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Rare early science work, Capra, Balthasar; Vsvs et Fabrica Circini Cvivsdam Proportionis & Difesa di Galileo Galilei Nobile Fiorentino. 1655.
Capra, Balthasar; Vsvs et Fabrica Circini Cvivsdam Proportionis, per quem omnia fere tum Euclidis, tum Mathematicorum omnium problemate facili negotio refoluunter... 1st edition, H.E. de Duccijs, Bononiae (Bologna) 1655. Octavo, pp. 6, 80 and with many woodcuts including a full page one of the sector. & Difesa di Galileo Galilei Nobile Fiorentino, Lettore delle Matematiche nello Studio di Padoua. Contro alle Calunie & Impolture di Baldessar Capra Milanese.... H.E. de Duccijs, Bononiae (Bologna) 1655. Octavo, pp. 81-160 with many woodcuts. The two works are bound in early parchment covered boards with gilt spine titles. The bindings are tight and lightly soiled. Owners book plate on paste downs and text is exceptionally clean. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $1,600.00 
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Rare Earthquake book, Lozano, Pedro; A True and Particular Relation of the Dreadful Earthquake Which happen'd at Lima, the Capital of Peru...1746.
Lozano, Pedro; A True and Particular Relation of the Dreadful Earthquake Which happen'd at Lima, the Capital of Peru, and the neighbouring Port of Callao, on the 28th of October, 1746... To which is added, A Description of Callao and Lima before their Destruction. 1st English edition, London Printed for T. Osborne 1748. Quarto, pp. xxiii, [1], 341, [3 pages of ads. Copper engraved folding frontispiece map, 3 folding copper engraved plans, 5 folding copper engraved plates. The work is complete and in a full early 20th century polished calf with raised bands and gilt titles. The binding is tight and very clean, early penned notes on original end sheet. The text, plates and map are very clean. A rare work on earthquakes in very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $1,200.00 
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Rare Exploration book, Don J. Ignatius Molina; Geographical, Natural History Chili
Molina, Abbe Don J. Ignatius; The Geographical, Natural and Civil History of Chili. [Chile] Illustrated by a Half-Sheet Map of the Country. With Notes from the Spanish and French versions, and an Appendix, Containing Copious Extracts from the Araucana of Don Alonzo de Ercilla. Translated from the original Italian, by an American gentleman. Middletown, (Conn.): Printed for I. Riley, 1808. Octavo, 2 volumes, 8vo. vol. 1. pp. xiii, 271, errata, , folded frontispiece map. Vol. 2, pp. viii, 305, errata, 2nd title page: An Appendix to the Civil and Political History of Chili, consisting of a Sketch of the Araucana, New York, 1808 pp. iv, 68.
The set is complete and in a contemporary tree calf with gilt spine titles and panels. The binding are tight with light archival restoration at hinge margins. Very light toning or foxing to first and last page margins, map very clean, owners penciled name on titles In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $800.00 
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Rare exploration book: KEATING, William H. Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River...1824
KEATING, William H. Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &C. & C. Performed in the Year 1823...Compiled from the notes of Major Long, Messrs. Say, Keating, and Colhoun.... Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1824. Quarto, Two volumes. vol. 1, pp. half title, xii, 2, 439, 4 plates, frontispiece and folding maps. Vol. 2, pp. half title, vi; 459, frontispiece and 9 plates. The set is complete and in the original calf with gilt titles, hinges repaired on both volumes, bindings are tight and clean. X-lib. German Society of Philadelphia with small book plate on each paste down, later owners small book plate on one paste down. Light foxing and toning to end sheets, frontispieces and titles, text and remaining plates are clean, minor spotting to map. A very good set. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL BOOKS
PRICE: $2,600.00 
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Rare fossil fish book: Johann Jakob Scheuchzer; Piscium Querelae et Vindiciae. 1708.
Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob; Piscium Querelae et Vindiciae. Tiguri (Zurich), typis Gesnerianis, 1708. Quarto, pp. engraved title, 36 and five folded engraved plates of fossil fish.
This very rare work is complete and in a 19th century half calf over marbled boards with gilt ruled borders and titles and marbled end sheets. The binding is tight and clean, The text and plates are exceptionally clean and bright. A near fine copy of a very rare work. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $8,000.00 
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Rare fossil man book, Weidenreich, Franz; The Dentition of Sinanthropus Pekinensis
Weidenreich, Franz; The Dentition of Sinanthropus Pekinensis: A Comparative Odontography of the Hominids. Pal. Sinica, New Series D, #1, 2 vols., Peking, 1937. Quarto, text vol., pp. 180, 27 tables. Atlas, pp. 2, 36 plates with descriptive text pages, 49 diagrams.
The work is complete and in a modern cloth with black titles and original wraps bound in. Binding is tight and clean, text is very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $400.00 
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Rare Gemology Book by Anselmus Boetius de Boodt; Gemmarvm Et Lapidum Historia, 2nd edition.
Boodt, Anselmus Boëtius de.; Gemmarvm Et Lapidum Historia. Quam Olim edidit Anselmus Boetius de Boot Brugensis, Rudolphi II. Imperatoris Medicus. Nunc vero Recensuit, à mendis repurgavit, Commentariis, & pluribus, melioribusque Figuris illustravit, & multo locupletiore indice auxit, Andrianus Toll Lugd.-Bat. M.D. Lvgdvni Batavorvm, Ex officina Joannis Maire. 2nd edition, 1636. Octavo, pp. 6, 576, 21 page index, 2 folded tables, numerous text woodcuts.
The work is complete and in a modern vellum with penned spine titles in Latin. The binding is tight and clean, title page has an early small round stamp in lower left corner. The text is very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $3,400.00 
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Rare Gemology Book by Anselmus Boetius de Boodt; Gemmarvm Et Lapidum Historia, 3rd edition.
Boodt, Anselmus Boëtius de.; Gemmarum Et Lapidum Historia. Quam edidit Anselmus Boetius de Boot, Brugensis, Rudolphi II. Imperatoris Medicus.Postea Adrianus Tollius, Lugd.-Bat., M.D.,..., Tertia Editio longe purgatissima. Cui accedunt Ioannis de Laet, Antvverpiani, De Gemmis & Lapidibus libri II. Et Theophrasti liber De Lapidibus, Gr. & Lat. cum brevibus notis. Lugduni Batavorum, Ex Officina Ioannis Maire. 1647. Octavo, pp. 6, 576, 22 page index, 2 folded tables, numerous woodcuts. Bound in is the work: Laet, Ioannis de; Ioannis de Laet Antvverpiani De Gemmis Et Lapidibus Libri Duo. Quibus præmittitur Theophrasti Liber de Lapidibus Græce & Latine Cum Brevibus Annotationibus. Lugduni Batavorum. Ex Officina Ioannis Maire. 1647. Octavo, pp. 14, 46, "Theophrasti De Lapidibus."; pp. 1-96, "Liber Primus De Gemmis Pellucidis Et Semipellucidis."; pp. 97-210, "Liber Secudus De Lapidibus."; pp.6, "Index Præcipuarum Rerum Quæ In His Libris Tractantur, several wood cuts with some being full page.
The two works are complete and bound together in the original vellum with a contemporary gilt spine label. The binding is tight with light cover soiling. Early penned note on title page of Boodt work and early restoration to outer margin of first two pages. The text is lightly toned at a few signatures but over all is very clean. In very good condition. FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ITEMS.
PRICE: $4,600.00 
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