[Various]: [Various], 1891. The Extensive Collection of Record Breaking Aerobatics and Stunt Flying 'Ace' Joann Osterud [AERONAUTICS COLLECTION]. [OSTERUD, Joann]. The extensive collection of 372 titles all related to Women in Aviation, Manned Flight, Aeroplanes, Aerobatics, Stunt Pilots, etc. etc. [Various places and publishers, all published between 1891 and 2006]. The authors... More about The extensive collection of 372 titles all related to Manned Flight, Aeroplanes, Stunt Pilots

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860. First American Edition, First Issue, of “The Most Influential Scientific Work of the Nineteenth Century” "Darwin's Magnum Opus" DARWIN, Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Faces in the Struggle for Life. New York: D...... More about On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

London: The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, 1957. In A Fresh Shellfish Binding ETHERINGTON, Don (binder). COX, Ian (editor). The Scallop. Studies of a Shell and its Influences on Humankind by Eight Authors. London: The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, 1957. First edition. Quarto (10 3/4 x 8 in; 273 x.... More about Scallop, The

Riga: Johann Friedrich Hartknoch, 1774. The Oldest Document of the Human Race Johann Herder Accuses Kircher of Willful Fabrication HERDER, Johann Gottfried. Aelteste Urkunde des Menschengeschlechts. Riga: Johann Friedrich Hartknoch, 1774-1776. First edition. Two quarto volumes (9 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches; 241 x 195 mm.). [iv], 384; [viii], 202 pp. Late... More about Aelteste Urkunde des Menschengeschlechts

Cologne: Iodocum Kalcoven, 1643. Magnets and the Magnetic Art Second Enlarged and Corrected Edition KIRCHER, Athanasius. Magnes sive de arte magnetica opus tripartitum quo praeterquam quod universa magnetis natura, eiusque in omnibus. Artibus & Scientiis usus, nova Methodo explicetur, è viribus quoque & prodigiosis effectibus Magneticarum, aliarumq; abditarum Naturae motionum in Elementis..... More about Magnes sive de arte magnetica opus tripartitum

Amstelodami: apud Joannem Janssonium à Waesberge, 1672. "An Impressive Display of Kircher's Virtuosity as a Linguist" KIRCHER, Athanasius. Principis Christiani Archetypon Politicum sive Sapientia Regnatrix; quam Regiis instructam documentis ex antiquo…Amstelodami: apud Joannem Janssonium à Waesberge, 1672. First edition. Quarto (10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in; 261 x 200 mm). Portrait... More about Principis Christiani Archetypon Politicum

Paris: F. Savy, [1845]. With Eighty Fine hand-Colored Engraved Plates of Butterflies and Moths LUCAS, H. Histoire Naturelle des Lépidoptères d'Europe par H. Lucas. Avec 80 planches représentant 400 sujets. Peintes d'apres nature. Gravées sur acier par Pauquet. Paris: F. Savy, [1864]. [Third edition]. Octavo (9 9/16 x 6 1/8 inches;..... More about Histoire Naturelle des Lépidoptères d'Europe

Venice: Appresso Tomaso Baglioni, 1609. The First Practical Treatise on Navigation Second Italian Edition MEDINA, Pietro da. Arte Del Navigare dell'eccel Dottor Pietro Da Medina. Nella quale copiosamente si tratta tutto quello, che appartiene alla Navigatione, e sua cognitione. Venice: Appresso Tomaso Baglioni, 1609. Second edition in Italian (first published in 1554) of... More about Arte Del Navigare

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1906. The Perfect Gift for the Amateur Naturalist WOOD, Rev. J.G. Natural History Rambles: Lane and Field. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1906. Small octavo (6 1/4 x 4 1/8 inches; 159 x 104 mm.). x, 246 pp. Illustrated with many text engravings. Full contemporary... More about Natural History Rambles: Lane and Field

[Chicago]: , 1901. The Wright Brothers' First Publication on Aeronautics WRIGHT, Wilbur. Some Aeronautical Experiments. By Wilbur Wright Dayton, O. Reprint from Journal of the Western Society of Engineers December 1901. First edition, offprint issue, of the Wright Brothers’ First Published Report of their Trial Flights with Motorless Gliders at Kitty... More about Some Aeronautical Experiments