Science & Technology

GLAUBER, Johann Rudolph. De purgatorio philosophorum, oder Von dem Fegfewer der Weisen, ... Welches Fegfewer von den alten Philosophis Ysopaica genant worden: welches so viel, als Ars lavandi per ignem; oder eine Kunst durch Fewer zu waschen, zu sagen ist. ...
Amsterdam, Johannes I Janssonius van Waesberge & the widow of Elizaeus Weyerstraten, 1668. 8vo. Later sprinkled paper over boards. 70 pp. Full description

GLORIOSO, Giovanni Camillo. De cometis dissertatio astronomico-physica publice habita in gymnasio Patavino anno domini MDCXIX.
Venice, Giovanni & Variscvo Varisco, 1624. 4to. With numerous woodcut illustrations in the text (mostly diagrams). Contemporary limp sheepskin parchment. [8], "288" [= 290], [2] pp. Full description

GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von. Essai sur la métamorphose des plantes.
Geneva, Paris, J. Barbezat, 1829. 8vo. Original publisher's grey printed paper wrappers. XIV, 15-87, [1 blank] pp. Full description

GORLAEUS, Abraham. Dactyliotheca, seu annulorum sigillarium quorum apud Priscos tam Graecos quam Romanos usus, ex ferro, aere, argento & auro promptuarii ... collectis aliunde & ineditis & editis annulorum figuris auctior; cum explicationibus Jacobi Gronovii.
Leiden, Petrus van de Aa, 1695. 2 volumes. 4to. With 2 different engraved allegorical title-pages (reflecting the themes of rings and intaglio-carved gems), 2 letterpress title-pages in red and black with one of Van der Aas engraved allegorical devices (Minerva/Athena, books, a cock and Hercules/Heracles, with motto "studio et vigilantia"), a portrait of the author by Jacques de Gheyn with a calligraphic verse by Hugo de Groot below, 138 engraved plates: 196 numbered illustrations of ancient rings with carved gems shown at actual size on 101 engraved plates, and 148 numbered illustrations of carved gems alone on 37 engraved plates). Contemporary limp vellum, manuscript title on spine. [22], 28, [16], 16 pp. plus 109 plates; 64, 32 pp. plus 173 plates. Full description

GRAAF, Abraham de. De seven boecken van de groote zeevaert, zijnde een volkomen klare, en konstige beschrijvinghe der navigatie.
Amsterdam, Pieter Goos, 1658. 7 parts in 1 volume. Folio. With a half-page engraving on the half-title, a woodcut vignette on the title-page, 6 folding engraved tables and numerous woodcut mathematical diagrams, figures, tables and other illustrations in the text. With woodcut tailpieces and woodcut decorated initials. Contemporary vellum with a manuscript title on the spine. [1], [1 blank], [8], 39, [1 blank]; [2], 4, [45], [1 blank], [90], 5-91, [1 blank]; 96; 86, [2 blank]; 39, [1 blank]; 60, 18, [2 blank]; 96, [7], [1 blank] pp. Full description

GWILT, Joseph. Sciography; or, examples of shadows; and rules for their projection: intended for the use of architectural draughtsmen.
London, J. Taylor (back of title-page: printed by J. Moyes, London), 1822. Large 8vo. With 18 folding lithographed plates. Contemporary half calf. 43, [5], 20 pp. Full description

HAAN, Andreas Leopold. Proeven met de Papiniaansche pot. Waardoor aangetoond wordt dat, door dezelve, de plantgewassen, dieren en mineralen niet alleen, binnen weinig uuren , door een eenvoudig scheivogt ontbonden, maar ook de zuiverste extracten en wezenlyke zoutten bereidt konnen worden. Uit het Latyn vertaald door een liefhebber der scheikunde. En met een aanpryzend bericht voorzien door Boudewyn Tieboel.
Amsterdam, M. Schalekamp, 1775. 8vo. With a full-page engraving of the "papiaanse pot". Original grey wrappers. XVIII, 60 pp. Full description

HAMILTON, Hugh. De sectionibus conicis. Tractatus geometricus. In quo, ex natura ipsius coni, sectionum affectioens [!] facillime deducuntur. Methodo nova.
London, William Johnston, 1758. 4to. With numerous illustrations on 17 folding engraved plates. Contemporary French gold-tooled red goatskin morocco, with the arms of the French King Louis XV in the centre of each board and his crowned monogram in each compartment (except that with the title) of the spine. [4], VIII, 211, [1] pp. Full description

HAUG, Émile. Traité de géologie.
Paris, Armand Colin, 1908-1911. 2 parts in 3 volumes. Large 8vo. With 135 plates with half-tone reproductions of photographs (some with 2 photographs) and 485 illustration figures (some in the text, some full-page and including several folding maps). Contemporary half brown morocco, top edges gilt. [2], 538; [6], 539-1152; [4], 1153-2024 pp. Full description

HAÜY, Abbé René Just. Traité élémentaire de physique.
Paris, Widow Courcier, 1821. 2 volumes. 8vo. With 19 folding etched plates by Adam. Original wrappers with printed title labels to spines. (2), lxij, 510, (2); (4), 452 pp. Full description