Storia naturale

Dartmoor

L. A. Harvey; D. St Leger-Gordon · 1953 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Collins, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work by L. A. Harvey and D. St Leger-Gordon on the moorlands of Dartmoor, illustrated throughout by E. H. Ware. The first edition. Part of the 'New Naturalist' series. In the publisher's or...

The Caterpillars of the British Butterflies Including the Eggs, Chrysalids, and Food-Plants

W. J. Stokoe · 1944 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1944. Cloth. A smart copy of this colourfully illustrated study on the caterpillars of British butterflies. Based upon "The Butterfield of the British Isles" by Richard South. Illustrated with three hundred and forty-eight images, sixty-eight of...

The Fishes of the British Isles Both Fresh Water and Salt.

J. Travis Jenkins · 1925 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work from the 'Wayside and Woodland' series on Fishes from the British isles by J. Travis Jenkins, in the scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Part of th...

Wayside Weeds

Spencer Thomson · 1864 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1864 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition of this illustrated study of wild plants found on the wayside, by Spencer Thomson. First edition, in the publisher's original green cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Very scarce. Wri...

Norsk Ornithologisk Tidsskrift

H. Tho. L. Schaanning [ed] · 1926 · Rooke Books

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

Stavenger , Aktietrykkeriet, 1926-30. Cloth. The complete four volumes of this scarce illustrated Norwegian journal on ornithology, bound over two volumes. Four volumes containing numbers 1-15 bound over two volumes. Complete. Bound in full cloth. Illustrated with diagrams, ...

The Wonders of the Insect World

Edmund Selous · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Seeley, Service, & Co. Limited. 1921 . Cloth. A well presented copy of this illustrated study of insects, by British ornithologist and writer, Edmund Selous. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. The third edition of the work. First published in 1911....

The Love of Wild Life

Mary Maughan · 1977 · Rooke Books

£585.00 (€701.22 | $772.87 | ¥123,417)

None, None, 1977-79. Leather. A very unique hand-produced journal, recounting ornithological and zoological tours undertaken by a Mary Maughan, compiled with original photographs and drawings. A beautiful and unique hand-produced ornithological and zoological journal. With on...

A Naturalist in the Guiana Forest

R. W. G. Hingston · 1932 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London , Edward Arnold & Co , 1932. First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first UK edition of this illustrated work by naturalist R. W. G. Hingston on his time in the Guiana forest. The UK first edition of the work. Also published the same year in New York by Longmans, Green and ...

The Mute Swan in England Its History, and the Ancient Custom of Swan Keeping

N. F. Ticehurst · 1957 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Cleaver-Hume Press Limited, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating work on the history of the mute swan and its status within Britain. The first edition with the original dust jacket. This book explores the history of the mute swan in Britain. Beginning in the twelf...

1949 Rivermouth

Brain Vesey-Fitzgerald · 1949 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Eyre and Spottinswoode, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A short introduction to the rivermouth illustrated with intricate and detailed drawing. The first edition.Bound in the original publisher's binding with the dust jacket. Versey-Fitzgerald shares his passion for n...

The Home Life of a Golden Eagle

H. B. MacPherson · 1910 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Witherby & Co. 1910. Paperback. The second edition of this detailed account of the life of a Golden Eagle, with photographic plates. Second revised edition. Illustrated with thirty-two tipped-in black-and-white photographic plates. Collated complete. A detailed account...

A Journal of Summer Time in the Country

R. A. Willmott · 1928 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Scholartis Press, 1928. Cloth. A limited edition work on the beauties of summer by Robert Aris Willmott, signed and inscribed twice by the editor, Eric Partridge. A limited edition, limited to 750, this copy being 1 of 75 copies printed on Millbourn Handmade Paper,...

Notice Sur Les Travaux Scientifiques

Charles Janet · 1902 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Lille, Imprimerie Typographique et Lithographique Le Bigot Freres, 1902. Cloth. A scarce scientific work by French engineer and biologist Charles Janet, known for his left-step presentation of the periodic table. A scarce work in a cloth library binding, with a library number ...

The Plight of the Miners a National Danger

John Galsworthy · 1928 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , The Coalfields Distress Committee, 1928. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart pamphlet detailing the plight of the miners. A pamphlet on mining. Reprinted from the Manchester Guardian from October 5th 1928, this article which details the hardships of the miners in the North of...

The Rivers of Great Britain. Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial. Rivers of the East Coast

Various · 1889 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Cassell & Company, 1889. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this heavily illustrated volume on Great Britain's eastern rivers. In this first edition, various authors included Francis Watt, John Geddie, and Aaron Watson describe the history of Britain's ...

Pictorial Geography of the British Isles

Mary E. Palgrave · 1887 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1887. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the Pictorial Geography of the British Isles, which is richly illustrated. A first edition copy. This is a charming volume on the Pictorial Geography of the British Isles ...

Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Economic Geology in London

Chief Commissioner of Her Majesty's Woods, Works, and Land Revenues · 1846 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846-1848. Cloth. A nice copy of the geological survey of Great Britain, with folding maps and colour plates Three volumes of the Geological Survey of Great Britain published between 1846 and 1848. With nine folding plates to the re...

Pseudo-Philosophy at the End of the Nineteenth Century

Hugh Mortimer Cecil · 1897 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, The University Press, Limited, 1897 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this pro-Darwinian stance and attack on theorists at the time. First edition of Pseudo-Philosophy at the End of the Nineteenth Century by Hugh Mortimer Cecil in the original publi...

The Birds of the British Isles

T. A. Coward; A. W. Boyd (ed) · 1850 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London and New York, Frederick Warne and Co. 1850-1855. Cloth. Two smart volumes exploring the birds of the British isles, with illustrations. Two volumes of three of The Birds of the British Isles, including the second and third volumes. The second volume, reprinted in 1955,...

Tide&Apos;S Ending

B. B. · 1950 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Hollis & Carter, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this study on tideways, saltings and creeks. First edition. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Highly illustrated throughout with 16 coloured plates. Collated complete. Written by "B. B...