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1 Anderson, Walter Truett. EVOLUTION ISN T WHAT IT USED TO BE. The Augmented Animal and the Whole Wired World. First Edition; pp. xii, 228(last 5 blank); notes, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. New York; W. H. Freeman and Company; (1996). #15256 A$20.00
2 Beebe, William. A ROUND TRIP TO DAVY JONES S LOCKER. Peering into Mysteries a Quarter Mile Down in the Open Sea, by Means of the Bathyscaphe. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 653-88; map, 8 coloured plates, 14 b/w. illustrations; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, June, 1931; original wrappers (spine worn). Washington; National Geographic Society; 1931. #62978 A$35.00
3 Braude, Stephen E. THE LIMITS OF INFLUENCE. Psychokinesis and the Philosophy of Science. First Edition; pp. xiv, 314(last 3 blank); several figures, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. New York and London; Routledge & Kegan Paul; (1986). #64928 A$25.00
4 Brothers, Leslie. FRIDAY S FOOTPRINT. How Society Shapes the Human Mind. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 192(last 5 blank); a few figures, notes, references, index; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; Oxford University Press; 1997. #45936 A$40.00
5 Burnett, Ron. HOW IMAGES THINK. First Edition, First Paperback Impression; pp. xxii, 258(last 5 blank); several figures, references, index; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. Cambridge, Massachusetts; The MIT Press; (2005). ***Includes additional Notes on the Paperback Edition. #45876 A$30.00
6 Calvin, William H. HOW BRAINS THINK. Evolving Intelligence, Then and Now. Med. 8vo, Second Impression; pp. viii, 184; a few figures, bibliography, notes, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. London; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; (1997). ***A volume in the Science Masters series. #8268 A$30.00
7 Campbell, George S. THE VALUE OF PRESTEAMING For Drying Some Collapse-Susceptible Eucalypts. 4to; pp. 343-347+[3] (blank); 2 figures, 4 tables, bibliography; stapled. Melbourne; C.S.I.R.O.; 1961. ***Reprinted from Forest Products Journal, Vol. XI, No. 8, August, 1961. #64524 A$10.00
8 Campbell, Jeremy. THE IMPROBABLE MACHINE. What new discoveries in artificial intelligence reveal about how the mind really works. First Paperback Edition; pp. 336(last 2 blank); notes, index; original wrappers. New York; Simon & Schuster Inc.; (1990). #12269 A$20.00
9 Casti, John L. PARADIGMS REGAINED. A Further Exploration of the Mysteries of Modern Science. First U.K. Edition; pp. xiv, 290(last 3 blank); several figures, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (London); Little, Brown and Company; (2000). ***The origin of life; artificial intelligence; language, etc. #8946 A$25.00
10 Caudill, Maureen and Butler, Charles. NATURALLY INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS. Med. 8vo, First Edition, Fifth Impression; pp. x, 304, [4](blank); several figures, glossary, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. Cambridge, Massachusetts; A Bradford Book, The MIT Press; (2000). ***First published in 1990. Neural networks, associative memories, learning and conditioning, adaptive resonance, etc. #41739 A$30.00
11 Clarke, Peter. ON THE ICE. Demy 4to, First Edition; pp. 104; full-page map, 7 coloured plates; very numerous b/w. photos (including double & full-page), glossary, index; original blue-grey cloth, spine lettered in white; a very good copy in dustwrapper. New York, Chicago, San Francisco; A Burdette & Company Book, Distributed by Rand McNally & Company; (1966). ***Spence 302; Renard 347. #4116 A$65.00
12 Cole, Michael; Edited by. International Rare Book Prices. SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. Volume 1 [Volume 2]. 2 vols., First Edition; Vol. I, pp. x, 262; Vol. II, pp. x, 248(last blank); lists of contributing booksellers; original slick illustrated boards; (16 pp. near the end of Vol. I not printed with loss of some entries and part of the bookseller list, otherwise a fine set). (London); R. R. Bowker (UK) Ltd.; (1987-88). ***A useful compilation from catalogue-publishing booksellers from around the world of thousands of books on the physical and biological sciences, medicine and mathematics, etc., with brief but informative descriptions. #52331 A$18.00
13 Cousteau, Jacques-Yves and Diole, Philippe. OCTOPUS AND SQUID. The Soft Intelligence. Translated from the French by J. F. Bernard. Paperback Edition; pp. 304; 6 maps, numerous coloured & b/w. illustrations, 2 appendices, illustrated glossary, bibliography, index; original cloth; original wrappers; a nice copy. New York; A & W Visual Library; (1973). ***A volume in the series: The Undersea Discoveries of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. #37759 A$35.00
14 Coveney, Peter and Highfield, Roger. THE ARROW OF TIME. A voyage through science to solve time s greatest mystery. Foreword by Ilya Prigogine Nobel Laureate. First Edition; pp. 378, [6](blank); 4 coloured plates, 8 b/w. plates, 34 figures, notes, bibliography, glossary, index; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); W H Allen; (1990). #47495 A$45.00
15 Curry, Dr. Manfred. YACHT RACING. The Aerodynamics of Sails and Racing Tactics. Revised and Enlarged Fifth Edition. From the German of Robert W. Atkinson and Charles H. Curry, Ph. D. Cr. 4to, Sixth Edition; pp. [ii], xii, 298; numerous illustrations & diagrams, U.K. distributors slip at front; original cloth (spine faded); a very good copy. New York; Charles Scribner s Sons; (1949). ***First published in English in 1928, 5th edition 1948, reprinted 1949. #38545 A$45.00
16 Darwin, Charles. ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, and, THE DESCENT OF MAN, and Selection in Relation to Sex. Thick post 8vo, 2 works in one vol.; pp. xvi, 386, [2], 389-1000, [8](blank); 1 diagram in Origin & several figures in Descent, Supplemental Note on Sexual Selection in Relation to Monkeys (Reprinted from Nature, November 2, 1876), glossary; index to each work; original papered boards; a fine copy in very slightly worn dustwrapper. New York; The Modern Library; N.D. [c. 1995]. ***Including the Historical Sketch of the Sixth Edition of the Origin. An excellent, portable, reading edition, with good legible type, first published 1936 (see Freeman 554. #48721 A$75.00
17 Darwin, Charles: EVOLUTION. Selected letters of Charles Darwin 1860-1870. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt, Samantha Evans, Alison M. Pearn. Foreword by David Attenborough. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxii, 308, [6](blank); portrait frontispiece, endpaper genealogical table, biographical register, bibliography, bibliography note, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Cambridge); Cambridge University Press; (2008). #21417 A$35.00
18 Dennett, Daniel C. DARWIN S DANGEROUS IDEA. Evolution and the Meanings of Life. Roy. 8vo, First U.K. Edition, Second Impression; pp. 592(last 5 blank); several figures, appendix, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. (London); Allen Lane, The Penguin Press; (1995). ***A remarkable book, bursting with interesting information, discussions of rival hypotheses, philosophical reflections and much else; and with an excellent and extensive bibliography: highly recommended. #51043 A$40.00
19 de Rothschild, David. THE GLOBAL WARMING SURVIVAL HANDBOOK. 77 Essential Skills to Stop Climate Change-- or Live Through It. Foreword by Rob Reiner. Afterword by Kevin Wall. Illustrations by William van Roden. Produced by Melcher Media. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 160; numerous coloured figures, glossary, resources; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (New York); Rodale, Melcher Media; (2007). #59515 A$20.00
20 Desmond, Adrian & Moore, James. DARWIN. Thick med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxii(last blank), [3]-808(as issued), [4](blank); 56 plates, map, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. London; Michael Joseph; (1991). #49250 A$85.00
21 Edwards, Francis. THE NINE HUNDREDTH CATALOGUE from the Bookshop of Francis Edwards Ltd. [wrapper title]. Illuminated Mss & Incunabula, Atlases, Autograph Letters & Manuscripts, Science, Books on Bookbinding, Natural History, English Printing, History, Etc., Illustrated Books, European Printing. 8vo; pp. 128; 2 coloured plates, several b/w. illustrations; original wrappers; a nice copy. London; Francis Edwards; 1967. #30924 A$35.00
22 Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Irenaus. THE BIOLOGY OF PEACE AND WAR. Men, Animals and Aggression. Translated from the German by Eric Mosbacher. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. x, 294; numerous text illustrations, notes, bibliography, index; original quarter cloth; (fore-edge to a few leaves very slightly deformed); a very good copy in dustwrapper. (London); Thames and Hudson; (1979). #51046 A$40.00
23 Evans, Dylan. EMOTION. The Science of Sentiment. F cap 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 208(last 4 blank); several illustrations, sources, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. (Oxford); Oxford University Press; (2001). #16023 A$20.00
24 Feynman, Richard P. SIX EASY PIECES. Essential of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher. Originally prepared for publication by Robert B. Leighton and Matthew Sands. Introduction by Paul Davies. Pp. xxx, 144, [2](adv., recto blank); numerous figures, index; original wrappers; a fine copy. New York; Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group; (1995). ***First published in 1963. #45979 A$25.00
25 Fincher, Jack. HUMAN INTELLIGENCE. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 512; a few figures, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; (a few pen marks in margins, otherwise a very good copy in worn dustwrapper). New York; G. P. Putnam s Sons; (1976). #58644 A$25.00
26 Flanagan, Owen. DREAMING SOULS. Sleep, Dreams, and the Evolution of the Conscious Mind. Med. 8vo, First Paperback Edition; pp. xiv, 210; several figures, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. (New York); Oxford University Press; (2001). ***Philosophy of Mind series. An analysis of the nature and phenomena of dreams and the light they throw on the problem of consciousness. #12282 A$25.00
27 Friday, Laurie and Laskey, Ronald; Edited by. THE FRAGILE ENVIRONMENT. The Darwin College Lectures. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. x, 198; numerous illustrations & figures, bibliogs., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Cambridge; Cambridge University Press; (1989). ***Human impacts; the future of forests, attitudes to animals, how many species, famine, exhaustible resources, changing climates, observing the environment from space. #35197 A$50.00
28 Glynn, Ian. ELEGANCE IN SCIENCE. The Beauty of Simplicity. First Edition; pp. xviii, 286(last 15 blank); 66 figures, appendix, notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Oxford); Oxford University Press; (2010). #59157 A$40.00
29 Grand, Steve. CREATION. Life and How to Make It. [From the Inventor of the Groundbreaking Computer Game Creatures ]. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. x, 230; 24 figures, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; (2000). ***Including language, artificial intelligence, etc. #23897 A$45.00
30 Gregory, Richard L. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO THE MIND. Edited by Richard L. Gregory with the assistance of O. L. Zangwill. Med. 8vo, U.S. Edition, Second Impression; pp. xviii, 856, [6](blank); several illustrations & figures, index; original stiff wrappers (slight crease to lower front corner); a nice copy. New York; Oxford University Press; 1987. ***A wonderful compendium on all aspects of the mind/brain. #52785 A$45.00
31 Grew, Joseph C. WAIMANGU AND THE HOT-SPRING COUNTRY OF NEW ZEALAND. The World s Greatest Geyser Is One of Many Natural Wonders in a Land of Inferno and Vernal Paradise. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 109-130; map, 19 illustrations; contained in the National Geographic Magazine, August, 1925; original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1925. ***Containing, amongst others, From England to India by Automobile, by Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith, pp. 191-223, with map & 32 illusts. #54235 A$65.00
32 Hoffmann, Banesh; with the collaboration of Helen Dukas. ALBERT EINSTEIN. Creator and Rebel. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. xvi, 272; portrait frontispiece, 94 illustrations, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in slightly foxed dustwrapper. London; Hart-Davis, MacGibbon; (1973). #37643 A$40.00
33 Hogben, Lancelot. SCIENCE FOR THE CITIZEN. A Self- Educator based on the Social Background of Scientific Discovery. Illustrated by J. F. Horrabin. Thick 8vo, Fourth Impression; pp. 1120; 480 illustrations (some full-page), references to each section, index; original cloth (a little marked; some foxing); a very good copy. London; George Allen & Unwin Ltd; (1941). ***First published 1938, revised edition 1940. #14438 A$35.00
34 Hughes, Thea Stanley. ENDURING DEEDS in Science, Exploration & Leadership. First Edition; pp. 282, [4](adv.); 16 plates, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. (Sydney; The Movement Sign; 1980). ***Including Helen Keller, Alexander Graham Bell, Florence Nightingale, Alexander Mackenzie, Alfred Russel Wallace, Caractacus, Augustus Gregory, Rachel Carson, Alfred the Great, Charles Kingsford Smith and Abraham Lincoln. #39431 A$25.00
35 Impey, Chris. HOW IT ENDS. From You to the Universe. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 352; several figures, glossary, notes, references, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; W. W. Norton & Company; (2010). #64898 A$35.00
36 Jackson, Patrick Wyse. THE CHRONOLOGERS QUEST. Episodes in the Search for the Age of the Earth. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xviii, 294(last 3 blank); several text illustrations, bibliography, index; original slick illustrated boards; a fine copy. (Cambridge); Cambridge University Press; (2006). #53707 A$45.00
37 Jacobs, A. J. THE GUINEA PIG DIARIES. My Life as an Experiment. First Edition; pp. xvi, 240(last 3 blank); several illustrations, 2 appendices, notes, bibliography; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; Simon & Schuster; (2009). #62690 A$15.00
38 Johnson, Stanley. ANTARCTICA: The Last Great Wilderness. Foreword by Sir Peter Scott. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 206, [4] (blank); 2 full-page maps, bibliography, index; original blue clothgrained papered boards, spine lettered in silver; a very good copy in worn dustwrapper. London; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; (1985). ***Renard 813. #19888 A$60.00
39 Kakalios, James. THE AMAZING STORY OF QUANTUM MECHANICS. A Math-Free Exploration of the Science that Made Our World. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xviii, 318; 52 figures, notes, references, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. (New York); Gotham Books; (2010). #34620 A$30.00
40 Kauman, W. G. COLLAPSE IN SOME EUCALYPTS after Treatment in Inorganic Salt Solutions. [with] EFFECT OF THERMAL DEGRADATION on Shrinkage and Collapse of Wood from 3 Australian Species. [with] CONTRIBUTION TO THE THEORY OF CELL COLLAPSE IN WOOD: Investigations with Eucalyptus regnans. 3 papers, 4to; pp. 8(last 3 blank); 5 figures, bibliography; pp. 445-452; 7 figures, bibliography; pp. 122-145; 9 figures, 9 tables, references; 3 papers, stapled. Melbourne; C.S.I.R.O.; 1960-61. ***Reprinted from Forest Products Journal, Vols. X & XI, No. 9, September, 1960/61 and from Australian Journal of Applied Science, Vol. II, No. I, 1960. #14670 A$10.00
41 Kepes, Gyorgy; Editor. THE MAN-MADE OBJECT. 4to, First U.K. Edition; pp. [vi], 234; very numerous illustrations, biographical notes on authors; original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. London; Studio Vista; (1966). ***Vision + Value Series. Art, perception, communication, culture, etc. #17976 A$60.00
42 Koerner, David and LeVay, Simon. HERE BE DRAGONS. The Scientific Quest for Extraterrestrial Life. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [viii], 264; 8 coloured plates, a few illustrations, notes, references, index; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (New York); Oxford University Press; 2000. #9491 A$45.00
43 Kramp, Dr. P. L. MEDUSAE. 4to, First Edition; pp. [iv], 155-163, [3](blank); bibliography; original wrappers. Adelaide; B.A.N.Z.A.R. Expedition Committee; 1957. ***B.A.N.Z.A.R.E. Reports Series B (Zoology and Botany) Volume VI Part 8. #64400 A$10.00
44 Lake, Phillip & Rastall, R. H. A TEXT-BOOK OF GEOLOGY. First Edition; pp. xvi, 494, [2](adv.), 8(adv.); 32 plates, 134 text maps & figures, index; original cloth; a nice copy. London; Edward Arnold; 1910. ***Arnold s Geological Series, General Editor: Dr. J. E. Marr, F.R.S. A notable text-book that ran to many editions. #50144 A$110.00
45 Larson, Edward J. EVOLUTION S WORKSHOP. God and Science in the Galapagos Islands. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. xii, 320, [4](blank); 16 plates, several illustrations, appendix, notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Allen Lane, The Penguin Press; (2001). ***First published in the U.S. in the same year. #9492 A$45.00
46 Lewin, Roger. BONES OF CONTENTION. Controversies in the Search for Human Origins. Med. 8vo, First U.S. Edition, Second Impression; pp. 348, [4](blank); 41 plates (included in pagination), a few figures, notes, index; original quarter cloth; a nice copy in dustwrapper. New York; Simon and Schuster; (1987). #35180 A$45.00
47 Lobsack, Theo. EARTH S ENVELOPE. Translated from the German by E. L. and D. Rewald. First Edition in English; pp. 256; 16 plates, several text figures, bibliography, index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. London; Collins; 1959. ***An informative account of the workings of earth s atmosphere. #47432 A$50.00
48 Lorenz, Konrad Z. KING SOLOMON S RING. New Light on Animal Ways. Illustrated by the Author, Translated by Marjorie Kerr Wilson, with a Foreword by Julian Huxley. Sixth Impression; pp. xxii, 202; numerous text illustrations, index; original cloth (flecked); a very good copy. London; Methuen & Co. Ltd.; (1954). #50461 A$40.00
49 Lorenz, Konrad. BEHIND THE MIRROR. A search for a natural history of human knowledge. Translated by Ronald Taylor. First U.S. Edition; pp. [vi], 262(last blank); 4 figures, bibliography, index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York and London; A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; (1973). #19987 A$60.00
50 Lynch, Zack; with Byron Laursen. THE NEURO REVOLUTION. How Brain Science is Changing Our World. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [x], 246(last blank); notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; St. Martin s Press; (2009). #65053 A$30.00
51 MacLeish, Kenneth. LEONARDO DA VINCI. A Man for all Ages. Photographs by James L. Amos. Super roy. 8vo; pp. 296-329; numerous coloured illustrations; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, Washington, September, 1977, complete in original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1977. ***Including, amongst others, articles on the Giraffe and on Norway s Lapps. #10282 A$20.00
52 McPherson, John G. FOOTPRINTS ON A FROZEN CONTINENT. 4to, First Edition, U.K. issue; pp. 152; numerous colour & b/w. maps, photographs and other illustrations, index; original white cloth-grained papered boards, lettered in blue on spine and front board; (some soiling); a very good copy in dustwrapper. London; Methuen [Sydney & Wellington, Hicks Smith & Sons Ltd.; 1975]. ***Numerous fine illustrations with some emphasis on geological aspects of the Antarctic continent. #48097 A$55.00
53 Medin, Douglas L.; Roberts, William A.; Davis, Roger T.; Edited by. PROCESSES OF ANIMAL MEMORY. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 274(last 7 blank); several figures, references, author index, subject index; original cloth; a very good copy. Hillsdale, New Jersey; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers; 1976. #53671 A$50.00
54 Morris, Desmond. PATTERNS OF REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR. Collected Papers by Desmond Morris. Med. 8vo, First U.S. Edition (of this collection); pp. 528; 46 illustrations on 34 plates, numerous figures, references, bibliography of works by Morris, index; original cloth; (some staining to fore-edge not affecting contents; name on endpaper); a very good copy in dustwrapper. New York; McGraw-Hill Book Company; (1970). #28416 A$40.00
55 Morris, Desmond. INTIMATE BEHAVIOUR. Med. 8vo, First U.S. Edition; pp. 256(last 3 blank); original quarter cloth; (pen marks to a couple of pp. at start); a very good copy in dustwrapper. New York; Random House; (1971). ***First published in smaller format in the U.K. in the same year. #52316 A$30.00
56 Muller, F. Max. LECTURES ON THE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE. Seventh Edition. In two volumes.--vol. II [ONLY]. Cr. 8vo, Seventh Edition; Vol. II, pp. viii, 668, 4(adv.); 29 figures, index; original cloth (worn; internally very good). London; Longmans, Green, and Co.; 1873. ***Complete in itself. First published in 1861. Max Muller was a German philologist and Orientalist, one of the founders of the western academic field of Indian studies, who virtually created the discipline of comparative religion. He wrote both scholarly and popular works on the subject of Indology and under his direction the massive, 50-volume set of English translations of the Sacred Books of the East was prepared. #65042 A$20.00
57 Nadeau, Robert L. MIND, MACHINES, AND HUMAN CONCIOUSNESS. [Are there limits to Artificial Intelligence?]. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 248(last blank); several figures, notes & references, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. Chicago; Contemporary Books; (1991). #55113 A$50.00
58 Pankevicius, E. R. COLLAPSE INTENSITY IN TWO EUCALYPTS after Treatment with Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Chloride Solutions. 4to; pp. 39-42; 7 figures, bibliography; stapled. Melbourne; C.S.I.R.O.; 1962. ***Reprinted from Forest Products Journal, Vol. XII, No. 1, January, 1962. #64522 A$10.00
59 Parker, Andrew. IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xviii, 316, [2](blank); 16 coloured plates, numerous figures, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (Cambridge, MA); Perseus Publishing, A Member of the Perseus Books Group; (2003). ***On the causes of the Cambrian Explosion; the author suggests that the development of vision was the key. #24750 A$45.00
60 Pollack, Robert. SIGNS OF LIFE. The Language and Meanings of DNA. First Edition; pp. [x], 212, [2](blank); references, index; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Boston; Houghton Mifflin Company; 1994. ***Looking at DNA from a language perspective: an interesting cross-over. #47139 A$40.00
61 Rosebury, Theodor. LIFE ON MAN. First Edition; pp. xvi, 240(last blank); notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; (a small printing fault on one leaf with loss of a few words, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper). London; The Scientific Book Club; (1971). ***On the microbes which live in and on our bodies. #15233 A$20.00
62 Scientific American: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN. A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Folio; pp. [239]-254; several illustrations; unbound as issued (a few tears, with minor loss). New York; Scientific American; 1888. #53502 A$20.00
63 Shapiro, Robert. THE HUMAN BLUEPRINT. The Race to Unlock the Secrets of Our Genetic Script. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xx, 412; 16 plates, notes, bibliography, index; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; St. Martin s Press; (1991). #52074 A$40.00
64 Sheldrake, Rupert. THE REBIRTH OF NATURE. The Greening of Science and God. Med. 8vo, First Paperback Edition; pp. xvi, 216(last blank); a few figures, notes, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. London; Rider; (1991). ***First published in 1990. #51939 A$25.00
65 Silver, Lee M. CHALLENGING NATURE. The Clash of Science and Spirituality at the New Frontiers of Life. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [ii], xvi, 444, [2](blank); notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (New York); Ecco; (2006). ***Biotechnology, biology and sociology. #46026 A$50.00
66 Simpson, G. C. British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913. METEOROLOGY. Vol. I, Discussion. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 326; coloured map frontispiece with overlay, 5 folding plates, 93 text figures, 163 tables, index; (front hinge mostly split; rear hinge weak; otherwise fine in original cloth); a very good copy; scarce. Calcutta; Printed by Thacker, Spink & Co.; 1919. ***USN 16.192; Renard 186 (part); Rosove 293-1.A1. #49198 A$250.00
67 Sims, Michael. ADAM S NAVEL. A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Body. First U.K. Edition; pp. x, 348, [10] (blank); bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. (London); Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books; (2003). ***A fascinating account of the human form and all its external organs. #30330 A$30.00
68 Smith, John Maynard and Szathmary, Eors. THE ORIGINS OF LIFE. From the birth of life to the origin of language. Cr. 8vo, First Paperback Edition; pp. [x], 180, [2](blank); a few diagrams, bibliography, glossary, index; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. (Oxford); Oxford University Press; (2000). #9488 A$20.00
69 Smith, Timothy Paul. HIDDEN WORLDS. Hunting for Quarks in Ordinary Matter. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 178; several figures, glossary, index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Princeton and Oxford; Princeton University Press; (2003). #40944 A$50.00
70 Societies: SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. A Handbook Compiled from Official Sources. 61st Edition, Second Impression; pp. 224; index; original cloth; a very good ex-library copy in dustwrapper (2 cancelled stamps only). London; George Allen & Unwin Ltd; (1965). #28255 A$15.00
71 Sotheby s: FINE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. [Two Catalogues]. New York, Tuesday, June 27, 1989 [and] Tuesday, December 11, 1990. 4to, pp. [76]; [96]; numerous illustrations; price list for second sale; original wrappers. New York; Sotheby s; 1989-90. ***266 lots including original manuscripts by Albert Einstein, notable musical manuscripts and much else. #54025 A$12.00
72 Stefansson, Vihljalmur: REPORT OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION 1913-18. Volume III: Insects. Southern Party 1913-16. Med. 8vo, First Editions; pp. 32, 8, 90, 28, 8, 40, 24, 56; 6 plates (2 coloured), numerous illustrations & figures; stapled in original parts as issued (some wrappers frayed or missing). Ottawa; J. de Labroquerie Tache [& others]; 1919-20. ***Lacking parts D, K & L but otherwise complete. Stefansson was leader of the expedition. The various sections are by a variety of authors. #8288 A$45.00
73 Stewart, Ian. MATHEMATICS OF LIFE. Unlocking the Secrets of Existence. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 358, [2](blank); 75 figures, notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Profile Books; (2011). #18286 A$35.00
74 Taylor, Griffith. AUSTRALIAN METEOROLOGY. A Text- Book including sections on Aviation and Climatology. First Edition; pp. xii, 312; Solar-Control Model with movable insert inside front board, 229 figures, a few tables, 2 appendices, index; original cloth (covers marked, especially front board; internally very good); scarce. Oxford; at the Clarendon Press; 1920. #64920 A$65.00
75 Taylor, Gordon Rattray. THE SCIENCE OF LIFE. A Pictorial History of Biology. 8vo, Second Edition; pp. 368; 336 illustrations, chronology, sources, index; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy in slipcase. London; A Panther Book; (1967). #12581 A$18.00
76 Thomas, Lewis. THE MEDUSA AND THE SNAIL. More Notes of a Biology Watcher. First U.K. Edition; pp. xii, 176(last blank); original papered boards; (very slight stain on endpaper); a very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. (London); Allen Lane; (1980). #47440 A$20.00
77 Tucker, Jonathan B. SCOURGE. The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox. Med. 8vo, First Edition, Second Impression; pp. [xii], 292(last blank); source notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; Atlantic Monthly Press; (2001). #53694 A$45.00
78 Tyrrell, G. W. THE PRINCIPLES OF PETROLOGY. An Introduction to the Science of Rocks. Cr. 8vo, Ninth Edition; pp. xii, 352; 78 figures, several tables, index; original cloth (some spotting); a very good copy. London; Methuen & Co. Ltd.; (1948). #53811 A$35.00
79 Vogel, Steven. PRIME MOVER. A Natural History of Muscle. Illustrated by Annette deferrari and the author. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 370; numerous figures, notes, references, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. New York; W. W. Norton & Company; (2001). #23376 A$30.00
80 Ward, Mark. VIRTUAL ORGANISMS. [The Startling World of Artificial Life]. Pp. xiv, 306; a few figures, notes, references, bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (London); Pan Books; (2000). ***First published 1999 by Macmillan. #8213 A$25.00
81 Ward, Peter D. GORGON. The Monsters That Ruled the Planet Before Dinosaurs and How They Died in the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth s History. First U.K. Edition; pp. xxviii, 260(last blank); frontispiece, 8 plates, diag., references, index; original wrappers; a nice copy. (London); Penguin Books; (2004). ***First published in the U.S. in hardcover the same year. #28046 A$20.00
82 Watson, Geoffrey G. FUN WITH ECOLOGY. Foreword by Ian McPhail. With 22 photographs and 15 drawings by W. C. Cartner. Cr. 4to, Third Impression; pp. 64; numerous illustrations; original papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. London; Kaye & Ward; (1976). ***An introduction to the methods of ecological study for young people. #17633 A$25.00
83 Watson, Lyall. THE ROMEO ERROR. A Matter of Life and Death. Book Club Edition; pp. xii, 276(last blank); bibliography, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper. Garden City, New York; Anchor Press/Doubleday; (1974). ***First published by Hodder and Stoughton in the U.K. in the same year. An original look at the biology of death. #57248 A$30.00
84 Weaver, Dolla Cox. FOR PEBBLE PUPS. A Collecting Guide for Junior Geologists. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [xii], 96; numerous illustrations; bibliography, index; original stiff wrappers. Chicago, Illinois; Chicago Natural History Museum; (1955). #30409 A$15.00
85 Wertheim, Margaret. PYTHAGORAS TROUSERS. God, Physics, and the Gender Wars. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 280; bibliography, index; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (New York); Times Books, Random House; (1995). #41782 A$35.00
86 White, Michael. RIVALS. Conflict as the Fuel of Science. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [xii], 420(last 3 blank); notes & references, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. London; Secker & Warburg; (2001). ***Also published in the US as Acid Tongues and Tranquil Dreamers. Tales of Bitter Rivalry That Fueled the Advancement of Science and Technology. #12309 A$35.00
87 Wickramasinghe, Chandra. COSMIC DRAGONS. Life and Death on our Planet. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. x, 190; a few figures, references, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Souvenir Press; (2001). #24758 A$30.00
88 Yoerg, Sonja I.; Ph.D. CLEVER AS A FOX. Animal Intelligence and What It Can Teach Us About Ourselves. First U.S. Edition; pp. x, 230(last blank); bibliography, index; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (New York); Bloomsbury; (2001). #12764 A$45.00
89 Young, J. Z. A MODEL OF THE BRAIN. Being the William Withering Lectures delivered to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Birmingham 1960 with the title Mechanisms of Learning and Form Discrimination. Second Impression; pp. [ii], x, 348; 111 figures, a few tables, bibliography, glossary, index; original cloth; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Oxford; at the Clarendon Press; (1964). #27680 A$85.00
90 Young, J. Z. PROGRAMS OF THE BRAIN. Based on the Gifford Lectures, 1975-7. First Paperback Edition; pp. viii, 328(last 3 blank); several figures & other illustrations, bibliography, glossary, index of names & subject index; original wrappers; a fine copy. Oxford; Oxford University Press; (1981). #64355 A$30.00
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