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- A week's conversation on the plurality of worlds.
- By Monsieur Fontenelle. Translated from the last Paris edition, wherein are many improvements throughout; and some new observations on several discoveries which have been lately made in the heavens. By William Gardiner, esq;, Translation of: Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes., The first edition of the Gardiner translation has title: Conversations on the plurality of worlds., Head and tail pieces; initials.
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- Instructions concerning erecting of a library, presented to my lord, the President De Mesme
- by Gabriel Naudeus ...; and now interpreted by Jo. Evelyn, Esquire., Title within borders., Head ornament., Ornamental initial., Running title., Signatures: A-G., Translation of Advis pour dresser une bibliotheque.
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- Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Glaser's Beschreibung einer neuerfundenen Studier- und Sparlampe : zu Erhaltung der Augen und bequemen Gebrauch bei einigen andern Nebenabsichten eingerichtet.
- Title vignette depicts old man reading in a woodland shelter., Publisher's advertisement: p. [1] (2nd group).
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- Le grand et espovventable prodige, arrivé av royaume de Naples, en la prouince de la Poüille, le Vendredy 30. de Iuillet 1627 : là où se void la desolation de plusieurs villes & chasteaux, & autres lieux: avec la mort de plus de dix-sept-milles person
- par Gio. V. de Poardi, Boulonnois: er traduict d'Italienen en François de mot en mot, par me Olliuier Mignot, Rennois., Signatures: A-B⁴
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- Physica : oder, Natur-Wissenschafft
- verfasset durch Joh. Jacob Scheuchzer ..., Title of T. 2 varies slightly., Includes Kern der Natur-Wissenschafft (133 p. ; 17 cm.), which is a synopsis of the arguments in Physica; has separate t.p., Each T. has separate t.p., Head-pieces., Book plate: Ex Bibliotheca Venerab., Includes bibliographical references.
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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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- Saggi di naturali esperienze
- fatte nell'Accademia del cimento sotto la protezione del serenissimo principe Leopoldo di Toscana e descritte del segretario di essa Accademia., Dedication is dated: 14. luglio 1667, and signed: Il saggiato segretario [Lorenze Magalotti]., Engraved port. signed: Franciscus Spierre Lotaringus sculpebat., Includes errata., Title in red and black; engraved head and tail pieces; initials., Includes index.
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- Traité de la peinture
- par Leonard de Vinci., A revision of the 1651 translation by Ronald Fréart de Chambray of Trattato della pittura. Cf. Brunet, V, col. 1258., "La vie de Leonard de Vinci"--P. xix-liv., Signatures: a⁸ i⁸ o⁴ u⁸ aa⁴ ee⁸ A⁸ B⁴ C⁸ D⁴ E⁸ F⁴ G⁸ H⁴ I⁸ K⁴ L⁸ M⁴ N⁸ O⁴ P⁸ Q⁴ R⁸ S⁴ T⁸ V⁴ X⁸ Y⁴ Z⁸ Aa⁴ Bb⁸ Cc⁴ Dd⁸ Ee⁴ Ff⁴., Head-pieces., Verso of t.p. (p. [ii]) blank., Handwritten on t.p. verso: Tempelman, 1777., Book plate: John Fiott, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge, 1806., Book plate: Verum Atque Decens.
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- De rerum fossilium, lapidum et gemmarum maximè
- Leaves are printed on both sides., Publisher's information from Wellisch, H. Conrad Gessner: a bio-bibliography, 1975, no. 63., Printer's device ("A.G.") on t.p. and on leaf 169b., Errata: leaf 169a., Issued also as part [8] of his De omni rerum fossilium genere, gemmis, lapidibus, metallis ... see Ley, W. Konrad Gesner, Leben und Werk, 1929, p. 456., Signatures: 2A-2Y⁸., Stamp on p. [2] of cover: E. DeGolyer, his book.
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- Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes.
- By Monsieur Fontenelle. Translated from the last Paris edition, wherein are many improvements throughout; and some new observations on several discoveries which have been lately made in the heavens. By William Gardiner, esq;, Translation of: Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes., The first edition of the Gardiner translation has title: Conversations on the plurality of worlds., Head and tail pieces; initials.
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- Cosmographiae introdvctio : cum quibusdam geometriae ac astronomiae principijs ad eam rem necessarijs.
- Author statement from Index Aureliensis pt. 1, v. 2, no. 106.424., Leaves printed on both sides., Imprint from colophon., Signatures: A-D⁸., Printer's device of Melchior Sessa on verso of final leaf., Woodcuts: t.p. ill., printer's device, ills., maps, initials., Running title: Rvdimenta cosmographiae., Abridgement of: Cosmographicus liber, 1524.