First edition in English. The first edition in English of Freud's work defending the right of non-medics to practice psychoanalysis.The Question of...

Third edition, originally published in 1874, of this remarkable astronomical work by the Scottish engineer James Nasmyth (1808-1890).Nasmyth made ...

A charming mixed set in contemporary bindings, comprising the second edition of volumes 1-3, the third edition of volume 4, and the second edition...

Art nouveau publisher's cloth. A lovely copy of this 1910s edition of Thoreau's Excursions (originally published in 1863) with elaborate Art Nouvea...

Signed by Buzz Aldrin. First edition, first printing of this picture book autobiography of Buzz Aldrin, signed by both Aldrin and illustrator Wende...

Handsome prize binding. Ninth edition one of the most influential books by astronomer John Herschel, in a handsome red red calf prize binding. This...

Rare in-house publication. A remarkable survival, two issues of a magazine created in-house by staff of the Vickers Airship Drawing Office at Barro...

A landmark in the science of disease. First edition of the founding text of epidemiology. 'Although technically the third edition of his Methodus c...

A beautiful copy. First edition, first printing. A lovely copy in uncommonly good condition. The orange dust jacket and binding of this book are no...

Beautifully bound Victorian book on insects. Second edition, an expanded and improved version of the text originally published in 1835 as the Gramm...

Paving the way for dorothy hodgkin and rosalind franklin. Three rare, early offprints by Kathleen Lonsdale, one of the first women elected to the R...

The first comprehensive evidence for continental drift, in the rare dust jacket. First edition, first impression, an attractive copy in the rare du...

From the library of oliver sacks. First English language edition, from the library of neurologist Oliver Sacks, with his octopus bookplate.This Eng...

Inscribed presentation copy. First edition, presentation copy inscribed 'from the author' on the title and 'B Cockray, March 20, 1860, from Mr. Owe...

Important early account of epilepsy. First edition of this volume on mental illness that contains 'the best early account of epilepsy after [Thomas...

The first book to apply darwinian evolution to humanity. First edition of the first book to apply Darwinian evolution to humans, just preceding Dar...