‎The Bakerian Lecture, on some new Phenomena of chemical Changes produced by Electricity,particularly the Decomposition of the fixed Alkalies, and the Exhibition of the new substances which constitute their bases" and on the general Nature of alkaline ...‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1808). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1808 - Part I. Pp. 1-44. Clean and fine, wide-margined.‎

‎First printing of this importent historical paper in chemistry, in which Davy shows that electricity is capable of decomposing some alkalies, isolating two new substances and discovering potassium and sodium. Neville in his Historical Chemical Library vol. I, p.340, writes about this paper ""ONE OF THE GREAT CLASSIC RESEARCHES IN CHEMISTRY, in which Davy announced in this, his second Bakterian lecture, the isloation of metallic potassium and sodium by the electrolytic decomposition of their fused oxides.""""He (Davy) began his own electrical experiments...The results were spectacular. On October 6, 1807, the current passing through molten potash liberated a metal, which Davy called potassium. The little globules of shining metal tore the water molecule apart as it eagerly recombined with oxygen and the liberated hydrogen burst into lavender flame. Davy danced about in a delirium of joy. A week later he isolated sodium from soda.""(Asimow). The paper offered here describes these discoveries.""Humphry Davy was one of the most brilliant chemists of the early nineteenth century. His early study of nitrous oxide brought him his first reputation, but his later and most importent investigations were devoted to electrochemistry. Following Galvani's experiments and the discovery of the voltaic pile, interest in galvanic electricity had become widespread. The first electrolysis by means of the pile was carried out in 1800 by Nicholson and Carisle, who obtained oxygen and hydrogen from water. Davy began to examine the chemical effects of electricity in 1800, and his numerous discoveries were presented in his Bakerian lecture to the Royal Society on November 20, 1806.(A Source Book in Chemistry p. 243). - Wheeler Gift: 2514.‎

‎Athembarkeit des sauerstoffhaltigen Stickgas"" aus einem Briefe H.Davy's an Will. Nicholson. (+) Nachricht von einigen merkwürdigen Versuchen Davy's. (Aus einem Briefe Humphry Davy's an Will. Nicholson).‎

‎Halle, Rengerschen Buchhandlung, 1799, 1800. Without wrappers extracted from ""Annalen der Physik. Herausgegeben von Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert"", Bd. 2. p. 483 (one page). and Bd. 6, pp. 105-115. Some scattered brownspots.‎

‎First German translation of Davy's announcement (the announcement on 1 page) of his discovery of the unusual, anaesthetic, effects of nitrous oxide which, on being inhaled, gave rise to a giddy, intoxicated feeling. On announcing his discovery he says, that he will publish a paper discribing the experiments with the gas, later. This is the paper offered here, also in the first German version. Both the announcement and the paper were issued in the ""Annalen"" the same year as they appeared in Nicholson's Journal.The gas was first synthesized by English natural philosopher and chemist Joseph Priestley in 1772, who called it phlogisticated nitrous air.""Following Priestley's discovery, Humphry Davy of the Pneumatic Institute in Bristol, England, experimented with the physiological properties of the gas, such as its effects upon respiration. He even administered the gas to visitors to the institute, and after watching the amusing effects on people who inhaled it, coined the term 'laughing gas'! Davy even noted the anaesthetic effects of the gas: ""As nitrous oxide in its extensive operation appears capable of destroying physical pain, it may probably be used with advantage during surgical operations in which no great effusion of blood takes place"".(Wikipedia).""Davy discovered the anaesthetic properties of nitrous oxide and suggested its use during surgiical operations, a suggestion which was not turned to useful account until 1844.""(Garrison & Morton, 5646, not mentioning the announcing of its discovery in 1799).‎

‎Some Experiments and Observations on the Substances produced in different chemical Processes on Fluor Spar. Read July 8, 1813.‎

‎(London, W. Bulmer and Co., 1813). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1813 - Part II. Pp. 263-279. Clean and fine.‎

‎First printing of an importent paper in the history of chemistry in which he decomposited ammonium salts by heated potassium.""In 1812 Davy,,,,said that fluoboric acid and fluosilicic acid are 'compounds of a principle unknown in the separate state but analogous to chlorine, with silicium and boron', and 'the hydrofluoric acid is a compound of the same principle with hydrogene and water'. In 1813-14 ( 1813 the paper offered) Davy described his attempts to isolate the radical, which following a sugesstion by Ampere, he called fluorine.."" (Partington IV, p.58).""Humphry Davy was one of the most brilliant chemists of the early nineteenth century. His early study of nitrous oxide brought him his first reputation, but his later and most importent investigations were devoted to electrochemistry. Following Galvani's experiments and the discovery of the voltaic pile, interest in galvanic electricity had become widespread. The first electrolysis by means of the pile was carried out in 1800 by Nicholson and Carisle, who obtained oxygen and hydrogen from water. Davy began to examine the chemical effects of electricity in 1800, and his numerous discoveries were presented in his Bakerian lectures."" Another paper printed together with Davy's paper: John Pond: ""Catalogue of North Pole Distances of Eighty-four principal fixed Stars, deduced from Observations made with the Mural Circle at the Royal Observatory."", pp. 280-304.‎

‎Encyclopédie des mystiques. Tome 4 : Bouddhismes tibétain, chinois, japonais, yi king, tch'an, zen‎

‎ 1978 Editions Seghers - 1978 - In-12, broché couverture illustrée - 472 pages‎

‎Bon état - Menus frottements sur la couv. et le dos - Coins et "coiffes" légèrement frottés ‎

‎Encyclopédie des mystiques orientales. Egypte. Mésopotamie. Iran. Hindouisme. Confucianisme. Bouddhismes indien, tibétain, chinois, japonais, Yi King, Tch'an, Zen.‎

‎ 1975 Editions Robert Laffont / Jupiter - 1975 - In-4, cartonnage toilé orange sous jaquette illustrée et rhodoïd de l'éditeur - 344 p. - Très riche iconographie hors-texte et pleine page en N&B‎

‎Bon état - Tranches de la jaquette très légèrement émoussés - Jaquette et rhodoïd légèrement frottés - Petite déchirure en haut du dos du rhodoïd ‎

‎Benedetto da Maiano. A Florentine Sculptor at the Threshold of the High Renaissance Set, 2 VOL‎

‎Turnhout, Brepols, 2006 Hardback, 2 volumes, 847 pages., 495 b/w ill. 33 colour ill., 220 x 290 mm. ISBN 9782503524597.‎

‎Distinguished by the aesthetic quality of his works and the significance of his patrons, Benedetto da Maiano (1442-1497) is one of the most important Italian sculptors in the fifteenth century. As the teacher of Michelangelo he paved the way for the High Renaissance Sculpture. However, his importance has not yet been realized at all. The special contribution of this monograph is that it covers the entire career of this neglected artists, as far as we know it, and includes not only a study of the style and the meaning of his works but also investigates their historical and political contexts. A number of works recently discovered by the author are presented for the first time; works which did not survive in their original form are reconstructed, and the hitherto unknown patrons of many of his works are identified. The publication, consisting of a text and an illustration volume, is based upon many new documents discovered by the author concerning the life of Benedetto, his estate, the workshop inventories, the commissions of his works and the way they were realized. These documents contribute to a new picture not only of the artistic development and the social context of the artist, but as well to Florentine art in the Quattrocento in general. New book.‎

‎History of the Langobards. ‎

‎Philadelphia, The Department of History, University of Pennsylvania, s.d., vers 2005, in-4to, XLII + 437 p., brochure originale.‎

‎Beautiful Death: The Art of the Cemetery‎

‎, Penguin Studio (1996), 1996 Hardcover, unnumbered pages, English, 235 x 235 mm, book in good state, with many coloured pictures, mostly taken from graves, . ISBN 9780670868063.‎

‎A collection of photographs from the burial grounds of Europe explores the beauty of cemeteries and the emotions the survivors of the dead placed into the making of the tombs, accompanied by a meditation on the death of his own parents by Dean Koontz.‎

‎DE VERZAMELING. LA COLLECTION. THE COLLECTION,‎

‎Antwerpen, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, 1988 Paperback, wit geillustreerde kartonomslag, 200 x 275mm., 160pp., uitgebreide illustratie in kleur en z/w.‎

‎Verschijnt ter gelegenheid van de gelijknamige tentoonstelling 12 maart - 5 juni 1988. In goede staat.‎

‎Hygiène alimentaire. Histoire simplifiée de la digestion des aliments et des boissons à l'usage des gens du monde.‎

‎Paris, éd. E. Dentu, 1868, deuxième édition, in-16, demi-chagrin brun foncé, plats marbrés "moucheté" blanc et vert foncé, 4 fleurons, filets, auteur et titre dorés sur dos à 4 nerfs et 2 faux nerfs à froid, tranches mouchetées, reliure d'époque, 532 pp., signature sur la page en face de la page de titre, table des matières, Ex-libris de Charkes P. Riess, réf. Vicaire 253, Ce livre est remarquable par ses analyses chimiques de toutes les substances végétales et animales servant à la nourriture de l'homme. Les meilleurs modes de préparations des viandes et des légumes. En un mot : une cuisine de Santé ! Très bon chapitre sur le chocolat, le café et le thé. La première édition date de 1860. Très belle reliure d'époque. RARE. Très bon état de la reliure et du papier, ‎

‎THE IMAGINATION OF TERRA INCOGNITA. SLOVENIAN WRITING 1945 - 1995,‎

‎New York, White Pine Press, 1997 Illustrated cardboard cover in colour, 135 x 215mm., 468pp. English ISBN 1877727776.‎

‎Essays - Poetry - Fiction. In good condition.‎

‎Avions et pilotes entre histoire et légende‎

‎DU MONT 2007 23 4x1 4x25 4cm. 2007. Broché.‎

‎Très bon état‎

‎Faeroae et Faeroa reserta det er Faerøernis oc Faerøeske Indbyggeris Beskrifvelse. - [ONE OF THE EARLIEST WORKS ON THE FAROE ISLANDS]‎

‎Kiøbenhafn (Copenhagen), Matthias Jergensen, 1673. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum. Wear to extremities, boards miscoloured and with scratches. Inner hinges split and last few leaves with a few worm-tracts, otherwise internally nice and clean. (20), 366, (2) pp. 1 woodcut in text. Wanting the plate and the map. ‎

‎The rare first edition of Debes’ seminal work on the Faroe Islands not only being one the very earliest works solely dedicated to these Island but also being the first work on the subject to be translated into English and German. It remains an important historical and ethnographic source for understanding the Faroese society of that time. Lucas Jacobsøn Debes was a Danish clergyman, historian, and ethnographer who lived from 1623 to 1675. He is known for his significant contributions to the study of the Faroe Islands. Thesaurus 445Biblioteca Danica III, 611.Fiske I, p. 97‎

‎DE VERZAMELING II. LA COLLECTION II. THE COLLECTION II,‎

‎Antwerpen, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, 1990 Paperback , wit geillustreerde kartonomslag, 200 x 275mm., 160pp., uitgebreide illustratie in kleur en z/w.‎

‎Verschijnt ter gelegenheid van de tentoonstelling "De Verzameling II en een keuze van schenkingen en bruiklenen" 30 juni - 4 november 1990. In goede staat.‎

‎Overzicht van het Burgerlijk recht‎

‎Turnhout, J.Van Mierlo-Proost 1944 506pp., 3e uitgave, luttele onderlijningen, verder in goede staat, J29612‎

‎Sur une nouvelle matière radio-active.‎

‎(Paris, Gauthier-Villars), 1898. 4to. No wrappers. In: ""Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de L'Academie des Sciences"", Tome 129, No 16. Pp. (567-) 626. (Entire issue offered). Debierne's paper: pp. 593-595. Paperquality rather poor, a bit fragile.‎

‎First appearance of the paper in which Debierne announced his discovery of a new radioactive element found in uranium residues.""In 1906 Professor Hahn discovered radioactinium between actinium an actinium X. Actinium emanation, or ""action"", like radon, is an inert gas, was discovered independently by F. Giesel and André Debierne."" (Weeks ""Discovery of the Elements"", p. 307.Parkinson ""Breakthroughs"" 1899 C.‎

‎Café autour du monde ‎

‎Jean-Jacques Pauvert 2000 In-8 cartonné. 92 pages. Jaquette illustrée. Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs. Très bon état d’occasion.‎

‎ Très bon état d’occasion ‎

‎PORTRAITS OF WOMEN. EUGEEN VAN MIEGHEM ( 1875 - 1930 ), CONTEMPORARIES AND OLD MASTERS,‎

‎, Antwerp, BAI publishers, 2006, Bound, front in colour , 230 x 225mm., 119pp., deep illustration and magnificent colours. ISBN 9085860261.‎

‎Published in the wake of the exhibition Portraits of Women by Eugeen Van Mieghem (1875-1930) at the 'Institut Neerlandais (Dutch Institute) in Paris, the Rembrandthuis ( Amsterdam ) and the Mayer van den Bergh Museum (Antwerp). New book.‎

‎KUNST TE LEUVEN.‎

‎Leuven, Davidsfonds , 1946 Hardcover, 21x28cm, grijs halflinnen over vilt, met goudopdruk vooraan, 83 pp. + XCV zwart/wit platen.‎

‎Gedenkboek van de tentoonstelling van kunstwerken uit de geteisterde kerken van Leuven. ‎

‎GESCHIEDENIS VAN DE SCHILDERKUNST TE KORTRIJK 1400 - 1900,‎

‎, Kortrijk, Leiegouw, 1963, oorspronkelijk uitgevers omslag geillustreerd z/w, 16x24cm, 159pp., geillustreerd z/w.‎

‎Deze uitgave gaat over de evolutie van de schilderkunst te Kortrijk. In goede staat.‎

‎Des tisanes pour le plaisir : La santé par les plantes‎

‎Christine Bonneton 2007 In-12 broché. 159 pp. Couverture souple à rabats, illustrée en couleurs. 340 grammes. Comme neuf. ‎

‎ Très bon état d’occasion ‎

‎Le Café et la santé‎

‎John Libbey Eurotext 1993 In-8 broché 24,0 cm sur 16,5. 560 pages. Bon état d’occasion.‎

‎ Bon état d’occasion ‎

‎Zur Theorie der spezifischen Wärmen.‎

‎(Leipzig, Barth), 1912. No wrappers. In: ""Annalen der Phsyik"", 4th series, vol. 39, No. 14. Pp. 705-896 (entire issue offered). debye's paper: pp. 789-839. Clean and fine.‎

‎First edition""In his second outstanding paper (the offered item) Debye treated a solid as a system of vibrating atoms and modified Einstein's theory of specific heats, which had been only partially successful. He showed that the solid could be characterized by a complete spectrum of eigen-frequencies and that the specific heat of a monatomic solid was a universal function of the ratio theta/T, were theta is a tempature characteristic of the particular solid and T is the absolute tempature. Now commonly called the Debye temperature, theta could be calculated from the elastic constants of the solid. The Debye equation, involving the then recently developed quantum theory, gave agreement with observed specific heat values. Aside from a numerical factor, it differed from the Einstein equation in containg both the compressibility and and Poisson's ratio."" - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, volume 3, p.619.‎

‎Zur Theorie der spezifischen Wärmen.‎

‎(Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1912). No wrappers. In ""Annalen der Physik"", IV Folge, Bd. 39, No 14.Pp. 705-1072, textillustr. (entire issue (""Heft 14 (No. 14) offered). Debye's paper: pp. 789-839. Clean and fine but inner margins punched, with holes after binding strings.‎

‎First appearance of Debye's second paper. ""In his second outstanding paper (the offered item) Debye treated a solid as a system of vibrating atoms and modified Einstein's theory of specific heats, which had been only partially successful. He showed that the solid could be characterized by a complete spectrum of eigen-frequencies and that the specific heat of a monatomic solid was a universal function of the ratio theta/T, were theta is a tempature characteristic of the particular solid and T is the absolute tempature. Now commonly called the Debye temperature, theta could be calculated from the elastic constants of the solid. The Debye equation, involving the then recently developed quantum theory, gave agreement with observed specific heat values. Aside from a numerical factor, it differed from the Einstein equation in containg both the compressibility and and Poisson's ratio."" - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, volume 3, p.619.Debye received the 1936 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ""for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases"".‎

‎Interferenz von Röntgenstrahlen und Wärmebewegung.‎

‎Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1914. No wrappers. In: ""Annalen der Physik. Vierte Folge. Hrsg. von W. Wien und M. Planck."", Bd. 43. (Heft 1), No 1,1914. The entire issue offered. The block is punched in inner margins after cords.Titlepage to vol. 43. Small stamp at foot of titlepage. Pp. 1-168. Debye's paper: pp. 49-95.‎

‎First appearance of this importent paper in which Debye announced his discovery of the so-called Debye-factor, later extended by Ivar Waller (1924) and then named the Debye-Waller factor.""The Debye-Waller factor (DWF), named after Peter Debye and Ivar Waller, is used in condensed matter physics to describe the attenuation of x-ray scattering or coherent neutron scattering caused by thermal motion. It has also been called the B factor or the temperature factor. Often, ""Debye-Waller factor"" is used as a generic term that comprises the Lamb-Mössbauer factor of incoherent neutron scattering and Mössbauer spectroscopy.""""Within a year of the discovery of X-ray diffraction by crystals by von Laue and the Braggs in 1912. Debye published three papers proving that the thermal movement of the atom in the crystal affected the X-ray interferences. Here he was examining from a different point of view the atomic lattice treated in his specific heat work. Late in 1913 he sent in for publication a long paper (the paper offered) deriving a factor now called the Debye factor, which gave the decrease of intensity of the diffration spotss as a function of wavelenght, diffraction angle, and absolute temperature.""(DSB III, p. 619.‎