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Anning, Mary. Mary Anning of Lyme Regis, (1998), by Crispin Tickell. F Lyme Regis Philpot Museum

Anning, Mary. Mary Anning of Lyme Regis, (1998), by Crispin Tickell. F Lyme Regis Philpot Museum. Lyme Regis Philpot.

Anning, Mary. Mary Anning of Lyme Regis, (1998), by Crispin Tickell. Foreword by John Fowles. Lyme Regis Philpot Museum, reprint of 1st edition of 1996, 31pp. Paperback booklet. Out of...
Humboldt, von, Alexander. <em>Humboldt and the Cosmos</em>, (1973), by Douglas Botting.

Humboldt, von, Alexander. Humboldt and the Cosmos, (1973), by Douglas Botting. Sphere Books.

Sphere Books Ltd, London, 295pp. PB, 29 colour plates and +100 b/w illustrations. In very good to fine condition.
Darwin, Charles. The Autobiography of Charles Darwin and Selected Letters.

Darwin, Charles. The Autobiography of Charles Darwin and Selected Letters. Dover.

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin and Selected Letters, Frances Darwin (ed). Dover reprint, 1958 of 1892 publication. 365pp + adverts 16pp. PB. Corners bumped, inner end papers removed, front and back....
Paxton, Joseph. A Thing in Disguise: the Visionary Life of Joseph Paxton, 2004

Paxton, Joseph. A Thing in Disguise: the Visionary Life of Joseph Paxton, 2004. by Kate Calquhoun.

Kate Colquhoun. A Thing in Disguise: the Visionary Life of Joseph Paxton, publ. Harper, 2004. 307pp. PB, as new. Creator of the Crystal Palace.
Horrocks, Jeremiah. The Transit of Venus: the Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks

Horrocks, Jeremiah. The Transit of Venus: the Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks. Phoenix.

The Transit of Venus: the Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy, by Peter Aughton. publ. Phoenix, London, 2005. 242pp. PB, as new.
Clodd, Edward. Edward Clodd; a Memoir, publ. Bodley Head, London, 1932

Clodd, Edward. Edward Clodd; a Memoir, publ. Bodley Head, London, 1932. Bodley Head.

Edward Clodd; a Memoir, by Joseph McCabe. publ. Bodley Head, London, 1932,1st edition. 219pp. HB, bumped corners, age toning of pages and foxing of page edges and end papers. Clodd (1840-1930)...
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom. The Life and Times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (2010), by Angus Buchanan

Brunel, Isambard Kingdom. The Life and Times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (2010), by Angus Buchanan. Continuum.

Brunel, Isambard Kingdom. The Life and Times of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (2010), by Angus Buchanan. Continuum, London, 294pp. Reprint of 2006 PB. 1st published in 2001. Paperback in new condition....
Telford, Thomas. Thomas Telford, Engineer (1980), ed. Alastair Penfold.

Telford, Thomas. Thomas Telford, Engineer (1980), ed. Alastair Penfold. Thomas Telford Press.

Telford, Thomas. Thomas Telford, Engineer (1980), ed. Alastair Penfold. Thomas Telford Publishing, London, first edition, 181pp. Proceedings of a seminar held under the auspices of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust...
Hutton, James. Revolutions in the Earth: James Hutton and the True Age of the World

Hutton, James. Revolutions in the Earth: James Hutton and the True Age of the World. Phoenix.

Revolutions in the Earth: James Hutton and the True Age of the World, by Stephen Baxter. Phoenix, London, 2004, 1st PB edition. 245pp.
Osborne, Roger (1999). The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology. London: Pimlico. First PB edition.

Osborne, Roger (1999). The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology. London: Pimlico. First PB edition. Pimlico.

Osborne, Roger (1999). The Floating Egg: Episodes in the Making of Geology. London: Pimlico.  First PB edition. 372pp. PB, A5 format. 25 essays describing events occurring in Yorkshire and the...
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Hutton, James. (1997). James Hutton &amp; Joseph Black, Biographies by John Playfair and Adam Ferguson

Hutton, James. (1997). James Hutton & Joseph Black, Biographies by John Playfair and Adam Ferguson. Royal Society of Edinburgh.

, from Volume V of Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1805, RSE Scotland Foundation, Edinburgh, 81pp. FACSIMILE. Paperback, in new condition.
Leeuwenhoek, van, Antoni. The Cleere Observer; a biography of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1970). By Alma Smith Payne

Leeuwenhoek, van, Antoni. The Cleere Observer; a biography of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1970). By Alma Smith Payne. MacMillan.

Leeuwenhoek, van, Antoni. The Cleere Observer; a biography of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1970). By Alma Smith Payne. MacMillan, London, 1st British edition of original 1966 US edition. 128 pp. HB...
Cooper, Malcolm (ed). John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh: Victorian Polymath, 2009. History of Physics Group, 48pp

Cooper, Malcolm (ed). John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh: Victorian Polymath, 2009. History of Physics Group, 48pp. Institure of Physics.

Cooper, Malcolm (ed). John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh: Victorian Polymath, 2009. Institute of Physics, History of Physics Group, 48pp. ISSN 1756-168X. Staple bound paperback. In very good condition.
Smith, William. (2002). The Map that Changed the World; William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology, by Simon Winchester

Smith, William. (2002). The Map that Changed the World; William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology, by Simon Winchester. Perennial.

Smith, William. (2002). The Map that Changed the World; William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology, by Simon Winchester. Perennial, New York, 329pp. Paperback, 1st edition. Clean, repaired tear...
Faraday, Michael. <em>Michael Faraday</em>, (1996), by Geoffrey Cantor et al. Humanities Press

Faraday, Michael. Michael Faraday, (1996), by Geoffrey Cantor et al. Humanities Press. Humanities Press.

, New Jersey, 1st American edition of 1991original, 111pp. Paperback in new condition. A group portrait of Faraday’s (1791-1867) annual Royal Institution lecture reveals Murchison and Lyell in the audience...
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