Science & Natural History

An antiquarian collection devoted to the foundations of scientific inquiry, natural history, and technological advancement.
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  • Eyn new Kunstlichs wolgegründts Visierbüchl by Kern, Ulrich: an uncommon visual fragment of the 1531 early science & crafts printed work

    Eyn new Kunstlichs wolgegründts Visierbüchl

    Kern, Ulrich

    Eyn new Kunstlichs wolgegründts Visierbüchl

    1531

    First Edition

    Illustrated practical geometry for the wine trade, printed by the son of Gutenberg's collaborator.

    ¥610,000 JPY
  • Della simmetria dei corpi humani by Dürer, Albrecht: a noteworthy detail captured from the 1591 illustrated wonders printed work

    Della simmetria dei corpi humani

    Dürer, Albrecht

    Della simmetria dei corpi humani

    1591

    First Italian Edition

    Dürer's foundational treatise on human proportion, first Italian edition with over 100 woodcuts.

    ¥786,600 JPY
  • A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons by (Moore, J.): a precious visual instance of the 1765 illustrated & decorative text

    A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons

    (Moore, J.)

    A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons

    1765

    First Edition, Second Issue

    The first English pigeon book: breeding, breeds, frauds, and 13 plates.

    ¥297,000 JPY
  • Theatrum Machinarum Novum by Böckler, Georg Andreas: a selected plate showing the 1661 illustrated & decorative printed work

    Theatrum Machinarum Novum

    Böckler, Georg Andreas

    Theatrum Machinarum Novum

    1661

    First Edition

    A spectacular stage of 17th-century machines, where art and invention steal the show.

    ¥834,700 JPY
  • A complete treatise of electricity in theory and practice by Cavallo, Tiberio: a rare glimpse into the 1777 early science & crafts text

    A complete treatise of electricity in theory and practice

    Cavallo, Tiberio

    A complete treatise of electricity in theory and practice

    1777

    First Edition

    The first and most important English-language treatises to teach electricity, with 3 plates

    ¥136,500 JPY
  • Encyclopédie des chemins de fer et des machines a vapeur by Tourneux, Félix: an exceptional example from the 1844 early science & crafts printed work

    Encyclopédie des chemins de fer et des machines a vapeur

    Tourneux, Félix

    Encyclopédie des chemins de fer et des machines a vapeur

    1844

    First Edition

    An illustrated encyclopedic dictionary devoted to railway and steam technology

    ¥136,500 JPY
  • Il tesoro della sanità by Durante, Castor: a rare glimpse into the 1612 gastronomy & pleasures volume

    Il tesoro della sanità

    Durante, Castor

    Il tesoro della sanità

    1612

    Pocket vernacular guide to health: early modern regimen, c.1600

    ¥80,300 JPY
  • Traicté du Tabac, ou Nicotiane, panacée, pétun: Autrement Herbe à la Reyne by Neander, Johann: a finely preserved portion of the 1626 gastronomy & pleasures copy

    Traicté du Tabac, ou Nicotiane, Panacée, Pétun: Autrement Herbe à la Reyne

    Neander, Johann

    Traicté du Tabac, ou Nicotiane, Panacée, Pétun: Autrement Herbe à la Reyne

    1626

    First French edition (1625), with 1626 reissue title-page

    Tobacco as a miracle herb, with images of Native American traditional knowledge, Persian pipes recorded in a Western book for the first time, and botanical beauties.

    ¥449,500 JPY
  • De re militari libri quatuor by Vegetius, Renatus Publius Flavius: a selected plate showing the 1553 illustrated & decorative publication

    De re militari libri quatuor

    Vegetius, Renatus Publius Flavius

    De re militari libri quatuor

    1553

    Over a hundred Roman war machines (including incredible diving bells) charming readers for centuries.

    ¥706,300 JPY
  • Théorie des machines simples by Coulomb, Charles-Augustin: an exceptional example from the 1821 early science & crafts text

    Théorie des machines simples

    Coulomb, Charles-Augustin

    Théorie des machines simples

    1821

    First Collected Edition

    The foundation of modern mechanical engineering.

    ¥289,000 JPY
  • Traitè des feux d'artifice pour le spectacle by Frezier, Amédée François: a carefully chosen vignette of the 1747 early science & crafts piece

    Traitè des feux d'artifice pour le spectacle

    Frezier, Amédée François

    Traitè des feux d'artifice pour le spectacle

    1747

    Second Edition

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

    ¥168,600 JPY
  • Der selbstlehrende Feuerwerker by Blondel, C.: a singularly preserved detail from the 1816 curiosa & occulta text

    Der selbstlehrende Feuerwerker

    Blondel, C.

    Der selbstlehrende Feuerwerker

    1816

    Second Edition

    A sparkling fusion of chemistry and theatre in a rare fireworks manual.

    ¥72,300 JPY
  • Italian small Herbarium, 12 specimens by : a selected plate showing the 1923 agriculture & natural history text

    Italian small Herbarium, 12 specimens

    Italian small Herbarium, 12 specimens

    1923

    Early 20th-century Italian botanical herbarium with 12 specimens

    ¥34,600 JPY
  • Arte Magica Annichilata by Maffei, Francesco Scipione, a rare sample view of the 1754 - curiosa & occulta book.

    Arte Magica Annichilata

    Maffei, Francesco Scipione

    Arte Magica Annichilata

    1754

    First Edition

    Rare 1754 treatise, Maffei’s reasoned reply to witchcraft panic.

    ¥112,400 JPY
  • Diaeteticon polyhistoricon by Du Chesne, Joseph (Quercetanus): a carefully chosen vignette of the 1606 gastronomy & pleasures volume

    Diaeteticon polyhistoricon

    Du Chesne, Joseph (Quercetanus)

    Diaeteticon polyhistoricon

    1606

    First Edition

    Diet and the passions of the soul as both cause and cure of illness, in one of the earliest treatises to bind kitchen and medicine into a single discipline

    ¥289,000 JPY
  • Historia da creação do mundo conforme as ideas de Moizes, e dos filozofos by Alvares de Queiroz, Manuel: a finely chosen detail from the 1762 illustrated science volume

    Historia da creação do mundo conforme as ideas de Moizes, e dos filozofos

    Alvares de Queiroz, Manuel

    Historia da creação do mundo conforme as ideas de Moizes, e dos filozofos

    1762

    First Edition

    A Portuguese history of creation, between the Bible and Science

    ¥144,500 JPY
  • Mathemata astronomica de loco, motu, magnitudine et causis cometa

    Mathemata astronomica de loco, motu, magnitudine et causis cometa

    Cysat, Johann Baptista

    Mathemata astronomica de loco, motu, magnitudine et causis cometa

    1619

    First Edition

    A comet first observed through a telescope, Galileo's misstep, Gingerich provenance, and splendid constellation illustrations

    ¥931,000 JPY
  • Iconographie des Orchidées by Barla, Jean-Baptiste: a rare glimpse into the 1868 illustrated science publication

    Iconographie des Orchidées

    Barla, Jean-Baptiste

    Iconographie des Orchidées

    1868

    First Edition

    63 colored plates of South European wild orchids, with the author's own presentation inscription

    ¥561,900 JPY
  • Dissertazione sopra le aurore boreali by Sguario, Eusebio: a delicate visual nuance of the 1738 illustrated science treatise

    Dissertazione sopra le aurore boreali

    Sguario, Eusebio

    Dissertazione sopra le aurore boreali

    1738

    First Edition

    Northern lights over Venice, explained through Newtonian optics

    ¥289,000 JPY

Science & Natural History

Serving as the empirical counterpart to our illustrated wonders, these rare books and early printed treatises trace the development of mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and botanical taxonomy. From the meticulous observation of flora and fauna to comprehensive manuals of eighteenth-century engineering, the selection emphasizes significant editions that propelled human knowledge. A bibliographically grounded view of how early modern thinkers measured, ordered, and transformed their environment.

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