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The Natural History of Animals
J.R. Ainsworth Davis [James Richard Ainsworth Davis] · 1903 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
London, Gresham Publishing Company, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a beautifully illustrated set that offers readers a comprehensive understanding of the wonderful creatures that populate our planet. The first edition of The Natural History of Animals, a beau...
A Text-Book of Veterinary Obstetrics: Including the Diseases and Accidents Incidental to Pregnancy, Parturition, and Early Age in the Domesticated Animals.
George Fleming · 1896 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Baillière, Tindall and Cox, 1896 . Cloth. A very scarce copy of the second edition of Fleming"s authoritative veterinary obstetrics, profusely illustrated with 226 in-text figures. In the publisher's original half dark red cloth binding with pebbled cloth boards....
Field Flowers; a Handy-Book for the Rambling Botanist, Suggesting What to Look for and Where to Go in the out-Door Study of British Plants
Shirley Hibberd · 1870 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, Groombridge and Sons, 1870 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated work on flowers. The very scarce first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative blue cloth binding. Illustrated with a coloured front...
Shell Life; an Introduction to the British Mollusca
Edward Step · 1901 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Frederick Warne and Co , 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A profusely illustrated first edition copy of this study of British molluscs, by naturalist Edward Step. The scarce first edition of the work. In publisher's original decorative red cloth binding, with a gilt ...
Homes without Hands; Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals, Classed According to Their Principal of Construction
Rev. J.G. Wood · 1865 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1865 . Leather. An intricate early edition of this illustrated work of natural history by the Rev. John George Wood. A scarce early printing of the work.With new designs by W.F. Keyl and E. SmithIn half green morocco binding, with marbled endpap...
Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms
M.C. Cooke [Mordecai Cubitt Cooke] · 1894 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an intriguing and enjoyable record of different types of mushrooms and whether they are edible or poisonous, including preparation tips, by eminent mycologist Mordecai Cubitt Co...
Darwin and Modern Science
Various [Ed. by Albert Charles Seward] · 1909 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1909. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a series of commemorative essays celebrating the centenary of Darwin's birth and the fiftieth anniversary of his Origin of Species. The first edition of Darwin and Modern Science, a se...
The Young Beetle-Collector&Apos;S Handbook
Ernst August Hofmann [intro. by W. Egmont Kirby] · 1902 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Swan Sonnenschein and Co. 1902. Cloth. The second edition of an accessible and attractive handbook for beginners wishing to begin their own beetle collection, with twenty colour plates. The second edition of The Young Beetle-Collector's Handbook, an accessible and...
Letters Relating to the Love Episode of William Pitt
William Pitt; Lord Rosebery [intro.]; Sir Walter Farquhar · 1900 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
Not Stated, Printed for Private Circulation, 1900 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the scarce first edition of the letters written by William Pitt to his intended, Eleanor Eden. With an account of Pitt's health from his physician. The scarce first edition...
A Supplement to a Contribution to the Flora of Derbyshire
Rev. W. H. Painter · 1902 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
Leeds, Chorley & Pickersgill, The Electric Press, 1902. First edition. Cloth. Smart presentation copy of the detailled supplement to Painter's 1889 A Contribution to the Flora of Derbyshire. First edition supplement to the 1889 A Contribution to the Flora of Derbyshire.In...
Research and the Land
V. E. Wilkins · 1926 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1926. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this scientific work, complete with frequent photography and illustrations. An uncommon first edition of this agricultural title, in original green cloth, with smart gilt let...
Gilpin&Apos;S Forest Scenery
William Gilpin; Francis George Heath [ed.] · 1879 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1879 . Leather. Beautifully bound in half calf, this is a lovely example of Francis George Heath's celebration of William Gilpin's work on the forests of England. Francis George Heath's scarce edition of Gilpin&...
Catalogue of Sea-Pens or Pennatulariidae
J. E. Gray · 1870 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, The British Museum, 1870 . First edition. Cloth. Scarce first-edition catalogue from the contemporary keeper of zoology at the British Museum. With a British Museum bookplate. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original blue cloth binding.Bookplate to the front p...
Cassell&Apos;S Natural History Volumes I - VI
P. Martin Duncan · 1890 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, Paris & New York, Cassell & Company, Limited, [1890-96]. Leather. Wonderfully illustrated half-calf collection of natural history works edited by P. Martin Duncan. Bound in blue half calf with cloth boards. Binding signed to Volume I, "Bound by E. Watson, 239, Marylebo...
British Conchology, or an Account of the Mollusca Which Now Inhabit the British Isles and the Surrounding Seas. Volume V: Marine Shells and Naked Mollusca to the End of the Gastropoda, the Pteropoda, and Cephalopoda; with a Supplement and Other Matter, Concluding the Work
John Gwyn Jeffreys · 1869 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)
London, John Van Voorst , 1869. Cloth. Volume IV of John Gwyn Jeffreys' study of British conchology, this copy additionally bound with the 102 plates from Vol V of the series. First edition. Rebound in full blue cloth.Volume IV is collated and complete with a hand-colour...
Pseudodoxia Epidemica: Or, Enquiries Into Very Many Received Tenents, and Commonly Presumed Truths
Thomas Brown Dr. of Physick [Thomas Browne] · 1658 · Rooke Books
£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)
London, Printed by R. W. for Nath. Ekins , 1658. Leather. A scarce early edition of this popular work from polymath Thomas Browne, challenging common errors and superstitions of his time. The third edition, corrected and enlarged.Bound in full calf, with raised bands.An intrig...
Field Botany a Handbook for the Collector
Walter P. Manton · 1882 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
Boston, Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1882. Cloth. An incredibly scarce first edition of this illustrated volume, in lovely condition. A smart, brown cloth copy of this scarce volume, featuring vignette illustrations.A presumed first edition, this work was published in 1882, by ...
The Natural History of Selborne
The Late Rev Gilbert White; Captain Thomas Brown [ed.] · 1840 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, John Chidley, 1840. Cloth. A very scarce 1840 copy of this much-reprinted work, with illustrations. Bound in original brown cloth, with decorative gilt page edges, and delicate gilt motif to the spine.Includes 7 monochrome plates, in addition to charming vignette illus...
A History of British Starfishes, and Other Animals of the Class Echinodermata
Edward Forbes · 1841 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, John Van Voorst, 1841. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of Edward Forbes"s pioneering Victorian study of British echinoderms, offering detailed descriptions of starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, with engravings throughout. In the publisher's ...
Guide to the Systematic Distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum - Part 1
John Edward Gray · 1857 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, By Order of the Trustees, 1857 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with vignette diagrams throughout, this is the first edition of zoologist John Edward Gray's explanation of the organisation of mollusc specimens in the British Museum. The uncommon first edition o...