London: L. Upcott Gill, 1897. Hardcover. Published in 1897, this stunning snake-stamped tome holds a menagerie of late Victorian knowledge on the keeping of reptiles and amphibians as pets and the construction and maintenance of suitable home environments such as vivariums (aquariums and terrariums are types of vivariums), illustrated in..... More

London: L. Upcott Gill, circa 1900. Second Edition, Revised and considerably Enlarged with additional Instructions in Modelling and Artistic Taxidermy. Hardcover. "These pages are merely an introduction to a delightful art, which must be wooed with patient determination and loving pains until technical skill invests it with beauty..." so begins..... More

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK), 1912. Hardcover. This 1912 pocket-size introduction to the science of radioactivity is the work of the British-born Canadian biochemist Alexander Thomas Cameron (1882–1947), a professor of physiological chemistry at the University of Manitoba. Contents include: The Discovery of Radiocativity, and the Special Methods..... More

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK), 1912. New and Englarged Edition, Tenth Thousand. Hardcover. "I do not suppose there is any one in this room who has not occasionally blown a common soap-bubble, and while admiring the perfection of its form, and the marvellous brilliancy of its colours, wondered..... More

London: Edward Stanford, 1899. Thirteenth Thousandth. Hardcover. This introduction to the science of living things is the work of Arabella Burton Buckley (1840-1929), who at the age of twenty-four started her eleven-year tenure as secretary to influential geologist Charles Lyell and who after his death became a science educator in..... More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1871. Hardcover. A very charming 1871 printing of this collection of fairy tales by Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne PC (1829–1893). Knatchbull-Hugessen's fairy stories were wildly popular and highly regarded at the time, considered equivalent to masters of the form such as Grimm and..... More

Our Book Club at the Coffee Shop literary candle summons all the coziness of a gathering of friends, a well-worn read, and lots of stimulating conversation. Whether its deliciously heady scents of strong espresso and rich, dark chocolate keep you burning the midnight oil or entice you back into bed..... More

Our Peter Pan literary candle will sail you straight through the night sky and off to Neverland. Whether you find yourself aboard the Jolly Roger, on the shore of the Mermaids' Lagoon, or snug in the Lost Boys' Home Under The Ground, the Peter Pan literary candle's tropical scents of..... More

Our Shire literary candle bids you forth on a ramble around the well-worn paths of Hobbiton! Earthy and peaceful, The Shire literary candle gathers together the soft fresh scent of moss underfoot, the light musk of sage grass at your fingertips, a whisp of pipe smoke, and a sprig of..... More

Our Little Women literary candle is the centerpiece of a cozy night before Christmas at Ochard House! Warmth and cheer emanate from this candle, with its strong scent of candlewood pine, Concord's native fir, a hint of smoke from a well-stoked hearth fire, and the promising scents of orange peel..... More

London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1874. New Edition. Leather bound. This handsome and quite well-preserved leatherbound 1874 edition of this first series in Curiosities of Natural History ranges from observations on the poisons of toads to the ill-fated history of a pet monkey, all from the life and pen of..... More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1891. Leather bound. Bound in handsome full calfskin, this 1891 printing of Glimpses of Nature was originally awarded to a young student for achievement in reading. Glimpses of Nature holds a bevy of reflections on nature, from starfish to spleens, by the naturalist, zoologist, and physiologist..... More

Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton & Company, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 5/8" X 6". v, 111pp, plus fold-out map of Mammoth Cave. Bound in full red cloth over boards, with upper board decorated in black and gilt and spine lettered in gilt. Moderate wear to binding, with bumping to..... More