Metius (102 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. 1942. Light foxing to the page edges. Otherwise a good, clear condition book.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. 72 S. : mit Abb. ; Das Buch befindet sich in einem gut erhaltenen Zustand. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 70.

71 Seiten, broschiert, gut erhalten.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing. Octavo hardback. 48 pp. 8 Colour and 27 black & white illustrations. Very Good condition No dust jacket No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. H/B 48 pages condition is very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pictorial front board with neat prev owner gift inscription on FFEP and unclipped DJ in protective plastic cover. 48pp. incl 8 colour plates & 27 b/w ills.

First Edition. Good copy in the original printed boards with a good, somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subject; Engineering Great Britain. Civil Engineering - United Kingdom. 3 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Tears to the top and bottom of the dust jacket spine. Wear to the corners and edges of the dust jacket. Black spot on front cover and small tear to the rear. Book is clean inside and illustrated throughout in B&W and colour illustrations.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 8 Plates in Colour, 27 in Black and White (illustrator). First Edition. Firmly bound and clean with some light dusting to page edges. Some fading to the jacket spine.

First Edition. Good copy in the original printed boards with a good, somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subject; Engineering Great Britain. Civil Engineering - United Kingdom. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 48 pages, 8 colour plates, 27 Black & White illustrations. Number 47 in the Britain in Pictures Series. The Britain in Pictures series, published by Collins beginning in 1941, was one of the most distinctive cultural undertakings of wartime Britain, an ambitious blend of education, morale-building, and visual design. Conceived with support from the Ministry of Information, the series aimed to celebrate British identity through accessible, beautifully produced volumes that covered everything from literature, art, and architecture to trades, customs, and regional life. Britain in Pictures offered a humane and confident portrait of national character at a time of profound uncertainty, and remains a touchstone for collectors and historians interested in mid-century publishing, wartime propaganda, and the visual culture of resilience. Original printed covers, with dustwrapper. Size: 17 x 23 cms. Category: Britain in Pictures Series; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The hardcover of the book is slightly flexible due to the quality of the board. It has a bit of shelve rub and the top and bottom of the spine a bit worn. The front board bends somewhat over. The pages has darkened with time. B.N. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Minor markings.Well bound.[R.N]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. Britain in Pictures. Orig. brown paper over board. 48 pp. Eight colour plates and 27 illustrations in B&W. Light rubbing to extremities. Dust jacket is age toned, some light edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dust jacket worn and torn and is now in a protective sleeve, owner's inscription, bookseller's marks, 1942 first edition.

Softcover. 6. Auflage. 72 Seiten Zustand: Keine Beschädigungen, keine Eintragungen. Rücken, Ecken, Kanten gut. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 100.

Condition: Good. 1942. No Edition Stated. 47 pages. Brown pictorial boards and jacket. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Boards have slight shelf wear, with bumping to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.

DVD. Condition: Neu. Neu -Die 1844 als »exklusives Vergnügungslokal« gegründete Krolloper hat tiefe Spuren in der Geschichte Deutschlands hinterlassen. Der Dokumentarfilm von Jörg Moser-Metius erzählt die bemerkenswerte Geschichte dieses berühmten Opernhauses anhand von historischem Material sowie Augenzeugenberichten und Referenzen bis zum heutigen Tag - von den ereignisreichen Tagen unter dem Dirigenten Otto Klemperer über seine unrühmliche Zeit als alternativer Sitz des Reichstags, in dem Hitler das »Ermächtigungsgesetz« verabschiedete, bis zum Jahr 1990, als vom Gebäude nichts mehr übrig war. Darüber hinaus fängt der Film die architektonischen, politischen und sozialen Entwicklungen des Platzes der Republik als Ort ein, an dem »deutsche Geschichte sichtbar wurde«. »Die Mitte Deutschlands« ist insgesamt eine faszinierende Dokumentation, die sich einem der ereignisreichsten Orte der jüngeren deutschen Geschichte widmet. Deutsch, Englisch.

Prbds 47pp illus.Clean & bright.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original toffee and creamy white paper covered boards. 8vo. 9'' x 6½''. Contains 48 printed pages of text with 8 colour plates and 27 monochrome illustrations throughout. From the private library of Donald Wilhelm, Jr. [son of Donald George Wilhelm (January 23, 1887 - February 25, 1945) who was a prolific author and lecturer in New England, and the grandfather of Bill de Blasio, the Mayor of New York City] with his name stamp to the front free end paper 'Donald Wilhelm, Jr.' Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rub to the top of the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BRITAIN IN PICTURES.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut bis sehr gut. Metius, Adriaan. Mathematics, geometry. "Arithmeticae Libri Duo; et Geometriae Lib. VI. Huic adiungitur Trigonometriae Planorum Methodus succincta .". Leiden: Elzevier, 1626 and Franeker: Balck, 1625. Large 8vo. Engraved title, (14), 118, (2), 278, (3), 279-308, (1), 102 (recte 104), (14) pp., 2 folded woodblock plates. Orig. parchment binding from the time. Contains: 'Arithmeticae Liber Primus . Secundus' with many woodblock illustrations, mathematical equations and tables in the text; 'Succincta trigonometriae planorum methodus'; 'Geometriae Practicae Pars Prior . Sexta' with many woodblock illustrations and 2 folded woodblock plates. - Binding somewhat dusty. Missing copperplate after page 236 (in the 3rd part of Geometriae). Some pages in lower corner with minor water stain. Otherwise well preserved.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1623 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 67 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 67.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1626 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 81 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 81 Adriaan Adriaansz Metius.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1606 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 154 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 154 Adriaan Adriaansz Metius.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1751 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 46.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1640 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 135 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 135.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1626 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 169 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 169.

Very rare issue of the first edition of Adriaan Adriaansz Metius's Astrolabium, being an instructive manual on how to built an astrolabium catholicum, being a particular kind of astrolabe which was generally used by many Dutch pilots in the 16th and 17th century, as it is often depicted in frontispieces of Dutch atlases and pilot guides. The astrolabium catholicum (an universal astrolabe) "was an instrument for the graphic solution of various astronomical and nautical problems, based on the parallactic triangle on the celestial sphere" (Koeman). Metius (1571-1635) was a renowned Dutch mathematician, instrument maker and astronomer, who was appointed professor in mathematics, surveying, navigation, military engineering and astronomy at Franeker in 1600. He held this position until his death. He is known for his many geometrical, arithmetical and astronomical works, who were widely used in his time. The present work by Metius is very rare: it is not recorded in the STCN and only 9 copies are recorded in WorldCat. Another copy not recorded in WorldCat, held at the university library in Budapest, is mentioned by Hoogendorn in his bibliography. As it seems that there appear two different title-pages for the first edition, as recorded by Hoogendoorn, the present copy seems to be a reissue of the first edition.A highly interesting, very rare and widely used manual on an astronomical and mathematical instrument which was considered to be one of the most important instruments of 16th- and 17th-century Dutch seafarers.With the bookplate of cardinal Louis-Ernest Dubois (1856-1929). Also with an owner's inscription on the title page reading "Abbaye de Vaucles", possibly referring to the French abbey of Vaucelles near Cambrai, and a few annotations in the text (in the same hand?). Binding slightly stained and dust-soiled, some leaves very slightly browned, a few spots throughout, with a very small hole in p. 129 (with loss of a few letters), but overall in very good condition.l Hamel, Bibliographie der astronomischen Literatur bis 1700, p. 290; Hoogendoorn, Bibliography of the exact sciences in the Low Countries from ca. 1470 to the Golden Age (1700), METIUS08 1.2; Houzeau-Lancaster 3305; Poggendorff, p. 129; WorldCat (9 copies); Zinner, Astronomische Instrumente, p. 445; not in Bierens de Haan; Honeymann; STCN. For the author: DSB IX, pp. 335-336. For the astrolabium catholicum: Koeman, 'The astrolabium catholicum': in: Van der Krogt & Schilder (ed.), Miscellanea cartographica, pp. 337-348. Contemporary vellum with remnants of ties. With many woodcut geometrical and astronomical illustrations and figures in the text, a woodcut title vignette and woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces. Pages: [16], 391, [1] pp.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 4 parties en 1 volume de Franekerae, excudebat Aegidius Radaeus, 1606-1608, in-12, 4 parties en 1 volume de [16]-264-[8]-235-[3] pages ; [1] feuillet blanc ; [4]-292-[16]-135-[1] pages, vélin souple à petits recouvrements de l'époque, Figures sur bois dans le texte, représentant des instruments et leur usage, notamment l'astrolabe et le bâton de Jacob inventé par l'auteur. La première partie est datée de 1608 ; les deuxième et troisième parties ont leurs titres propres, à la date de 1606. Seconde édition, rare et précieuse pour l'histoire des instruments scientifiques. L'ouvrage, paru pour la première fois en 1598, a en effet été augmenté du Tractatus de novis auctoris intrumentis, illustré de bois dans le texte représentant le bâton de Jacob (radius astronomicus) développé par l'auteur. Adriaan Adriaanszoon (1571-1635), dit Metius, second fils du cartographe et ingénieur militaire hollandais Adriaan Anthonisz, fit ses études dans la toute jeune Université de Franeker, puis à Leyde. Il travailla à l'Observatoire de Hven sous la direction de Tycho Brahe. En 1598, il est nommé professeur à Franeker : il passait pour un excellent pédagogue. Il acheta, pour ses cours, de nombreux instruments mathématiques et astronomiques. Il était familier de la lunette de son frère, l'opticien-verrier Jacob Metius, l'un des inventeurs de cet instrument, dont la paternité fut aprêment disputée avec Hans Lippershey et Zacharian Jansen ; Descartes, qui avait assisté aux cours d'Adriaan en 1629, lui en attribue l'invention par erreur. Les livres rédigés par Adriaan Metius concernent tous les domaines qu'il enseignait : mathématiques, arpentage, navigation, ingénierie militaire et astronomie. Notons qu'il rejetait catégoriquement l'astrologie, mais qu'il versa dans l'alchimie. Vélin usagé, manques au dos, un recouvrement en grande partie lacunaire. Une annotion manuscrite ancienne sur une garde blanche. Lalande 148. Houzeau & Lancaster 2817. DSB IX, p. 336.