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Geology of the Country Around Maidstone (Explanation of One-Inch Geological Sheet 288, New Series)

B. C. Worssam, J. Ineson, F. H. Edmunds, D. A. Gray et al · 1963 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1963. Cloth. An explanation of One-Inch Geological Sheet 288, published as part of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. First edition thus. Illustrated with numerous photographs and diagrams. The frontispiece shows the Dean Str...

Humble Creatures the Earthworm and the Common Housefly in Eight Letters

James Samuelson · 1858 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

London , John Van Voorst, 1858. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this treatise on The Earthworm and the Common Housefly with microscopic illustrations by the authors, with eight plates and 26 figures integrated with text. First edition Comprising eight letters, ...

Flora of Surrey; or, a Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County, with the Localities of the Rarer Species

James Alexander Brewer · 1863 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London , John Van Voorst, 1863 . Cloth. An interesting natural history book on the Flora of Surrey. From the Manuscripts of the Late J. D. Salmon, F.L.S. and from Other Sources. Compiled for the Holmesdale Natural History Club, Reigate, by James Alexander Brewer. Complete, wit...

A Report on the Progress of Vegetable Physiology During the Year 1837

F. J. F. Meyer, M.D. · 1839 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , R. and J. E. Taylor, 1839. Paperback. A Report on the Progress of the Vegetable Physiology during the year 1837, written by F. J. F. Meyen, professor of Botany in the University of Berlin. Translated from the German by William Francis, associate of the Linnean Society...

The Drake Manuscript in the Pierpont Morgan Library Histoire Naturelle Des Indes

Verlyn Klinkenborg · 1996 · Rooke Books

£64.99 (€77.90 | $85.86 | ¥13,711)

London, Andre Deutsch Limited, 1996. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this facsimile of the manuscript of Francis Drake's natural history of the Indies.first edition of this facsimile of the manuscript of Francis Drake's natural history of the Indies. Illus...

La Vie Des Abeilles

Maurice Maeterlinck · 1924 · Rooke Books

£105.00 (€125.86 | $138.72 | ¥22,152)

Paris, Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1924. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of Maurice Maeterlinck's essay. In the original French. La Vie Des Abeillles or The Life of the Bee is one of many essays by Maeterlinck. It was originally published in 1901. Maurice Maeterlinck was ...

Les Entrailles de la Terre

E. Caustier · 0 · Rooke Books

£199.99 (€239.72 | $264.21 | ¥42,192)

Paris , Vuibert et Nony, Editeurs, c1908. Leather. A french work on natural history and mining. With attractive marbled endpapers. Eugene Caustier was a prolific French author on natural sciences. In a half morocco binding with marbled boards and endpapers. Externally, very sm...

Lecons Sur le Ver a Soie Du Murier

M. Eugene Maillot · 1823 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

Montpellier, Camille Coulet , 1823. Leather. A scarce edition of Maillot study of a Mulberry Silk Worm dedicated to his teacher, Louis Pasteur. A scarce edition of Maillot study of a Mulberry Silk Worm dedicated to his teacher, Louis Pasteur. Includes two illustrated plates sh...

Flora Bryophytarum Sinicorum

Various · 1994 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.30 | $693.60 | ¥110,759)

Beijing, Science Press, 1994-2006. Cloth. A fascinating collection of botany, from the Council Floratarum Cryptogamarum, within the Chinese Academy. In nine volumes, published from 1994 to 2006.Written in Chinese, with English preface's and Latin index.Illustrated through...

De L&Apos;Intelligence

Hippolyte Taine · 1897 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1897. Leather. A two volume set of this work on psychology and human personality by Hippolyte Taine. Hippolyte Taine was a French critic and historian, credited as one of the chief theoretical influences of French naturalism. First published i...

Les Poissons D&Apos;Eau Douce Et la Pisculture

Ph. Gauckler · 1881 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Librairie German Bailliere et cie, 1881. Leather. A brilliant french book on freshwater fish and fish farming (aquaculture). In French. Numerous illustrations in the text throughout, many full page. 'Aquaculture, or the art of raising fish, has been practiced since...

A General History of Quadrupeds

Thomas Bewick; Ralph Beilby · 1791 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.52 | $1,453.25 | ¥232,066)

Newcastle Upon Tyne , S. Hodgson, R. Beilby and T. Bewick, 1791 . Leather. The second edition of Thomas Bewick's beautifully illustrated work on the mammals of the world. The second edition is much improved and enlarged from the first. Thomas Bewick, 1753-1828, was an Eng...

The Life and Remains of the Rev. Edward Daniel Clarke

William Otter · 1824 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, George Cowie & Co. 1824 . First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound first edition of the only work solely dedicated to clergyman and minerologist Edward Daniel Clarke, from his friend William Otter. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a portrait frontispie...

Nouveau Recueil de Curiositez, Les Plus Rares & Admirables de Tous Les Effects

S. d'Emery [Nicolas Lemery] · 1688 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

Leyde , Pierre Vander Aa, 1688. Leather. An engraved collection of intriguing 17th century recipes and household hints from French chemist, Nicolas Lemery. New edition, augmented, revised, corrected and enriched with engravings. Part One only. 'Recueil de curiositez rare...

Nature Near London

Richard Jefferies · 1883 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1883. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a lovely commentary on the natural gems within leafy London, written by esteemed nature writer Richard Jeffries. The first edition of Nature Near London, a commentary on London's natural beauty fr...

Wild Life in a Southern County

Richard Jefferies · 1937 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1937. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated edition of a work on the scenic countryside of North Wiltshire, containing sixty etches by J.E. Collins. A very scarce illustrated edition of Wild Life in a Southern County, written by prolific nature write...

The Centennial Frog, and Other Stories

1877 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Philadelphia, Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1877 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of children's short stories, illustrated throughout with black and white engravings, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. The first edi...

Handbook of Field and General Ornithology

Elliott Coues · 1890 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1890. Cloth. The first English edition of a respected handbook on ornithology, including understanding the anatomy of birds and tips for collecting and preserving eggs. The Handbook of Field and General Ornithology: A Manual of the Structure and Class...

Encyclopaedia of Veterinary Medicine Surgery and Obstetrics Volume II

George H. Wooldridge [Ed] · 1934 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, 1934. Cloth. An incredibly scarce, well-illustrated instructive medical title. An incredibly scarce title - volume 2 of a 2 volume set. An informative and detailed instructional guide to cornerstone practices and methods of e...

Bulletin No. 41 Weeds of Grass Land

H. C. Long; Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries · 1932 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A charming and very scarce first edition of this botany title, with many richly coloured and monochrome plates. A very scarce first edition on the variety of plant life found within areas of grass land, ...