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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1892 The Forms Of Water In Clouds & Rivers, Ice & GlaciersLondon: 1892A fascinating work by the important physicist John Tyndall, in a half calf prize binding.
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1883 Astronomy without MathematicsLondon: 1883Early edition of Edmund Beckett's book of astronomy in a charming calf binding.
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1847-49 Stokers and Pokers Travels In Egypt And NubiaLondon: 1847-49Two interesting first edition works bound in one volume, exploring technology and travels across the world.
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1876 Notes on Collecting and Preserving Natural History ObjectsLondon: 1876The very scarce first edition of this collection of essays discussing the collection and preservation of artefacts relating to history.
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1846 A Practical Treatise on the Human TeethLondon: 1846The fourth edition of William Robertson's very scarce mid nineteenth century guide to dental care. Illustrated with six engraved plates.
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1860 On the Loss of Teeth and Loose TeethLondon: 1860Bright early edition of this dental treatise by Thomas Howard.
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1935 The History of the Tyne Electrical Engineers, Royal EngineersNewcastle: 1935A smart first edition illustrated copy of this history of the Royal Engineers.
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1949 Profitable WondersLondon: 1949First edition of this work concerning some natural wonders by E. L. Grant Watson and C. F. Tunnicliffe.
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1929 The Natural History of SelborneLondon : 1929A charming, illustrated edition of this important work of ecology, The Natural History of Selborne.
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1948 DeparturesLondon: 1948The first edition of this autobiographical work by biologist E. L. Watson in the original publisher's dust wrapper with illustrations.
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1947 Thyme and BergamotLondon: 1947The first limited edition of this beautifully described book inspired by nature with wood engravings throughout.
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1835-1836 De la Compression de l'Aorte; De la CephalotripsieParis: 1835-1836Three very scarce first editions of medical publications regarding pregnancy and birth from Louis-Auguste Baudelocque, in a sumptuous signed binding and presentation case from Rene Simier.
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2008 DragonfliesLondon : 2008A stunning leather bound limited edition of this work that celebrates the beautiful dragonfly, signed by the author. -
1985 The Modern Shotgun in Three VolumesSouthampton: 1985A fine three volume set of The Modern Shotgun, an illustrated guide inscribed by the author's daughter.
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1884 Ranch NotesLondon: 1884An interesting account of a ranchers experience cattle-herding in the United States.
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1894 Old English Plate Ecclesiastical, Decorative and Domestic Its Makers and MarksLondon : 1894A lovely leather bound copy of Old English Plate, richly illustrated throughout.
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1905 Im Reich de LufteStuttgart and Leipzig : 1905A German edition of this work that explores the aeronautical inventions of Alberto Santos-Dumont.
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1883 Birds of HampshireHampshire : 1993Fascinating ornithological study of Hampshire by J. M. Clark and J. A. Eyre, lovely first edition.
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1926 Virtue's Household PhysicianLondon: 1926Complete five volume set of this 'Household Physician,' a practical medical manual in uniform bindings.
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1946 Countryside TreasuresLondon: 1946Very scarce first edition of this celebration of the countryside by Horace J. Knowles, a limited edition.
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1973 The Great TrainsCambridge: 1973The scarce true first of this study of trains in the original publisher's full morocco binding with dust wrapper.
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1901 The Microscope and its RevelationsLondon : 1901An extensive and newly revised edition of The Microscope, with illustrations.
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1856 7 vols A Gazetteer of the World, or Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge Compiled from the Most Recent AuthoritiesEdinburgh : 1856A complete seven volume set of the wonderful Gazetteer of the World, with maps and illustrations throughout.
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1879 A Short History of Natural ScienceLondon: 1879Writer and science educator Arabella Buckley's scarce study of the history and development of the natural sciences.
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1833 The Flora of Oxfordshire, and its Contiguous CountiesOxford: 1833An illustrated exploration of the botany of Oxfordshire, an insightful work complete with plates.
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1903-1904 2vols Cassell's Popular ScienceLondon: 1903-1904Cassell's richly illustrated two-volume Popular Science, bound together in a half calf binding.
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1960-70 Collection of Military Aircraft BooksLetchworth; Los Angeles; Hertfordshire: 1960-70A collection of books regarding military aircraft up until 1961, with numerous illustrations throughout.
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1830 Natural TheologyLondon: 1830A new edition of this theological work by William Paley in a signed Andy Donald leather binding.
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c1900 An Easy Guide to the Constellations with a Miniature Atlas of the Stars and Key MapsLondon: c1900Very scarce charming guide to the constellations with lovely illustrations.
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c1890 Himalayan JournalsGlasgow: c1890An illustrated edition of this collection of naturalist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker's accounts of travels to the Himalayas, Nepal, and Bengal.
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1837 The Sentiment of Flowers or Language of FloraLondon : 1837A charming volume on the sentiment of flowers, with hand coloured plates.
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2007 British Military and Naval Medicine 1600-1830Amsterdam - New York: 2007Lovely first edition of this scarce book concerning British military and naval medicine from 1600 to 1830.
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1918-20 Thread-Cutting Methods; Gages, Gaging and Inspection; Diemaking and Die DesignNew York; London: 1918-20Three first editions of these instructional and informational texts on machinery and technology, all of which are illustrated throughout.
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1977 Of Wounds, of Gun-Shot Wounds, of Fractures And LuxationsBath : 1977A lovely facsimile edition of three treatise on trauma by Richard Wiseman, complete with unclipped dust wrapper.
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1833 The Flora of OxfordshireOxford: 1833An uncommon first edition of this early nineteenth century botany book with illustrations/
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1907 Mining: An Elementary Treatise on the Getting of MineralsLondon: 1907A very smart copy of Lupton's comprehensive treatise on mining, with a fascinating folding map.