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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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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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Signed1979 The Journal of a Voyage in HMS BeagleGuilford, Surrey: 1979An exceptional limited edition of Charles Darwin's account of the second survey expedition of the HMS Beagle, signed by Darwin's own great-grandson.
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1929 A Plurality of WorldsLondon: 1929A Nonesuch limited edition of the important Enlightenment scientific work by Bernard de Fontenelle, a smart work in the original slipcase.
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Signed1953 The Birds of Scotland Their History, Distribution, and MigrationEdinburgh; London: 1953The first edition of Baxter and Rintoul's extensive study on Scottish ornithology, a unique copy with two signed letters from the authors, addressed to fellow ornithologist Dr. Ian Pennie.
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1907 Notes on the Birds of KentLondon: 1907The first edition of this vibrantly illustrated ornithological study of the birds of Kent, in a half morocco signed binding.
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Signed1888 The Compleat Angler, or, The Contemplative Man's RecreationLondon: 1888A beautiful Ramage bound limited edition of Izaak Walton's important work on fishing, a smart illustrated edition of only five hundred copies.
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1827 Historical and Descriptive Account of George Heriot's HospitalEdinburgh: 1827An association copy of this very scare, illustrated study of the history of Edinburgh's George Heriot Hospital.
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Signed1905 A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an OptimistLondon: 1905A signed first edition of this vanishingly scarce work in which the author makes predictions about society one hundred years in the future.
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c1972 Anatomy Improv'd and IllustratedEdinburgh: c1972A superb limited edition facsimile of Bernardino Genga's important anatomical work, this facsimile being of the 1723 English edition, reproducing the original engravings.
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Signed1928 A Journal of Summer Time in the CountryLondon: 1928A limited edition work on the beauties of summer by Robert Aris Willmott, signed and inscribed twice by the editor, Eric Partridge.
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1887 The Hunterian Oration Delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandLondon: 1887A first edition, association copy of William Scovell Savory's Hunterian Oration delivered to the Royal College of Surgeons.
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1928 Wildfowl & Waders Nature & Sport in the CoastlandsLondon: 1928A smart limited edition look at the ornithological life of the British coastlands, a lovely illustrated with with colour plates.
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1878 The Corn and Cattle Producing Districts of FranceLondon: 1878In this scarce volume, George Richardson offers an account of French corn and cattle farming. This copy was previously owned by George Warde Norman, who was the Director of the Bank of England in the 19th century.
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1908 Bird-Hunting Through Wild EuropeLondon: 1908Reginald Badham Lodge recounts his quest to find and photograph rare birds across Southern and Eastern Europe. With 124 illustrations captured by the author.
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1880 Early Man in Britain and His Place in the Tertiary PeriodLondon: 1880The first edition of this late nineteenth century enquiry into the primeval man and his place in the Tertiary Period, the personal copy of noted British archaeologist David W. Phillipson.
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1863 The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of ManLondon: 1863The first edition, first impression of Charles Lyell's important scientific work which helped to establish the new science of prehistoric archaeology in Great Britain.
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Signed1902 Ligaments: their Nature and MorphologyLondon: 1902Work on ligaments written by eminent surgeon John Sutton-Bland, containing inscription to anatomist and controversial figure Arthur Keith
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Signed2008 DragonfliesLondon : 2008A stunning leather bound limited edition of this work that celebrates the beautiful dragonfly, signed by the author.
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Signed1901 Impressions of a Doctor in KhakiLondon: 1901A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this Doctor's account of his service during the Second Boer War. Presented to a colleague at the Cape Town military hospital.
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1761 Observations on the Diseases of the ArmyLondon: 1761A fascinating eighteenth-century medical work on the diseases of army personnel, the personal copy of Scottish physician John Lewis Petit.
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1926 The Highways and its VehiclesLondon: 1926888th copy of the first limited edition of Belloc's historical study of transport.
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1888 Gleanings in ScienceLondon: 1888A scarce series of popular lectures on science, in full calf prize binding for the University of Glasgow, and signed and presented by Scottish mathematician William Jack.
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1950 GibiersParis : 1950One of four-thousand copies of this French volume dedicate to game animals with illustrations by B. Riab, a bright copy.
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1960 A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera 1608-1799London : 1960An interesting and illustrated limited edition copy of A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera between the years 1608-1799.
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1931 Five Hundred Points of Good HusbandryLondon: 1931A limited edition copy of Thomas Tusser's sixteenth century work on husbandry, handsomely bound in full morocco by Bain and Company.
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1921 Animal Life of the British IslesLondon: 1921The first edition of this fascinating illustrated work on animal life in the British Isles, formerly owned by noted taxidermists and naturalists, Pratt & Sons.
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1861 On the Parasitic Affections of the SkinLondon: 1861A scarce first edition medical study of parasitic skin conditions, from the founder of the Glasgow Hospital and Dispensary for Diseases of the Skin.
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Signed1937 Gun for CompanyLondon: 1937A beautifully illustrated signed Limited Edition guide to the recreational shooting of birds, featuring a wealth of vivid colour plates.
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Signed1952 Shorelands Summer DiaryLondon: 1952A signed Limited Edition study of the birds and the topography of Anglesey from C. F. Tunnicliffe, illustrated throughout by the author, and with full colour plates.
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Signed1827 On the Geology of East NorfolkLondon: 1827The very scarce first edition of this study of study of the geology of the Norfolk coastline, illustrated with detailed hand coloured plates.
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1961 The 29th Honorary Fellowship The Weizmann Institute of ScienceStockholm: 1961A finely bound very scarce copy of the addresses delivered at the Weizmann Institute of Science on the 30th October 1960. An association copy, gifted by the wife of Axel L Wenner-Gren, a major contributor of this work.
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1869 The Harvest of the SeaLondon: 1869A very smart, second edition copy of this work on the British fishing industry, fully illustrated. The personal copy of British zoologist Leonard Harrison Matthews.
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1927 Whaling North and SouthLonton: 1927A first edition, illustrated copy of this work on whaling in the polar regions. The personal copy of noted British zoologist Leonard Harrison Matthews.
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Signed1957 Exploration du Parc National de la GarambaBruxelles: 1957The very scarce signed first edition of this French biologist's scientific study of the bats of the Congo's Garamba National Park.
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1975 The Birds of Edward Lear: A Selection of the Twelve Finest BirdsLondon: 1975A beautifully compiled work of bird illustrations by noted artist Edward Lear, in full colour.
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Signed1906 The Silvery ThamesLondon: 1906Walter Jerrold and Ernest W. Haslehust's eulogy to the beloved River Thames. A limited, deluxe edition, signed by both the author and the illustrator.