Science

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

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

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PUBLISHERChapman & Hall, Ltd. London.
BINDINGLight blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn. Fraying, scuffing and bumping to edges...

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.

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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,...

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

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PUBLISHERJames S. Virtue
BINDING
Half bound leather and green cloth boards. Banded spine, gilt lettering and design. Marbled endpapers. Gilt block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards...

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

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

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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...

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

Attractive historical work on the practice and science of bee-keeping.

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

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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...

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.

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.

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.

Subtitled, "Their Management, Habits, Food, Diseases, Treatment, Breeding, and the Methods of Catching Them."