Books by James Johnstone

Antiquitates Celto-Normannicae - Containing the Chronicle of Man and the isles, abridged by Camden, and now first published, complete, from the original ms. in the British Musaeum: with an English translation, and notes: to which are added extracts is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1786.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Originally published in 1914, this book examines several key points of biological science through the lens of philosophy. Johnstone addresses the questions of consciousness, evolution and the activities of the organism, among others, with a special focus on the work of Driesch and Bergson.

Life in the Sea by James Johnstone was first published in 1911 in the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series and reissued as this second edition in 1930. The volume contains a survey of marine biology, taking into consideration the interrelations of organisms and the effects of seasonal change.