Natural Science Books In English, 1600-1900

UK: Portman Books, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Early books on science may be beautiful, rare, historically important, they may be excellent reading for their own sake, or they may combine two or more of these virtues. The author provides a remarkably comprehensive account of all the significant scientific works… Read more about this item

London: Portman Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 1989. Reprint (1st Thus ). Hardcover. 071340728X . Green boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's glossy pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is NOT price-clipped. (Original Price £40.00). No Inscriptions or Marks. (x) + 262 pp. 56 b/w illustrations and 4 full page… Read more about this item

GB: Batsford Ltd, 1972. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 1200g. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG+/VG Pc DW.

Portman Books, 1989-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. . Dust jacket and edges shows light shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

London: Portman Books, 1989. dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; green w/gilt spine titles; 262 clean, unmarked pages/index. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by 96 b&w illustrations and 4 plates in Color. 4 vo.

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1972 4to (25.5 cm), front., X, 262 pp, 3 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket, top edge painted blue (minor shelf-wear). A comprehensive account of significant books on science appearing in English over three centuries, with extensive bibliographies and over 100 illustrations.

London: Praeger Publishers, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Quarto. 262pp. Illustrated. A hint of wear at the spine ends else fine in a very good or better dustwrapper with a bit of edgewear.

London: Portman Books, 1989 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Comprehensive account of all the significant scientific works which appeared in English during three hundred years to 1900. Extended bibliographies to each chapter. 262pp illustrated in colour and black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine, corners and… Read more about this item

London : Portman, 1989. Hardcover. Good. (Col.) plates and illustrations, original boards with dustwrapper.

London: Portman Books, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. Quarto. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

London: Portman Books, 1989. cloth, dust jacket. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 262 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Well-illustrated history of this type of book production. Some plates in color. Extended bibliographies after each chapter.

(London): Portman Books, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Royal octavo; pp; x, 262, index; illustrated with ninety-six black and white illustrations and four full page color plates; green cloth lettered in gilt in a pictorial dust jacket;. Reprint of the 1972 first edition, regarded as the standard reference on the subject.

NY and Washington: Praeger Publishers, (1972).. (1972).. Very good. - Small quarto, green cloth, in dw. The book is rubbed & slightly frayed at the head & tail of the spine. The dw is lightly chipped. 262 pp. Owner's name on flyleaf. Color frontispiece & B&W illustrations. Very good. <p>First edition.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Slim Octavo. ii + 77 pp, stated First Edition, poems grouped in 4 parts. Blind stamped fr cover, gilt spine letters, in unclipped DJ with acetate protector..

KNIGHT, David M. NATURAL SCIENCE BOOKS IN ENGLISH, 1600-1900. London: Portman, (1989). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. x, 262 pages, plates. Being a reprint of the 1972 first edition, now a standard reference on the subject. Fine.

London: B. T. Batsford, 1972. 8vo, x & 262pp., extensively indexed, illustrated throughout (some plates in color); near fine in the slightly chipped jacket.

London: Portman Books, 1989. New edition, 4to, 262pp, photo illustrations and reproductions, VG Copy in VG DJ. New Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Portman Books , 1989. Unopened, unclipped.. Reprint. Cloth. As New/As New,. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

New York: Praeger Publishers, (1972).. First American edition, Hardcover. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 262pp. Illustrated..

Portman Books. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.