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A Manual of Marine Zoology for the British Isles Part I. And Part II.

Philip Henry Gosse · 1855 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, John Van Voorst, 1855-1856. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon complete pair of well-illustrated zoological works by the "Father of the Aquarium". A smart pair of first edition works by influential English naturalist, Brethren evangelist, and "Father of the Aquarium" Ph...

A Popular History of British Mosses

Robert M. Stark · 1854 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Lovell Reeve, 1854. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a comprehensive and scholarly account of British Mosses, sharing new light on these common yet intriguing plants. The first edition of A Popular History of British Mosses: A General Account of the Structure...

The Book of the Meat Trade

Frank Gerrard [ed.] · 1950 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, The Caxton Publishing Company, 1950 . Cloth. A comprehensive 2 volume set of the intricacies of the meat trade, with numerous illustrations throughout. A comprehensive complete two volume set on the meat trade.The third reprints of the work, first published in 1949.In ...

The Museum of Natural History

John Richardson; William S. Dallas; T. Spencer Cobbold; William Baird; Adam White · 1859 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, William Mackenzie, 1859-1862 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this impressive study of the animal kingdom by the Museum of Natural History, illustrated beautifully with over one-hundred plates, both hand-coloured and monochrome. The first edition of this ...

The Useful Plants of Great Britain

C. Pierpoint Johnson · 1862 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Robert Hardwicke, [1862] . Cloth. Beautifully illustrated, extensive botanical work on British plants and their uses for food, medicine and more. In decorative green cloth binding. Rebacked with spine laid down.Featuring 25 beautiful colour plates, with plate 14 bound ...

Catalogue of the Library of the Zoological Society of London

F. H. Waterhouse; P. L. Sclater (secretary) · 1902 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Taylor and Francis, 1902. Cloth. A very scarce example of the 5th edition of this extensive catalogue of the library of the Zoological Society of London. A very scarce example of this work, dedicated to thoroughly cataloguing the contents of the Zoological Society of L...

Notes on the Food of Plants

Cuthbert C. Grundy · 1871 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. 1871 . First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of this first edition work on plants by painter and author Cuthbert Cartwright Grundy. The very scarce first edition of the work.A presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the front free end...

Rohault&Apos;S System of Natural Philosophy

Jacques Rohault; John Clarke [trans.] · 1728 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€928.96 | $1,023.88 | ¥163,501)

London, James and John Knapton, 1728-1729 . Leather. Illustrated throughout with folding plates, this is the scarce second edition of John Clarke's important translation of Jacques Rohault's discussion of natural philosophy. The second edition of John Clarke's E...

An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1933

Joseph Whitaker · 1933 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, [Whitaker], 1933. Paperback. A rare survival in the paper wraps, Whitaker's popular Almanack for the year 1933. A very scarce example of this publication, in original pink paper binding. First published in 1868, Joseph Whitaker's Almanack was an annual and v...

A Victorian Botanical Journal Hand-Written and Illustrated by One Ann Projean

Ann Projean · 1849 · Rooke Books

£1,495.00 (€1,791.99 | $1,975.10 | ¥315,399)

Not Stated , None, 1849. Cloth. A lovely 19th-century botanical journal filled out by one Ann Projean, with beautiful original illustrations in colour throughout. A most charming Victorian botanical guidebook, containing original coloured illustrations and hand-written notes o...

A History of British Sponges and Lithophytes

George Johnston · 1842 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Edinburgh, W. H. Lizars, 1842. First edition. Cloth. The first and only edition of this natural history on British sponges by Scottish naturalist, George Johnston. Complete with twenty-five plates, some hand-coloured. The first and only edition of this work. Rebound in a late...

The Medusae of the British Isles

Frederick Stratten Russell · 1953 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press , 1953 . First edition. Cloth. A fine copy of the first edition in the original cloth with gilt jellyfish design, with thirty-five coloured plates and more than three-hundred further illustrations. The first edition in the publisher's...

The Oxford Books on British Nature

Various · 1964 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Oxford University Press, 1964-1975. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive nine volume set of the Oxford Book series on British nature, brilliant for enthusiasts wishing to identify certain species in everyday life. Nine informative guides from the Oxford Book series co...

A Conchological Manual

G. B. Sowerby · 1846 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1846 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout with engraved plates, this is the third edition of George Brettingham Sowerby's study of shells and shell collecting. The third edition of this work, which was first published in 1839.Illustrated w...

Catalogue of the British Echinoderms in the British Museum (Natural History)

F. Jeffrey Bell · 1892 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Order of the Trustees; Longmans, 1892 . First edition. Cloth. Impressively illustrated with fourteen engraved plates and two chromolithographs, this is the first edition of Bell's informative study of echinoderms. The first edition of this impressively illustrated...

A History of the British Marine Testaceous Mollusca

William Clark · 1855 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, John Van Voorst, 1855 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the scarce first edition of William Clark's detailed and informative study of British marine testaceous molluscs. A scarce first edition. William Clark offers a zoological study systematically pres...

Part VII: Report of the Commissioner for 1879 (United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries)

Spencer F. Baird [Commissioner]; Prof. W. G. Farlow · 1882 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Washington, Government Printing Office , 1882. Cloth. An extract of this scarce report issued by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, discussing the marine algae of New England. Part VII of this report from the U.S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, for the ye...

A History of the British Zoophytes

George Johnston · 1838 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Edinburgh , W. H. Lizars, 1838. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this illustrated study of British zoophytes, from Scottish physician and naturalist George Johnston. First edition.In a modern half cloth rebinding, with paper covered boards.Illustrated with forty-four plates...

A Manual of the Mollusca; or, Rudimentary Treatise of Recent and Fossil Shells

S. P. Woodward · 1851 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.47 | $328.96 | ¥52,531)

London, John Weale , 1851-6. Cloth. The complete edition of S. P. Woodward's study of molluscs, illustrated throughout with woodcuts and engravings. The complete edition. Three volumes in one, as issued. In a modern half cloth rebinding, with marbled boards. With the ori...

A Guide to the Quadrupeds and Reptiles of Europe; with Descriptions of All the Species

Lord Clermont · 1859 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, John Van Voorst, 1859. First edition. Cloth. A very scare first edition copy, exploring the varied wildlife of Europe. A very scarce first edition copy of Lord Clermont's title, bound in original brown cloth.Lord Clermont - otherwise known as Thomas Fortesque, 1st...