Search Results: Authors starting with S from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1993 8vo (23.5 cm), XII, 482 pp. Publisher's cloth (minor shelf-wear). Papers presented at the October 7-8, 1989 symposium at Dumbarton Oaks. Contents include: "Eighth-century physical geography, environment, and natural resources in the Maya lowlands" by Don S. Rice; "The economics of social power and wealth among eighth-century Maya households" by Patricia A. McAnany; "The social organization of the late classic Maya: problems of definition and approaches" by Robert J. Sharer; "Ancient Maya political organization" by Joyce Marcus; "The topography of ancient Maya religious pluralism: a dialogue with the present" by Gary H. Gossen and Richard M. Leventhal; "A view of ancient Maya settlements in the eighth century" by Gair Tourtellot; "Pottery, potters, palaces, and polities: some socioeconomic and political implications of late classic Maya ceramic industries" by Joseph W. Ball;… Read More

Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2017 8vo (23.5 cm), XIV, 193 pp. Laminated wrappers. Synopsis: This book provides fundamental principles, design procedures, and design tools for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with three sections focusing on vehicle design, autopilot design, and ground system design. The design of manned aircraft and the design of UAVs have some similarities and some differences. They include the design process, constraints (e.g., g-load, pressurization), and UAV main components (autopilot, ground station, communication, sensors, and payload). A UAV designer must be aware of the latest UAV developments; current technologies; know lessons learned from past failures; and they should appreciate the breadth of UAV design options. The contribution of unmanned aircraft continues to expand every day and over 20 countries are developing and employing UAVs for both military and scientific purposes. A UAV system is much more than a reusable air vehicle or vehicles. UAVs are air vehicles, they… Read More

Yale University Press, 1991 8vo (23.5 cm), XII, 322 pp. Publisher's laminated wrappers. From the blurb: "For many centuries it was accepted that civilization began with the Greeks and Romans. During the last two hundred years, however, archaeological discoveries in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, Syria, Anatolia, Iran, and the Indus Valley have revealed that rich cultures existed in these regions some two thousand years before the Greco-Roman era. In this fascinating work, H.W.F Saggs presents a wide-ranging survey of the more notable achievements of these societies, showing how much the ancient peoples of the Near and Middle East have influenced the patterns of our daily lives. Saggs discusses the invention of writing, tracing it from the earliest pictograms (designed for account-keeping) to the Phoenician alphabet, the source of the Greek and all European alphabets. He investigates teh curricula, teaching methods, and values of the schools from which scribes graduated. Analyzing the provisions… Read More

Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2019 8vo (24.5 cm), XXIII, 228 pp. Publisher's laminated boards. Synopsis: Tunable Materials with Applications in Antennas and Microwaves is a stimulating topic in these modern times. With the explosion of the new generation of the wireless world, greater emphasis than ever before is being placed on the analysis and applications of modern materials. This book describes the characteristics of Ferrites and Ferroelectrics and introduces the reader to Multiferroics: 1. Represents, in a simple manner, the solid state physics and explains the permittivity and permeability tensor characteristics for the tunable materials of infinite and finite dimensions. 2. Gives the applications of tunable materials in resonators, filters, microstrips, striplines, antennas, phase shifters, capacitors, varactors, and frequency selective surfaces. 3. Describes in detail the mathematical analysis for spin and magnetostatic waves for infinite medium, thin slab films, and finite circular… Read More

Warsaw: PAX, 1958 8vo (22.5 cm), 88 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly creased and frayed at extremities, previous owner's name stamped on the title). The first Polish edition of "The Little Prince."

Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2019 8vo (23.5 cm), XXI, 129 pp. Laminated wrappers. Synopsis: As the structure of contemporary communication networks grows more complex, practical networked distributed systems become prone to component failures. Fault-tolerant consensus in message-passing systems allows participants in the system to agree on a common value despite the malfunction or misbehavior of some components. It is a task of fundamental importance for distributed computing, due to its numerous applications. We summarize studies on the topological conditions that determine the feasibility of consensus, mainly focusing on directed networks and the case of restricted topology knowledge at each participant. Recently, significant efforts have been devoted to fully characterize the underlying communication networks in which variations of fault-tolerant consensus can be achieved. Although the deduction of analogous topological conditions for undirected networks of known topology had shortly followed… Read More

London: The Studio, 1909 4to (29.5 cm), vi, 42 pp, 40 plates. Publisher's cloth (binding rubbed, a label with number pasted on the front board, some toning of paper inside). An essay on the history of English color prints, enriched with engravings by renowned artists such as Bartolozzi, John Jones, C. Wilkin, Geo. Keating, L. Schiavonetti, C. Knight, and various other notable figures. This insightful exploration traces the evolution of color printing in England, highlighting significant artistic achievements and technological advancements over time. Through a selection of carefully curated engravings, readers are invited to delve into the captivating world of English color prints, experiencing the diverse styles and creative expressions that have contributed to its rich and vibrant heritage.

Harvard University Press, 1971 12mo (17 cm), XVI, 536, 8 pp. Publisher's cloth (without dust jacket, bookplate). With an English translation by J. C. Rolfe.

Walburg, 1999 8vo (25 cm), 495 pp, CD. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. A study of almanacs in the Dutch Golden Age, the seventeenth century. Included a bibliography of almanacs published 1570 to 1705.

London: Collins, 1957 4to (30.5 cm), 213 pp (including 124 plates). Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj clipped and frayed at extremities, parts of paper missing, binding slightly stained at top, very good inside). A history of Italian miniature painting published on occasion of the National-Historical Exhibition of Miniatures, which took place in Rome in 1953. The exhibition enabled the author to gather works of all schools of miniature painting, much of which had never been published before and practically inaccessible. The book represents a fresh approach to the subject, reflecting the fullness of vision and the extensive knowledge and research. Many new and original interpretations and more precise attributions of specific works are offered.

London: John & Edward Bumpus Ltd., 1912 8vo (23 cm), 2 front., [8], 112 pp, 24 plates interleaved with tissue paper. Contemporary vellum backed boards, top edge gilt, fore- and bottom-edge untrimmed (binding slightly stained, toning of the last leaf). XVIIIth Century French Book-Illustrators series. The study of Pierre-Philippe Choffard (1731-1809), a renowned French draughtsman and engraver, is presented in this comprehensive volume. The book includes detailed chapters on Choffard's life and artistic achievements, providing insights into his contributions to the world of art. Additionally, a catalogue of the best-known books illustrated by Choffard is meticulously compiled. Printed at the esteemed Chiswick Press, known for its dedication to quality printing, this book ensures a fitting presentation of Choffard's remarkable legacy.

Ellipses, 2017 12mo (18 cm), 576 pp. Laminated wrappers.

Harvard University Press, 2005 8vo (21.5 cm), VIII, 292 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "In this book, Michael Sandel takes up some of the hotly contested moral and political issues of our time, including affirmative action, assisted suicide, abortion, gay rights, stem cell research, the meaning of toleration and civility, the gap between rich and poor, the role of markets, and the place of religion in public life. He argues that the most prominent ideals in our political life--individual rights and freedom of choice--do not by themselves provide an adequate ethic for a democratic society. Sandel calls for a politics that gives greater emphasis to citizenship, community, and civic virtue, and that grapples more directly with questions of the good life. Liberals often worry that inviting moral and religious argument into the public sphere runs the risk of intolerance and coercion. These essays respond to that concern by showing that substantive moral discourse is not at odds with… Read More

The Macmillan Press, 1978 8vo (22 cm), XI, [1], 264 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear, dj slightly frayed at the head of the spine). "The Victorians were fascinated by history. In the fifty years following Sir Walter Scott's death, historical fiction had a vogue and a prestige throughout Europe and America. This book appraises works by eleven Victorian novelists, including Dickens, George Eliot, Mrs Gaskell, Hardy and Thackeray, relating them to a European context, to contemporary notions of progress, and to other fiction of the period." (from the blurb)

Kodansha International, 1983 4to (25 c), 267 pp, plates. Laminated wrappers with flaps. "This is a very valuable boo dealing more thoroughly with the techniques of the Far Eastern potter, more especially Japanese, than any book hitherto published." (Bernard Leach)

Freistadt: Johannes Aconius, 1684 In-8, [16], 296 pp. Bound before: Lubieniecki, Stanisław. Historia reformationis Polonicae, in qua tum reformatorum, tum antitrinitariorum origo & progressus in Polonia & finitimis provinciis narrantur. Freistadt, J. Aconius, 1685, in-8, [16], 304 pp. Contemporary vellum with yapp edges, manuscript title on spine, edges painted black (binding slightly soiled, small defects to free endpapers, old manuscript note on front free endpaper, collector's blind stamp on the first title, occasional spotting). These two books, usually bound together, were published in Amsterdam. The first is a bibliography of anti-trinitarian writers by Christopher Sandius (1644-1680), a writer and publisher of Socinian works who was not himself a Socinian. The book also includes 8 small tracts, such as on the Arian press in Poland. The second book is a history of the Reformation in Poland by the Polish Socinian theologian and historian Stanisław Lubieniecki (1623-1675).… Read More

Paris: Pierre Mariette, 1665 Copper engraving on paper 405 x 503 mm, colored in outline, trimmed on or just inside the plate mark, and pasted on strong paper 480 x 610 mm (paper slightly creased at verso, remnants of cenrefold). "Cimmeria, which later became European Scythia or Lesser Scythia." A good copy of a geographical exercise by Guillaume Sanson (1633-1703). He was the son of the celebrated French cartographer Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667), and inherited the family firm along with his brother Adrien Sanson (1639-1718) upon their father's demise. The map, drawing from classical authors, depicts Cimmeria (an ancient name of Crimea) and Scythia (now the southern Ukraine). It was included in the atlas "Cartes generales de toutes les parties du monde" printed in Paris by Pierre Mariette in 1665. Pastoureau, Sanson V B (160).

Paris: Chez Jean Md d'Estampes, 1812 Engraving 59 x 90 cm, old color. The first edition of this map was published in 1674 by Hubert Jaillot under the title "La Russie Blanche ou Moscovie divisee suivant l'étendue des Royaumes Duches." It was incorporated into numerous atlases by Jaillot and his successors until approximately 1720 when it became evidently outdated. However, around 1812, it was reissued, likely to illustrate the French-Russian war.

Amsterdam: Peter Schenk, 1700 Engraving 49 x 59 cm, old color in outline (minor spotting and creasing). A good copy of a map of Scandinavia, crafted by the French cartographer Nicolas Sanson (1660-1667) and published by the Amsterdam map publisher Peter Schenk the Elder (1660-1711).

Bruxelles: de l'Imprimerie de A. J. D. de Braeckenier, 1809 8vo (23.5 cm), [4], IV, 216 pp. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt, marbled endpapers, fore- and bottom-edges untrimmed (binding slightly rubbed, bookstore's stamps on the front paste-down and verso of the half-title). This is a study of the history of the library of the Dukes of Burgundy by librarian Carlos Antonio de La Serna Santander (1752-1813), who was a nephew of the famous bibliophile Simon de Santander and a specialist in incunabula. The appendix includes miscellaneous texts such as "Notice des principaux Poètes Belges antérieurs à l'an 1500," "Les Chambres de Rhétorique, qui ont existé dans les Provinces des Pays-Bas," and "Célèbres Musiciens Belges, antérieurs au Gouvernement de Marguerite d'Autriche."