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A FAREWELL TO ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOVIET FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY] Professoru N.P. Brukhanskomu...

[A FAREWELL TO ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOVIET FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY] Professoru N.P. Brukhanskomu (20 let psikhiatrich. raboty). Problemy psikhiatrii i psikhopatologii: Sb. statey [i.e. To the Professor N.P. Brukhansky (20 Years of Psychiatric Work). Problems of Psychiatry and Psychopathology: A Collection of Articles]

Moscow: Biomedgiz, 1935. XVI, 728pp., a portrait and a table: ill., tables. 23.1x16cm. In original full cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover and the spine. Private library stamp: “Doctor V. E. Iashvili” on the title-page and the pp. 89, 513, occasional pen/pencil markings. Otherwise very good. First..... More

Price: $1,000.00

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS

[MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS]

Convolute of two works on mathematical analysis: Tikhomandritskiy, M. Kurs teorii konechnykh raznostey [i.e. The Course of Calculations of Finite Differences]. Kharkiv: D.N. Poluekhtov, 1890. [2], III, V, 274 pp. Markov, A. Ischislenie konechnykh raznostey [i.e. Calculations of Finite Differences]. Complete in two parts. Part 1. Interpolirovanie [i.e...... More

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MENTAL ILLNESSES DURING HOSTILITIES] Psikhozy i psikhonevrozy voyny: Sbornik [i.e. Psychoses and...

[MENTAL ILLNESSES DURING HOSTILITIES] Psikhozy i psikhonevrozy voyny: Sbornik [i.e. Psychoses and Psychoneuroses during the War: Collection of Articles]

Leningrad; Moskva: Lenbiomedgiz, 1934. 150, 2 pp.: tables. 22x15 cm. In original printed wrappers. Tears of the spine and rubbed edges. Otherwise in a very good condition. Scarce. First edition. The first Soviet attempt at studying mental and psycho-neurotic diseases during military operations. The pre-war Soviet reality was..... More

Orthopaedics IN RUSSIA IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENT.] Ortopedicheskaia klinika...

[Orthopaedics IN RUSSIA IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENT.] Ortopedicheskaia klinika Imperatorskoi voenno-meditsinskoi akademii: 1900/1901 - 1912/1913 [i.e. Orthopedic Clinic of the Imperial Military and Medical Academy. 1900/1901 - 1912/1913]

St. Petersburg, 1913. 58 pp.: ill., 9 ills. 21x15,5 cm. In original illustrated covers. Some stains on covers, otherwise very good and clean internally. First and only edition. Extremely rare with no copies in Worldcat. Interesting evidence of the early period of orthopedic surgery in Russia. In contrast to..... More

Price: $1,200.00

SCIENCE AND THE SOVIET UNION] Iskry nauki [i.e. Sparks of Science

[SCIENCE AND THE SOVIET UNION] Iskry nauki [i.e. Sparks of Science]

Moscow: Izdatelstvo “Gudok”, 1925-1931. #1-12 of 1927. A full run of the year bound in a single volume. Ca. 29,6x23,2 cm. In contemporary binding. Creases at the hinges, slightly rubbed, #3 lacks the front wrapper, #4,5 lack the rear wrapper, #6 lacks the pp. 239-240, #7 lacks the pp. 279-280..... More

Gipnoz, vnusheniye i psikhoterapiya i ikh lechebnoye znacheniye: Iz lektsiy, chitannykh vracham i...

Gipnoz, vnusheniye i psikhoterapiya i ikh lechebnoye znacheniye: Iz lektsiy, chitannykh vracham i studentam Imp. Voyenno-meditsinskoy akademii [i.e. Hypnosis, Implanting and Psychotherapy and Their Therapeutic Value. From Lectures Read to Doctors and Students at the Imperial Military Medical Academy]

Bekhterev, V.M.

St. Peterburg: Vestn. znaniya, 1911. 60 pp.: portr. 24x15,5 cm. In later wrappers. Some restoration of the title page, private library stamp on the t.p. (in English). The first edition of the important title by Vladimir Bekhterev (1857-1927), one of the most unorthodox and influential minds of the Russian thought..... More

CALCULATION OF PROPELLER CONSTRUCTION] Vozdushnye vinty: Teoriya vintovykh dvigatelei i sposoby...

[CALCULATION OF PROPELLER CONSTRUCTION] Vozdushnye vinty: Teoriya vintovykh dvigatelei i sposoby ikh vychislenii / S frantsuzkogo N. Gvozdev [i.e. Air Propellers: The Theory of Screw Engines and Methods of Its Calculation / From French by N. Gvozdev]

Drzewiecki, S.K.

Sevastopol: tip. N.A. Kovaleva, 1910. [3], 60 pp.: diagr. 22,5x16,5 cm. In original wrappers. Lacking back wrapper and spine, loose, tears and owner’s signature on the front wrapper, foxing and stains on the title page with small holes on the margin. First and only Russian translation (original was published..... More

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FEMALE DOCTOR] Uchebnik gigieny, anatomii, fiziologii [i.e. The Textbook on Hygiene, Anatomy and...

[FEMALE DOCTOR] Uchebnik gigieny, anatomii, fiziologii [i.e. The Textbook on Hygiene, Anatomy and Physiology]

Izmailova, L.I.

[4], IV, 134 pp., 2 pl. including 29 ill. 22,5x15 cm. Contemporary quarter-leather. Binding is rubbed. Extremely rare textbook, one of the first examples of the medical book written by a female doctor Lyubov Izmailova from Kutaisi (Georgia). The textbook was created for the female schools. The book has..... More

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TREATING HYSTERIA] Gipnoanaliz infantil'nykh travm u isterikov [i.e. Hypnoanalysis of Infantile...

[TREATING HYSTERIA] Gipnoanaliz infantil'nykh travm u isterikov [i.e. Hypnoanalysis of Infantile Trauma of Hysteria Patients]

Lifshits, S.

Tver: Izdanie avtora, 1927. 79 pp.: charts, tables. 22x16,5 cm. In modern wrappers. Very good, pale water stains on the lower margins, erased signature on t.p., some soiling. First and only edition. One of 3000 copies. Very rare regional imprint with no copies located in Worldcat. The publication..... More

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LOBACHEVSKY IN FRENCH] Nouveaux principes de la géométrie avec une théorie complète des...

[LOBACHEVSKY IN FRENCH] Nouveaux principes de la géométrie avec une théorie complète des parallèles [i.e. New Principles of Geometry with a Complete Theory of Parallels]

Lobachevsky, N.

Bruxelles: Hayez, 1901. 132 pp., 9 plates. 23.5x16.1 cm. Contemporary owner’s half-leather binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Near fine. Minor tear at the hinge of the spine. Ex Libris on the verso of the front board Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846-1927), a Swedish mathematician and a member of the Nobel..... More

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MENDELEEV ON AERONAUTICS] O soprotivlenii zhidkostey i o vozdukhoplavanii [i.e. On the...

[MENDELEEV ON AERONAUTICS] O soprotivlenii zhidkostey i o vozdukhoplavanii [i.e. On the Resistance of the Fluids and the Air Flying]

Mendeleev, D.

Issue 1 [and all]. St-Petersburg: V.Demakov, 1880. [2], 160, 80 pp., 14 folding plates, printed separately at the cartographer A.Iliyin in Saint-Petersburg. Contemporary quarter-leather binding. Slightly foxed. Pre-revolutionary stamps of Tiflis Arsenal on the title page, p.1 and front endpapers. The most important Mendeleev’s work on the aeronautics. His..... More

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MENDELEEV ON GASES] Ob uprugosti gazov: Otchet, predstavl. pred. Imp. Rus. tekhn. o-va Petru...

[MENDELEEV ON GASES] Ob uprugosti gazov: Otchet, predstavl. pred. Imp. Rus. tekhn. o-va Petru Arkadiyevichu Kochubeyu. CH. 1 [i.e. On the Elasticity of Gases: A Report Presented to the Chairman of the Imperial Russian Technical Society Petr Arkadievich Kochubey. Part 1 and all published]

Mendeleev, D.

1875. XVI, 262, [1] pp., 12 ill. 34x17 cm. Contemporary binding. Overall in a very good condition. First edition. One of the most important works on the elasticity of gases. Mendeleev became engaged in the study of the topic in the early 1870s, after the publication of the final..... More

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MENDELEEV AS ECONOMIST] K poznaniiu Rossii: S prilozheniem karty Rossii [i.e. To the Cognition of...

[MENDELEEV AS ECONOMIST] K poznaniiu Rossii: S prilozheniem karty Rossii [i.e. To the Cognition of Russia: With Attached Map of Russia].

Mendeleev, D.I.

St. Petersburg: Tipo-lit. M.P. Frolovoi, 1906. [2], 122 pp., 1 folding map. 25x17 cm. In contemporary card boards with mounted core pieces of original wrappers. In good condition, small fragments of spine lost, the map is in parts, tear of map repaired, minor defects of few pages’ outer edge... More

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MARIE CURIE’S FOLLOWER] Radiy i ego primenenie v terapevticheskoy klinike [i.e. Radium and Its...

[MARIE CURIE’S FOLLOWER] Radiy i ego primenenie v terapevticheskoy klinike [i.e. Radium and Its Use in the Clinical Therapy]

Mezernitskiy, P.G.

St. Petersburg: Prakticheskaya meditsina, 1912. With 49 ills. 126 pp. 23,3x17 cm. In contemporary binding. Bound together with 6 other Russian medical papers of the time. The first edition of this book by the founder of Russian radiation therapy Polien Grigorievich Mezernitskiy (1878-1943). In 1909 he was working alongside..... More

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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY: EARLY SOVIET APPROACH TO MNEMONICS] Pamyat’, yeye nedostatki i...

[HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY: EARLY SOVIET APPROACH TO MNEMONICS] Pamyat’, yeye nedostatki i mery k ikh ustraneniyu [i.e. Memory, Its Shortcomings and Measures to Eliminate Them]

Nifantov, G.

Odessa: 1931. 174 pp., [2] pp.: ill. In original publisher’s printed wrappers. Rubbed spine, slightly toned, Soviet library stamp and inventory number on the title-page. Otherwise in a very good condition. Scarce. Second edition. First edition published in 1929. The establishment of the Communist regime posed new challenges..... More

IVAN PAVLOV – LIFETIME EDITION] Proba fiziologicheskogo ponimaniya simptomologii isterii [i.e....

[IVAN PAVLOV – LIFETIME EDITION] Proba fiziologicheskogo ponimaniya simptomologii isterii [i.e. An Attempt to Understand the Symptoms of Hysteria from Physiological Point of View]

Pavlov, I.

Leningrad: izd. i tip. Akad. nauk, 1932. 36 pp. 17x13 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s wrappers. Fine. First edition. Very rare. With the dedication leaf: “Dedicated to the deeply respected comrade Alexei Vasilyevich Martynov on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of his outstanding scientific, teaching and practical work from..... More

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AN EARLY SOVIET STUDY OF SLEEP] Son: Biologicheskiy ocherk [i.e. Sleep: Biological Essay]. N....

[AN EARLY SOVIET STUDY OF SLEEP] Son: Biologicheskiy ocherk [i.e. Sleep: Biological Essay]

Plavil’shchikov, N.N.

Vologda: Severnyy pechatnik, 1927. 65 pp. 19x12 cm. In original illustrated publisher’s wrappers. Tears of the spine, wrappers detached. Otherwise internally clean copy. Scarce. First edition. AN INTERESTING WORK DEDICATED TO THE STUDY OF SLEEP PHENOMENON. Published in 1927, this brochure attempts to illuminate biological peculiarities of sleep..... More

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RUSSIAN INVENTOR OF THE RADIO] Pribor dlya obnaruzheniya i registrirovaniya elektricheskikh...

[RUSSIAN INVENTOR OF THE RADIO] Pribor dlya obnaruzheniya i registrirovaniya elektricheskikh kolebanii [i.e. An Apparatus For Detecting and Recording Electrical Oscillations] // Zhurnal russkogo fizikokhimicheskogo obschestva [i.e. The Journal of the Russian Physical and Chemical Society] / Vol. XXVIII. Part 1-2. Pp. 1-14.

Popov, A.S.

St. Petersburg: V. Demakov, 1896. Contemporary half leather with gilt lettering on the spine and marbled boards. Tears of the spine’s and corners’ leather. Otherwise a very good clean copy. First publication. Very rare. In Russian tradition, Alexander Popov (1859-1909) is considered the inventor of the radio and..... More

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FIRST AERODYNAMIC INSTITUTE IN EUROPE] Aerodinamicheskiy institut v Kuchine: 1904-1914 [i.e....

[FIRST AERODYNAMIC INSTITUTE IN EUROPE] Aerodinamicheskiy institut v Kuchine: 1904-1914 [i.e. Kuchino Aerodynamic Institute: 1904-1914]

Riabouchinsky, D.

Moscow: tipo-lit. t-va I.N. Kushnerev i K°, 1914. 7 pp., 4 ill. 28x19.5 cm. In original publisher’s wrappers. Soiling of the wrappers, loss of the upper left piece of the front wrapper, loss of the pieces of the spine, pencil markings on the wrappers, several pages detached. Otherwise a good..... More

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FIRST BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF THE MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY] Istoriya imperatorskogo moskovskogo...

[FIRST BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF THE MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY] Istoriya imperatorskogo moskovskogo universiteta [i.e. The History of Imperial Moscow University, Written for its 100th Anniversary]

Shevyrev, S.

Moscow: University Press, 1855. XII, 582, [2] pp. 26x17 cm. Contemporary half-leather with gilt lettering on the spine. All edges gilt. Paper loss of the rst 100 pages at the bottom margin (no text affected). Pre-revolutionary stamp on the title page. Otherwise a good clean copy. This book is..... More

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FIRST SYSTEMATIZED BOOK ON ACOUSTICS IN RUSSIAN] Vvedenie v akustiku I optiku [i.e. The...

[FIRST SYSTEMATIZED BOOK ON ACOUSTICS IN RUSSIAN] Vvedenie v akustiku I optiku [i.e. The Introduction to Acoustics and Optics]

Stoletov, A.

Moscow: University press, 1895. XIV, 325, [1] pp. 24,5x17 cm. Contemporary quoter-leather. Small crack of the spine. Otherwise good. The stamp of the private library on the title page as well as the signature of the author. The owner was Alexander Nikolaevich Linkov, the St. Petersburg collector in the beginning..... More

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DARWINISM IN RUSSIA] Kratkii ocherk teorii Darvina [i.e. A Brief Outline of Darwin’s Theory]....

[DARWINISM IN RUSSIA] Kratkii ocherk teorii Darvina [i.e. A Brief Outline of Darwin’s Theory].

Timiryazev, K.A.

St. Petersburg: Glybov lithography, 1865. [4], 2, [2], 90 pp., frontis. 23x15,5 cm. Contemporary quarter leather with marbled card boards. Good, with occasional foxing and damp stains, a small closed tear of the t.p. First separate edition. Very rare. A very important piece by Kliment Timiryazev (1843-1920), who..... More

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COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN RUSSIA] Vozniknovenie i razvitie psikhicheskikh sposobnostei [i.e. The...

[COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN RUSSIA] Vozniknovenie i razvitie psikhicheskikh sposobnostei [i.e. The Emergence and Development of Psychic Abilities]

Wagner, V.A.

Three brochures on comparative psychology: Vozniknovenie i razvitie psikhicheskikh sposobnostei. Vypusk pervyi: Donervnaia zhizn’ [i.e. The Emergence and Development of Psychic Abilities. The First Issue: Life Before Neural System]. 50, [2] pp.: ill. One of 3000 copies. Vypusk tretii: Ot refleksov do instinktov vysshego tipa u cheloveka i...... More

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SPACECRAFT ENGINEERING] Problema poleta pri pomoshchi raketnykh apparatov: Sbornik statei pod...

[SPACECRAFT ENGINEERING] Problema poleta pri pomoshchi raketnykh apparatov: Sbornik statei pod red. M.K. Tikhonravova [i.e. Problem of Flights by Rocket Apparatuses: Collection of Articles Edited by M. Tikhonravov]

Zander, F.

Moscow: Izd. i tip. Oborongiza, 1947. 240 pp.: photos, drawings, charts. 22,5x15,5 cm. In original full-cloth with white lettering and light-blue illustration. Near fine. First edition. Scarce. This is a collection of articles by a pioneer of rocketry Friedrich Zander (Tsander; 1887-1933) who was the first Soviet engineer..... More

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HYPNOSIS IN MIDWIFERY AND GYNECOLOGY] Opyty primeneniya gipnoza v akusherstve i ginekologii...

[HYPNOSIS IN MIDWIFERY AND GYNECOLOGY] Opyty primeneniya gipnoza v akusherstve i ginekologii [i.e. Experience of the Appliance of Hypnosis in Midwifery and Gynecology]

Zdravomislov, V.

Leningrad; Moskva: Gos. med. izd-vo, 1930. 12.5x17.5 cm. Printed wrappers. Fine. Scarce. First edition. This is the first comprehensive Soviet study of the use of hypnotic suggestion in midwifery and gynecological practice. Printed in 1930, the publication is based on Professor Zdravomislov’s 5-year experience of conducting over 1,000..... More

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