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- United States exploring expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842
- v. 1-5. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-42 / by Charles Wilkes. 1845 -- v. 10. Geology / by James D. Dana. 1849 -- v. 17. Botany : Cryptogamia ; Musci / by William S. Sullivant ; Lichenes / by Edward Tuckerman ; Algae / by J.W. Bailey and W.H. Harvey ; Fungi / by M.A. Curtis and M.J. Berkeley ; Phanerogamia of Pacific North America / by John Torrey ; ed. by Asa Gray. 1874., under the command of Charles Wilkes., v. 10, Atlas, has imprint: New York : G.P. Putnam ; London : Putnam's American Agency, [n.d.]., Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published ... an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes ... which account shall be ... published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France.", By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of most of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only., The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany / by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology / by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics / by Charles Wilkes., Volumes of unfinished plates--some of them in proof before lettering--are found, without t.p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-11, Icthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells., v. 10 book plate: Ex libris Herbert McLean Evans
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- Albertus Durerus Nurembergensis pictor huius aetatis celeberrimus, versus è Germanica lingua in Latinum ... Quatuor his suaru[m] Institutionum geometricarum libris ... denuo ad scripti exemplaris fidem omnia diligenter recognita, emendatius iam in lucem e
- Signatures: a⁴ A-P⁶ Q⁴., The illustrations on P6r and Q1r have folded flaps., Printer's device on t.p. and on leaf at end., Several errors in paging., Lib. III contains Dürer's expositions on the construction of letters, with many large woodcut specimens of roman capitals., With: Dürer, Albrecht. Alberti Dvreri pictoris et architecti ... De urbibus, archibus, castellísque compendis ... Parisiis : C. Wecheli, 1535.
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- United States exploring expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842
- v. 1-5. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition during the years 1838-42 / by Charles Wilkes. 1845 -- v. 10. Geology / by James D. Dana. 1849 -- v. 17. Botany : Cryptogamia ; Musci / by William S. Sullivant ; Lichenes / by Edward Tuckerman ; Algae / by J.W. Bailey and W.H. Harvey ; Fungi / by M.A. Curtis and M.J. Berkeley ; Phanerogamia of Pacific North America / by John Torrey ; ed. by Asa Gray. 1874., under the command of Charles Wilkes., v. 10, Atlas, has imprint: New York : G.P. Putnam ; London : Putnam's American Agency, [n.d.]., Published under act of Congress of Aug. 26, 1842, which provided: "That there shall be published ... an account of the discoveries made by the Exploring expedition under the command of Lieutenant Wilkes ... which account shall be ... published in a form similar to the voyage of the Astrolabe, lately published by the government of France.", By the same act, the edition was limited to 100 copies. Mr. Wilkes, however, secured copyright on his Narrative of the expedition, under which privilege he published several editions of that part of the reports. Later, also, the authors themselves, or publishers who might be willing to undertake it, were allowed to issue an additional 150 copies of most of the various reports, and under this arrangement, from 100 to 150 copies of most of the volumes were published in addition to the 100 copies provided for by the government. The official edition however was 100 copies only., The publication was never completed. Five volumes are unpublished: v. 18, Botany / by Asa Gray; v. 19, Geographical distribution of animals and plants / by Charles Pickering; v. 21-22, Ichthyology / by Louis Agassiz; v. 24, Physics / by Charles Wilkes., Volumes of unfinished plates--some of them in proof before lettering--are found, without t.p. or other printed matter. The Library of Congress has two such volumes: one of 71 pl. (4 col.) from the atlases to Botany, and one of 32 col. pl., 28 of which belong to the unpublished v. 21-11, Icthyology, and 4 to v. 12, Mollusca and shells., v. 10 book plate: Ex libris Herbert McLean Evans
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- Elements.
- avthore Ioanne Schevbelio ..., Wrongly attributed to Eucleides of Megara. Cf. Britannica, 1959., Signatures: a⁴ A-Pp⁴ Qq⁶., Imprint date from colophon., Printer's mark on t.p. and on last p., Page 315 misnumbered 351; numerous other errors in pagination., "Brevis regvlarvm algebrae descriptio, vna cvm demonstrationibvs geometricis, avtore Ioanne Schevbelio": p. [1]-76.
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- Diuina proportione : opera a tutti glingegni perspicaci e curiosi necessaria oue ciascun studioso di philosophia: prospectiua pictura sculptura: architectura: musica: e altre mathematice: suauissima: sottile: e admirabile doctrina consequira: e delectaras
- Author's name at head of dedication: Frater Lucas Patiolus ..., Place and date of imprint from colophon., Colophon (at end of Tractatus tertius): "Venetiis impressum per ... Paganinum de Paganinis de Brixia ... Anno redemptionis nostre M.D.VIIII. Klen. Iunii Leonardo Lauretano Ve. rem. pu. gubernante. pontificatus Iulii. II. anno. VI." Colophon also at end of "Pars prima" with slight variations., Title in red and black; initials., The geometrical figures accompanying the text are printed in the margin., Leaf 25 misnumbered 17 (2nd group), 14 as 15 (3rd group), 16-26 as 17-27., Manuscript notes in margins., Manuscript corrections in text: leaf 3a (2nd group)., DeGolyer Collection bookplate.
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- Unterweisung der Messung.
- Signatures: a⁴ A-P⁶ Q⁴., The illustrations on P6r and Q1r have folded flaps., Printer's device on t.p. and on leaf at end., Several errors in paging., Lib. III contains Dürer's expositions on the construction of letters, with many large woodcut specimens of roman capitals., With: Dürer, Albrecht. Alberti Dvreri pictoris et architecti ... De urbibus, archibus, castellísque compendis ... Parisiis : C. Wecheli, 1535.
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- Diuina proportione : opera a tutti glingegni perspicaci e curiosi necessaria oue ciascun studioso di philosophia: prospectiua pictura sculptura: architectura: musica: e altre mathematice: suauissima: sottile: e admirabile doctrina consequira: e delectaras
- Author's name at head of dedication: Frater Lucas Patiolus ..., Place and date of imprint from colophon., Colophon (at end of Tractatus tertius): "Venetiis impressum per ... Paganinum de Paganinis de Brixia ... Anno redemptionis nostre M.D.VIIII. Klen. Iunii Leonardo Lauretano Ve. rem. pu. gubernante. pontificatus Iulii. II. anno. VI." Colophon also at end of "Pars prima" with slight variations., Title in red and black; initials., The geometrical figures accompanying the text are printed in the margin., Leaf 25 misnumbered 17 (2nd group), 14 as 15 (3rd group), 16-26 as 17-27., Manuscript notes in margins., Manuscript corrections in text: leaf 3a (2nd group)., DeGolyer Collection bookplate.
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- Nova plantarvm, animalivm et mineralivm Mexicanorvm historia
- a Francisco Hernandez medico in Indijs præstantissimo primum compilata, dein a Nardo Antonio Reccho in volvmen digesta, a Io. Terentio, Io. Fabro, et Fabio, Colvmna Lynceis notis, & additionibus longe doctissimis illustrata ; cui demum accessere, aliqvot ex principis Federici Cæsii frontispiciis theatri naturalis phytosophicæ tabulæ vna cum quamplurimis iconibus ad octingentas, quibus singula contemplanda graphice exhibentur., Added engr. t.p.: Rervm medicarvm novæ Hispaniæ thesavrvs sev plantarvm animalivm mineralivm Mexicanorvm historia ..., Book was first printed in 1628. This copy consists of the original sheets of the 1628 printing with 5 new preliminary leaves., Includes errata., Head- and tail-pieces., Signature: [dagger]⁴ a-b² A-I⁶ K-T⁶ V⁶ X-Z⁶, ²A-I⁶ ²K-P⁶ ²Q⁴, ²Q-T⁶ ²V⁶ ²X-Z⁶, ³A-I⁶ ³K-T⁶ ³V⁶ ³X-Z⁶, ⁴A-I⁶ ⁴K⁶ ⁴L², A-I⁴ K-M⁴ b-c⁴ D³., Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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- Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII. qvibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed & per effigies, suis locis insertas, adiunctis latinis, germanicis appellationibus ita ob
- Printer's mark on t.-p., Publisher from colophon.
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- Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII. qvibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed & per effigies, suis locis insertas, adiunctis latinis, germanicis appellationibus ita ob
- Printer's mark on t.-p., Publisher from colophon.