pencil annotation at top, center crease, some rubbing, slight soiling at edges; clean interior, lower left corner slightly bumped; "From the Philosophical Magazine for January 1878" More

8vo, 5 leaves + 6 leaves of plates, illustrated; Good+ condition. no cover, copy of typescript with staple in upper left corner, pencil notations on title page, rust stains from paperclips on title page slight bumps to page corners; clean interior. More

London: Bell and Daldy, 1866. First Edition. 8vo., 32 pages, illustrations, tables; G-; lacks cover, inserted in white envelope with red print address and ink inscription of title and author; exposed spine, first prelim. page separated with small tear on right edge, some spotting, pencil inscription upper left, partial ink inscription at top edge "From the author", title page and last page has some smudging; clean interior; "An Extract from the Proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution, Woolwich" More

Cambridge, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1990. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 615; G/paperback; green spine with black and ivory text; covers show modest shelf wear to exterior; slight crease to front fore corner; minor wear to edges; previous bookshop's sticker to rear; text block has slight soiling to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated. More

Paris: Emile Larose, Libraire-Editeur, 1911. Octavo; pp 656; Fair; 1/4 bound blue leather spine with gilt text to burgundy bars; no jacket; blue marbled boards; exterior shows noticeable rubbing to edges and joints; marbled boards; text block has age toned exterior edges; marbled endpapers; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; illustrated; interior pages slightly age toned; slight writing to title page; text in French; mildly cracked rear gutter;. More

Boston: Artech House, 1997. First Edition. Octavo. Ex-Library. Good Hardcover; black spine with light blue lettering; library binding boards show minor shelf bumping and have some stickers and residue; binding tight; text block clean; title page has stickers and whited out library info, inside cover has "DISCARD" noted in pencil; 289 pp. More

Committee on Geophysical Research and the Division of Geological Sciences at Harvard University. First Edition. 8vo, paged 129-133, illustrated; VG; red cover with black print, pencil notation to upper right corner, slight bumps to corners; clean interior; "Paper No. 31"; "Reprinted from Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 8, No. 2, February, 1937." More

First Edition. 8vo, paged 644-650, illustrated; VG; buff cover with black print, ink notation at top left corner; clean interior; "Reprinted from American Mineralogist, 35: 644-650 (1950)." More

Edinburgh: Adam Black, 1827. 8vo., xxxv, 251 pages; VG; bound in gray buckram, library numbering in gilt on tail of spine; library binding, with sheet on front pastedown, one word in pencil on title page, accession number in pencil on dedication page; with 5 folding plates, and plate 1 bound as frontispiece instead of page 108, all plates in excellent condition; shelved case 10. More

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1960. Fifth Printing. Thick Octavo; G+ Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear, dirt staining to front cover, rubbing to corners; Textblock has slight splitting along hinge between title page and half title page, toning and small brown marks along edges; 864 pp. More

Leipzig: Verlag Von Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1910. Octavo; G; pp 204; sunned tan spine with black text; no dust cover; odd volume; exterior to cloth has whitish spotting; noticeable edge wear; small brown spot to rear; textblock edges have age toned slightly; exterior head edge has dark brown toning; errata slip tipped in at title page; slight writing in pencil and ink to rear pastedown; interior pages clean; illustrated; text in German. More

Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1905. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps, bump to bottom fore corners, else clean and strong; Text block has marbled edges, penciled marginal marking on pp. 39-40, else clean and tight; Text in German; vi, 440 pages. More

New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 745 pages; VG/VG: spine black with pictorial image and yellow titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$25.00', mild shelfwear and rubbing; inscribed on the ffep by Boorstin, dated December 1983; shelved Historiography. More