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  • The first edition in English of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Arte of Warre, translated out of the Italian original by Peter Whitehorne
    The first edition in English of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Arte of Warre, translated out of the Italian original by Peter Whitehorne

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò; WHITEHORNE, Peter (translator).
    The Arte of Warre Anno. M.D.L.X. Menss. Iulii and M.D.LXII. Mense. Aprilis [1560-1562].
    £85,000.00

  • The first edition in English of Max Weber's seminal essay on The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism, translated into English by Talcott Parsons
    The first edition in English of Max Weber's seminal essay on The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism, translated into English by Talcott Parsons

    WEBER, Max.
    The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism. 1930.
    £6,750.00

  • The first edition in English of Tacitus' Annal and Germania translated by Richard Grenewey, bound with, as issued, the Histories and Life of Agricola by Sir Henry Savile
    The first edition in English of Tacitus' Annal and Germania translated by Richard Grenewey, bound with, as issued, the Histories and Life of Agricola by Sir Henry Savile

    TACITUS, Publius Cornelius; GRENEWEY, Richard & SAVILE, Sir Henry (translators).
    The Annales of Cornelius Tacitus. 1598.
    £6,750.00

  • A signed copy of the second edition of Freeman Dyson's Advanced Quantum Mechanics, published in 1961.
    A signed copy of the second edition of Freeman Dyson's Advanced Quantum Mechanics, published in 1961.

    DYSON, Freeman.
    Advanced Quantum Mechanics. [c. 1961].
    £2,500.00

  • A set of letters and drafts of the nomination of Edward Appleton for the Nobel Prize in Physics, from the files of nominator Edward Neville da Costa Andrade, 1945.
    A set of letters and drafts of the nomination of Edward Appleton for the Nobel Prize in Physics, from the files of nominator Edward Neville da Costa Andrade, 1945.

    [APPLETON, Edward] ANDRADE, [Percy] Edward Neville da Costa.
    Successful Nobel Prize nomination for Edward Appleton. 1945.
    £4,750.00

  • The first edition in English of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli, comprising The Prince, History of Florence, Discourses on Livy, and The Art of War, together with his lesssener known works.
    The first edition in English of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli, comprising The Prince, History of Florence, Discourses on Livy, and The Art of War, together with his lesssener known works.

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò; NEVILLE, Henry (translator).
    The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel, 1675.
    £12,500.00

  • An extraodiairny redsicovered letter from Thomas Paine to Colonel JOhn Fellows reiterating his call that President George Washington
    An extraodiairny redsicovered letter from Thomas Paine to Colonel JOhn Fellows reiterating his call that President George Washington

    PAINE, Thomas.
    Autograph letter signed Thomas Paine to Colonel John Fellows. 20th January 1797.
    £95,000.00

  • The editio princeps of the Bishop's Bible, the second authorised translation into English, and the most lavishly illustrated English Bible of the sixteenth century
    The editio princeps of the Bishop's Bible, the second authorised translation into English, and the most lavishly illustrated English Bible of the sixteenth century

    [BISHOP'S BIBLE]; HOGENBERG, Franciscus & SOLIS, Virgil (illustrators).
    The. holie. Bible. [1568].
    £57,500.00

  • First edition of Pierre Simon Laplace's Traité de Mécanique Céleste (Treatise on Celestial Mechanics), published between 1799 and 1825.
    First edition of Pierre Simon Laplace's Traité de Mécanique Céleste (Treatise on Celestial Mechanics), published between 1799 and 1825.

    LAPLACE, Pierre Simon, Marquis de.
    Traité de Mécanique Céleste. AN VII [1799] - AN XI 1802; Courcier, AN XIII, 1805; Huzard-Courcier, AN XIII 1805; Bachelier, 1825.
    £15,000.00

  • The first edition and a lovely complete set of Michael Faraday's eight volume Diary in attractive examples of the dust jackets, published in 1932.
    The first edition and a lovely complete set of Michael Faraday's eight volume Diary in attractive examples of the dust jackets, published in 1932.

    FARADAY, Michael.
    Faraday's Diary. 1932.
    £1,650.00

  • The rare, mimeographed text of Robert Oppenheimer's Caltech lecture series The Problems of the Interaction of Elementary Particles, presented in January of 1950.
    The rare, mimeographed text of Robert Oppenheimer's Caltech lecture series The Problems of the Interaction of Elementary Particles, presented in January of 1950.

    OPPENHEIMER, Robert.
    The Problems of the Interaction of Elementary Particles. January, 1950.
    £5,000.00

  • First edition of John Winthrop's book Two Lectures on Comets, published in 1759 to coincide with the 1758/1759 appearance of Halley's Comet.
    First edition of John Winthrop's book Two Lectures on Comets, published in 1759 to coincide with the 1758/1759 appearance of Halley's Comet.

    WINTHROP, John.
    Two Lectures on Comets, 1759.
    £2,500.00

  • First edition, the complete 1953 volume of the journal Nature containing the first four papers on the structure of DNA, signed by Francis Crick on the first paper, 'A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid'
    First edition, the complete 1953 volume of the journal Nature containing the first four papers on the structure of DNA, signed by Francis Crick on the first paper, 'A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid'

    CRICK, Francis; WATSON, James; WILKINS, Maurice; FRANKLIN, Rosalind.
    Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: 'A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid', 1953.
    £12,500.00

  • First edition in English of Pliny's Natural History, translated by Philemon Holland.
    First edition in English of Pliny's Natural History, translated by Philemon Holland.

    [PLINY THE ELDER] PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius; HOLLAND, Philemon (translator).
    The Historie of the World. 1601.
    £15,000.00

  • Second edition of Summa de Arithmetica by Luca Pacioli, the first mathematical encyclopaedia of the Renaissance.
    Second edition of Summa de Arithmetica by Luca Pacioli, the first mathematical encyclopaedia of the Renaissance.

    PACIOLI, Luca.
    Summa de arithmetica. 1523.
    £135,000.00

  • A rare and extremly fine collection of 115 watercolours by the noted ornithological artist Charles Hayes, produced between 1808 and 1813.
    A rare and extremly fine collection of 115 watercolours by the noted ornithological artist Charles Hayes, produced between 1808 and 1813.

    HAYES, Charles.
    Ornithological Watercolours. 1808-1813.
    £75,000.00

  • Thumbprint-signed copy of the eighth printing of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, presented to the former porter at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.
    Thumbprint-signed copy of the eighth printing of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, presented to the former porter at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.

    HAWKING, Stephen.
    A Brief History of Time. From the Big Bang to Black Holes. 1988.
    £12,500.00

  • First English language edition of one of the most important books in the history of genetics, Intracellular Pangenesis by Hugo de Vries. Ernst Mayr's copy, in the rare dust jacket
    First English language edition of one of the most important books in the history of genetics, Intracellular Pangenesis by Hugo de Vries. Ernst Mayr's copy, in the rare dust jacket

    DE VRIES, Hugo.
    Intracellular Pangenesis. 1910.
    £1,250.00

  • First editions of A Natural History of Birds by Eleazar Albin, the first British bird book illustrated with hand-coloured plates, published in 1731, 1734, & 1738.
    First editions of A Natural History of Birds by Eleazar Albin, the first British bird book illustrated with hand-coloured plates, published in 1731, 1734, & 1738.

    ALBIN, Eleazar.
    A Natural History of Birds. 1731, 1734 & 1738.
    £23,500.00

  • The rare author's offprint of the first public response to Einstein's special relativity, Das Prinzip der Relativität und die Grundgleichungen der Mechanik by Max Planck.
    The rare author's offprint of the first public response to Einstein's special relativity, Das Prinzip der Relativität und die Grundgleichungen der Mechanik by Max Planck.

    PLANCK, Max.
    Das Prinzip der Relativität und die Grundgleichungen der Mechanik. 1906.
    £25,000.00

  • First edition of a scarce early work by Dr. Seuss, This is Ann, She's Dying to Meet You, published in August 1943 to educate US troops about malaria prevention.
    First edition of a scarce early work by Dr. Seuss, This is Ann, She's Dying to Meet You, published in August 1943 to educate US troops about malaria prevention.

    SEUSS, Dr. [pseud., GEISEL, Theodor Seuss].
    This is Ann. She's dying to meet you. August 1943.
    £1,250.00

  • The enlarged third edition of physician John French's work on the distillation of pharmaceuticals, The Art of Distillation, with numerous woodcut illustrations, 1664.
    The enlarged third edition of physician John French's work on the distillation of pharmaceuticals, The Art of Distillation, with numerous woodcut illustrations, 1664.

    FRENCH, John.
    The Art of Distillation: 1664.
    £3,600.00

  • First edition of Charles Richard Weld's A History of the Royal Society, published in 1848 and the first substantial history of the society as an organisaion.
    First edition of Charles Richard Weld's A History of the Royal Society, published in 1848 and the first substantial history of the society as an organisaion.

    WELD, Charles Richard.
    A History of the Royal Society with Memoirs of the Presidents. 1848
    £450.00

  • First collected edition of mathematician Oronce Finé's Protomathesis, a beautifully illustrated publication encompassing arithmetic, geometry, cosmography, and sundials.
    First collected edition of mathematician Oronce Finé's Protomathesis, a beautifully illustrated publication encompassing arithmetic, geometry, cosmography, and sundials.

    FINÉ, Oronce.
    Protomathesis: 1532 [part titles of 'De geometria' dated 1530 and of 'De solaribus horologiis' 1531].
    £50,000.00

  • Inscribed first edition of Woman Pilot, the autobiography of RAF pilot Jackie Moggridge, the first woman to captain a commercial airline, published in 1957.
    Inscribed first edition of Woman Pilot, the autobiography of RAF pilot Jackie Moggridge, the first woman to captain a commercial airline, published in 1957.

    MOGGRIDGE, Jackie.
    Woman Pilot. [1957].
    £950.00

  • First edition one of the earliest detailed accounts of vaccination, On Vaccine Inoculation by Robert Willan, the founder of dermatology.
    First edition one of the earliest detailed accounts of vaccination, On Vaccine Inoculation by Robert Willan, the founder of dermatology.

    WILLAN, Robert.
    On Vaccine Inoculation. 1806.
    £2,000.00

  • First edition of Man on His Nature by Charles Sherrington, neurologist Oliver Sacks's copy, with his notes and bookplate.
    First edition of Man on His Nature by Charles Sherrington, neurologist Oliver Sacks's copy, with his notes and bookplate.

    SHERRINGTON, Charles.
    Man on His Nature. The Gifford Lectures, Edinburgh 1937-8. 1940.
    £2,750.00

  • A lovely eighteenth-century French edition of Roman philosopher Lucretius's On the Nature of Things, De Rerum Natura Libri Sex, in red morocco.
    A lovely eighteenth-century French edition of Roman philosopher Lucretius's On the Nature of Things, De Rerum Natura Libri Sex, in red morocco.

    [CLASSICS] LUCRETIUS, Titus Carus.
    De Rerum Natura Libri Sex. 1744.
    £950.00

  • First edition of William Bateson's Materials for the Study of Variation, his most important book published before he became a founder of genetics.
    First edition of William Bateson's Materials for the Study of Variation, his most important book published before he became a founder of genetics.

    BATESON, William.
    Materials for the Study of Variation Treated with Especial Regard to Discontinuity in the Origin of Species. 1894.
    £2,500.00

  • The rare first edition of The Electrical Handbook for Women, edited by Caroline Haslett, in the uncommon and stylish Art Deco dust jacket.
    The rare first edition of The Electrical Handbook for Women, edited by Caroline Haslett, in the uncommon and stylish Art Deco dust jacket.

    [PARTRIDGE, Margaret]. HASLETT, Caroline.
    The Electrical Handbook for Women. 1934.
    £500.00

  • First English language edition of the most famous book of its type, Nicolas Bion's Construction & Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments, published in 1723.
    First English language edition of the most famous book of its type, Nicolas Bion's Construction & Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments, published in 1723.

    BION, Nicolas & STONE, Edmund.
    The Construction and Principal Uses of Mathematical Instruments. 1723.
    £2,000.00

  • First edition of this striking 1972 portfolio of Soviet Space Art by Andrei Sokolov and A. Leonov, Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances], presentation copy inscribed by Sokolov.
    First edition of this striking 1972 portfolio of Soviet Space Art by Andrei Sokolov and A. Leonov, Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances], presentation copy inscribed by Sokolov.

    [SPACE ART]. LEONOV, A.A. & SOKOLOV, A. (illustrators); DENISOV, V.P.; ALIMOV, V.I.
    Kosmicheskie Dali [Cosmic Distances]. 1972.
    £3,750.00

  • Rare set of mimeographed lecture notes from an experimental physics course connected with Berkeley's Radiation Laboratory, with chapters by three Nobel Prize winners, 1950.
    Rare set of mimeographed lecture notes from an experimental physics course connected with Berkeley's Radiation Laboratory, with chapters by three Nobel Prize winners, 1950.

    [BERKELEY RADIATION LABORATORY]. ALVAREZ, Luis; SEGRÉ, Emilio, et al.
    Mimeographed Experimental Physics 290(f) Lectures. [circa 1950].
    £5,000.00

  • First edition of Béla Szilárd's 1905 book Radium és Radioaktivitas, the first book on radioactivity published in Hungarian.
    First edition of Béla Szilárd's 1905 book Radium és Radioaktivitas, the first book on radioactivity published in Hungarian.

    SZILÁRD, Béla.
    Radium és Radioaktivitas. 1905.
    £1,250.00

  • The 1607 second edition of the maritime classic Nautica Mediterranea by Bartolomeo Crescenzi, with the rare portolan chart of the Mediterranean.
    The 1607 second edition of the maritime classic Nautica Mediterranea by Bartolomeo Crescenzi, with the rare portolan chart of the Mediterranean.

    CRESCENZI, Bartolomeo.
    Nautica Mediterranea. 1607.
    £37,500.00

  • Limited edition, one of 350 copies, 5 colour woodcuts by Felix Hoffmann, original vellum, original slip-case.
    Limited edition, one of 350 copies, 5 colour woodcuts by Felix Hoffmann, original vellum, original slip-case.

    BALZAC, Honoré de.
    Die Geschichte von der Liebe der schönen Seneschallin Blanche, anders Die lässliche Sünde... 1951.
    £200.00

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