Bibliographical Notes on Histories of Inventions and Books of Secrets. by FERGUSON, John - 1981

Holland Press, 1981-01-01. Second Edition. Hardcover. Like New. ~ Like-New Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics)

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

London:: Holland Press,, 1959.. Reprint of the series of Ferguson's essays on early books of "secrets.". 8vo. 2 vols.. E. A. Osborne, preface. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt title. Limited to 350 copies. "The Secrets is a book to read as much as to consult; for, to the accuracy of collation to be found in all his bibliographical work, there is added the valuable descriptions of the contents of the books that came from continual and informed study." [-Osborne].

Hardback. New.

LONDON, HOLLAND PRESS, 1981. REPRINT. VERY GOOD COPY IN BLUE BOARDS. TWO VOLUMES IN ONE.

London, The Holland Press. 1981. Original publisher's green-blue cloth hardback, gilt lettering spine, reprint [1959], 8vo: Volume I. Parts 1 - 6 & Index: [vi], 62pp. & 26pp. & 44pp. & 38pp. & 44pp. & 36pp. & index 36pp. Volume II. Supplement 1-7 & Index: [iv], 42pp. & [ij], 176-214pp. & 68pp. & 28pp. & [ij], 62pp. & [ij], 80pp., & index: 77pp., [3]pp. Fine complete set. Printed in 350 copies.

London: Holland Press, 1959 2 volumes 8vo (22 cm), [6], 62 (ie 66); 25, 43,44, 35, 36 pp; [4], 41 pp, PP. 173 - 213, 68, 28, 61, 79, 33, 77, [3] pp, 3 plates. Publisher's cloth, top edges painted blue. First collected edition limited to 350 copies. A collection of papers by Scottish chemist and bibliographer John Ferguson (1837-1916) originally published from 1882 to 1916: Parts 1 - 6 and Index in the one volume; Supplements, Parts 1 - 7 and Index in the second. "Ferguson's 'Bibliotheca Chemica' has long been one of the best known and most used of special bibliographies of the history of science, but his 'Secrets' is comparatively unknown and rarely quoted. Its rarity has been the only cause of this. 'Bibliotheca Chemica' is the catalogue of another man's (James Young's) collection: the 'Secrets' is the record of Ferguson's lifetime of collecting and study of a class of book notably rare. The 'Secrets' is a book to read as much to… Read More

London: Holland Press, 1959 2 volumes 8vo (22 cm), [6], 62 (ie 66); 25, 43,44, 35, 36 pp; [4], 41 pp, PP. 173 - 213, 68, 28, 61, 79, 33, 77, [3] pp, 3 plates. Publisher's cloth in one slipcase (spines slightly sunned). First collected edition limited to 350 copies. A collection of papers by Scottish chemist and bibliographer John Ferguson (1837-1916) originally published from 1882 to 1916: Parts 1 - 6 and Index in the one volume; Supplements, Parts 1 - 7 and Index in the second. "Ferguson's 'Bibliotheca Chemica' has long been one of the best known and most used of special bibliographies of the history of science, but his 'Secrets' is comparatively unknown and rarely quoted. Its rarity has been the only cause of this. 'Bibliotheca Chemica' is the catalogue of another man's (James Young's) collection: the 'Secrets' is the record of Ferguson's lifetime of collecting and study of a class of book notably rare. The 'Secrets' is a book to read… Read More

The Holland Press, London. 1959. Parts 1-6 and Index. Hardback. Limited to 350 Copies. Good Condition