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- Notes of nine lectures on the Alps, glaciers, glacial theory delivered by Professor Agassiz at the Masonic Temple, Boston, 1847
- J.J.D., Holograph., Pen and ink drawings throughout text.
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- Péking : histoire et description
- par Alph. Favier, Prêtre de la Congregation de la Mission, dite de Saint-Lazare, Missionnaire Apostolique, Vicaire Général de Péking, etc., etc., etc., "660 gravures anciennes et nouvelles reproduites ou exécutées par des artistes indigènes d'après les plus précieux documents ; 124 phototypies, 24 collographies hors texte.", P. 550-552 misnumbered 560-562., Includes bibliographical references (p. xii) and index.
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- Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu China monumentis : quà sacris quà profanis, nec non variis naturæ & artis spectaculis, aliarumque rerum memorabilium argumentis illustrata, auspiciis Leopoldi Primi.
- Monumenti syro-sinici interpretatio -- De variis itineribus in Chinam susceptis -- De idololatria ex Occidente primùm in Persidem, Indiam ac deindè in ultimas Orientis, Tartariæ, Chinæ, Japponiæ regiones successivâ propagatione introducta -- China curiosis naturæ & artis miraculis illustrata -- De architectonica cæterisque mechanicis artibus Sinensium -- De Sinensium literatura., Added t.-p., engraved., "Elenchus librorum a P. Athanasio Kirchero ... editorum": 2 p. at end., Signatures: *-**(superscript 4), A-Z(superscript 4), Aa-Hh(superscript 4)., Includes index., Text in Arabic, Latin, and Sanskrit.
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- An astronomical catechism : or, Dialogues between a mother and her daughter
- by Catherine Vale Whitwell ; illustrated with numerous engravings., Book plate: Ex Libris Docteur R. Rickeart., Includes bibliographical references.
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- L'usage des globes céleste et terrestre, et des sphères, suivant les différens systêmes du monde. Précédé d'un traité de cosmographie, où est expliqué avec ordre tout ce qu'il y a de plus curieux dans la description de l'univers, suivant les mémoires & ob
- Accompagné des figures nécessaires ..., First edition, 1699., Includes errata., Signatures: aâ´ A-Z⸠2Aâ´., Head- and tail-pieces.
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- Notes of nine lectures on the Alps, glaciers, glacial theory delivered by Professor Agassiz at the Masonic Temple, Boston, 1847
- J.J.D., Holograph., Pen and ink drawings throughout text.
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- Monumenta aere perenniora, inter astra ponenda.
- von Maximilian Hell kaiserl. königl. Hofastronomen an der Universität zu Wien, im Jahre 1789 der astronomischen Republik gewidmet. Aus dem Lateinischen übersetzt von Anton Jungnitz Mitglied des königl. Preußischen Schulen-Institus, und Astronom an der Universität zu Breßlau in Schlesien., German; Fraktur
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- An astronomical catechism : or, Dialogues between a mother and her daughter
- by Catherine Vale Whitwell ; illustrated with numerous engravings., Book plate: Ex Libris Docteur R. Rickeart., Includes bibliographical references.
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- Uranographia sive astrorum descriptio viginti tabulis oeneis incisa ex recentissimis et absolutissimis astronomorum observationibus
- Joannis Elerti Bode., "Sumtus commodante illustrissima astronomiae patrona generosissima equite Megalopolitano Friderico de Hahn.", Printed on 20 double leaves.
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- Polyhistor.
- Originally published under title: Iulii Solini De situ et memorabilibus orbis capitula. Venice, 1473., Consists of text, by Solinus and Mela, and commentary, by Sebastian Münster and Pedro Juan Oliver (the latter printed in italics)., Printer's device, signed: Palma Ising on t.p. and last page., Colophon: Basileæ apud Michaelem Ising. M. D. XLIII., Signatures: a⁶ [beta]⁴ a-z⁴ 2A-2F⁴ (a1 verso blank)., Initials, side notes., Text in columns., Page 175 misnumbered 157, 191 as 181., Plates (maps) unnumbered., Cf. Wagner, H.R. The cartography of the Northwest coast of America to the year 1800, v. 1: p. 9., Includes index., Contains life of Solinus, by Joannes Camers (p. [3-4], 1st group)., Text by Solinus covers p. [1]-144, 2nd group, 2 folded maps, with preface on p. [20], 1st group; text by Mela covers p. 147-229, with preface on p. [145]-146., Folded map accompanying p. 144 shows territory to the east of Asia marked "Terra incognita", considered to represent the Northwest coast of North America. Wagner (in discussing the 1538 edition), however, questions this opinion and holds that it might represent Japan instead. The text on p. 144 refers to it [in translation] as "... extreme coast, as has been explored in our time by men.", In ms. on t.p.: "Mattei Nevorij Pecciolensis"., Manuscript notations in margins., DeGolyer Collection bookplate., Publisher's name on t.p. marked out., Place of publication and printer in colophon marked out.
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- Io. Baptistae Portae Neapolitani De aeris transmvtationibvs libri IV : in quo opere diligenter pertractatur de ijs, quæ, vel ex aere, vel in aere oriuntur [meteōrologion] multiplices opiniones, qua illustrantur, qua refelluntur : demum variarum causæ muta
- Title vignette (royal coat-of-arms); head and tail pieces; initials., Errata: p. [5] (3rd group).
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- Reliquiæ diluvianæ, or observations on the organic remains contained in caves, fissures, and diluvial gravel, and on other geological phenomena attesting the action of an universal deluge
- by William Buckland., Includes index., Micro-opaque. New York : Readex Microprint, 1968. 5 cards ; 23 x 15 cm. (Landmarks of science) s1968 nyun c