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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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1891 Petland RevisitedLondon: 1891A very smart copy of the Reverend John George Wood's collection of anecdotes about pets, illustrated throughout and in a bright full calf prize binding. -
1950 GibiersParis : 1950One of four-thousand copies of this French volume dedicate to game animals with illustrations by B. Riab, a bright copy. -
1863-1867 A History of British BirdsLondon: 1863-1867A scarce edition of this striking and colourful work of British ornithology, illustrated with three-hundred and fifty-eight hand-coloured plates. -
1934 The Complete Book of British ButterfliesLondon: 1934A lovely first edition of this work dedicated to British butterflies by F. W. Frohawk. -
1896-98 British Birds With Their Nests and EggsLondon: 1896-98The first edition of this beautifully and colourfully illustrated study on British ornithology, especially their nests and eggs, complete with twenty-four colour plates. -
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1990 Fishes of the Southern OceanSouth Africa: 1990A very special signed limited edition of this authoritative work on Antarctic fishes, complete with an original painting by Dave Voorvelt. -
1880 Wonders of the World in Earth, Sea, and SkyLondon: 1880A beautifully bound scarce Victorian children's work on natural history and science, a wonderful work illustrated with wood engravings throughout. -
1847 2 Vols A History of the British ZoophytesLondon : 1847A smart two volume set of A History of the British Zoophytes, one volume with text and one with illustrations. -
1907 Wild Animals I Have KnownLondon : 1907A smart copy of Ernest Thompson Seton's Wild Animals I Have Known. -
1860 Farm Insects: Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and IrelandGlasgow : 1860A richly illustrated copy of Farm Insects, written by John Curtis. -
1968 Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the WorldHamlyn: 1968A beautiful copy of this sweeping two-volume ornithological study dedicated to eagles, hawks, and falcons of the world, the first edition housed in its original slipcase. -
1933 Evolution of Habits in BirdsLondon: 1933First edition of Edmund Selous' ornithological study, a bright copy complete with unclipped dust wrappe. -
1954-2009 8 Vols The New Naturalist; Sea-Birds, The Common Lands of England and Wales, Freshwater Fishes, British Larks, Pipits & Wagtails, Loch Lomondside, The New Naturalist, Dragonflies, WildfowlLondon : 1954-2009A stunning set of eight volumes of the charming New Naturalist Library collection. -
1815 Recreations in Natural History; or, Popular Sketches of British QuadrupedsLondon: 1815The scarce first edition of this charmingly illustrated study of British quadrupeds, featuring twenty-four engraved plates, and in a smart straight grained morocco binding. -
1834-92 Reports on Medical Education and Metropolitan HospitalsLondon: 1834-92A uniformly bound collection of nineteenth-century medical reports from Great Britain, offering numerous insights into Victorian medicine and infrastructure. -
1940 Medical Work of the Knights Hospitallers of Saint John of JerusalemBaltimore: 1940A comprehensive illustrated history of the medical work of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, including numerous pieces of ephemera regarding the organisation. -
1869 An Address on the General Principles Which Should Be Observed in the Construction of HospitalsLondon: 1869The first edition of this scarce address on the construction of hospitals in Great Britian, given to the British Medical Association at Leeds in 1869. -
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1978 The Country Diary of an Edwardian LadyLondon: 1978A beautiful leather bound copy of Edith Holden's immensely successful diary recording the natural history of British country side in facsimile. -
1861 A Natural History of British MothsLondon: 1861-70Morris's natural history of the British moths, the scarce first edition complete in four volumes. -
1924 Hutchinson's Trees and Flowers of the CountrysideLondon: [1924]A beautiful two volume set of Hutchinson's pictorial guide to countryside trees and flowers, in uniform J. G. Andrews signed bindings. -
1929 Ants Bees and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraLondon : 1929A highly informative and very smart volume of the popular book Ants Bees and Wasps with four colour plates. -
1801 Silva: or, A Discourse of Forest-TreesYork: 1801The very scarce 'revised and considerably enlarged' third Hunter edition of John Evelyn's important work on forestry, illustrated throughout. -
1870 A History of British BirdsLondon: 1870The second edition of this beautiful and colourful work on British ornithology, a striking work complete with three-hundred and sixty-five hand coloured plates. -
1803 A General History of Mathematics From the Earliest Times, to the MiddleLondon: 1803The first English edition of this fascinating study on the history of mathematics, from the ancient to modern times. -
1969 Lunar Orbiter Photo IndexUnited States: 1969A very scarce collection of five maps showing the data of the Lunar Orbiter program, detailed maps of the moon surface taken ahead of the 1969 landing. -
1822 Outlines of the Geology of England and WalesLondon: 1822A smartly rebound first edition copy of Conybeare and Phillips' study on British geology, an important work, complete with folding plates. -
1733 Commentarium Nosologicum, Morbos EpidemicosLondini [London]: 1733The very scarce second edition of physician Clifton Wintringham's pioneering epidemiological survey of early eighteenth century York. -
1756 A Treatise of Algebra in Three PartsLondon: 1756The very scarce second edition of Colin Maclaurin's important treatise dealing principally with equations and the application of algebra to geometry. Illustrated with twelve folding plates. -
1853 A Synopsis of the British DiatomaceaeLondon: 1853-6A very scarce copy of William Smith's study of British Diatomaceae, complete with two volumes bound in one and all seventy plates, eight hand-coloured. -
1922 At Home with Wild NatureLondon : 1922A charmingly illustrated first edition of the naturalist pair Cherry and Richard Kearton's book At Home with Wild Nature. -
1799 The Instructor; or, Young Man's Best CompanionEdinburgh: 1799The 1799 edition of George Fisher's guide to the proper education of young late eighteenth century gentlemen, encountering topics such as mathematics, accounting and astronomy. -
1944 King Penguin Books: Seashore Life and Pattern and SpidersLondon: 1944-7Two volumes of natural history from the King Penguin series of pocket sized volumes, first editions. -
1916 The Sea-Trout: A Study in Natural HistoryLondon : 1916A lovely first edition of the natural history of the sea-trout with illustrations throughout. -
1895 A History of British ButterfliesLondon: 1895A charming copy of A History of British Butterflies with beautiful hand coloured illustrations. -
1933 Natural History of the British IslesLondon: 1933-61A collection of five volumes exploring the natural history of the British Isles, some later editions.