Videnskab og natur

The Great Brain Robbery: Studies in Evolution.

WATSON, DAVID C.C. · 1975 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.59 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Worthing: Henry E. Walter, Ltd, 1975. 1st ed. "This scholarly, entertaining and infectiously enthusiastic work sets out to investigate those almost unquestioned theories of how we began .. in the light of new facts." Pp. 6/108, 1 illustration. P/b. G+.

Manual of Optics.

HAUGHTON, THE REV. SAMUEL. · 1881 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.97 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, 1881. New edition. Galbraith and Haughton's Scientific Manuals. Mathematical series. All edges red. Pp.4/82, many figure illustrations, ads to endpapers, owners details to title page, some pages coming loose. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gil...

Fossils: A Study in Evolution. (Line drawings by Melchior Spoczynski.)

SPOCZYNSKA, J.O.I. · 1971 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1971. 1st British ed. "Joy Spoczynska traces in clear detail the significance of the fossil record, concentrating on the main line of evolution which has led to the higher mammals and man, and presents her conclusions with logic and insight." Pp. ...

Earth Story Sacred Story.

CONLON, JAMES. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Mystic: Twenty-third Publications, 1994. 1st.ed. The author looks at the present ecological situation - including the depletion of natural resources, pollution, and the devastation of wilderness and wildlife - and urges readers to adapt a lifestyle more in sync with the needs ...

Preaching for Our Planet.

MONTEFIORE, HUGH. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: Mowbray, 1992. 026467281X. 1st ed. "Packed with helpful and authoritative information about today's environmental issues, and is a powerful plea for individual Christians to play their part in protecting God's earth". Pp.118. Paperback. VG.

Project Pope.

SIMAK, CLIFFORD D. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1981. 1st British ed. Science Fiction. Pp. 313/1 Biography. Dark blue cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

Space Ships and Space Travel.

ROSS, JR., FRANK. · 1956 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Museum Press Ltd, 1956. 1st ed. "The scientifically accurate story of man's attempts and plans to travel into interplanetary space." Pp. 166, 64 b/w illustrations, uneven toning to endpapers. Dark blue cloth, illustrated d/w price-clipped and has edge tears. G+/G+.

Tropical Fish and Fish Tanks. (With line drawings.)

DUTTA, REGINALD. · 1968 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Collins, 1968. Rep. Collins Nutshell Books. "Of all the creatures which people acquire as pets or companions tropical fish are probably the most delightful, the most varied, the most entertaining and the least demanding." 15.5cms. x 10.5cms. Pp. 128, line drawings thro...

Prisoners of Peace. (Star Trek. Deep Space Nine).

PEEL, JOHN. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.59 | $3.96 | ¥633)

New York: Pocket Books, 1994. "When Jake, Nog and their friends Ashley and T'Ara are investigating some mysterious incidents on the station they discover a stowaway - a Cardassian stowaway named Kam". Pp 112,owners inkstamp to verso front cover, some b/w illustrations. P/b, il...

Lifelines: Biology, Freedom, Determinism.

ROSE, STEVEN. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: Allen Lane, Penguin Group, 1997. 1st ed. "In 'Lifelines', neuroscientist Steven Rose offers a theory of life that insists that we as humans - along with all living creatures - create our own futures, though in circumstances not of our own choosing." 24cms. x 16cms. Pp....

Unbounding the Future. The Nanotechnology Revolution.

DREXLER, K. ERIC, & PETERSON, CHRIS, WITH PERGAMIT, GAYLE. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1992. 1st British ed. "Nanotechnology is one of the scientific concepts around, and 'Unbounding the Future' is the comprehensive, easy-to-understand handbook that explains what it is and how it will revolutionize life in the future." 24cms. x 16cm...

The Skywatcher's Handbook. Night and Day, what to look for in the Heavens above.

RONAN, COLIN A., & DUNLOP, STORM. · 1993 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Leicester: The Promotional Reprint Co. Ltd, 1993. 1st Promotional Reprint ed. "The Skywatcher's Handbook is an illustrated reference book that provides all one needs to interpret the skies of the Northern Hemisphere by day and by night" Pp. 224, colour and b/w illustrations th...

Plant Communities. (Illustrated by Susanne Larsen.) Translated from the Danish by Joan Tate.

BULOW-OLSEN, ANNE. · 1978 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd, 1978. 1st English ed. Penguin Nature Guides. "Plants appear to grow anywhere. But this seemingly random growth is misleading; on closer inspection plants are found to be grouped in communities - governed largely by soil and weather conditions....

The Plant Kingdom. (Illustrated by Henry Barnett).

TRIBE, IAN. · 1972 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.59 | $3.96 | ¥633)

London: Hamlyn. 1972. "Written to demonstrate the vast range of plant structures through a group of at least 300,000 species, and to show how plants have tackled and overcome the same problems of survival and 'breeding'". Pp 160, many colour illustrations. P/b, illustrated cov...

Creation and the High School Student.

TAYLOR, KENNETH N. · 1969 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.59 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Illinois: Tyndale House. 1969. Science/Religion. Pp 56, many b/w illustrations. P/b, slight scuffing to spine, slight rubbing to covers, illustrated cover. G+.

Basic Botany.

SKELLERN, CLAIRE AND ROGERS, PAUL. · 1979 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.59 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Plymouth: Macdonald & Evans. 1979. "Provides an introduction to the study of plants, with an emphasis being placed on the importance of applied aspects of botany including crop botany, problems of world food supplies and applied plant ecology". Pp 192, toning to pages, some b/...

Garden Pests and Predators. The Wildlife in Your Garden and its Ecological Control.

SAVIGEAR, ELFRIDA. · 1992 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Blandford. 1992. "Shows how to identify your garden friends and enemies, and how to encourage the good and discourage the bad in an encologically satisfying way". Pp 128, some b/w illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

Britain's Endangered Plants.

PERRING, FRANKLYN AND RANDALL, ROLAND E. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.59 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Norwich: Jarrold Colour Publications. 1981. "A fully illustrated description of those species which are rare in Great Britain". Unpaginated, full of colour illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

What's In a Name. A Look at the Origins of Plant and Animal Names. (Illustrated by Andrew Martin).

OWEN, DENIS. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£3.50 (€4.19 | $4.62 | ¥738)

London: BBC. 1985. "The study of names - including scientific ones - is not a science, but a subject where disagreement flourishes. The author's first radio broadcasts generated a great deal of correspondence from listeners who offered their own local names, disputed the autho...

Understanding Wild Flowers. (Usborne Pocket Naturalist). Illustrated by Victoria Goaman.

EVANS, ROS. · 1982 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Usborne Publishing. 1982. 1st ed. "Explains the importance of flowers, and may give you a new way of looking at them. It will help you understand why flowering plants are the most dominant type of vegetation on the earth today". Pp 64, many colour illustrations. P/b, i...