Matematica e fisica

Sea-Side Walks of a Naturalist with His Children

Rev. W. Houghton · 1889 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1889. Cloth. A smart new edition of this collection of commentaries from sea-side walks, with colour illustrations. New edition. Illustrated with colour frontispiece and five plates, with many in-text images. Collated complete. A collection of com...

On Surrey Hills

A Son of the Marshes" [Denham Jordan]; J. A. Owen [preface] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1893. Cloth. The fourth edition of this uncommon work on the wildlife and natural wonders of the Surrey Hills, by Denham Jordan. The fourth edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Loosely inserted is...

Charles Darwin: A Paper Contributed to the Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological Society

Edward Woodall · 1884 · Rooke Books

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

London, Trubner and Co, 1884 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Edward Woodall's very scarce, illustrated biographical study of the early life of Charles Darwin. The first edition thus; this work was initially contributed to the 'Transactions of the Shropsh...

Born in Captivity

Bryan Berry · 1952 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Hamilton & Co, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the debut sci-fi novel of Bryan Berry, a post-war tale set in 2018, this copy signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper. In the original unclipped dust ...

Looking Beyond

Ludwig A. Geissler · 1891 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, William Reeves, [1891]. First edition. Paperback. A scarce first edition copy of Ludwig Geissler's sequel to Bellamy's incredibly popular science fiction novel. The first edition of this scarce work.Ludwig A. Geissler's sequel to Edward Bellamy's in...

Armageddon: A Tale of Love, War, and Invention

Stanley Waterloo · 1898 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & Company, 1898 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Stanley Waterloo's novel set in the near future, where Anglo-American supremacy is achieved through use of armoured airships. Illustrated with a frontispiece.The work of Ameri...

An Entirely New Feature of a Thrilling Novel!: Entitled, the Social War of the Year 1900; or, the Conspirators and Lovers!

S. M. Landis [Simon Mohler Landis] · 1872 · Rooke Books

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

Philadelphia, Landis Publishing Society, 1872 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce American utopia novel, regarded by E. F. Bleiler as a work with 'lurid sensationalism and sexual elements with a nasty messianic urge&apos. The first edition of thi...

A Sequel to Looking Backward, or, "Looking Further Forward

Richard Michaelis · 1888 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, William Reeves, c1891. Hardback. Richard Michaelis' sequel to Edward Bellamy's popular science fiction utopia novel, a fourth edition of this work. The fourth edition.An intriguing sequel to Edward Bellamy's important 1888 science fiction novel 'Loo...

The Best of D.F. Lewis

D. F. Lewis · 1992 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Leesburg, Va, TAL Publications, 1992 . First edition. Paperback. A signed, limited edition collection of unnerving short stories by D. F. Lewis. A scarce work, illustrated throughout. Number 120 of 1000 copies of this work produced, signed by the author to the title page.A sca...

The Twenty-Fifth Hour

Herbest Best · 1940 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

New York, Random House, 1940. First edition. Cloth. Herbert Best's post-dystopian novel in which a utopia is found in Alexandria, Egypt, a smart first edition copy. The first edition, first printing, as stated to the verso of the title page.In the original unclipped dust ...

When the Bells Rang, a Tale of What Might Have Been

Anthony Armstrong; Bruce Graeme · 1943 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.48 | $502.00 | ¥80,164)

London, George G. Harrap & Co, 1943. First edition. Paperback. An Advanced Proof Copy of this uncommon science fiction novel about a reimagined alternate history where the Nazis invade the United Kingdom, published prior to the defeat of Hitler. A proof copy of this uncommon w...

The Last Man or Omegarus and Syderia

Jean-Baptiste Cousin de Grainville · 1978 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

New York, Arno Press, 1978. Hardback. A facsimile edition of Jean-Baptiste Cousin de Grainville's French science fantasy novel of the early nineteenth century. Facsimile from the London edition of 1806. Originally written in French and published in 1805m this take was the...

Le Douloureux Calvaire D&Apos;Alphonse Daudet (Auto-Observation D&Apos;Un Tabetique de Qualite)

Docteur Mary Trivas · 1932 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Paris, Les Editions Vega, 1932 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Dr. Mary Trivas's study of the illnesses suffered by Alphonse Daudet as a result of his syphilis. In the original French. The first edition of this very scarce work about the incurab...

Pascal, Filosofo Cristao

Eduardo Abranches de Soveral · 1968 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

Porto, Livraria Tavares Martins, 1968 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce Portuguese language biography of Blaise Pascal, in a lovely half calf binding. In the original Portuguese.The first edition of this very scarce work, with the publisher's...

Statistique Du Pauperisme En Suisse Pendant L&Apos;Annee 1870

G. Niederer · 1878 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Zurich, Orell Fussli & Co, 1878. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this scarce statistical work in French. A first edition of this work. A scarce volume. In the original French. This volume contains a detailed collection of statistics of pauperism in Switzerland...

Newbury in Orm

Islwyn Williams · 1952 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Gryphon Books Limited, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon science fiction novel by Islwyn Williams, a sequel to his popular 'Dangerous Waters&apos. The first edition of this uncommon work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A loosely...

The Locust Horde

Stanley Shaw · 1924 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition Near Future-genre science fiction novel, seeing America flooded with Russian immigrants. The first edition of this very scarce work.A gripping and unique science fiction novel set in ...

Until That Day

Harold Wintle · 1912 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Ouseley Limited, [1912]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition science fiction novel, by Harold Wintle, following a vulnerable Britain in the Near Future&apos. The first edition of this very scarce work.A science fiction novel set in a dysfunctional Br...

Thus Far

J.C. Snaith · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

New York, D. Appleton and Co, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. The second impression of the first US edition of John Snaith's science fiction novel about the creation of an amoral ubermensch. The second impression of the first US edition, with publisher's code '(2)&...

The Languages of Pao

Jack Vance · 1958 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)

New York, Avalon Books, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally lovely signed first edition copy of Jack Vance's 1958 science-fiction novel, set in the distant future and celebrated for exploring the relationship between language and culture. The first edition, firs...