Chemistry.- Wilson (Benjamin) A Series of Experiments on the subject of Phosphori, and their Prismatic Colours..., second edition, lacking final advertisement leaf, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red roan label, rubbed, splits to joints, corners worn, John Nourse, 1776 § Huxham (John) Medical and Chemical Observations upon Antimony, first separate edition, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, a few spots, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, a few gouges, rebacked, [Duveen 304; Wellcome III, 323], J.Hinton, 1756 § Payen (Anselme) Mémoires sur les Développements des Végétaux, first edition in book form, presentation copy from the author to the chemist and colour-theorist Michel Chevreul inscribed on front free endpaper, half-title, 16 folding engraved plates, 11 hand-coloured, some foxing, light water-staining to lower margin affecting a few plates, bookplate of the nutritionist John Yudkin, original cloth-backed printed boards, rubbed, Paris, 1844; and 3 others, 8vo & 4to (6)
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Computing.- Wilkes (Maurice V.), David J. Wheeler and Stanley Gill. The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer. With special reference to the EDSAC and the use of a library of subroutines, first edition, two photographic illustrations, ink ownership inscription to pastedown, UK distribution label to foot of title, very occasional correction and annotation in ink, light spotting to rear pastedown and fore-edge, original cloth, corners and spine ends lightly rubbed, 8vo, Cambridge, Mass., 1951.⁂ The first full-length book on computer programming to be published.
Davy (Sir Humphry).- Journal of Science and the Arts, Vol.I, 2 parts in 1, 12 engraved plates, 3 folding, some light spotting, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, lower joint split, 1816 § Paris (John Ayrton) The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, first edition, engraved portrait and folding facsimile letter, both foxed, portrait also water-stained, stamp removed from foot of title, engraved bookplate of Thomas Martin, original cloth, uncut, rubbed and faded, rebacked preserving original spine with paper label, 1831; and another by Davy, 8vo & 4to (3)⁂ The first includes the following papers by or relating to Davy: 'On the Wire-gauze Safe-lamps for preventing Explosions from Fire-Damp, and for giving Light in Explosive Atmospheres in Coal Mines', pp.1-5; 'On Aqua-regia, or Nitro-muratic Acid', pp.67-68; 'On the Analogies between the undecompounded Substances, and on the Constitution of Acids', pp.283-288; 'On the Prussic Basis and Acid', pp.288-289; 'A Letter on the Practical Application of the Wire-Gauze Safe-lamp, from John Buddle...', pp. 302-305; 'Observations on the preceding Letter', by Sir H.Davy, pp.305-307. It also includes 'Demonstrations of some of Dr.Matthew Stewart's General Theorems; to which is added, an Account of some new Properties of the Circle' by Charles Babbage.
Engineering.- Faujas de Saint-Fond (Barthélemi) Recherches sur la Pouzzolane, sur la Théorie de la Chaux et sur la Cause de le Dureté du Mortier, only separate edition, half-title, ink signature to title, contemporary marbled wrappers, uncut, rubbed, rebacked, preserved in modern cloth portfolio, Grenoble & Paris, 1778 § Totten (J.G., translator) Essays on Hydraulic and Common Mortars and on Lime-Burning, first edition, half-title, 24pp. publishers' catalogue at end, light foxing, bookplate of the Earl of Lonsdale, original floral-embossed cloth, gilt, faded, New York, 1842 § Sganzin (Joseph Mathieu) Programmes ou Résumés des Leçons d'un Cours Construction, third edition, half-title, 10 engraved plates, most folding, [Bib.Mechanica 293/4], Paris, 1821 bound with Delaistre (J.R.) Encyclopédie de l'Ingénieur, ou Dictionnaire des Ponts et Chaussées...Collection de Planches, Atlas only (without the 3 text vol.), 57 engraved plates, mostly double-page and/or folding, Paris, 1812, together 2 works in 1 vol., contemporary half calf, rebacked, new corners; and another on the strength of materials, 4to & 8vo (4)⁂ The first item concerns the properties of pouzzolana, a mixture of volcanic ash used by the Romans to construct mortar and a type of cement.
Gases.- Strutt (John William, Lord Rayleigh) and William Ramsay. Argon, a New Constituent of the Atmosphere, first edition in book form, illustrations, tables, prospectus loosely inserted, modern cloth, original printed wrappers bound in (slightly marked), Washington, D.C., 1896 § Bunsen (Robert) Gasometrische Methoden, first edition, lacking half-title but with errata leaf at end, illustrations, light foxing, upper outer corner of title cut away not affecting text (repaired), Honeyman copy with small gilt-stamped book-label to front pastedown, contemporary half calf, rebacked, corners repaired, Braunschweig, 1857 § Cavendish (Henry) Three Papers, containing Experiments on Factitious Air, extract from 'Philosophical Transactions' vol.56, pp.141-184, first edition, folding engraved plate, modern boards, 1766 § Hunter (Francis) Dissertatio chemica inauguralis, de aetheribus..., only edition, presentation copy from the author to A.Solomon inscribed at head of errata leaf (slightly cropped), later cloth, rubbed, Edinburgh, 1808; and another on mine air, v.s. (5)⁂ The first is on the discovery of argon, for which Lord Rayleigh received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1904. Ramsay received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry the same year for the discovery of argon and other inert gases.
Gas-lighting.- Accum (Fredrick) A Practical Treatise on Gas-Light..., first edition, 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 2 folding, some shaving edge of image, contemporary ink signature to head of title, title browned, some light soiling or offsetting, final plate a little stained, modern calf-backed marbled boards, red morocco label, [Abbey, Life 436], 8vo, 1815.⁂ Iconic work on gas-light technology which did much towards London and other major cities installing it to light houses, streets etc. The fine plates depict machinery, apparatus, and light fittings & chandeliers.
Hydrostatics & Hydrodynamics.- Mariotte (Edme) The Motion of Water, and other Fluids. Being a Treatise of Hydrostaticks...with A Little Treatise...giving Practical Rules for Fountains..., translated by J.T.Desaguliers, first edition in English, 7 folding engraved plates, advertisement leaf at end, an excellent clean copy, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, upper joint split, lower corners bumped, J.Senex, 1718 § Bossut (Charles, Abbé) Traité Élémentaire d'Hydrodynamique, 2 vol., first edition, without half-titles, with titles in red & black, 16 folding engraved plates, occasional light soiling or staining, contemporary calf, spines gilt, a little rubbed, Paris, C.-.Jombert, 1771, 8vo & 4to (3)
NO RESERVE Lead.- Sainte Albine (Pierre Remond de) Mémoire sur le Laminage du Plomb, third edition, title with engraved vignette of foundry, woodcut ornament, 3 folding engraved plates by Dheulland, light spotting to title, contemporary sprinkled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, corners a little worn, upper joint and spine ends repaired, small 8vo, Paris, Jacques Guerin, 1746.⁂ First illustrated edition of this scarce work on rolled-sheet lead for roofing and gutters, first published in 1731. Rolled lead had been in use in Britain since 1670 but there was resistance in France from the guild of plumbers. Sainte-Albine defends the advantages of rolled sheet versus cast lead and explains the manufacturing techniques.
Light.- Biot (Jean Baptiste) Recherches Expérimentales et Mathématiques sur les mouvemens des molécules de la Lumière..., 5 folding engraved plates, tables, some foxing, University of Glasgow prize presentation label signed by James Thomson to front pastedown, contemporary half calf, rubbed, spine gilt, upper joint and spine ends repaired, 4to, Paris, Firmin Didot, 1814.⁂ James Thomson (1786-1849), Irish mathematician notable for his role in the formation of the thermodynamics school at Glasgow University, father of the physicists James Thomson and Lord Kelvin.
Biology & Botany.- Bonnet (Charles) Considerations sur les Corps Organisés, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, titles with engraved vignettes and contemporary ink signature, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, neatly rebacked preserving old gilt spines, corners repaired, [Wellcome II, 200], Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey, 1762 § Raspail (F.V.) Nouveau Système de Physiologie Végétale et de Botanique, 3 vol. including Atlas, engraved plates, light spotting, contemporary half mottled calf, red & green labels, rubbed, spines torn, Paris, 1837, 8vo (5)⁂ Bonnet, one of the fathers of modern biology, was one of the first to investigate photosynthesis.
Magnetism.- Ward (Samuel) Magnetis reductorium theologicum tropologicum..., first edition, second issue with preliminaries reprinted and table of contents added, engraved frontispiece, imprimatur to verso of title, light water-staining (mostly marginal), contemporary limp vellum, a little soiled and marked, [STC 25028], A[ugustine] M[atthewes], 1637 § Michell (John) Traités sur les Aimans Artificiels, translated by P.Rivoire, first edition in French, 4 folding engraved plates, very occasional soiling, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, upper cover a little stained and with small repairs, spine ends repaired, Paris, Hippolyte-Louis Guérin, 1752, 8vo & 12mo (2)⁂ The first mentioned is a curious little treatise offering a spiritual interpretation to various properties of the magnet. The second is a translation of Michell's important treatise containing recognition of the law of the inverse square for magnetic attraction and repulsion, first published in Cambridge as Treatise of Artificial Magnets in 1750.
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Manufacturing.- [Macquer (Philippe)] Dictionnaire Portatif des Arts et Metiers..., 3 vol., first edition, light spotting and browning, slight worming to inner front board and a couple of leaves of vol.3, contemporary mottled boards, slightly worn, together in modern cloth slip-case, Yverdon, 1766-67 § Aikin (A.) On Tanning and Leather-Dressing, bound with 5 other papers by the same on timber, saccharine substances, corn-mills, cotton, artificial light & candles, all reprinted from 'Transactions of the Society of Arts, Manufactures, Commerce, &c.', signatures of W.O.Aikin and A.J.Aikin to front free endpaper, modern cloth-backed boards, 1834-39 § Clark (R.Ingham) A Few Notes on Varnishes and Fossil Resins, only edition, illustrations by James West, original pictorial cloth, [1891] § Schmidt (Dr.C.H.) Der Fabricant von Kautschuk- und Guttapercha-Waaren, only edition, 8 folding plates, foxed, light water-staining at beginning, old ink library stamp to title, old half cloth, rubbed, Weimar, 1856; and 9 others on manufacturing including a few trade catalogues, 8vo & 4to (15)⁂ The last item, on the manufacture of rubber and gutta percha, is rare; WorldCat locates a few copies on the Continent but only one in the UK (BL). The product was used for drive belts, gromits, insulation, shock absorbers for railway wagons, and for many medical & surgical items such as elastic bandages, straps, pads, supports, tubes, catheters, breast pumps etc.
Mechanics.- Lagrange (Joseph Louis) Mecanique Analytique, 2 vol. in 1, second edition, half-titles, some foxing and light water-staining, modern calf-backed boards, Paris, 1811-15 § [Emerson (William)] The Principles of Mechanics, third edition, 43 folding engraved plates, errata leaf, title browned and with contemporary ink signature at head crossed out, light water-staining to lower edge of plates, later sheep, spine gilt, rubbed and faded, G.Robinson, 1773 § [Rohault (Jacques)] A Treatise of Mechanicks, translated by Thomas Watts, second edition in English, lacking initial advertisement leaf, with 4 folding engraved plates (wrinkled by damp), engraved bookplate of George Home Drummond of Blair Drummond, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, for Edward Symon, 1717, 4to & 8vo (3)⁂ The first item, Lagrange's masterpiece, contains the discovery of the general equations of motions of any system of bodies, and laid the foundations of modern mechanics.
Pascoli (Alessandro) Del moto, che nei mobili si rifonde per impulso esteriore trattato Fisico-Matematico, first edition, half-title, title in red & black with engraved device, engraved initials, woodcut tail-piece, 7 folding engraved plates, contemporary vellum, slight worming, corners and spine ends worn, Rome, G.M.Salvioni, 1723 § Magalotti (Lorenzo) Lettere Scientifiche, ed Erudite, half-title, eoodcut ornaments and initials, contemporary vellum, Venice, Domenico Occhi, 1756, both a little rubbed; and another, 4to (3)⁂ The first deals with the motion of bodies due to external impact; the second is a series of letters concerning air pressure, attraction of rubbed amber, magnet in vacuo, snow, comets, light, wine, odours, snake venom, circulation of the blood etc.
Perfumery.- Piesse (G.W.Septimus) The Art of Perfumery, 24pp. catalogue at end, G7 & 8 torn and repaired, ink ownership inscriptions to half-title and front pastedown, original pictorial blue cloth, gilt, rubbed, upper joint repaired at head, new label, preserved in modern cloth slip-case, 1855 § Rimmel (Eugene) The Book of Perfumes, some light spotting, modern half calf, 1865, both first editions, with wood-engraved plates and illustrations; and another copy of the first, 8vo (3)
Radioactivity.- Aston (F.W.) Isotopes, first edition, some light foxing, original blue cloth, lower cover lightly stained and warped, [PMM 412], 1922 § Strutt (R.J.) The Becquerel Rays and the Properties of Radium, first edition, small ink ownership stamp to title, portion cut away from front free endpaper, some spotting, original cloth, spine a little rubbed and faded, 1904 § Curie (Pierre) Oeuvres, first collected edition, photogravure frontispiece, some foxing, modern cloth, original printed wrappers bound in (rubbed and frayed, repaired), uncut, [PMM 394b], Paris, 1908, plates and illustrations; and 4 others on radioactivity and nuclear science, 8vo (7)⁂ Aston, assistant to J.J.Thomson, developed the mass spectrograph to measure atomic weights; R.J.Strutt was the son of the physicist Lord Rayleigh and his work on alpha radiation was later proved by Rutherford; Pierre Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 with his wife Marie and Henri Becquerel for their research into radioactivity.
Technology.- Librairie Commerciale, publishers. Le Mécanicien Moderne, 2 vol., 10 chromolithographed plates, all but one with multiple flaps, endpapers a little nibbled by insects, [c.1905] § Desarces (Henri) Grande Encyclopédie de Mécanique et d'Électricité, Atlas vol. only, 20 chromolithographed plates with multiple flaps on thick card mounted on stubs, [1913] § Hettinger (P.) Travail et Progrè au XXème Siècle exposant les Inventions et Applications Industrielles, Atlas vol. only, 7 chromolithographed plates with multiple flaps on thick card, one flap detached, explanatory leaves rather brittle and slightly chipped at edges, 1907, occasional light spotting, all original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, the first slightly faded, Paris; and 2 others, 4to & oblong folio; sold not subject to return (6)
Young (Thomas) A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts, 2 vol., second edition, 43 double-page plates, most engraved, one or two printed in Baxter's oil colours, original cloth, 1845 § Watson (William) A Sequel to the Experiments and Observations tending to illustrate the Nature and Properties of Electricity, second edition, folding engraved plate, title and final leaf a little soiled, modern stiff wrappers, uncut, C.Davis, 1746 § Reichenbach (Charles von) Physico-Physiological Researches on the Dynamics of Magnetism, Electricity, Heat, Light...in their relations to Vital Force, first edition in English, folding plate, original cloth, 1851 § Einstein (Albert) & Leopold Infeld. The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from the Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta, first English edition, Cambridge, 1938 § Shockley (William) Electrons and Holes in Semiconductors..., first edition, pencil annotations, New York, Toronto & London, 1950, plates and illustrations, all but the second original cloth, the first rebacked preserving original spines, a little rubbed, some spines faded; and 13 others on physics, 8vo (19)
Early 20th century 9ct rose gold double tapering Albert chain, each link stamped 9 375 by Herbert Bushell & Son Ltd, Birmingham, with one yellow gold clip and a 9ct gold fob by the same maker, Birmingham 1921 and a 19th century gilt and glass fob seal depicting a gentleman bust Condition Report:9ct approx 37.1gm, length = 41.5cm, one clip with Herbert Bushell mark (rubbed) the other yellow clip stamped 9.375, a few light rub marks otherwise good condition, seal fob nibbles to glass, 4cm
Rolex Precision 9ct gold ladies manual wind wristwatch, case No. 165927, Chester 1951, on gilt strap, with additional 9ct gold strap, hallmarkedCondition Report:9ct back case and 9ct gold strap only approx 10.2gm, movement currently functioning, dial discoloured, mcase diameter = 21mm, , few light scratches to glass
Omega Geneve gentleman's automatic gold-plated wristwatch, with date aperture, on black leather strap, boxedCondition Report:Movement currently working one very small spot to dial otherwise good, light scratches to glass, cannot remove back case too tight, deep scratches around back case where tools used to open before, case diameter = 34mm
Two Gucci Shelly Line quartz wristwatches, white and green dial with gilt Roman numeral hour markers and GG logo back cases, both on green leather straps and both boxedCondition Report:Movements not working (battery required) not guaranteed, watch with green back case has a few light scratches otherwise good, other black back case watch scratched to reverse and rubbed around bezel, buckle to green back case watch original however not original leather strap, other on a Seiko green strap
Platinum three stone old cut diamond ring, total diamond weight approx 2.30 caratCondition Report:Tested as platinum, approx 4gm, size K-L, middle diamond 0.80 carat, side diamonds 0.65 carat and 0.85 carat, diamond bright with good movement, large culets, light yellow hue colour to all three, one side diamond has very small chip to girdle edge, good clarity, very light feathering in areas - visible under a 10x loop eye clean, shank and setting in good condition
Tune Guitar Technology Japan five string bass, with ebony fingerboard, the maple headstock and body are capped with Indian Rosewood on top of a black veneer spacer, gold plated hardware. 34" Scale length.The bass is generally in good order with no damages or repairs. The body has some light marks and scratches around the edges of the lower bouts, as well as some scratches and very shallow dents to the tip of the headstock. Non of these marks are deep or defacing. There is clothing marks to the back of the body. The gold hardware is tarnished and some places worn slightly. The neck is straight and the action low, perhaps too low for some tastes and could perhaps do with raising to loose some fret buzz from the lower strings. The electrics have not been checked as we do not have an amplifier.
T. Earle Hesketh violin, Grand Model Guarnerius del Gesu, single piece back with red brown varnish, No. GHY, dated 1938, with case and two unmarked bows and original sale receipt.The violin was played professionally by Robert Colderley who trained at the London College of Music. The instrument is accompanied by the original sale receipt when it was purchased by William Colderley, Robert's father in 1938. The online images illustrated Robert Colderley's LCM certificate however this is not included with the lot. The violin is in good general order but would benefit from a good clean up and restring. There is no soundpost split to back or belly and there are no obvious repairs. The violin has been laying dormant for a large number of years with relatives of Robert Colderley and it has not been played since he died. There are areas of surface dirt such as in the corners and around the neck join. There is also some light coloured marks which look to be on the surface of the varnish in the fluting at the top of the scroll see images 11 and 12 online. There is some minor dents, marks and wear to the edges of the instrument, mainly to the spruce of the belly as you would normally expect to see from a working violin. The belly has minor dents and scuffs in the lower bout on the treble side and upper bout bass side as well as a scuff under the tailpiece from the brass fine tuners. There are scuffs to the varnish on the back and minor bubbling to the varnish on the side of the peg box treble side. The varnish is worn on the treble upper bout rib from the player’s hand resting on the instrument when not playing it.The violin is in good general order but would benefit from a good clean up and restring. There is no soundpost split to back or belly and there are no obvious repairs. The violin has been laying dormant for a large number of years with relatives of Robert Colderley and it has not been played since he died. There are areas of surface dirt such as in the corners and around the neck join. There is also some light coloured marks which look to be on the surface of the varnish in the fluting at the top of the scroll see images 11 and 12 online. There is some minor dents, marks and wear to the edges of the instrument, mainly to the spruce of the belly as you would normally expect to see from a working violin. The belly has minor dents and scuffs in the lower bout on the treble side and upper bout bass side as well as a scuff under the tailpiece from the brass fine tuners. There are scuffs to the varnish on the back and minor bubbling to the varnish on the side of the peg box treble side. The varnish is worn on the treble upper bout rib from the player’s hand resting on the instrument when not playing it.
Lehmann-Gross-Bahn (LGB) G Scale track, accessories and more to include 50118 transformer, 55105 MZS-Starter Set 2 (55005p + 55016p), 3x 50500 street light, 10310 buffer stop with lamp, 10090 adjustable track, 50600 truss bridge, 50010 fluid, 50650 crossing gates, 19902 station track set, 10210 rack rails and 10610 straight track (6 pieces), all items boxed or bagged. A loose 5012N green signal box, a loose 1030 track buffer bumper stop. Also, a boxed Massoth roller test-bed set for LGB and two bags of Hillmans Rail Clamps (332-015 and 332-01). Three Model Power G scale black iron fences in packaging, three bags of brown plastic pylons. Not all phQty: 12
Chinese Miniatures From the Life of a Chinese Lady, edited by Dr. Rudolf Payer Thurn, text in German, Folio, Illustrated in colour, original portfolio with heavy paper boards, not complete, 12 illustration plates and title page, the twelve colours prints approximately 22cm high x 28cm high Condition Report: extensively losses and worn at spine and outside cornersthe prints with some light foxing stains and paper with creases mainly at the tops where stuck to mounting papercomprises twelve prints mounted on paper, depicting Chinese ladies in different daily activities. Those illustrations are said to have "come from the large collection of Chinese miniatures, which Emperor Franz acquired in 1826 from the English Consul General Watts for his private library''. Rudolf Payer-Thurn or Payer von Thurn, (1867-1932), German scholar, historian and librarian was director of the Vienna Trust Library, administrator of the Goethe Museum and vice-president of the Goethe Society of Vienna in the 1920s. Condition Report Disclaimer
A Chinese longquan celadon stem cup, Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), the cup covered inside and out with a light glaze of sea-green tone, except for the ring on the base which has burnt orange in the firing, 12.5cm diameter x 12.5cm height; and a Chinese blue and white 'Lotus' bowl, 15th century, Ming, decorated with lotus foliage, 17.2cm diameter (2)明 龙泉窑青釉高足杯明15世纪 青花缠枝莲纹碗Condition Report: The bowl extensively restored to one side and the glaze suffused with crazingThe stem cup with the glaze suffused with crazing and several cracks running through from the rim and on the lower half of the bodyCondition Report Disclaimer
After Thomas Daniell, RA (British 1749-1840), two hand coloured aquatints, Mausoleum of Sultan Chusero, near Allahabad and Near Currah, on the river Ganges and A view of Lucknow', published by Robert Bowyer at the Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, 61cm x 46cm to inner mount and two hand coloured aquatints, After Henry Salt (1780-1827), 'Poonan' and 'A View at Lucknow', published by William Miller, Albemarle Street, approximately 46cm high x 61cm to inner mount (4) Provenance: From a private Oxfordshire collection Condition Report: some light foxing an stains and marks to surfaceall framed an unexamined out of framesCondition Report Disclaimer
A Japanese Arita Porcelain Dish, of circular eight-lobed form resting on a short foot rim, decorated to the well in overglaze Kakiemon enamels and gilding with two exotic birds amid the branches of The Three Friends (Pine, Prunus and Bamboo), with a 'Batavian' brown rim, the base bears six spur marks, diameter 24.1cms, Late 17th-Early 18th CenturyCondition Report: Slight glaze wear and light scratchesCondition Report Disclaimer
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