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Rare books on the science of biology, including the origin of life, palaeontology, the works of Charles Darwin, evolution and genetics, microbiology, cell biology, animal and plant anatomy and physiology, and ecology and environmentalism.

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  • An unusually lovely copy of the important sixth edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, the first edition in which the term evolution is used
    An unusually lovely copy of the important sixth edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, the first edition in which the term evolution is used

    DARWIN, Charles.
    The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, 1897.
    $1,707.00

  • First and only edition of this uncommon microscopical work on invertebrates, Natuurkundige Verlustigingen by Martinus Slabber, published in eighteen parts between 1769 and 1778.
    First and only edition of this uncommon microscopical work on invertebrates, Natuurkundige Verlustigingen by Martinus Slabber, published in eighteen parts between 1769 and 1778.

    SLABBER, Martinus.
    Natuurkundige Verlustigingen, 1769-1778.
    $1,298.00

  • First edition of the first notice of coronaviruses in the scientific press, a short article in Nature reporting on their identification by June Almeida and David Tyrrell.
    First edition of the first notice of coronaviruses in the scientific press, a short article in Nature reporting on their identification by June Almeida and David Tyrrell.

    ALMEIDA, June D. & TYRRELL, David.
    Coronaviruses. November 16, 1968.
    $3,755.00

  • A first edition copy of <em>Flower Families and Their Ancestors</em> in the attractive original floral binding.
    A first edition copy of <em>Flower Families and Their Ancestors</em> in the attractive original floral binding.

    CLEMENTS, Frederic E. & Edith S.
    Flower Families and Their Ancestors. 1928.
    $103.00

  • First edition of Mary Robert's Popular History of the Mollusca (1851), in the original cloth binding and beautifully illustrated with 18 hand-coloured plates
    First edition of Mary Robert's Popular History of the Mollusca (1851), in the original cloth binding and beautifully illustrated with 18 hand-coloured plates

    ROBERTS, Mary.
    A Popular History of the Mollusca; 1851.
    $1,298.00

  • An inscribed first edition of Maurice Wilkins' autobiography. Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and James Watson for the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.
    An inscribed first edition of Maurice Wilkins' autobiography. Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and James Watson for the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA.

    WILKINS, Maurice.
    The Third Man of the Double Helix. 2003.
    $1,298.00

  • First edition, inscribed by the author, of Carl Sagan's Pulitzer Prize-winning <em>The Dragons of Eden</em>
    First edition, inscribed by the author, of Carl Sagan's Pulitzer Prize-winning <em>The Dragons of Eden</em>

    SAGAN, Carl.
    The Dragons of Eden. 1977.
    $1,298.00

  • 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.
    $17,068.00

  • First edition of the important geological book Corals & Coral Islands by James Dwight Dana, a presentation copy inscribed by the author.
    First edition of the important geological book Corals & Coral Islands by James Dwight Dana, a presentation copy inscribed by the author.

    DANA, JAMES D.
    Corals and Coral Islands. 1872.
    $888.00

  • A first edition, first impression copy of The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
    A first edition, first impression copy of The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

    DAWKINS, Richard.
    The Selfish Gene. 1976.
    $1,298.00

  • First edition of Humboldt's Kosmos and Berghaus's accompanying Physikalischer Atlas, 'one of the last really comprehensive physical surveys ever to be attempted'.
    First edition of Humboldt's Kosmos and Berghaus's accompanying Physikalischer Atlas, 'one of the last really comprehensive physical surveys ever to be attempted'.

    HUMBOLDT, Alexander Von; BERGHAUS, Heinrich.
    Kosmos. 1845-62; 1838-48.
    $6,827.00

  • 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.
    $1,707.00

  • First edition of radical activist Edward Aveling's book on Darwin's theories, The Student's Darwin, published in 1881.
    First edition of radical activist Edward Aveling's book on Darwin's theories, The Student's Darwin, published in 1881.

    AVELING, Edward B.
    The Student's Darwin. 1881.
    $342.00

  • An attractive set of The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, the fifth thousand with revisions and errata corrected
    An attractive set of The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, the fifth thousand with revisions and errata corrected

    DARWIN, Charles & DARWIN, Francis (editor).
    The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, 1887.
    $1,298.00

  • First edition, first issue of Thomas Henry Huxley's Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature, the first book to apply Darwinian evolution to humanity
    First edition, first issue of Thomas Henry Huxley's Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature, the first book to apply Darwinian evolution to humanity

    HUXLEY, T.H.
    Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature. 1863.
    $2,731.00

  • First English language edition of biologist Albert Weismann's The Evolution Theory, an important early work on genetics published in 1904.
    First English language edition of biologist Albert Weismann's The Evolution Theory, an important early work on genetics published in 1904.

    WEISMANN, August.
    The Evolution Theory. 1904.
    $342.00

  • The initial sequencing of the human genome published in Nature, volume 409, issue 6822, 15 February, 2001.
    The initial sequencing of the human genome published in Nature, volume 409, issue 6822, 15 February, 2001.

    The Human Genome Project.
    The initial sequencing of the human genome published in Nature, volume 409, issue 6822, 15 February, 2001. February 15th, 2001.
    $1,298.00

  • First edition of an important early contribtution to the germ theory of disease, Pathologische Untersuchungen by Gustav Henle, published in 1840.
    First edition of an important early contribtution to the germ theory of disease, Pathologische Untersuchungen by Gustav Henle, published in 1840.

    HENLE, Dr. [Friedrich, Gustav Jakob].
    Pathologische Untersuchungen. 1840.
    $2,526.00

  • First edition of William McIntosh's Life-Histories of British Marine Food-Fishes (1897), a scarce early work on the embryology & development of commerical fish species.
    First edition of William McIntosh's Life-Histories of British Marine Food-Fishes (1897), a scarce early work on the embryology & development of commerical fish species.

    MCINTOSH, William Carmichael; MASTERMAN, Arthur Thomas.
    The Life-Histories of British Marine Food-Fishes. 1897.
    $683.00

  • A finely bound first edition of Alfred Russel Wallace's important work on zoogeography, The Geographical Distribution of Animals, published in 1876.
    A finely bound first edition of Alfred Russel Wallace's important work on zoogeography, The Geographical Distribution of Animals, published in 1876.

    WALLACE, Alfred Russel.
    The Geographical Distribution of Animals 1876.
    $3,755.00

  • A signed first edition of The Extended Phenotype by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.
    A signed first edition of The Extended Phenotype by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.

    DAWKINS, Richard.
    The Extended Phenotype. The Gene as the Unit of Selection. 1982.
    $2,049.00

  • First edition of the children's book The Wonder World of Insects by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, in the rare dust jacket.
    First edition of the children's book The Wonder World of Insects by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, in the rare dust jacket.

    NEURATH, Marie.
    The Wonder World of Insects. 1953.
    $1,707.00

  • First edition of the children's book The Wonder World of Birds by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, in the rare dust jacket.
    First edition of the children's book The Wonder World of Birds by graphic design pioneer Marie Neurath, in the rare dust jacket.

    NEURATH, Marie.
    The Wonder World of Birds. 1953.
    $1,025.00

  • Second edition of one of Charles Darwin's earliest books, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, uncommon in the original binding.
    Second edition of one of Charles Darwin's earliest books, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, uncommon in the original binding.

    DARWIN, Charles.
    The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. 1874.
    $1,025.00

  • 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.
    $3,414.00

  • First edition and a very attractive copy of biologist Alfred Russel Wallace's important book Darwinism, published in 1889.
    First edition and a very attractive copy of biologist Alfred Russel Wallace's important book Darwinism, published in 1889.

    WALLACE, Alfred Russel.
    Darwinism. 1889.
    $2,049.00

  • The rare offprint of John Enders' 'Cultivation of the Lansing Strain of Poliomyelitis', the 1949 paper announcing the cultivation of polio virus, the breakthrough that made modern vaccines possible.
    The rare offprint of John Enders' 'Cultivation of the Lansing Strain of Poliomyelitis', the 1949 paper announcing the cultivation of polio virus, the breakthrough that made modern vaccines possible.

    ENDERS, John C.; WELLER, Thomas H.; ROBBINS, Frederick C.
    Cultivation of the Lansing Strain of Poliomyelitis Virus in Cultures of Various Human Embryonic Tissues. January 28, 1949.
    $10,241.00

  • The rare first edition of Effect of Streptomycin and Other Antibiotic Substances, the paper announcing a potential cure for tuberculosis by Albert Schatz and Selamn Waksman.
    The rare first edition of Effect of Streptomycin and Other Antibiotic Substances, the paper announcing a potential cure for tuberculosis by Albert Schatz and Selamn Waksman.

    SCHATZ, Albert & WAKSMAN, Selman A.
    Effect of Streptomycin and Other Antibiotic Substances upon Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Related Organisms. November, 1944.
    $4,779.00

  • First edition, journal issue of the paper announcing the discovery of telomerase, for which the authors Carol Greider and Elizabeth Blackburn were awarded the Nobel Prize.
    First edition, journal issue of the paper announcing the discovery of telomerase, for which the authors Carol Greider and Elizabeth Blackburn were awarded the Nobel Prize.

    GREIDER, Carol & BLACKBURN, Elizabeth H.
    Identification of a Specific Telomere Terminal Transferase Activity in Tetrahymena Extracts December, 1985.
    $1,707.00

  • Fifth edition of this rare guide to the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Zoological Museum featuring the museum's wooly mammoth specimen on the cover.
    Fifth edition of this rare guide to the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Zoological Museum featuring the museum's wooly mammoth specimen on the cover.

    KNIPOVICH, Nikolai Mikahilovich.
    Putevoditel' po zoologicheskomu muzeiu [Guidebook to the Zoological Museum]. 1924.
    $1,025.00

  • First edition of Alfred Russell Wallace's evolutioary biology book Island Life, published in 1880.
    First edition of Alfred Russell Wallace's evolutioary biology book Island Life, published in 1880.

    WALLACE, Alfred Russell.
    Island Life: 1880.
    $1,161.00

  • First edition of The Hill of Summer by nature writer J.A. Baker, his second and final book.
    First edition of The Hill of Summer by nature writer J.A. Baker, his second and final book.

    BAKER, J.A.
    The Hill of Summer. 1969.
    $478.00

  • First edition of science writer Grant Allen's popular biography of Charles Darwin, published in 1888.
    First edition of science writer Grant Allen's popular biography of Charles Darwin, published in 1888.

    ALLEN, Grant.
    Charles Darwin. 1888.
    $69.00

  • A lovely copy of this 1910s edition of Thoreau's <em>Excursions</em> with elaborate Art Nouveau publisher's cloth binding.
    A lovely copy of this 1910s edition of Thoreau's <em>Excursions</em> with elaborate Art Nouveau publisher's cloth binding.

    THOREAU, Henry David.
    Excursions. [1910s].
    $478.00

  • First UK edition of the uncommon evolutionary biology textbook The Story of Evolution by Benjamin Gruenberg, 1929, handsomely bound for the Harrow School.
    First UK edition of the uncommon evolutionary biology textbook The Story of Evolution by Benjamin Gruenberg, 1929, handsomely bound for the Harrow School.

    GRUENBERG, Benjamin G.
    The Story of Evolution. Facts and Theories on the Development of Life. 1929.
    $615.00

  • First edition, first issue, of Fertilisation of Orchids, an important contribution to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, published in 1862.
    First edition, first issue, of Fertilisation of Orchids, an important contribution to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, published in 1862.

    DARWIN, Charles.
    On the Various Contrivances by which British and Foreign Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, 1862.
    $4,438.00

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