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On the Origin of Elementary Substances, and on some New Relations of their Atomic Weights. - [WILDE ON THE ORIGIN OF ELEMENTS]
Manchester, T. Sowler and Co., 1878. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Offprint from ""The Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society"", April 30. Author's presentation inscription to front wrapper ""Edmund J Mills / with the Author's Compliments"". Miscolouring to lower part of front wrapper. Internally fine and clean. 25 pp. + 1 folded plate.
Scarce offprint issue, with author's presentation inscription, of Wilde's contribution to the origin of elements and his views on the newly created periodic system.Henry Wilde (1833 - 1919) a wealthy individual from Manchester, England who used his self-made fortune to indulge his interest in electrical engineering. He invented the dynamo-electric machine, or self-energising dynamo, published in 1866. The machine was considered remarkable at the time, especially since Wilde was fond of spectacular demonstrations, such as the ability of his machine to cause iron bars to melt.
On the Origin of Elementary Substances and on some New Relations of Their Atomic Weights (+) Sur l'origine corps simples, et sur l'existence de relations nouvelles entre leurs poids atomiques.
London (+) Paris, Kegan Paul (+) Gauthier-Villars et fils, 1892. Large4to. Without front wrapper and backtrip. Internally fine and clean. VI, 18 pp + 1 folded plate.
Second issue, with alterations and additional material, of Wilde's contribution to the origin of elements and his views on the newly created periodic system, including the first French translation. Wilde states in the preface [printed here for the first time] that: ""The reprinting of this paper is all the more desirable, as some of the views set forth therein have been modified by subsequent investigatiors, without advancing much beyond what had already been accomplished"" while, in other instances, there has been a distinct retrogression from the solid position which chemical philosophy had attained more than forty years ago."" Henry Wilde (1833 - 1919) a wealthy individual from Manchester, England who used his self-made fortune to indulge his interest in electrical engineering. He invented the dynamo-electric machine, or self-energising dynamo, published in 1866. The machine was considered remarkable at the time, especially since Wilde was fond of spectacular demonstrations, such as the ability of his machine to cause iron bars to melt.
On the Indefinite Quantitative Relations of the Physical and Chemical Forces.
Manchester, The Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1896. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Offprint from ""Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society"", Tenth [10] volume, Fourth series. With author's presentation inscription to top of front wrapper: ""With the Author's Compliments."". Lacking 1 cm of lower part of front wrapper, not affecting text, otherwise a very fine and clean copy. Pp. 61-71 + 1 plate.
Scarce offprint issue, with author's presentation inscription, of Wilde's important contribution to the quantitative relations of the physical and chemical forces especially in relation to batteries. Henry Wilde (1833 - 1919) a wealthy individual from Manchester, England who used his self-made fortune to indulge his interest in electrical engineering. He invented the dynamo-electric machine, or self-energising dynamo, published in 1866. The machine was considered remarkable at the time, especially since Wilde was fond of spectacular demonstrations, such as the ability of his machine to cause iron bars to melt.
On the Multiple Proportions of the Atomic Weights of Elementary Substances in relation to the unit of Hydrogen.
Manchester, The Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1895. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Offprint from ""Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society"", Ninth [9] volume, Fourth series. With author's presentation inscription to top of front wrapper: ""With the Author's Compliments."". Front wrapper loose and back wrapper detached, light miscolouring to wrappers. Internally fine and clean. Pp. 67-85 + 1 folded plate.
Scarce offprint issue, with author's presentation inscription, of Wilde's contribution to helium and its place in the natural classification. Henry Wilde (1833 - 1919) a wealthy individual from Manchester, England who used his self-made fortune to indulge his interest in electrical engineering. He invented the dynamo-electric machine, or self-energising dynamo, published in 1866. The machine was considered remarkable at the time, especially since Wilde was fond of spectacular demonstrations, such as the ability of his machine to cause iron bars to melt.
On the Influence of the Configuration and Direction of Coast Lines upon the Rate and Range of the Secular Magnetic Declination
Manchester, The Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1894. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Offprint from ""Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society"", Ninth [9] volume, Fourth series. With author's presentation inscription to top of front wrapper: ""With the Author's Compliments."". Light soiling to extremities. Very fine and clean. Pp. 181-186 + 1 folded plate.
Scarce offprint issue, with author's presentation inscription, of Wilde's contribution to the magnetic declination of the Earth.Henry Wilde (1833 - 1919) a wealthy individual from Manchester, England who used his self-made fortune to indulge his interest in electrical engineering. He invented the dynamo-electric machine, or self-energising dynamo, published in 1866. The machine was considered remarkable at the time, especially since Wilde was fond of spectacular demonstrations, such as the ability of his machine to cause iron bars to melt.
On the Evidence afforded by Bode's Law of a permanent Contraction of the Radii Vectores of the Planetary Orbits.
Manchester, 1895. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. Offprint from: ""Memoirs and Proceedings of the manchester Literary and Philosophical Society"", Volume Nine, Fourth series. With the authors presentation inscription to top of first page: ""With the Author's Compliments"". Lacking backwrapper. Internally fine and clean. Pp. 95-107.
Offprint with the author's presentation inscription. Henry Wilde, a wealthy individual from Manchester, England who used his self-made fortune to indulge his interest in electrical engineering. He invented the dynamo-electric machine, or self-energising dynamo, published in 1866. The machine was considered remarkable at the time, especially since Wilde was fond of spectacular demonstrations, such as the ability of his machine to cause iron bars to melt.
On Some Improvements in Electromagnetic Induction Machines. - [PRESENTATION COPY]
London, Taylor and Francis, 1873. 8vo. Offprint, seperately paginated, with author presentation inscription to top of front wrapper (""Joseph Sidelbotham / with the Author's best regards""). Fine and clean. 8 pp. + 1 folded plate.
Scarce offprint issue, with a most interesting presentation inscription to one of the fathers of photography, of Wilde's paper on improvements of his electromagnetic induction machine introduced in 1866. Wilde discovered, independently of Werner von Siemens who is usually credited for the invention, the dynamo-electric machine. Despite Siemens being the one credited for the invention, Wilde was the first to publish a paper describing it" this was communicated to the Royal Society by Michael Faraday in 1866.Joseph Sidebotham (1824-1882) was the first to practice photography in Manchester and of the most important local photographers in general. His interest was, however, not confined to photography he was an amateur botanist, entomologist and astronomer. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and lectured to the Mechanics Institute on astronomy and electro-magnetism.
Celestial Ejectamenta. The first Halley Lecture delivered before the University on Tuesday, May 10, 1910.
Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1910. 8vo. Uncut in the original printed wrapper. Occasional brown spots and light soiling to front wrappers. 34 pp. + 4 plates.
First printing.
OSCAR WILDE, LA TRAGÉDIE FINALE suivi de ÉPISODES ET SOUVENIRS et des APOCRYPHES.
Mercure de France. 1928. In-8° broché. 237 pages. Mention de 6è édition (dans l'année de l'E.O.).
Très propre.
Langlade Jacques de Hirsch Charles Henry Wilde Oscar
Reference : AJI47AP
ISBN : 9782901980292
Oscar Wilde. La tragédie finale.
P., Mercure de France, 1928, 6ème édition, in-8, br., non rogné, 237 pp.
Suivi de Épisodes et souvenirs et des apocryphes. Dos bruni et fragilisé.
JAMES (Henry). WAUGH (Eveline). MONTESQUIOU (Robert de). POUND (Ezra). WILDE (Oscar). BEARDSLEY (Aubrey). PATER (Walter).
Reference : 45084
L'ennemi, 1989: Rêves victoriens.
Paris : Christian Bourgois, 1989 - revue dirigée par Gérard-Georges Lemaire - un volume 13,1x20cm broché sous couverture illustrée (Cy Twombly) à rabats, de 256 pages illustrées en noir. Bon état.
Première série de cette revue annuelle d’art et de littérature avec une prédilection pour l’Italie et l’Angleterre des années 1910-1930.
Ballade de la Geole de Reading ; la vie de prison en Angleterre, poemes de prose accompagnes de L'Histoire de la ballade de la Geole de Reading par le traducteur
Editions Mercure de France (Paris) / N.R.B. (Bruxelles) 1944
in12, broche, bon etat d'usage, dos et papier jauni, traces de scotche en premiere et derniere pages blanches, Editions Mercure de France (Paris) / N.R.B. (Bruxelles), 1944, 248p
