‎Christian Xatrec, Alain Arias-Misson, ‎
‎X = [not] X.‎

‎A Woman of Not Importance‎

‎ Methuen & Co 11 x 17,5 Couverture rigide London 1909 Petit in-8, reliure pleine toile verte de l'éditeur, titre et auteur dorés au dos, plats encadrés d'un triple filet doré et orné du titre doré, tête dorée, [12]-182-[4] p. Third edition. Imprimé sur papier vélin. (Mason, 497). Un des 14 volumes de la seconde édition collective des oeuvres d'Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). Bonne reliure, quelques petits points blanc sur la couverture, très légère pliure au coin inférieur du premier plat, bon intérieur. Bon exemplaire.(ThB66) Livre ‎

‎Très bon ‎

‎Zur Quantenmechanik der Stossvorgänge. (On the Quantum Mechanics of Collision). (Vorläufige Mittheilung). + Quantenmechanik der Stossvorgänge. (Quantum Mechanics of Collision). - [""GOD DOES NOT PLAY DICE""]‎

‎Berlin, Julius Springer, 1926. 8vo. In two contemporary half cloth bindings (not uniform). Gilt lettering to spine. In: ""Zeitschrift für Physik"", Bd. 37 & 38, 1926. Entire volumes offered. Vol. 38: Spine partly detached and with library stamp to free front and back end paper. Both volumes with a bit of soiling to extremities. Internally fine and clean.‎

‎First edition of these landmark papers in which Born formulated the now-standard interpretation of the Probability Interpretation of the Wave Function or Probability Density Function for psi*psi in the Schrödinger equation, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1954. It is considered to be one of the fundamental statements of modern physics and made Einstein famously state in a letter to Born in 1926: ""Quantum mechanics is certainly imposing. But an inner voice tells me that it is not yet the real thing. The theory says a lot, but does not really bring us any closer to the secret of the 'old one'. I, at any rate, am convinced that He [god] is not playing at dice.""""Very soon after publication of Erwin Schrödinger's works on wave mechanics. Born recognized -despite Heisenherg's and Pauli's objections to its basic conceptions - that the new theory was acceptable from a mathematical point of view" and he used Schrödinger's method of treating atomic scattering processes. Applied to a standard scattering problem with known interaction-the scattering of a particle in an external field -the quantum theory permitted an exact calculation only in principle" except in special cases the basic differential equations could not be solved. With ""Quantenme-chanik der Stossvorgänge"" (1926) Born elaborated the basis of the ""Born approximation method"" for carrying out the actual computations"" the method has since grown steadily in importance. Born’s works found worldwide recognition, and gifted young researchers flocked to work under him. The ""Born school"" at Göttingen was its important to the flowering of theoretical physics as the school of Bohr at Copenhagen and of Arnold Sommerfeld at Munich."" (DSB).""Born may not have realized at once the profundity of his contribution, which helped bring the quantum revolution to an end"". (Pais, Inward Bound). ‎

‎A Collection of Several Pieces. Never before printed, or not Extant in his Works. Publish'd by the Author of Life of the evermemorable Mr. John Hales, &c. - [LOCKE'S MAIN WORK ON NATURAL PHILOSOPHY]‎

‎London, J. Bettenham, 1720. 8vo. Nice contemporary English Cambridge-style full calf binding with five raised bands and gilt title-label to spine. Neat minor repair to extremities. A bit of overall wear, but a nice and tight copy. Internally nice and clean with only some occasional soiling that is very light. Engraved title-vignette (36 - i.e. title-page + dedication), XXIV (i.e. ""The Character of Mr. Locke"" by Peter Coste), (2 - i.e. contents), 362, (18 - i.e. index), (4 - i.e. errata + advertisements) pp. + one plate (""The Solar System"").‎

‎First edition of this important collection of hitherto unpublished works by Locke, containing the first printing of his unique work on Natural philosophy ""The Elements of Natural Philosophy"" as well as first printings of other important works. Assisted by Anthony Collins, in 1720 the journalist Pierre Desmaizeaux brought out a new collection of Works and pieces by John Locke that had not previously been published. This collection, ""A Collection of Several Pieces"", came to play a great role in the Locke scholarship, not least in recent times, and not least because it contains the first printing of his ""Elements of Natural Philosophy""The ""Elements of Natural Philosophy"" constitutes Locke's main work in natural philosophy, and it is a work that pas puzzled Locke scholars and readers ever since its appearance. The work seems to need some further explanation"" at a firsthand glance it doesn't look very much like Locke - the greatest of the English philosophers who has so frequently been accused of not understanding the exact sciences and who even encouraged the youth not to learn these but to educate themselves in superficial and useful party-conversation. Thus, numerous attempts have been made to establish the influence that resulted in this educational work of natural science. The two dominating answers to the question of influence are now: Newton and Descartes. It now seems to be fairly commonly recognized that Newton, a personal friend of Locke, even contributed directly to the work. ""When Locke himself at the end of his life came to compose a treatise on natural philosophy for a pupil, we have reason to believe that he obtained the advice and help of the most brilliant scientist of the century, his close friend Isaac Newton. As we shall see, this unique educational work itself, ""The Elements of Natural Philosophy"", belies the myth of Locke the scientific smatterer."" (Axtell, Locke, Newton, and the Elements of Natural Philosophy, p. 244). However, Descartes influence also seems to be obvious"" ""The influence of the ""Principles"" (by Descartes) is also obvious in Locke's posthumously published ""Elements of Natural Philosophy"". There is a striking similarity in the order of exposition, although there are also considerable differences: Locke carefully eschewed Descartes' ""a priori"" metahpysics of nature... We find him rather emphasizing the essential role of experience. For example, Locke introduced Newtonian universal gravitation as follows:... Thus, according to Locke empirical support was necessary to establish the law of nature. Although the exposition looks quite similar to Descartes' ""Principles"", the ""Elements"" in fact contain several anti-Cartesian remarks in favour of the experimental philosophy."" (Aoki, Descartes and Locke on the Nature of Matter. In: Hutton and Schuurmann edt., Studies on Locke, p. 77).""Elements of Natural Philosophy"" was printed in no less than nine times during the 1th century and appeared in both Russian and French during the 18th century as well.The present ""Collection of several Pieces"" furthermore included a collection of letters from Locke to Anthony Collins, ""Remarks upon some of Mr. Norris's Books..."", ""Some Thoughts concerning Reading and Study for a Gentleman..."", and ""Rules of a society..."", all printed here for the first time, as well as an English translation of Coste's Eulogy (""The Character of Mr. Locke"", originally published in French in 1705), and reprints of ""The fundamental Constitutions of Carolina"" and ""A Letter from a person of Quality..."".""Remarks upon some of Mr. Norris's books..."" is the third of Locke's replies to Norris. ""Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman"" constitutes Locke's reply to Samuel Bold's question, on behalf of a parishioner, on how to create a course of reading and study. ""Rules of a Society"" constitutes the rules that Locke set up for a small group of friends who met once a week to discuss ""useful Knowledge"" and to promote ""Truth and Christian Charity"". Throughout his life Locke created several of these ""societies"", one of which led to his ""An Essay Concerning Human Understanding"", another one being ""The College"" in London after the Revolution.‎

‎TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT. ‎

‎New-York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1937 In-8 de (4) ff., 262 pp. Toile bleue nuit, titre doré sur les plats, étiquette verte au dos, jaquette d’origine. 205 x 136 mm. PREMIERE EDITION ET PREMIERE IMPRESSION To have and have not, L’UN DES CHEFS-D’ŒUVRE D’HEMINGWAY. First edition first printing with the publisher’s “A” and imprint on the copyright page. "In To Have and Have Not, Hemingway for the first time showed an interest in a possible solution of social problems through collective action" (Hart, 327). Hemingway écrit cette nouvelle entre 1935 et 1937 alors qu’il voyage en Espagne, en pleine guerre civile. Il aborde pour la première fois dans un de ses écrits les problèmes politiques et sociaux contemporains. Il y décrit des personnages embourbés dans le Key West et Cuba des années 1930. Hemingway set down his convictions on the writer in politics in the fall of 1934: ‘A writer can make himself a nice career while he is alive,’ he said, ‘by espousing a political cause, working for it, making a profession of believing in it, and if it wins he will be very well placed…. A man can be a Fascist or a Communist and if his outfit gets in he can get to be an ambassador, or have a million copies of his books printed by the government, or any of the other rewards the boys dream about…. But none of this will help him as a writer unless he finds something new to add to human knowledge while he is writing. (Ernest Hemingway “Old Newsman Writes,” Esquire 2 (December 1934) quoted by Carlos Baker). To Have and Have Not (1937) was variously received. Malcolm Cowley had no doubt of the new greatness: Hemingway, he said, is ‘perhaps as great as Mark Twain,’ and To Have and Have Not ‘contains some of the best writing he has ever done’ (NR, Oct. 20, 1937). There was no doubt that Hemingway had established himself as writer and social activist…. (Frederick J. Hoffman “Ernest Hemingway, Sixteen Modern American Authors: A Survey of Research and Criticism (Duke 1969). The true first edition of one of Hemingway’s masterpieces in collector condition. A beautiful copy in first issue jacket vibrant in color. ‎

‎Brickman Dmitry. Jerusalem is not just a city. Jerusalem is not just a city. In‎

‎Brickman Dmitry. Jerusalem is not just a city. Jerusalem is not just a city. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Brikman Dmitriy. Ierusalim ne prosto gorod. Jerusalem is not just a city.. St. Petersburg Peter 2009. 128 p. SKUalb7d59310cb5569acb.‎