Translated by Brian Connell. Pp. x+234, frontispiece, 2 double page maps, 2 text diagrams; cr. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; top edges green; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the backstrip browned; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on..... More
Pp. viii+214+[2](publisher's list), 16 plates, text figures, patterned endpapers, further reading, index; f'cap. 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in silver, upper board decorated in blind, the spine extremities and bottom edges of boards lightly faded, top fore-corners slightly bruised; top edges green; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges..... More
Science, delusion and the appetite for wonder. Pp. xiv+338(last blank), selected bibliography, index; demy 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in silver, blue papered boards; dust wrapper; Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1998. First U.S. edition. *'Dawkins takes up the most important and compelling topics in modern science, from astronomy and..... More
Pp. [xii]+440+142+[16](index, last blank), title page vignette, 2 folding optical diagrams at end, decorative head and tailpieces, one large and several small decorative initials, text printed double column, index; small cr. 4to; rebound in modern kangaroo, the spine with five raised bands and gilt lettered red leather title label, the..... More
The first twenty-five years. Pp. xiv+286, text figures, pictorial endpapers, appendices, index; med. 8vo; light blue cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, top fore-corner of boards faintly bruised; Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 1980. First edition. More
Pp. 160(last advertisement), list of works consulted, index; demy 8vo; grey papered boards, lettered and decorated in red, faintly soiled, with a few small bruises to edges of lower board; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back panel slightly soiled; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper pastedown..... More
Or the development of the earth and its inhabitants by the action of natural causes. A popular exposition of the doctrine of evolution in general, and of that by Darwin, Goethe, and Lamarck in particular. The translation revised by Professor E. Ray Lankester. In two volumes. Pp. xx+374+44(publisher's catalogue)+[4](advertisements)+xii+544, 19..... More
How the Romantic Generation discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. Pp. xxii+554, coloured frontispiece, plus 24 plates (21 coloured in full or part), pictorial endpapers, bibliography, references, index; med. 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Harper Press, London, 2008. First edition. *'Proposes..... More
Essays. Pp. 318+[2](colophon, verso blank), 8 plates, text illustrations, charts and diagrams, index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip faded; bookplate on upper pastedown, a little light foxing and browning; Readers Union, London, 1959. Book..... More
A biography. Pp. 260, 8 plates, diagrams, appendices, bibliography, reference notes, index; dust wrapper; Lawrence & Wishart, London, 1976. *Biography of the leading French physicist and High Commissioner for Atomic Energy under de Gaulle, who later became a leader of the World Peace Movement. More
Pp. 188, frontispiece portrait, plus 4 plates, a few text figures, appendices, references, bibliography, index; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, backstrip faded, edges lightly rubbed; free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Hutchinson of London, London, 1971. First U.K. edition. *Investigation into the work of the Austrian scientist..... More
Pp. [xii]+244(last colophon, verso blank), notes on sources, index; demy 8vo; black papered boards, spine lettered in silver, bottom fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2016. First edition. *'In 1918, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, his top priority..... More
Chemistry. Botany. Animal Physiology. Animal Mechanics. With an analytical index. Under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Pp. [iv]+124+222+128+64+28(general index), most pages printed double column, text figures, index; purple cloth with gilt lettered black leather title label on spine, the boards marked and lightly worn..... More
Pp. xvi+240, frontispiece, plus 4 plates, index; demy 8vo; yellow cloth, spine blocked in black, fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; top edges yellow; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and faintly foxed on reverse, edges lightly rubbed and creased, with a few tiny splits and chips; issued without free endpapers, the..... More
Supplement, 1928-1933. Pp. xx+454(last blank); roy. 8vo; printed paper wrappers, lightly worn at head and foot of backstrip; edges of leaves lightly marked, bookseller's label at foot of title page; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Melbourne, 1934. More
etc., etc., taken at the Melbourne Observatory, during January 1876; together with abstracts from meteorological observations obtained at various localities in Victoria. Under the superintendence of E. J. White, Acting Government Astronomer [and from April 1876 onwards, under the superintendence of R. L. J. Ellery, Government Astronomer]. A bound run..... More
A Study in Sociological Semantics and the Sociology of Science. Introduction by James L. Shulman. Pp. xxviii+314(last blank), one full page figure, tables, select references, indices; med. 8vo; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, yellow papered boards; dust wrapper; Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 2004. First edition in..... More
Lectures and addresses on the history of science and technology. Based largely on collaborative work with Wang Ling, Lu Gw Ei-Djen and Ho Ping-Yu. Pp. xx+470, 40 plates, numerous text figures (some full page), folding chart, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; maroon cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, edges a...... More
. A bibliography. Pp. xxiv+362, indices, addenda and corrigenda; demy 4to; Dawson, Folkestone, 1977. First edition. Project for Historical Bibliography, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. More
Fighter for Australian Science. Pp. xii+226(last blank), frontispiece portrait plus 12 plates, index; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and soiled, the front flap slightly creased; the author, Melbourne, 1972. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. David Rivett was the Chief Executive Officer of..... More
including the Ronalds Library. With a Biographical memoir. Edited by Alfred J. Frost. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. xxviii+564; Martino Fine Books,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[1998]. *Originally published by Spon, in 1880. More
Pp. [viii]+110(last blank), index of locations; glazed papered boards, edges and spine slightly faded; H.M.S.O., London, 1982. *Guides to Sources for British History based on the National Register of Archives, 2. More
A Theoretical and Practical Treatise for Students and Analysts. In three volumes. Volume I: Electrochemical Theory. Pp. viii+134, a couple of text figures, addenda, index; Volume II: Gravimetric Electrolytic Analysis and Electrolytic Marsh Tests. Pp. x+150, text figures, index; Volume III: Electrical Methods applied to Titration, Moisture Determination and PH..... More
Science and faith in Victorian England. The Riddell Memorial Lectures Thirty-ninth Series. With a memoir of the author by Gwyn Jones. Pp. xvi+64; edges of boards a trifle faded; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, the flap folds slightly silverfished; Oxford University Press, London, 1970. First edition. *Posthumously published. D. G. James..... More
A life in the young Republic. Pp. [ii]+xvi+378(last blank), frontispiece portrait, text illustrations, notes index; med. 8vo; faint scratch mark to upper board; dust wrapper, edges slightly faded; Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1989. *Poet, essayist, chemist, geologist, educator, entrepreneur, publisher - Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) was one of the virtuosi of..... More