Storia naturale

Fertility and Sterility in Marriage

Th. H. Van de Velde [Theodoor Hendrik Van de Velde] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, William Heinemann, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of the third part of Theodoor Van de Velde's "Ideal Marriage" series, this volume surrounding the much debated subject of contraception. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth,...

The Puzzle of Life and How It Has Been Put Together

Arthur Nicols · 1877 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1877. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this simplified history of life on Earth designed for young readers, with monochrome plates throughout. The very scarce first edition of this work. In the publisher"s original cloth b...

Physical Expression: Its Modes and Principles

Francis Warner · 1885 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, 1885. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated work on psychical expression from English writer Francis Warner. Second edition. The International Science Series. Illustrated with fifty-one figures. A detailed commenta...

The World in the Past: A Popular Account of What It Was Like and What It Contained

B. Webster Smith · 1931 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1931. Cloth. A richly illustrated natural history work exploring the vast ages of the Earth through the centuries. The second edition, revised and enlarged.Illustrated with one hundred and eleven plates, seventy-three of which are prepared in...

William Budd: Bristol&Apos;S Most Famous Physician

Michael Dunnill · 2006 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Bristol, Redcliffe Press Ltd. 2006. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce work on English physician William Budd, signed by the author. First edition. Signed to the title page with an inscription to Sir Allan Budd, a British economist, founding member of t...

With the Birds; or the Homes and Habits of Our Feathered Friends

M. K. M · 1875 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, T. Nelson and Sons , 1875. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this charming ornithological work on the habitats of birds, with coloured illustrations. The very scarce first edition of this uncommon work. In the publisher's original pictorial c...

Bees, Wasps, Ants, and Allied Insects of the British Isles & Wayside and Woodland Trees: A Guide to the British Sylva

Edward Step · 1932 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1932-1942. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set of these detailed studies into British natural sciences from Edward Step. Two volumes. Written by Edward Step, a British author of many popular and specialist books on subjects such as bota...

Trattato Delle Monete a Valuta Loro

Guillaume Bude; Giovan Bernardo Gualandi [ed.] · 1562 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.69 | $1,288.11 | ¥205,695)

Fiorenza [Florence], Apres I Giunti, 1562 . First edition. Vellum. The very scarce first Italian language translation of Guillaume Budé's treatise on ancient coins and measures. The very scarce first Italian translation of this work. Translated from Bude's original ...

Injurious and Useful Insects: An Introduction to the Study of Economic Entomology

L. C. Miall · 1902 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1902. First edition. Leather. A scarce and interesting work on insects by L. C. Miall, in a lovely tree calf prize binding. The first edition of this scarce work in a full tree calf prize binding, with the gilt crest of Cirencester Royal Agricultura...

An Ethical Problem or Sidelights Upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals

Albert Leffingwell · 1916 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd, 1916. Cloth. A smart second edition of this study into the use of animals and humans for scientific experimentation from American physician, Albert Leffingwell. Second edition, revised. A detailed ethical study into the complexities of animal and ...

A Manual of Injurious Insects with Methods of Prevention and Remedy for Their Attacks to Food Crops, Forest Trees, and Fruit

Eleanor A. Ormerod · 1890 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Limited, 1890. Leather. A smartly bound second edition of this illustrated insect manual from pioneer English entomologist, Eleanor Anne Ormerod. Second edition. Illustrated with in text illustrations throughout. A detailed entom...

The Ocean Atmosphere and Life: A Descriptive History of the Phenomena of the Life of the Globe

Élisée Reclus; A. H. Keane · 1888 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, 1888 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on life and atmosphere in the world's oceans, written by Élisée Reclus. Rebound in a green cloth. Based on the French work 'La terre : description des phénomènes de la vie du globe&a...

Tracts and Observations in Natural History and Physiology

Robert Townson · 1799 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

London, J. White, 1799. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition study on natural history, of particular importance due to its passages on tortoises. The first edition of this very scarce work.An interesting work on natural history.In this important treatise, Towns...

Butterflies

Samuel H. Scudder · 1881 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1881 . First edition. Cloth. An extremely scarce first edition of this presentation copy of Scudder's illustrated study of butterflies. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Very scarce. The author'...

Introductio Ad Sapientiam: Or, the Art of Right Thinking

Thomas Fuller · 1731 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, W. Innys, 1731 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of the first part only of Thomas Fuller's guide to 'The Art of Right Thinking&apos. The first part only of a two part work by Thomas Fuller. The scarce first edition of this work.ESTC T138941A...

Flore de Toulouse; Ou Description Des Plantes Qui Croissent Aux Environs de Cette Ville

D. J. Tournon · 1811 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Toulouse, Bellegarrigue, 1811. Leather. A scarce work on the flora of Toulouse, with descriptions of the plants of the surrounding area. In the original French language. French language. Scarce work. A detailed description of the plants of the city of Toulouse, with observatio...

The Dwellers Series

Reverend Theodore Wood · 1908 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, T. C. & E. C Jack Ltd, 1908. Cloth. A smart collection of the Dwellers series bound into one volume by the Reverend Theodore Wood, with illustrations throughout. Scarce collection. Six volumes of the Dwellers series bound into one. A detailed yet simple introduction to...

Memories of Fourscore Years Less Two, 1851-1929

Abel Chapman; George Bolam · 1830 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Gurney and Jackson, 1830 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the first edition of naturalist Abel Chapman's charmingly illustrated and posthumously published biography. The first edition of this work, illustrated with a photogravure frontispiece and with t...

Sea-Side Walks of a Naturalist with His Children

Rev. W. Houghton · 1889 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1889. Cloth. A smart new edition of this collection of commentaries from sea-side walks, with colour illustrations. New edition. Illustrated with colour frontispiece and five plates, with many in-text images. Collated complete. A collection of com...

The Eye of the Wind an Autobiography

Peter Scott · 1961 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1961 . Cloth. A highly illustrated second impression of Peter Scott's autobiography, in the original, striking dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper, which has been price-clipped.The...