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Natural Sciences
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1865 Homes Without HandsLondon: 1865A fine example of John Wood's noted natural history work 'Homes Without Hands'. -
1895 Wild England of TodayLondon: 1895A finely bound, charmingly illustrated work on England's wildlife, by accomplished naturalist Charles John Cornish. -
1930 A Catalogue of BirdsLondon: 1930A finely bound copy of ornithologist H.G.K Molineux's reference catalogue of birds. -
1792-1823 The Natural History of British InsectsLondon: 1792-1823A finely bound collection of coloured plates relating to natural history. Being a sammelband of works. -
1880 Island Life or The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and FlorasLondon: 1880A smartly bound, first edition copy of this geological work regarding climates, and insular faunas and floras. Written by the important naturalist, explorer, and biologist Alfred Russel Wallace. -
1828 Flora Medica A Botanical Account of All the More Important PlantsLondon: 1828A finely bound, first edition copy of this botanical study. -
1937 Fish by SchaldachLondon: 1937A very smart, scarce collection of William Schaldach's illustrations of fish. -
1829 Illustrations of British EntomologyLondon: 1829The first edition of this volume discussing Mandibulata in great detail, by James Francis Stephens, illustrated with six beautiful hand-coloured plates. -
1931 The Compleat AnglerLondon: 1931A crisp, bright, copy of Izaak Walton's noted work 'The Compleat Angler'. Being the first, de luxe edition adorned with Arthur Rackham's illustrations. -
1910 The Wonders of Animal IngenuityLondon: 1910A fine, prize binding copy of this natural history study aimed at school students. -
1662 New Experiments Physico-Mechanical Touching the Spring of the AirOxford: 1662A scarce, second edition of Robert Boyle’s important scientific work. This volume is the first appearance of Boyle’s Law. -
1669 A Continuation of New ExperimentsOxford: 1669A scarce, first edition copy of Robert Boyle’s first continuation of his important work on air and gasses. -
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1970 Patterns of Reproductive BehaviourLondon: 1970A near fine first edition of Desmond Morris' collected essays on reproductive behaviour, an author's presentation copy, signed by the author to the publisher Tom Maschler. -
1863 The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of ManLondon: 1863An uncommon, second edition of Charles Lyell's important scientific work. Adorned with woodcut illustrations, this work helped to establish the new science of prehistoric archaeology in Great Britain. -
1859 Glaucus; or, the Wonders of the ShoreCambridge: 1859The fourth edition of Charles Kingsley's influential natural history work on the wonders of the shore, illustrated with beautiful colour plates. -
1940 Birds of BurmaRangoon: 1940An exceptional copy of Bertram Smythies' noted ornithological work 'Birds of Burma'. Signed by the author to the title page, with the very scarce dust wrapper in excellent condition. -
1897 Minutes of Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute of Mining EngineersAukland: 1897A scarce illustrated work on the Hauraki peninsula goldfields in New Zealand. Being the transactions of the New Zealand institute of Mining Engineers at the end of the nineteenth century. -
1866-70 The Birds of Norfolk, With Remarks on Their Habits, Migration, and LocalLondon: 1866-70The first edition of the first two volumes of this in-depth discussion on the birds of Norfolk, illustrated with beautiful colour plates. -
1944-62 Proceedings of the Spelaeological SocietyBristol: 1944-62The proceedings of the University of Bristol's Spelaeological Society, these volumes covering 1944 to 1962. illustrated throughout with folding plates and many monochrome plates. -
1857 Life in its Lower, Intermediate, and Higher Forms: or, ManifestationsLondon: 1847The second edition of Philip Henry Gosse's monumental discussion on life in its lowest and highest forms, illustrated with plates and many in-text engravings. -
1795 Picturesque Views on the Upper or Warwickshire AvonLondon: 1795A smartly bound, exquisitely illustrated first edition copy of this exploration of the River Avon. -
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1875 On Some Doubtful Species in the Cheshire FloraLondon: 1875A very scarce author's presentation copy of this extract from the 'Journal of Botany', this essay discussing the species of Flora in Cheshire, written by John Warren. -
1885 Rural Rides In The Counties of Surrey Kent Sussex HantsLondon: 1885A very smart two volume set of William Cobbett's notable work 'Rural Rides'. -
1831 American Ornithology or the Natural HistoryEdinburgh: 1831A smartly bound set of this ornithological work. An examination of American ornithology, in a pocket sized format. -
1850-4 A Monograph of the British Fossil CoralsLondon: 1850-4A detailed scientific study on British fossil corals, by the French scientists Henri Milne Edwards and Jules Haime, illustrated throughout. -
1884 The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth CenturyKent: 1884The first edition of two of John Ruskin's lectures on the phenomena of storm clouds. -
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1929 The Compleat AnglerLondon: 1929A finely bound, limited edition copy of Izaak Walton's noted work 'The Compleat Angler'. The editor, Geoffrey Kenyes' copy, with his signature to the edition statement. -
1906-19 The Naturalist: A Monthly Journal of Natural HistoryLondon: 1906-19Thirteen volumes of the 1906 to 1919 issues of the monthly natural history journal 'The Naturalist', a journal that documents the natural history of the North of England. -
1818 Dissertation sur l'Histoire Naturelle et ChimiqueParis: 1818A very scarce French thesis on the Levant hull, a plant growing only in tropical Asia, which grows a fatal fruit. Written by Pierre-Francoise-Guillaume Boullay. -
1820 A General History of QuadrupedsLondon: 1820A beautifully illustrated seventh edition of Thomas Bewick's influential natural history work on Quadrupeds. -
1805 La Botaniste Sans Maitre, our Maniere d'Apprende SeulParis: 1805A very scarce first edition thus of Clairville's continuation of Rousseau's letters on botany, illustrated with six plates. -
1914 Glasgow Rivers and Streams Their Legend and LoreGlasgow: 1914A scarce first edition of this beautiful and charming work on the rivers and streams of Glasgow, illustrated throughout. -
1832 A Treatise on the Propagation Cultivation and General TreatmentEdinburgh: 1832A fine example of this very scarce pamphlet regarding the propagation and cultivation of cape heaths in the winter months. Vanishingly rare in the original wraps. -
1830 Insect ArchitectureLondon: 1830An illustrated second edition of this interesting and detailed work on natural history and entomology, looking in detail at insects, written by James Rennie. -
1774 Of The Origin and Progress of LanguageEdinburgh: 1774-1789A beautifully restored set of Lord Monboddo's pioneering philological work. An astute analysis of the world's lexicon, and the evolution of language. -
1883 Chapters on AnimalsLondon: 1883An extremely smart observational commentary on domesticated and wild animals by British artist, Philip Gilbert Hamerton.