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Click here to subscribeAtwood (George) A Treatise on the Rectilinear Motion and Rotation of Bodies ... , first edition, errata leaf, 8 folding engraved plates, some foxing, ex-library copy with ink stamps of Royal Astronomical Society and Spitalfields Mathematical Society on title, modern half calf, spine gilt, 8vo, Cambridge, 1784.
Barlow (Peter) A New Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary ... , first edition, engraved frontispiece and 12 plates, diagrams in text, lightly spotted, modern boards, uncut, a little rubbed, splits to joints, 8vo, 1814. *** Including a detailed description of Boulton and Watt's steam engine.
Belidor (Bernard Forest de) Dictionnaire Portatif de l'Ingenieur, first edition, a3 partly loose, flyleaf loose, early ownership inscription 'Maurper ch'ne' on title and free endpaper, bookplate, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, small crack in hinge, 8vo, Paris, Charles Antoine Jombert, 1755.
Bernoulli (Daniel) Recherches sur la Maniere la plus avantageuse de suppleer a l'action du Vent sur les grands Vaisseaux ... fondees sur une nouvelle Theorie de l'economie des forces & des effets, first separate edition, engraved plate, modern vellum-backed marbled boards, [Not in NUC], 4to, [Paris], 1753.
Bigelow (Jacob) Elements of Technology, taken chiefly from a course of lectures delivered at Cambridge ... , first edition, 22 engraved or woodcut plates, some folding, illustrations, plate 1 lightly offset on title, some foxing, signature of Joseph Hale Abbott on front free endpaper, upper hinge broken, original cloth, uncut, rather worn and faded, splits to joints, 8vo, Boston, 1829.
Black (Joseph) Lectures on the Elements of Chemistry, delivered in the University of Edinburgh, edited by John Robison, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait and 3 plates, vol.2 with Y & Z gatherings mispaginated but complete and with Index at end (not present in all copies), some underlinings and annotations in ink, bookplate of George James Alexander on front paste-down, contemporary diced calf, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked, 4to, Edinburgh, 1803. *** Including the first appearance of Black's discovery of latent heat.
Bossut (Charles) A General History of Mathematics, first English edition, title soiled, modern cloth, 1803 ~ Pardies (Ignace Gaston) Short, but yet Plain Elements of Geometry, translated by John Harris, sixth edition, woodcut decorations, illustrations and diagrams, contemporary ink signature on front free endpaper, Kenney copy with small label on front paste-down, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, rubbed, [Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.], 1725, 8vo & 12mo (2).
Boulvin (Jules) The Entropy Diagram and its Applications, translated by Bryan Donkin, first English edition, 2 folding plates, title with ink stamp at head and browned, London and New York, 1898 ~ Routh (E.J.) A Treatise on Dynamics of a Particle, Cambridge, 1898 ~ Dolbear (A.E.) Modes of Motion, advertisement leaf at beginning, illustrations, Boston, 1897, the last two first editions, original cloth, a little rubbed; and 3 others, physics, 8vo & 4to (6).
Boyle (Hon. Robert) Tracts: containing I. Suspicions about some Hidden Qualities of the Air ... , 6 parts in 1 vol., first edition, lacking initial and final blanks but with Advertisement to the Binder leaf and its conjugate blank, Pt.6 (New Experiments) bound first (with its 4 preliminary leaves), Prefaces to Parts 4 (Animadversions) & 5 (Cause of Suction) bound before sub-titles, title slightly defective at inner margin with some loss to rules (repaired), a little soiled and browned, light water-staining to some leaves, final leaf reinforced at upper outer corner, modern calf-backed marbled boards, morocco gilt label, [Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.; Wing B4054; Fulton 119], 8vo, by W.G, to be sold by M.Pitt, 1674.
Boyle (Hon. Robert) New Experiments Physico-Mechanical, 3 parts in 1, third edition, half-title, 2 engraved plates, 1 folding, library marking erased from foot of half-title, by Miles Flesher for Richard Davis, 1682, bound with A Continuation of New Experiments Physico-Mechanical ... the I Part, first edition, 8 folding engraved plates, Oxford, by Henry Hall ... for Richard Davis, 1669, bound with A Continuation of New Experiments ... the Second Part, first edition, 5 folding engraved plates, by Miles Flesher, for Richard Davis, 1682, together 3 works in 1, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Fulton 15, 16 & 18], 4to *** Plate 5 of the second work depicts the experiment in which Boyle sucked up water to the top of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford with his pump.
Buquoy (Georg Franz August de Longueval) Prodromus zu einer neuen, verbesserten Darstellungsweise der hohern analytischen Dynamik, 2 parts, first edition, diagrams, original green printed wrappers, upper cover detached, backstrip joining the 2 parts together, preserved in modern calf-backed cloth drop-back box, 4to, Prague, 1842 [1844].
Clausius (Rudolf Julius Emmanuel) The Mechanical Theory of Heat, with its applications to the steam-engine and to the physical properties of bodies, edited by T.Archer Hirst, first English edition, presentation copy from the editor to William Rankine inscribed on front free endpaper, advertisement leaf at end, bookplate of William Rankine on front paste-down, original cloth, uncut, slightly rubbed, 8vo, 1867.
Davy (Sir Humphry) The Collected Works ... , edited by John Davy, 9 vol., first edition, half-titles, engraved portrait, folding facsimile, frontispiece and 36 plates on 29 sheets, some folding, errata slips tipped into vol.4 & 5, some foxing, upper hinge of vol.1 split, bookplate of John Lancaster on front paste-downs, original blind-stamped cloth, spines a little faded, 8vo, 1839-40.*** Vol.1 contains Memoirs of the Life ... by John Davy.
Diesel (Rudolf) Theorie und Konstruktion eines rationellen Warmemotors ... , first edition, 3 folding plates, signature on title, Berlin, 1893; Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor, translated by Bryan Donkin, first English edition, 3 folding plates, 32pp. publisher's catalogue at end, London and New York, 1894, original cloth, 8vo
Drewry (Charles Stewart) A Memoir on Suspension Bridges, first edition, 7 folding and/or double-page lithographed plates, ex-Franklin Institute Library copy with ink and perforated stamp on title, ink stamps on other leaves, slight water-staining to head of title, lightly browned and spotted, modern half morocco, [Skempton 400], 1832 ~ Whipple (Squire) An Elementary and Practical Treatise on Bridge Building, second edition, frontispiece, 44pp. publisher's catalogue at end, original cloth, rebacked preserving original spine and recased, new endpapers, New York, 1873 ~ Dempsey (G.Drysdale) Tubular and other Iron Girder Bridges, particularly describing the Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges, 4pp. advertisements at beginning, wood-engraved illustrations, original limp cloth, paper label on upper cover, faded, 1850 ~ Welch (Charles) History of The Tower Bridge, frontispiece and illustrations, some soiling, ex-library copy with bookplates on front paste-down, contemporary half morocco, t.e.g., others uncut, 1894, all but the first rubbed, [the last two Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.]; and 3 others, bridges, 8vo & 4to (7).
Emerson (William) Mechanics; or the Doctrine of Motion, first edition, 9 folding plates, corners of first 5 ff, and edge of one plate restored, J.Nourse, 1769; The Projection of the Sphere, second edition, 12 folding plates, J.Nourse, 1769; The Laws of Centripetal and Centrifugal Force, 6 folding plates, without advertisment f. at end, [1769], 3 works in 1 vol., stained and marked, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, 8vo.
Euler (Leonhard) Mechanica sive motus scientia analytice, 2 vol., first edition, engraved head-piece and 32 plates, some foxing, vol.1 with light water-staining, ex-Signet Library copy with shelf-number in ink on front free endpapers and label on paste-downs stamped withdrawn, nineteenth century sprinkled calf, gilt, gilt Signet arms on covers, rebacked preserving old gilt spines and recornered, a little rubbed, preserved in modern morocco-backed cloth drop-back boxes, 4to, St.Petersburg, 1736. *** Famous work on mechanics by one of the outstanding mathematicians of all time.
Fairbairn (William) An Account of the Construction of the Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges ... , first edition, folding engraved frontispiece, 19 engraved or lithographed plates only (of 20, lacking plate 9), some with aquatint, all but 2 folding, illustrations, final 2 ff. of text (Letters from Mr. Ross) duplicated and bound into preface, frontispiece torn (no loss), some spotting, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1849.
Fairbairn (William) The Principles of Mechanism and Machinery of Transmission, second American edition, illustrations, 4pp. publisher's catalogue at end, browned, leaves brittle and frayed with some marginal tears and defects, title laid down, ex-library copy with stamps, modern half russet morocco, spine gilt, Philadelphia, 1871; Two Lectures on the Construction of Boilers, and on Boiler Explosions ... , illustrations, browned, brittle and chipped at edges, preserved in modern wrappers, cloth portfolio, 1851; Treatise on Iron Ship Building ... , first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece, 3 folding lithographed plates, illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, foxed, original cloth, rubbed and faded, rebacked, 1865, 8vo (3).
Fuss (Nicolaus) Versuch einer Theorie des Widerstandes zwey- und vierradriger Fuhrwerke, auf Fahrwegen jeder Art, first edition, engraved plate at end, small hole in title (no loss), browned, plate a little damp-stained, old paste-paper boards, paper labels on upper cover and spine, a little worn, 4to, Copenhagen, 1798. *** Proposing mathematical formulae for the resistance of wheeled vehicles on roads.
Girard (Pierre Simon) Traite Analytique de la Resistance des Solides, et des Solides d'Egale Resistance ... , first edition, half-title, errata leaf, 9 folding engraved plates at end, a few ink annotations in contemporary hand, one or two ink stains, lightly spotted, nineteenth century marbled boards, a little rubbed, rebacked in morocco, spine gilt, 4to, Paris, An VI [1798]. *** The first book published on the strength of materials, as well as the first practical treatise on elasticity.
Halley (Edmond) Correspondence and Papers ... , edited by Eugene Fairfield MacPike, first edition, Oxford, 1932 ~ [Conder (F.R.)] Personal Recollections of English Engineers, and of the introduction of the railway system into the United Kingdom, 1868 ~ Smiles (Samuel) The Autobiography, edited by Thomas Mackay, some spotting, New York, 1905, half-titles, the first and second with portraits, original cloth, slightly rubbed, the last with faded spine, [the last two not in Bib. Mech. Cat.], 8vo (5).
Harvey (William) The Anatomical Exercises ... concerning the motion of the Heart and Blood, 3 parts in 1, first English edition, minor foxing and soiling, contemporary mottled sheep, extremities worn, joints cracking, preserved in modern morocco-backed boards drop-back box, [Wing H1084; Wellcome III, p.219], 8vo, for Richard Lowndes ... and Math. Gilliflower, 1673.
Haupt (Herman) General Theory of Bridge Construction ... , 16 plates on 14 sheets, 4pp. advertisements at end, ?lacking half-title or frontispiece, New York, 1862; Street Railway Motors ... , half-title, 32pp. catalogue at end, Philadelphia & London, 1893; Reminiscences of General Herman Haupt, edited by Frank Abial Flower, Limited Autograph Edition, one of 900 copies signed by the author, In Memoriam leaf tipped in after title, plates, n.p., privately printed, 1901, all ex-Franklin Institute Library copies with perforated stamp on titles and labels, original cloth, the last t.e.g., others uncut, the first rubbed and faded, 8vo (3).
Herschel (Clemens) Continuous, Revolving Drawbridges: the Principles of their Construction, first edition, 10 folding heliotype plates, diagrams, foxing, original cloth, [Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.], Boston, 1875 ~ Barlow (Peter) A Treatise on the Strength of Timber, Cast and Malleable Iron, edited by I.F.Heather, 16 folding plates, all foxed, original cloth, 1851 ~ Beardslee (Lester Anthony) Experiments on the Strength of Wrought-Iron and of Chain-Cables, frontispiece, perforated and ink stamps of Franklin Institute, original cloth, spine ends chipped, New York, 1879, 8vo (3).
Hutton (Charles) A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, 2 vol., first edition, 37 engraved plates, woodcut diagrams in text, slight stain to upper margin of first plate of vol.1, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, corners, joints and head and feet of spines repaired, new vol. no. labels, 4to, 1796-95. *** The first extensive English mathematical dictionary with biographical detail, including balloons, anemometers, diving bells, fire engines, electrical machines, microscopes, steam engines and canals.
Johnson (Walter R.) Comparison of Experiments on American and Foreign Building Stones to determine their Relative Strength and Durability, first edition, 20pp. offprint from 'The American Journal of Science and Arts', vol.XI, Second Series, January 1851, slight browning at edges, ex-Franklin Institute Library copy with ink number at head of title and label, modern wrappers, preserved in cloth folder, 8vo, New Haven, 1850.
Kelvin (William Thomson, Lord) and Peter Guthrie Tait. Treatise on Natural Philosophy, vol.1 (all published), first edition, one gathering becoming loose, Oxford, 1867; Elements of Natural Philosophy, Part 1 (all published), Oxford, 1873; Treatise on Natural Philosophy, Part 1 (all published), 2 vol., Cambridge, 1890, half-titles, diagrams, advertisement leaf at beginning of the last, the second and third with ink signatures on titles, original cloth, a little rubbed, 8vo (4).
Kelvin (William Thomson, Lord) Mathematical and Physical Papers, 6 vol., first edition, half-titles, vol.3 with errata slip tipped in after errata leaf and advertisement leaf at end, vol.6 with advertisement leaf at beginning, 29 plates and tables, some folding, illustrations, ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper of some volumes with portrait of Kelvin laid down on front paste-down of vol.1, a few pencilled annotations, original green cloth, 8vo, Cambridge, 1882-1911.
Kelvin (William Thomson, Lord) Notes of Lectures on Molecular Dynamics, and the Wave Theory of Light. Delivered at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, first edition, papyrographic reproduction, original cloth, very slightly rubbed, Baltimore, 1884; and a copy of the first letterpress printing published in 1904, 4to &8vo. *** Reproduction of stenographer's handwritten text compiled from his short-hand notes taken during the lectures.
Kircher (Athanasius) Phonurgia nova sive conjugium mechanico-physicum artis & naturae paranympha phonosophia concinnatum, first edition, engraved frontispiece, title-vignette, portrait, 2 plates and 17 illustrations in text, woodcut decorations and illustrations and diagrams throughout, lacking half-title(?) and final blank, frontispiece defective at fore-edge lacking a portion c.8cm x 2cm, some spotting, lightly water-stained causing contemporary ink inscription at foot of title to run (and a little frayed), one or two other stains, modern sprinkled calf, [Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.], folio, Kempten, R.Dreherr, 1673. *** On acoustics.
Kohn (Ferdinand) Iron and Steel Manufacture ... , first edition, frontispiece and 64 plates, one or two double-page, foxed, mostly at beginning and end, modern half morocco, large 4to, London & New York, [1868]. *** Recording the contemporary progress in iron and steel technology in Britain, the United States and on the Continent.
Lamb (Horace) A Treatise on the Mathematical Theory of the Motion of Fluids, first edition, half-title, advertisement leaf and 40pp. catalogue at end, ink library stamp on some leaves, spotted, original cloth, Cambridge, 1879; Hydrodynamics, half-title, ex-Franklin Institute Library copy with bookplate on front paste-down, original cloth, spine frayed at head, Cambridge, 1895; The Principle of Virtual Velocities ... , edited by H.H.Jeffcott, original printed boards, spine repaired, Institution of Civil Engineers, 1923; The Evolution of Mathematical Physics, being the Rouse Ball Lecture for 1924, first edition, folding table, original printed wrappers, frayed at edges, Cambridge, 1924, diagrams, rubbed, the last two preserved in modern cloth drop-back boxes, 8vo (4). *** The second is an expanded and revised version of the first.
MacLaurin (Colin) Piece qui a remporte le Prix de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, first edition, woodcut device on title and decorations, folding engraved plate, modern marbled boards, [Not in NUC], 4to, Paris, 1724. *** Extremely rare prize-winning paper entitled Demonstration des Loix du Choc des Corps, later incorporated into his Treatise on Fluxions, 1742.
Marzagaglia (Gaetano) Nuova Difesa dell'Antica Misura delle Forze Motrici, first edition, woodcut device on title, charming woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials, errata/approbation leaf at end, woodcut diagrams, very lightly water-stained, contemporary marbled paper-backed limp boards, uncut, manuscript label on spine, old library shelf numbers in red on upper cover, 4to, Verona, 1746.*** Opposing the method for calculating kinetic energy proposed by Leibnitz.
Maxwell (James Clerk) The Scientific Papers, edited by W.D.Niven, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 3 engraved portraits on india paper and mounted, 12 plates, advertisement leaf at end of vol.2, a few leaves lightly soiled and chipped at edges, ex-library copy with stamps, original cloth, rebacked preserving original spines, rubbed, spines faded, 4to, Cambridge, 1890.
Mayer (Julius Robert von) Die organische Bewegung in ihrem Zusammenhange mit dem Stoffwechsel, first edition, errata leaf at end, some spotting, original printed wrappers with small ink stamp on upper cover, spine missing, stitching broken, cloth chemise and slip-case, [Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.], 8vo, Heilbronn, C.Drechsler, 1845. *** Mayer's most original paper, extending the ideal of force conservation to magnetic, electrical, and chemical forces, and describing the basic force conversions of the organic world.
Meissner (Georg) and H.Hederich. Die Hydraulik und die hydraulischen Motoren, 3 vol. in 4, vol.1 and 2 second edition, 177 folding lithograph plates, contemporary morocco-backed boards, slightly rubbed, 8vo, Jena, Hermann Costenoble, 1870-99. (4). *** Hederich edited the first two volumes and wrote the last.
Meyer (Oskar Emil) Die Kinetische Theorie der Gase, first edition, half-title, errata leaf at end, contemporary half morocco, joints rubbed, Breslau, 1877; The Kinetic Theory of Gases, translated by Robert E. Baynes, first English edition, half-title, 32pp. catalogue at end, name in green ink at head of title, some markings and annotations in pencil, original cloth, rubbed, 1899; and a bound volume of articles by Meyer, 8vo (3).
Monge (Gaspard) Geometrie Descriptive ... , first edition, half-title, 27 folding engraved plates, lightly spotted, later ink library stamp at foot of title and inscription on front free endpaper, old boards, leather spine and corners renewed in cloth, rather worn, 4to, Paris, An VII [1799]. *** A new branch of mathematics developed by a significant Revolutionary figure.
Morgan (Dr.) Six Philosophical Dissertations, first English edition, list of subscribers, 3 folding engraved plates, modern marbled wrappers, cloth drop-back box, [Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.], 4to, Cambridge, 1770. *** The subjects are: The Mechanical Powers, Elastic Bodies, Falling Bodies, The Cycloid, The Parabola and The Rain-Bow.
Muirhead (James Patrick) The Origin and Progress of the Mechanical Inventions of James Watt ... , 3 vol., first edition, large paper copy, half-titles in vol.1 & 2 only, engraved portrait frontispieces on india paper and mounted, engraved plates, many folding, illustrations, mounts of frontispieces rather browned with one or two marginal tears and some water-staining, modern cloth-backed boards, uncut and mostly unopened, 4to, 1854.
Muybridge (Eadweard) The Human Figure in Motion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Muscular Actions, first edition, 1901; Animals in Motion ... , fifth impression, 1925, plates and illustrations, the first with ink signature on title and some soiling, original cloth, rubbed and faded, the first rebacked preserving original spine and recased, oblong 4to (2).
Newton (Sir Isaac) Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, edited by Thomas Le Seur and Francis Jacquier, 2 vol ... , Glasgow, 1833 ~ Wright (J.M.F.) A Commentary on Newton's Principia, 2 vol., 1833, together 4 vol., diagrams, some spotting and light browning, uniform modern morocco-backed marbled boards, uncut, spines gilt, [Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.] ~ Brougham (Henry, Lord) and E.L.Routh. Analytical View of Sir Isaac Newton's Principia, first edition, diagrams, title very lightly foxed, original cloth, rubbed and faded, split at foot of spine, 1855 ~ Brewster (David) The Life of Sir Isaac Newton, 12pp. catalogue on yellow paper at beginning, 2 advertisement leaves, engraved portrait, foxed and water-stained at beginning and end, original printed cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, worn and stained, New York, [Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.], 1831; and 4 others on Newton, 8vo & 12mo (10).
Nystrom (John William) A Treatise on Screw Propellers and their Steam-engines ... also, a full description of a calculating machine, first edition, half-title, 32 lithographed plates, 2 folding, advertisement leaf for the calculator and 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, foxed, original pictorial cloth, gilt, a little worn at corners and head and foot of spine, 8vo, Philadelphia, 1852.
Pardies (Ignace Gaston) Oeuvres de Mathematiques contenant les Elemens de Geometrie, Discours du Mouvement Local, La Statique et Deux Machines propres a faire les Cadrans, 2 parts in 1 vol., first collected edition, 4pp. publisher's catalogue at end of preliminaries, 2 engraved plates, 1 folding, errata leaf at end, individual titles with woodcut devices, woodcut decorations, illustrations and diagrams, small ink ownership note in contemporary hand on title and another on front free endpaper, Harrison D.Hoblit copy with booklabel on front paste-down, contemporary calf, rubbed, 12mo, The Hague, Adrian Moetjens, 1691.
Peirce (Benjamin) Physical and Celestial Mechanics, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author inscribed at head of title and on front free endpaper, list of subscribers, folding plate at end lightly browned, modern half calf, 4to, Boston, 1855. *** Peirce is sometimes referred to as the father of pure mathematics in the United States. This is one of his most original creations and the first American textbook in the field.
Pitcairn (Archibald) The Whole Works ... Wherein are Discovered, the True Foundation and Principles of the Art of Physic. With Cases and Observations upon most Distempers and Medicines, translated by George Sewell and J.T.Desaguliers, second edition, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials, foxed, particularly title and first few leaves, hole in outer margin of A3, contemporary ink inscription on front free endpaper, modern morocco-backed cloth, 1727; Opera omnia medica, title in red and black, some light foxing, modern library cloth, Leiden, 1737, [Not in Bib. Mech. Cat.], 8vo & 4to (2).
Planck (Max) Vorlesungen uber die Theorie der Warmestrahlung, first edition, Leipzig, 1906; Einfuhrung in die Mechanik deformierbarer Korper, first edition, original cloth-backed printed boards, Leipzig, 1919; The Mechanics of Deformable Bodies ... , 1932; Scientific Autobiography and other papers, translated by Frank Gaynor, 1950, all but the second original cloth, slightly rubbed, 8vo (4).
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