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Collected Essays by T.H. Huxley
Collected Essays by T.H. Huxley
T. H. Huxley · 1894 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London & New York, Macmillan & Co. 1894-1901. Cloth. Five volumes of an originally nine volume set of Thomas Huxley's collected scientific essays. Five volumes, being: 'Man's Place in Nature', 'Hume, with Helps to the Study of Berkeley', 'Met...
Memorandum of Provisions in Acts of Parliament Relating to Other Companies and Bodies Inserted for the Protection of or Which May Affect the Interests of the Great Western Railway Company
Memorandum of Provisions in Acts of Parliament Relating to Other Companies and Bodies Inserted for the Protection of or Which May Affect the Interests of the Great Western Railway Company
L. B. Page; H. F. A. Hoskins · 1915 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
Not Stated, Not Stated, 1915. Cloth. A scarce account of the parliamentary acts relating to the Great Western Railway. Detailing various acts of Parliament relevant to the Great Western Railway Company, which was famed as the 'Holiday Line', taking Londoners to the S...
Alpines and Bog-Plants
Alpines and Bog-Plants
Reginald Farrer · 1908 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Edward Arnold, 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work on plants and gardening. A first edition of this work, with frontispiece and fifteen further plate, many of which are photographs from the author. Collated, complete.The work of Regin...
A Treatise on Pulmonary Consumption; Its Prevention and Remedy
A Treatise on Pulmonary Consumption; Its Prevention and Remedy
John Murray · 1831 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. Hardback. A very scarce second edition copy of John Murray's important treatise on pulmonary consumption, an interesting work on the epidemic disease. The very scarce second edition of this work.A fascinating scientific...
The Distribution and Status of the Birds of the Kruger National Park
The Distribution and Status of the Birds of the Kruger National Park
A C Kemp · 1974 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)
Cape Town , The National Parks Board of Trustees , 1974. First edition. Paperback. An excellent first edition of this fascinating work on the birds of the Kruger National Park by A C Kemp. The first edition of this work by A C Kemp. A fascinating study of the status and distr...
The Naturalist&Apos;S Bedside Book
The Naturalist&Apos;S Bedside Book
BB · 1980 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London, Michael Joseph, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of a later work by naturalist Denys Watkins-Pitchford, writing under the pseudonym BB. This work concerns the hidden life of the wood and field, with the author sharing observations of wildlife. It is th...
A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals
A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals
Philip Henry Gosse · 1860 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
London, Van Voorst, 1860. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work of marine biology by Philip Henry Gosse, complete with splendid colour plates. An extraordinary exploration into British marine biology.Written by Philip Henry Gosse (1810-1888), an English naturali...
The Linhay on the Downs and Other Adventures in the Old and the New World
The Linhay on the Downs and Other Adventures in the Old and the New World
Henry Williamson · 1934 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Jonathan Cape , 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming work by Henry Williamson containing a miscellaneous of wildlife writings such as essays, reviews, and short pieces of writings. The first trade edition of this excellent work by Henry Willia...
The Complete Insomniac
The Complete Insomniac
Hilary Rubinstein · 1974 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Jonathan Cape , 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating study on sleep by Hilary Rubinstein. An excellent example inscribed and signed by the author. The first edition of this work, published in 1947.Inscribed and signed by the author to the t...
The Flora of Suffolk
The Flora of Suffolk
W. M. Hind; Churchill Babington · 1889 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Gurney and Jackson, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this topographical study of Suffolk's flora, illustrated with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A topographical work on the native flora of Suffolk, observing the plants in the...
The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales
The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales
H. E. Forrest · 1907 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)
London, Witherby & Cod, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Forrest's illustrated study of the fauna of North Wales, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'With kind r...
A Contribution to the Flora of Derbyshire
A Contribution to the Flora of Derbyshire
William Hunt Painter · 1889 · Rooke Books
£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.58 | ¥18,776)
London, George Bell & Sons, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Hunt Painter's important reference work on the natural flora of Derbyshire, illustrated with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A concise and important work looking to t...
The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales
The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales
H. E. Forrest · 1907 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Witherby & Co, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study of the common vertebrate fauna native to North Wales, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.An exploration of the vertebrate fauna commonly found...
The Sea and Its Living Wonders
The Sea and Its Living Wonders
G Hartwig · 1873 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1873. Cloth. A very smart early edition of this study by Dr G Hartwig regarding marine life. This fourth edition sees additional chapters on Marine Constructions and Marine Caves.A beautifully illustrated work, with a frontispiece and seven chr...
A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
Norman H. Joy · 1932 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated two volume set detailing the beetles of the United Kingdom, in a dust wrapper. 'A Practical Handbook of British Beetles' remains an important work on British coleoptera, and has remained th...
Oceanic Birds of South America
Oceanic Birds of South America
Robert Cushman Murphy · 1936 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
New York, The Macmillan Company, 1936. Cloth. A fascinating two volume work on seabirds, profusely illustrated with a number of colour plates. Robert Cushman Murphy (1887-1973) was an American ornithologist who travelled on a number of expeditions on the ocean and was highly r...
Anatomical Plates of the Bones and Muscles
Anatomical Plates of the Bones and Muscles
Robert Hooper · 1818 · Rooke Books
£600.00 (€719.20 | $792.68 | ¥126,581)
London, J. Callow, 1818. Leather. A very scarce hand-colour illustrated guide to anatomy and skeletons. A very scarce work.A useful anatomical guide intended for the use of students and artists, containing detailed plates of skeletons.Illustrated with twelve hand-coloured plat...
Cavalarice, or, the English Horseman: Contayning All the Art of Horse-Manship, Asmuch As Is Necessary for Any Man to Understand, Whether Hee Be Horse-Breeder, Horse-Ryder, Horse-Hunter, Horse-Runner, Horse-Ambler, Horse-Farrier, Horse-Keeper, Coachman, Smith, or Sadler. Together, with the Discovery of the Subteil Trade or Mystery of Horsecoursers, an an Explanation of the Excellency of a Horses Understanding: Or How to Teach the to Do Trickes Like Banks His Cutrrall: And That Horses May Be Made
Cavalarice, or, the English Horseman: Contayning All the Art of Horse-Manship, Asmuch As Is Necessary for Any Man to Understand, Whether Hee Be Horse-Breeder, Horse-Ryder, Horse-Hunter, Horse-Runner, Horse-Ambler, Horse-Farrier, Horse-Keeper, Coachman, Smith, or Sadler. Together, with the Discovery of the Subteil Trade or Mystery of Horsecoursers, an an Explanation of the Excellency of a Horses Understanding: Or How to Teach the to Do Trickes Like Banks His Cutrrall: And That Horses May Be Made
Gervase Markham · 1617 · Rooke Books
£9,500.00 (€11,387.26 | $12,550.83 | ¥2,004,205)
London, Edward White, 1617. Leather. The second edition of this immensely important work on Arabian horses, written by the man, Robert Markham, who brought the now common breed to England for the first time. Illustrated with in-text woodcuts throughout. A very important work. ...
Illustrations of British Entomology; or, a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects: Containing Their Generic and Specific Distinctions; with an Account of Their Metamorphoses, Times of Appearance, Localities, Food, and Economy, As Far As Practicable
Illustrations of British Entomology; or, a Synopsis of Indigenous Insects: Containing Their Generic and Specific Distinctions; with an Account of Their Metamorphoses, Times of Appearance, Localities, Food, and Economy, As Far As Practicable
James Francis Stephens · 1829 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)
London, Baldwin and Cradock, 1829. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this volume discussing Mandibulata in great detail, by James Francis Stephens, illustrated with six beautiful hand-coloured plates. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with six hand-coloured p...
New Experiments Physico-Mechanical Touching the Spring of the Air and Its Effects
New Experiments Physico-Mechanical Touching the Spring of the Air and Its Effects
Robert Boyle · 1662 · Rooke Books
£8,000.00 (€9,589.27 | $10,569.12 | ¥1,687,752)
Oxford, H Hall, 1662. Leather. A scarce, second edition of Robert Boyle"s important scientific work. This volume is the first appearance of Boyle"s Law. Boyle worked hard to devise improvements on Otto von Guericke"s air pump or vacuum chamber.  His end result was the "machin...