[SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS]. YOUMANS, Edward L. The Popular Science Monthly. Volumes I-III. New York, 1872- 1873. 3 volumes, 4o. Contemporary half morocco. -- Another set. Volumes I, III, and IV. 3 volumes, 4o. Original green cloth. -- SILLIMAN, Benjamin. The American Journal of Science and Arts. Volume XX [July 1831]. New Haven, 1831. 8o. Contemporary calf-backed boards. -- SILLIMAN, Benjamin SILLIMAN, JR. and James D. DANA. The American Journal of Science and Arts. Second Series. Volume XIV [November 1852]. New Haven, 1852. 8o. Contemporary half-calf. -- DANA, James D. and Edward S. DANA. The American Journal of Science. Volume XXXIX [January-June 1890]. New Haven, 1890. Thick 8o. Later library cloth. -- BREWSTER, David, etc. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. Nos. 178, 180-181, 205-206, 208-211 [November 1845-December 1847]. London, 1845 and 1847. 10 volumes, 8o. Original printed wrappers. -- SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Annual Report of the Board of Regents.[for the years 1878, 1900, 1902]. Washington, 1879, 1901, and 1903. 3 volumes, thick 8o, Original cloth. -- [ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY]. Der Königl. Schwedischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Abhandlungen aus der Naturlehre, Haushaltungskunst und Mechanik. Hamburg and Leipzig: Georg Christian Grund and Adam Heinrich Holle, 1750-1762. 17 volumes [of 41. Volumes IV-VIII, X-V, XVII-XXII only], 8o. Numerous plates throughout. Various calf bindings (overall wear, especially at heads of spines). Provenance: F.N. Simon, 1807 (signature on verso of front flyleaf of vols. VI-XIV and XVII-XXI). The German translation of the transactions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. [With:] Additional copies of vols. III, V-VIII, XI-XIII, XVII, and XIX. -- YOUNG, Thomas. A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts. London: William Savage for Joseph Johnson, 1807. 2 volumes, 4o. 58 engraved plates by Joseph Skelton, plates XXIX and XXX in vol. I hand-colored (some minor marginal browning to a few plates). Modern cloth. Provenance: a few early ink notations. FIRST EDITION. Norman 2277. -- NICHOLSON, William, editor (1753-1815). A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts. London: Printed by W. Stratford for the Author, 1802-1805. 12 volumes (of 41), 8o. Numerous engraved plates throughout. (Vol. 4 lacks title-page and first few leaves, occasional minor browning, especially in vol. 8.) Contemporary half calf, marbled boards (spines dry, some overall wear). Provenance: J Browne (signature on front pastedown, excised from vol. 1). Volumes 1-12 of the second series of this journal, which was started by Nicholson in 1797. [With:] TILLOCH, Alexander (1759-1825). The Philosophical Magazine. London: Printed for the Proprietors, [1798-1800]. 5 volumes, 8o (201 x 121 mm). Numerous plates throughout, some folding. Contemporary half calf (worn, joints cracked). Provenance: Cyril Stanley Smith (signature on front pastedown). Volumes 1-5 of Tilloch's journal. (68)

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[SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS]. YOUMANS, Edward L. The Popular Science Monthly. Volumes I-III. New York, 1872- 1873. 3 volumes, 4o. Contemporary half morocco. -- Another set. Volumes I, III, and IV. 3 volumes, 4o. Original green cloth. -- SILLIMAN, Benjamin. The American Journal of Science and Arts. Volume XX [July 1831]. New Haven, 1831. 8o. Contemporary calf-backed boards. -- SILLIMAN, Benjamin SILLIMAN, JR. and James D. DANA. The American Journal of Science and Arts. Second Series. Volume XIV [November 1852]. New Haven, 1852. 8o. Contemporary half-calf. -- DANA, James D. and Edward S. DANA. The American Journal of Science. Volume XXXIX [January-June 1890]. New Haven, 1890. Thick 8o. Later library cloth. -- BREWSTER, David, etc. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. Nos. 178, 180-181, 205-206, 208-211 [November 1845-December 1847]. London, 1845 and 1847. 10 volumes, 8o. Original printed wrappers. -- SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Annual Report of the Board of Regents.[for the years 1878, 1900, 1902]. Washington, 1879, 1901, and 1903. 3 volumes, thick 8o, Original cloth. -- [ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY]. Der Königl. Schwedischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Abhandlungen aus der Naturlehre, Haushaltungskunst und Mechanik. Hamburg and Leipzig: Georg Christian Grund and Adam Heinrich Holle, 1750-1762. 17 volumes [of 41. Volumes IV-VIII, X-V, XVII-XXII only], 8o. Numerous plates throughout. Various calf bindings (overall wear, especially at heads of spines). Provenance: F.N. Simon, 1807 (signature on verso of front flyleaf of vols. VI-XIV and XVII-XXI). The German translation of the transactions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. [With:] Additional copies of vols. III, V-VIII, XI-XIII, XVII, and XIX. -- YOUNG, Thomas. A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts. London: William Savage for Joseph Johnson, 1807. 2 volumes, 4o. 58 engraved plates by Joseph Skelton, plates XXIX and XXX in vol. I hand-colored (some minor marginal browning to a few plates). Modern cloth. Provenance: a few early ink notations. FIRST EDITION. Norman 2277. -- NICHOLSON, William, editor (1753-1815). A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts. London: Printed by W. Stratford for the Author, 1802-1805. 12 volumes (of 41), 8o. Numerous engraved plates throughout. (Vol. 4 lacks title-page and first few leaves, occasional minor browning, especially in vol. 8.) Contemporary half calf, marbled boards (spines dry, some overall wear). Provenance: J Browne (signature on front pastedown, excised from vol. 1). Volumes 1-12 of the second series of this journal, which was started by Nicholson in 1797. [With:] TILLOCH, Alexander (1759-1825). The Philosophical Magazine. London: Printed for the Proprietors, [1798-1800]. 5 volumes, 8o (201 x 121 mm). Numerous plates throughout, some folding. Contemporary half calf (worn, joints cracked). Provenance: Cyril Stanley Smith (signature on front pastedown). Volumes 1-5 of Tilloch's journal. (68)

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[SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS]. YOUMANS, Edward L. The Popular Science Monthly. Volumes I-III. New York, 1872- 1873. 3 volumes, 4o. Contemporary half morocco. -- Another set. Volumes I, III, and IV. 3 volumes, 4o. Original green cloth. -- SILLIMAN, Benjamin. The American Journal of Science and Arts. Volume XX [July 1831]. New Haven, 1831. 8o. Contemporary calf-backed boards. -- SILLIMAN, Benjamin SILLIMAN, JR. and James D. DANA. The American Journal of Science and Arts. Second Series. Volume XIV [November 1852]. New Haven, 1852. 8o. Contemporary half-calf. -- DANA, James D. and Edward S. DANA. The American Journal of Science. Volume XXXIX [January-June 1890]. New Haven, 1890. Thick 8o. Later library cloth. -- BREWSTER, David, etc. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. Nos. 178, 180-181, 205-206, 208-211 [November 1845-December 1847]. London, 1845 and 1847. 10 volumes, 8o. Original printed wrappers. -- SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. Annual Report of the Board of Regents.[for the years 1878, 1900, 1902]. Washington, 1879, 1901, and 1903. 3 volumes, thick 8o, Original cloth. -- [ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY]. Der Königl. Schwedischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Abhandlungen aus der Naturlehre, Haushaltungskunst und Mechanik. Hamburg and Leipzig: Georg Christian Grund and Adam Heinrich Holle, 1750-1762. 17 volumes [of 41. Volumes IV-VIII, X-V, XVII-XXII only], 8o. Numerous plates throughout. Various calf bindings (overall wear, especially at heads of spines). Provenance: F.N. Simon, 1807 (signature on verso of front flyleaf of vols. VI-XIV and XVII-XXI). The German translation of the transactions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. [With:] Additional copies of vols. III, V-VIII, XI-XIII, XVII, and XIX. -- YOUNG, Thomas. A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts. London: William Savage for Joseph Johnson, 1807. 2 volumes, 4o. 58 engraved plates by Joseph Skelton, plates XXIX and XXX in vol. I hand-colored (some minor marginal browning to a few plates). Modern cloth. Provenance: a few early ink notations. FIRST EDITION. Norman 2277. -- NICHOLSON, William, editor (1753-1815). A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts. London: Printed by W. Stratford for the Author, 1802-1805. 12 volumes (of 41), 8o. Numerous engraved plates throughout. (Vol. 4 lacks title-page and first few leaves, occasional minor browning, especially in vol. 8.) Contemporary half calf, marbled boards (spines dry, some overall wear). Provenance: J Browne (signature on front pastedown, excised from vol. 1). Volumes 1-12 of the second series of this journal, which was started by Nicholson in 1797. [With:] TILLOCH, Alexander (1759-1825). The Philosophical Magazine. London: Printed for the Proprietors, [1798-1800]. 5 volumes, 8o (201 x 121 mm). Numerous plates throughout, some folding. Contemporary half calf (worn, joints cracked). Provenance: Cyril Stanley Smith (signature on front pastedown). Volumes 1-5 of Tilloch's journal. (68)

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