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A History of British Fishes

William Yarrell · 1836 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, John Van Voorst , 1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Yarrell's authoritative history of British fishes, illustrated with engravings throughout. First book edition. Complete in two volumes, not including the supplements. First serialised in ni...

Favorite Haunts and Rural Studies; Including Visits to Spots of Interest in the Vicinity of Windsor and Eton

Edward Jesse · 1847 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, John Murray, 1847. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition copy of Jesse' 1847 natural history work, in lovely condition. An unusual copy, featuring a striking gilt motif to front board, belonging to the 'Glasgow Model Schools & Training College&ap...

Wonders of the Vegetable World

Anonymous [William Henry Davenport Adams] · 1877 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1877. Cloth. A very scarce 1877 edition of this beautifully illustrated title. A very scarce 1877 copy of this illustrated title, originally published in 1867. This work documents a variety of trees and their habitats, complete with illustrated cha...

The Conchologists Nomenclator. A Catalogue of All the Recent Species of Shells, Included Under the Subkingdom &Apos;Mollusca&Apos;, with Their Authorities, Synonymes and References to Works Where Figured or Described

Agnes Catlow; Lovell Reeve · 1845 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Reeve, Brothers, 1845. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this comprehensive nineteenth-century reference work, listing all contemporaneously known species of shells under the subkingdom Mollusca, with detailed authorities and bibliographic references. ...

The Principles of Physiological and Physical Science; Comprehending the Ends for Which Animated Being Were Created; and an Examination of the Unnatural and Artificial Systems of Philosophy Which Now Prevail

Richard Saumarez · 1812 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Printed by R. Edwards for T. Egerton, 1812. First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of this very scarce volume on physiology and physical science from Richard Saumarez. Author's presentation copy of the first edition. Inscribed "From the Author" to the title pag...

Chapters on the Common Things of the Sea-Coast

Anne Pratt · 1856 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1856. Cloth. An uncommon 1856 copy of Anne Pratt's richly illustrated title. An uncommon 1856 copy of this work, originally published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1853.Bound in embossed red cloth bo...

Glaucus; or, the Wonders of the Shore

Charles Kingsley · 1855 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1855. Cloth. The second edition of Kingsley's charming seaside study in the publisher's original cloth with pictorial gilt decoration. The second edition in the publisher's original brown cloth with pictorial gilt decoration. With a mo...

Crab, Shrimp, and Lobster Lore, Gathered Amongst the Rocks and the Sea-Shore, by the Riverside, and in the Forest

W. B. Lord · 1867 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Lord's detailed illustrated natural history study of crustaceans, beautifully illustrated with engravings. The first edition. In the publisher's original blue and gilt cloth. Illus...

The Science of Phrenology Consistent with the Doctrine of Christianity; a Letter Addressed to Dr. Spurzheim

John C. Tomlinson · 1826 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1826. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce and fascinating article from 'The Pamphleteer' on the Pseudoscience of phrenology from John C. Tomlinson. The first edition, from 'The Pamphleteer', Vol. XXVI, No. LII. A very scarce art...

Short Sketches of the Wild Sports and Natural History of the Highlands

Charles St. John · 1846 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, John Murray, 1846. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition copy of Charles St. John's natural history and sporting work on the Scottish highlands, bound in half calf. The first edition. Bound by Gresswell in half calf with marbled paper to the board...

Every Mother&Apos;S Book November, 1949

1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Sussex, Alfred Fennings, 1949. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very smart copy of this illustrated guide for mothers from Alfred Fennings chemist. Scarce work. With illustrations throughout. A charming pamphlet from the chemist Alfred Fennings, who established Fennings Pharmaceuticals in...

Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of H.M. S. &Apos;Beagle&Apos; Under Command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N.

Charles Darwin · 1909 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, John Murray, 1909. Leather. A smartly bound later edition of this journal of a voyage around the world by English naturalist Charles Darwin, with illustrations. Later edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map to the rear, nineteen images across fifteen pl...

The Butterflies of Scotland: A Natural History

George Thomson · 1980 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Croom Helm, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this natural history on Scotland's butterflies, with plates and maps throughout. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust ...

Birds of the Loch and Mountain

Seton P. Gordon · 1907 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce heavily illustrated study of the habits of Scottish mountain birds. The first edition.A scarce work.Seton P. Gordon's detailed exploration of the ornithological life of Scotla...

The New "Mauretania": Fulfilment of a Great Enterprise

E. Keble Chatterton · 1938 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Liverpool, Cunard White Star, 1938 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce launch brochure for the RMS Mauretania, a British ocean liner that was one of the first ships built for the newly formed Cunard-White Star company. A very scarce first edition.Completed in May 1939, t...

A Natural History of British Moths

Rev. F. O. Morris · 1871 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, Henry Edward Knox, 1871. Cloth. A complete four volume set of this brightly illustrated study of British moths. Complete in four volumes. Scarce work. Illustrated with one hundred and thirty-two plates, holding thirty in volume one, thirty in volume two, thirty-five in...

The Zoo Conversation Book: Hughie&Apos;S Second Visit

Edmund Selous · 1912 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Mills and Boon, Limited, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce copy of this illustrated children's zoology book wherein a boy's speaks with various animals. First edition. The very scarce follow-up work to the author's first 'Zoo Convers...

A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants; with an Easy Introduction to the Study of Botany.

William Withering · 1812 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Birmingham , Thomson and Wrightson , 1812 . Leather. The fifth edition of this impressive study of British plants by noted physician and botanist, William Withering, illustrated by striking copper-plates. The fifth edition. First published in 1773. Complete in four volumes. Bo...

The Domesday Geography of Midland England

H. C. Darby; I. B. Terrett [editors] · 1954 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated geographical study on the Domesday Book. First edition. With a frontispiece and one hundred and fifty-nine figures in-text. A detailed and comprehensive geograph...

The West Highlands and the Hebrides: A Geologist&Apos;S Guide for Amateurs

Alfred Harker · 1941 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated guide to the geology of the West Highlands and Hebrides. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a portrait plate, eighty-one in-text figures, and eight map...