Natural History & Science

This is a traditionally strong area of interest for Sotheran's, with our unparalleled collection of John Gould ornithological lithographs. We maintain a selection of fine antiquarian bird books in stock, together with sought-after and scarce works in the areas of botany and zoology both British and foreign. We also specialise in books relating to Darwinism, evolution, genetics and human biology.

Sotherans has a long tradition of dealing with fine science books stretching back to 1906, when work began on our Bibliotheca Chemico-Mathematica. This exhaustive bibliography, which was published between 1921 and 1952, remains an important resource. We now stock books across a broad range of scientific subjects, including geology, evolutionary science, physics, medicine, astronomy, mathematics and technology. We also have a good stock of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and offprints from scientific journals.

439 items
  • The Humble-Bee. Its life-history and how to domesticate it
    £150.00
    £150.00
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Beekeeping
    £170.00
    £170.00
  • The General Apiarian, wherein a simple, humane and advantageous method of …
    £90.00
    £90.00
  • The Pollen Loads of the Honey Bee
    £200.00
    £200.00
  • Honey. A Comprehensive Survey
    £240.00
    £240.00
  • Mushrooms, Russia and History
    £6,000.00
    £6,000.00
  • Descriptions and Figures of Petrifactions, found in the Quarries, Gavel-Pits …
    £1,000.00
    £1,000.00
  • Florence Nightingale. The Wounded Soldier's Friend
    £48.00
    £48.00
  • How To Shoot an Amateur Naturalist
    £50.00
    £50.00
  • Old English Household Life
    £80.00
    £80.00
  • Children and Gardens
    £80.00
    £80.00
  • Unweaving the Rainbow
    £80.00
    £80.00
  • An Appetite for Wonder
    £100.00
    £100.00
  • The Lutyens Memorial. The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens
    £1,650.00
    £1,650.00
  • What Rome Was Built With. A description of the stones employed …
    £400.00
    £400.00
  • The Last Whole Earth Catalog
    £200.00
    £200.00
  • On the Superiority, as Moral and Spiritual Beings, of Women to …
    £400.00
    £400.00
  • Birds and Beasts of the Greek Anthology
    £125.00
    £125.00
  • Essays on Sport and Natural History
    £250.00
    £250.00
  • Bumblebees
    £300.00
    £300.00
  • EINSTEIN, Albert. Relativity. The Special and the General Theory: A Popular Exposition.
    £25,000.00
    £25,000.00
  • A History of Garden Design
    £50.00
    £50.00
  • Barry's Pain Relief. A Purely Vegetable Preparation
    £400.00
    £400.00
  • China and Gardens of Europe of the Eighteenth Century
    £250.00
    £250.00
  • The Herons of the World
    £250.00
    £250.00
  • The Feathered Tribes of the British Islands
    £600.00
    £600.00
  • The Bewick Collector
    £300.00
    £300.00
  • Gareth Southgate signed photograph
    £40.00
    £40.00
  • Birds of the Atlantic Islands [The Canaries, Madeira, The Azores, The …
    £600.00
    £600.00
  • Review of ] A Natural History of Mammalia… by G.R. Waterhouse, esq …
    £9,500.00
    £9,500.00
  • Juno Mission
    £6,950.00
    £6,950.00
  • Actinologia Britannica. A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals
    £450.00
    £450.00