New York: Harper & Brothers, 1903. Hardcover. Two folio bound volumes with all of Harper's Weekly issues for 1903. They are a fascinating compilation of articles, events, news, and numerous illustrations documenting the events in the United States and around the world. They offer an enthralling view of the country's concerns and interests at the beginning of the 20th century. Even the advertisements for products and services are quite interesting. Most of the covers continued having political cartoons. Many of the articles throughout the year were on automobiles, technology, and construction. There were weekly columns on "Americans of Tomorrow," and "Books and Bookmen ', and weekly appearances of cartoons by the well-known illustrator of the time Albert Levering. The technology articles are particularly interesting, on such topics as power from sunlight, American wireless technology, around the world in 40 days, lighting a metropolis (New York City), and Germany's suspended electrical train system. President Theodore Roosevelt received much coverage for his many activities outdoors and participating in sports such as horse jumping. He visited the West at Yellowstone, and other locations. The state of Georgia received special attention with many articles on their history and present along with descriptions of their large and small cities. It appears that there may have been supplements to the weekly issues that were not bound here. There is a several page supplement in the July 25 issue on the death of Pope Leopold XIII with several illustrations. Interesting illustrations included four page fold-out of the members of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Supreme Court, and another three page fold-out of Harper's authors that included Mark Twain, Henry James, Thomas Hardy, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Robert W. Chambers and many others. There were just a few short but provocative items about lynching and about the increase of assaults by black men against white women and the theories why. Bound in black cloth with gilt titling to spine. The spine and corners are chipped and abraded as usual. Covers are slightly worn and rubbed. Interior pages are generally very good. Library reference sticker affixed to rear pastedown is the only indication of library ownership. There is a pagination anomaly, with the December 12 being numbered pages 3-77 with regular numbering resuming in the December 17 issue. Although not entirely, the December 12 issue focused on Christmas with several color illustrations. 2122 pages. PER/062223. Very Good. More

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855 and 1858. Hardcover. Francois Arago (1786-1853) was an important French astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, who was also a politician for republican causes. For some years before his death, Arago spent much time revising his large collection of manuscripts with a view toward their definitive publication. This work mainly consists of the course of Lectures on Astronomy which he delivered annually at the Observatory of Paris over eighteen years. Each of the volumes is organized into sections that the author calls books with several chapters on the subject of that book, resulting in a comprehensive discourse on astronomy and related fields. The text is accompanied by numerous plates and hundreds of wood engravings. Bound in original green cloth bindings. Volume I has been rebacked. Gilt author, title, and volume number to spine. Corners bumped but very good. Interior pages and plates are also in very good condition. A very handsome set of this significant work. Volume I: 707 pages; Volume II: 846 pages including index. This set may require an extra shipping fee. SCI/07415. Very Good. More

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1910. Hardcover. Subjects of bulletins include: Tuberculosis test of cattle, Nevada mouse plague of 1907 - 8, Experiment Station Work L, Onion culture, Successful Poultry and Dairy Farm, Peanuts, Poultry Management in Maine, Forestry, Canning Vegetables in the Home, Experiment Station LI, Meadow Fescue, Market Hay Value, Use of Milk as Food, Profitable Cotton Farm, Farm Management in Northern Potato-Growing Sections, Experiment Station Work LII, Lightning, Eradication of Bindweed, How to destroy rats, Replanning a Farm for Profit, Drainage of Irrigated Lands, Soy Beans, Irrigation of Alalfa, Experiment Station Work LIII, and Care of Food in the Home. Bound in three quarter red leather over red cloth boards with gilt title "Farmers' Bulletins" to spine. The name "Lynden Evans" is printed in gilt on the foot of the spine. Lynden Evans (1828 - 1926) was a teacher, lawyer, and U.S. Congressman from Illinois. Full marbled edges and marbled endpapers. Front endpaper is present but detached and rear endpaper is no longer present. Minor wear to edges and hinges of boards. Clean interior with occasional pencil markings. An attractive book. Each bulletin has its own pagination. SCI/022219. Very Good. More

New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1875. Hardcover. Includes numerous diagrams and woodcuts. Very good in purple cloth boards with gilt title to front board and spine. The spine and edges of the boards have faded to light brown. Minor wear to spine ends and edges of boards. There are a few small dark spots to spine and bottom edge of text block. There are a few spots of foxing to the interior and two facing pages are lightly browned due to a laid-in slip of paper. Filled with practical information for mechanics. 339 pages plus 47 pages of ads. SCI/072810. Very Good. More

San Francisco: San Francisco Press, 1985. Hardcover. 8vo. Near fine in blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering to front board and to spine. Pristine interior with many illustrations throughout. 760 pages. Science. SCI/5202. Near Fine. More

Tours: Imprimerie Deslis Freres, 1905. Paperback. In Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. In original light blue wrappers; fading to edges, light chipping along spine. Interior is clean but browned at the edges. Contains several calculations. In French. SCI/021204. Very Good. More

Separat-Abdruck Aus Carl's Repertorium Fur Experimental-Physik. XVI. Band. 1880. Paperback. In Wraps. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo. In original wrappers; browned and lightly chipped at edges and spine. Wrapper is almost detached from pages inside. Interior is lightly browned but text bright. In German; 2 pp. SCI/021104. Good +. More

From the Philosophical Magazine for May 1875. Paperback. Offprint/Vg in wraps/4 pp./postmark and contemporary writing to back wrapper. Science. SCI1811151. Very Good. More

Paperback. G++ in green wraps/extract French. FRE411151. Good ++. More

London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1969. Hardcover. 8vo. In Very good orange cloth covered boards with black title stamp to spine and front cover. In map illustrated white and green DJ. Very clean internally with illustrations throughout. A crisp copy of this SCARCE title. Index. 183pp. SCI/022306. Very Good+ / Very Good. More

Geneva: Economic Commission for Europe, 1959. Paperback. Very good in blue paper wrappers with white spine panel and blue title to spine. Minor wear and crease to wrappers, but clean overall. 176 pages. SCI/090315. Very Good. More

(Sporosky)? 1958. Flexible Covers. Flexible green cloth boards with gilt title (in Japanese) to spine. Creasing to covers and spine. Housed in a beige cardboard slipcase with Japanese titling to spine and front panels. Wear and browning to case. All text in Japanese, with one page in Russian. Includes several photographic illustrations, many equations, and a few diagrams. Foxing to fore-edge of textblock. Clean interior overall; however, some passages have been underlined in pen. 339 pages. SCI/010220. Very Good. More

London: W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Longman, B. Law, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, J. Johnson, J. Bew, J. Murray, R. Baldwin, T. Evans, W. Lowndes, and C. Bent, 1785. Hardcover. Seventh Edition. Includes 17 folding plates numbered I - XVII. Scottish astronomer James Ferguson (1710 - 1776) is best know for inventing and improving astronomical and other scientific apparatuses. While largely forgotten today, he was influential in his time. Thomas Paine mentions him in his famous work "Age of Reason." Bound in full brown leather with red leather title label to spine. Substantial crack to middle of spine and to front hinge; however, sewing remains intact and textblock remains bound. Front board remains loosely attached. Chipping to leather on spine ends and partial loss to handsewn both headbands. Ownership signature of John Thom, Berry Hill Culpeper. Dampstaining to edges of most pages. All plates are present, but many have extra creases and/or tears. Browning and spots of foxing throughout. Pressed flower between two pages. A good reading copy. 501 pages plus index. SCI/070822. Very Good. More