Storia naturale

The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and Distribution

Anton Kerner Von Marilaun; F. W. Oliver [trans.] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

London, Blackie and Son, Limited , 1902. Leather. An excellent set containing this profusely illustrated natural history of plants, translated from the German of Austrian botanist, Anton Kerner von Marilaun. A new edition of this work. Complete in two volumes, bound into four....

The Identification of Trees and Shrubs: How to Name without Previous Knowledge of Botany Any Wild or Garden Tree or Shrub Likely to Be Met with in the British Isles with 2,500 Diagrams Made by the Author

F. K. Makins · 1936 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Limited , 1936. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this beginner's handbook for identifying British trees and shrubs, richly illustrated throughout. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A wonderful...

The Cambridge Natural History Vol. 3: Molluscs, Brachiopods (Recent), Brachiopods (Fossil)

Rev. A. H. Cooke; A. E. Shipley; F. R. C. Reed · 1895 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Macmillan, 1895 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated discussion of molluscs and brachiopods, and a full calf prize binding. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with three folding maps, and one map plate. With further vignette illustrat...

Statistics Relative to Schools in Scotland Collected by the Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Under Instructions from Her Majesty&Apos;S Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Schools in Scotland

Education Commission (Scotland) · 1865 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Edinburgh, Her Majesty's Stationery Office , 1865. Leather. A very scarce leather-bound report containing thorough statistics of Scotland's schools. A very scarce report carried by the Education Commission of Scotland, with a series of statistics collected under inst...

Edmond Halley As Physical Geographer and the Story of His Charts

Professor S. Chapman · 1941 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Royal Astronomical Society, 1941. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart copy of this scarce pamphlet containing an article on English astronomer Edmond Halley from Occasional Notes. Scarce work. Reprinted from Occasional Notes, No. 9 (June 1941). Illustrated with three fold-out m...

Insect Architecture, Insect Transformations, Insect Miscellanies

[James Rennie] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.47 | $328.96 | ¥52,531)

London, Charles Knight, 1830-31. First edition. Cloth. A smartly bound set of James Rennie's extensive scientific entomological textbooks, illustrated throughout. 'Insect Transformations', and 'Insect Miscellanies' are both first editions, 'Insect...

Animal Traits & Characteristics; or, Sketches & Anecdotes of Animal Life. Second Series.

Rev. J. G. Wood [John George Wood] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, George Routledge & Sons Ltd. 1860. Leather. A lovely copy of this Victorian study of animal behaviours, by the parson-naturalist John George Wood, in a half morocco prize binding. A new edition of this work in a half morocco prize binding, with marbled boards, end pape...

Newton: The Man

Lieut-Col R. de Villamil · 1931 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Gordon D. Knox , [1931]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biographical work on the celebrated English scientist Sir Isaac Newton, with a foreword by the famous theoretical physicist, Professor Albert Einstein. The first edition. Illustrated with a monoc...

Memoirs of John Abernethy, with a View of His Lectures, His Writings, and Character; with Additional Extracts from Original Documents, Now First Published

George Macilwain · 1856 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Hatchard and Co , 1856. Cloth. A carefully compiled book of memoirs relating to the popular English surgeon, John Abernethy, a reputable contributor to the field of digestion. Third edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With an illustrated frontisp...

1955 Man and the Land 1956 the Open Sea: The World of Plankton 1957 the World of Soil 1962 the Peak District 1963 the Common Lands of England and Wales 1971 the Open Sea II: Fish and Fisheries 1971 Insect Migration 1971 Woodland Birds 1971 Mountain Flowers 1974 British Seals 1976 Moths 1976 British Birds of Prey 1978 British Thrushes 1978 Trees, Woods and Man 1981 the Natural History of Wales

Various · 1955 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.09 | $891.77 | ¥142,404)

London, Collins, 1955-1981. First edition. Cloth. A vibrant collection of works published for the 'The New Naturalist' series by Collins, all with their original illustrative dust wrappers and adorned with photographs throughout. An impressive collection of fifteen w...

Wayside and Woodland Trees: A Pocket Guide to the British Sylva

Edward Step · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. c1900. Cloth. A smart early edition of this illustrated guide to British sylva from English biologist Edward Step. Illustrated with one hundred and seventy-five plates, many of which are in colour. Collated complete. A pocket guide. A treatise o...

The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (7 Volumes) Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society (3 Volumes)

Various; R. A. Spence; W. S. Millard et al · 1876 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

Bombay; London, Bombay Natural History Society; The Royal Central Asian Society , 1876-1944. First edition. Cloth. An impressive collection of issues from two societies, the Central Asian Society and the Bombay Natural History Society. A remarkable collection of issues from tw...

Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick

Benjamin Stillingfleet · 1775 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, J. Dodsley; Baker and Leigh; T. Payne, 1775. Leather. The third edition of this illustrated work on botany and natural history by Benjamin Stillingfleet. The third edition.An important botanical text by Benjamin Stillingfleet, a significant work which helped to popular...

Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait

Anton Reiser [Rudolf Kayser] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Thornton Butterworth Limited , 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Anton Reiser's biography on the celebrated theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, with a foreword by the incredible scientist himself. The very scarce first UK edition. First publi...

The Englishman&Apos;S Flora

Geoffrey Grigson · 1955 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Phoenix House, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this vastly illustrated work on the flora of the English countryside. First edition. Illustrated with forty-five woodcuts from sixteenth century herbals. Collated complete. A detailed work on the histo...

The National Geographic Magazine Index Volume LXIII January - June

Various · 1933 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Washington, National Geographic Society , 1933. Leather. A smartly bound collection of issues from The National Geographic Magazine between January and June, 1933. With illustrations throughout. Volume LXIII, containing six issues of the magazine being Number One - January to ...

The Leopidopterist&Apos;S Guide Intended for the Young Collector, Containing Full Instructions for the Collecting, Management, Observation, Preservation, of Lepidoptera, in All Their Stages.

H. Guard Knaggs · 1869 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, John Van Voorst , 1869. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce entomological work on butterflies and moths by H. Guard Knaggs. The very scarce first edition of this scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth. This entomological work was writt...

Sporting Wildfowl of the British Isles: Studies in Words and Pictures

Brian P. Martin · 1999 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.30 | $4,623.99 | ¥738,391)

Holt, Norfolk, Fine Sporting Interests Ltd, 1999 . First edition. Leather. A sumptuous study of the wildfowl of the British Isles, one of only twelve review copies, sent to sporting and countryside author John Humphreys. Signed by the author and illustrator. A very scarce limi...

The Rhine from Its Source to the Sea

G. C. T. Bartley (Trans); Karl Stieler; H. Wachenhusen; F. W. Hacklander · 1878 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Bickers and Son , 1878. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this detailed, profusely illustrated work on The Rhine, one of Europe's major rivers. The first UK edition. Translated from the original German by G. C. T. Bartley.Illustrated with sixty monoch...

A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds

F. O. Morris · 1859 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1859-63. Leather. A beautifully illustrated set of Morris' expansive study on the nests and eggs of birds native to Britain, colourfully illustrated. Complete in three volumes. Volume I dated 1859, Volume II 1861, Volume III 1863.An immense h...