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  • 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 of this important book on the first successful supercomputer, the Control Data 6600, by its developers J.E Thornton and Seymour Cray
    First edition of this important book on the first successful supercomputer, the Control Data 6600, by its developers J.E Thornton and Seymour Cray

    THORNTON, J.E.; CRAY, Seymour.
    Design of a Computer. The Control Data 6600. 1970.
    £1,500.00

  • Inscribed presentation copy of Mortimer Taube's classic critique of artificial intelligence, Computers and Common Sense, published in 1961.
    Inscribed presentation copy of Mortimer Taube's classic critique of artificial intelligence, Computers and Common Sense, published in 1961.

    TAUBE, Mortimer.
    Computers and Common Sense. The Myth of Thinking Machines. 1961.
    £850.00

  • A beautiful, complete set of these unusual colouring books designed using computer software by Caltech mathematics and physics professor Barry Simon.
    A beautiful, complete set of these unusual colouring books designed using computer software by Caltech mathematics and physics professor Barry Simon.

    SIMON, Barry.
    Computer Design Book #1-4. 1989.
    £250.00

  • First edition of the first book on steam navigation.
    First edition of the first book on steam navigation.

    HULLS, Jonathan.
    A Description and Draught of a New-Invented Machine 1737.
    £4,000.00

  • 19th century pocketbook for locomotives, including manuscript additions and 13 exquisite hand-coloured original drawings of railway locomotives.
    19th century pocketbook for locomotives, including manuscript additions and 13 exquisite hand-coloured original drawings of railway locomotives.

    [RAILWAYS]; GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
    [Printed engineer's pocket-book for locomotive specifications, [1860s].
    £850.00

  • Symbolen voor Onderwijs en Statistiek. Symbols for Education and Statistics. 1928-1965.
    Symbolen voor Onderwijs en Statistiek. Symbols for Education and Statistics. 1928-1965.

    (ISOTYPE) ARNTZ, Gerd; BROOS, Kees.
    Symbolen voor Onderwijs en Statistiek. Symbols for Education and Statistics. 1928-1965. [1979].
    £1,250.00

  • The first edition of Giovanni Branca's Le Machine, a key early work on engineering containing the first published depiction of a steam turbine
    The first edition of Giovanni Branca's Le Machine, a key early work on engineering containing the first published depiction of a steam turbine

    BRANCA, Giovanni.
    Le Machine. 1629.
    £6,000.00

  • First English language edition, first printing of rocket pioneer Eugen Sänger's popular science book Space Flight, published in 1965.
    First English language edition, first printing of rocket pioneer Eugen Sänger's popular science book Space Flight, published in 1965.

    SÄNGER, Eugen.
    Space Flight. Countdown for the Future. 1965.
    £450.00

  • First edition and an unusually lovely copy of the important 1959 textbook Principles of Analog Computers by George Smith and Roger Wood.
    First edition and an unusually lovely copy of the important 1959 textbook Principles of Analog Computers by George Smith and Roger Wood.

    SMITH, George W.; WOOD, Roger C.
    Principles of Analog Computation. 1959
    £150.00

  • A fine and rare example of an early popular article by Nikola Tesla on the wireless transmission of electricity, published in Scientific American in 1904.
    A fine and rare example of an early popular article by Nikola Tesla on the wireless transmission of electricity, published in Scientific American in 1904.

    TESLA, Nikola.
    'The Transmission of Electric Energy without Wires' June 4, 1904.
    £750.00

  • First edition of a revolutionary work in mathematics and decision theory, Abraham Wald's Sequential Analysis, in the uncommon dust jacket.
    First edition of a revolutionary work in mathematics and decision theory, Abraham Wald's Sequential Analysis, in the uncommon dust jacket.

    WALD, Abraham.
    Sequential Analysis. 1947.
    £1,250.00

  • The High-Speed Electronic Computer of the USSR Academy of Sciences BESM, Its Reliability and Methods of Checking.
    The High-Speed Electronic Computer of the USSR Academy of Sciences BESM, Its Reliability and Methods of Checking.

    MELNIKOV, V. A.
    The High-Speed Electronic Computer of the USSR Academy of Sciences BESM, Its Reliability and Methods of Checking. 1956.
    £1,250.00

  • First UK edition of Douglas Hartree's Calculating Instruments and Machines, the first comprehensive account of electronic digital computing.
    First UK edition of Douglas Hartree's Calculating Instruments and Machines, the first comprehensive account of electronic digital computing.

    HARTREE, Douglas.
    Calculating Instruments and Machines. 1950.
    £200.00

  • The uncommon offprint of Douglas Hartree's overview of the history and design of automatics calculating machines, including the Analytical Engine, the Harvard Mark I, and EDSAC.
    The uncommon offprint of Douglas Hartree's overview of the history and design of automatics calculating machines, including the Analytical Engine, the Harvard Mark I, and EDSAC.

    HARTREE, Douglas.
    Automatic Calculating Machines. 1950.
    £750.00

  • As well as pop-ups of various locomotives and engines, the Wright Brothers' aeroplane, the 1911 model, is also included
    As well as pop-ups of various locomotives and engines, the Wright Brothers' aeroplane, the 1911 model, is also included

    [POP-UP]
    Die Praxis Des Modernen Maschinenbaues Modell Atlas. [Circa 1912].
    £250.00

  • A series of essays concerning mathematical instruments and their uses, written by the mathematical instruments maker to King George III.
    A series of essays concerning mathematical instruments and their uses, written by the mathematical instruments maker to King George III.

    ADAMS, George; JONES, William.
    Geometrical and Graphical Essays, 1797.
    £800.00

  • An incredible, detailed and carefully crafted manual published at the dawn of the 'motoring' age
    An incredible, detailed and carefully crafted manual published at the dawn of the 'motoring' age

    [FLAP BOOK] BARRES, Fernand; BREMAUD, Eugene; SCHOELLER, Adolphe.
    Les Transformateurs d'Energie. Générateurs, Accumulateurs, Moteurs. 1910.
    £375.00

  • 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 of the children's book Rockets and Jets by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, in the rare dust jacket.
    First edition of the children's book Rockets and Jets by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, in the rare dust jacket.

    NEURATH, Marie.
    Rockets and Jets. 1951.
    £1,250.00

  • First edition of How the Wold Was Explored, a children's book by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, with the rare dust jacket.
    First edition of How the Wold Was Explored, a children's book by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, with the rare dust jacket.

    NEURATH, Marie; LAUWERYS, J.A.
    How the World Was Explored. 1951.
    £1,250.00

  • First US edition of the rare children's book Around the World in a Flash by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath.
    First US edition of the rare children's book Around the World in a Flash by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath.

    NEURATH, Marie.
    Around the World in a Flash. 1954.
    £750.00

  • First editions of Cornelis Meijer's L'Arte Di Rendere I Fiumi Navigabili and Nuovi ritrovamenti (part 1 only), with 120 total engrave plates.
    First editions of Cornelis Meijer's L'Arte Di Rendere I Fiumi Navigabili and Nuovi ritrovamenti (part 1 only), with 120 total engrave plates.

    MEIJER, Cornelis Jansz.
    L'Arte Di Rendere I Fiumi Navigabili, 1696.
    £10,000.00

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The first edition of Nine Chains to the Moon, the first book by R. Buckminster Fuller, published in 1938.
    The first edition of Nine Chains to the Moon, the first book by R. Buckminster Fuller, published in 1938.

    FULLER, R. Buckminster.
    Nine Chains to the Moon. 1938.
    £425.00

  • The 1918 and 1919 issues of Tee-Square magazine, created by staff of the Vickers Airship Drawing Office at Barrow-in-Furness to celebrate Christmas.
    The 1918 and 1919 issues of Tee-Square magazine, created by staff of the Vickers Airship Drawing Office at Barrow-in-Furness to celebrate Christmas.

    VICKERS AIRSHIP DRAWING OFFICE.
    The Tee-Square Magazine Christmas 1918 [and] Christmas 1919. 1918 & 1919.
    £3,750.00

  • Dialling greatly enlarged upon the earlier treatment The Art of Dialling by William Leybourn. Contains a long section on the making & decoration of dials.
    Dialling greatly enlarged upon the earlier treatment The Art of Dialling by William Leybourn. Contains a long section on the making & decoration of dials.

    LEYBOURN, William.
    Dialling, Plain, Concave, Convex [&c.] 1700.
    £2,500.00

  • Detailed illustrations of various engines, including: steam, diesel, train submarine, ship, airship, aeroplane, telegraph, etc
    Detailed illustrations of various engines, including: steam, diesel, train submarine, ship, airship, aeroplane, telegraph, etc

    [FLAP BOOK] BLUCHER, H.
    Moderne Technik. 1912.
    £175.00

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