Ridley Matt The Origins Of Virtue
Soft Back Preview, 1997 rep 295pp, paperback, Fine copy. Matt Ridley is more concerned with clarity of explanation, elegance of style and simple, honest truth than he is with yawn-inducing canons of political correctness, his book is a breath of fresh air. (Book ref. 42954) £4.00
Renshaw Amand Heaven & Earth. Unseen By The Naked Eye
Phaidon Press, 2002 First Edition 383pp, Fine in Fine dw Through the lens of a microscope or the shaft of a telescope exists a universe of life and beauty that is unknown to many. (Book ref. 42545) £24.00
Reader's Digest Reader's Digest Facts At Your Fingertips
Reader's Digest, 2001 First Edition 640pp, Fine copy Facts on the universe, mankind, peoples and nations, science and invention etc (Book ref. 42569) £9.00
Perutz Max F. Is Science Necessary? Essays On Science And Scientists
Barrie & Jenkins, 1989 First Edition 285pp, inscr, Fine in Fine dw slightly browned. Inscription signed by Max Petrutz. Essays ranging from the title piece to to "Enemy Alien", the deeply moving story of his own deportation from England as a German national during the Second World War. (Book ref. 42877) £25.00
Pearce W.E. School Physics
G. Bell & Sons, 1946 rep 419pp, inscr, slight mark on bad cover, darkening to spine, VG+ Inscription is Signed By W.E. Pearce. Textbook (Book ref. 45149) £10.00
Orear Jay Fundamental Physics
John Wiley & Sons, 1964 rep 376pp, owner's name and address, VG+ copy Fundamental Physics. Section with answers to questions. (Book ref. 44140) £8.00
Mott Nevill Sir A Life In Science
Taylor & Francis, 1986 First Edition 198pp, inscr. Fine in Fine dw This autobiography puts his important scientific work, stretching over more than 50 years, into the broader perspective of his upbringing, family life, war work, academic administration and religious and political concerns. (Book ref. 38366) £30.00
Moore Peter D. The Collins Encyclopedia Of Animal Ecology
Collins, 1986 First Edition 144pp, Fine in Fine dw Over 100 colour photographs, 35 diagrams and artwork panels mostly in full colour, presents a unique introduction to the science of ecology. (Book ref. 43521) £20.00
Merry Eleanor C. Spiritual Knowledge. The Reality And Its Shadow
New Knowledge Books, 1966 First Edition 115pp, inscr, VG+ in VG dw with some edge wear. Possible answers to 'where was I before I was born? What becomes of me when I die? Can we communicate with the Dead?' (Book ref. 33855) £9.00
Masson Irvine Three Centuries Of Chemistry. Phases In The Growth Of A Science.
Ernest Benn, 1925 First Edition 191pp, VG+ (Book ref. 47640) £14.00
Lewis Richard S. A Continent For Science. The Antarctic Adventure
Secker & Warburg, 1965 First Edition 300pp, well illustrated with maps, photographs and charts, Fine in Fine dw Foreword by Dr Thomas O. Jones. The first definitive history of the world's last land frontier. (Book ref. 33990) £10.00
Jones Steve & Loon Borin Van Genetics For Beginners
Icon Books, 1993 First Edition 175pp, paperback, Fine copy Genetics For Beginners goes from Mendel to the human gene map and the treatment of inborn disease, with the help of Borin Van Loon's ingenious illustrations. (Book ref. 43032) £4.00
Johnson Hugh The Principles of Gardening
Mitchell Beazley, 1979 First Edition 272pp, Fine in Fine price clipped dw The science, practice and history of the gardener's art. (Book ref. 44933) £14.00
Huxley Julian Argument Of Blood - The Advancement Of Science
Macmillan & Co, 1941 First Edition 48pp, paperback, slight fading to front cover, VG Macmillan War Pamphlet No. 11. (Book ref. 42878) £15.00
Holmyard E.J Inorganic Chemistry
Edward Arnold, 1931 Second Edition 576pp, VG+ A textbook For Colleges and Schools. (Book ref. 38057) £9.50
Holmes Sandra Henderson Dictionary Of Biological Terms
Longman, 1979 9th Edition 510pp, Fine in F- dw. Comprehensive dictionary of biological terms. (Book ref. 30052) £5.00
Hirsch Peter, Cockayne David Spence John and Whelan Michael Philosophical Magazine. Vol 86
Taylor and Francis Group, 2006 First Edition paperback, Fine Structure and properties of condensed matter. 50 years of TEM dislocations. (Book ref. 41653) £18.00
Hardin Garrett Biology. Its Principles And Implications.
W.H. Freeman & Co, 1966 Second Edition 771pp, names and address on front endpaper, VG+ in Poor dw with chips and piece missing to spine, sellotape used to hold dw. Drawings by Evan L. Gillespie, Portraits by Howard Warshaw. (Book ref. 44138) £4.00
Hailsham Lord Science And Politics
Faber & Faber, 1963 First Edition 110pp, Fine in VG+ dw Lord Hailsham was appointed in 1959 to be the first Minister for Science In British history. (Book ref. 42856) £8.00
Gregory Richard Mirrors In Mind
Pengin Books, 1997 First Edition 302pp, paperback, slight creasing to front cover, VG In this entertaining and erudite account Richard Gregory ranges across the mythology and history of mirrors, their use in art and literature and the science of images and light. (Book ref. 42928) £25.00