Illustrated fables by a pupil of Titian: 100+ woodcuts reveal an unexpected facet of Renaissance artistic brilliance.

An archaeological masterpiece: 65 chromolithographs preserving Pompeii's vanished frescoes.

Pyrotechnics: from military craft to a disciplined science of spectacle.

Second enlarged edition of a pioneering English treatise on cider production and fruit-wines, with engravings of ingenious machines and bees as essential partners in the orchard.

The foundation of modern mechanical engineering.

Exceptional 51-piece early 900 Italian botanical herbarium with original Latin labels.

107 exquisite chromolithographic plates showcasing the finest German poultry breeds.