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Oxford/Cambridge: Blackwell Publishers, 1992. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket. weighs over 6 lbs., clean. no markings. no bumps, tears. strong binding. no wear.; xxii-964pp., b/w illustrations, maps. massive historical reference source, with over fifty contributors. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY: Vantage Press, 1976. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., no flaws - clean, no writing or markings, tight binding. an unused copy.; unnumbered preliminaries followed by 81pp., examines different calendars and some of the mathematical aspects therein.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge/NY: Cambridge University Press, 2003. hardcover, issued without dust jacket (?)., no flaws., review copy with publisher's slip laid-in.; 301pp., 16 figures.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1973. cloth, hardcover, natural tan buckram with black cloth backstrip and corners and silver lettering to spine. lacks dust jacket. minor rubbing to small spots of exterior. stamp of prior owner to front pastedown.a few foxed spots on half-title page. no other flaws or wear. clean. no text or exterior markings. no bumps, tears, creases. strong binding.; 175pp., illustrated throughout in b/w with some color. published in association with exhibition at ibm in nyc. traces the evolution of computers through 1970.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Square 8vo.

Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1966. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., price-clipped dj has very slight edge-wear along top - no chips or tears, only shallow creasing, rubbing. tiny dot to top edge, not a marker. else, clean, no markings or writing, strong binding.; translated from french original. pre-isbn.; 256pp., illustrated throughout, including numerous duotone tipped-in plates.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Square 8vo.

NY: Scientific American Publishing Co./Munn and Co., 1927. hardcover, issued without dust jacket(?), dark green cloth with gilt lettering and a wonderful gilt full hand print to cover., front paste-down has two different ownership names, the second in pencil, while the facing free endpaper has 2 stamps with name/address of the latter signatory. those same stamps appear on an interior page. exterior wear is negligible. clean, no text markings, tight binding/hinges. a very well preserved copy.; first published in 1916., vii-155pp., b/w illustrations, 11 folded sheets in pocket at rear paste-down. "based upon the e.r. henry system of classifying and filing".. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1995. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. appears unused, a pristine copy.; xiv-296pp., numerous figures. translated by curtis wilson.. First Edition /First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Croydon: A. Harvey, 1948. hard cover, red-brown leather., slight, minor wear to exterior. clean, no markings. strong binding.; 178pp., with unpaginated preliminaries and ads at rear. six b/w illustrations.. Second Edition Revised. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Como: Ibis , 2000. cloth, hard cover., no flaws or wear, clean, tight binding, a beautiful copy.; this copy is inscribed by one of the co-authors on the front free endpaper.; parallel text italian-english.; 171pp., illustrated throughout with large color plates of zoological drawings, watercolors from pavia university.. Signed by Co-Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Cambridge: The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments and Harvard University Press , 1992. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, the like. tight binding. appears unused.; this copy contains a gift inscription of appreciation from the project director to a member of the advisory committee on the half-title page.; 169pp., illustrated throughout in color, b/w., scholarly catalogue of harvard's collection of this particular type of sundial.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Norwalk, CT: Burndy Library, 1983. wrappers., no flaws.; facsimile edition of the 1801 original. english translation by zenryu shirakawa. preface by bern dibner. edited, with introductory essay by cyril stanley smith. color woodcuts by niwa motokuni tokei.; 96pp., xxviii plates, one illustration, 8 figures. color and b/w.; depicts the copper smelting process and implements in japan at the start of the 19th century.; no ISBN listed (?).. First Edition Thus. Softcover/Sewn. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Niwa Motokuni Tokei. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Facsimile.

Second Beach, Skidegate, BC: Queen Charlotte Islands Museum Press, 1989. hard cover, illustrated boards., small amount of minor exterior rubbing. clean. no markings. no bumps. tight binding.; vi-327pp., 22 chapters and articles by various contributors. proceedings of the queen charlotte islands first international scientific symposium, univ. of british columbia august 1984. illustrated throughout in b/w.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket, as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington DC: American Chemical Society, 1981. two separately published volumes., hardcovers in dust jackets. very slight rubbing to small spots on djs. vol. 1 has minor slouch to binding. no other flaws, clean, no names/writing/markings. no tears or bumps.; vol. 1, x-403pp., b/w figures. 25 articles by various contributors./vol. 2, x-355pp., 12 color plates, numerous b/w figures, 24 articles by various contributors. the two sympoiums took place in 1976 and 1979. important reference for paper or textile conservators.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Multi-Volume Set.

Hamburg/Berlin/NY: Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft E.V./Springer Verlag, 1965. two volumes. wrappers with sewn bindings., some wrinkles to spines, light age-toning to spines. no other flaws - clean, tightly bound, no writing or text markings.; volume 1 - plenary sessions, 182pp./volume 2 - research contributions, xii-457pp.; english text throughout., many articles presented by numerous contributors.. First English Language Softcover Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Multi-Volume Set.

Aldershot, England/Brookfield, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 1998. cloth, hardcover., no flaws or wear. no markings, tight binding. appears unused.; x-318pp., contains 13 scholarly articles by mr. inkster within the scope offered in the title.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960. hardcover in dust jacket. no flaws, negligible faint age toning to dj.; xiv - 134pp., numerous figures.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baden: Lars Muller Publishers, 1999. cloth, hardcover in dust jacket., very slight lean to top board, easily corrected with normal storage. negligible as flaw. no other wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, creases. strong binding.; english text.; 524pp., illustrated throughout in color, b/w. appears to be associated with an exhibition or project supported by several museums.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.