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188 mostly numbered photocopied leaves, printed on one side only. Housed in a portfolio with lithographed text and two pockets to hold the printed sheets. San Francisco: S. Leiber, [1996].<br /> <br> <br> The rare 23rd catalogue issued by Leiber, which he modeled after Correspondence, the catalogue for the exhibition of the same name, presenting the letters of Ray Johnson at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC (October 31-December 5, 1976). The present catalogue offers dadazines, artists' stamps, mail art, publications by mail artists, and other primary documents related to North American mail art.<br /> <br> <br> This copy is in remarkably fine condition and with the original mailing box. Produced in an edition of around 100 copies.<br /> <br> <br> ❧ Steven Leiber Catalogs (2019), pp. 88-96.

Black & white illus. & color diagrams. 73, [2] pp. 8vo, pictorial softcover, title on spine. Brussels: Daled & Gevaert, 1977.<br /> <P>[with]:<br /> <P>-. Reboundings: an essay by Daniel Buren, followed by 7 plates and 7 diagrams. Black & white illus. & color diagrams. 77, [2] pp. 8vo, pictorial softcover, title on spine. Brussels: Daled & Gevaert, 1977.<br /> <br /> <P> The scarce French and English editions of Buren's polemical text, both printed in editions of 530 copies; both in excellent condition. The artist was driven to write this as a pointed critique of museums and curators five years after the controversy surrounding his contribution to documenta 5: Exposition d'une exposition, une pièce en 7 tableaux. In the build-up to the quinquennial exhibition of contemporary art in Kassel, artists wrestled with the increasing creative control exerted by head curator Harald Szeemann (1933-2005). Although it conflicted… Read More

Four folding engraved plates. xxxviii, [2], 184 pp. 4to, cont. mottled calf, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: David l'aîné, 1749. First edition of one of Alembert's most important books. "During the late 1740's, d'Alembert, Clairaut, and Euler were all working on the famous three-body problem, with varying success. D'Alembert's interest in celestial mechanics thus led him, in 1749, to publish a masterly work, the Recherches sur la Précession des Equinoxes...The precession of the equinoxes, a problem previously attacked by Clairaut, was very difficult. D'Alembert's method was similar to Clairaut's but he employed more terms in his integration of the equation of motion and arrived at a solution more in accord with the observed motion of the earth. He was rightly proud of his book."-D.S.B., I, p. 113. A very fine copy and scarce on the market. From the library of Marchese Giulio Stanga Carlo Trecco (d.… Read More

Engraved vignette on title & 31 folding engraved plates. Title in red & black. vii, [1], 343, [1] pp. Large 4to, cont. calf (corners a little bruised with one having a bit of wear), spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Göttingen & Leyden: E. Luzac Sons, 1754. First edition of this important book. "In the Recherches, Bonnet grouped five memoirs, all of which were of prime importance for plant biology: He precisely described the characteristics of the nutrition of leaves and of their transpiratory phenomena. Although he did not know the kinds of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) produced and absorbed by green leaves exposed to light, Bonnet made very careful observations on their production. For his masterly experimentation, Bonnet should be considered one of the first naturalists to investigate experimentally the question of photosynthesis. He studied the movement of leaves and discovered the epinastic phenomena; he observed the position of leaves on… Read More

Six folding engraved plates. lxviii, 260 pp.; vi, 290 pp.; xlviii, 263 pp. Three vols. 4to, cont. mottled calf (lower cover of Vol. II a little wormed), spines gilt, red morocco lettering pieces on spines. Paris: David, 1754-54-56. First edition. "Devoted primarily to the motion of the moon (Volume II included a new set of lunar tables), it was written at least partially to guard d'Alembert's claims to originality against those of Clairaut. As was so often the case, d'Alembert's method was mathematically more sound, but Clairaut's method was more easily used by astronomers."-D.S.B., I, p. 114. Clairaut's anonymous and unfavorable review of the third volume, published in the Journal des Sçavans, caused a bitter, famous, and extended controversy which continued until Clairaut's death in 1765. Fine set. From the library of Marchese Giulio Stanga Carlo Trecco (d. 1832), amateur mathematician and physicist who formed a large collection of… Read More

One folding engraved plate & 16 folding printed tables. viii, 327, [8] pp. 8vo, cont. green calf-backed marbled boards (rather well-rebacked with the orig. spine laid-down), flat spine gilt. Paris: Nyon, 1804. First edition of the work which "laid the foundations of a new science, phytochemistry. Saussure examined the chief active components of plants, their synthesis, and their decomposition. He specified the relationships between vegetation and the environment and here, too, did pioneering work in what became the fields of pedology and ecology."-D.S.B., XII, p. 124. In this work, Saussure systematically applied for the first time the quantitative method of chemical research, as founded by Lavoisier, to living subjects. He was able to establish the quantity of oxygen absorbed by a plant at night and also the quantity of water consumed in association with the absorption of carbonic acid that is required for the growth of the plant. He also determined the indispensability of… Read More

20 engraved plates (including one double-page) & several engraved vignettes (including one on the title). 2 p.l., xviii, [2], 460 pp. Large folio, cont. mottled calf (extremities a little worn, occasional minor foxing), triple gilt fillet round sides, green morocco oval with gilt-tooled floral device inlaid in center of both covers, spine richly gilt, green morocco lettering piece on spine. Grenoble: Cuchet, 1778. First edition of one of the most famous and attractive of all geological books in which the author "established once and for all that basalt, a rock important scientifically because of its distinctive characteristics, its widespread occurrence, and the manner of its association with other kinds of rocks, was the product of volcanic action."-D.S.B., IV, p. 548. Faujas compared mineralogically the rocks present in Vivarais and Velay with the ejected material of active volcanoes. "The author's descriptions and illustrations of the extinct volcanoes are excellent,… Read More

2 p.l., 105 pp. 8vo, orig. pink wrappers (spine worn & chipped, upper wrapper nearly detached), uncut. Paris: Baudouin, An IX [1801]. First separate edition, originally appearing in the Mémoires of the Institut National des Sciences et Arts, Vol. III (1801). This is a very important and scarce work which marks the starting point of Berthollet's complete new system of chemistry, later developed in his comprehensive, two volume Essai de Statique Chimique. The present work has as its origins a paper read before the Institute of Egypt in Cairo in the summer of 1799 while Berthollet accompanied Napoleon on his expedition to Egypt. "The work was an attempt to improve Bergman's determinations of affinities by recognizing the influence of such factors as volatility, solubility and especially the relative quantities of substances present (chemical mass). The reversibility and incompleteness of reactions was recognized and that the conditions of reactions could yield compounds… Read More

viii, 285 pp. 8vo, cont. blue boards (corners & head of spine a bit worn), spine gilt. Paris: P.D. Pierres, 1781. First edition. "This government ordered study was undertaken to determine whether tin from various sources contains arsenic in large enough amounts to make the use of vessels of tin harmful to health. Bayen and Charlard (Rouelle had been named to work with them but he died before the work began) repeated the experiments of Marggraf and added new ones. Their conclusion was that tin contained no arsenic or only minute harmless traces. In the course of the many experiments the nature and reactions of tin were examined in detail. The Avant-Propos contains a history of tin."-Cole 64. Bayen (1725-98), was one of the first to doubt the phlogiston theory and performed noteworthy experiments on calcination; he is considered a forerunner of Lavoisier. Very good copy. &#10087; D.S.B., I, pp. 529-30. Duveen, p. 54. Neville, I, p. 101-"A classic work."… Read More

One engraved plate & one folding printed table. xvi, 375 pp.; 2 p.l., 412 pp. Two vols. 8vo, cont. cat's paw calf (light foxing & minor stains). Paris: Maradan, Seconde Année de la République [1794]. First edition. Lamarck (1744-1829), the noted biologist and evolutionist, had pronounced chemical theories and they were an important part of his ideas about nature and evolution. He was an adversary of Lavoisier's anti-phlogistic theory and proposed the four-element theory (earth, air, water, and fire). Lamarck believed that these four elements "have no attraction for one another but tend to separate unless constrained by force...He proposed a new 'pyrotic theory'."-Partington, III, p. 490. Lamarck attempted to account for a great number of chemical and physical phenomena such as sound, electricity, magnetism, color, and vaporization with his system. "In this work Lamarck sets forth his views on the immutability of species and attacks the theory of the spontaneous origin of life. The book is… Read More

Lithographed title with vignette depicting both sides of the medallion of the Société lithographique de Mulhouse, lithographed leaf of table of contents, & eight lithographed plates (two in color). Large 4to, later blue wrappers (title a little dusty), newly stitched, uncut. Paris: "chez l'Auteur Rue Casette No. 18," [1816]. First edition of one of the great rarities of lithography. Engelmann (1788-1839), a native of Mulhouse, first learned of lithography in 1813 and began to experiment on some stones. Realizing he needed more information, he decided to go to Munich to see the process at first hand. "For several weeks Engelmann studied the art in the studios of Stuntz where Strixner and Piloty worked. He had his own press constructed and produced some lithographs in the tinted style which had become so popular in Germany. Like Lasteyrie, whom he is supposed to have met in Munich, Engelmann returned [to Mulhouse] with a press, stones, and all the equipment… Read More

Seven full-page color illus. [16] pp. Square 4to (181 x 181 mm.), orig. printed wrappers, staple-bound. Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1975. A most rare signed copy of this artist's book/exhibition catalogue designed by Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) for his exhibition at the Israel Museum in 1975; he has inscribed it to "Pier Luigi" on the upper corner of the first page. The book is printed in parallel English and Hebrew. and seven illustrations show seven iterations of LeWitt's concept for the exhibit. With a checklist of works exhibited at the end. A near fine copy, signed by the artist; trivial scuffing to the lower wrapper. On the first page, LeWitt has written: "For Pier Luigi / Sol." ❧ Maffei & de Donno, Sol LeWitt Artist's Books (2009), pp. 64-65. Sol LeWitt: Libros, El concepto como arte (2014) 36 (pictured on p. 110).

Many black & white illus., four original artist's "pageworks" by Albrecht D., and photograph pasted to lower wrapper. 8vo (280 x 108 mm.) & 4to (210 x 220 mm.), orig. green printed wrappers, staple-bound. San Francisco: S. Leiber, April 1998.<br /> <P> Steven Leiber's 33rd catalogue; it is tantamount to a comprehensive bibliographic survey of the German artist Albrecht D. and his Reflection Press. The book's leaves, printed in two sizes, are bound in alternating format, corresponding to the materials they describe. The catalogue's format imitates several works created by Albrecht D. (b. 1944). Leiber includes a concise history of the Reflection Press and a useful biography of Albrecht in his Introduction. Offered within are the publications issued by this press, all of which are scarce.<br /> <P> In excellent condition, with the obscene photograph pasted on the lower wrapper present. Conceptually, this is one of Leiber's most impressive… Read More

Fine engraved vignette on title; one engraved headpiece with a port. of Frederick the Great, to whom the book is dedicated; & two folding engraved plates. 4 p.l., 194 pp.; 138 pp. 4to, cont. vellum over boards (one corner a little jammed), spine gilt. Paris: David l'aîné, 1747 [but 1746]. First edition of this important work. "In 1747 d'Alembert published two more important works, one of which, the Réflexions sur la cause générale des vents, won a prize from the Prussian Academy. In it appeared the first general use of partial differential equations in mathematical physics. Euler later perfected the techniques of using these equations...As a work on atmospheric tides it was successful, and Lagrange continued to praise d'Alembert's efforts many years later."-D.S.B., I, p. 113. This and the Berlin edition of the same year are both variously claimed as the true first edition and it is perhaps logical to suppose that a prize-winning… Read More

Engraved vignette on title, one engraved headpiece, & two folding engraved plates. 4 p.l., xxviii, 194, 138 pp. 4to, cont. mottled calf (head of spine with a small chip, several signatures browned or foxed), spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: David l'aîné, 1747.<br /> <P> First edition (?). This and the Berlin edition of the same year (with Latin text only) are both variously claimed as the true first edition, and it is perhaps logical to suppose that a prize-winning essay should appear first under the imprint of the prize-giver. However, the imprimatur of the French Académie des Sciences was granted on 6 September 1746, and the Paris edition was on sale in November of that year (see d'Alembert's letter of 6 January 1747 to Euler). The text of the Paris edition comprises the Latin original of the prize submission, together with its French translation with "various more or less considerable additions"… Read More

Title within typographical border (shaved at foot). 2 p.l., 14 pp., one blank leaf. Small 4to, attractive antique panelled calf (some shaving to bottom line or catchwords on several pages), spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: Printed by J.C., 1651. First edition. "The Reformed Husbandman...is sometimes attributed to Speed, although it was probably written by Cressy Dymock...It is a pamphlet of some 16 pages and full of moral reflections, a melodious exhortation to industry."-Fussell, I, p. 45. "The most visible impact of Hartlib's circle lay in the numerous pamphlets that he published...They comprised letters and treatises solicited or received from individuals in his circle upon a particular subject, which had then been circulated for additional comments, the results edited, and then launched upon the public (often without the express consent of the original author), anticipating utility and inviting comment and amendment...His treatises spread a… Read More

48 pages. 8vo, later brown half morocco, orig. upper printed wrapper bound-in. Boston: W.B. Little, 1848. First American edition. The important appendix, first printed in this edition, starts with a long letter by J.C. Warren on the chemical nature and synthesis of chloroform, and is followed by several letters by C.T. Jackson and other Boston surgeons contrasting chloroform with ether. Their reception of chloroform was at first enthusiastic. Presentation copy from the publisher, with a (cropped) inscription at the top of the wrapper. &#10087; Fulton & Stanton VI.

58; 67 folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo, orig. yellow wrappers (wrappers somewhat discolored), orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers, new stitching. Kyoto?: Preface dated 1862. An early and rare edition, greatly enlarged by Tetsujō Ugai 鵜飼徹定, of this comprehensive bibliography of writings of the Buddhist sect Jodo Shinshu (also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land Buddhism). It is today the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan. This catalogue, which amounts to a bibliography, was originally compiled by Mon'no Ryorenji (1700-63), one of the most influential Buddhist scholars of the 18th century and 17th head of the Ryorenji Temple in Kyoto. The temple was established in 980 by Genshin (942-1017), the author of Essentials of Rebirth, written in 985 and a central text in the development of True Pure Land school of Buddhism. The first edition appeared in 1741-44 and Tetsujo Ugai (1814-91), has made additions to Ryorenji's text. The catalogue includes descriptions of… Read More

Engraved frontis., nine engraved plates (all somewhat foxed as is usual), & two woodcut ports. in the text. [iii]-vi, [2], vii-xlviii pp., one leaf, 138, 133*-138*, 139-78, [2], 179-392, [2], [393]-[454], 449*-454*, [455]-672, [1] pp. Tall 8vo, cont. dark red straight-grained morocco, sides panelled in an elaborate gilt design, spine richly gilt, a.e.g. London: W. Clarke, 1819. First edition, and an unusually lovely copy, of a book which is today rather scarce. This is a descriptive account of the great British public and private libraries, with much information on libraries dispersed at auction and with an extensive index. Highlights of each collection are described. Archer Taylor considers this an excellent book about public, private, and sale catalogues. Clarke was matched only by Dibdin for providing first-hand information on all the great collectors of the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Britain. Bound-in at the end, as is sometimes the case, is William Wynken's A Dialogue… Read More

Seven engraved plates (several folding). viii, 177 pp. Large 4to, early 19th-cent. half-calf & marbled boards (some scuffing), flat spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: Printed by W. Bulmer for G. Nicol et al., 1795. First edition of the Board of Agriculture's famous report on the potato. During the final four decades of the 18th century Britain experienced a number of corn harvest failures with a resulting rise in the price of wheat. The Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, the Board of Agriculture, and various private individuals advocated the adoption of the potato as a substitute for wheat, and great efforts were made to popularize the cultivation of this crop. "This work, illustrated with seven plates, is outstanding for its series of well-informed articles on the subject concerned. Potatoes are here considered for their use in feeding cattle, and also as a food for human consumption."-Henrey, II, pp. 613-14 & no.… Read More