Pp. viii+192, text figures, patterned endpapers, index; f'cap 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in silver, upper board decorated in blind, the boards a trifle scuffed; top edges red; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; a couple of spots of foxing; Watts & Co., London, 1951. First..... More
Introductory note by E. F. Bozman. Pp. xii+346(last blank), title page decoration, a few text figures, patterned endpapers, index; f'cap. 8vo; khaki cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; top edges brown; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and chipped; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on..... More
Pp. [xii]+440+142+[16](index, last blank), title page vignette, 2 folding optical diagrams at end, decorative head and tailpieces, one large and several small decorative initials, text printed double column, index; small cr. 4to; rebound in modern kangaroo, the spine with five raised bands and gilt lettered red leather title label, the..... More
Foreword by Professor John Tyndall. Pp. xxii+336+2(publisher's statement)+8(advertisements), title page decoration, numerous text figures, patterned endpapers; f'cap. 8vo; khaki cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; top edges brown; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and foxed, edges rubbed and chipped; edges of leaves slightly foxed; J. M. Dent..... More
The first twenty-five years. Pp. xiv+286, text figures, pictorial endpapers, appendices, index; med. 8vo; light blue cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, top fore-corner of boards faintly bruised; Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 1980. First edition. More
Or the development of the earth and its inhabitants by the action of natural causes. A popular exposition of the doctrine of evolution in general, and of that by Darwin, Goethe, and Lamarck in particular. The translation revised by Professor E. Ray Lankester. In two volumes. Pp. xx+374+44(publisher's catalogue)+[4](advertisements)+xii+544, 19..... More
Essays. Pp. 318+[2](colophon, verso blank), 8 plates, text illustrations, charts and diagrams, index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip faded; bookplate on upper pastedown, a little light foxing and browning; Readers Union, London, 1959. Book..... More
Pp. xviii+476(last blank), 23 plates (one double page), notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, tiny split to front panel near foot of backstrip; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, outer leaves slightly offset, some foxing, mainly to edges of leaves;..... More
A character sketch. Pp. viii+120, frontispiece portrait, plus 3 plates; small cr. 8vo; light brown cloth, lettered and decorated in black, faintly soiled, edges of boards slightly rubbed; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing and occasional slight soiling; Watts & Co., London, 1920. More
Pp. 202, frontispiece, text illustrations, appendices, index; wide cr. 8vo; maroon boards, spine lettered in gilt, a few tiny bruises to edges of boards and minor production (trimming) fault to top fore-corner of lower board at pastedown; dust wrapper; Regency Press (London & New York) Ltd., London, 1988. First edition..... More
A biography. Pp. 260, 8 plates, diagrams, appendices, bibliography, reference notes, index; dust wrapper; Lawrence & Wishart, London, 1976. *Biography of the leading French physicist and High Commissioner for Atomic Energy under de Gaulle, who later became a leader of the World Peace Movement. More
Pp. 188, frontispiece portrait, plus 4 plates, a few text figures, appendices, references, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, backstrip faded, edges lightly rubbed; free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Hutchinson of London, London, 1971. First U.K. edition. *Investigation into the work of the Austrian scientist..... More
Chemistry. Botany. Animal Physiology. Animal Mechanics. With an analytical index. Under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Pp. [iv]+124+222+128+64+28(general index), most pages printed double column, text figures, index; purple cloth with gilt lettered black leather title label on spine, the boards marked and lightly worn..... More
Pp. xvi+240, frontispiece, plus 4 plates, index; demy 8vo; yellow cloth, spine blocked in black, fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; top edges yellow; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and faintly foxed on reverse, edges lightly rubbed and creased, with a few tiny splits and chips; issued without free endpapers, the..... More
With Introduction and notes by R. H. Rastall. Pp. xx+408(last blank)+4(publisher's statements), title page decoration, text figures, notes; f'cap. 8vo; khaki cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, top fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; top edges brown; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly..... More
Supplement, 1928-1933. Pp. xx+454(last blank); roy. 8vo; printed paper wrappers, lightly worn at head and foot of backstrip; edges of leaves lightly marked, bookseller's label at foot of title page; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Melbourne, 1934. More
etc., etc., taken at the Melbourne Observatory, during January 1876; together with abstracts from meteorological observations obtained at various localities in Victoria. Under the superintendence of E. J. White, Acting Government Astronomer [and from April 1876 onwards, under the superintendence of R. L. J. Ellery, Government Astronomer]. A bound run..... More
. A bibliography. Pp. xxiv+362, indices, addenda and corrigenda; demy 4to; Dawson, Folkestone, 1977. First edition. Project for Historical Bibliography, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. More
Fighter for Australian Science. Pp. xii+226(last blank), frontispiece portrait plus 12 plates, index; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and soiled, the front flap slightly creased; the author, Melbourne, 1972. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. David Rivett was the Chief Executive Officer of..... More
including the Ronalds Library. With a Biographical memoir. Edited by Alfred J. Frost. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. xxviii+564; Martino Fine Books,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[1998]. *Originally published by Spon, in 1880. More
Pp. [viii]+110(last blank), index of locations; glazed papered boards, edges and spine slightly faded; H.M.S.O., London, 1982. *Guides to Sources for British History based on the National Register of Archives, 2. More
A Theoretical and Practical Treatise for Students and Analysts. In three volumes. Volume I: Electrochemical Theory. Pp. viii+134, a couple of text figures, addenda, index; Volume II: Gravimetric Electrolytic Analysis and Electrolytic Marsh Tests. Pp. x+150, text figures, index; Volume III: Electrical Methods applied to Titration, Moisture Determination and PH..... More
Science and faith in Victorian England. The Riddell Memorial Lectures Thirty-ninth Series. With a memoir of the author by Gwyn Jones. Pp. xvi+64; edges of boards a trifle faded; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, the flap folds slightly silverfished; Oxford University Press, London, 1970. First edition. *Posthumously published. D. G. James..... More
A life in the young Republic. Pp. [ii]+xvi+378(last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, notes index; med. 8vo; faint scratch mark to upper board; dust wrapper, edges slightly faded; Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1989. *Poet, essayist, chemist, geologist, educator, entrepreneur, publisher - Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) was one of the virtuosi of..... More
Pp. 246(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, bibliography, indices; narrow demy 4to; fawn cloth, lettered in blue & blind, tiny indentation near bottom fore-corner of upper board; dust wrapper; Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, 2001. *First published by UNESCO in 1999. 'Focuses on the most illuminating..... More