Search Results: Titles starting with A from Tesseract

Hardcover. Fine/very good. 141pp, almost all being full-page b&w photos by the wonderful Cartier-Bresson.

1967. Paperback. Near Fine. 1967. Several scientific papers, either in French or English, comprising 194 pages, followed by a 128-page reproduction of Joannes Marcus Marci's "De Proportione Motus seu regula..." 1639 book, with its treatments of geometry, mechanics, etc., with some vignettes including a cannon shot and a pool table shot General light browning of paper, top of spine rough.

1965. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 1965. Numerous technical papers, either in French or English, few illustrations, includes a short paper on Burgi's sextant, 194 pages. General light browning of paper.

1980. First edition. Hardcover. New/as new. 1980, 393pp., plus fold-out table, illustrated. A comprehensive history of the goldweights of the Akan peoples of West Africa, analyzing the system of gold weights, their production, artistic creation, and importance for the period 1400-1900. This is also a cultural history of the Akan civilization brought to life by one of its important aspects and enduring objects. Many actual sculptural goldweights are illustrated. (Multiple copies available.)

1966. First edition. Hardcover. As New/fair. 1966, 448pp, very well-researched and illustrated. One of the most important references on the early sundial making industry in Augsburg, still unmatched in its depth and usefulness for the collector and researcher. Covers all known makers and their documented objects. Bookplate of the Saul Moskowitz library

Bayreuth, 1985. First edition. Paperback. Good. 1985, 174pp, well-illustrated auction catalogue of early toys, with prices realized. a few marks, otherwise very fine

Bayreuth, March 1985. First edition. Paperback. Good. March 1985, 96pp, well-illustrated auction catalogue of early toys, with prices realized. some marks on cover, otherwise fine

First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 2002, 119 pp., with tabulation of all relevant patents, plus section of detailed descriptions and illustrations of important ones, plus index.

New York, 1880. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Volume 1 complete in 12 issues, 240pp. total, illus., library binding. The many articles include the introduction of John W. Sidle's Acme No. 2 stand, a lengthy historical note on Riddell's binocular microscopes written by Woodward, etc.

2004. Hardcover. New. 2004, 400+pp, illus., with numerous essays and translations of rare early dialling works. A major resource book.

Hardcover. Very Good. 1931, 120pp., plus index, 7"x10". Illustrates and describes various meteorological instruments.

1975. Hardcover. Fine. Superb presentation of this exceptional, comprehensive collection in the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard. The book 10"x11-1/4", fully illustrated throughout, 439pp.

Paperback. As New. Large volume, fully illustrated with wonderful photography, 367pp.

Ecole Practique des Hautes Etudes. First edition. Paperback. As New. 1989 - 1990, 542 pp. of papers and discussions on world religions, philosophy, history (in French).

First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 1986, 192 pp., fully illustrated including color plates, covering the evolotion and diversity of dental tools. The best reference on the subject.

Paperback. New. 1980, 168 pp. with 69 color illustrations. A fine comprehensive introduction in a small volume. (Multiple copies available.)

2002. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 2002, 222pp. Large well-illustrated volume treating Nollet's marvelous floral-decorated instruments of "art and science." (Multiple copies available.)

Chicago, 1903. Hardcover. Fine. 413 pp., illus., 9" x 11". Seven important papers, including Ritchey's "Astronomical Photography with the forty-inch refractor and the two-foot reflector of the Yerkes Observatory," with 18 beautiful full-page plates of lunar craters, nebulae, clusters, and equipment. Another 11 plates are of stellar spectra, spectrographs, etc. Spine nicked but fine.

1967. Paperback. Near Fine. 1967, Small booklet with color illustrations and descriptions of 20 fine instruments.

1991. Volume 1 Issue 1. Paperback. New. 1991, 82pps. seven technical papers in astrophysics, all in English.