RARE 1726 THIRD EDITION OF NEWTON'S PRINCIPIA, THE LAST EDITION EDITED BY NEWTON AND THE BASIS FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT EDITIONS. ONE OF ONLY 1250 COPIES PRINTED. More
FIRST EDITION of MacLaurin's most important work, including a strong defense of Isaac Newton and the first full presentation and development of Newton's calculus. The William Jones- Macclesfield copy. More
FIRST EDITION of arguably the most important source book for the works of the Greek mathematicians. The magnificent Horblit copy in contemporary (probably original) boards. More
PRESENTATION COPY AND ASSOCIATION COPY OF THE RARE AUTHOR’S OFFPRINT OF PASTEUR’S FAMOUS LECTURE DISCREDITING THE THEORY OF SPONTANEOUS GENERATION, WITH HIS AUTOGRAPH NOTES TO FELLOW-SCIENTIST JOHN TYNDALL. More
VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF RIEMANN’S DISSERTATION: “ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF 19TH CENTURY MATHEMATICS,” “WHICH MARKED A NEW ERA IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY OF ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS.”. More
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT’S OFFICIAL CONVENTION BADGES FOR THE 1960 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. With a signed letter from Roosevelt to her good friend Mayris Chaney concerning her arrival at the convention. More
THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION (1514), EDITIO PRINCEPS, OF SAXO’S HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL DENMARK, CONTAINING THE STORY THAT BECAME SHAKESPEARE’S HAMLET. More
INSCRIBED FIRST EDITIONS IN A PRESENTATION BINDING WITH ORIGINAL WRAPPERS BOUND-IN. A SUPERB ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY STIEGLITZ: “To my friend, advisor & co-worker / John Francis Strauss / from / Alfred Stieglitz.” Additionally noted by Stieglitz “Feb, 17 - 1905. Third Anniversary of the birth of the..... More
INSCRIBED FIRST EDITIONS IN A PRESENTATION BINDING WITH ORIGINAL WRAPPERS BOUND-IN. AN IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ALFRED STIEGLITZ TO J.B. KERFOOT: “To my friend J.B. Kerfoot who has so kindly helped me in making this volume what it is. Alfred Stieglitz. Dec 25/06." More
FIRST COMPLETE, FIRST ILLUSTRATED, AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER EDITION OF THE FIRST MODERN HISTORY OF ART. [The Second Edition overall.] An exceptional copy, very handsomely bound. More
SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF THE COLLECTED WORKS of one of Newton’s most important precursors, John Wallis, Savilian Professor (1649-1703), containing the first printed appearance of Newton’s ideas on fluxions. More
WARHOL’S RARE STUNNING SELF-PUBLISHED EARLY WORK. PRESENTATION COPY TO PHOTOGRAPHER DUANE MICHALS.
INSCRIBED ON FRONT COVER: “To Duane / Happy Brithday [sic] / A.W.” WITH LETTER OF PROVENANCE FROM DUANE MICHALS. More
WATSON, JAMES D.; CRICK, FRANCIS D.; FRANKLIN, ROSALIND.
FIRST EDITION IN RARE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS of the legendary announcement of the discovery of the structure of DNA, one of the most important scientific achievements of the century. In addition to the famous Watson-Crick paper of April 1953, the collection includes subsequent papers marking critical developments throughout the year. More
FIRST EDITIONS, AN OUTSTANDING ASSOCIATION COPY: Theodore Roethke’s copies of Books III and V, with Book III inscribed in Roethke’s hand “Ted Roethke’s book, gift of W.C. Williams” and Book V inscribed by Williams “Ted from Bill”. With first editions of the remaining volumes. More