Shelfmark
CS.1402 - CS.1412, Ie8.5.14 - Ie8.5.15
Main entry--corporate name
Title
The Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London for the year...
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed by W. Bulmer and Co. ... and sold by Peter Elmsly, printer to the Royal Society, 1781 -
Physical description
v. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 31 cm.
Series statement
(Philosophical transactions.)
Note
Imprint varies. 1802: 'sold by G. and W. Nicol'; 1822: 'pr. by W. Nicol'; 1828: 'pr. by Richard Taylor'; 1837: 'pr. by Richard and John E. Taylor'; 1853: 'pr. by Richard Taylor and William Francis'; 1878: 'Harrison and sons'.
Note
Each volume published in two parts, with separate t.p.s; except 1824, 1826, 1853, 1861 and 1864 which were published in three parts and 1846 in 4 parts.
Note
Includes 'Meterological journal for the year ... ' 1801-1849.
Note
Index in each volume.
Note
The numbering of plates not sequential in several volumes.
Note
In 1887, the Transactions split into series A and B, dealing with the physical and biological sciences respectively.
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College on the front pastedown of some volumes.
Binding
Publisher's paper covers; wrapped in brown paper.
Binding
Half leather binding with marbled paper on covers; marbled endpapers; brown wrappers from 1801 to 1839, and from 1875 to 1889. Paperback from 1840 to 1874 and from 1890 to 1937.
Copy-specific note
ECl holds vols 91 (1801) - 228 (1937), wanting v. 124 (1834), vols 147-148 (1857-1858), vols 181-187 (1890-1896); years 1907, 1910, 1917, 1916 (series B), 1925 (series A), 1931 (series A), 1937 (series A). Vol. 155, part I and vol. 155 part II are stored at Ie8.5.14 - Ie8.5.15.
Copy-specific note
Includes the Index of vols 71-120; The Transit of Venus (1874); the Eruption of Krakatoa (1883).
Subject
Science Societies, etc.
Subject
Science Societies Early works to 1800.
Subject
Technology Periodicals Early works to 1800 England.
Added entry--name
Nicol, William, 1777 - 1857 printer.
Added entry--name
Elmsley, Peter, 1734 or 5 - 1802 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
W. Bulmer and Co. printer.
Added entry--name
G. and W. Nicol bookseller.
Added entry--name
Richard and John Edward Taylor printer.
Added entry--name
Taylor & Francis printer.
Added entry--name
Harrison & Sons publisher.
Added Entry-Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Added Entry-Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B53904