Mensch Und Menschmaschine by Wiener, Norbert - 1952

The Red Lion in St Paul's Churchyard, London: R. & J. Bonwicke, 1707. "The Second edition, with the addition of many physical herbs and their vertues". 12mo (measures 165mm x 105mm), pp (6), 349, (29) (though errors in pagination mean that there are actually 411 pages of main text), slightly used and marked throughout, contemporary panelled calf, dull and cracke but very sound, early repairs to the corners, fairly recently rebacked with new calf spine, raised bands and title label. RARE. [Blanche Henrey 288.]. Second edition. Full-Leather. Good.

Lugduni Batavorum: Westenium, 1769. Latin text throughout. Title page, dedication leaf, pp 506, (ii), with seven engraved folding plates and one folding table, (slight damage to the margin of the ornithological plate), a little age-toning generally, endpapers unevenly browned, but otherwise very clean internally, bound in full contemporary polished calf, slight wear at the corners, joints cracking slightly, lacking a small piece at the head of the spine. [The students whose names appear on the dissertations were not necessarily their authors; it was their function to present the dissertation and defend it in public debate, but the responsibility for the content of the dissertation was largely that of the professor, in this case Linnaeus. The fact that Linnaeus cited the Amoenitates as the place of publication for plant names he credited to himself indicates that he was generally the principal author of the work. At the end of this volume is a list of "Editiones operum auctoris", including… Read More

Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields: J. Watts, 1734. Octavo, title-page printed in red and black, LACKING THE PORTRAIT FRONTISPIECE, pp [8], xxiv, [18], 389 [i], some age-toning throughout, the odd browning and fox spot but, overall, very clean and tight internally. Contemporary panelled calf, very neatly repaired and rebacked, the original spine laid down, a new morocco label, corners strengthened, new endpapers. [Hippocrates of Kos (c. 460 - c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles (Classical Greece), who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is often referred to as the "Father of Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized Ancient Greek medicine, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated (theurgy and philosophy),… Read More

PSA-CERTIFIED & SIGNED BY HARRISON SCHMITT along with his mission number, Apollo 17. Also inscribed as shown. Autograph has been PROFESSIONALLY AUTHENTICATED BY PSA/DNA and includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. Unread and as new but corner tips slightly rubbed (probably as issued). Copernicus Books 3rd printing issued with glossy pictorial boards in lieu of a dust jacket. EXTREMELY SCARCE with certified autograph. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Bk 3, signed by author.

Stratfod-upon-Avon: J. Ward, 1817. [1817 - 1821]. Three volumes bound in four, small octavo, illustrated with 38 hand-coloured plates by James Sowerby, pp x, 795,(i); xiv, 575,(i), slightly weak internally, otherwise clean wide-margined and untrimmed, original boards with paper labels, very worn, spines cracked, marked, frayed and pieces lacking, one board detached, RARE, particularly with the appendix, which contains much mycological records. [Thomas Purton was a surgeon who practised in London and in Alcester. He is particularly remembered for his mycological collections. This work was praised by Sir James Smith for its accuracy, but a little damned by Sir Charles Hastings for "its interminable additions, corrections and appendices". It is, nevertheless, a work of great detail and charm.]. First Edition. Boards. Good. Illus. by James Sowerby.

The Red Lion in St Paul's Churchyard, London: R. & J. Bonwicke, 1707. "The Second edition, with the addition of many physical herbs and their vertues". 12mo (measures 165mm x 105mm), pp (6), 349, (29) (though errors in pagination mean that there are actually 411 pages of main text), slightly used and marked throughout, contemporary panelled calf, dull and cracke but very sound, early repairs to the corners, fairly recently rebacked with new calf spine, raised bands and title label. RARE. [Blanche Henrey 288.]. Second edition. Full-Leather. Good.

Lugduni Batavorum: Westenium, 1769. Latin text throughout. Title page, dedication leaf, pp 506, (ii), with seven engraved folding plates and one folding table, (slight damage to the margin of the ornithological plate), a little age-toning generally, endpapers unevenly browned, but otherwise very clean internally, bound in full contemporary polished calf, slight wear at the corners, joints cracking slightly, lacking a small piece at the head of the spine. [The students whose names appear on the dissertations were not necessarily their authors; it was their function to present the dissertation and defend it in public debate, but the responsibility for the content of the dissertation was largely that of the professor, in this case Linnaeus. The fact that Linnaeus cited the Amoenitates as the place of publication for plant names he credited to himself indicates that he was generally the principal author of the work. At the end of this volume is a list of "Editiones operum auctoris", including… Read More

Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields: J. Watts, 1734. Octavo, title-page printed in red and black, LACKING THE PORTRAIT FRONTISPIECE, pp [8], xxiv, [18], 389 [i], some age-toning throughout, the odd browning and fox spot but, overall, very clean and tight internally. Contemporary panelled calf, very neatly repaired and rebacked, the original spine laid down, a new morocco label, corners strengthened, new endpapers. [Hippocrates of Kos (c. 460 - c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles (Classical Greece), who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is often referred to as the "Father of Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized Ancient Greek medicine, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated (theurgy and philosophy),… Read More

PSA-CERTIFIED & SIGNED BY HARRISON SCHMITT along with his mission number, Apollo 17. Also inscribed as shown. Autograph has been PROFESSIONALLY AUTHENTICATED BY PSA/DNA and includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. Unread and as new but corner tips slightly rubbed (probably as issued). Copernicus Books 3rd printing issued with glossy pictorial boards in lieu of a dust jacket. EXTREMELY SCARCE with certified autograph. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Bk 3, signed by author.

Stratfod-upon-Avon: J. Ward, 1817. [1817 - 1821]. Three volumes bound in four, small octavo, illustrated with 38 hand-coloured plates by James Sowerby, pp x, 795,(i); xiv, 575,(i), slightly weak internally, otherwise clean wide-margined and untrimmed, original boards with paper labels, very worn, spines cracked, marked, frayed and pieces lacking, one board detached, RARE, particularly with the appendix, which contains much mycological records. [Thomas Purton was a surgeon who practised in London and in Alcester. He is particularly remembered for his mycological collections. This work was praised by Sir James Smith for its accuracy, but a little damned by Sir Charles Hastings for "its interminable additions, corrections and appendices". It is, nevertheless, a work of great detail and charm.]. First Edition. Boards. Good. Illus. by James Sowerby.