Storia naturale

The Natural History of Selborne, the Naturalist&Apos;S Edition

Gilbert White, [ed. by Charles Mosley] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Elliot Stock, 1905. Cloth. A scarce edition of The Natural History of Selborne, particularly attuned towards naturalists and scientists, arranged by species, with a folding frontispiece. The scarce Naturalist's Edition of The Natural History of Selborne, the Parso...

Electrical Equipment of the Car: Comprising the Various Systems Fitted to British, French, Italian, German, and Other European Cars

Herbert J. Butler, Hugh E.J. Butler · 1926 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, W. R. Howell & Co. 1926. Cloth. The complete three volume set of a guide to the electrical components in early motor cars, one of the first works of its kind, profusely illustrated with folding plates. The complete three volume set of Electrical Equipment of the Car: C...

The Transactions of the Linnean Society Volume XXVI-XXIX

The Linnean Society of London · 1870 · Rooke Books

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

London, Taylor and Francis, 1870-1875. Cloth. A heavily illustrated and highly informative set of natural history periodicals, with colour plates. A scarce collection of four volumes of this informative and richly illustrated periodical, featuring volumes twenty-six through to...

Endless Amusement; a Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments in Various Branches of Science

None Stated · 1834 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, Henry Washbourne; Thomas Tegg and Son, 1834. Leather. A smart sixth edition of this lively compendium of scientific amusements, with instruction for nearly 400 experiments, combining practical science with theatrical parlour tricks. Rebound in a half calf binding with ...

The Distribution of Bryophytes in Ireland: An Annotated Review of the Occurrence of Liverworts and Mosses in the Irish Vice-Counties, Based Mainly on the Records of the British Bryological Society

D.T. Holyoak · 2003 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Vale of Glamorgan, Broadleaf Books, 2003 . First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition copy of this comprehensive study of the distribution of Bryophytes in Ireland, with a CD. The first edition. In the publisher's original hardback binding. With a CD to the rear of ...

The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live in

Sir John Lubbock · 1898 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1898 . Leather. A lovely copy of the eighth edition of this appreciative study of the wonders of natural science, with chapters on animal life, plant life, mountains, and space, in a full calf prize binding. The eighth edition bound in full calf. An ...

Nature Photography

Oliver G. Pike · 1931 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1931 . Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this illustrated guide to photographing nature, with anecdotes and methods, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce first edition.In the publisher's original red cloth binding. In the very sca...

Trout Fishing from All Angles Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore Wildfowling

Eric Taverner; Various; James Andrews · 1933 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd. 1933; [1929]; [1950]. Cloth. A richly illustrated collection of hobby titles, in matching original dust wrappers. An informative and richly illustrated collection of hobby titles, detailing aspects of hunting, shooting and fishing.From The Lo...

The Book of the Golden Eagle

Captain C. W. R. Knight · 1927 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of C. W. R. Knight's vivid illustrated study of the Golden Eagle. The first edition. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with many photographs, including a colour frontispiece...

A Bird Watcher&Apos;S Note Book: Studies of Woodcock, Snipe and Other Birds

J.W. Seigne · 1930 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, Philip Allan & Co. 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated work on a range of bird species and habits. The first edition of the work.In the publisher's original green cloth binding.Illustrated with a coloured frontis...

Flora of North America North of Mexico

Flora of North America Editorial Committee · 1993 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London , Oxford University Press, 1993-2002. Cloth. A smart copy of this ongoing biological study of the plant life of the North American continent. Containing volumes 2 (Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms, 1993), 3 (Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae, 1997), 5 (Magnoliophy...

Ants, Bees and Wasps a Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera

Lord Avebury · 1906 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. 1906. Cloth. A comprehensive investigation into the life and behaviours of ants, bees and wasps. Seventeenth edition, revised. With six plates, one of which is a folding maps and five of which are coloured In a red cloth binding. Ext...

Woodland Notes Tea-Time Tales for Young Little Folks and Young Old Folks

Albert Alberg · 1880 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, W. Swan Sonnenschein & Allen, 1880. Cloth. A scarce copy of Woodland Notes. From the Swedish of Richard Gustafsson by Albert Alberg, Author of Fabled Stories from the Zoo, Editor of Chit Chat by Puck and Roseleaves, by R. Gustafsson. With numerous black and white illus...

Wild Birds and Their Haunts

W. Halliday · 1922 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Heath Cranton Limited, 1922. First edition. Cloth. An first edition copy of this work of natural history by W. Halliday. First edition. With a foreword by Gene Stratton-Porter and an introduction by W. Percival Westell. 'Wild Birds and Their Haunts' is a orni...

Residential Lighting

Myrtle Fahsbender · 1947 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc. 1947. Cloth. The first edition of an educational textbook on lighting in our homes, written by an expert who would later become the first female director of the Illuminating Engineering Society. The first edition of Residential Lighting,...

In Northerm Mists; Arctic Exploration in Early Times Volume Two

Fridtjof Nansen; Arthur G. Chater [trans.] · 1911 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, William Heinemann, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. A first English edition copy of the second volume in a highly illustrated set on Arctic exploration. Volume two of a two volume set.The first English edition of the work.In the publisher's original blue cloth binding...

The Miniature Fruit Garden of the Culture of Pyramidal and Bush Fruit Trees

Thomas Rivers · 1877 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1877. Cloth. An uncommon and well-illustrated horticultural title by influential nurseryman Thomas Rivers. An uncommon copy of the 18th Edition of this uncommon work. This popular and informative work was first published in 1840, and saw 20 edi...

A History of British Fossil Mammals, and Birds

Richard Owen · 1846 · Rooke Books

£296.00 (€354.80 | $391.06 | ¥62,447)

London, John Van Voorst, 1846 . First edition. Cloth. A very good copy of the first edition of this interesting archeological study, illustrated with one hundred and twenty-seven woodcut illustrations The first edition in the publisher's original cloth.With one hundred an...

On Humus and the Earthworm

Charles Darwin [intro. by Albert Howard] · 1945 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1945. Cloth. A scarce and charming reprint of a book influential for understanding the Earthworm's role in organic farming and the natural cycle of our lands. Darwin On Humans and the Earthworm: The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the...

The Birds of Middlesex: A Contribution to the Natural History of the County

James Edmund Harting · 1866 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, John Van Voorst, 1866. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this county ornithology of Middlesex by J. E. Harting. In the publisher's original green cloth binding with gilt. First edition.Illustrated with a tinted frontispiece. Collated, compete.A county...