(National Encyclopædia). THE NATIONAL ENCYCLOPÆDIA: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. By Writers of Eminence in Literature, Science and Art. William Mackenzie N.d. c.[1876-7]?
Library Ed. 13 vols. Royal 8vo. 463 plates including 74 folding and 2 cold., with 16 cold. maps and many text ills. Some very occasional sl. spotting, original cloth with gilt and black illus. title to upper boards and spines, some very minor soiling.
Standard work of Reference.
£125.00 [ref: 176355]

(Newton). Brewster, Sir David. MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE, WRITINGS, AND DISCOVERIES OF SIR ISAAC NEWTON. Edinburgh: Thomas Constable and Co. 1855.
1st Ed. 2 vols. xxii + 478pp. + xi + 564pp. Port. frontis., frontis., 8 ills. Some light browning, ex.-lib. with ink stamps to pastedowns, hinges sprung between pp.128-9 of vol. 1., vol. 2 cropped thus 8mm smaller insize, rebound in gilt lettered lib. cloth, soiled with remains of labels ot heads of upper boards, spines faded and sl. bumped.
£100.00 [ref: 192662]

(Newton). Wallis, Peter & Ruth. NEWTON AND NEWTONIANA. 1672-1975. A Bibliography. Dawson, Univ. of Newcastle Upon Tyne 1977.
1st Ed. 4to. xxiv + 362pp. Very good in original cloth with gilt to spine.
£20.00 [ref: 124188]

(Pamphlets). [COLLECTION OF 18 PAMPHLETS]. The Bible Class Historical Index to the “Harmony of the Four Evangelists;” Being a Tabular View of the Life and Ministry ... by Robert Mimpress. Varty and Owen N.d. [viii]pp. Hand cold. frontis. map; The Art of Questioning by Joshua G. Fitch. Sunday School Union N.d. 5th Ed. 32pp.; Questions and Answers on the Collects; With Brief Historical Notes by John Flint. Part I-Advent to Easter Day. National Society ... 46pp. + [i].; ... Part II Easter to the Seventh Sunday after Trinity ... N.d. 34pp. + [i].; ... Part III. Eighth Sunday After Trinity to the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Trinity. ... N.d. 45pp. + [i].; Hints on the Arrangement of Colours in Ancient Decorative Art. With some Observations on the Theory of Complementary Colours. By G.S French. Manchester .. Charles Simms and Co. 1850. 32pp.; A Glossary of Geographical terms by J.R. Jackson. W. & A.K. Johnston. 1848. 46pp.; Hand-Book to Sheet No. II. Of Johnstons Illustrations of Natural Philosophy, Explanatory of the Mechanical Powers. By James Fairbairn. W. & A.K. Johnston. 1847. 20pp.; Hints on an Improved and Self-Paying System of National Education, Suggested From the Working of a Village School in Hampshire. With Observations from Personal Inspection, on the Irish National Schools. By the Rev. Richard Dawes. R. Groombridge & Sons N.d. 52pp.; Catechism on the Liturgy of the Church of England. By Frederick Leigh Colvile. Henry T. Cooke and Son 1856. 69pp. + [ii].; Remarks on the Importance of Giving, as far as Possible, a Self-Supporting Character to Schools for the Industrial Classes, and the Means of Doing So. A Paper Read before ... Drop title. 48pp.; A Discourse, Preached on Sunday, July 11th, 1847, at the Parish Church of Battersea, to the Masters and Students Trained at the Battersea Normal College. By Thomas Jackson. T.B. Sharpe ... 1847. 28pp.; Birmingham and the Black Country. SPCK ... N.d. 20pp.; The Staffordshire Potteries. SPCK ... N.d. 48pp.; Sheffield SPCK ... N.d. 47pp.; The Manufacture of Hosiery. Drop Title. 48pp. Lib. inscription across head of drop title. Ills.; Steam and the Steam-Engine. SPCK N.d. 58pp.; Granny and Leezy A Scottish Dialogue. Grandmothers Visit to the First Infant Training School By David Stow. Longmans, Green, Longman & Roberts 1860. 6th Ed. 80pp. 5 ills.
18 items in 1 vol. Sm. thick 8vo. Ex.-Committee of Council of Education with ink stamps to some items, some browning, rebound in lib. cloth.
£110.00 [ref: 140910]

(Tait). Knott, Cargill Gilston. LIFE AND SCIENTIFIC WORK OF PETER GUTHRIE TAIT. Supplementing the two volumes of Scientific papers published in 1898 and 1900. C.U.P. 1911.
1st Ed. 4to. [x] + 379pp. Port. frontis., 4 other ports. F.e.ps. browned, some sporadic spotting, ex.-libris A.G. Molland, uncut, original lightly rubbed cloth with gilt title to spine.
Includes materials on the physics of the golf stroke and the flight of the golf ball (p.329-344).
£75.00 [ref: 149519]

(Worcester). Dircks, Henry. THE LIFE, TIMES AND SCIENTIFIC LABOURS OF THE SECOND MARQUIS OF WORCESTER. To which is added, a reprint of his Century of Inventions, 1663, with a Commentary thereon. Bernard Quaritch 1865.
1st Ed. Royal 8vo. xxiv + 624pp. Steel engraved frontis., 1 steel engraved plate, numerous wood engravings and a folding plan. Ex.-libris. Christopher Hill with some pencil annotations, ex.-libris Sir John Rolt, uncut, original cloth with gilt emblem to upper board, rebacked in modern cloth with remains of original spine laid down.
£45.00 [ref: 151780]

Andrei, Dr Ion. I. L’ILLUSION DE L’ISOTOPIE II. Le Spectre de Rayons X et les Masses atomiques. Paris Librairie Universitaire J. Gamber 1931.
Large thin 8vo. 145pp. + [i]. Light marginal browning, ex.-New College with bookplate and occasional ink stamps, rebound in gilt lettered cloth, minor darkening to spine intruding sl. onto boards.
‘Hommage de l’Auteur’ ink stamped to flyleaf.
£38.00 [ref: 157608]

Bigourdan, G. LE SYSTÈM MÉTRIQUE des Poids et Measures. Son Établissement et sa Propagation Graduelle, avec l’Histoire des Opérations qui sont Servi a Déterminer le Mètre et le Kilogramme. Paris Gauthier-Villars ... 1901.
1st Ed. vi + 458pp. 10 plans and ports., 6 text figures. Some light marginal browning, marbled e.ps., leather backed marbled boards, dec. gilt ruling with gilt lettering to sl. faded spine.
£125.00 [ref: 194248]

Brewster, Dr and Jameson, Professor. THE EDINBURGH PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL Exhibiting a View of the Progress of Discovery in Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Natural History, Practical Mechanics, Geography, Statistics, and the Fine and Useful Arts, for June 1819 - April 1 1826 [All published]. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. 1819-26.
14 vols. 135 plates including some folding and several hand cold. Light marginal browning, ex.-lib. with ink stamps, vol. 14 with no plate numbered 5, upper board to vol. 14. detached, original cloth soiled, lacking some gilt lettered title labels, spines chipped.
Continued as The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. This important and uncommon journal was edited by the eminent scientist Sir David Brewster (1781-1868) and the mineralogist Robert Jameson (1774-1854). Spanning seven years, this complete run contains 888 articles by leading scientists of the period, covering the subjects of chemistry, optics, electricity, magnetism, practical mechanics, inventions, scientific instruments, natural history, etc. Many of these articles are abstracts of new books written by the authors themselves and as such an invaluable insight into the original thoughts and motivations of this huge gathering of scientists whose ideas crossed from the Enlightenment into the Industrial Revolution.
£1,600.00 [ref: 190081]

Brown, Samuel M. EXPERIMENTS ON CHEMICAL ISOMERISM FOR 1840-41. From the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol. XV. Part I. Edinburgh: Printed for the Society by Neill and Company .... 1841.
Sm. slim 4to. T.p. + (165-246)pp. 4 figures. E.ps. and margins lightly browned with some occasional thumbing, ex.-lib. with bookplate and occasional sm. ink stamp, lightly soiled lib. cloth with gilt title to spine.
£20.00 [ref: 180065]