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The correct calculation of the moon's secular acceleration -- a presentation copy in the original wrappers of the rare offprint issue with an autograph presentation inscription.
ADAMS, John Couch. "On the Secular Variation of the Moon's Mean Motion" [drop-head title], offprint from: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, CXLIII (1853).
[London: The Royal Society, 1853].
£1,250
4to. Original plain paper wrappers, modern flapcase; pp. 397-406; wrappers slightly creased and marked, short splits on spine, text ll. slightly creased, but in very good condition …
ADIE, R.J. New Evidence of Sea-Level Changes in the Falkland Islands.
Published for the Colonial Office by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1953.
£12
4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 8; 1 plate from photographs, 2 sketch maps, one diagram; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey (Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey) Scientific Report no. 9.
AITKENHEAD, N. The Geology of the Duse Bay-Larsen Inlet Area, North-East Graham Land (with particular reference to the Trinity Peninsular series).
Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1965.
£15
4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 62; sketch maps and diagrams to text, 12 plates from photographs, 3 folding maps in pocket at rear; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 51.
ANCKORN, J.F. The Geology of Parts of the Wilkins and Black Coasts, Palmer Land.
Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1984.
£15
4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 30; illustrations from photographs, sketch maps and diagrams to text, 2 folding tables, one folding map; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 104.
ARGAND, R. Essai sur une manière de représenter les Quantités Imaginaires dans les Constructions Géométriques. Nouveau tirage de la 2e Edition précédée d'une Préface par M.J. Hoüel et augmentée d'une Introduction de M.J. Itard.
Paris: Librairie Scientifique et Technique Albert Blanchard, 1971.
£38
8vo. Original printed wrappers; pp. [iv] + xix + 126; some sunning to spine and edges of covers, red ink underlining to a few lines on 10pp., else a good copy. Reprint of the 1874 …
ASHCROFT, W.A. Crustal Structure of the South Shetland Islands and Bransfield Strait.
Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1972.
£15
4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 43; sketch maps and diagrams to text, one folding map; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 66.
AYLING, M.E. The Geology of Parts of Central West Palmer Land.
Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1984.
£15
4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. 60; illustrations from photographs, sketch maps and diagrams to text; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 105.
BAKER, P.E. et al. The Geology of the South Shetland Islands: V. Volcanic Evolution of Deception Island.
Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1975.
£20
4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 81; sketch maps and diagrams to text, 3 folding tables, 13 plates from photographs, 1 folding map; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 78.
BAKER, P.E. The South Sandwich Islands: III. Petrology of the Volcanic Rocks.
Published by the British Antarctic Survey, 1978.
£15
4to. Original printed wrappers; pp. [ii] + 34; sketch maps and diagrams to text, 3 folding tables, 2 plates from photographs; a very good copy. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Report no. 93.
BALFOUR, John Hutton. The Botanist's Companion or directions for the use of the microscope, and for the collection and preservation of plants, with a glossary of botanical terms.
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1860.
£85
8vo. Original green cloth, paper label to upper cover; pp. [iv], 74, [2], [8, ads.]; numerous wood-engraved illustrations; small ex-libris label to upper cover, else a very good copy …
BALL, John 'Observations upon the Structure of Glaciers' in
The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine, and Journal of Science, Fourth Series no. 96, December 1857.
£78
8vo. Original printed wrappers; pp. 481-560 + viii; a near-fine, unopened copy. First edition thus. Ball's article, at pp. 481-504, discusses theories of glaciers as formulated by Forbes …
BALL, John 'On the Formation of Alpine Lakes' in
The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine, and Journal of Science, Fourth Series no. 178 Supplement, December 1863.
£68
8vo. Original printed wrappers; pp. 489-560 + viii; one engraved plate relating to another article; tear to lower margins at rear, else a very good and unopened copy. First edition …
BALL, John 'On the Formation of Alpine Valleys and Alpine Lakes' in
The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine, and Journal of Science, Fourth Series no. 166, February 1863.
£88
8vo. Original printed wrappers; pp. 81-160; one engraved plate relating to another article; slight wear to foot of spine, else a very good and unopened copy. First edition thus. Ball's …
BALL, Sir Robert Stawell. Experimental Mechanics.
Macmillan and Co. 1888.
£198
Crown 8vo. Contemporary prize calf, with the gilt arms of Dulwich College on the upper cover, spine decorated in gilt and with a contrasting leather label; pp. xiii + [iii] + 359; many …
BARNARD, Major John Gross, John Jay WILLIAMS, Matthew C. PERRY et al The Isthmus Of Tehuantepec: Being The Results Of A Survey For A Railroad To Connect The Atlantic And Pacific Ocean...; Maps Illustrating The Isthmus Of Tehuantepec.
New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1852.
£1,600
8vo. Two vols. (text vol./map vol.). Original cloth stamped in blind with palmette borders, the upper cover of the map case gilt-lettered; pp. 295; illustrated with 14 tinted lithograph …
