London: Printed for R. Edwards, 1792. Apparent second edition, preceded by an undated edition assigned the publication date [1785?] by ESTC. Octavo. [2], vii, [1], 178 pp. Lacking half title and final blank leaf. Recent blue paper wrappers. Wraps chipped and toned. Light toning and spotting to pages, but overall..... More

London: Abelard-Schuman, [1959]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price (25 /- net); 223pp.; portrait frontispiece, plates and illus. throughout. Moderate wear to jacket margins; a Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. Forms part the series The Life of Science Library. More

London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1950. Second Printing. Octavo; publisher's cloth in unclipped pictorial dust jacket; 220pp.; portrait frontispiece, text illus. Light wear and dust soil to jacket, ownership ex libris of the late chemist and bibliophile Sydney Ross to front pastedown; Very Good or better overall. More

Amberes [Antwerp]: Andres Perisse, 1755. 12mo (16 cm); [xvi], 318pp. Full bound in contemporary dark brown roan, gilt spine. Edges red speckled. Boards worn at edges and corners with some loss to spine ends. Generally scuffed and scratched with minor staining. Boards lifting at fore edge but binding tight. Pages..... More

London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1772. Second Edition. Octavos (20 cm); xi, 244pp; vii, 276pp +1ad. Both volumes full bound in contemporary mottled calf with red and brown spine labels and gilt stamping. Marbled endsheets. Both bindings generally scuffed and rubbed at all edges..... More

London: Cassell and Company, 1895. First Edition. Small octavo (18.5cm); publisher's green gilt-lettered cloth; vi,[7],224,[14]pp.; portrait frontispiece and two additional leaves of plates. Moderate shelf wear mostly at spine ends and corners, boards slightly bowed, later (1922) ownership inscription to front free endpaper and 20th century ex libris of the..... More

Paris: Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1930. 4e Edition. Quarto (23.5cm); half blue morocco over decorative paper-covered boards, original wrappers bound in, gilt spine in five compartments, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers; viii,305pp.; four leaves of plates. Light shelf wear, textblock uniformly toned, else a Very Good and sound copy in an..... More

New York: Columbia University Press, 1961. First Edition. Two volumes; large octavos (24cm); publisher's cloth in matching price-clipped pictorial dust jackets; xvii,[5],627; xi,[5],710pp.; seven leaves of plates. Dust jacket quite rubbed and worn, top half of Vol. I rear flap fold split, old faint rubber-stamp price to front free endpapers;..... More

Marburg: Heinrich Ludwig Bronner, 1776-1777. Two volumes in one; 12mo; contemporary gilt-tooled roan, gilt spine in five compartments, papier-peint pastedowns, housed in contemporary paper-covered slipcase; 106,[2]; 291,[5]pp.; music throughout text. General rubbing to margins, spine gilt rather dulled, contemporary ownership notes to front free endpaper verso, old paper repairs to..... More

London: Printed for W. Innys, J. and P. Knapton, S. Birt et al., 1754. Twelfth Edition Corrected and Improved. Octavo; bound in modern quarter calf with five raised bands and gitl stamping to spine; new endpapers; [16]; xxx; 375; [26] appendices, collated and complete. 14 plates, 8 of which are..... More

Boston: Printed by D. Fowle, for J. Winter in Union-Street, opposite the King's-Arms, 1754. First Edition. Octavo; removed; [2],41,[1]pp. (collated complete with half title page). Half title page (serving as upper cover) rather soiled and a bit wrinkled, contemporary gift inscription partly trimmed, else a Very Good example... More

London: J. Debrett, 1796. First Edition. Octavo; removed [from covers]; [4],90pp. ([A]2 B-M4 N1), half title present. Some minor toning to textblock with a few cover remnants along spine, else Very Good and sound. Oft-reprinted contemporary account of the ongoing conflict between Great Britain and France during the French..... More

Coloniae Agrippinae [Cologne]: Joannis Wilhelmi Krakamp / Christiani Simonis, 1753. Octavo (18 cm); [xiv]; 440pp; collated complete. Boards full bound in dark calf with gilt stamping to spine and an orange leather gilt stamped label. All page edges red stained. Green silk ribbon and red papier peint endsheets. Boards generally..... More