Search Results: Science from Rare Books Honolulu

Barcelona: KroneckerWallis, 2021. 1st editions. Hardcover/Paperback. NEW. 2 BOOKS: NEW Kronecker Wallis, 2021, hardcover, 500-page, 11" x 8" (20 x 27 cm) All of Nikola Tesla's US Patents. 500 fascinating pages of patents and technical illustrations, illuminating Tesla's wonderfully inventive mind. PLUS: NEW. Kronecker Wallis, 2020, Softcover, 140 pages and A5 size (148 x 210mm - 5.8 x 8.3 inch) -- We have created a small book for "Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency". Tesla's most celebrated lecture, held in 1892 With a clean design, it is a perfect fit for our Tesla's patents book. If you have reached this point, we don't need to introduce you to Nikola Tesla. Just like the names of our books, we will save you that presentation. Let us say, at least, that the wonderful inventive mind of Tesla could be captured in his patents. Tesla was prolific in patents and even today, the exact total number of Nikola Tesla patents around the world is in doubt. But it's… Read More

Bologna: Bernia for Tebaldinus, 1645. 4th edition. Full leather binding. very good. Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), Italian natural scientist and physician. From 1553 professor in Bologna, where he founded a Botanical Garden and a Museum. He started producing a very extensive summary of natural sciences, but published only four of the volumes himself. He employed writers and woodcutters and prepared almost 600 publications, fully knowing that most would be published after his death. The 'Opera omnia'. was published from 1599-1668 in 13 volumes. This is the 4th edition of one of the volumes, published in 1645. --- Bernia for Tebaldinus 1645. Folio, (14" x 10", 35,5 X 24cm) With engraved title and approx. 130 mainly full page woodcuts. 716 pages., 8 sheets.1 page with woodcut printer´s device. Later full leather binding with gilded spine in 6 compartments (small damage. and missing text). Ebert 388 note - Fourth Bolognese Edition, by Ambrosinus posthumously edited. In contrast to the copies of the… Read More

New York: A. O. Moore, 1860. hardcover. The American Farmer's Encyclopedia embracing all the recent discoveries in agricultural chemistry, and the use of mineral, vegetable and animal manures, with descriptions and figures of American insects, injurious to vegetation. Being a complete guide for the cultivation of every variety of garden and field crops. Illustrated by numerous engravings of grasses, grains, animals, implements, insects, etc." -- Very rare. A.. Moore, 1860, 1179 pages, 11: x 7" x 3",in contemporary leather binding, cover with bumped corners and rubbing to the edges. Small loss at the bottom of the spine. Small damage to the free endpapers in the back. Pages and Illustrations very good. Ships from Hawaii.

New York: Published Under The Auspices Of The Natural Science Association Of America, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. New York, Published Under The Auspices Of The Natural Science Association Of America, 1903. Revised Edition. Folio (15.5 x 12.5x x2 inches). pp. 2 p.l., 16, 182, [10]. title in red & black. text in double columns. engraved frontis. portrait & 119 chromo-lithographed plates after drawings by Theodore Jasper. In very good condition, no foxing of plates, minor shelf wear to very solid binging. Ships from Hawaii. A profusely illustrated 1903 publication of The Birds of North America by Jacob H Studer This book was published in 1903 by The Natural Science Association of America It is cloth bound on board and gilt lettering to the front and spine.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1905. 1st. Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. The Aquatic Resources of the Hawaiian Islands, Section II. the Deep-Sea Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands; Section III. the Commercial Fisheries" -- Government Printing Office, 1905. (extracted from the Bullettin of the US Fishing Comission.) List of Illustrations: 8 pages, Text and 81 Illustrations on 138 pages (pagination from 575-713), 11" x 8" 35 plates are full-page with 1 or 2 illustrations printed only on recto. Plus 46 illustrations in the tex.Very good detailed printing quality. Solid blue hardcover binding. with gilt title and publication year on the spine. Spine a bit rubbed. Ex-Libris of Robert Hoyt (1929) in inside front cover. === Very rare, especially in this quality. Ships from Hawaii. ==.

New York: Abrams, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, Very Good Condition, some spotting on the box, hardcovers in pristine condition, clean crisp pages and endpapers, tight binding. Box Set of the "Diderot Encyclopedia: The Complete Illustrations", Complete set Volumes I-IV plus Index. A facsimile of the plate volumes in 5 volumes (7" in height) bound in 1/4 leather and buckram boards in slipcase. From the Introduction: "The Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire des sciences, des arts et des metiers is a landmark in the revolution in human thought that occurred in the mid-eighteenth century, and it set a seal on the victory of the 'philosophical and rationalists spirit" over the forces of traditionalism and reaction This edition includes all the plates prepared for the Encyclopedia, over 3,000 illustrations in all, covering the whole of the extraordinarily comprehensive collection of material dealt with in the major publishing project undertaken during the eighteenth century" 5 volumes (7" in height)… Read More

Stuttgart: Edition Medicina Rara, 1970. Fascsimile, De Luxe edition with additional prints. Hardcover. Fine/no dj as issued. Medicina Rara Stuttgart, 1970. Edition originale. De Humani corporis fabrica librorum Epitome. Luxusausgabe. Von Andreas Vesalius. Stuttgart 1970. 20 x 14.5 inches (39 x 52 cm)   24 pages, printed on Fabiano Rug, half-leather binding with leather corners, extra suite of 4 sheets with woodcut illustrations in a folder, numbered in Roman numerals, limited (500 copies). At the age of 23, the author became a professor of surgery in Padua with an obligation to teach anatomy and created his anatomical life's work during this time. With the work »De humani corporis fabrica« (»On the structure of the human body«), published in 1543, he represented the attitude against the general belief that only the human corpse offers a reliable way of finding out about the body structure and in this context he prepared the mortal remains of a criminal, the so-called "Vesal's skeleton", which… Read More

Cologne: Taschen, 2011. 52 plates in box. NEW/no dj as issued. Edward Lear. NEW, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Multi-lingual 31 page booklet text in English, French, and German 51 Large Art Prints 20" Height x 13.75" Length. == Ships from Hawaii. ==. Big-billed technicolor marvels: 51 ready-to-frame art prints John Gould's toucans are arguably the most striking and dramatic bird illustrations ever published. Gould (1804-1881), one of the most prolific ornithological publishers of the 19th century, had a romantic enthusiasm for winged creatures, as well as a passion for natural history and a impulse to catalog. Drawing on his outstanding scientific and artistic talents, he embarked on a series of projects that would eventually make him the leading publisher of ornithological illustrations in Victorian Britain. Gould's unparalleled career spanned five decades, during which he produced a series of books depicting birds from all over the world. The dazzling illustrations from Gould's Monograph of… Read More

Honolulu, HI: Privately Printed by the Author, 1957. 1st ed. loose leaf in hardcover, with removable screws in binding. very good/no dj as issued. Privately Printed by the Author 1932-1962, 6 volumes in very good condition, with occasional shellf wear or signs of age.. Vol with a signed dedication. Former owners name stamped on inside of covers. Comes additionally with a book review of 1935 from the Honolulu Advertiser and an article about Dr,. Hillebrand written by Degener from a Hawaii Magazine Ships from Hawaii (weight 12 lb) or pick-up in Honolulu. Hard to find as complete set in good condition. -- Otto Degener, a systematic botanist and conservationist, is recognized as the authority on the flora of the Hawaiian Islands. In addition, he was one of the first people to awaken the public to the need to conserve the native habitats which were being lost to alien species and rampant development. Born in Orange, New Jersey in 1899, Dr. Degener received his M.A. from the University of Hawaii in 1922… Read More

Copenhagen / Honolulu: Danish National Museum / University of Hawaii Press, 1965. 1st edition. Softcover. used, very good/no dj as issued. Published by the Danish National Museum in cooperation with the University of Hawaii Press, 1965.Some shelfwear to cover edges, Small stamp of a Danish Ethnological Museum on front endpaper. 428 pages, incl 6 plates, plus fold-out maps and genealogical chart in the back. Pages very clean, no markings. Ships from Hawaii. ==. Rennell and Bellona are two Polynesian Outlier islands in the British Solomon Islands."The traditions of the Rennellese and Bellonese are given in their own words, with ... translations into English in parallel columns" == The people of Rennell and Bellona often refer to their islands in their rituals and poetry as two canoes. The ancestors who discovered the islands came from the east in two canoes, and the crews of these two canoes laid the foundation for the culture of Rennell and Bellona. Each island, furthermore, is canoe-shaped, with… Read More

Ann Arbor: UMI Dissertation Services, 1996. 1st edition. softcover. very good. The Hawaiian Copula Verbs HE, 'O and I, as used in the publications of Native Writers of Hawaiian: A Study of Hawaiian Language and Literature. 408 pages, softcover. Clean copy, no notes or underlining Ships from Hawaii.

London/New York: Pion Limited & Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1978. Hardcover. Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots: The greater Part of them Species Hitherto Unfigured, containing forty-two lithographic Plates, drawn from Life, and on Stone, by Edward Lear. Facsimile Bound in publisher's burgundy half morocco with matching cloth sides, top edge gilt, a fine copy, only one binding corner slightly bumped. A fine facsimile of this famous work first published by Edward Lear in 1832, this edition is limited to 530 copies of which 500 were for sale. Includes a loosely inserted 15 page booklet by Brian Reade: "An Essay on Edward Lear's Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots

Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1935. 1st edition. plates in hardcover portfolio. Walcott, Mary Vaux Illustrations of North American Pitcherplants Smithsonian Institution Press, 1935. First Trade Edition. Hardcover, 1/2 Leather over Cloth four-fold portfolio closing all sides. Smithsonian Institution seal on the front cover, gilt spine. Inside: 7 pages with title, content & foreword; 15 color plates with letterpress descriptions on separate page for each plant laid in loose; 34 pages with text North American Pitcherplants distribution with 11 maps. Some abrasions to leather edges of portfolio, title page and list of plates with heavy foxing, plates and text pages clean with occasional light toning to pages.

Barcelona: KroneckerWallis, 2019. 1st edition. Holographic Hardcover. NEW. There is no art without perception of colors and light. NEW, in publisher's. Kronecker Wallis, 2019 500 pages, 8.5: x 6" x 1.25" (148 x 210 mm} (Din-A5). Holographic film cover Engravings in stamping Spine lined in cloth Gradient colored interior pages We have set out to create a unique book, following the philosophy of our previous books. A book able to capture the attention not only of scientists excited about the science of Newton, but also artists or designers. We have created a book where color is the protagonist. From a cover that reflects the light to show us the tones that Newton described, to interiors tinted by his rainbow. The cover is made with a reflective paper that makes it 'interactive'. As you move it - the light angles change and colors are shown. Just as Newton did with the sunlight through the prisms. The inner pages are also colored, making gradient color changes throughout the book and… Read More

Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press, 1901. 1st ed. Wrappers. very good/no dj as issued. Bishop Museum Press, 1901. 4to (12" x 9"). 76 pages, plus 15 plates (No. XVI-XXX). Bound in original wrappers. Covers have shelf wear and a small tear at the bottom of the spine. Text pages and plates clean, some wear on edges .Some pages still uncut.. Overall in very good condition. -- Ships from Hawaii. Very early publication of the Bishop Museum Press.

Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1922. 1st edition. Folios (20x14") with loose plates. very good. 2 of 3 Volumes. [2], 12, [2]; 11, [3], pp. 80 full page plates in each volume. Each plate with mostly one full plate and also some plates with 2 or 3 photos. (Folio) 51x36 cm (20x14") red cloth-backed color printed paper-covered boards. First Edition. The 2 volumes weigh 21 lb. Spine of vol 1 strengthened with book tape from inside. Vol 2 spine repaired with book tape from inside. -- Moderate wear to portfolios, joints starting, toning to boards, abrasions to rear boards of Volume II; very light toning around plate edges, otherwise plates almost like new.occasional spots in margins; very good. - Gustave Jequier was an Egyptologist and one of the first archaeologists to excavate ancient Persian cities in what is now Iran. He was a member of Jacques de Morgan's 1901 Susa expedition, which led to the discovery of the famous Code of Hammurabi, now on display in the Louvre.

London: Sotheby's, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover Very Good A very rare COMPLETE SET, all nine volumes, including the more elusive fourth volume which describes the sale held in Monaco Some light wear; one vol (scientific ornithology) bound upside down; overall very good Numerous photo illustrations from the various items offered, including rare illuminated manuscripts, decoratively bound volumes, early literature, Audubon prints, paintings, etc (4to) original green cloth, color pictorial cover label on each, lettered in gilt First Edition Important collection of high end and truly amazing material, offered in nine parts at Sotheby's beginning June 6, 1989 and ending on June 14, 1990 The volumes cover Audubon books and manuscripts, color-plate ornithology, original watercolors for Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology, illustrated and scientific ornithology, English Literature, printed books and illuminated manuscripts Each with estimate and sale results (prices realized) on printed… Read More

Calgary: Laksa Media Groups, 2023. Limited Illustrated edition. Hardcover. New/NEW. Ernst Haeckel. NEW, Laksa Media Groups, 2023, 642 pages,This special limited Kickstarter edition of the book is adorned by interior artwork consisting of 19th century naturalist Ernst Haeckel's beautiful and mesmerizing illustrations of life on Earth. -- Life Beyond Us: An Original Anthology of SF Stories and Science Essays is a joint partnership between European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) and Laksa Media Groups, Canada. The anthology addresses strange new worlds here on Earth and beyond ours. Each story is accompanied by a companion essay (written by scientists working on the origins of life, habitability and life detection) about the science behind the world that the authors have included in their stories. 54 Original SF Stories and Science Essays from leading science fiction authors and scientists on alien life here and beyond. Twenty-two brilliant SF authors of various backgrounds and perspectives will… Read More

Paris: Chez Victor Texier, graveur, 1853. Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. rebound in yellow quarter-cloth, with marbled paper covers.. The six oblong plate volumes from Clarac's "Musee de sculpture antique et moderne." (1826-1855, 6 volumes, Width: 13.5" Height: 10.75" Title: Musee de Sculpture Antique et Moderne contenant une suite de planches au trait relatives a la partie technique de la sculpture, les plans, les vues exterieures et interieures des salles et des diverses parties du Louvre, les peintures et sculptures des plafonds (la plupart inedites) du Musee des Antiques, la collection complete des statues, bustes, bas-reliefs antiques et modernes, et des inscriptions du louvre et des tuileries, et plus de 3000 statues antiques, dont onze cents au moins sont inedites tirees des prinipaux musees et des diverses collections de l'Europe, une iconographie eyptienne, grecque et romaine et l'iconographie francaise du Louvre et des tuileries Author: Charles Othon Frederic Jean-Baptiste de… Read More

Leipzig: Leipzig: Edition, 1974. Limited Edition of 1750. Elephant folios (19x15 inches) housed together in a plain green board slipcase. very good. Maria Sibylla Merian: Leningrader Aquarelle / Leningrad Watercolours; text in English, German, French, Russian. Edition Leipzig, 1974. Limited. hardcover. Maria Sibylla Merian. 50 fine large color facsimiles of original watercolors in 2 volumes -- plate volume with 50 fasicles loose as issued in a velum-backed hand-marbled board clamshell case. The text volume (319 pages of commentary in Russian, English, French and German) in a matching binding has 146 smaller color reproductions on 17 folding plates. Elephant folios (19 x 15 x 4.5 inches) housed together in a plain green board slipcase. Edition limited to 1750 copies. -- Very heavy, requires extra shipping! -- The original watercolors are in Peter the Great's collection, housed in the Archives and Library of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. in Leningrad. 2 volumes -- plate volume with 50… Read More