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- abridged and partly translated from the French of M.P. Orfila ; by Joseph G. Nancrede., Abridgement of the original English translation of John Augustine Waller published in London, 1815-1817, under the same title., Gift of Margaret Shoemaker Hill in memory of her father Harold A. Shoemaker., Includes bibliographical references and index.
- By W. Smith., The first geological map of England and Wales; for description see Annals of science, v. 3, no. 2, p. 190-212., Also includes 6 folded section maps by W. Smith: 1. Geological section from London to Snowdon. London, J. Cary, 1817.- 2. Geological view and section in Essex and Hertfordshire ... [London, 1819]- 3. Geological view and section of Norfolk ... [London, 1819] - 4. Vertical section of strata in Surry dipping northward ... London, J. Cary, 1819.- 5. Section of the strata through Hampshire and Wiltshire to Bath. London, J. Gary, 1819.- 6. Geological view and section through Dorsetshire and Somersetshire to Taunton. London, J. Gary, 1819.
- Di maestro Egnatio Danti., Title vignette (coat of arms of the Medici), Initials., Printer's mark on recto of last leaf., The "Istromenti astronomici" described, include the "Astrolabio armiilare" and other instruments of Ptolemaeus, and the "Diottra d'Hipparco.", First edition published, Firenze, Giunti, 1569. A projected second volume was never published., "Anemografia di maestro Egnatio Danti ... In dichiarazione delle anemoscopio, instrumento mostratore de'venti: tradotto di latino in vulgare, da m. Pietroantonio Cattani": p. 251-272.
- Began with [v. 1], no. 1 (Mar. 6, 1665); ceased with v. 65, pt. 2 (for the year 1775)., Description based on: Vol. 48, pt. 1 (for the year 1753)., Vols. 1-46 also called no. 1-497., Suspended between v. 12 and v. 13., Vols. 1 (1665/66)-70 (1780). 1 v. (includes vols. published under later title)., During suspension of publication: Philosophical collections, were issued.
- Signatures: pi¹ )(³ )()(⁴ )()()(⁴ A-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Zzz⁴ Aaaa-Tttt⁴ Uuuu²., First ed. of the Iter extaticum coeleste appeared in 1656 under title: Itinerarium extaticum., Added engraved title page with title: Iter exstaticum Kircherianum, prælusionibus & scholijs illustratum, schematibusq[ue] exornatum à P. Gasp. Schotto, Societatis Jesu, 1660., Head and tail pieces; initials; side notes., Royal crest on the verso of the title page., Page 144 misnumbered 244, 498 as 988, 543 as 545., "Iter extaticum II" (the Iter extaticum terrestre ...): p. [513]-689., Errata: p. [17-18] (3rd group)., In ms. on t.p.: "Seminarij Carolini Scietatis Jesu Heidelbergæ 1774.", Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ex P. Matthaei Riccii eiusdem Societatis commentariis, libri V ad S.D.N. Paulum V. in quibus Sinensis Regni mores, leges atque instituta, & nouae illius Ecclesia difficillima primordia accuratè & summa fide describuntur ; auctore P. Nicolao Trigautio Belga ex eadem Societate., Trigault's translation from the Italian manuscript original of Ricci's diary, to which Trigault added other Ricci materials and a description of Ricci's death and burial; for further description of the contents, see the introduction to the English ed. translated by L.J. Gallagher., Variant states: in some copies, p. 628 is misnumbered "608" and leaf Aq3 is missigned "Q3.", Place and name of printer from colophon., Signatures: ã⁴ ẽ⁴ A-4L⁴., Engraved, illustrated title page by Jacques de Fornazeris., Woodcuts: head- and tail-pieces, ornamental and historiated initials., Printed side notes., Printing errors: pages 626-627 misnumbered 606-607., Last leaf blank., Includes index.