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  • A handsoem copy of the first edition of Pemberton's classic introduction to Sir Isaac Newton's natural philosophy, illustrated with engraved plates

    [PEMBERTON, Henry].
    A View of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophy. 1728.
    £1,850.00

  • Ninth edition of James Ferguson's Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles in a contemporary calf binding
    Ninth edition of James Ferguson's Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles in a contemporary calf binding

    FERGUSON, James.
    Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, 1794.
    £450.00

  • Fifth edition of Newton's Opticks, the first published since the fourth edition of 1730, and the first with Albert Einstein's foreword. An unusually nice copy in the uncommon diust jacket.
    Fifth edition of Newton's Opticks, the first published since the fourth edition of 1730, and the first with Albert Einstein's foreword. An unusually nice copy in the uncommon diust jacket.

    NEWTON, Isaac; EINSTEIN, Albert.
    Opticks or a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections & Colours of Light. 1931.
    Fifth edition of Newton's Opticks, the first published since the fourth edition of 1730, and the first with Albert Einstein's foreword. An unusually nice copy in the uncommon diust jacket.
    £650.00

  • An unusual late 18th century manuscript on physics and science that cites Isaac Newton and William Harvey, among others, and is partly based on the work of Roger Cotes.
    An unusual late 18th century manuscript on physics and science that cites Isaac Newton and William Harvey, among others, and is partly based on the work of Roger Cotes.

    [NEWTON, Isaac; COTES, Roger].
    18th century science manuscript. late 18th century.
    £3,250.00

  • The expeditions to Asia Minor took place between 1856 and 1859 and were mostly concerned with the excavations of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
    The expeditions to Asia Minor took place between 1856 and 1859 and were mostly concerned with the excavations of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.

    NEWTON, Charles Thomas.
    Travels and discoveries in the Levant. 1865.
    £1,250.00

  • The first and only English edition of this work on algebra, translated from the Latin edition of 1693 that was also published in London.
    The first and only English edition of this work on algebra, translated from the Latin edition of 1693 that was also published in London.

    ALEXANDER, Johannes.
    A Synopsis of Algebra. 1709.
    The first and only English edition of this work on algebra, translated from the Latin edition of 1693 that was also published in London.
    £750.00

  • First edition, the corrected second printing, of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, one of the most successful popular science books ever published.
    First edition, the corrected second printing, of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, one of the most successful popular science books ever published.

    HAWKING, Stephen W.
    A Brief History of Time. From the Big Bang to Black Holes. 1988.
    First edition, the corrected second printing, of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, one of the most successful popular science books ever published.
    £950.00

  • The second edition of Emanational Physics, a rare and unusual self-published text by Stephen Harrison proposing to correct the field of physics by reframing it metaphysically.
    The second edition of Emanational Physics, a rare and unusual self-published text by Stephen Harrison proposing to correct the field of physics by reframing it metaphysically.

    [SANDAGE, Allan] HARRISON, Stephen.
    Emanational Physics. 1988.
    The second edition of Emanational Physics, a rare and unusual self-published text by Stephen Harrison proposing to correct the field of physics by reframing it metaphysically.
    £1,250.00

  • The first edition of the Memoirs of Science and the Arts, an edited collection of articles from principal publications across the world
    The first edition of the Memoirs of Science and the Arts, an edited collection of articles from principal publications across the world

    [SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES].
    Memoirs of Science and the Arts. 1793-1794.
    £1,650.00

  • Cotes was a close friend of Sir Isaac Newton's who proofread the second edition of the <em>Principia</em>.
    Cotes was a close friend of Sir Isaac Newton's who proofread the second edition of the <em>Principia</em>.

    COTES, Roger; SMITH, Robert.
    Hydrostatical and Pneumatical Lectures. 1747.
    Cotes was a close friend of Sir Isaac Newton's who proofread the second edition of the Principia.
    £450.00

  • 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 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.
    'the sequel to newton'.
    £15,000.00

  • 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.
    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.
    £12,500.00

  • Early Xerox'd copy of Richard Feynman's important Lectures on Gravitation originally published as a mimeograph by the Caltech bookstore in 1963.
    Early Xerox'd copy of Richard Feynman's important Lectures on Gravitation originally published as a mimeograph by the Caltech bookstore in 1963.

    FEYNMAN, Richard.
    Lectures on Gravitation. [c. 1963-71].
    £975.00

  • A report on the pendulum observations made by Charles Seymour Wright during Captain Scott's 'Terra Nova' expedition.
    A report on the pendulum observations made by Charles Seymour Wright during Captain Scott's 'Terra Nova' expedition.

    [TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION]; WRIGHT, C. S.
    Determinations of Gravity. 1921.
    £150.00

  • A rare, early American edition of surgeon William Cheselden's The Anatomy of the Human Body (1913), published in 1796 under the title Anatomical Tables of the Human Body.
    A rare, early American edition of surgeon William Cheselden's The Anatomy of the Human Body (1913), published in 1796 under the title Anatomical Tables of the Human Body.

    CHESELDEN, William.
    Anatomical Tables of the Human Body. 1796.
    A rare, early American edition of surgeon William Cheselden's The Anatomy of the Human Body (1913), published in 1796 under the title Anatomical Tables of the Human Body.
    £1,250.00

  • The very scarce separately published literary publication by Wyndham Lewis, preceded only by Timon of Athens. One of between 50 & 200 copies.
    The very scarce separately published literary publication by Wyndham Lewis, preceded only by Timon of Athens. One of between 50 & 200 copies.

    LEWIS, Wyndham.
    The Ideal Giant. [1917].
    £2,800.00

  • Aristotle's Theory of Poetry and Fine Art.
    Aristotle's Theory of Poetry and Fine Art.

    ARISTOTLE; BUTCHER, S.H. (translator and critic).
    Aristotle's Theory of Poetry and Fine Art. 1898.
    £400.00

  • 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.
    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.
    £2,500.00

  • An attractive 11-volume set of nineteenth-century scientific and mathematical treatises, including works by Avogadro, Cauchy, and Legendre, among others.
    An attractive 11-volume set of nineteenth-century scientific and mathematical treatises, including works by Avogadro, Cauchy, and Legendre, among others.

    AVOGADRO, Amadeo; BELLANI, Angelo, et al; CAUCHY, Augustin-Louis; LEGENDRE, Adrien Marie; MONGE, Gaspard; PRONY, Gaspard de.
    Set of nineteenth-century scientific and mathematical treatises, comprising: 1810-1841.
    £18,750.00

  • A work on the history and theory of music by Isaac Nathan - the Jewish-English composer of the famous Hebrew Melodies. <br />
    A work on the history and theory of music by Isaac Nathan - the Jewish-English composer of the famous Hebrew Melodies. <br />

    NATHAN, Isaac.
    An Essay on The History and Theory of Music; 1823.
    £1,250.00

  • First editions of Mr Norris and I and The Way it Was With Me by Gerald Hamilton.
    First editions of Mr Norris and I and The Way it Was With Me by Gerald Hamilton.

    HAMILTON, Gerald.
    Mr Norris and I [and] The Way it Was With Me. 1956; 1969.
    £75.00

  • 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

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