Matematica e fisica

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...

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Royal Society of Edinburgh; Thomas Blizzard; Robert Kennedy; Thomas Thomson, et al. · 1802 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.55 | $2,377.91 | ¥379,722)

Edinburgh; London, Cadell and Davies; Archibald Constable & Co, 1802-1812 . First edition. Paperback. An impressive collection of three volumes of the transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, with articles on a range of mathematical and scientific subjects. First appear...

Elements of Geometry

John Playfair · 1822 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Edinburgh , Bell & Bradfute; Stirling & Slade; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1822. Leather. The sixth edition of John Playfair's Elements of Geometry, in a full tree calf binding. The sixth edition of John Playfair's Elements of Geometry, in a full tree calf ...

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...

I Love Galesburg in the Springtime: Fantasy and Time Stories

Jack Finney · 1965 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first UK edition of this collection of science fiction and fantasy stories from American author Jack Finney. The uncommon first UK edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust w...

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...

The New "Mauretania": Fulfilment of a Great Enterprise

E. Keble Chatterton · 1938 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

Liverpool, Cunard White Star, 1938 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce launch brochure for the RMS Mauretania, a British ocean liner that was one of the first ships built for the newly formed Cunard-White Star company. A very scarce first edition.Completed in May 1939, t...

Comic Arithmetic

[Alfred Crowquill]; [Alfred Henry Forrester] · 1844 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Richard Bentley, 1844. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated comical textbook on maths by Arthur Crowquill. The first edition.Alfred Crowquill's comical textbook of arithmetic, presenting humorous anecdotes and poems exploring maths. Illustr...

The Day the Sun Stood Still: Three Original Novellas of Science Fiction

Poul Anderson; Gordon R. Dickson; Robert Silverberg; Lester del Rey · 1972 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Nashville, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of three original science fiction novellas, with an introduction from American author Lester del Rey. First edition. Three original science fiction novellas, including: A Chap...

Where Men Have Walked

H. Henry Rhodes · 1909 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Boston, The C. M. Clark Publishing Company, 1909. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this Lost Race sci-fi novel by H. Henry Rhodes, illustrated with a frontispiece. The first edition of this very scarce work, in a variant grey cloth binding.'Where Men...

The War Inevitable

Alan H. Burgoyne · 1909 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, C. H. White, 1909. Paperback. A very scarce Future War novel, a brilliant sci-fi tale by Alan Burgoyne. A very scarce work, this is a reprint published the year after the true first.'The War Inevitable' is a Future War novel, following a German attack on Brit...

The Centenarians, a Fable

Gilbert Phelps · 1958 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Melbourne, Toronto, Heinemann, 1958. Paperback. The very scarce uncorrected proof copy of this speculative fiction work by the British writer and broadcaster Gilbert Phelps. The uncorrected proof copy of Gilbert Phelps' The Centenarians (1958).  Very scarce. ...

The West Highlands and the Hebrides: A Geologist&Apos;S Guide for Amateurs

Alfred Harker · 1941 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated guide to the geology of the West Highlands and Hebrides. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a portrait plate, eighty-one in-text figures, and eight map...

Helliconia Spring, and, Helliconia Summer

Brian Aldiss · 1982 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1982-83. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition set of the first two volumes in Aldiss' brilliant 'Helliconia' trilogy, a fantastic sci-fi epic. Each volume is a first edition, first impression, in the original unclipped dust wrapper...

Rocannon&Apos;S World

Ursula K. le Guin · 1979 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A fine first U.K. hardback edition of the debut novel of esteemed sci-fi author Ursula K. le Guin. The first U.K. hardback edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Rocannon's World&apos...

Statistics Relative to Schools in Scotland Collected by the Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Under Instructions from Her Majesty&Apos;S Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Schools in Scotland

Education Commission (Scotland) · 1865 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Edinburgh, Her Majesty's Stationery Office , 1865. Leather. A very scarce leather-bound report containing thorough statistics of Scotland's schools. A very scarce report carried by the Education Commission of Scotland, with a series of statistics collected under inst...

Newton: The Man

Lieut-Col R. de Villamil · 1931 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Gordon D. Knox , [1931]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biographical work on the celebrated English scientist Sir Isaac Newton, with a foreword by the famous theoretical physicist, Professor Albert Einstein. The first edition. Illustrated with a monoc...

Memoirs of John Abernethy, with a View of His Lectures, His Writings, and Character; with Additional Extracts from Original Documents, Now First Published

George Macilwain · 1856 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Hatchard and Co , 1856. Cloth. A carefully compiled book of memoirs relating to the popular English surgeon, John Abernethy, a reputable contributor to the field of digestion. Third edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With an illustrated frontisp...

Dwala

George Calderon · 1904 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1904. First edition. Cloth. An intriguing and satirical sci-fi romance by George Calderon, the first edition of this very scarce work. The first edition of this very scarce work.An intriguing romantic sci-fi novel, a satire on evolution with a &apos...

Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait

Anton Reiser [Rudolf Kayser] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Thornton Butterworth Limited , 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Anton Reiser's biography on the celebrated theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, with a foreword by the incredible scientist himself. The very scarce first UK edition. First publi...