Science, Medicine & Natural History
Mankind's scientific progress, as it happened, complete with all the dead ends and unrealised theories. Four hundred years of thinking and re-thinking and all the breakthroughs.
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1954 The Young Traveller in SpaceLondon: 1954A smart first edition copy of this non-fiction work by Arthur C. Clarke, an illustrated exploration of the history of space.
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1936 - 1937 Shipping Wonders of the World: A Saga of the Sea in Story and PictureLondon : 1936-1937A complete set of the popular naval weekly magazine 'Shipping Wonders of the World', a beautifully illustrated work with many colourful plates.
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Signed1999 Sporting Wildfowl of the British Isles: Studies in Words and PicturesHolt, Norfolk: 1999A sumptuous study of the wildfowl of the British Isles, one of only twelve review copies, sent to sporting and countryside author John Humphreys. Signed by the author and illustrator.
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1958 The Handbook of British BirdsLondon: 1958A complete five volume set of this handbook of British birds, all in the original dust wrappers and illustrated throughout.
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1879-1890 The Works of Francis BaconLondon: 1879-1890An exceptionally attractive seven volume set of the works of Sir Francis Bacon, in full calf signed prize bindings by Bickers.
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1918 British BirdsLondon : 1918A scarce early edition of W.H. Hudson' comprehensive study on British birds, with detailed colour plates and extensive monochrome illustrations.
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1907 Navigating the AirNew York: 1907A scarce illustrated work on flight at the beginning of the twentieth century, the first edition of this work by the Aero Club of America.
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1909 Aerial WarfareLondon: 1909The scarce first edition of this discussion of the possibilities of aerial warfare, published prior to the First World War.
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1920 Aerial TransportLondon: 1920The first edition of this scarce look at aerial transport in the first decades of the twentieth century, profusely illustrated with plates and folding maps.
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1919 Life in Ponds and StreamsLondon : 1919A new impression of this work on British fresh water life with eight detailed colour plates and half calf binding.
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1927 The First Flight Across the Polar SeaLondon: 1927An uncommon work on aerial polar exploration by Amundsen and Ellsworth, the first edition of this illustrated work.
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1903 Switzerland: Its Mountains, Valleys, Lakes and RiversLondon: 1903A wonderfully illustrated, new edition of this study of the mountains, valleys, lakes and rivers of Switzerland.
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1855 2vols The Chemistry of Common LifeEdinburgh: 1855An early edition of this interesting mid-nineteenth century study on chemistry, by the agricultural chemist James Johnston.
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1877 The English Fireplace: Its Advantages, Its Objections, and its RivalsLondon: 1877A very scarce illustrated Victorian era trade catalogue of fireplaces.
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1913-1932 5vol The Flora of South Africa with Synoptical Tables of the Genera of the Higher PlantsCape Town: 1913-1932A smart five volume set of this detailed study on South African flora, with illustrations throughout.
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1995 Fynbos: South Africa's Uniquely Floral KingdomCape Town: 1995A smart early reprint of this detailed botanical work on South Africa's Fynbos heathland.
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1886 The Ethics of the Dust: Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of CrystallizationKent : 1886A smartly bound early edition of John Ruskin's lectures on geology and minerals to a girls school.
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1976 Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest From Alaska to Northern CaliforniaSidney : 1976The first edition of this photographic book on wild flowers by Lewis Clark in the original dust wrapper.
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1964 An Account of the Herbaria of the Department of Botany in the University of OxfordOxford: 1964A very scarce first edition of this account of the botanical collections at the University of Oxford, with illustrations.
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1974 Upland Kenya Wild Flowers: A Flora of the Ferns and Herbaceous Flowering PlantsOxford: 1974A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the ferns and flowering plants of upland Kenya.
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1966 Color Atlas: Medicinal Plants of JapanTokyo: 1966A smart first edition of this colour atlas of the medicinal plants of Japan, with a dust wrapper and slip case.
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1977-1985 2vol Flora of CyprusKew: 1977A very smart first edition of this two volume set on the flora of Cyprus, with illustrations.
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1973 A California Flora With SupplementBerkley and Los Angeles: 1973A smart copy of this combined edition of works on the flora of California, USA.
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1999 2vol Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'iHonolulu: 1999A smart revised two volume set of this detailed manual on the flowering plants of Hawai'i, with illustrations.
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1988 Flowers of Southern AfricaJohannesburg: 1988A smart limited edition copy of this scarce botanical work on South Africa.
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1965 Flora of Japan (in English)Washington D. C.: 1965A very smart copy of this revised work on the flora of Japan, with historical and geographical commentary.
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1940 Perfumes and Spices Including an Account of Soaps and CosmeticsMassachusetts: 1940The very scarce first edition of this unique and informative work on spices, cosmetics and perfumes by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1950 Common British FungiLondon: [1950]The first edition of this uncommon illustrated guide to British fungi, in the original dust wrapper.
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1834 A History of the Royal Foundation of Christ's HospitalLondon: 1834An attractively bound first edition of William Trollope's historical study, illustrated throughout.
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1980 Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast AsiaCambridge: 1980The first edition of Lily M. Perry's informative study of Asian medicinal plants, in the original dust wrapper.
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1997 A Flora of CumbriaLancaster: 1997The first edition of this illustrated study of Cumbrian flora by Geoffrey Halliday in the original dust wrapper.
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1989 The Slipper OrchidsRandburg: 1989The first edition of this beautifully illustrated botanical work on slipper orchids by Esme F. Hennessy and Tessa A. Hedge.
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1981 The Orchids of Africa: A Select ReviewLondon: 1981The first UK edition of this study on African orchids by J. Stewart, with beautiful colour illustrations by E. F. Hennessy.
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1982 The Crocus: A Revision of the Genus Crocus (Iridaceae)London: 1982The first edition of this detailed study on the crocus by Brian Mathew, with beautiful coloured plates and in the original dust wrapper.
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1983 Power of Speech: A History of Standard Telephones and Cables 1883-1983London: 1983A fine first edition of Peter Young's study of a century of telephones and cables, in a deluxe full morocco binding with slip case.
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1887 A Practical Treatise on the Science of Land and Engineering Surveying, Levelling, Estimating Quantities, &c.London: 1887A smart fourth edition of this scientific study into land and engineering, with folding plates.