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Science, Medicine & Natural History
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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1617 Cavalarice, or, the English Horseman: Contayning all the Art of Horse-ManshipLondon: 1617The second edition of this immensely important work on Arabian horses, written by the man, Robert Markham, who brought the now common breed to England for the first time. Illustrated with in-text woodcuts throughout. A very important work. -
1940 Birds of BurmaRangoon: 1940An exceptional copy of Bertram Smythies' noted ornithological work 'Birds of Burma'. Signed by the author to the title page, with the very scarce dust wrapper in excellent condition. -
1662 New Experiments Physico-Mechanical Touching the Spring of the AirOxford: 1662A scarce, second edition of Robert Boyle’s important scientific work. This volume is the first appearance of Boyle’s Law. -
1749 Materia Medica Liber I De Plantis Caroli Linnaei Carl LinnaeusHolmiae: 1749A scarce medical work, exploring the use of plants within medicine, from influential botanist and physician, Carl Linnaeus. -
1774 Of The Origin and Progress of LanguageEdinburgh: 1774-1789A beautifully restored set of Lord Monboddo's pioneering philological work. An astute analysis of the world's lexicon, and the evolution of language. -
1664 John Evelyn Sylva a Discourse of Forest-Trees First Edition UncommonLondon: 1664An uncommon first edition of this important work on Forestry. -
1840 A Brief Account of The EarthquakeLondon: 1840An extremely scarce account of the great landslip of Christmas Day 1839 on the East Devon coastline which created what is now known as 'the undercliff'. -
1819 Lectures on Physiology, Zoology, and the Natural History of ManLondon: 1819A super copy of the first edition of this important collection of William Lawrence's natural science lectures, illustrated wonderfully with folding plates. -
1686 Astro-Meteorologica, or Aphorisms and Discourses of the Bodies CoelestialLondon: 1686John Goad's scarce late seventeenth-century meteorological and astrological work on weather prediction and celestial bodies, previously owned by Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale. -
1880 The Power of Movement in PlantsLondon: 1880The very scarce second thousand of Charles Darwin's illustrated study of plant movement and response to external stimuli. -
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to SexLondon: 1871A first edition, first issue set of this famous work regarding evolutionary theory in the context of humans, by eminent Victorian naturalist Charles Darwin. -
1853 Treasures of the Deep or Specimens of Scottish Sea-WeedsGlasgow: 1847A very smart copy of this extremely scarce work of mounted seaweed specimens from Scotland in the mid nineteenth century. A primary source, providing useful insight into marine ecology of the era. -
c1780 Handwritten French and English Notebook Usage de Globes Science AstronomyAnon: c1780A unique handwritten volume covering predominantly Astronomy and the Use of Globes. -
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1818 Musci Exotici Containing Figures and DescriptionsLondon: 1818-20A very scarce signed first edition of this work on mosses by William Jackson Hooker. -
1832 A Treatise on the Propagation Cultivation and General TreatmentEdinburgh: 1832A fine example of this very scarce pamphlet regarding the propagation and cultivation of cape heaths in the winter months. Vanishingly rare in the original wraps. -
1908 The Natural History of SelborneLondon: 1908A beautiful Riviere bound copy of this popular natural history work by ornithologist Gilbert White. An exceptionally bound work, with natural history motifs gilt tooled to the spine. -
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1799 Observations on the Different Species of Asiatic Elephants[London?]: 1799A signed, presentation copy of this very scarce study on Asiatic elephants. The first and only edition of this work. -
1770-85 Histoire Naturelle des OiseauxParis: 1770-85An uncommon to see complete set of Buffon's influential natural history work, these lavishly illustrated eighteen volumes focussing on birds. -
1874 Lepidoptera Exotica, or Descriptions and Illustrations of Exotic LepidopteraLondon: 1874The very scarce first edition of Arthur Gardiner Butler's study of exotic butterflies, vibrantly illustrated with sixty-four chromolithographic plates. -
1658 Pseudodoxia Epidemica: or, Enquiries into very many Received TenentsLondon: 1658The very scarce fourth edition of Thomas Browne's challenge to the superstitious errors of his age, incorporating the first edition of his study of death and burial, 'Hydriotaphia'. -
Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of MankindLondon: 1810A nicely illustrated set of Johann Kaspar Lavater's fascinating work looking into the pseudoscience physiognomy. -
1843 The Natural History of ManLondon: 1843The first edition of James Cowles Prichard's important treatise on monogenism, in an exceptionally attractive half morocco binding, and illustrated with hand coloured plates. -
1869 On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or the PreservationLondon: 1869The notable fifth edition of Charles Darwin's influential 'On the Origin of Species', this edition is important because it is the first time that Darwin uses the term 'survival of the fittest'. Illustrated with a folding plate. -
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1834 Recherches Pour Servir a l'Histoire et a l'Anatomie des PhryganidesGeneva; Paris; London: 1834The author's presentation copy of this very scarce first edition French work on Phryganidia, complete with lovely hand-coloured plates. -
1746-48 Three Scientific Essays by Bryan Robinson Robert Douglas and Browne LangrishLondon: 1746-48A very scarce collection of three fascinating scientific works on natural sciences from the mid-eighteenth century, all very scarce works bound together here in one volume. -
1785 9vols Natural History General and Particular By Count De Buffon SmellieLondon: 1785Nine volumes of this popular of natural history. -
1825 Physikalisches WorterbuchLeipzig: 1825-45An extensive collection of this encyclopedia of the physical sciences by Johann Samuel Traugott Gehler, the original German edition.. -
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1888 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. -
1906-1911 The Birds of the British IslandsLondon: 1906-1911The complete five volume first edition of Charles Stonham's guide to the native birds of Great Britain, illustrated throughout by Lilian M. Medland, and in smart half morocco bindings. -
1846 Explanations: a Sequel to 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'London: 1846A very scarce second edition of Robert Chambers' sequel to his ground-breaking work 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'. -
c1785 A New Complete and Universal Body Or System of Natural History Being a GrandLondon: c1785A natural history work by George Henry Millar. -
1951 The Pheasants of the WorldLondon: 1951The first edition of Jean Delacours study on the pheasants of the world. With the scarce original dustwrapper, and a fascinating association. -
1827-1834 Miscellaneous British Histories and BiographiesEdinburgh & London: 1827-1834A beautiful little set of assorted works from the early nineteenth century, comprising biographies, histories and works on the natural sciences. -
1904 The Writings of John BurroughsBoston and New York: 1904-13A beautiful fifteen volume set of the works of John Burroughs in uniform morocco bindings. -
1853 A Synopsis of the British DiatomaceaeLondon: 1853-6A very scarce copy of William Smith's study of British Diatomaceae, complete with two volumes bound in one and all seventy plates, eight hand-coloured. -
1669 A Continuation of New ExperimentsOxford: 1669A scarce, first edition copy of Robert Boyle’s first continuation of his important work on air and gasses.