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  • A rare lecture series on nuclear chemistry headed by Glenn Seaborg, originally presented to Manhattan Project participants in 1942 and declassified and published by the US Atomic Energy Division in 1946.
    A rare lecture series on nuclear chemistry headed by Glenn Seaborg, originally presented to Manhattan Project participants in 1942 and declassified and published by the US Atomic Energy Division in 1946.

    SEABORG, Glenn, et al.
    An Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry. 1946.
    £4,500.00

  • First English language edition of The Primeval Atom, Georges Lemaitre's popular account of his big bang theory. An unusually attractive copy in the uncommon dust jacket.
    First English language edition of The Primeval Atom, Georges Lemaitre's popular account of his big bang theory. An unusually attractive copy in the uncommon dust jacket.

    LEMAÎTRE, Georges.
    The Primeval Atom. An Essay on Cosmogony. 1950.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of the first textbook of nuclear physics, George Gamow's Constitution of Atomic Nuclei & Radioactivity, in the rare dust jacket.
    First edition of the first textbook of nuclear physics, George Gamow's Constitution of Atomic Nuclei & Radioactivity, in the rare dust jacket.

    GAMOW, George.
    Constitution of Atomic Nuclei and Radioactivity. 1931.
    £1,250.00

  • 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

  • First edition of a rare pamphlet on nuclear-powered space travel, Robert Esnault-Pelterie's De la Bombe Atomique a l'Astronautique, a presentation copy inscribed by the author.
    First edition of a rare pamphlet on nuclear-powered space travel, Robert Esnault-Pelterie's De la Bombe Atomique a l'Astronautique, a presentation copy inscribed by the author.

    ESNAULT-PELTERIE, Robert.
    De la Bombe Atomique a l'Astronautique. 1946.
    £500.00

  • First edition, the rare offprint of a talk given by Einstein at the University of Glasgow while fleeing the Nazis.
    First edition, the rare offprint of a talk given by Einstein at the University of Glasgow while fleeing the Nazis.

    EINSTEIN, Albert.
    The Origins of the General Theory of Relativity. 1933.
    £1,750.00

  • First edition of Beta Decay, physicist Chien-Shiung Wu's important book on the emission of electrons by decaying atoms.
    First edition of Beta Decay, physicist Chien-Shiung Wu's important book on the emission of electrons by decaying atoms.

    WU, C.S. [Chien-Shiung].
    Beta Decay. 1966.
    £1,750.00

  • A rare, mimeographed report on the effects of nuclear weapons, produced in 1952 by the Association of Scientific Workers, a British trade union.
    A rare, mimeographed report on the effects of nuclear weapons, produced in 1952 by the Association of Scientific Workers, a British trade union.

    Atomic Sciences Committee, Association of Scientific Workers.
    Atomic Energy Progress Notes. Volume II (Military). July 1952.
    £1,250.00

  • 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

  • A rare anti-weapons flyer published by the Council of Labor Unions of Tsukuba Science City, Japan, on May 1st, 1982.

    [ATOMIC BOMBINGS].
    Appeal from Tsukuba, Japan. May 1, 1982.
    £100.00

  • First English language edition, first impression of Einstein's first popular treatment of his revolutionary theory, Relativity, The Special & the General Theory
    First English language edition, first impression of Einstein's first popular treatment of his revolutionary theory, Relativity, The Special & the General Theory

    EINSTEIN, Albert.
    Relativity. The Special & the General Theory. 1920.
    £2,500.00

  • Initialled autograph letter by Albert Einstein correcting the work of graduate student and future theoretical physicist Behram Kurşunoğlu on the unified field theory
    Initialled autograph letter by Albert Einstein correcting the work of graduate student and future theoretical physicist Behram Kurşunoğlu on the unified field theory

    EINSTEIN, Albert; KURŞUNOĞLU, Behram.
    Initialled autograph letter correcting a young colleague's work. early December 1950.
    £18,500.00

  • 'How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard' a lovely copy of this perennial children's classic by A A Milne and illustrated by E H Shepard
    'How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard' a lovely copy of this perennial children's classic by A A Milne and illustrated by E H Shepard

    MILNE, A.A.; SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator).
    Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926.
    £4,850.00

  • On Thermonuclear War.
    On Thermonuclear War.

    KAHN, Herman.
    On Thermonuclear War. 1960.
    £450.00

  • 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

  • Single line of nasta'liq calligraphy by the calligrapher Morteza Salehi from 2024.

    SALEHI, Morteza (calligrapher)
    Line of nasta'liq calligraphy, c. 2024
    £3,250.00

  • Painting of the Battle of Rostam by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    The Battle of Rostam 2003
    £35,000.00

  • Original miniature painting inspired by an old Persian miniature by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Inspired by an Old Persian Miniature 2015
    £17,500.00

  • Maryam Mirzaei, illuminated painting of a girl of isfahan from 2002.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Girl of Isfahan, 2002
    £17,500.00

  • Human Heart is bigger than the entire universe, illumination in the style of baysunghur period by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Human Heart Is Bigger Than the Entire Universe 2017
    £30,000.00

  • A fascinating manuscript account book being a reocrd of fish farming in Georgian England
    A fascinating manuscript account book being a reocrd of fish farming in Georgian England

    YALDEN, John.
    The Fish Account. 1742-1827.
    £3,500.00

  • A handsome sixteeth-century edition of the Geneva Bible, finely bound in eighteenth-century gilt-panelled calf, without the Concordance, but with the Booke of Common Prayer and metrical Psalmes
    A handsome sixteeth-century edition of the Geneva Bible, finely bound in eighteenth-century gilt-panelled calf, without the Concordance, but with the Booke of Common Prayer and metrical Psalmes

    [GENEVA VERSION]; STERNHOLD & HOPKINS (Psalmes).
    The Bible. 1589.
    £8,000.00

  • Copy of the Baysunghur Qur'an from Qajar Persia, on paper, containing one surah heading.

    [CALLIGRAPHY]. [QUR'AN].
    Heading for Surah al-Waqi'ah (56) first half of 19th century.
    £3,750.00

  • Set of the first and the second edition of physicist Arthur Compton's book X-Rays and Electrons,<em> </em>from the library of physicist David Webster with his extensive annotations.
    Set of the first and the second edition of physicist Arthur Compton's book X-Rays and Electrons,<em> </em>from the library of physicist David Webster with his extensive annotations.

    COMPTON, Arthur & ALLISON, Samuel K.
    X-Rays and Electrons [with] X-Rays in Theory and Experiment. 1926 & 1935.
    £1,250.00

  • Plate XIV. Cyprinus Tinca. Der Schley. La Tanche. The Tench.
    Plate XIV. Cyprinus Tinca. Der Schley. La Tanche. The Tench.

    [BLOCH, Marcus Elieser].
    Plate XIV. Cyprinus Tinca. Der Schley. La Tanche. The Tench. 1785
    £500.00

  • Painting of a youth in european attire by contemporary artist maryam mirzaei.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Youth in European Attire, circa 2004
    £17,500.00

  • Original illustration by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei from 2003

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Original Gol'o Morgh [Flower and Bird] illustration 2003
    £18,750.00

  • A fine example of this foundational work of dystopian fiction which had a marked influence on George Orwell's <em>1984</em> and Aldous Huxley's<em> Brave New World.</em>
    A fine example of this foundational work of dystopian fiction which had a marked influence on George Orwell's <em>1984</em> and Aldous Huxley's<em> Brave New World.</em>

    ZAMYATIN, Yevgeny.
    We. 1970.
    £975.00

  • An early edition of Thomas Mortimer's guide to the stock market of 18th-century England, Every Man his Own Broker.
    An early edition of Thomas Mortimer's guide to the stock market of 18th-century England, Every Man his Own Broker.

    MORTIMER, Thomas.
    Every Man His Own Broker: 1782.
    £800.00

  • 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

  • First edition of Jean de la Roque's Voyage de l'Arabie Heureuse, a description of the Kingdom of Yemen and Moka, and a treatise of coffee including three attractive plates of the coffee plant.
    First edition of Jean de la Roque's Voyage de l'Arabie Heureuse, a description of the Kingdom of Yemen and Moka, and a treatise of coffee including three attractive plates of the coffee plant.

    ROQUE, Jean de la.
    Voyage de l'Arabie Heureuse, 1716.
    £2,500.00

  • An early edition of this catalogue of English books on the common law and statutes
    An early edition of this catalogue of English books on the common law and statutes

    [WALTHOE, John].
    A Catalogue of the Common and Statute Law-Books of this Realm, 1726.
    £800.00

  • Various Artists, The Munich 1972 Olympic Posters, complete collection of 28 artists original graphics, each signed, from the edition of 200
    Various Artists, The Munich 1972 Olympic Posters, complete collection of 28 artists original graphics, each signed, from the edition of 200

    Various Artists
    The Munich 1972 Olympic Posters 1972
    £125,000.00

  • Konstruktivizm [Construtivism].
    Konstruktivizm [Construtivism].

    GAN, Aleksei.
    Konstruktivizm [Construtivism]. 1922.
    £2,500.00

  • The enlarged and expanded second edition of A Voyage Towards the South Pole, by James Weddell, with additional
    The enlarged and expanded second edition of A Voyage Towards the South Pole, by James Weddell, with additional

    WEDDELL, James.
    A Voyage Towards the South Pole, 1827.
    £6,500.00

  • One of Narbut's best children's books.
    One of Narbut's best children's books.

    NARBUT, Heorhiy.
    Igrushki [Toys]. [1911].
    £4,000.00

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