Medicina e salute

The Harvest of the Sea, a Contribution to the Natural and Economic History of the British Good Fishes

James G. Bertram · 1869 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Murray, 1869. Cloth. A very smart, second edition copy of this work on the British fishing industry, fully illustrated. The personal copy of British zoologist Leonard Harrison Matthews. A fascinating and very comprehensive work on the British fishing industry in t...

The Birds of Pembrokeshire and Its Islands

Rev. Murray A. Mathew · 1894 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.55 | $435.95 | ¥69,616)

London, R. H. Porter, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this ornithological study of the Pembrokeshire region of Wales, illustrated with photographic plates and folding colour maps. The first edition of Reverend Murray A. Mathew's study of Pembrokeshire&ap...

First Lines of the Practice of Physic

William Cullen · 1812 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute, William Creech, and S. Doig, 1812. Cloth. William Cullen's important medical work of the Scottish Enlightenment, an influential and important contribution to the growing study of medicine. Complete in two volumes.William Cullen's best know...

Memorandum of Provisions in Acts of Parliament Relating to Other Companies and Bodies Inserted for the Protection of or Which May Affect the Interests of the Great Western Railway Company

L. B. Page; H. F. A. Hoskins · 1915 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1915. Cloth. A scarce account of the parliamentary acts relating to the Great Western Railway. Detailing various acts of Parliament relevant to the Great Western Railway Company, which was famed as the 'Holiday Line', taking Londoners to the S...

Materia Medica or a Description of Simple Medicines Generally Us&Apos;D in Physick

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort · 1708 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,996.60 | $3,302.65 | ¥527,392)

London, J H for Andrew Bell, 1708. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this medical work written by botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. In English.Former owner's contemporary inscription has been excised from the title page. This work explores the ...

Nouvelles Demonstrations D&Apos;Accouchemens

J. P. Maygrier · 1978 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

England, Editions Medicina Rara; The Scolar Press, 1978. Cloth. A wonderful facsimile of Maygrier's important obstetrician guidebook, an atlas to childbirth, a limited edition illustrated throughout. A limited edition work, limited to twenty-eight hundred copies, of which...

Tabulae Anatomicae

Bartolomeo Eustachi · 1977 · Rooke Books

£96.00 (€115.07 | $126.82 | ¥20,252)

Germany, Medicinia Rara; Druckerei Holzer, 1977. Leather. A lovely limited edition facsimile of Bartolomeo Eustachi's important anatomical study, a work that help found the science of human anatomy. Illustrated with Eustachi's original engravings. A limited edition w...

The Complete Insomniac

Hilary Rubinstein · 1974 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating study on sleep by Hilary Rubinstein. An excellent example inscribed and signed by the author. The first edition of this work, published in 1947.Inscribed and signed by the author to the t...

The Flora of Suffolk

W. M. Hind; Churchill Babington · 1889 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Gurney and Jackson, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this topographical study of Suffolk's flora, illustrated with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A topographical work on the native flora of Suffolk, observing the plants in the...

The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales

H. E. Forrest · 1907 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, Witherby & Cod, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Forrest's illustrated study of the fauna of North Wales, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'With kind r...

A Contribution to the Flora of Derbyshire

William Hunt Painter · 1889 · Rooke Books

£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.57 | ¥18,775)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Hunt Painter's important reference work on the natural flora of Derbyshire, illustrated with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A concise and important work looking to t...

The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales

H. E. Forrest · 1907 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Witherby & Co, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study of the common vertebrate fauna native to North Wales, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.An exploration of the vertebrate fauna commonly found...

On Sea Sickness

J. R. Stocker · 1882 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Liverpool, W. B. Jones & Co, 1882. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce first edition of this guide to aid sea sickness, a rare original source. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.An interesting treatise on sea-sickness, aiming to aid the reader in mo...

A Letter to a Friend Upon Occasion of the Death of His Intimate Friend

Sir Thomas Browne · 1690 · Rooke Books

£11,900.00 (€14,263.83 | $15,720.62 | ¥2,510,387)

London, Charles Browne, 1690. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition copy of Sir Thomas Browne's important treatise, from the library of noted antiquarian, and lawyer Robert S Pirie. This work is a literary elaboration of a clinical report of a real patient wh...

The Principles of Midwifery Including the Diseases of Women and Children Second Edition

John Burns · 1811 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811. Leather. The scarce second edition of this important medical work regarding to the science of midwifery, by noted surgeon John Burns. An excellent copy. A scarce edition of this work, which reached great popularity and was s...

Royal Yachts

C. M. Gvin · 1932 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€958.91 | $1,056.85 | ¥168,765)

London, Rich and Cowan Ltd. 1932. First edition. Leather. An exceptional and original copy of this limited first edition of this work, a study of Royal Yachts by Charles Murray Gavin, copiously illustrated throughout. Providing a history of Yachts, and specifically Royal Yacht...

Skeavington&Apos;S Modern Farriery Including the Management of Horses, Dogs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Etc. , Etc,: Their Treatment in Health and Disease; with Practical Information on All That Relates to Farming, Gardening, Shooting, Angling, Etc.

George Skeavington; John Sherer (ed.) · 0 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, John G. Murdoch, c1880. Leather. A very scarce edition of this fascinating study of modern veterinary practices, primarily focusing on the management of horses. This copy also contains information regarding the management of other farm animals, such as dogs, cattle, sh...

Anglo-Britanni de Thermis Britannicis Tractatus Accesserunt Observationes Hydrostaticae, Chromaticae, & Miscellaneae, Uniuscujusq&Apos; Balnei Apud Bathoniam Naturam, Proprietatem & Distinctionem Curatius Exhibentes

Thomae Guidotti; Thomas Guidott · 1691 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.42 | $561.45 | ¥89,657)

London, Franciscus Leach, 1691. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this Latin work regarding thermal baths and their medical properties. A scarce and fascinating work by this pioneering doctor of 'physick&apos. With a frontispiece, eight plates, three of which a...

Oeuvres Completes de Jean-Louis Petit

Jean-Louis Petit · 1837 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.71 | $277.42 | ¥44,301)

Not Stated, Dans Toutes les Librairies Medicales, 1837. Leather. A French medical work on various subjects by Jean Louis Petit. In the original French. With information on dislocations, fractures, tumours, ulcers, haemorrhoids, and amputations. Jean Louis Petit was a French su...

Catalogue of the Natural Science & Technical Periodicals in the Libraries in Melbourne

T.S. Hall [Thomas Sergeant Hall], [assist. E.R. Pitt] · 1911 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Melbourne, J. Kemp, 1911. Cloth. A very scarce bibliography of a wide variety of science periodicals held at Australia's biggest public library, from agriculture to medicine. The second edition of the Catalogue of the Natural Science & Technical Periodicals in the Librari...