Oxford: University of Oxford, Museum of the History of science, 1973. Octavo, vi, 91 pages. In Good condition. Spine is staple bound. Cover is blue, illustration, black print; light wear to corners, toning to spine. Text block has light bump to top fore corner. Illustrated: b&w photographs. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. More
London: N.A.G. Press, 1947. Second edition. Octavo, xxv, 388 pages + unpaged advertisement supplement. In Good minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth; fraying to spine caps and corners, blemishes, light shelf wear. Text block has bookplate on front pastedown. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. More
Berlin: Richard Carl Schmidt & Co., 1920. Second enlarged edition. Octavo, vii, 174, xviii pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is tan with faded gold print. Boards in blue cloth with faded gold print; tattering to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, puckering to cloth, cocked spine. Text block has spotting to edges, tanning to endpapers, intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: "Mit 120 Abbildungen"-- title page; b&w photographs and drawings. Text in German. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. More
Urbino: Edizioni QuattroVenti, 1988. Quarto, 145 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback binding. Spine creamy beige with black lettering. Gray covers have slight wear including faint age toning and light edge wear. French flaps. Text block has slight wear with slight wear to the hinges and sparse, tiny marks to few pages. Illustrated. Text in Italian. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for international/expedited orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. More
Milano: Parte Biografica, 1974. Octavo, 318 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in the publisher's green cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slight wear with a cocked spine. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning to the edges and small chip to the fore edge to the front end paper. Illustrated. Related material laid in. Text in Italian. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. More
Amsterdam: H.J.W. Becht's Uitgeversmaatschappij N.V., 1973. Octavo, viii, 232 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine ivory beige with black lettering. Exterior has slight plus wear including mild age toning and faint soiling. Boards have light wear with cocking to the spine. Text block has slight wear including light age toning to the edges and mild offsetting to the end papers. Illustrated. Text in Dutch. Inscribed by the author to historian, Silvio Bedini. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. More
Madrid: Antiquarian Horological Society, Editorial Castalia, 1986. Octavo, x, xiii, xviii, xix, 165 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine green with black and yellow lettering. Exterior has slight wear including light edge wear. Mild age toning to the jacket interior. Boards have slight plus wear including faint sunning with a cocked spine. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning to the edges. Addenda slip taped to the front end paper. Mild foxing to the end papers. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Limited to 1000 copies. Inscribed by the author to historian, Silvio Bedini. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. More
Udine: Fratelli Gallici, 1780. Small Octavo, 57 pages. In Good condition. Bound in original plain paper wrappers. Spine hand-lettered in ink reading “Danielis — Delle Variazioni degli Orologi. Wrappers worn and lightly soiled with scattered foxing and staining; small losses and rubbing at extremities. Spine intact but delicate. Internally foxed throughout, with occasional spotting heavier on title; one visible stain to lower margin. Issued with ecclesiastical permission (Con Licenza de’ Superiori). Shelved in Netdesk Office. Case 2, Ephemera box #6. More
Firenze & Milano: Pubblicazione del Libero Pensiero; Tipografia e Litografia degli Ingegneri, 1874-1893. Golfarelli: Second Edition. Raddi: Presumed First Edition. Octavos, Two pamphlets. In Fair condition. Both in original printed paper wrappers, bindings loose and partially detached. Wrappers with tears to edges and moderate wear throughout. Text blocks with age toning throughout, consistent with the period of publication. Golfarelli with manuscript presentation inscription to front wrapper in an early hand: “All’Chiarissimo Sig. C. Ing. G. Vimercati / Omaggio dell’Autore” [To the Most Distinguished Mr. Engineer G. Vimercati / Compliments of the Author]. Shelved in Netdesk Office, Case 2, Ephemera box #6. More
New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1978. First Edition. Octavo, 288 pages. Very Good minus. Spine has white lettering on a green background. Top of spine cover has 1/16 peeled away from the spine, rear cover has a bent corner and a light fold across the top. Text block is age toned well into the margins. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column U (ND-U). More
Elizabeth: Engineering Publishers, 1966. Limited edition, 264/500. Octavo, xi, 291 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is blue with white print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, mild shelf wear. Boards in tan cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners, toning to hinges and edges. Illustrated: b&w. Signed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column R. More
Roma: La Clessidra, 1951. Octavo, 45 pages. In Good condition. Bound in green plaid paper boards. Mild general shelf wear to edges and corners of boards. Heavy chipping with material loss along spine. Front and rear pastedowns unattached from boards. Age toning throughout textblock. Shelved Front Counter. More
London: Turner & Devereux, 1972. First Edition. Octavo pamphlet, 24 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Pink covers with saddle-stitched spine. Covers have brown staining on front cover, bending to corners, impression from paper clip on rear cover, and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has impression from paper clip on head edge of pages and brown mark on fore edge. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
Harwood Academic Publishers, 1988. Octavo, 43 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Saddle-stitched pamphlet. Pamphlet has light foxing to front and rear covers. Inscribed by Vernard Foley on front cover. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
London: British Medical Association, 1967. Octavo, 75-80. In Very Good minus condition. Saddle-stitched paperback. Covers have light staining on both covers. Textblock has light uneven age toning to page. Inscribed by J. G. Bearn on front cover. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff, 1985. Saddle-stitched pamphlet, 193-207. In Very Good minus condition. Pamphlet has light toning to first age near tail edges and light creasing to corners. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
Munich: Verlag Robert Lerche, 1966. Octavo, 27-58. In Very Good minus condition. Green paper covers. Covers have light discoloration and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has stain on page 51. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
Rome: Hausmann & C., n.d. Octavo, unpaginated. In Good plus condition. Tan paper covers with no text on spine. Covers have gray stain on front cover, foxing on rear cover, and mild shelf wear. Textblock has tearing to fore edge of front endpaper. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1753. Octavo, pages 1-16 with folding table and folding plate. In Good plus condition. Disbound from original text. Tearing to spine from disbinding. Pages have light age toning and foxing. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1786. Octavo, pages 499-508. In Good plus condition. Disbound from original text. Tearing to spine from disbinding. Textblock has light age toning and foxing to pages. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1771. Octavo, pages 535-546 with folding plate. In Good plus condition. Disbound from original text. Tearing to spine and pages separated from disbinding. Pages have light age toning and foxing. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1787. Octavo, pages 317-341. In Good plus condition. Disbound from original text. Spine has remnants of leather binding. Textblock has brown staining on page 317 and mild foxing to pages. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1753. Octavo, pages 165-175, 178, 180 with folding plate. In Good condition. Disbound from original text. Pages no longer bound together, tearing at spine. Pages have rust staining from paper clip and mild foxing to pages. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1753. Octavo, pages 103-108. In Good plus condition. Disbound from original text. tearing to spine from disbinding. Rust staining on pages 103 and 108 from paper clip, light age toning to pages, and mild creasing to pages near top corner. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1779. Octavo, pages 331-336. In Good plus condition. Disbound from original binding. Tearing to spine from disbanding. Pages have rust staining from paper clip, bending to page edges, and worming to pages near tail edge. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1781. Octavo, pages 395-436 with 4 folding plates. In Good plus condition. Disbound from original binding. Remnants of leather binding on spine, partial separation along spine. Textblock has light age toning. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1785. Octavo, pages 365-370 with 2 folding plates. In Very Good minus condition. Section of larger text bound in brown paper. Covers have bending to edges, bending to top corner of front cover, and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has mild age toning. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1766. Octavo, pages 67-72. In Very Good minus condition. Section of a larger text bound in brown paper. Covers have bending near spine, creasing to front cover, and mild shelf wear. Textblock has mild foxing to pages. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1771. Octavo, 197-212 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Section of larger work bound in brown paper with paper title label on front cover. Covers have bending to edges and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has slight uneven toning. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
The Royal Society, 1753. Octavo, 551-564 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Section of larger text bound in brown paper with paper title label on front cover. Covers have bending to fore edges, mild stains on both covers, and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has light foxing to some pages. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. More
München: C.H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1925. Quarto, 544. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in brown paper wraps with black lettering on spine. Mild shelf wear. Chipping and water damage along edges of covers. Creasing to spine. Foxing to edges of textblock. Top edge of textblock uncut. Text in German. Shelved in Room A Oversized. More
Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner, 1964. Octavo, 223 pages with 46 illustrations on 24 plates. In Good plus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Tan spine with dark blue text. Dust jacket has chipping to corners and spine edges, tearing to tail edge of rear cover, light scratching to rear cover, light surface tearing to rear cover, and mild shelf wear. Boards have bumping to bottom corners. Textblock has light foxing to edges and foxing to pages in forward and rear. Shelved in Room G. More
London: British Museum Publications, 1981. Quarto, 152 pages, LXI plates. In Good plus condition with Good dust jacket. Green spine with beige text. Dust jacket has tearing to spine edges, tearing to dust jacket coating at tail edge of both covers, slight tearing to rear joint, and moderate shelf wear. Boards have slight bowing to corners and slight soiling to both covers near bottom corner of both covers. Textblock has rust staining on front endpaper and pastedown. Shelved in Room G. More
Basımevi: Ankara Üniversitesi, 1966. Octavo, 339 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in gray paper wraps with with black lettering to spine. Age toning to wraps, primarily to spine. Light staining and scuffing to spine. Creasing to back cover. Age toning throughout textblock. Printed in both Turkish and English. Shelved in Room G. More
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 286 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine red with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Mild rubbing to edges and corners of dust jacket. Light scuffing to front cover. Minor shelf wear to boards. Textblock clean. Shelved in Antiques. More
Bern: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1985. Octavo, 156 pages. In Good plus condition. Gray paper covers with black text. Covers have light sunning to spine, light creasing to both covers, light bending to corners, and mild shelf wear. Textblock has light creasing to pages near head edge and pages uncut from 145 to 151. Text in German. Shelved in Room G. More
Barcelona: Coloccion F. Perez De Olaguer-Feliu, 1955. Octavo, unpaginated with 238 black and white images and explanatory captions. In Very Good minus condition. Quarter bound in green leather with red cloth boards and gilt lettering on spine. Textblock edges dyed green. Housed in Publisher's Good plus marbled paper and green leather slipcase. Slipcase has rubbing to both covers. Boards have mild mild shelf wear. Textblock has bookplate of Silvio Bedini on front pastedown. Shelved in Room G. More
Frankfurt: Vittorio Klostermann, 1957. Octavo, 261 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good dust jacket. Sunned brown spine with blue text. Dust jacket has large open tear to head edge of front cover and spine, tape on inside of dust jacket, sunning to spine, chipping to corners, and mild edge and shelf wear. Boards have mild shelf wear. Textblock has bookplates of Silvio Bending on front pastedown. Shelved in Room G. More
London: The Royal Microscopical Society, 1928. Octavo, 303 pages with 30 plates. In Good plus condition. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on sunned brown spine. Boards have sunning to spine, discoloration to rear cover, and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has light age toning and bookplate on front pastedown. Shelved in Room G. More
[Paris]: [Briasson, David, Le Breton], [1765?]. Quarto, 23, [1] pages, 64 plates. In Very Good minus condition. In later rough paper wraps. Front wrap detached but present. Some wear and rubbing to extremities of text block. Some foxing and toning throughout. PB consignment. Shelved in Room A Oversized. More
Neuchatel: Editions du Griffon, 1953. Limited Edition #186/1,000. Quarto, 120 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine tan bearing a worn label with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Rubbing and light tearing to edges and corners of dust jacket. Chipping to head and tail of spine. Light staining to dust jacket All four corners of inner flaps cut. General shelf wear to board, primarily wear to head of spine. Book plate on front pastedown. Enumerated on limitation page in rear. Light age toning and foxing throughout textblock. Dirt scattered throughout. Shelved in Room G. More
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1971. Octavo. 86 pages. In Good plus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Yellow spine with tan text. Dust jacket has tearing to spine edges, slight tearing to fore edge of rear cover, light scratching to both covers, and mild edge and shelf wear. Boards have light discoloration to edges. Textblock has light toning to edges, foxing to edges, and bending to front endpaper. Shelved in Room G. More
Madrid: Roberto Carbonell Blasco, 1953-1958. Octavos, 6 Volumes. In Good condition. Sunned brown spines with black and red text. Covers have creasing and sunning to spines, tearing and chipping to spine edges, bending to corners, and mild edge and shelf wear. Textblocks have light age toning and some pages uncut. Volume One has splitting between pages 56 and 57. Volume Two has cover separating from binding spine and splitting to gutters between pages 104 and 105 and between pages 120 and 121. Volume Four has binding shaken due to covers separating from binding spine. Volume Five has splitting between pages 70 and 71. Shelved in Room G. More
Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1897. Octavo, x, 123 pages. In Good condition. Sunned brown spine with black text. Covers have spine edges chipped off, sunning to spine, front cover partially torn at front joint from head edge, age toning to covers, light foxing to covers, bending to corners, and mild to moderate edge and shelf wear. Textblock has mild age toning and foxing to pages, bending to corners, and light creasing to pages. Shelved in Room G. More
Copenhagen: Technological Institute, 1957. Quarto, 156 pages. In Good plus condition with Good dust jacket. Brown spine with black text. Dust jacket has sunning to spine, foxing to inside and outside of dust jacket, tearing to head edges of both covers and both flaps, blue staining to inside of dust jacket, and mild edge and shelf wear. Boards have mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has mild foxing to endpapers and pastedowns, bookplate of Silvio Bedini on front pastedown, and foxing to edges. Shelved in Room G. More
Rome: Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, 2000. Quarto, 167 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Gray spine with red text. Dust jacket has wrinkling to corners and spine edges and mild shelf wear. Boards have bumping to corners and mild shelf wear. Textblock clean. Inscribed by author to Silvio Bedini on second page. Shelved in Room G. More
