Matematica e fisica

Selected Works of James Blish

James Blish · 1972 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Faber and Faber, 1972-1975. First edition. Hardback. An eight volume set of science fiction works of James Blish, including four UK first editions. This set of thrilling science fiction works by celebrated author James Blish collects eight volumes, of which four are UK...

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...

The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science Conducted by Sir David Brewster, Richard Taylor, Richard Phillips and Robert Kane

Various · 1842 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)

London, Richard and John E Taylor, 1842. Leather. The twentieth volume of this historically renowned scientific journal. This volume boasts a variety of articles on contemporary scientific development such as the connexion of electricity with evaporation, terrestrial magnetism...

The Merry Multifleet and the Mounting Multicorps

Richard Johnson; Thomas O'Cluny · 1904 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, J M Dent, 1904. Cloth. A charming copy of these works of science fiction writing created by Richard Johnson, and written by Thomas O'Cluny. A lovely copy of this piece of science-fiction, featuring two short stories, 'The Merry Multifleet and the Mounting Mul...

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...

Turning and Mechanical Manipulation

Charles Holtzapffel; John Jacob Holtzapffel · 1846 · Rooke Books

£875.00 (€1,048.81 | $1,155.93 | ¥184,587)

London, Published for the Author by Holtzapffel & Co, 1846-1894 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, this is a scarce complete five volume instructional guide to turning, mechanical manipulation and the use of lathes from mechanical engineer and technical writer Cha...

The Science of Beauty, As Developed in Nature and Applied in Art

D. R. Hay · 1856 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1856 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, this is the uncommon first edition of D. R. Hay's study of aesthetics and beauty, and his ideas about the mathematical basis of beauty. An uncommon first edition. Illust...

Far Boundaries: Twenty Science-Fiction Short Stories

August Derleth [ed.]; Nelson Bond; Ray Bradbury; Carl Jacobi et al · 1951 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

New York, Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of the ninth Fantasy and Science Fiction annual, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper, featuring twenty works selected by American writer and anthologist August Derleth. In the publ...

The Titan and Other Stories

P. Schuyler Martin · 1954 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. In the charmingly illustrated original dust wrapper, this is the first UK edition of P. Schuyler Miller's thrilling collection of science fiction short stories. The first UK edition, first impression of this work...

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 ...

A Complete Treatise on Practical Arithmetic; and Book-Keeping, Both by Single and Double Entry, Adapted to the Use of Schools

Charles Hutton · 1822 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington; J. Scatcherd; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Lackington and Co.; Baldwin, Cradock, a, 1822. Leather. London: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington; J. Scatcherd; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Lackington and Co.; Baldwin...

Tomorrow, Inc. Sf Stories About Big Business

Various; Martin Harry Greenberg [ed.]; Joseph D. Olander [ed.] · 1977 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Robson Books, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition science fiction anthology, in original unclipped dust wrapper. A very scarce first edition science fiction anthology, including works by award-winning science fiction authors Frederik Pohl and Philip...

Barnacle Bill the Spacer and Other Stories

Lucius Shepard · 1997 · Rooke Books

£37.99 (€45.54 | $50.19 | ¥8,014)

London, Orion, 1997. First edition. Cloth. The first collected edition of these science fiction stories by Lucius Shepard. Including stories such as 'Human History', 'The Sun Spider', 'Beast of the Heartland' and many others. In a blue cloth bindi...

A Treatise on Mensuration

Anonymous · 1876 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , Alexander Thom, Printer and Publisher, 1876. Cloth. A 'Treatise on Mensuration' is a nineteenth-century book on mathematics. It covers a variety of geometrical topics, providing tasks for students with illustrated examples. It was commissioned by the Ireland...

Kemlo and the Masters of Space

E. C. Eliott · 1963 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated fifteenth and final book in E. C. Eliott's science fiction space series Kemlo, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth with the original bright, price-clipped d...

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...

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...