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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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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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1874 The Malay ArchipelagoLondon: 1874The fifth edition of Alfred Russel Wallace's account of his scientific exploration in the Malay Archipelago from 1854-1862.
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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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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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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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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.
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1871 The Birds of the West of Scotland Including the Outer HebridesGlasgow: 1871An attractively bound copy of the first edition of Robert Gray's illustrated work on the birds of the West of Scotland.
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1836-1845 A History of British Fishes and British BirdsLondon: 1836-1845The first edition of this lovely set of British Birds and British Fishes by William Yarrell, complete with all the supplements bound in.
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Signed1927 The Charm of BirdsLondon: 1927A scarce signed limited edition of this lovely work on birdwatching and nature with illustrations.
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1925-1931 British BirdsLondon: 1925-1931A bright set of Archibald Thornburn's beautifully illustrated and described study of the birds of Great Britain, illustrated with one-hundred and ninety-six vibrant plates across four volumes.
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1992 Kingfishers Bee-Eaters & Rollers A HandbookLondon: 1992The first edition of this lovely illustrated ornithological study of kingfishers with beautiful colour plates.
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1804-1821 History of British Birds Volume INewcastle: 1804-1821The first edition of Thomas Bewick's history of British birds bound with a supplement published later in 1821, in leather binding.
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1907 Notes on the Birds of RutlandLondon: 1907The uncommon first edition of this lovely ornithological work on Rutland in the East Midlands.
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1977 The Pheasants of the WorldEngland: 1977The revised second edition of this significant ornithological work by Jean Delacour in the original dust wrapper.
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1938-1939 British Birds Volume XXXII An Illustrated MagazineLondon: 1938-1939The scarce annual from the British Birds Magazine from June 1938 to May 1939 with plates.
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1959 Pirates and PredatorsEdinburgh and London: 1959The first edition of this ornithological study about the behaviour of birds in the original dust wrapper.
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1879 The Capercaillie in ScotlandEdinburgh: 1879A smart copy of the very scarce first edition of J. A. Harvie-Brown's illustrated study of the capercaillie, a large woodland grouse.
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1895 Birds from Moidart and ElsewhereEdinburgh: 1895The very scarce first edition of this charming ornithological guide to the remote Scottish region of Moidart, by Scottish illustrator and painter Jemima Blackburn.
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1837-1852 A History of British Birds Indigenous and MigratoryLondon: 1837-1852The first edition of this nineteenth century illustrated ornithological study of British birds by William MacGillivray.
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1897 4 Vols Among British Birds in their Nesting HauntsEdinburgh: 1897Oswin Lee observes British birds in their nests in this scarce first edition
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1987 Notes on the Birds of Some Wetlands in Northeast Greece and TurkeyArnhem and Ziest: 1987The very scarce first edition of this ornithological study by Rob Lensink with illustrations.
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1901 The Birds of SiberiaLondon: 1901The first thus of this narrative of expeditions in Siberia with illustrations and maps.
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1895-1898 On the Ornithology of the Delta of the RhoneNot Stated: 1895-1898A very scarce reprint of these works from Ibis by ornithologist W. Eagle Clarke rebound in cloth.
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1911-1912 Notes on the Ornithology of CorsicaNot stated: 1911-1912A very scarce collection of reprinted works by ornithologist F. C. R. Jourdain from IBIS rebound in cloth.
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1920-1929 The Land of the Hills and the Glens; The Charm of SkyeLondon: 1920-1929The first editions of two 1920s studies of Scotland by Scottish naturalist Seton Gordon.
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2004 The Birds of ShetlandLondon: 2004A wonderful copy of this beautifully illustrated study of the birds of Shetland.
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1906 A Fauna of the Tay Basin and StrathmoreEdinburgh: 1906A bright copy of the first edition of Scottish ornithologist and naturalist John Alexander Harvie-Brown's study of the fauna of Strathmore.
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1912 Studies in Bird MigrationLondon and Edinburgh: 1912The first edition of this early twentieth century study of bird migration complete in two illustrated volumes.
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1934 Britain's Wonderland of NatureLondon: 1934The uncommon first edition of this lovely collection of contributions on British nature with illustrations.