Science / Medicine from Blacket Books

Gillyflower Publishing, 2016. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Pp.xxvii,318. 145 plates + frontispiece and illustrations in the text. 13 maps including map end-papers. The memoirs of a doctor including four years in the Seychelles from 1910 to 1914 followed by his First World War experiences with the British forces in… Read more about this item

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1937. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in light blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. No ownership inscription and not foxed. 280 pages. 12 pages of plates + large folding plate with folding key at rear. The history… Read more about this item

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1936. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in light brown boards (a little marked at the foot of the upper board). Black cloth spine with white title piece lettered in black. Label of the library of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh on front fixed end-paper but no other library markings.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press, 2019. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in pictorial covers. Pp.ix,174. Numerous colour illustrations. Maps. Figures. "Written in clear, non-technical language and abundantly illustrated, "Scotland's Mountain Landscapes" draws on a wealth of recent research to provide an essential guide to landforms for all those who walk, climb, live, work or… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A good plus copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Spine a little faded. Top edge gilt. Some fore-edge and title page foxing. Pp.xvi,267. 44 illustrations. Includes much on yellow fever and malaria.

London: John Murray, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Moderate edge foxing but largely clean internally. Inscribed "With the Author's kind regards" on the front free end-paper. Pp.xv,380 + 4pp. publisher's adverts. 61 illustrations. Described as a… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Some edge foxing but largely clean internally. No ownership inscription. Pp.xv,328. 47 illustrations including tissue-guarded frontispiece. Map. Described as an "epitomised record of the Progress of Sanitation and… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardback. A very good copy. In a dustwrapper which has a smallish chip on the spine and a little wear and tear together with a small chip at the spine ends. The spine lettering is all present. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is… Read more about this item

Blackwell Publishing, 2007. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Softback. A very good copy. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xix,642. Figures in text. "This important book provides a thorough understanding of the genetic basis of biological problems in conservation.

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1839. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A good copy in the original patterned boards, originally mauve or purple but now considerably faded. The gilt lettering on the spine remains clear. The book is inscribed as follows: To Dr. Traill from the Author Feb. 18th 1839."The ex libris label of Thomas Stewart Traill… Read more about this item

London: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1864. Hardcover. Good. Tuffen West. Hardback. 12mo. A good copy in red cloth decorated in gilt on the spine and upper board. The boards are now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Ownership inscription. Pp.iv,188. 12 full page colour plates. Black and white illustrations in the text. "---a general demand has arisen for… Read more about this item

London: J & A Churchill, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A little wear to spine edges and ends. No ownership inscription. Unopened. Pp.xv,816 + publisher's catalogue dated June 1889. "This Commentary is an outcome of a study of Indian disease maintained for thirty-eight years,… Read more about this item

Privately Printed for the Author, 1941. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. A very good copy in blue wraps lettered in black. A clean, fresh copy without ownership inscription or other marking. 22 pages. The first book by a broadcaster, writer and poet who was at the heart of Scottish literary life for many years.

Oxford: Basil Blackwell Ltd, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Pp.vi,272. Illustrated. Described as "a compelling examination of modern farming techniques and the disastrous consequences their continued use might have.

Edinburgh: William Hodge & Co, 1916. Second Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A good copy in blue cloth which shows some fading to the front board. Ownership inscription on front free end-paper. Pp.xiii,164 + 28pp advertisements. 52 illustrations. 17 folding plans

Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in a full leather binding. The spine has five raised bands, is lettered in gilt on a maroon title piece and is attractively decorated in gilt. Glasgow University gilt logo on front board and prize label from the University on front… Read more about this item

Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh, 1989. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Softback. A near fine copy in a near fine slip-case. Pp.xix,156. 8 plates. The life, work and legacy of John Napier, Baron of Merchiston, who invented logarithms.

Edinburgh: HMSO, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in laminated boards. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.xvii,316. Colour illustrations. Figures. Consists mainly of papers delivered at a conference organised by Scottish Natural Heritage.

Cambridge University Press, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Nigel Mann. A very good copy in a near fine dustwrapper. Minor bumping to upper board tips. Previous owners' name and address label on front free end-paper. Pp.viii,248. Pen and ink illustrations. Numerous figures. "This book explores the study of bird song from the biological viewpoint, and… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. First English Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Ownership inscription and smallish ownership label on front free end-paper. Pp.x,239. 50 figures. "Describes the science of bird migration in an accessible way.