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A History of the British Zoophytes

George Johnstone · 1847 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London , John Van Voorst , 1847. Leather. A smart two volume set of A History of the British Zoophytes, one volume with text and one with illustrations. This is a smart, two volume set of A History of the British Zoophytes, written by George Johnston, in its second edition. T...

Natural History of British Fishes; Their Structure, Economic Uses, and Capture by Net and Rod

Frank Buckland · 1891 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , Society for promoting Christian Knowledge , 1891. Cloth. An interesting second edition copy of the Natural History of British Fisheries written by Frank Buckland. This is the second edition of this book, the first being titled Familiar History of British Fishes and co...

The Geology and Geophysics of Northeastern Australia

R. A. Henderson [ed.]; P. J. Stephenson [ed.] · 1980 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Brisbane, Geological Society of Australia Incorporated, Queensland Division, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce collection of papers relating to the geology and geophysics of Queensland, Australia. The scarce first edition of this work collecting the...

Wild Sports of the World: A Book of Natural History and Adventure

James Greenwood · 1864 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, S.O. Beeton, 1864. Leather. The second edition of this fascinating 19th century work on wild sports and natural history, replete with folding plates and illustrations. This fascinating work of hunting and natural history by journalist and novelist James Greenwood discu...

The Comital Flora of the British Isles

George Claridge Druce · 1932 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Arbroath, T. Buncle & Co. 1932. First edition. Cloth. George Claridge Druce's study of British flora and its distribution, uncommon first edition complete with map inserted to rear pocket. Uncommon first edition of this work. A study of British plants and their distributi...

Firewoods: Their Production and Fuel Values

A. D. Webster · 1919 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, T. Fisher Unwin , 1919. First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of this scarce work concerning firewood by A. D. Webster, the first edition. The first edition of this work, scarcely seen on the market in all editions, and complete with the even scarcer dust wrapper, unclip...

Britain in Pictures

Vita Sackille-West; Geoffrey Grigson; Geoffrey Taylor; George M. Taylor · 1941 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Collins, 1941-46. First edition. Cloth. A lovely collection of four books from the 'Britain in Pictures Series', published in the 1940s with works from the likes of Vita Sackville-West. Illustrated with numerous colour plates, with two of the volumes in their...

The Power of Movement in Plants

Charles Darwin; Francis Darwin · 1880 · Rooke Books

£2,800.00 (€3,356.24 | $3,699.19 | ¥590,713)

London, John Murray, 1880 . Cloth. The very scarce second thousand of Charles Darwin's illustrated study of plant movement and response to external stimuli. The very scarce second thousand of Charles Darwin's study on phototropism and other types of movement in plant...

Foot-Prints of the Creator: Or, the Asterolepsis of Stromness

Hugh Miller · 1851 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Edinburgh, Johnstone and Hunter, 1851. Cloth. A smart fourth edition of Hugh Miller's geological work, illustrated with vignettes throughout. Written by Hugh Miller, a prominent Scottish geologist.This work first appeared in 1850, with this being the fourth edition. Illu...

Explanations: A Sequel to &Apos;Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation&Apos;

[Robert Chambers] · 1846 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)

London, John Churchill, 1846 . Cloth. A very scarce second edition of Robert Chambers' sequel to his ground-breaking work 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation&apos. A second edition of this scarce work, the sequel to 'Vestiges of the Natural History of C...

The History, Antiquities, & Geology, of Bacton, in Norfolk

Charles Green · 1842 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1842 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this study of the geological history of Bacton, featuring illustrations of dinosaur fossils found in the region. The very scarce first edition of Burgh Castle rector Charles Green's st...

The Middle Lias of Northamptonshire

Beeby Thompson · 1888 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce late nineteenth century scientific study of the geology of Northamptonshire in the Middle Lias period, here in its first edition. The scarce first edition of this study of Northamptonshire geology, detaili...

An Outline of the Geology of Norfolk

Samuel Woodward · 1833 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Norwich, Longman and Co. 1833 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Woodward's study of the geology of Norfolk. Illustrated with folding hand coloured plates, and depictions of fossils. The very scarce first edition of English geologist and antiquary Sa...

The Geology of the Avon, Being an Enquiry Into the Order of the Strata and Mineral Productions of the District Washed by Its Streams

Joseph Sutcliffe · 1822 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

Bristol, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1822 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Joseph Sutcliffe's very scarce discussion of the geology and strata of the river Avon, in a lovely half morocco binding. The very scarce first edition of Joseph Sutcliffe's study o...

On the Geology of East Norfolk: With Remarks Upon the Hypothesis of Mr. J.W. Robberds, Respecting the Former Level of the German Ocean

Richard C. Taylor · 1827 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Printed for John Cochran, 1827 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this study of study of the geology of the Norfolk coastline, illustrated with detailed hand coloured plates. The very scarce first edition of this work from English geologist and su...

The Harvest of the Sea, a Contribution to the Natural and Economic History of the British Good Fishes

James G. Bertram · 1869 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Murray, 1869. Cloth. A very smart, second edition copy of this work on the British fishing industry, fully illustrated. The personal copy of British zoologist Leonard Harrison Matthews. A fascinating and very comprehensive work on the British fishing industry in t...

Handbook of Field and General Ornithology

Elliott Coues · 1890 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1890. Cloth. A lovely copy of Elliott Coues' useful handbook for the study of ornithology, from the library of the zoologist L. Harrison Matthews. A conclusive handbook of ornithology, a manual of the structure and classifications of birds imperi...

The Birds of Pembrokeshire and Its Islands

Rev. Murray A. Mathew · 1894 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.56 | $435.98 | ¥69,620)

London, R. H. Porter, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this ornithological study of the Pembrokeshire region of Wales, illustrated with photographic plates and folding colour maps. The first edition of Reverend Murray A. Mathew's study of Pembrokeshire&ap...

Science Today

Sir J. Arthur Thomson; J. G. Crowther [ed.] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1935 . Leather. A fascinating collection of essays on various aspects of modern science, in a smart prize binding. The scarce second impression of this study of modern science, in a lovely quarter calf school prize binding.The work of Scottish natu...

An Historical Inquiry Into the Production and Consumption of the Precious Metals

William Jacob · 1831 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, John Murray, 1831. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Jacob's important history and study of precious metals, an interesting work on the production and consumption of metals. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.Half-title present...