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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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1956 The Modern Motor EngineerLondon: 1956A very smart five volume work on motor engineering. Illustrated throughout, and offering a wealth of practical information.
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1770 A Six Months Tour through the North of EnglandLondon: 1770The scarce four volume first edition of Arthur Young's illustrated guide to farming and agriculture in the North of England.
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1770-1775 Histoire Naturelle des OiseauxParis: 1770-1775The first six volumes only of the first edition of the Comte de Buffon's lavishly illustrated natural history work on birds.
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1954 The Young Traveller in SpaceLondon: 1954A smart first edition copy of this non-fiction work by Arthur C. Clarke, an illustrated exploration of the history of space.
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1921 The Log of H.M.A. R 34 Journey to America and BackLondon: 1921An uncommon work on the first transatlantic crossing, the Airship R34, an illustrated first edition copy of this work by Edward Maitland.
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1907 Navigating the AirNew York: 1907A scarce illustrated work on flight at the beginning of the twentieth century, the first edition of this work by the Aero Club of America.
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1907 The Record of an Aeronaut, Being the Life of John M. BaconLondon: 1907The first edition of Gertrude Bacon's biography of her father, pioneer aeronaut John M. Bacon.
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1909 Aerial WarfareLondon: 1909The scarce first edition of this discussion of the possibilities of aerial warfare, published prior to the First World War.
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1920 Aerial TransportLondon: 1920The first edition of this scarce look at aerial transport in the first decades of the twentieth century, profusely illustrated with plates and folding maps.
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1927 The First Flight Across the Polar SeaLondon: 1927An uncommon work on aerial polar exploration by Amundsen and Ellsworth, the first edition of this illustrated work.
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1834 A History of the Royal Foundation of Christ's HospitalLondon: 1834An attractively bound first edition of William Trollope's historical study, illustrated throughout.
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1822-27 Traite des Retentions D'Urines; Observations sur les Maladies des Organes Genito-UrinairesParis: 1822-1827Three scarce French medical works bound together. Featuring Theodore Ducamp's study of the treatment of urine retention, and Lallemand's two part work on genitourinary diseases.
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1888 A Manual of Artistic AnatomyLondon: 1888The very scarce first edition of this illustrated artist's guide to human anatomy, intended for the use of art students.
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1923 The Mystery Rivers of TibetLondon: 1923The very scarce first edition of Franks Kingdon-Ward's study of the people, plants and fauna surrounding the rivers of Tibet.
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1871 The Descent of ManLondon: 1871The first edition of one of the most important scientific works to ever be published, Charles Darwin's introduction to his theory of evolution.
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1678 A Sure Guide to the Practical SurveyorLondon: 1678A vanishingly scarce seventeenth century manual on practical surveying by John Holwell, illustrated with folding plates, the first and only edition of this work.
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1880 Siberia in Europe: A Visit to the Valley of the Petchora, In North-East RussiaLondon: 1880The first edition of Henry Seebohm's description of his expedition to Siberia, in a half crushed morocco binding by Morrell.
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1941 The Medical Aspect of BoxingPretoria: 1941The vanishingly scarce first edition of Dr. Ernst F. Jokl's work on sports medicine and boxing injuries.
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1756 [1757] The British Herbal: An History of Plants and Trees, Natives of BritainLondon: 1756The first edition of this impressive illustrated work on the native trees and flowers of Britain.
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1799 Tracts and Observations in Natural History and PhysiologyLondon: 1799A very scarce first edition study on natural history, of particular importance due to its passages on tortoises.
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1797-1804 A History of British BirdsNewcastle: 1797-1804The two volume first edition of Thomas Bewick's celebrated work of ornithology and natural history.
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1829 The Tower Menagerie: Comprising the Natural History of the Animals ContainedLondon: 1829The first edition of this illustrated work about the various wild animals previously held at the Tower of London.
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1886-1901 The Larvae of the British Butterflies and MothsLondon: 1886-1901A profusely illustrated set of this notable and comprehensive work regarding the larvae of British butterflies and moths.
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1927 A Handbook of the Birds of IcelandLondon: 1927The first edition of this ornithological guide to Iceland by the Japanese nobleman Masauji Hachisuka.
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1908 Camps and Cruises of an OrnithologistNew York: 1908The first edition of this illustrated ornithological study by pioneering field guide author Frank M. Chapman.
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1911 The Home-Life of the Golden Eagle; The Home-Life of the OspreyLondon: 1911Two wonderful early twentieth century ornithological works, examining the home lives of the Osprey and Golden eagle. Illustrated with mounted photographic plates.
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1911 A Fauna of the Tweed AreaEdinburgh: 1911The first edition of this illustrated guide to the fauna of the Tweed area of Scotland.
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1930 Memories of Fourscore Years Less Two, 1851-1929London: 1830A bright example of the first edition of naturalist Abel Chapman's charmingly illustrated and posthumously published biography.
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1959 Pirates and PredatorsEdinburgh; London: 1959A first edition of Meinertzhagen's illustrated study on bird predators, illustrated throughout in colour with vivid plates of different species of birds.
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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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1929-1935 A History of the Birds of Essex and A History of the Birds of MiddlesexLondon: 1929-1935The first editions of these two ornithological studies by William E. Glegg. Illustrated throughout, and in lovely half morocco bindings.
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1943 The Birds of LakelandArbroath: 1943A beautifully bound example of the first edition of this study of the birds of the Lake District, illustrated with a folding map.
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1907 The Birds of YorkshireLondon: 1907The beautifully bound first edition of Thomas Hudson Nelson illustrated study of the native avifauna of Yorkshire.
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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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1900 The Birds of SurreyLondon: 1900A lovely copy of the first edition of Sir John Strachey's illustrated ornithological study of the birds of Surrey.
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Signed1962 The Birds of the Lake CountiesCarlisle: 1962A signed copy of the first edition of this study of the birds of the Lake District, in a beautiful half morocco binding.