Science

John Ackroyd
£50.00

Jet Blast and the Hand of Fate (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERRedline Books.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just some minor wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear and unmarked.
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Stephen and Margaret Ionides
£25.00

One Day Telleth Another

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PUBLISHEREdward Arnold & Co. London.
BINDINGRoyal blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally shelf worn, with a few white marks and some scratching. A little...

John Lubbock
£55.00

Origin and Metamorphosis of Insects

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A Victorian scholarly guide to many common insects and their stages of life. 

T.H. Gillespie
£18.00

Our Friends the Spiders

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One of a series of nature study books for young readers, written and illustrated by experts. By the author of the Zoo Man series.

Crichton Porteous
£25.00

Pioneers of Fertility

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Contains 22 short histories of pioneers of soil science. Examining how and why plants grow and methods of improving soil to increase their health and yield. Written shortly after WWII, when the necessity of "digging for victory" made an understanding of how to overcome the difficulties of different soil types especially urgent. Written in a charming and non-academic style accompanied by many light-hearted illustrations.

David Evgene Smith
£80.00

Rara Arithmetica, Volume II

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PUBLISHERGinn and Company Publishers, Boston and London.
BINDINGIvory paper covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn,...

Marie Stopes
£15.00

Sleep

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Chapters covering all aspects of sleep by Dr Stopes, a subject that is today perhaps even more pertinent than when it was written.

The Art-Journal
£85.00

The Art-Journal Illustrated Catalogue of The International Exhibition 1862

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PUBLISHERJames S. Virtue
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Half bound leather and green cloth boards. Banded spine, gilt lettering and design. Marbled endpapers. Gilt block edges.
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Malcolm Smith
£15.00

The British Amphibians and Reptiles

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A scholarly and interesting guide to a previously neglected part of British natural history.

Karl Von Frisch
£42.00

The Dancing Bees: An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee

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A fascinating account of the language and behaviour of bees, written in a charmingly simple style by the German scientist.

Arthur C. Clarke
£95.00

The Exploration of Space (first edition proof copy)

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PUBLISHERTemple Press Ltd. London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general wear and scuffing to boards, with faded patches. Printed pages and images remain in good...

Shirley Hibberd
£25.00

The Fresh-Water Aquarium

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Subtitled Practical instructions on the formation, stocking, and management in all seasons, of collections of river animals and plants.

Charles Darwin
£320.00

The Journal of a Voyage in H.M.S. Beagle

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A very handsome reproduction of Darwin's ground-breaking work.

Maurice Maeterlinck
£55.00

The Life of The Bee

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PUBLISHERDodd, Meade and Company, New York.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and embossed design. Gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally scuffed around edges and...

Tickner Edwards
£18.00

The Lore of the Honey-Bee

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A fascinating look at "The oldest craft under the sun," the long human history of bee-keeping from ancient times and the mythology and lore surrounding it.

Ernest V. Smith
£18.00

The Making of a Surgeon

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The memoires of an American surgeon. From his humble beginnings and struggle to afford medical school, to his long and rewarding career including further training at the Mayo Clinic.

Anthony Barker
£40.00

The Man Next to Me: An Adventure in African Medical Practice

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A beautifully written account of the British author and his wife's experiences during the fifteen years they spent working as doctors in a small hospital in Zululand.

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