‎Vorläufige Mittheilung, betreffend Versuche über die Weingährung und Fäulniss"‎

‎(Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1837). Without wrappers. In ""Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von J.C. Poggendorff"", Band 41 No. 5 (= Erstes Stück). 224 pp.(entire issue offered). Schwann's paper: pp. 184-193. Clean and fine.‎

‎First printing of Schwann's milestone paper on fermentation and putrefaction in which he shows that is is not air as such that brings about putrefaction in a meat extract but something in the air, which could be destroyed by heat. The ""substances "" present in air is germs or seeds of moulds and infusoria, and he explains putrefaction as the action of these germs on access to organic material. He further demonstrates that it is the living nature of the agent that creates fermentation, and he presents new evidence for the nature of fermentation. ""Schwann was lead to the idea that alcoholic fermentation was related to the metabolism of yeast by his conception that putrefaction was related to the metabolism of live organisms.""(DSB XII, p. 242).""(Schwann) concluded that the processes of putrefaction and fermentation were probably similar in their essence and were due to live agents which obtaineed their sustenance from the fermentible or putrescible materials. It was in the course of these experiments that Schwann discovered and gave an accurate acoount of the yeast plant and its mode of reproducing by budding. In his paper (the paper offered) he anticipated Pasteur's work when he asserted that fermentation of sugar was a chemical decomposition brought about by yeast attacking the sugar and some nitrogen containing substance necessary for its life whereby the elements not used by yeast itself unite to form alcohol. This classical research by him was described by him as 'preliminary' (vorläufige) and at the end of it he promised to return to it. This he did, to a certain extent in his ""Mikroskopische Untersuchungen"" (1839 - PMM 307 b), and he added new experiments to confirm his view that alcoholic fermentation is due to the activity of the yeast plant.""(Bulloch ""The History of Bacteriology"", pp. 86-87).Schwann gives the ""proof that putrefaction is produced by living bodies. Independently of Cagniard-Latour, Schwann discovered the yeast cell. He is regarded as the founder of the germ theory of putrefaction and fermentation.""(Garrison & Morton No. 674).‎

‎Ueber das Wesen des Verdauungsprocesses. (On the essence of digestion).‎

‎(Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1836). Without wrappers. In ""Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Hrsg. von J.C. Poggendorff"", Band 38, No. 6 (= Zweyte Stück). Titlepage to Vol. 38. Pp. 241-450 a. 3 engraved plates.(Entire issue offered, Heft No. 6, Bd. 38). Schwann's paper: pp. 358-364. Clean and fine.‎

‎First appearance of an importent paper in the history of biology, in which Schwann describes his discovery and isolation of pepsin, the substance in the stomach that aids digestion of eggwhite. It is the FIRST KNOWN ANIMAL ENZYME. The paper appeared at the same time in ""Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und Wissenschaftliches Medicin""Theodor Schwann (1810-1882) was a great German physiologist, pathologist, and experimenter. One of the founders of the cell doctrine and of the idea of the living nature of yeast. Born at Neuss, near Düsseldorff. A catholic, educated in the Jesuit Gymnasium in Cologne. Intended for the church but took to medicine. He was a pupil of Johannes Müller and a collegueand lifelong friend of J. Henle, the anatomist. In Berlin Schwann was Johannes Müller's assistent for five years, and it was then that he discovered pepsin in 1836 (the paper offered).Parkinson ""Breakthroughs"" 1836 B.The issue contains other importent papers by Seebeck, Matteucci, Marchand, G. Magnus ""Ueber die Wirkung des Ankers auf Elektromagnete und Stahlmagnete"", Schönbein, J. Müller ""Ueber die Structur und die chemischen Eigenschaften der thierischen Bestandtheile der Knorpel und Knochen"" + Nachtrag., Forchhammer ""Der kopaische See und seine unterirdischen Abzugskanäle.."" with a map.‎

‎THE CULTIVATION OF THE MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE,‎

‎, London, The Garden Book Club, s.d., Bound, brown cloth with impression on back, 140 x 220mm., 88pp., illustrations in color and b/w.‎

‎List of illustrations. Feeding. Propagation. Special Management of some genera and species. Description of genera. Index. In good condition.‎

‎Island. Land und Leute. Geschichte, Litteratur undSprache.‎

‎Leipzig u. Berlin, Wilhelm Friedrich, (1885). Boun with orig. printed wrappers in a later hcloth with gilt lettering to spine. VIII,(2),203 pp. A small stamp to top of titlepage and frontwrapper. Fine and clean.‎

‎Fiske I, 516.‎

‎Recueil des Observations et de Faits rlatifs au Croup.‎

‎Paris, L'Imprimerie Impriale, 1808. 140 pp. 8vo (14 x 21,5 cm.). In the folded sheets (quires) as published (thus never bound), entirely uncut, edges "a la barbe". Preserved in modern paper wrappers. What was left of the title-page mounted on contemporary paper, the inner & outer margins of the last page reinforced.‎

‎ By order of the Napoleontic government the Ecole de Mdecine published this report related to croup. The commission involved was composed of Corvisart, Hall, Pinel, le Roy, Baudeloque, Le Roux, Chaussier, Moreau, Laennec, Schilgu, Parist and Friedlander. The editor was Schilgu, but owning to his premature death in 1808, suceeded by Moreux de la Sarthe. The work consist of an analysis of 68 French and foreign work on the subject, starting with Baillou (1576) and ended with Caron (1808). The analysis is concluded by brief chronological check-list of the works examinated. Very rare.‎

‎Observations on the Nervous System of Aurelia aurita.‎

‎(London, Harrison and Sons, 1879). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1878 - Vol. 169 - Part II. Pp. 563-575 a. 2 lithographed plates. Clean and fine.‎

‎First printing of this pioneer paper introducing the concept of NEURAL NETWORKS and initiating the ""NEURON DOCTRINE"".""His early histological work on the nerves of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita led to his very early promotion of the idea that nerve cells are structurally and functionally independent units.... This later became known as the ‘neuron doctrine’... Schäfer was led to study the structure of the subumbrellar nervous plexus in Aurelia aurita. He found that each nerve fiber was distinct from and nowhere structurally continuous with any other"" he thought it reasonable to assume fiber-to-fiber transmission from ""inductive action,"" possibly electric, the result being the same as if there were a real network.""(DSB).‎

‎Science for the People - July-August 1979 - Volume 11 - n° 4 - Their Profit - Our Poison‎

‎Science for the People Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1979 Book condition, Etat : Bon paperback, original editor's illustrated wrappers In-4 1 vol. - 39 pages‎

‎few drawings Contents, Chapitres : Chapters and contacts - About this issue - Letters - Buffalo Chapter : Love canal : Chemical wastes back up - Carol Cina and Ted Goldfarb : Three Mile Island and nuclear power - Anti-Nuke resource list - Affirmative work action : Current opinion : Defend affirmative action - Urbana-Campaign SftP : The first Science for the People national conference - SftP West Coast regional conference - East Bay SftP : Scientific research and education in Vietnam : A speech and interview with Nguyen Van Hieu - Steven Risch and Michael Hansen : Food and agriculture in China, part II - Tallahassee SftP : Resources near fine copy‎

‎Science for the People - March-April 1978 - Volume 10 - n° 2 - Women and Agribusiness‎

‎Science for the People Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1978 Book condition, Etat : Bon paperback, original editor's illustrated wrappers In-4 1 vol. - 43 pages‎

‎few drawings Contents, Chapitres : Chapter and contacts About this issue - Letters - Susie Orbach, Laura Schwartz and Jo Schwartz : The Myth of intelligence - Sally Hacker : Farming out of the home : Women and agribusiness - Boston SftP Computer Group : A review of Computer Lib / Dream machines - Report on the West Coast Regional SftP Conference - Jon Beckwith and Bob Lange : AAAS : Sociobiology on the run - Zimbabwe Medical Drive Coalition : Health care in Zimbabwe - Charles Schwartz : The University / Corporate Connection to South Africa - Tallahassee SftP : Resources few words at ink on the front-wrapper and on one page, else near fine‎

‎Science for the People - July-August 1978 - Volume 10 - n° 4 - How Scholars Play with the Poor‎

‎Science for the People Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1978 Book condition, Etat : Bon paperback, original editor's illustrated wrappers In-4 1 vol. - 39 pages‎

‎few drawings Contents, Chapitres : Chapters and contacts - About this issue - Letters - News notes - Hilary and Steven Rose : Notes from England : The new McCarthyism and the rise of the National Front - Resources - Chapter reports - Howard Brick : How scholars play with the poor - Boston Nurses Group : The false promise : Professionalism in Nursing, part II - Atkins (Danà, Dougherty (Jack), Katz Fishman (Waldas) and Rosenthal (Frank) : SftP at the National Science Teachers Association Conference near fine copy‎

‎Science for the People - January-February 1978 - Volume 10 - n° 1 - Drug Abuse and the Medical Profession : The Lilly Connection‎

‎Science for the People Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1978 Book condition, Etat : Bon paperback, original editor's illustrated wrappers In-4 1 vol. - 39 pages‎

‎few drawings Contents, Chapitres : Chapter and contacts About this issue - Letters - New notes - Michael Smith : The Lilly connection : Drug abuse and the medical profession - Tedd Judd : Naturizing what we do : A review of the film Sociobiology : Doing what comes naturally - California Agrarian Action Project : No hands touch the land : Automatic California farms - Al Gedicks : Mining spectre haunts Northern Wisconsin - Sue Tafler and Betsy Walker : Why boycott Nestlé - References for Biology as an ideological weapon - Tallahassee SftP : Resources - Progressive scientists needed in Mexico - Chapter reports few words at ink on the front-wrapper and on one page, else near fine‎

‎Varieties of Devotion in the Middle Ages and Renaissance,‎

‎Turnhout, Brepols, 2003 Hardback, XVI+213 p., 13 b/w ill., 160 x 240 mm. ISBN 9782503513898.‎

‎In the modern world, interest in religious devotion is as great as ever. This volume brings together the research of ten scholars into the diverse ways that Europeans expressed their quest for God over more than a millennium, from the formative centuries of Christianity up to the seventeenth century. Topics include women transvestite saints, Monophysite wall-paintings, Anglo-Saxon sainthood and painful martyrdom, Carmelite self-redefinition, the confident authorship of Gautier de Coinci and Matfre Ermengaud, competition between the bishop and a wandering preacher for popular favour in Le Mans, the contemplative philanthropies of the Poor Clares, Chester Nativity-cycle actors' masculinity, Jean Gerson's warm relations with his siblings, and George' Herbert's eucharistic feeling. The authors' profound familiarity with primary sources as well as the influence of current theory makes these essays vibrant and timely. New.‎

‎Palazzo Pamphilj in Piazza Navona: Constructing Identity in Early Modern Rome ,‎

‎Turnhout, Brepols, 2008 Hardback, 376 p., 199 b/w ill. + 10 colour ill., 240 x 240 mm. ISBN 9781905375073.‎

‎The piazza Navona is one of the most celebrated urban spaces in Rome and perhaps Europe. Despite its lasting fame, neither the uninitiated nor the specialist has been fully privy to the history of its remarkable transformation from a medieval field to a magnificent Baroque piazza. The ambititions of a single family, The Pamphilj, engendered this remarkable change. Pope Innocent X (1644-55) sought to proclaim his family's identity through a building program, including the monumental palace, church of S. Agnese in Agone, Collegio Innocenziano, and Gianlorenzo Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers and Fountain of the Moor. The Pamphilj endowed the entire urban space with its indelible presence. Although the Palazzo Pamphilj was the catalyst for the single most important building program in mid-seventeenth-century Rome, its history has been largely neglected, and misconceptions have hindered an accurate understanding of the monument and its place in early modern architecture. Presenting a fundamentally revised history, this book argues in favor of a collaborative process of execution, in two distinct phases (1634-38, 1645-50), involving three architects (Francesco Peperelli, Girolamo Rainaldi, Francesco Borromini), two patrons (Innocent X and his sister-in-law Olimpia Maidalchini), and an architectural revisor (Virgilio Spada). The history of the palace is presented as inextricably linked to the social milieu of the early modern papal court and the development of piazza Navona and the city. From the vicissitudes of this story arise broader issues: building as identity, architecture and social ritual, artistic collaboration, women patrons, and collective memories of sites. Languages: English.‎

‎Von dem Grönländischen oder dem Polar=Eise (mit einer Landcarte). (Vorgel. in der Wern. Soc. zu Edinb, den 11. Márz 1815). Frei bearbeitet und mit Zusätzen von Gilbert). (+ Gilbert:) Nachrichten aus Spitzbergen von Archangeler Fischern und Jägern, und...‎

‎Leipzig, Joh. Ambrosius Barth, 1819. Without wrappers. In ""Annalen der Physik. Herausgegeben von Ludwig Wilhelm Gilbert"", Neueste Folge, Bd. 32, Fünftes Stück. (The entire issue offered). Titlepage to vol. 32. Pp. 1-114. Scoresby's paper: pp. 1-58 and 1 folded engraved map ""Karte des Groenländischen Meeres"" (17x24 cm.). Gilbert Spitzbergen: pp. 59-67, Krusenstein et al.: pp. 67-71. Clean and fine.‎

‎This issue contains also a paper by E.F.F. Chladni: ""Einige Ideen über das Innere Erde"", pp. 72-80, in which he set forth the view that the core of the earth is melted iron. - A paper byFaraday: ""Ueber das Vestium oder Sirium"", pp. 80-92. First German edition.‎

‎The Swans.‎

‎London, Michael Joseph, 1972. HB + DW 4to, X-242 pages, front., ill., maps, fig., append.‎

‎VG+/VG++ [P-26] The first book to deal comprehensively and scientifically with all tthe eight species of swans.‎

‎Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri 1734-1765, Albertus Seba:‎

‎, Taschen, Koln, Germany, 2001, Bound with dusjacket, in- folio, first edition of Taschen edition. Text is in English. A very large book,588 pp., in original shipping box,. fine condition ! ISBN 9783822816004.‎

‎Albertus Seba's Cabinet of Curiosities is one of the 18th century's greatest natural history achievements. Though it was common for men of his profession to collect natural specimens for research purposes, Amsterdam-based pharmacist Albertus Seba had a passion that led him far beyond the call of duty. His amazing, unprecedented collection of animals, plants and insects from all around the world gained international fame during his lifetime. After decades of collecting, Seba commissioned illustrations of each specimen and arranged the publication of a four- volume catalog detailing his entire collection. This superb, complete reproduction is taken from a rare, hand-colored original book.‎

‎Prince of Princes: The Life of Potemkin‎

‎Weidenfeld & Nicolson History 2001 656 pages 13 8x5 4x21 2cm. 2001. Broché. 656 pages.‎

‎Bon état‎

‎Citizens and Kings: Portraits in the Age of Revolution 1760-1830.‎

‎, Royal Academy of Arts , 2007 Hardback, 305x230mm, 368p, 220 bw and col. illustrations English edition . ISBN 9781903973233.‎

‎This dramatically illustrated catalogue includes an incisive series of essays that explore portraiture in Europe and North America between 1770 and 1830. Leading experts discuss key works from the Enlightenment and revolutionary period, covering the major intellectual, political and social upheavals that took place. All of the artists featured - including Reynolds, Gainsborough, Lawrence, David, Ingres and Goya - contributed significantly to the changing presentation of the individual. From portrait busts of the Ancien Regime, to paintings of key philosophers, architects, writers and revolutionary figures, this challenging book will be a landmark in portraiture studies. Expo: 04/10/2006 - 09/01/2007, 03/02/2007 - 20/04/2007, Grand Palais, Paris - Royal Academy of Arts, London - ... <br>‎

‎Chut ... et autres tumultes‎

‎Le Moule A Gaufres 2012 130 pages 16 6x1 6x24 2cm. 2012. Broché. 130 pages.‎

‎Très Bon Etat‎

‎Chut ... et autres tumultes‎

‎Le Moule A Gaufres 2012 130 pages 16 6x1 6x24 2cm. 2012. Broché. 130 pages.‎

‎Etat correct‎

‎Chut ... et autres tumultes‎

‎Le Moule A Gaufres 2012 130 pages 16 6x1 6x24 2cm. 2012. Broché. 130 pages.‎

‎Etat correct‎

‎Part 1 and Part 2 (Section 10).‎

‎Darling and Son. 1915. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos fané, Intérieur acceptable. London, Darling and Son, 1915, in 8, broché, 78 pp.. . . . Classification Dewey : 940.3-Première Guerre mondiale 1914-1918‎

‎1G-091 - Lieu d'édition : London Classification Dewey : 940.3-Première Guerre mondiale 1914-1918‎

‎Poems‎

‎London The Bodley Head 1960 In-8 carré Broché, jaquette rose illustrée Dédicacé par l'auteur‎

‎EDITION ORIGINALE de la traduction anglaise du grecque par Rex Warner. >>ENVOI autographe signé de Seféris au journaliste Rudolph Chelminski. Très bon 0‎

‎Sur le Vanadium, métal nouveau, trouvé dans du fer en barres de Eckersholm. forge qui tire sa mine de Taberg, dans le Smaland.‎

‎(Paris, Crochard, 1831). No wrappers. In: ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique, Par MM. Gay-Lussac et Arago."", tome 46, Cahier 1. Pp. 5-112. (Entire issue offered). Sefström's paper: pp. 105-111.‎

‎First printing of the paper in which Sefström announced his discovery of a new element in iron from the Taberg mine in Småland. He named it Vanadium from the goddess Vanadis.Parkinson ""Breakthroughs"" 1831 C.The discovery and isolation of Vanadium has a long story to tell. In reality it was found by del Rio in 1801, he named it Erythronium, but upon further study he decided that he was mistaken as his further studies showed that it was made up of a basic lead chromate.‎

‎APOCALYPSE De Apocalypsis Wandtapijten - La Tenture de l'Apocalypse - Los Tapices del Apocalipsis - The Apocalypse Tapestries - Die Apocalypse Bildgewebe - Le Tappezzerie dell'Apocalisse.‎

‎, Antwerpen. Ars Europeae-Drukkerij De Beurs. 1956, Original publisher"s white cloth spine, paper covered boards, title spine, pictorial frontcover, folio; frontispiece, 100pp. 20 page-large coloured plates, 8 bl.and wh. illustrations, biography Bernard of Orley.‎

‎description of tapestries, list of illustrations, table of contents. Small stain frontcover. fine copy. Texts in Dutch - French - Spanish - English - German - Italian. ‎

‎Pieter Bruegel the Elder at the Kunsthistoriches Museum in Vienna‎

‎Seipel, Wilfried; Klaus Demus: Pieter Bruegel the Elder at the Kunsthistoriches Museum in Vienna. Skira, 1998. 164 pages; colour illustrations. Wrappers. 25 x 28cms.‎