Cambridge Physics in the Thirties.
Adam Hilger Ltd, 1984. Hardcover. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 209pp. Bibliography, name index. Pale blue cloth in dust jacket. Fading to edges of cloth and jacket spine. More
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Adam Hilger Ltd, 1984. Hardcover. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 209pp. Bibliography, name index. Pale blue cloth in dust jacket. Fading to edges of cloth and jacket spine. More
Cambridge University Press, 1900. Hardcover. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. 344pp. Equations, figures, index. Bound in burgundy cloth, gilt spine lettering. Some rubbing to the edges of the boards. Glue residue from bookplate removal on front fixed endpaper. Some fading to spine. More
Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1960. Second Printing. Hardcover. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. xii 219pp. Bound in blue cloth, lacking jacket. Previous owner's name stamp on endpapers and foredge. The University of Wisconsin Publications in Medieval Science 3. More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2000. Hardcover. 23.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 284pp. White cloth in dust jacket. Some light soiling to the jacket. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. More
Cambridge University Press, 2012. Hardcover. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 439pp. Black cloth in dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom foredge. Bottom of front cover lightly bumped. More
Springer, 2017. Hardcover. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Octavo. 460pp. Bound in glossy boards. Archimedes 48. Bump to front cover. More
Basel, Boston, Berlin: Birkhäuser, 1991. Hardcover. 23.5 x 17 cm. Octavo. 271pp. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Signed by the author and inscribed to previous owner on the title page. Toning to the edges of the cloth and jacket. From the jacket flap: "This is an in-depth investigation of the..... More
Springer, 2011. Hardcover. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 205pp. Bound in glossy yellow boards. Back cover lightly bumped. Part of the book series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. In 1915 Emmy Noether was invited by Klein and Hilbert to Göttingen to assist them in..... More
Paris: Chez Desaint, Libraire, rue du Foin, 1766. Nouvelle Edition. Full Leather. 20.5 x 13 cm. Octavo. 204pp. 12 fold-out plates in rear. French language text. Bound in full contemporary brown leather, red spine label, floral embellishments to spine. Marble endpapers. "New edition" (second edition). Closed tear to top of..... More
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1975. First edition. Paperback. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 599pp. Index. White paperback. Foxing to foredges. Some creasing to spine. Previous owner's name stamp on foredge and inside front and back cover. More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co., 1888. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 19 x 13 cm 12mo. 356pp 89pp ads, (4). Figures, index, color frontispiece. Bound in red cloth. Some staining to the cover. Toning to spine. Bump to front cover. Part of "The International Scientific Series". Previous owner''s bookplate on front..... More
Cambridge University Press, 1908. First edition. Hardcover. 22 x 14 cm. Octavo. vii 326pp. Bound in blue cloth. Although the title page states that this is part 1 of three parts, the other two were apparently never published. Ex-library copy with call number on spine and stamps on title and..... More
Gius, Laterza & Figli, 1986. Paperback. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. Octavo 192pp. Italian langauge text. Biblioteca di Cultura Moderna Laterza 933. More
Firenze: La Nuova Italia Editrice, 1976. Paperback. 21.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 318pp. Italian language text. Bound in tan wrapperss. Creasing to spine, some toning to wrappers. Previous owner's name and bookplate inside front cover. Universita ' Degli Studi di Parma Pubblicazioni della Facolta' di Magistero 2. More
Prague: Sumptibus Pragopress, 1968. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. 20 x 15 cm. Octavo. 270pp 32pp. Bound in grey gilt decorated cloth. With an introduction in Czech, English, French, German,and Russian by Jiri Marek. Facsimile of the 1648 Latin language edition. Toning to the spine. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Editio Cimelia..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils, Imprimeurs-Libraires, 1889, 1891, 1893. Hardcover. 25 x 16.5 cm. Three volume set. 638, 692, 643pp. Two fold-out plates, in-text figures. French language text. 3/4 leather binding. A worn "binding copy". The front of rear boards of each volume are detached or nearly detached. The spines are..... More
Hamburg: Genehmigt vom Facbereich Mathematik, 1974. Paperback. 21 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. Bound in grey wrappers. 686pp German language dissertation on optics. A couple pages are loose but present. Toning to spine. More
New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1998. 21st Printing. Paperback. 25 x 20 cm. 1279pp. Bibliography, index. Graduate level textbook. Some minor shelf wear, no underlining/highlighting. More
Paris: Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1934. Wraps. 25 x 16 cm. 341pp. Bound in tan wrappers. French language text. The covers and spine are worn and chipped. Covers are detached but present. Internally clean. More
Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn, 1907. 10th revised and enlarged edition. 1/2 leather. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Octavo. 880pp. (10). 8 plates in rear, some fold-out, including 2 color spectrums. Figures, tables, charts. Bound in 1/2 brown leather and brown pattern boards. German language text. Physics..... More
Cambridge, [no date]. Hardcover. 24 x 17.5 cm. xxxiv 434pp. Red cloth in price clipped dust jacket. Originally done in 1962, this is an undated pirate edition without a title page and printed on thinner paper. Name on front free endpaper. This is volume 4 part 1 and is dedicated..... More
Madrid: Ediciones Alfaguara S. A., 1977. Hardcover. 20 x 11.5 cm. Spanish language edition. Translated by Carlos Solis, with notes, index, appendix. A few scattered marginalia. Rubbing to the boards. From the library of Newton scholar Alan E. Shapiro with his bookplate on front fixed endpaper. More
London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1866. Second Edition Revised. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13 cm. Crown octavo. viii 328pp. Bound in green cloth. Scuffing at the joints and head and tail of spine. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. More
Madison, Milwaukee, and London: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1970. Hardcover. 25 x 17 cm. Octavo. xvii 300pp [1]. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Parallel text in English and Latin of Peacham's Middle Ages treatise "Perspectiva communis". Jacket is worn with chipping and a closed tear to the spoine and..... More
Oxford: D. A. Talboys, 1833. Hardcover. 22.5 x 14 cm. Octavo. xviii 182pp, (2). 4 fold-out plates. Illustrations. Bound in grey boards. Outer hinges are cracked, but still holding. Foxing to the plates. Spine label scuffed. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Rare work. "Powell's early experimental work concentrated..... More