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Notes on Indian Ants; Descriptions of a New Species of Indian Aculeate Hymenoptera; Descriptions of a New Species of Bees

George Alexander James Rothney; Frederick Smith · 1875 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Entomological Society, 1875-1895. Leather. Four essays on scientific discoveries regarding ants, bees and other insects, signed by respected entomologist George Rothney. Four essays in a half calf binding. Inscribed by the author George Alexander James Rothney to the f...

Remarkable Insects

1842 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London , Religious Tract Society, 1842. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this charming volume of Remarkable Insects. A first edition copy of Remarkable Insects. This volume contains details on the honey bee, the fly, ant, spider and gall inset. With in-text illu...

William Curtis 1746-1799. Fellow of the Linnean Society. Botanist and Entomologist. With Some Notes on His Son-in-Law Samuel Curtis

W. Hugh Curtis · 1941 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Winchester, Warren and Son, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this absorbing biography about 18th century botanist, apothecary, and entomologist William Curtis. Found in scarce dust wrapper. Author W. Hugh Curtis draws on the letters of the botanist and apothecary...

Planting Directory of Southern India

'The Secretary' · 1956 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Madras, United Planters' Association of Southern India, 1956. Cloth. A very scarce planting directory of Southern India. Very scarce directory of Southern India planting, issued by the United Planters' Association of Southern India. Two institutional copies only of t...

The Sulidae: Gannets and Boobies

J. Bryan Nelson · 1978 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated study on the Sulidae family of birds, by pioneering ornithologist Bryan Nelson. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original u...

The Midland Naturalist: The Journal of the Associated Natural History, Philosophical, and Archaeological Societies and Field Clubs of the Midland Counties 1878 - 1879 Birmingham Natural History and Microscopical Society. Address of the Retiring President , Mr Lawson Tait; Annual Report and List of Members for the Year 1877; 1878; 1879

Various · 1877 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London and Birmingham, Hardwicke and Bogue; W. G. Moore and Co. 1877-79. Leather. Five volumes concerned with natural history in one, adorned with lovely illustrations. Containing the 1878 and 1879 volumes of The Midland Naturalist, very scarce in all volumes and rarely seen...

Bird Life in an Arctic Spring

Dan Meinertzhagen; R. P. Hornby · 1899 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, R. H. Porter, 1899 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this collection of diary entries from two ornithologists with illustrations. First edition of Bird Life in an Arctic Spring in the original publisher's cloth binding. From the diaries of Dan...

The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna

Charles Vaurie · 1959 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, H. F. & G. Witherby Limited, 1959-1965 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of ornithology studies of the Palearctic region with the original dust wrappers. First edition of The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna by Charles Vaurie in the original pub...

A Fauna of the Tay Basin and Strathmore

J. A. Harvie-Brown · 1906 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of the first edition of Scottish ornithologist and naturalist John Alexander Harvie-Brown's study of the fauna of Strathmore. The first edition of this work, with a photographic title page plate, twenty ...

Atlas de Las Aves de Espana

Francisco J. Purroy · 1997 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Barcelona, Lynx Edicions, 1997. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this fascinating ornithological atlas of Spain issued by 'Sociedad Espanola de Ornitologia,' a bright copy. Beautiful extensive atlas of Spanish Birds by the 'Sociedad Espanola de Orni...

Abrege de Toutes Les Sciences Ou Encyclopedie Des Enfans

1816 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Paris; Lille, Delarue; Castiaux, 1816. Hardback. An illustrated French educational volume, exploring many subjects including the sciences, arts, and humanity. In the original French.A clear and concise educational work for youth, a brilliant French textbook that explores many ...

Sketches in Natural History History of Mammalia

1849 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London , C. Cox , 1849. Leather. Two books containing six volumes of the History History of Mammalia, richly illustrated. Scarce works. Six volumes bound within two books. These six volumes are Sketches in Natural History, exploring the History of Mammalia. The first volume ...

The Veterinarian&Apos;S Vade Mecum

John Gamgee · 1858 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Edinburgh , Sutherland & Knox, 1858. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of The Veterinarian's Vade Mecum, with illustrations. A first edition copy o The Veterinarian's Vade Mecum by John Gamgee. This volume is a work for vets and explores veterinary pharmaco...

The Soils of Europe, Illustrated Diagnosis and Sistematics: With Keys and Descriptions for Easy Identification of the Most Important Soil Formations of Europe with Consideration of the Most Frequent Synonyms.

Prof. Dr. Walter L. Kubiëna · 1953 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Madrid; London , Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas; Thomas Murby and Company , 1953. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition work regarding the soils of Europe, and how to identify them. Bound in quarter morocco by Maltbys. A very scarce first edition. Rebo...

Forests of France

J. L. Reed · 1954 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

London, Faber & Faber, 1954. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition copy of this work regarding the forests of France, bound in a beautiful quarter morocco binding by Maltbys. The scarce first edition. Rebound in a beautiful quarter morocco binding with gilt detail, by...

Introduction to the Plant-Life of the Oxford District Botanical Memoirs No. 13, 14 & 15

A. H. Church · 1922 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Oxford, Oxford University Press , 1922-1925. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first edition copy of this work on Plant-Life of the Oxford Dictionary, illustrated throughout. A first edition copy of this volume which is three parts bound as one of an Introduction to the Plan...

A Complete Treatise of Land Surveying, by the Chain, Cross, and Offset Staffs Only

William Davis · 1798 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, Faulder; Elmsley; Egerton's MIlitary Library; et al, 1798. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce treatise on land surveying by William Davis, complete with folding plates. The very scarce first edition of this work.ESTC citation number T11423...

The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer

Samuel Smiles · 1857 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, John Murray, 1857 . Leather. The fourth revised edition of Samuel Smiles' biography of George Stephenson. The fourth revised edition in half calf binding on cloth boards of The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer by Samuel Smiles.Biography of George Steph...

Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

W. J. Bean · 1925 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London , John Murray , 1925. Cloth. A fascinating two volume set detailing the trees and shrubs of the British Isles, with illustrations throughout. Fourth Edition, with the first being published in October 1914. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles is a two volume set...

On the Senses, Instincts, and Intelligence of Animals with Special Reference to Insects

Sir John Lubbock · 1891 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1891. Leather. Third edition of this work concerning the animal world with special reference to insects by Sir John Lubbock. Third edition of this work. A study of the senses and intelligence of animals, especially of insects, from the...