From speedy slithering creatures and living dragons to snakes that fly and shed skin, this volume explores the fascinating world of reptiles. Packed with incredible images, fun games, and shocking…

Discover the animal kingdom as you’ve never seen it before!

Take a walk on the wild side with this amazing animal encyclopedia for children.

From anteaters to zebras and everything…

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Heraldry is a fascinating art that has captured imaginations for centuries. This comprehensive treatise offers readers a complete guide to the subject, covering everything from the history of heraldry to…

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

Specimen Geographiae Physicae Aquo Agitur De Terra: Et Corporibus Terrestribus Speciatim Mineralibus est liber auctore Woodward, Joanne, editus anno MDCCIV. In hoc libro agitur de geographia physica, quae est scientia…

Originally published in 1695 and here reissued in its 1723 third edition, this work by the physician and natural historian John Woodward (c.1665-1728) attempts to link fossils to the biblical…

Spiders have both terrified and fascinated humans for thousands of years. This book gives an overview of where and how spiders live, examining their life cycles, predators, and defense mechanisms.