Medicina e salute

Gerard&Apos;S Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes

John Gerard [ed. by Thomas Jonhson, Marcus Woodward] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, Gerald Howe, 1927. Vellum. A limited edition facsimile of an iconic work within English horticulture, one of 150 copies printed on handmade paper and in the publisher's original vellum. The limited edition facsimile of Gerard's Herball, or Generall Historie O...

Laboratory Manual for Automotive Electricity, Especially Designed to Accompany the Text "Automotive Construction and Operation" by Wight and Smith

W.M. R. Varner, Fred C. Smith · 1926 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of a laboratory manual delving into fundamental principles for understanding automotive electricity and engineering, aimed for both public school and trade school students. The scarce first editi...

The Pleasures of Life: Part I; the Pleasures of Life: Part II.

Sir John Lubbock · 1898 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1898. Leather. The complete set of Lubbock's talks on happiness, smartly bound in one half-calf volume. Complete in two volumes, bound as one.Smartly bound in half calf with marbled boards and endpapers.Bookplate of John H. O. Thornhill ...

Clinical Lectures and Essays

Sir James Paget · 1879 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1879. Leather. A collection of essays by renowned surgeon Sir James Paget. The second edition, with the preface to the first edition. Has been bound without publisher's catalogue. Binder's stamp to rear pastedown indicates a binding at...

The Practice of Surgery

Russell Howard · 1924 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London , Edward Arnold and Co. 1924. Cloth. An instructional work on surgery. The third edition, second impression of this work. Illustrated, with eight coloured plates and 542 in-text illustrations. This work is based on surgeries carried out at Howard's place of work, L...

Skin Diseases of Parastic Origin Their Nature and Treatment

W. Tilbury Fox · 1863 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)

London , Robert Hardwicke, 1863. Cloth. A scarce copy of this work on parasitic skin diseases. With four plates, collated complete. Including chapters on the nature of parasitic diseases, nomenclature and description of parasitic diseases, and treatment. In a cloth binding. Ex...

Nosographie Chirurgicale

Anthelme Richerand · 1805 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Paris, Crapart, Caille et Ravier, 1805-06. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this work on surgical diseases by Anthelme Richerand, complete in three volumes. The first edition of this work on surgical diseases. In the original French. Complete in three volume...

Le Bulletin Medical

Various · 1907 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Paris, J. Gainche & R. Tancrede, 1907. Leather. A periodical publication of critical reviews and recent literature in the field of medicine. Illustrated plates of advertisements for medicine and healthy living with medical illustrations throughout. Contains studies on tubercu...

The Transaction of the Veterinary Medical Association Eighth Session 1843-1844

W. J. T. Morton · 1844 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Printed for the Association; Compton and Ritchie, c.1844 (Undated, this is the fin. Leather. London: Printed for the Association; Compton and Ritchie, c.1844 (Undated, this is the final year of the session that this publication covers). Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". No...

La Raza Aberdeen-Angus En la Republica Argentina

Various · 1947 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Buenos Aires, Argentine Aberdeen Angus Corporation, 1947. Cloth. The very scarce second edition to an agricultural history on the Aberdeen-Angus and its popular breeding in Argentina. The very scarce second edition of La Raza Aberdeen-Angus en la Republica Argentina (The Aberd...

New Improvements in the Art of Midwifery; the Art of Midwifery Improv&Apos;D

Henry a Daventer [Hendrik van Deventer]; Robert Samber [trans.] · 1728 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.35 | $2,576.07 | ¥411,366)

London, A. Bettesworth; W. Innys , 1728 . Leather. Very scarce English language translations of two works by Dutch gynaecologist Hendrik van Deventer's, discussing of advancements in midwifery. Both volumes are very scarce in all editions, and translated from the original...

A Treatise on the Nature and Treatment of Scrophula

Eusebius Arthur Lloyd · 1829 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, John Anderson, 1829 . Cloth. A bright example of the second edition of this very scarce discussion of the treatments, causes and physiological affects of the condition scrophula, now known as mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis. An early edition of this very scarce wo...

London Guides

None; Frank Green [rev. and ed. by David Watts] · 1924 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, London Underground, Odhams Press; Printing Craft, 1924-1935. Paperback. Two charming revised second edition guides to London from the early twentieth century. Brilliant for tourists and local interest. Two charming early twentieth century local guides for the iconic ci...

The Principles of Physiological and Physical Science; Comprehending the Ends for Which Animated Being Were Created; and an Examination of the Unnatural and Artificial Systems of Philosophy Which Now Prevail

Richard Saumarez · 1812 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

London, Printed by R. Edwards for T. Egerton, 1812. First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of this very scarce volume on physiology and physical science from Richard Saumarez. Author's presentation copy of the first edition. Inscribed "From the Author" to the title pag...

Chapters on the Common Things of the Sea-Coast

Anne Pratt · 1856 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1856. Cloth. An uncommon 1856 copy of Anne Pratt's richly illustrated title. An uncommon 1856 copy of this work, originally published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1853.Bound in embossed red cloth bo...

The New Domestic Medicine: Or, a Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by Regimen and Simple Medicines... To Which Is Now Added, Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Buchan and Important Extracts from Other Works Particularly His Advice to Mothers. . Etc

William Buchan; William Nisbet · 1823 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, Thomas Kelly, 1823. Leather. An enlarged edition of William Buchan's important medical work, with extracts from his renowned 'Advice to Mothers', being a rare combined edition with Nisbet's memoir on the life of the noted physician, bound in contemp...

The Science of Phrenology Consistent with the Doctrine of Christianity; a Letter Addressed to Dr. Spurzheim

John C. Tomlinson · 1826 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1826. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce and fascinating article from 'The Pamphleteer' on the Pseudoscience of phrenology from John C. Tomlinson. The first edition, from 'The Pamphleteer', Vol. XXVI, No. LII. A very scarce art...

The Old English Herbals

Eleanour Sinclair Rohde · 1922 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the richly illustrated first edition of Eleanour Sinclair Rohde's study of historical English herbals, retaining the vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, i...

Every Mother&Apos;S Book November, 1949

1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Sussex, Alfred Fennings, 1949. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very smart copy of this illustrated guide for mothers from Alfred Fennings chemist. Scarce work. With illustrations throughout. A charming pamphlet from the chemist Alfred Fennings, who established Fennings Pharmaceuticals in...

Arcana Fairfariana Manuscripta

George Weddell · 1890 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Mawson, Swan, & Morgan, 1890. First edition. Leather. A very scarce facsimile of a hand written manuscript written by the Fairfax family on household remedies and household management, dating back to the early seventeenth century, and signed by the editor of...