Only a few days to go until the @abararebooks CHELSEA BOOK FAIR which opens on Friday at 2pm, at the historic Chelsea Old Town Hall. I can be found at stand 75 and very much hope to see you there. Full details and free tickets available via my website

When not doing the day job (rare bookseller focusing upon medicine and science) my time is spent enjoying the Malvern Hills - such a wonderful part of the UK

A personal favourite for the charming woodcuts - taken from one of the earliest vernacular zoological handbooks printed in Swedish in 1776 by Magnus Orrelius
#histsci #zoology #woodcut #printinghistory #naturalhistory

Next up - an appealing decorative binding on this 1750 edition of John Hill’s noted scientific spoof ‘Lucina Sine Concubitu’ ‘pregnancy without intercourse’
#decorativebinding #royalsociety #satire #falseimprint #newcatalogue

Stunning mid 19th c. introduction to the ‘body of man’ by Dr Jules Galet. Originally published in parts with 193 graphic lithograph plates - coloured or uncoloured copies were available. A unique opportunity to acquire both for comparative study. #printingtechniques #bookhistory #newcatalogue

Next recently catalogued favourite - an uncommon bilingual guide on the art of commercial correspondence published in 1814 - the year which saw the defeat of Napoleon. Many of the templates relate to trade between Europe and the East Indies and the Caribbean. #trade #rarebooks #newcatalogue

Recently catalogued items - fine mezzotint portrait of the 18th c. Enlightenment ‘femme de science’ and Émilie du Châtelet (1706-1749). #mezzotint #engravingtechniques #womeninSTEM #newcatalogue
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This time next week! Really looking forward to being back in the beautiful Chelsea Old Town Hall, exhibiting at
@ABARareBooks
Chelsea Rare Book Fair. Stand 53 - do come and say hello!