Allen G Debus (166 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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hardcover. Condition: Good. Missing. Hardcover ex-library with typical marks shows moderate cover wear. Text is unmarked. Ships FAST.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. VG+ NO markings on pages. 8vo. xvi, 280 pp. Illus. ; notes, index. This book is from the library of historian John L. Brooke, who may have consulted it for the early background chapters of his book The Refiner's Fire: The Making of Mormon Cosmology, 1644-1844, which won the Bancroft Prize for best book in American history in 1994. Ships fast with tracking. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. This is a clean, unmarked copy with light shelf wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. No jacket. First Edition. [SCIENCE]. Allen G. Debus. "The English Paracelsians (Oldbourne History of Science Library)." London: Oldbourne Book Co. LTD. Printed in Norwich by Jarrold and Sons Ltd., 1965. First edition. English language. Hardcover with blue boards stamped gold and black. No jacket. Nonfiction history of science text in five chapters with seven black-and-white plates and one woodcut, preface, bibliography, and index. 9 x 6 inches. 19 oz. 222 pp. No jacket. Shelf-wear on boards and some small white markings on front board. A bit of pencil underlining and marginalia, rest of text clean. Good Plus. No ISBN. ASIN: B0000CMSS2. "Debus explores the influence of Paracelsus and his followers on the scientific revolution. It includes a comprehensive bibliography of Paracelsian literature.".…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. American Elsevier Pub. Co., 1970. Hardcover, 9-1/2 inches tall, 307 pp., with dust jacket. This copy is an ex-library copy but it is in good or better condition. Usual library markings (public library) but no marks in text. Clean, relatively lightly used. Front free endpaper has been removed. Dust jacket protected in library's clear cover, lightly rubbed. Sound, sturdy binding. No serious flaws. The introductory chapters contain many references to other works on educational reform in the late Renaissance. Pictorial dust jacket (not the same as stock image you'll see accompanying the Abe listing). …

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic magazines in the history of science. Partial list of publications: Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975); Observation, Experiment, and Hypothesis in Modern Physical Science (1985); The Evolution of Technology (1989); Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994); and The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (1996).…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards with silver stamping on spine. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 1973. 677 pages. In good condition. Cloth is a bit faded, with a few light scratches here and there. Head and foot of spine bumped. Binding feels a bit fragile, but there are no cracks or loose signatures. Fore edge foxed. Pages otherwise free of marks or tears. A good reading copy.…

Stapled. Condition: Good+. Allen G. Debus was a professor at the University of Chicago, and Robert P. Mulhauf was a fellow with the Smithsonian Institute. Subjects of the presentation were: Renaissance Chemistry and teh Work of Robert Fludd, by Mr. Debus; And, Some Nonexistent Chemistry of the Seventeenth Century: Remarks on the Use of the Dialogue in Scientific Writing, by Mr. Multhauf. Orange covers lightly edge worn and foxed; Strong staple binding; Clean Text. Professional book seller with storefront since 1975. All orders carefully packaged and promptly shipped.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st American Edition. Green cloth covers with black lettering on spine and front cover which is clean and unmarked. Covers exhibit light wear on corners and bottom edges. Light soiling on upper edges. Light bumping on spine ends. Moderate foxing to inside front and back covers. Light yellowing to page ends. Text and b&w illustrations are clean and unmarked. Illustrated dj is in a protective mylar cover with moderate soiling and shelf wear to edges, hinges and spine. A volume from The Watts History of Science Library. "Paracelsus and his followers, considered by some as charlatans but by others as the great forerunners of modern science, are here portrayed as occupying the middle position between the old world and the new." All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Light soiling to covers, otherwise text clean and tight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. No markings, annotations, or inscriptions. Aged page block, with CONSPICUOUS foxing to the edges. Clean and tight cover, also showing some visible ageing, and with rubbing to the edges and the spine ends. There is no creasing to the spine. Will function perfectly well as a reading or study copy, with an unmarked text throughout, BUT this book has notably AGED to the page block, the edges rendering it unsuitable for the squeamish. x, 159pp. Illustrated.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pictures are included in the book. Slight edge wear. Green coloring on head of the book. Pages are clean. Book is tight. Jacket condition is very good.

Condition: very good. near fine. First edition, complete line of . NOT an ex library book. 222 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is clipped.

Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: [5], 307 pages : facsimiles ; 25 cm. Notes: Contains facsimile reprints of Webster's Academiarum examen, 1654; Vindiciae academiarum, by J. Wilkins and S. Ward, 1654, and Hall's Histrio mastix, 1654.Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Includes facsimile reprints of: Academiarum examen / by John Webster -- Vindiciae academiarum / by John Wilkins and Seth Ward -- Histrio-mastix: a whip for Webster / by Thomas Hall. Instead of Histrio-mastix some copies have: Vindiciae literarum / by Thomas Hall (p.261-335). Subjects: Webster, John 1610-1682Webster, John (Arzt)Science Study and teaching Great Britain History.1600-1699. Geschichte 1600-1700. 17th CenturyEducation History 17th century. Education ; Early works to 1800. Science History 17th century.Education history. Science history. Universities.E?ducation ; Ouvrages avant 1800. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1855 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Chemical Philosophy (Dover Books on Chemistry) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

18pp. Inaugural Lecture as The Morris Fishbein Professor of the History of Science & Medicine, University of Chicago, 27 November 1978. Presentation copy SIGNED by the author. Front cover fore-edge stained, else VG+.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: [5], 307 pages : facsimiles ; 25 cm. Notes: Contains facsimile reprints of Webster's Academiarum examen, 1654; Vindiciae academiarum, by J. Wilkins and S. Ward, 1654, and Hall's Histrio mastix, 1654.Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Includes facsimile reprints of: Academiarum examen / by John Webster -- Vindiciae academiarum / by John Wilkins and Seth Ward -- Histrio-mastix: a whip for Webster / by Thomas Hall. Instead of Histrio-mastix some copies have: Vindiciae literarum / by Thomas Hall (p.261-335). Subjects: Webster, John 1610-1682Webster, John (Arzt)Science Study and teaching Great Britain History.1600-1699. Geschichte 1600-1700. 17th CenturyEducation History 17th century. Education ; Early works to 1800. Science History 17th century.Education history. Science history. Universities.E?ducation ; Ouvrages avant 1800. 1 Kg.…