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A Vertebrate Fauna of Lakeland
A Vertebrate Fauna of Lakeland
H. A. Macpherson; R. S. Ferguson · 1892 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1892. First edition. Leather. A leather bound first edition of Macpherson's beautifully illustrated guide to the fauna of the Lake District. The first edition of this work.An exploration of the fauna common in Cumberland and Westmorland, the area...
Native Orchids of North American North of Mexico
Native Orchids of North American North of Mexico
Donovan Stewart Correll · 1950 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)
Massachusettes, Chronica Botanica Company, 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated guide to the orchids native to North America by Donovan Stewart Correll. The first edition of this work.A study into the native orchids that are often found in North Am...
Spring and Summer
Spring and Summer
Robert Mudie · 0 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
London, James Blackwood, c1860. Cloth. Bright copies of Robert Mudie's beautiful natural history studies, describing the seasons spring and summer, illustrated throughout. In two volumes, 'Spring' and 'Summer&apos.These James Blackwood editions are scarce.M...
Within an Hour of London Town Among Wild Birds and Their Haunts
Within an Hour of London Town Among Wild Birds and Their Haunts
[Denham Jordan] · 1892 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1892. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first edition of this charming topographical work about the areas outside of London in the late nineteenth century. In a signed binding by Mudie.The first edition of this work.A charming topograph...
The Compleat Angler the Lives of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert and Sanderson
The Compleat Angler the Lives of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert and Sanderson
Izaak Walton · 1929 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.74 | ¥137,087)
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1929. First edition. Leather. A finely bound, limited edition copy of Izaak Walton's noted work 'The Compleat Angler&apos. The editor, Geoffrey Kenyes' copy, with his signature to the edition statement. The first edition, thus of this...
Modern Practical Farriery; a Complete to All That Relates to the Horse. Its History, Varieties, and Uses- Breaking, Training, Feeding, Stabling, and Grooming- How to Buy, Keep, and Treat a Horse in Health and Disease, Etc. , Etc. Forming a Complete System of the Veterinary Art, As at Present Practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London.
Modern Practical Farriery; a Complete to All That Relates to the Horse. Its History, Varieties, and Uses- Breaking, Training, Feeding, Stabling, and Grooming- How to Buy, Keep, and Treat a Horse in Health and Disease, Etc. , Etc. Forming a Complete System of the Veterinary Art, As at Present Practised at the Royal Veterinary College, London.
W. J. Miles; J. I. Lupton · 0 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
London, William Mackenzie, c1880. Leather. An unusually attractive copy of this copiously illustrated copy of this fascinating study of modern veterinary practices, primarily focusing on the management of horses. The first section of this work examines the history of the horse...
A Topographical History of Surrey
A Topographical History of Surrey
Edward Wedlake Brayley; Gideon Mantell. · 1850 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,707)
London, G. Willis, 1850. Cloth. A fascinating and copiously illustrated study of the topography of Surrey by Edward Wedlake Brayley, complete in five volumes. Edward Wedlake Brayley was an English antiquary and topographer, born in Lambeth, Surrey in 1773. Brayley is best reme...
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Rev. Ezekiel Blomfield · 1819 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)
London, Black, Kingsbury, Parbury And Allen, 1819. First edition. Leather. A beautifully illustrated work regarding the natural history, complete with twelve hand coloured maps. Scarce. Collated complete with twelve full page hand coloured maps. The first edition of the work. ...
The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London Volume the Forty-Fourth
The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London Volume the Forty-Fourth
Various · 1888 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1888. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce forty-fourth journal of the Geological Society of London, complete with folding plates. The forty- fourth volume, published in 1888. Very scarce.  Rebound in green cloth, by Sedgwick Museum. Bequeath...
A History of British Fossil Mammals, and Birds
A History of British Fossil Mammals, and Birds
Richard Owen · 1846 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
London, John Van Voorst, 1846 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Richard Owen"s survey of British fossil mammals and birds, a substantial work of 19th century palaeontology by the anatomist who coined "Dinosauria." In the publisher's original dark cloth binding....
The Field, the Garden, and the Woodland; or, Interesting Facts Respecting Flowers and Plants in General
The Field, the Garden, and the Woodland; or, Interesting Facts Respecting Flowers and Plants in General
A Lady [Anne Pratt] · 1838 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)
London, Charles Knight & Co. 1838. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this delightfully illustrated botanical guide for children. Scarce first edition.   Smartly rebacked, with the publisher's original red cloth boards.   Delightfully illustrated throughout...
A Series of Anatomical Plates, in Lithography, with References and Physiological Comments, Illustrating the Structure of the Different Parts of the Human Body
A Series of Anatomical Plates, in Lithography, with References and Physiological Comments, Illustrating the Structure of the Different Parts of the Human Body
Jones Quain; Erasmus Wilson · 1842 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.54 | ¥209,848)
London, Taylor and Walton, 1842. First edition. Cloth. Impressively illustrated throughout with hand-coloured anatomical lithographs, this is the very scarce first edition of the first volume of Quain and Wilson's study of human anatomy. Volume I only of the very scarce t...
A Naturalist in North Celebes - a Narrative of Travels in Minahassa, the Sangir and Talaut Islands, with Notices of the Fauna, Flora and Ethnology of the Districts Visited
A Naturalist in North Celebes - a Narrative of Travels in Minahassa, the Sangir and Talaut Islands, with Notices of the Fauna, Flora and Ethnology of the Districts Visited
Sydney J Hickson · 1889 · Rooke Books
£590.00 (€707.20 | $779.48 | ¥124,433)
London, John Murray, Albemarie Street, 1889. First edition. Leather. A first edition school binding of Hickson's A Naturalist in North Celebes. Hickson's narrative of his travels is exceedingly detailed and rich in observation, and accompanied by several maps and ill...
The out-Door World
The out-Door World
W. Furneaux · 1900 · Rooke Books
£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,761)
London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1900. Leather. A natural history work from W. Furneaux, covering the world of insects, the seashore, the vegetable world, and more. With sixteen coloured plates, and hundred of illustrations in the text. Originally a science teacher, William Fur...
A New Complete and Universal Body or System of Natural History Being a Grand, Accurate and Extensive Display of Animated Nature Containing Accurate Descriptions and Faithful Histories of All the Several Classes of Animals
A New Complete and Universal Body or System of Natural History Being a Grand, Accurate and Extensive Display of Animated Nature Containing Accurate Descriptions and Faithful Histories of All the Several Classes of Animals
George Henry Millar · 0 · Rooke Books
£1,350.00 (€1,618.17 | $1,783.55 | ¥284,719)
London, Alex Hogg, c1785. Leather. A natural history work by George Henry Millar. Undated, dated from Copac. Collated, complete with all plates stated to the binder's instructions to the rear. A comprehensive work, which is divided into several books covering; Quadrupeds;...
The Tertiary Cheilostomatous Polyzoa of New Zealand
The Tertiary Cheilostomatous Polyzoa of New Zealand
David Alexander Brown · 1952 · Rooke Books
£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,225)
London , The British Museum, 1952. Cloth. A first edition of this work on marine invertebrates. Illustrated throughout with 296 figures in the text. David Alexander Brown was a geologist who played an important role in developing the study of Geology in Australia. Brown was th...
British Rhaetic Flora
British Rhaetic Flora
Thomas Maxwell Harris · 1938 · Rooke Books
£17.99 (€21.56 | $23.77 | ¥3,794)
London , British Museum , 1938. Cloth. A highly detailed study into plants found within British Rhaetic rocks. Featuring five plates to the rear, and twenty-six illustrations throughout the text. By Professor of Botany in the University of Reading, Thomas Maxwell Harris. In or...
A Collection of Thirty-Nine Botanical Pamphlets
A Collection of Thirty-Nine Botanical Pamphlets
Various · 1879 · Rooke Books
£510.00 (€611.31 | $673.78 | ¥107,560)
N/A, N/A, 1879-1900. Cloth. A fascinating collection of thirty-nine botanical pamphlets or extracts, some of which have come with their author's regards, with compliments, or signed to the title pages. The title given on the spine is: Botanical Pamplets, Phanerogams I. Wi...
Botanical Rambles
Botanical Rambles
Rev. C. A. Johns · 0 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,434)
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, c1846. Cloth. A nicely illustrated Victorian guide to botany. Featuring an illustrated frontispiece. Contains numerous illustrations in the text. With a bookbinder's stamp for S. Curtis to the front pastedown. Rev. C. A. ...
Ants Bees and Wasps a Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera
Ants Bees and Wasps a Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social Hymenoptera
Sir John Lubbock · 1929 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd, 1929. Cloth. An illustrated copy of this work of natural history. With four colour plates. The original work by Sir John Lubbock, a banker, politician, scientist and polymath. He wrote several works on Hymenoptera, insects, the in...