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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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1913 Wild Animals At HomeLondon: 1913A second edition copy of this illustrated wildlife study, particularly focused on Yellowstone National Park. -
1924 The Borders and BeyondLondon: 1924The first edition of this colourful exploration of wildlife by Abel Chapman. -
1928 Retrospect Reminiscences and Impressions of a Hunter-NaturalistLondon: 1928The first edition of this illustrated account of the life and work of naturalist Abel Chapman. -
1860 Actinologia Britannica. A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals.London: 1860The beautifully illustrated first edition of renowned naturalist Philip Henry Gosse's examination of British marine biology, complete with chromolithographic plates. -
1877 Agrostographia: A Treatise on the Cultivated Grasses and OtherEdinburgh and London: 1877A scarce volume on cultivated grasses, beautifully illustrated with colour plates. -
1936 Birds of the SeashoreLondon: 1936A smart copy of this illustrated study of the birds of the seashore from prolific British writer Harold John Massingham. -
1967 Medical Science: Master or Servant?London: 1967This uncommon first book edition of a Harveian Oration given by Lord Platt, examining then recent developments in Western medicine. -
1999 The TulipLondon: 1999A lavishly illustrated history of the humble tulip and its dominating presence across our history. -
1815-1829 An Account Book of Lamb & Sons of EdinburghEdinburgh: 1815-1829The fascinating early nineteenth century account book of an Edinburgh merchant named Lamb & Sons, largely concerning sales of books and furniture. -
1894 The Cult of Beauty: A Handbook of Personal HygieneLondon: 1894A very smart first edition of this scarce guide to personal hygiene from British physician Charles J. S. Thompson. -
1899 The Orbs Around UsLondon: 1899An attractive prize-bound copy of Richard A. Proctor's essays on astronomy. -
1916 Wild Life of the WorldLondon: 1916The vibrantly illustrated three volume first edition of Richard Lydekker's account of the animals of the world. With 120 colour plates. -
1931 Journals of Gilbert WhiteLondon: 1931The first edition of these journals of Gilbert White, an illustrated reproduction of his long-kept journal. -
1837-1852 A History of British Birds, Indigenous and MigratoryLondon: 1837-1852The illustrated first edition of this five volume study of the indigenous and migratory birds of Great Britain. -
1896-1897 A Hand-Book to the Birds of Great Britain (Lloyd's Natural History)London: 1896-1897A vibrantly illustrated guide to the birds of Great Britain, written by English zoologist and ornithologist R. Bowdler Sharpe. -
1896 The Crayfish: An Introduction to the Study of ZoologyLondon: 1896A smart sixth edition of this illustrated study on the crayfish from the International Scientific Series. -
1896-1897 Favourite Flowers of Garden and GreenhouseLondon: 1896-1897The scarce four volume first edition of this beautifully illustrated work, with over three-hundred chromolithographic plates of flowers. -
1936 The Months: Descriptive of the Successive Beauties of the YearLondon: 1936A beautiful first edition thus of Leigh Hunt's description of the 'beauties of the year', illustrated by Horace J. Knowles. -
1923 WindmillsLondon: 1923A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated study of windmills from Frank Brangwyn and William Edward Hayter Preston. -
1904 British Fresh-Water FishesLondon: 1904The very smart first edition of this natural history on the fresh-water fishes of Britain, illustrated with coloured plates. -
1875 The Character and Logical Method of Political EconomyNew York: 1875The second US edition of John Elliott Cairnes's argument that economics is a science of logical reasoning, which utilises assumptions about human behaviour to understand economic principles. -
1863 Handbook of British Mosses; Comprising All That Are Known to be Natives of The British Isles.London: 1863A brightly illustrated, first edition of M. J. Berkeley's handbook of British mosses, complete with twenty-four plates. -
1769 A Six Weeks Tour Through the Southern Counties of England and WalesLondon: 1769The second edition of agriculturalist Arthur Young's account of his travels around England and Wales. -
1817 Conversations on Political Economy; in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly ExplainedLondon: 1817The second edition of Jane Marcet's ground breaking economic work, popularising the ideas of Adam Smith, Malthus, and David Ricardo. -
1880 A Short Inquiry into the Profitable Nature of Our InvestmentsLondon: 1880The vanishingly scarce first edition of R. L. Nash's guide to public securities and investments, partially compiled from his articles in The Economist. -
1919 Mon Arithmetique, J'apprends a Compter Un! Deux! Trois!Paris: 1919A delightfully illustrated French language children's guide to mathematics and learning to count. -
1783 Observations on Reversionary PaymentsLondon: 1783The two volume fourth edition of Richard Price's work on the proper method of calculating the values of contingent reversions. -
1843 The Principles of Political EconomyEdinburgh: 1843A smart example of J. R. McCulloch's most popular work on economics, in a full calf signed binding by Hayday. -
1818 Annals of Banks for SavingsLondon: 1818The vanishingly scarce first edition of Sir Francis Burdett's discussion of the rise, progress and importance of savings banks. -
1852 Wild FlowersLondon: 1852A beautifully chromolithograph illustrated work containing of Anne Pratt's 'Wild Flowers', complete in two volumes uniformly bound in half morocco. -
1877-85 Familiar Wild FlowersLondon: [1877-85]A five volume set of Frederick Edward Hulme's beautifully colour illustrated works on wild flowers. -
1930 Alpenflora: Die Verbreitetsten Alpenpflanzen von Bayern, Osterreich und der SchweizMunich: 1930A smart seventh edition of this guide to common alpine plants from Swiss botanist Gustav Hegi, with the original glassine wrap, in the original German. -
1990 Narcissus: A Guide to Wild DaffodilsSurrey : 1990An excellent copy of this vanishingly scarce guide to wild daffodils, from renowned expert of the field, John W. Blanchard. -
1911 Alpine Plants of Europe, Together with Cultural HintsLondon: [1911]The first edition of this profusely illustrated botanical work on Alpine flowers by Harold Stuart Thompson. -
1922 The Rainbow BridgeLondon: 1922An early edition of this posthumous travelogue from Reginald Farrer, with illustrations. -
1970 Wild Flowers of the WorldLondon: 1970A beautifully illustrated work with on wild flowers, with stunning colour illustrations by Brian D. Morley, and in the original dust wrapper.