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‎Leaflets of Philippine Botany. Volumes I-X.‎

‎1906-1940 10 volumes (complete). 3936 p., 3 plates, uniform grey half cloth with author/title in black on spine. Includes the general Index. Due to paper quality (brittle) there are loose pages and a few repaired tears. Library stamp on first paste-down and paper label on spine (can be removed) of ‘’Stichting Flora Malesiana’’. A very rare set of the original edition which took 35 years to complete.Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer (1870 – 1942) was an American botanist and plant collector. He made extensive plant collections in the Philippines, but also in California, Borneo, and New Guinea. He was editor of Leaflets of Philippine Botany, where he published more than 1,500 new species.‎

‎Shock and Vibration Handbook (Third Edition, 1988)‎

‎McGraw-Hill Book Company Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1988 Book condition, Etat : Bon hardcover, editor's black binding, red title, no D.J. as issued fort et grand In-8 1 vol. - 1312 pages‎

‎1060 illustrations in black and white 3rd Edition, 1988 Contents, Chapitres : Contents, Preface, , xiii, Text, 1312 pages - Introduction - Basic vibration theory - Vibration of a resilient supported rigid body - Nonlinear vibration - Self-excited vibration - Dynamic vibration absorbers and auxiliary mass dampers - Vibration of systems having distributed mass and elasticity - Transient response to step and pulse functions - Effects of impact on structures - Mechanical dependance - Statistical concepts in vibration - Piezoelectric and piezoresistive transducers - Vibration measurement equipment and signal analyzers - Special-purpose transducers - Measurement techniques - Condition monitoring of machinery - Strain-gage instrumentation - Calibration of pickups - Vibration standards - Introduction to data reduction, testing, and specifications - Experimental modal analysis - Concepts in vibration data analysis - Concepts in shock data analysis - Vibration of structures induced by ground motion - Seismic qualification of equipment - Vibration testing machines - Application of digital computers - Matrix methods of analysis - Vibration of structures induced by fluid flow - Vibration of structures induced by wind - Theory of vibration isolation - Theory of shock isolation - Types and characteristics of vibration isolators - Air suspension and active vibration-isolation systems - Application of isolators - Properties of rubber - Material damping and slip damping - Application of damping treatments - Torsional vibration in reciprocating and rotating machines - Balance of rotative machinery - Machine-tool vibration - Packaging design - Theory of equipment design - Practice of equipment design - Effects of shock and vibration on man - Index - cf : Manuel des chocs et vibrations near fine copy, editor's binding clean and unmarked, no D.J. as issued, inside is fine, no markings except the name of the former owner on the top of the first page, private collection, a rather nice copy of this monument on shock and vibration‎

‎Enzyme Nomenclature , Comprehensive Biochemistry, vol. 13 (second edition)‎

‎Elsevier Publishing Company , Comprehensive Biochemistry, vol. 13 Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1965 Book condition, Etat : Bon hardcover, under dust-jacket grand In-8 1 vol. - 231 pages‎

‎few figures 2nd edition Contents, Chapitres : General preface, Preface to section III, Preface to the second edition of volume 13, Contents, xii, Text, 219 pages - Introduction - Enzyme units - Symbols of enzyme kinetics - The nomenclature of the nicotinamide nucleotide coenzymes - The classification and nomenclature of cytochromes - The classification and nomenclature of enzymes - Summary of recommendations - Appendix : List of cytochromes - Key to numbering and classification of enzymes - List of enzymes - Index to the enzyme list - Index the top of the spine-end of the jacket is very lightly torn, with very small missings, else near fine copy, no markings‎