ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Vol. XL Part II 1901-2

1902. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. XL PART II FOR THE SESSION 1901-2. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son and Williams & Norgate, London, 1902. Pp. 221-467 + plates. 4to. burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Ex-library with usual markings. Spine sunned and edges of boards shelfworn, corners bumped. Front flyleaf partally detached. Light soil and ink ownership to title page. Text and plates fine, partially unopened. Contents: Harker, Alfred. Ice-Erosion in the Cuillin Hills, Skye. (one map) Tweedie, Charles. The General Form of the Involutive 1-1 Quadric Transformation in a Plane. Coker, E. G. Apparatus for Measuring Strain and Applying Stress; with an Account of some Experiments on the Behaviour of Iron and Steel Under Stress. (eight plates) Collinge, Walter E. On the Anatomy of a Collection of Slugs from N. W. Borneo; with a list of Species recorded from that Region. (three plates) Hepburn, David & David Waterston. The True Shape, Relations, and Structure of the Alimentary Viscera of the Porpoise (Phocoena communis), as displayed by the Formal Method. (three plates) Scott, D. H. On the Primary Structure of certain Palaeozoic Stems with the Dadoxylon Type of Wood. (six plates) Shipley, A. E. & Edwin Wilson. On a Possible Stridulating Organ in the Mosquito (Anopheles maculipennis, Meig.) (one plate) Masterman, Arthur T. The Early Development of Cribella oculata (Forbes), with remarks on Echinoderm Development. (five plates) Jehu, T. J. A Bathymetrical and Geological Study of the Lakes of Snowdonia and Eastern Carnarvonshire. (eight plates) Extra postage required. .

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ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Vol. L Part I 1913-14

1914. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. L PART I SESSION 1913-14. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son and Williams & Norgate, London, 1914. Pp. 1-251 + plates. 4to. burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Spine sunned and edges of boards shelfworn, corners bumped. Text and plates fine, partially unopened. Contents: Benson, Margaret J. Sphaerostoma ovale (Conostoma ovale et intermedium, Williamson), a Lower Carboniferous Ovule from Pettycur, Fifeshire, Scotland. (two plates) Marshall, C. R. Studies on the Pharmacological Action of Tetra-alkyl-ammonium Compounds: I. The Action of Tetra-methyl-ammonium Chloride. Ramsay, L. N. G. Polychaeta of the family Nereidae, collected by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904). (one plate) Carlgren, Oskar. On the Genus Porponia and Related Genera, Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. (one plate) Kidston, R. On the Fossil Flora of the Staffordshire Coal Fields: III. The Fossil Flora of the Westphalian Series of the South Staffordshire Coal Field. (twelve plates) Evans, T. J. The Anatomy of a New Species of Bathydoris, and the Affinities of the Genus: Scottish National Antarctic Expedition. (two plates) Fulton, Angus R. Rupture Stresses in Beams and Crane Hooks. Haig, Harold Axel. Scottish National Antarctic Expedition: A Description of the Systematic Abatomy of a Foetal Sea-Leopard (Stenorhynchus leptonyx), with remarks upon the Microscopical Anatomy of some of the Organs. (four plates) Extra postage required. .

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ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Vol. XXXIX Part IV 1898

1900. ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, VOL. XXXIX PART IV FOR THE SESSION 1898-99. Edinburgh: Robert Grant & Son and Williams & Norgate, London, 1900. Pp. 865-998 + [8] + plates. 4to. burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Ex-library with usual markings. Spine sunned and edges of boards shelfworn, corners bumped. Ink ownership to front flyleaf. Text and plates fine, partially unopened. Contents: Flett, John S. The Trap Dykes of the Orkneys. (three plates) Seward, A. C. & A. W. Hill. On the Structure and Affinities of a Lepidodendroid Stem from the Calciferous Sandstone of Dalmeny, Scotland, possibly identical with Lepidophloios Harcourtii (Witham). (four plates) Lists of Fellows. Laws of the Society. Prizes. Proceedings of Statutory General Meetings. List of recipients of the Transactions. Extra postage required. .

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NEES VON ESENBECK, Theodor Friedrich Ludwig

Plantae Officinalis Oder Sammlung Officineller Pflanzen

1828. NEES VON ESENBECK, Theodor Friedrich Ludwig. PLANTAE OFFICINALIS oder Sammlung Officineller Pflanzen mit Lithographirten Abbildungen von A. Henry, und Beschreibungen von M.F. Weyhe, J.W. Wolter, und P.W. Funke. Fortgesetzt von Dr. Th. Fr. L. Nees v. Esenbeck. Dusseldorf, Arnz & Comp. [1821-]1828-1833. A great encyclopedia of medicinal plants, including the rare Supplement volume, is offered complete in three folio volumes: one volume of text, measuring 16 x 9.5 in. accompanied by two plate volumes with a combined total of 558 lithographed plates, measuring 18.25 x 11 in. of which 550 are hand-colored and 8 are plain. The plates by Aime Henry are both attractive and painstakingly clear and accurate. Nees von Esenbeck (1787-1837), the main author, was Inspector of the Leiden Botanic Garden and Director of the Bonn University Botanic Garden. The majority of this work was first issued from 1821-28 in 18 parts with 438 plates. A Supplement was published from 1829-33 in 5 parts with additional text and 120 plates. The descriptive texts and the plates from both the main work of 1828 and its 1833 Supplement have been alphabetized and bound together in the present three-volume format of one text and two plate volumes, retaining the title-pages from each. Text volume: [511] ff.; plate volumes: [ii, 274] ff. and [i, 284] ff. The text leaves are unsigned and unfoliated. The plates are unfoliated too, despite being identified by number in the indices bound at the end of the text volume, and have subsequently been consecutively numbered lightly in pencil across the two volumes, from 1 through 558. The text volume has two letterpress title-pages, the first dated 1828, and the second dated 1833 with the words "ICONES PLANTARUM MEDICINALIUM .. Erster Supplement-band mit 120 Abbildungen." The plate volumes have three lithographed title-pages between them. The first plate volume also has two title-pages dated 1828 and 1833. Although the 1833 title-page retains PLANTAE OFFICINALIS as the main title, it ends with "Erster Supplement-band mit 120 Abbildungen." Bound in contemporary quarter-leather and marble paper-covered boards, with the title SAMMLUNG OFFIZINELLER PFLANZEN gilt-stamped to spines, the bindings are worn at extremities and scuffed, and both bookblocks are separated in two within the bindi. .

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FONTANA, Felix

Traite Sur le Venin de la Vipere Sur Les Poisons Americains

1781. FONTANA, Felix. TRAITE SUR LE VENIN DE LA VIPERE SUR LES POISONS AMERICAINS SUR LE LAURIER-CERISE ET SUR QUELQUES AUTRES POISONS VEGETAUX. ON Y A JOINT DES OBSERVATIONS SUR LA STRUCTURE PRIMITIVE DU CORPS ANIMAL. DIFFERENTES EXPERIENCES SUR LA REPRODUCTION DES NERFS ET LA DESCRIPTION D'UN NOUVEAU CANAL DE L'OEIL. Florence: Nyon l'Aine, 1781. Two Volumes. 4to. 327pp.373pp. + 10 folding engraved b/w plates. Quarter leather over marbled paper covered boards. Stamped in gilt to spine and red leather spine label. Ex-library with faded paper label to spine stamp to front pastedowns. Bookplate to front pastedowns. Hinges are weak. Spines are chipped with some loss to heel and crown. Fontana (1730-1805) was a Italian physicist who is credited with launching modern toxicology and study of the human eye. (Garrison-Morton 2103). (Sabin 24988). .

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FORSYTH, William

A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees

1803. FORSYTH, William, and William Cobbett. A TREATISE ON THE CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT TREES; IN WHICH A NEW METHOD OF PRUNING AND TRAINING IS FULLY DESCRIBED, TOGETHER WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISEASES, DEFECTS AND INJURIES, IN ALL KINDS OF FRUIT AND FOREST TREES.. Albany: D. & S. Whiting, 1803. 280 pp. + thirteen plates (engravings). 8vo. full leather with gilt black leather spine label. Good, front board bowed, leather a bit scuffed. As might befit a book carried in an orchard, there is a bit of worming to the inside covers and rear endpapers. Light to moderate foxing throughout. The folding plates are printed on heavy paper, and are moderately to heavily foxed. The pruning engravings are detailed and well annotated; the last folding plate (xiii) illustrate an assortment of arborists's tools. Title page continued: "..as also, an Account of a Particular Method of Cure, Made Public by Order of the British Government..to which are added, an introduction and Notes, Adapting the Rules of the Treatise to the Climates and Seasons of the United States of America (by William Cobbett). .

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GOEBEL, Friedemann

Pharmaceutische Waarenkunde

1827. GOEBEL, Friedemann. PHARMACEUTISCHE WAARENKUNDE. Eisenach: Johann Friedrich Barecke, 1827-34. Two quarto volumes. 28 x 23.5 cm. 71 hand-colored illustrations from nature by Ernst Schenk. Ex-library, the only marks being a perforated stamp and an ink stamp to title pages. Very faint dampstain to bottom right corner a few signatures of volume two. Plates are bright and clean, and show roots, plants, tree bark, lichen etc. Rebound to period in half leather and marble boards. A lovely, appealing copy. Scarce. Medical botany. (Nissen 725). .

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GRAY, Asa

The Botanical Text-Book for Colleges, Schools, and Private Students

1842. GRAY, Asa. THE BOTANICAL TEXT-BOOK FOR COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, AND PRIVATE STUDENTS: COMPRISING PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL BOTANY; PART II: THE PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATIC BOTANY; WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE CHIEF NATURAL FAMILIES OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM, AND NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL OFFICINAL OR OTHERWISE USEFUL PLANTS. New-York: Wiley and Putnam/Boston: Little and Brown, 1842. 413 pp. + 2 pp. publisher's advertisements. 8vo. publisher's brown ribbed cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Moderate shelfwear to spine and corners, light soil to cover, small dent to front edge of front cover. Light to moderate foxing to front and rear sections including title pages and index. Wood engravings in the text. .

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GRAY, Asa

Elements of Botany

1836. GRAY, Asa. ELEMENTS OF BOTANY. New York: G. & C. Carvill & Co. 1836. First edition. 428 pp. 12mo. brown cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Spine chipped 1/2 - 3/4 inch at heel and crown, joints cracked, chipped, boards worn. Lacks endpapers. Hinges repaired with heavy paper. Moderate to light foxing in the text. B/w illustrations. Gray was 26 when the book was written; the final (ninth) edition was in 1887, and according to the Grolier American One Hundred, "this key work and the other works by him which grew out of it dominated the subject in America for 50 years." (41). Good overall, as is. .

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GRAY, Samuel Frederick

Supplement to the Pharmacopaeia: Being a Treatise on Pharmacology

1821. GRAY, Samuel Frederick. SUPPLEMENT TO THE PHARMACOPAEIA: BEING A TREATISE ON PHARMACOLOGY. London: Printed for Thomas and George Underwood, 1821. New and Improved Edition: considerably enlarged. 480p. Octavo. Paper covered boards detached, needs rebinding. Ex-library, includes ink-stamps to front endpapers, title page verso and page 51. Pages uncut, interior has occasional pencil markings but are otherwise clean. A good copy. .

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HAGER, Hermann

Commentar Zur Pharmacopoea Germanica

1874. HAGER, Hermann. COMMENTAR ZUR PHARMACOPOEA GERMANICA. Berlin: Julius Springer, 1874. Two large octavos. Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled paper at boards. Black and white text illustrations throughout. Slight wear at extremities. Ex Library, though the only marks are labels on spines. Interior clean and bright. A very good set. .

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HENNIG, Ernst

Hennig's Commentar Und Worterbuch Zu Allen Pharmacopoen

1862. HENNIG, [Ernst]. HENNIG'S COMMENTAR UND WORTERBUCH ZU ALLEN PHARMACOPOEN. Ein unentbehrliches Hulfsbuch fur Aerzte und Apotheker, sowie fur Studirende der Medicin und Pharmacie zum richtigen Verstandniss jeder Landes-Pharmacopoe. Dresden: H. Klemm, [1862]. Third edition. Illustrated with 7 steel engraved plates, most depict various crystalline structures. The frontispiece has a touch of hand-coloring. The other six plates are interleaved with the publisher's advertisements at the end of the volume. Small octavo. Contemporary cloth and marbled paper boards. Small, shelf label at foot of spine. A scarce title in very good condition. .

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HILL, John

British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of Britain, Cu

1756. HILL, John. THE BRITISH HERBAL: AN HISTORY OF PALNTS AND TREES, NATIVES OF BRITAIN, CULTIVATED FOR USE, OR RAISED FOR BEAUTY. London: Printed for T. Osborne, J. Shipton, J.Hodges, J. Newbery, B. Collins, S. Crowder and H. Woodgate, 1756. First edition. Folio. 40 cm.x 25 cm. [4], 533, [3,index]; frontispiece and 75 plates. Text printed in double columns. Allegorical engraved frontispiece, "The Genius of Health", by H. Roberts after Samuel Wale. 75 engraved plates, C. A. Edwards & Darly, Boyce, and others. This is an ex-library copy with only a handful of unabtrusive stamps, not effecting the plates. There is dampstaining along the bottom right corner of the volume, as well as a long straight tear about 7" that is limited to page 477, & 479; general soiling, foxing and wear throughout. The frontis and last plate show the most wear. Full contemporary dark brown calf, front board detached. John Hill (1714?-1775) introduced the Linnean system of botanical nomenclature to England and remains "a somewhat controversial figure in the history of botany in England" As is, complete. .

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HOOKER, William Jackson

Botanical Miscellany: Containing Figures and Descriptions

1830. HOOKER, William Jackson. BOTANICAL MISCELLANY: Containing figures and descriptions of such plants as recommend themselves by their novelty, rarity, or history, or by the uses to which they are applied in the arts, in medicine, and in domestic oeconomy; together with occasional botanical notices and information, VOL. I[-III]. London: John Murray, 1830[-1833]. Three octavo volumes illustrated with 152 (of 154) engraved plates, of which 20 are folding and 64 are hand-colored. The plates are by Dr. Greville, W. J. Hooker, Re. L. Guilding, A.M. W. Wilson, J. Newman, Mme. Bernard, Prof. Boyer, J. F. Klotzsch, Mrs. C. Telfair, Miss Baigrie, engraved by Swann. The author, William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), botanist, was appointed the first full-time director of the Royal Gardens at Kew in 1841. Over the course of his long tenure, which ended at his death in 1865, he helped develop and create the modern Royal Gardens at Kew. Hooker followed the "Botanical Miscellany" with a second series, begun in 1834, entitled "The Journal of Botany." Vol. 1: [iv], 1-222,221-356 pp. plates 1-67, 67 bis, 68-75. Vol. 2: [ii], [1]-421 pp. plates.76-95, suppl. pl. 1-19. Vol. 3: [ii], [1]-390 pp. plates 96-109, 111 & 112, suppl. pl. 21-41. According to Stafleu et al. (TL-2, 2999): "The supplementary plates, all hand-col. copper engr. are sometimes lacking, especially nos. 1-10." This copy has all but one supplementary plate, no. 20, which is also lacking in the copies described by Nissen, Pritzel, and Sitwell amd Blunt. Stafleu continues "The regular plates are (mostly) uncoloured, except for 110, which is coloured, but which is also mostly missing." This copy has almost all regular plates, of which twenty-four in Vol. 1 are colored. Unfortunately it lacks the "mostly missing" plate 110. The plates are clean and bright and, when colored, nicely so. The text, too, is very nearly complete, lacking only the errata slip in Vol. 1. There is some occasional light to moderate foxing, mostly in Vols. 2 and 3, that does not affect the pates. Ex library, with an ink stamp and a perforated stamp on title-page, a perforated stamp at head of first text leaf, and an ink stamp on page 50 in each volume. The plates are unmarked. In worn publisher's bindings of green cloth, each with the book-label of Samuel A. D. Sheppard and a library stamp on front pastedown and call numbers on spine. Vols. .

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HOOPER, Robert

Physician's Vade-Mecum

1809. HOOPER, Robert. THE PHYSICIAN'S VADE-MECUM : Containing the Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Diseases. Accompanied by a Select Collection of Formulae, and a Glossary of Terms. From the London Copy. This Philadelphia Edition is improved by a translation of all the Latin prescriptions, and is enlarged by an alphabetical list of all medicines now in use, with their names in both Latin and English : And by other valuable addenda. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by James Humphreys, 1809. 347 pp. 12mo. Contemporary leather binding is worn and scuffed overall, with some chipping at heel and crown. One board is detached; the other is nearly detached. Contemporary pencil and (some) ink notes intermittently throughout, including a couple of formulae. Paper quality is mostly good except for a couple of gatherings of inferior paper. Housed in a utilitarian grey cloth clamshell box with a leather spine label. Robert Hooper (1773-1835) was a successful London physician whose writings included works on botany, anatomy and epidemiology. This title was first published in London in 1809; American editions were printed the same year in Philadelphia and Albany, NY. (Austin 942; Shaw & Shoemaker 17774). .

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