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The Boy&Apos;S Book of Sports and Things to Make

Archibald Williams; E. Keble Chatterton · 1910 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Stanley Paul & Co.; Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1910-1913]. Cloth. An entertaining two volume illustrated set of guides to hobbies, sports, pastimes and amusements. A charming two volume set of works on hobbies and crafts.In publisher's original red cloth bindings.Co...

Field Flowers: A Handy Book for the Rambling Botanist

Shirley Hibberd · 1876 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.15 | $60.78 | ¥9,707)

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1876. Cloth. A bright copy of this charming field guide by Shirley Hibberd, offering an accessible, rambler-friendly introduction to British wildflowers, illustrated with colour plates. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.Illustrat...

The Floral Magazine: Figures and Descriptions of the Choicest New Flowers for the Garden, Stove, or Conservatory

Rev. H. Honywood Dombrain; Richard Dean · 1872 · Rooke Books

£1,850.00 (€2,217.84 | $2,444.52 | ¥390,405)

London, L. Reeve & Co. 1872-1877. First edition. Leather. A very scarce group of issues of the copiously illustrated 'Floral Magazine', featuring upwards of 100 hand-colour plates. A selection of issues from 1872-1873 and 1877-1878 of the New Series for this very sca...

Folk Life Journal of Ethnological Studies Volumes 1 and 40, 41, and 43

Linda-May Ballard [ed.] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Cardiff, The Society for Folk Life Studies, 1963-2004. First edition. Paperback. A lovely set of four illustrated volumes from Folk Life: Journal of Ethnological Studies, in the publisher's original paper wraps. A set of four volumes from Folk Life: Journal of Ethnologica...

Japan Tourist Library

Board of Tourist Industry; Matsunosuke Tatsui; Koya Nakamura; Bunsyo Zyugaka et al. · 1935 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Tokyo, Board of Tourist Industry, Japanese Government Railways, 1935-1942 . First edition. Paperback. A wonderful collection of thirteen illustrated mid-20th century guides to various aspects of Japanese culture, produced by Japan's tourist board during WWII. A beautifull...

The Follies and Garden Buildings of Ireland

James Howley · 1993 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

New Haven; London, Yale University Press, 1993. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of James Howley's richly illustrated study of Ireland's follies and garden buildings, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original dark gree...

The Forest Pruner; or, Timber Owner&Apos;S Assistant; the Profitable Planter; a Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Planting Forest Trees

William Pontey · 1808 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.68 | $356.77 | ¥56,978)

London, J. Harding, 1808-1809 . Cloth. Early editions of two informative and charmingly illustrated works on forestry, agriculture and trees by William Pontey. Early editions of two early nineteenth century works on tree planting and forest management are present here, both th...

Chrysanthemums and Their Culture

Edwin Molyneux · 1896 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Published by the Author, 1896. Cloth. The ninth edition of this charmingly illustrated work on Chrysanthemums and gardening. Ninth edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-one figures in-text. A practical treatise on the propagation, growing, and exhibiting of...

The Book of Garden Management

[Mrs Isabella Beeton] · 1871 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, [1871]. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated, new edition of Mrs. Beeton's book of garden management, complete with twelve exquisite hand coloured plates. A new edition. Bound in the publisher's green cloth.Beautifully illustrated, with twe...

The Pollination of Flowers

Michael Proctor · 1973 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Collins, 1973. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated study on pollination by Michael Proctor and Peter Yeo from 'The New Naturalist' series, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. Illustrated with nineteen co...

Floral Dissections Illustrative of Typical Genera of the British Natural Orders

Rev. George Henslow · 1879 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Edward Stanford , 1879. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce series of illustrations that demonstrate the structure of British flora, intended for botanists' educational use. The first edition of this very scarce work. In the publisher's original quarter c...

Conifers in Britain; an Illustrated Guide to Identification

B. Alwyn Jay · 1952 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this informative illustrated guide to identifying British conifers by B. Alwyn Jay, in the original very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the ori...

The Art of Grafting and Budding

Charles Baltet · 1873 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, William Robinson, 1873. Cloth. A scarce copy of this illustrated work on the art of grafting and budding in the garden from French nurseryman Charles Baltet. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text images. A detailed and comprehensive guide to...

Greater Perfections: The Practice of Garden Theory

John Dixon Hunt · 2000 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Thames & Hudson, 2000. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this profusely illustrated study on the theoretical basis of gardening by John Dixon Hunt, previously owned by art historian Sir Roy Strong. The first edition. Previously owned by Sir Roy Strong, an Eng...

A Gardener&Apos;S Year

H. Rider Haggard · 1905 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1905. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this guide to a year of gardening from popular Victorian author, H. Rider Haggard. First edition, first impression. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-four plates, o...

Handbook of Cultivated Sedums

Ronald L. Evans · 1985 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Middlesex, Science Reviews Limited, 1985 . Cloth. The second impression of this uncommon illustrated botanical handbook by Ronald L. Evans. The first edition, second impression, with the first impression being published in 1983.Illustrated with monochrome vignette line drawing...

Sanders&Apos; Orchid Guide, and, Orchid Hybrids

Henry Frederick Conrad Sander · 1901 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

St. Albans, Sander & Son, 1901-06. Leather. A set of three important orchidologist reference works, compiled by the eminent botanical figure Henry Frederick Conrad Sander. Three detailed reference works on orchids, containing detailed lists on orchids and their hybrids.Detaili...

The Orchard: Including the Management of Wall and Standard Fruit Trees

Charles M'Intosh; Charles McIntosh · 1847 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Wm. S. Orr and Co, 1847. Cloth. A beautiful work on pomology, vividly illustrated with striking hand-coloured plates. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, a hand-coloured title page, and sixteen hand-coloured plates, as well as some in-text engravings.A vivid...

On Gardens: Two Essays

Francis Bacon; Abraham Cowley · 1910 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Siegle, Hill & Co. 1910. Paperback. A scarce work of two charming essays on gardens, for the Astolat Oakleaf Series. Scarce work. Astolat Oakleaf Series. Two charming and lyrical essays on gardens from Francis Bacon, an English philosopher and statesman whose work rema...

The Country Year Book Descriptive of the Seasons, Rural Scenes and Rustic Amusements, Birds, Insects, and Quadrupeds

Thomas Miller · 1848 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1848 . Cloth. The scarce full works of the Country Year Book bound in one, with beautiful hand coloured plates. Early edition of The Country Year Book Descriptive of the Seasons, Rural Scenes and Rustic Amusements, Birds, Insects, and Quadrupeds in th...