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A Particle of Clay; the biography of Alec Skempton. by Judith Niechcial.
A Particle of Clay; the biography of Alec Skempton, Civil Engineer, publ. Whittles, Caithness, 2002, 1st edition. 208pp. HB with dustjacket in as new condition. Skempton effectively established soil mechanics...
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The Deprat Affair: Ambition. by Roger Osborne.
The Deprat Affair: Ambition, Revenge and Deceit in French Indo-China, publ. Jonathan Cape, London, 1999, 1st edition. 244pp. HB, new with dustjacket. Deprat was a rising star in the geological...
Charles Darwin: Evolution by Natural Selection. de Beer, G.
Charles Darwin: Evolution by Natural Selection, Thos.Nelson, London, 1963, 1st edition. 290pp. HB, green cloth covered boards, bumped and faded where not covered by DJ. DJ is shelf worn and...
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Isaac Newton, publ. Fourth Estate. by James Gleick.
Isaac Newton, publ. Fourth Estate, London, 2003, 1st edition. 289pp. HB, as new, minor tear to dustjacket.
Joseph Banks; a Life. by Patrick O’Brian.
Joseph Banks; a Life, publ DR Godine, Boston, 1st US edition, 1993. 328pp. Ex-library with stamps on front end-paper, HB, slight wear. Dust jacket in excellent condition protected by Library...
Sir Charles Lyell; Interpreter of the Principles of Geology, 1965. North, FJ.
Sir Charles Lyell; Interpreter of the Principles of Geology, 1965. In ‘Creators of the Modern World’ series. Arthur Baker, London. 128pp. Hardback, orange cloth covered boards. No dust jacket. Clean,...
Map: Poems After William Smith’s Geological Map of 1815, 2015
Map: Poems After William Smith’s Geological Map of 1815, 2015. Ed. Michael McKimm. Tonbridge, UK: Worple Press. 1st edition. ISBN: 978-1-905208-32-6. A5 paperback, 88 pp. Probably, this is the first...
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Servants of Nature: A History of Scientific Institutions, Enterprises and Sensibilities, 1999. Peyenson, L & Sheets- Peyenson, Susan.
Servants of Nature: A History of Scientific Institutions, Enterprises and Sensibilities, 1999 (1st edition), New York, Norton & Co. 496pp. ISBN 0-393-04614-1. Hardback. Blue/black paper covered boards with gilt lettering,...
The Age of Science; the Scientific World-view in the Nineteenth Century, 1988. Knight, David.
The Age of Science; the Scientific World-view in the Nineteenth Century, 1988, Oxford, Basil Blackwell. 251pp. Paperback, slight wear. Inked out former owner’s name and old prices, on half-title, otherwise...
Newton's Tyranny: the Suppressed Scientific Discoveries of Stephen Gray and John Flamsteed. by DH & SP Clark.
Newton's Tyranny: the Suppressed Scientific Discoveries of Stephen Gray and John Flamsteed, publ. WH Freeman, New York, 2001, 1st edition. 188pp. HB, as new. This fascinating study of a forgotten...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Engineering Knight-Errant. by Adrian Vaughan.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Engineering Knight-Errant, publ. John Murray, 1997. 285pp. PB, in as new condition.
The Man who found Time; James Hutton and the Discovery of the Earth’s Antiquity. by Jack Repcheck.
The Man who found Time; James Hutton and the Discovery of the Earth’s Antiquity, publ. by Simon & Schuster, London/New York, 2003. As new but without dust jacket.
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Darwin’s Audubon: Science and the Liberal Imagination. Weissmann, G.
Darwin’s Audubon: Science and the Liberal Imagination, selected essays by GW, 2001, 1st PB edtion, 341pp. In very good condition
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Edward Clodd; a Memoir, publ. Bodley Head, London, 1932. by Joseph McCabe.
Edward Clodd; a Memoir, 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) was a...
The Heyday of Natural History; 1820-1870, 1980. Barber, Lyn.
The Heyday of Natural History; 1820-1870, 1980 (1st edition). New York, Double Day & Co.320pp, ISBN 0-385-12574-7. Hardback, buff paper covered boards with black cloth half binding, corners slightly bumped...
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The History of British Geology; a Bibliographical Study, 1971. Challinor, John.
The History of British Geology; a Bibliographical Study, 1971 (1st edition). Newton Abbott, David & Charles, 224pp. ISBN 0 7153 5343 8. Hardcover, dark grey cloth covered boards with gilt...
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The Autobiography of Charles Darwin and Selected Letters. Darwin, Frances (ed).
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin and Selected Letters, Dover reprint, 1958 of 1892 publication. 365pp + adverts 16pp. PB. Corners bumped, inner end papers removed, front and back. Otherwise, in...
A Thing in Disguise: the Visionary Life of Joseph Paxton. by Kate Calquhoun.
A Thing in Disguise: the Visionary Life of Joseph Paxton, publ. Harper, 2004. 307pp. PB, as new. Creator of the Crystal Palace.
Revolutions in the Earth; James Hutton and the True Age of the World. by Stephen Baxter.
Revolutions in the Earth; James Hutton and the True Age of the World, publ. Phoenix, London, 2004. 245pp. PB, as new.
The Transit of Venus: the Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks. by Peter Aughton.
The Transit of Venus: the Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy, publ. Phoenix, London, 2005. 242pp. PB, as new.
