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- Exercitationes de generatione animalium : quibus accedunt quædam de partu de membranis ac humoribus uteri & de conceptione
- auctore Guilielmo Harveo., Engraved t.p., First published in London, 1651; 3 eds. in duodecimo also published in Holland the same year by Elzevir, Jansson and Ravesteyn. Cf. Keynes, p. 48-49., Dedicated to Georgius Ent., Includes index., DeGolyer Collection bookplate., With: Cnöffel, Andreas. Epistola de podraga cvrata. Amstelredami : Apud Iohannem Blaev, 1643 -- Rutcovius, Andreas. Cteticae. Amstelodami : Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1650.
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- De historia stirpivm commentarij insignes
- adiectis earundem viuis, & ad naturæ imitationem artificiose expressis imaginibus, Leonharto Fuchsio ... autore ... ; triplex item index, prior stirpium Latinas nomenclaturas, alter officinis & vulgò vsitatas, tertius gallicas dabit., Signatures: aa-bb (last leaf blank) a-z A-2H⁸., Portrait of author on verso of t.p., Initials., Side notes., Numerous pagination errors., Includes indexes., Some ill. partially colored., In ms. on t.p.: "Ioannis Baptistae forzani 1602.", Author's name defaced on t.p., Manuscript notations in margins.
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- De la generation des vers dans le corps de l'homme : de la nature et des especes de cette maladie : des moyens de s'en preserver & de la guérir
- par M. Andry., Statement of responsibility follows the edition statement., Dedicated to Guy Crescent Fagon., Signatures: v. 1: [par.]¹ a⁸ b⁴ c⁸ d² e⁸ f-g⁴ A-Ii⁸⁻⁴ Kk⁶; v. 2: [par.]¹ A⁸ B⁴ C⁸ D² E⁸-Pp⁸⁻⁴ Qq⁶ (T2 missigned T1)., Head and tail pieces; initials., Page 583 misnumbered 58., Errata: v. 2, last 3 pages., "Lettres écrites à l'auteur par Mr Hartsoeker, & par Mr Baglivi, sur le sujet des vers," p. [711]-733, 841-850., "Sçavoir si le fréquent usage du tabac abrege la vie. Traduction du latin," p. 810-840., Includes bibliographical references.
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- De locis solidis secunda divinatio geometrica : in quinque libros iniuria temporum amissos Aristæi senioris geometræ
- In quo de locis ordinationum conicarum limitibus pertractatur -- In quo loci ordinatarum potentium limites indicantur -- In quo loci variarum dispositionum limites assignantur., autore Vincentio Viviani ... opus conicum continens elementa tractatuum ejusdem Viviani, quibus tunc ipse multa, maxima, & abdita in mathesi theoremata demonstrare cogitaverat., Engravings by Giovanni Antonio Lorenzini., Title vignette., Head and tail pieces; initials; side notes., Liber primus begins with a list of definitions., Errata: p. 117-118 (3rd group)., Provenance note on t.p.: "Ambros. Khom A. 1877."
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- De trinitatis erroribus libri septem
- A copy of the banned anti-trinitarian tract. This manuscript follows the only printed edition of Servetus's book., Michael Servetus., "Per Michaelem Serveto, alias Reves ab Aragonia Hispanum, Anno MDxxxi.", Handwritten by two unknown scribes; the first transcribed the general text of Michael Servetus's On the errors of the Trinity in black ink, while the second added the sub-title, made marginal additions, and text corrections in brown ink., In slipcase., Bookseller's clipping pasted to p. [2] of cover.
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- A collection of papers, which passed between the late learned Mr. Leibnitz, and Dr. Clarke, in the years 1715 and 1716. Relating to the principles of natural philosophy and religion. With an appendix. To which are added, Letters to Dr. Clarke concerning l
- By Samuel Clarke., Text in French and English on opposite pages., "Letters" by R. Bulkeley have special t.-p., the "Remarks", have special t.-p. and separate pagination.
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- Liber chronicarum.
- Latin text with Gothic letters., Woodcuts by Wohlgemuth and Pleydenwurff., Supplement has title: De Sarmacia regione Europe., Sometimes referred to as Nuremberg, or Nurnberg chronicle., Colophon reads: ... Ad intuitu autem preces prouidoru ciuiu Sebaldi Schreyer Sebastiani kamermaister hunc librum dominus Anthonius koberger Nuremberge impressit. Adhibitis tame viris mathematicis pingendiq arte peritissimis. Michaele wolgemut et wilhelmo Pleydenwurff. quaru solerti acuratissimaq animadversione tum ciuitatum tum illustrium virorum figure inserte sunt. Consummatu autem duo-decima mensis Julij. Anno salutis nre. 1493.
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- The story of a boulder : or, Gleanings from the note-book of a field geologist
- by Archibald Geikie ..., Stamp on p. [2] of cover: Ãneas G. Gordon, Kettle Manse, Fife.
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- Novae cœlestivm terrestrivmq[ue] rervm observationes : et fortasse hactenus non uulgatæ
- à Francisco Fontana, specillis à se inventis, et ad summam perfectionem perductis, editæ., Engraved allegorical t.p., Includes 28 copper engravings of the moon (including 1 folded plate) and 26 woodcuts of planets and stars., Errata: p. [1] (5th group)., Harlow Collection bookplate.
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- Joh. Baptistæ Ferrarii senensis, S.I., Flora, seu, De florum cultura lib. IV.
- Added t.p., engraved., Pritzel (2nd ed.), 2877., Imperfect: Hist. of Science Coll. copy wanting engr. t.p., DeGolyer Collection bookplate.
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- Dioptrice.
- Signatures: )(⁴ a-c⁴ d² A-K⁴ chi².