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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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1899 A Farmer's Year Being His Commonplace Book for 1898London: 1899A first edition of this illustrated work on a year of farming from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard.
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1899 A Farmer's Year Being His Commonplace Book for 1898London: 1899A smart first edition of this illustrated work on a year of farming from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard.
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1884 Heroes of Science: MechaniciansLondon: 1884An interesting collection of biographies of inventors, with a history of the first steam engine, in a lovely prize binding by the Relfe Brothers.
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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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1928 Bombay Municipal Corporation Papers Regarding Tramways and Electric LightBombay : 1928The first edition of this very scarce work on the tramways, electricity and power in Bombay.
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1925 My Friend Toto: The Adventures of a Chimpanzee and the Story of his Journey from the Congo to LondonLondon: 1925A smart first of this illustrated story of a chimpanzee who travelled from the Congo to London.
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1913-1932 5vol The Flora of South Africa with Synoptical Tables of the Genera of the Higher PlantsCape Town: 1913-1932A smart five volume set of this detailed study on South African flora, with illustrations throughout.
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1976 Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest From Alaska to Northern CaliforniaSidney : 1976The first edition of this photographic book on wild flowers by Lewis Clark in the original dust wrapper.
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1964 An Account of the Herbaria of the Department of Botany in the University of OxfordOxford: 1964A very scarce first edition of this account of the botanical collections at the University of Oxford, with illustrations.
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1974 Upland Kenya Wild Flowers: A Flora of the Ferns and Herbaceous Flowering PlantsOxford: 1974A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the ferns and flowering plants of upland Kenya.
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1966 Color Atlas: Medicinal Plants of JapanTokyo: 1966A smart first edition of this colour atlas of the medicinal plants of Japan, with a dust wrapper and slip case.
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1977-1985 2vol Flora of CyprusKew: 1977A very smart first edition of this two volume set on the flora of Cyprus, with illustrations.
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1940 Perfumes and Spices Including an Account of Soaps and CosmeticsMassachusetts: 1940The very scarce first edition of this unique and informative work on spices, cosmetics and perfumes by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1950 Common British FungiLondon: [1950]The first edition of this uncommon illustrated guide to British fungi, in the original dust wrapper.
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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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1980 Medicinal Plants of East and Southeast AsiaCambridge: 1980The first edition of Lily M. Perry's informative study of Asian medicinal plants, in the original dust wrapper.
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1997 A Flora of CumbriaLancaster: 1997The first edition of this illustrated study of Cumbrian flora by Geoffrey Halliday in the original dust wrapper.
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1989 The Slipper OrchidsRandburg: 1989The first edition of this beautifully illustrated botanical work on slipper orchids by Esme F. Hennessy and Tessa A. Hedge.
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1981 The Orchids of Africa: A Select ReviewLondon: 1981The first UK edition of this study on African orchids by J. Stewart, with beautiful colour illustrations by E. F. Hennessy.
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1983 Power of Speech: A History of Standard Telephones and Cables 1883-1983London: 1983A fine first edition of Peter Young's study of a century of telephones and cables, in a deluxe full morocco binding with slip case.
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1996 LongitudeLondon: 1996The first UK edition of this biographical work about the clockmaker John Harrison, in the original dust wrapper.
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1991 Flora of LouisianaBaton Rouge: 1991The first edition of this work on the flowers in Louisiana with Margaret Stones' beautiful watercolour illustrations.
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1906 Les Plantes MedicinalesBienne: 1906A smart first edition of this illustrated study of medicinal plants, in the original French.
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2005 Plants of Western Oregon, Washington & British ColumbiaPortland: 2005A smart first edition of this illustrated study of plants in North America.
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1990 The Liverworts of Britain & IrelandCambridge: 1990A smart first edition of this study into the liverworts of Britain and Ireland, with illustrations throughout.
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1878 The Rhine From its Source to the SeaLondon: 1878The first UK edition of this detailed, profusely illustrated work on The Rhine, one of Europe's major rivers.
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1907 The Birds of YorkshireLondon: 1907The first edition of this highly illustrated study of bird-life in Yorkshire, written by Thomas Hudson Nelson.
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1931 Historic Farms of South AfricaLondon: 1931The first edition of this illustrated historical study on South African farms and their produce by Dorothea Fairbridge.
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1902 Injurious and Useful InsectsLondon: 1902A scarce and interesting work on insects by L. C. Miall, in a lovely tree calf prize binding.
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1855 The Principles of PsychologyLondon: 1855Religious philosopher James Martineau's copy of the very scarce first edition of Herbert Spencer's work exploring the physiological basis for psychology.
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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.