Olmsted, Denison.

The Mechanism of the Heavens.

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1859. 18 x 12 cm. xii, 400 pages. With colour and B&W Illustrations. Original embossed cloth. Hard cover. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Some shefwear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small blind bookseller stamp on front free end paper. Occasional mild foxing / browning throughout.

Patterson, R. Hogarth.

The New Golden Age. And Influence of the Precious Metals upon the World.

First Edition. Two Volumes. Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. 22 x 14 cm. Vol.1: xi, (4), 487 pages / Vol.2: vi, (2), 542 pages. Original dark cloth. Hard covers. Gilt titles and decorations. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small library stamps on fron free end paper and title pages. Internally clean. A very good copy.

Pike, Warburton.

The Barren Ground of Northern Canada.

New York, E.P. Dutton & Company, 1917. 20 x 13 cm. ix, 334 pages plus six pages publishers list. Complete with 15 Plates and a folded map, as listed. Original green cloth hard cover. Gilt titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Binding shaky, but holding. Internally clean.

Polya, G.

Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning. Vol.1: Induction and Analogy in Mathematics / Vol.2: Patterns of Plausible Inference.

First Edition. Two volumes. Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1954. 23 x 15 cm. Vol.1: xvi, 280 pages / Vol.2: x, 190 pages. Original dark red cloth. hard covers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding somewhat discoloured (see images). Edges and end papers age darkened. Library stamps and paper pocket on end papers. Internally bright and clean.

Praeger, R.L. / Stewart, S.A.

A Supplement to the Flora of the North-East of Ireland of Stewart and Corry. Being and Appendix (No. 5 of Vol. 2) to the Proceedings of the Belfast Naturalists’ Filed Club. For 1894-95.

[Belfast], Belfast Naturalists’ Field Club, 1895. 21 x 14 cm. Paper cover, Title Page followed by pages 136-236. Paper covers with title on front cover. Plain rear paper cover in tatters. Held together by a white plastic tape (see image). Very good condition. Covers age darkened. Some paper loss to rear cover. Internall bright and clean.

Prince, Joyce.

Miss Nightingale’s Vision of a Nursing Profession. an interim report. The third Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture.

London, Royal College of Nursing. 1984. 21 x 15 cm. 20 pages. Text only. Stapled pamphlet with stiff blue cover. Excellent condition. Bright and clean.

Proctor, Richard A.

A New Star Atlas. For the Library, the School, and the Observatory. In Twelve Circular Maps (with two Index Plates). Intented as a Companion to Webb’s Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes. With a Letterpress Introduction on the Study of the Stars. Illustrated with several Woodcust.

Fourth Edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1875. 19 x 12 cm. xii, 27 test pages with Illustrations, followed by 14 double page star maps. Fine leather binding with gilt titles and decorations. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Very good condition. Hinges weak, but holding. Binding rubbed and bumped with small losses to spine ends (see images). Stamps of previous owner (‘Sir Thomas Bazley, Hatherop Castle, Fairford, Glos.’) on first blank. Small inscription on same page. Internally clean.

Ranganathan, S.R.

Ramanujan. The Man and the Mathematician.

First Edition. Bombay et al, Asia Publishing House, 1967. 22 x 14 cm. 138 pages. Original cloth. Hard cover. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and worn looking. Name of previous owner on front free end paper. Internally bright and clean.

Reece, Dr.R.J / Low, Dr. R. Bruce et al.

Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals Liverpool. This book contains various reports, observations, letters etc. regarding smallpox and smallpox hospitals in Liverpool and Germany published between 1902 and 1905 namely: Text 1: Report by Dr. R.J. Reece to the Local Government Board on Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals at Liverpool, 1902-1903. / Text 2: Observations of the Medical Officer of Health upon the Report of Dr. R.J. Reece. / Text 3: Memorandum by Dr. R.J Reece, as to questions raised by Dr. Hope regarding his report on Smallpox and Smallpox Hospitals at Liverpool 1902-03. / Text 4: Letter from W.E.Knollys, Esq. Assistant Secetary to the Local Government Board, to the Town Clerk, relating to Dr. Hope’s “Observations” on Dr. Reece’s Report. / Text 5: Letter from the Town Clerk to the Secretary of the Local Government Board, in reply to the above. / Text 5: Dr. Bruce Low’s Report to the Local Government Board on the Arrangements made in Germany fro the Isolation of Small-pox Cases.

London, Liverpool, His Majesty’s Stationary Office, City of Liverpool (C. Tinling and Co.), 1905, 1904. 32 x 21 cm. TOC typed to front paste down / Text 1: 15 pages w 23 full page maps. / Text 2. 23 pages w two large foldout maps and six digrams incl. one foldout. / Text 3: 18 ‘typed’ pages / Text 4: 3 ‘typed’ pages / 5: 15 pages plus several full page colour plates showing hospital setups in Germany. Quarter leather over clothed boards. Gilt title on spine and front boards. Small decorations. Very good condition. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Front joint broken, but front board still attached to volume. Fading and discoloration to boards. Edges dust dulled. Some browning and age darkening to end papers. Closed tear to one of the foldout maps. Otherwise internally very clean.

Rheinallt, T. / Craik, C / Daw, P. et al.

Birds of Argyll.

First Edition. Minard, Argyll, Argyll Bird Club, 2007. 29 x 21 cm. 424 pages. Illustrated throughout. Original laminated boards. Hard cover. Very good condition. Short gift inscription, otherwise a bright and clean copy.