Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1954-1980. Nine volumes. Octavos. Volume 1: Introductory Orientations (xxxviii, 318 pages + 2 folding maps); Volume 2: History of Scientific Thought (xxii, [2], 696 pages); Volume 3: mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth (xlvii, 877 pages); Volume 4, Part I: Physics and Physical Technology: Physics (xxxiv, 434 pages); Volume 4, Part II: Physics and Physical Technology: Mechanical Engineering (lv, 759 pages); Volume 4, Part III: Physics and Physical Technology: Civil Engineering and Nautics (lvii, 931 pages + 3 folding maps); Volume 5, Part II: Chemistry and Chemical Technology: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Magisteries of Gold and Immortality (xxxii, 510 pages); Volume 5, Part III: Chemistry and Chemical Technology: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Historical Survey, from Cinnabar Elixirs to Synthetic Insulin (xxxv, 481 pages); Volume 5, Part IV: Chemistry and Chemical Technology: Spagyrical Discovery and Invention: Apparatus, Theories and Gifts (xlviii, 772 pages). Very good/Good to Very good-. All volumes in matching dust jackets with off-white spines and black lettering. Dust jackets in varying condition, good to very good-; All shelf-worn, lightly marked, and lightly age-toned with prices clipped; several with tears to edges. Bindings lightly shelf-worn; Text blocks lightly age-toned. Please see photographs for further details of condition. SH consignment. This is an oversized item which may require additional postage; please inquire for rates. More

Washington: J. & G. S. Gidson, 1845. First Edition. Octavo, 24 pages; VG; in publisher's paper printed wraps; mild wear and rubbing, small fold to lower fore corner; small stain through imprint on front cover, speckled staining to covers; mild foxing and toning; four pieces of ephemera within, being a trimmed add for the full volume, a trimmed sheet of Morse's Telegraphic Alphabet, a small sheet dated 1917 with a handwritten description of the history and provenance, and the previous owners name in Morse Code; AL consignment; shelved case 0. More

Washington: Department of Commerce, 1952. Octavo; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print, call number in white ink at bottom; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, lightly cocked spine, mild smudging/shelfwear; Text block has surface tears and glue stains to front endpapers, whiteout applied to title page, cracked front hinge, else clean and tight; iv, 287 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams). More

London: Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1963. Octavo; G; sunned black spine with gilt text; no jacket; exterior to cloth shows some handling wear; ex-library markings to spine; worn corners and head spine edge; good, sturdy binding; textblock edges have slight tone; ex-library stamp to exterior fore edge; other slight ex-library remnants to few first pages; light pencil inside; illustrated; pp 396. More

New York: Interscience Publishers, 1965. Octavo; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, grey with black print, call number label at bottom; Boards in grey cloth with black print, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, small blemishes on front and rear; Text block has surface tear and date stamp on front endpapers, library stamp on title page, else clean and tight; xii, 527 pages, illustrated (b&w diagrams). More

Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag. Mixed Editions. Octavo; VG-; orange spines with black text; 2 volumes: Teil A, Lineare Schwingungen, pp 425, ISBN 3540086730, 1981; Teil B, Nichtlineare Schwingungen, pp 576, ISBN 3540093273, 1980; no jackets; cloth have minimal wear; tight bindings; strong boards; minor edge wear; textblock edges have light tone; light foxing toward tail edges to verso to half title and title pages; light pencil to interior toTeil A; text in German; 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. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcase wrapping around the 15's bookcases. More

London: Pergamon Press, 1968. Octavo; First published in English 1959, Printed in the United States of America 1968; G-; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print on brown banner; Boards in blue cloth, light wear to spine caps and corners, crease to spine, else clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, photographs taped to front flyleaf and half-title page, slight amount of penciled underlining and marginal notation; xii, 536 pages. More

Cambridge: The University Press, 1967. Octavo; First published 1953, Reprinted 1967; G-; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth, slight wear to spine caps and corners, slight shelfwear; Text block has library stamp on edges and half-title page, marking and white-out applied to front endpapers, else clean and tight; xi, 197 pages. More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1947. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print on green banner; Boards in brown cloth, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, some penciled underlining and marginal notation, else clean and tight; xiii, 297 pages, illustrated (b&w figures). More

Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands and Germantown MD: Sitjhoff & Noordhoff, 1979. Octavo; VG-; brown spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior has only slight wear; good, solid binding; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; ex-library pouch remnant to front pastedown; slight ink ex-library markings to first few pages; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 390. More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. Fourth edition. Octavo; 4th edition, second printing; G-; Hardcover; Spine, blue with silver and red print; Boards in blue cloth with red print, wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear with small blemishes on rear; Text block has top corner clipped from front flyleaf, slight tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; xxi, 660 pages, illustrated (b&w plates, diagrams). More

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1966. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Boards in yellow cloth with black print, light wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, faint moisture stains on front; Text block has bookplate on front pastedown, else clean and tight; viii, 155 pages. 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

New York: W.A. Benjamin, Inc., Publishers, 1961. Octavo; G+/paperback; yellowish beige spine with black and green text; covers have age toned slightly; some soiling wear to exterior; intact binding; textblock exterior edges have slight toning; slight defect to front hinge, as is; former owner's name to copyright page; few notations inside, as is; illustrated; pp 198. More

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. Octavo; VG-; creamy white spine with black text; no jacket; cloth shows only slight wear to exterior; mildly cocked spine; text block exterior edges have "35 SPL" written in yellow marker, as is; "35 SPL" in yellow marker also written to ffep, as is; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 785. More

Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1975. First Edition, Fifth Printing. Octavo, 3 vols.; VG-; softcover; spines cream, with red and green lettering; mild shelf wear and scuffing; corners bumped; mild wear to crowns and tails of spines; profusely illustrated with mathematical diagrams; pages clean; shelved above Physics. More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1962. Reprinted. Octavo; G+; navy spine with gilt text; reprinted; no jacket; cloth exterior has light wear; ex-library sticker to spine; tight binding; strong boards; text block exterior edges have mild toning; ex-library stamps to ffep; few other ex-library markings to few first pages; interior clean otherwise; illustrated; pp 420. More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970. Octavo; VG-/VG-; white spine with blue and black text; dust jacket exterior has slight handling wear; few chips to edges; cloth exterior covered with grayish white paper wrapping; wrapping taped at edges; sturdy boards; good, intact binding; text block exterior edges have minimal wear; light pencil to front pastedown; minor ink to ffep; some pencil inside; illustrated; pp 232. More

Toronto: Bantam Books, 1988. First Edition, Thirteenth Printing. Octavo, 198 pages; VG/VG-; blue spine with white lettering; dust jacket protected by a mylar cover; price cut; minimal shelf wear, pages clean; shelved Science. More

New York: Prentice-Hall, 1950. Octavo; ©1938, Seventh printing 1950; Fair; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, tear to rear hinges reinforced with tape covering spine and hinges, shelfwear; Text block has names in ink on front endpapers, small moisture stains to top and bottom fore corners, cracked rear hinge, light age-toning to paper; x, 544 pages. More

New York: Dover Publications, 1945. First US Edition. Octavo; VG-; black spine with gilt text; two volumes in one bound book; first US edition; missing jacket; cloth exterior shows only mild wear; sturdy boards; text block fore and tail edges have age toned modestly; exterior head edge colored red; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; light pencil to fep; frontispiece; interior unmarked; intact binding; illustrated; pp 504. More

Paris: Etienne Chiron Editeur, ca. 1926. Thin Octavo; VG-; pp 23; black/beige marbled spine with gilt text to burgundy bar; no jacket; rubbed corners; cloth exterior has little wear; good binding; sturdy boards; mild toning to text pages; otherwise only light incidental marks; illustrated; text in French. More

Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1892. Octavo; Volume 2 only; G-; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print, raised bands; Boards half bound with black leather to spine and corners and black cloth to boards, toning to spine, wear to spine caps and corners, wear to edges, slight surface tears to cloth, else light shelfwear; Text block has marbled edges, light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; Lacks title page for “Gesammelte Werke”, volume number from spine and penciled on title page; Text in German; vi, 295 pages, illustrated (b&w). 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. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Octavo; Volume 1 only; G; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print on red banner; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear, else clean and strong; Text block has light mark in ink to bottom edge, clipped top corner of front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xxiii, 721 pages, illustrated (b&w). 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