Storia naturale

Tweedales & Smalley (1920), Limited. Constructeurs de Machines Pour la Prãƒâ©Paration, la Filature Et la Retorderie Du Coton, Etc.

Tweedales & Smalley, Limited · 1928 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Rochdale, E. Wrigley & Sons, 1928. Cloth. A catalogue of machinery for preparing, spinning and doubling cotton by Tweedales & Smalley Ltd. written in French. An illustrated catalogue in the publisher's original cloth binding. A catalogue of the machinery created by Tweeda...

Scientific Dialogues, Intended for the Instruction and Entertainment of Young People

Jeremiah Joyce · 1828 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Baldwin and Cradock, 1828 . Leather. A smart set of early nineteenth century educational scientific works, aimed at the 'Entertainment of Young People&apos. Five volumes only of the seven volume 1828 'New Edition' of the scientific dialogues of educator ...

Atlas de Las Aves de Espana

Francisco J. Purroy · 1997 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Barcelona, Lynx Edicions, 1997. First edition. Hardback. Beautiful first edition of this ornithological atlas of Spain issued by 'Sociedad Espanola de Ornitologia.' Beautiful extensive atlas of Spanish Birds by the 'Sociedad Espanola de Ornitologia,' edited...

Marine Propellers

Sydney W. Barnaby · 1900 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, E. & F. Spon, Ltd, 1900. Cloth. A highly illustrated educational work on marine propellers. Fourth edition. Illustrated throughout with in-text diagrams and seven plates, six of which fold-out. Collated complete. Reviewing the paddle-wheel, the screw, cavitation, and h...

Diseases of the Dog and Their Treatment

Dr. Georg Muller; Alexander Glass · 1923 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Bailliere, Tindall and Cox , 1923. Cloth. An educational guide to veterinary disease and treatment for dogs, with numerous illustrations throughout. The scarce fourth edition. Held institutionally in only one British library. In the publisher's original full cloth...

Natural History of British Fishes Their Structure, Economic Uses, and Capture by Net and Rod

Frank Buckland · 1891 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

London , Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1891. Leather. A lovely bound edition of Natural History of British Fishes which is richly illustrated throughout. A lovely copy of Natural History of British Fishes that explores the structure of fish, economic uses and how...

British Beetles. Transferred from Curtis&Apos;S British Entomology.

Edward Wesley Janson · 1863 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,179)

London, Bell and Daldy, 1863 . First edition. Cloth. Prominent nineteenth century coleopterist E. W. Janson's study of British beetles, illustrated throughout by John Curtis. The first edition of this scarce work. Illustrated with twenty-nine uncoloured plates containing ...

The British Species of Angiocarpous Lichens, Elucidated by Their Sporadia

W. A. Leighton · 1851 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, The Ray Society, 1851. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of W. A. Leighton's study of British Lichens from the mid nineteenth century with colour plates. First edition, in original publisher's cloth binding, of William Allport Leighton's study of ang...

Rabbits for Profit and Rabbits for Powder

R. J. Lloyd Price · 1888 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, Horace Cox, 1888 . Cloth. A very scarce second edition of this work on the various uses of rabbits. Second edition, in cloth binding. Very scarce edition with illustrations.This book summarises the various uses for farming rabbits. Contents include dangers attendant on...

Zoological Recreations

W. J. Broderip · 1873 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler , c1872. Leather. Illustrated zoological studies by W. J. Broderip in a full calf binding. Dated from Jisc, a later edition of this work. A book of natural history with zoological studies of singing birds, owls, turkeys, swans, cats, dogs, apes an...

The New Naturalist; Sea-Birds, the Common Lands of England and Wales, Freshwater Fishes, British Larks, Pipits & Wagtails, the New Naturalist, Loch Lomondside, Dragonflies, Wildfowl

James Fisher & R. M. Lockley; L. Dudley Stamp & W. G. Hoskins; P. S. Maitland & R. N. Campbell; Eric Simms; John Mitchell; Peter Marren, Philip Corbet & Stephen Brooks; David Cabot · 1954 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)

London , Collins , 1954-2009. First edition. Cloth. A stunning set of eight volumes of the charming New Naturalist Library collection. This is a collection of eight volumes from the Collins The New Naturalist Library series. This set includes: Sea Birds by James Fisher & R. ...

A Synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with Remarks of Their Structure, Functions and Distribution; and Instructions for Collecting and Preserving Specimens

William Smith · 1853 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.37 | $1,585.38 | ¥253,084)

London, Printed for Smith and Beck , 1853-6. First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of William Smith's study of British Diatomaceae, complete with two volumes bound in one and all seventy plates, eight hand-coloured. With sixty-two uncoloured and seven full page colou...

Das Licht IM Dienste Wissenschaftlicher Forschung

Dr. Med. S. Th. Stein [Sigmund Theodor Stein] · 1877 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

Leipzig, Verlag von Otto Spame, 1877. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated and important guide to the application and role of photography in science and medicine. A scarce work. In the original German.The scarce first edition of Dr. Sigmund Theodore St...

Wild Life in a Southern County

[Richard Jefferies] · 1879 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1879. Cloth. A smart first edition of Richard Jefferies' charming nature work exploring the countryside of Wiltshire. Written by John Richard Jefferies, a nineteenth century nature writer known for his beautiful depictions of rural England in b...

Your Days Are Numbered: A Manual of Numerology for Everybody

Florence Campbell · 1932 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Rider & Co. 1932. First edition. Cloth. An exciting first complete textbook of numerology, the scarce first UK edition. The scarce first UK edition of this work, preceded by an undated US edition by the same publishers. An exciting work, Your Days are Numbered by Flor...

Fur and Feather Series

Various · 1896 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1896-98. First edition. Cloth. A lovely set of three works relating to the natural history, hunting and preparation of the hare, the rabbit and the red deer, each illustrated throughout and presented in the delightful publisher's pictorial...

A History of the Birds of Suffolk

Claud B. Ticehurst · 1932 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

London, Gurney, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition ornithological history of Suffolk, a fascinating illustrated study on the country from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.A charming ornithological history of Suffolk, an in-depth ...

Corallina; or, a Classical Arrangement of Flexible Coralline Polypidoms

J V F Lamouroux · 1824 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Printed by A J Valpy , 1824. First edition. Leather. The first English edition of this work on this work on algae by J V F Lamouroux, selected from his French notes. The first English edition of this work, comprising a selection of the notes on algae by important Frenc...

Half Hours with a Naturalist, Rambles Near the Shore

Rev. J.G. Wood · 1897 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, James Nisbet and Co. 1897. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of this work on animal life near the shore and natural history, by Reverend John George Wood. This late nineteenth century work explores animal life under the sea and along the shore, investigating spon...

The New Naturalist Natural History in the Highlands and Islands

F. Fraser Darling · 1947 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Collins, 1947. Leather. A lovely morocco-bound first edition of F. Fraser Darling's exploration of the nature of the Scottish Highlands and islands, illustrated with plates throughout including in colour. Detailing the scenery, climate, geology, forests, waters an...