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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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1782 Pharmacopoeia Officinalis & Extemporanea: Or, A Compleat English DispensatoryLondon: 1782The fifteenth edition of John Quincy's popular medical work including a materia medica, and offering descriptions of many prescriptions, bound in full calf. -
1905 The Forester: A Practical Treatise on British Forestry and Arboriculture for LandownersEdinburgh: 1905A complete illustrated two-volume work on forestry by John Nisbet, -
1699 The Merchant's Magazine: Or, Trades-Man's TreasuryLondon: 1699Illustrated with engraved plates, this is the third edition of Edward Hatton's scarce and informative late 17th century guide to trade, commerce, and mercantile activity. -
1765-1771 The Practical Surveyor; A Catalogue of Mathematical, Philosophical, and Optical InstrumentsLondon: 1765-1771Illustrated with folding plates and diagrams, this is the fourth edition of Hammond and Warner's guide to the principles of land surveying, with Heath and Wing's very scarce catalogue of instruments to the rear. -
1866 A Glimpse of Oriental NatureLondon: 1866The very scarce first and only edition of this stunning illustrated work of botanical and zoological scenes, complete with twenty stunning hand coloured plates. -
1813 Classical Pastime, in a Set of Poetical Enigmas, on the Planets and Zodiacal SignsLondon: 1813The first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry by Marianna Curties on the planets, stars and zodiac signs, with the original leather boards. -
1771 Synopsis of QuadrupedsChester: 1771The first edition of Thomas Pennant's scarce study of four legged animals, a comprehensive natural history study from the noted naturalist and antiquarian, bound in full calf. -
1828 The Medical Guide, For the Use of the Clergy, Heads of Families, and Seminaries, and Junior Practitioners in MedicineLondon: 1828A practical treatise and medical guide to the home and practitioners in medicine, from English physician Richard Reece. -
1857 Indigenous Races of the Earth; Or, New Chapters of Ethnological EnquiryPhiladelphia: 1857Illustrated throughout with chromolithographs, this is the very scarce first edition of this detailed work of ethnological analysis and study. -
1823 The New Domestic Medicine: or, A Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases By Regimen and Simple Medicines...To Which is Now Added, Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Buchan and Important Extracts from Other Works Particularly his Advice to MothersLondon: 1823An enlarged edition of William Buchan's important medical work, with extracts from his renowned 'Advice to Mothers', being a rare combined edition with Nisbet's memoir on the life of the noted physician, bound in contemporary calf. -
1821 The Medico-Chirurgical Review, and Journal of Medical Science (Quarterly)London: 1821A very scarce illustrated volume of the quarterly medical periodical 'The Medico-Chirurgical Review', offering analysis of early 19th century developments in medicine. -
1872 Allman's Penny School Series: A Progressive ArithmeticLondon: 1872A very scarce booklet from the Allman's Penny School series, the sixth part on arithmetic. -
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1921 Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of CeylonColombo: 1921A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of physician and herpetologist Frank Wall's study of the snakes of Sri Lanka. -
1889 A Naturalist in North CelebesLondon: 1889The first edition of Sydney J. Hickson's account of his 1880s expedition to northern Sulawesi, in which he offers his observations on zoology, botany and ethnology. -
1795-1796 The Rural Economy of Norfolk & The Rural Economy of the Midland CountiesLondon: 1795-1796The second edition of two influential agricultural works from William Marshall, comprising his "Rural Economy of Norfolk" and his "Rural Economy of the Midland Counties", each pair with a folding map. -
1903-1906 Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899London: 1903-1906An excellent example of the two volume first edition of H. B. Guppy's account of his travels in the Pacific islands, and their geology and flora. -
1823 Scenes of British WealthLondon: 1823The first edition of this topographical work presenting scenes of British industry and trade, written and illustrated by the Rev. Isaac Taylor. -
1700 Theophili Boneti Medicine Doctoris Sepulchretum Sive Anatomia Practica Ex Cadaveribus Morbo Denatis Proponens Histories et Obervationes Omnium Humani Corporis AffectuumLugduni [Lugdunum]: 1700The third volume of the very scarce second edition of Theophile Bonet's important and influential medical study on pathological anatomy, providing thousands of autopsies, written in the original Latin and bound in re-backed contemporary calf. -
1804 The Gentleman's Diary, or the Mathematical Repository; An Almanack for the Year of our Lord 1804London: 1804A very scarce early 19th-century 'Gentleman's Diary' publication, being the sixty-fourth almanack. -
1879 Burnham BeechesLondon: 1879A smart second edition of this illustrated study of the beautiful Burnham Beeches from Francis George Heath. -
1908 Nature Rambles in LondonLondon: 1908A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of guides to finding nature in the city of London from Kate M. Hall. -
1907 The Sanitary Evolution of LondonLondon: 1907The first edition of Henry Jephson's historical account of the public health of the inhabitants of London, previously owned by Henry Burdett. -
1976 British Food FishLondon: 1976A delightful guide to identifying the species and quality of various fish typically used in cooking, issued by The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. -
1721 The Dispensatory of the Royal College of PhysiciansLondon: 1721The very scarce first edition of John Quincy's revision of 'Pharmacopoeia Londinensis', an important medical reference work. -
1746 A Collection Of above Three Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick and SurgeryLondon: 1746A smartly bound copy of Mary Kettilby's noted cookery book for women, bound in full modern calf. -
1796 The Rural Economy of the West of England: Including Devonshire; and Parts of Somersetshire, Dorsetshire, and Cornwall.London: 1796The first edition of William Marshall's work on 18th century agricultural practices in the West of England, in a fantastic contemporary full calf binding. -
1796 The Rural Economy of Glocestershire; Including Its DairyLondon: 1796The second edition of William Marshall's work on 18th century agricultural practices in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, in a fantastic contemporary half calf binding. -
1909 Egyptian Birds, For the Most Part Seen in the Nile ValleyLondon: 1909The first edition of Charles Whymper's informative volume on the ornithology of Egypt and the Nile Valley, illustrated throughout with colour plates. -
1804 The Landed Property of EnglandLondon: 1804William Marshall's very scarce guide to the purchase, improvement and management of landed estates, the first edition, here bound in full calf. -
1779 Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the WeatherLondon: 1779The very scarce first edition of William Marshall's detailed study of the relationship between farming and weather, bound in a lovely full polished calf. -
1778 Minutes of AgricultureLondon: 1778The very scarce first edition of William Marshall's pioneering agricultural work, in which he documented his triumphs and lessons learnt from running a 300 acre farm. -
1795 A Review of the Landscape, a Didactic Poem: Also of an Essay on the Picturesque; Together With Remarks on the Rural OrnamentLondon: 1795An excellent first edition copy of William Marshall's very scarce reviews of Knight's 'The Landscape' and an essay on the picturesque, bound lovely full contemporary calf. -
1818 The Review and Abstract of the County Reports to the Board of AgricultureYork: 1818The rare to see complete five volume first collected edition of William Marshall's reviews of the 'Board of Agriculture's' reports, smartly bound in a modern crushed morocco binding. -
1823-1842 The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and GazetteLondon: 1823-1842Eight informative and illustrated first edition volumes of 'The Mechanics' Magazine', a periodical from the nineteenth century covering important developments in the world of mechanics, including the very scarce first volume. -
1900-1902 Fielden's Magazine, An Engineering ReviewLondon: 1900-1902A very scarce six volume collection of the engineering publication 'Feilden’s Magazine', illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. -
1900 Cassier's Magazine, Engineering IllustratedLondon: 1900A highly informative turn of the century volume of Louis Cassier's engineering periodical, illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams of engineering achievements.