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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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Signed1962 Hawk Moths of Central and Southern AfricaCape Town: 1962A first edition copy of Elliot Pinhey's fascinating study on hawk moths native to Central and Southern Africa, with a letter from the author, extensive coloured plates and original unclipped dust wrapper.
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Signed1962 The Birds of SuffolkLondon: 1962A signed first edition of this illustrated ornithological study on the birds of Suffolk by William H. Payne.
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Signed1935 Company Standing Orders No. 6 Animal Transport CompanyPeshawar : 1935A very scarce signed record of standing orders from a Royal Indian Army animal transport company that specialises in mules, written by Captain P. Morison with his annotations within.
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Signed1793 A View of the Diseases of the Army in Great Britain, America, The West IndiesLondon: 1793A vanishingly scarce study on the common diseases of the British Army during the American Revolutionary War, the author's presentation copy.
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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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Signed1963 British Anatomy 1525-1800: A BibliographyAustralia: 1963A very smart, limited edition of this study of British anatomy between 1525 and 1800, signed by the author.
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Signed1980 Nature and NightLondon: 1980A signed example of this wonderful non-fiction study of the natural world, by Richard Adams, author of 'Watership Down'.
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Signed1805-1817 Recueil de Tables Progressives pour les Vibrations du Regulateur; TableGeneve [Geneva]: 1805-1817Two very scarce works from French watchmakers bound together, with 'Recueil de Tables Progressives pour les Vibrations du Regulateur' signed by Chastel himself.
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Signed1974 Ngorongoro: The Eighth WonderLondon: 1974A signed presentation copy of this fascinating work on Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater, a beautiful game reserve.
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Signed1951 Hypnotism and the Power WithinNew York: 1951A signed copy of the third printing of Sydney James Van Pelt's work on hypnotism.
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Signed1954-1956 Sold for a Farthing and SongLondon : 1954-1956Two signed editions of Sold for a Farthing and Song by Clare Kipps.
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Signed1962 Timmy: The Story of a SparrowLondon: 1962A very smart copy of this charming story of a sparrow taken in by Mrs. Kipps, signed by the author with an inscription.
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Signed1964 Notes & Views of the Purple EmperorEngland : 1964The first edition of this illustrated monograph on the Purple Emperor butterfly, in the original dust wrapper and inscribed by one of the authors.
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Signed1917 A Bibliography of British OrnithologyLondon: 1917A bibliographical account of ornithology by Mullens and Swann, the first edition, this Riviere bound volume including a letter signed by Mullens.
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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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Signed1969 The Twisting Lane: Some Sex OffendersLondon: 1969A signed, first edition of this interesting study of human behaviour, by sociologist Tony Parker.
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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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Signed1923 Guide to the Birds of Europe and North AfricaLondon: 1923Colonel Wardlaw Ramsay's guide to the birds of Europe and North Africa, from the library of the ornithologist E. C. Stuart Baker.
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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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Signed1911 Darwinism and Human Life: The South African Lectures for 1909London: 1911A signed copy of the third impression of Scottish naturalist Sir John Arthur Thomson's publication of his lectures on Darwin.
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Signed1910 English Woodlands and Their StoryLondon: 1910A first edition copy of this scarce study of the history of English woodlands, inscribed by the author.
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Signed1846 Records of Harvey: Journals of the Royal Hospital of St. BartholomewLondon: 1846A very scarce presentation copy of this collection of records on William Harvey from the Royal Hospital of St. Bartholomew, inscribed by the author James Paget.
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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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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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Signed1972 Thomas Johnson Botanical Journeys in Kent & HampsteadPittsburgh: 1972Facsimile of Thomas Johnson's work dedicated to his botanical journeys to Kent and Hampstead by John Gilmour, the author's presentation copy.
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Signed1816 Oeuvres de Medecine-Pratique de Thomas Sydenham, Tome IIMontpellier: 1816The second volume of this scarce French translation of the medical works of seventeenth century physician Thomas Sydenham.
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Signed1978 Birds of Man's WorldIthaca/London: 1978A first edition copy of this study of mankind's relationship with birds, inscribed by the author Derek Goodwin.
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Signed1967 ESP and YouNew York: 1967Scarce first edition of Hans Holzer's study of precognition, mediums, psychic healing, telepathy, &c, signed by the author.
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Signed1950 The Mammals of VictoriaMelbourne: 1950A bright first edition of this study of Australian mammals of Victoria signed by the author.
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Signed1851-65 Four Works by Charles EmmanuelParis: 1851-60A collection of four French scientific works by Charles Emmanuel, looking at the Earth and the skies, including a signed letter from the author.
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Signed1933 The Farmer's Year: A Calendar of English HusbandryLondon: 1934A signed copy of Clare Leighton's best known work, with twelve full page illustrations.
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Signed1996 Fungi of the New Forset A MycotaLondon : 1996A first edition, signed copy of this record of fungi in the New Forest.
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Signed1875-1895 Indian Ants, Indian Aculeate Hymenoptera and a New Species of BeesLondon: 1875-1895Four essays on scientific discoveries regarding ants, bees and other insects, signed by respected entomologist George Rothney.
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Signed1887 A Manual of Boot and Shoe ManufactureLondon: 1887A presentation copy of the scarce first edition of this illustrated guidebook to shoe manufacture signed by one of the authors.