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B[ate], J[ohn]. - THE MYSTERYES OF NATVRE AND ART: conteined in foure severall tretises, the first of water workes the second of fyer workes, the third of drawing, colouring, painting, and engrauing, the fourth of divers experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly collected, and partly of the authors peculiar practice, and invention by I.B

Imprinted at London: [By Thomas Harper] for Ralph Mab and are to be sold by Iohn Iackson and Francis Church at the Kings armes in Cheapeside, 1634. 1st Ed. Sm. 4to. 7.5 x 5.75 inches. [10], 14, [2], 15-112, [16], 121-192, [2] p. Pictorial engraved title page, c.90 woodcuts, 10 plates. Title page and ‘To the Reader’ with frayed leading corners and minor loss, some light browning, C20th rebind in blind rule edged calf, gilt lettered spine, minor marking, minor loss to spine. ¶ STC (2nd ed.), 1577.5; ESTC S122341; The title page is engraved. The second booke, teaching most plainly, and withall most exactly, the composing of all manner of fire-works for triumph and recreation, The third booke of drawing, limming, colouring, painting, and graving, and The booke of extravagants each have separate title page with imprint London, printed by Thomas Harper for Ralph Mab. 1634 (with punctuation variations) each with a woodcut; pagination and register are continuous. The last leaf is blank. His portrait appears only in this second edition. Besterman ‘Old Art Books’ ‘... the first edition is exceedingly rare ...’ The second edition was published in 1635 a third in 1654, and another so-called ‘second’ in 1675. Acting as a practical guide for amateur scientific experiments, the work is divided into four sections: Water Workes; Fyer Workes; Drawing, Colouring, Painting and Engraving; and Divers Experiments. It inspired Isaac Newton during his younger years, in particular the section on fire Drakes, kites with firecrackers tied to their tails. It contains one of the earliest depictions of fireworks and their preparation to be detailed in the English language, in a similar manner to the preceding De la pirotechnia. Isaac Newton was given a copy of \'The Mysteryes\' as a teenager by the headmaster at his school. He is known to have copied out sections of the book assiduously and he built working models of a water clock and water wheels that Bate had described. The book contained one of the first mentions in Europe of a kite and was one of the first English books with a section devoted to building and arming fireworks.
GBP 2750.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 3133.5 US$ 3615.77 | JP¥ 557572] Booknumber: 291617

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Bluestein, Howard B. - THE ARCHITECTURE OF CLOUDS. Preface by Howie "Cb" Bluestein.

OUP, 2024. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. [xvi] + 540pp. Profusely illus. throughout mainly in colour from photos. Very good in d/w.
GBP 25.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 28.5 US$ 32.87 | JP¥ 5069] Booknumber: 295199

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Bert, Paul. - BAROMETRIC PRESSURE. Researches in Experimental Physiology. Translated from the French by Mary Alice Hitchcock and Fred A Hitchcock.

Undersea Medical Society, Inc., Maryland, 1978. Facsimile Reprint of 1943 Ed. Royal 8vo. xxxii + 1055pp. + [i]. Port. frontis., 89 figures. Ownership name in ink to both pastedowns, otherwise good in original gilt lettered blue cloth.
GBP 100.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 114 US$ 131.48 | JP¥ 20275] Booknumber: 291345

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- The Album of London and Crystal Palace Views

London nd c. 1900 12 photographic plates on a fold-out strip, map 21x15, red cloth, glt decoration and text. Cloth a bit worn, some of the folds splitting, fair copy.
GBP 20.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 23 US$ 26.3 | JP¥ 4055] Booknumber: 37373

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1935 Bruxelles BRITISH INDUSTRIES HOUSE - An Invitation to British Industries House Exposition Universelle Internationale de Bruxelles 1935

British Industries House 1935 8pp pamphlet with bw illustration 24x18, stapled pictorial wraps Staples rusting, slight marking to covers Promotional piece in French and English for the 1935 Brussels Exposition.
GBP 25.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 28.5 US$ 32.87 | JP¥ 5069] Booknumber: 33608

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Baehr, Peter R. ... [et al.] - Human rights and ethnic conflicts : proceedings of the conference on human rights and ethnic conflicts, organised by the School of Human Rights Research, held at Utrecht University, the Netherlands on 29 May 1998.

Utrecht : SIM, 1999. Paperback. vi,103 pp. (SIM special, 24). Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. ISBN 9789071383069.
EUR 12.00EUR [Appr.: US$ 13.85 | £UK 10.75 | JP¥ 2135] Booknumber: #238844

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Jean-Baptiste Morvan de Bellegarde - Suite Des Reflexions Sur Ce Qui Peut Plaire Ou Deplaire Dans le Commerce Du Monde

Amsterdam, Les Heritiers d'Antoine Schelter, 1699. Leather. A scarce French work by l'Abbe de Bellegarde, a collection of dialogues reflecting on the conduct of life. In the original French.Second edition, scarce to see an early edition.Illustrated with an engraved title. The religious, ethical, and educational reflections of Jean-Baptiste Morvan de Bellegarde. This volume include five of Bellegarde's dialogues, discussing the misfortune of libertine life, the different duties of each state, the dangers of conversation, and the strength of spirit in misfortunes. Bellegarde was a Jesuit for fifteen years before joining Francis de Sales's order. In a full calf binding. Externally, worn, with rubbing to the boards and spine, and loss to the front joint, rear joint, and tail of the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Tail of the spine is lifting a little. Front hinge is starting but firm. Pencil annotation to the front free, which is lifting to the tail. Ink notes to the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
GBP 150.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 171 US$ 197.22 | JP¥ 30413] Booknumber: 854P27

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Aristotle; D. S. Margoliouth - The Book of the Apple, Ascribed to Aristotle

Not Stated, The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , 1892 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of this article surrounding the medieval neoplatonic Arabic work, 'The Book of the Apple', published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. First edition.Presented by the editor. Bound in a contemporary half crushed morocco with marbled boards, with the publisher's original paper wraps bound in. Published by the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, an academic journal founded in 1824 which still runs today, publishing articles on the history, art, language, literature and religion of countries in Asia. This article is comprised of 'The Book of the Apple', a medieval neoplatonic Arabic work of unknown authorship, although occasionally attributed to Aristotle. Its date of publication is also unknown, predating the 10th century. This particular edition is edited and with notes in Persian and English by orientalist and Professor of Arabic, D. S. Margoliouth. Bound in a contemporary half crushed morocco with marbled boards, with the publisher's original paper wraps bound in. Externally, excellent, with light rubbing to the joints and a little fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with coloured pencil note to the first blank, and an ink inscription with the date of publication to the title page. 'Presented by the editor' written in ink to the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .
GBP 275.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 313.5 US$ 361.58 | JP¥ 55757] Booknumber: 903Q7

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Richard Aldington - Balls and Another Book for Surpression

London, E. Lahr, 1931. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce presentation copy of this work on censorship from Richard Aldington, inscribed to his friend John Arlott, and housed in a lovely cloth clamshell casing. The first trade edition. Early editions of this work are scarce due damage caused by the Blitz soon after publication. The author's presentation copy, inscribed to the front blank by the author: "John Arlott, Richard Aldington Hollywood 1945". John Arlott was a cricket commentator and poet. Number 7 of the Blue Moon Booklets published by Lahr, the Jewish anarchist and London bookseller/publisher. Two essays from Richard Aldington, featuring a commentary on sporting balls, and an expressive discourse on suppression. Aldington often struggled with the censorship from publishers around the time of the war. In 'Another Book for Suppression', Aldington complains that the focus should be on censoring sexual content on books instead. In the publisher's original paper covers, and the original incorporated dust wrapper. Housed in a modern cloth clamshell casing. In the publisher's original paper covers, and the original incorporated dust wrapper. Housed in a modern cloth clamshell casing. Externally, the odd spot with a tear to the spine. The wrap is faded, with joint weak with front cover nearly detached. Internally, staples rusted, with bright pages and light spotting throughout. Author's inscription to the front blank. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.
GBP 395.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 450.25 US$ 519.36 | JP¥ 80088] Booknumber: 966Z13

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Edmund Burke - A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful

London, J. Dodsley, 1773. Leather. An early edition of Burke's important essay on aesthetics, a literary precursor to the Romantic era. The seventh edition, this work is sought after in any early edition.An important essay on aesthetics by Edmund Burke.This treatise was the first complete philosophical work separating and defining the beautiful and the sublime. In the essay Burke holds a preference for the Sublime, rather than Beautiful, an important step which heralded the transition from the Neoclassical era to the Romantic. Burke's essay was influential, with admirers being Denis Diderot and Immanuel Kant.This was Burke's only purely philosophical work, as an economist and Whig M.P.Ink inscription of Thomas Purnell of Kingshill to the front paste down. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. Joints are starting but firm. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Light marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are a little strained but remain firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Small patch of worming from the front paste down to page vi, no loss of text. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
GBP 350.00GBP [Appr.: EURO 399 US$ 460.19 | JP¥ 70964] Booknumber: 967P66

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