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London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1966 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Four lectures concerning different aspects of the theme of science and man delivered in 1964/65 by the British neurologist Walter Russell Brain (Baron Brain of Eynsham)(1895-1966). 109pp. Gilt lettering to spine. Minimal bumping to base of spine, otherwise… Read more about this item

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, 1969 Book. Very Good. Dark Green Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Essays describing enquiries into the nature of knowledge and discovery by the Hungarian-British polymath Michael Polanyi (1891-1976). Introduction by Marjorie Grene. 246pp with index. Gilt lettering to spine. Boards very slightly bowed, minor bumping to spine and… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1966 Book. Very Good. Burgundy Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Tallman Lectures, concerning the history of discoveries in the fields of astronomy, electricity and light, particle and wave theory and the structure of matter, delivered at Bowdoin College, Maine, in 1964-65 by Professor A M Taylor of the University… Read more about this item

Edinburgh & London: Maclachlan and Stewart, 1860 Book. Good. Half-Bound in Red Leather. Ninth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Popular pseudo-scientific work by the Scottish lawyer George Combe (1788-1858), first published in 1828, promoting phrenology as the basis for a science of morality. 405pp. Bound with red leather spine and corners over marbled boards. Gilt lettering and… Read more about this item

London: Lewis Jameson & Coc, 1902 Book. Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Recipes for oils and other varnish materials, oil and spirit varnishes, printing and litho inks, enamels, anti-foulings, gold paint etc. Authorship assisted by leading English and foreign trade experts, works managers and skilled mechanics. 408pp plus index. Gilt… Read more about this item

London: Virgin Books, 2010 Book. Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. How to find your way without a map or GPS, using nature's own sign-posts. 296pp with index, illustrated with black and white drawings. Black endpapers. Minor bumping to spine and top corner, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1966 Book. Very Good. Navy Leatherette Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Collection of addresses on science and Christianity given by the influential Scottish evangelist and biologist Henry Drummond (1851-1897). 317pp illustrated with black and white portrait to frontis. Introduction by J Y Simpson. Gilt design and lettering to spine, top… Read more about this item

London: Merrell Holberton Publishers Ltd, 1999 Book. Very Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 11.25" Tall x 10" Wide. Multi-disciplinary exploration of the subject of time, with many original contributions, published on the occasion of an exhibition at the National Maritime Museum and the celebration of the new millennium at the Royal Observatory. 304pp with index, illustrated profusely throughout… Read more about this item

New York: Times Books, Henry Holt & Company LLC, 2004 Book. Good. Quarter Bound Dark Blue Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Powerful theory of how the human brain works. 261pp with index, illustrated with black and white diagrams to the text. Bound in dark blue cloth over blue paper covered boards. Silver lettering to spine.… Read more about this item

London: Penguin Books, 2008 Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Introduction to the science of 'neuroplasticity', the theory that our brains can repair themselves through the power of positive thinking. 427pp with index. First edition with '9' in number line. Some creasing and cup rings to cover and slight marking to page… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, 1969 Book. Good. Black Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Proposal that an understanding of science can be achieved through the subjects of history and literature and the reader's social life. 159pp with index. Gilt lettering to spine. slight foxing to top edges and forward lean to spine, otherwise good copy… Read more about this item

London: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1995 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Study of the man behind the science and Darwin's impact on scientific thoughts in the areas such as natural selection, evolution and genetics. 322pp with index. Slight wear to edges and corners, scuffing to rear panel and minor marking to… Read more about this item

London: Arrow Books Ltd, 2000 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Demonstration of the ancient development of accurate time measurement from observational astronomy. 578pp with index, illustrated with 31 black and white photographs with drawings and maps to the text. Minimal surface wear, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: Charles Griffin and Company Limited, 1905 Book. Good. Burgundy Buckram. 6th Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Study manual for Science teachers and students, with questions and experiments. 297pp with index, illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams and tissue guarded reproduction to frontis of Dr. William Gilbert showing his electrical experiments to Queen Elizabeth I… Read more about this item

London: Quaker Books, 2002 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Swarthmore Lecture 2002. Discussion of ethical decision in genetic manipulation. 116pp. Minimal shelfwear, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: Marshall Editions Ltd, 1983 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Comprehensive study of all aspects of colour, including sight, technology, art, fashion, psychology and dreams. 256pp with index, illustrated profusely throughout with colour photographs and drawings. Gilt title to top board and spine, red endpapers. Small nick to edge of top… Read more about this item

London: Stanley Paul & Co Ltd, 1987 Book. Illus. by Fiona Silver. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. 17th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fully revised edition of the standard work on horse medicine and surgery, first published in 1877. 740pp with index, illustrated with line drawings and black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight marking… Read more about this item

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1939 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. Reprint of 2nd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Manual for radio dealers, salesmen and enthusiasts. 231pp with index illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Gilt lettering to top board and spine. some foxing and marking present and former owner's name to endpaper,… Read more about this item

London: Allen Lane, 2003 Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Discussion of the big questions of cosmology by the author of 'The Mind of God'. 349pp with index, illustrated with black and white diagrams. Silver lettering to spine. Some bumping to spine and corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions.… Read more about this item

The Lancet, 2008 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Special edition published by The Lancet, featuring a collection of articles about Charles Darwin by Steve Jones and others. 116pp illustrated in colour and black and white. Some creasing to lower corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..