In Memoriam Mary Boyd McCormick by McCormick, Henry B - 1930

Lincolnwood, Illinois: Science Heritage Ltd, 1987. Reprint. Boards. Near Fine. Reprint. [4], [2], [i]-xvi, 324 pages + [2-blank], [2], 6 pages + two leaf plate. 8vo. Publisher's green leather(ette). A bright clean copy. Boards. This book contains a facsimile reprint of "The Microscope Made Easy," fifth edition, (Henry Baker, 1769) plus the 6 page work "Pocket Microscopes" (James Wilson 1706). This volume is one of eight books published by Science Heritage, Ltd. in their History of Microscopy Series. The series was intended to make important works in the history of microscopy more widely available. The Science Heritage Ltd. History of Microscopy series included: 18th Century Microscopes A Sypnosis of History and Workbook (McCormick, 1987); Practical Treatise on the Use of the Microscope (Quekett, 1848); A History of Microtechnique 2nd edition (Bracegirdle, 1987); The Microscope Made Easy and Pocket Microscopes (Henry Baker 1769 and James Wilson 1706); Micrographia (Robert Hooke, 1665); The… Read More

London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1943. Book. Illus. by Cuneo, T.T.; Holloway, Cyril; Osmond, Edward; Brock, H.M.; Treslian, S.. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pages 117-176 plus several pages of vintage ads. Features: Forty-Eight Days Adrift! - after being torpedoed, nine Norwegian seamen spent weeks adrift; Three Mean Killers; Revenge! - in 1916 North Bay, Ontario Pole Leo Leopold vows to get Detective Fred Fefbyre when he gets out of prison; The Fatal Watch; Lost Mines; Cowboys Adrift - two youngsters from a Cariboo, British Columbia ranch make their first trip to Vancouver; Deck Passage; The Ming Jar - what happened after the author purchased a choice piece of porcelain; "Prickly Pete"; The Relapinawa Buffalo - an outlaw buffalo terrorizes an entire Ceylonese district; The Yellow Box; The Amateurs; The Finger of Fate; The Interlopers - an Australian cattle drover story; Adventures with Polar Bears; and more. Above-average wear… Read More

Lincolnwood, Illinois: Science Heritage Ltd, 1987. Reprint. Boards. Near Fine. Reprint. 9 works in 8 volumes, this collection in the publisher's slipcase includes seven reprints of difficult to find microscopy titles, plus two with new material. Individual volumes are 8vo, green leather(ette) and contained in a nice slipcase. This set is in fine condition, noting wear to the tab at the base of the slipcase. The work by McCormick on 18th century microscopes is first published here. And Bracegirdle's History of Microtechnique is substantially expanded from the first edition, here for the first time with many new color plates. Extra shipping may be required for this order due to its weight. Boards. The works included in this set are: 18th Century Microscopes A Sypnosis of History and Workbook (McCormick, 1987); Practical Treatise on the Use of the Microscope (Quekett, 1848); A History of Microtechnique 2nd edition (Bracegirdle, 1987); The Microscope Made Easy and Pocket Microscopes (Henry Baker 1769… Read More

USA: Science Heritage, 1987. History of Microscopy Series. A Facsimile Edition - ; Robert Hooke: Micrographia (1665). ; Henry Baker: The Microscope Made Easy (1969) [and] James Wilson: Pocket Microscopes (1706). ; Andrew Pritchard: The Microscopic Cabinet (1832). ; John Quekett: Practical Treatise on the Use of the Microscope (1848). ; Richard Beck: The Achromatic Microscope (1865). ; Arthur Bolles Lee: The Microtomist's Vade-Mecum (1885).; Brian Bracegirdle: A History of Microtechnique (2nd Edition) (1987). ; James B. McCormick: 18th-Centruy Microscopes: A Synopsis of History and Workbook (1987). Nine titles bound in 8 books. Green leatherette. Books look unopened. Set is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age in like slipcase. Very slight spotting. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2023 £8) Packed weight 8 kilos. NOT AVAILABLE OVERSEAS. . 1st Thus. Hardback. nrFine/Not Issued in DW.