Storia naturale

Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male with Sexual Behaviour in the Human Female

Alfred C. Kinsey; Clyde E. Martin; et al. · 1948 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,361)

Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders Company, 1948-53. First edition. Cloth. An attractive collection complete in two first edition volumes of A. C. Kinsey et al.'s study on sexual behaviour both in human male and female. The first edition of this collection, comprised...

The Silvery Thames

Walter Jerrold · 1906 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,835)

London, Alf Cooke , 1906. First edition. Vellum. Walter Jerrold and Ernest W. Haslehust's eulogy to the beloved River Thames. A limited, deluxe edition, signed by both the author and the illustrator. A stunning volume celebrating the history and course of the River Thames...

Von Der Heide Zur Marsch

Fr. Jonas · 1943 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Berlin, In Kommision bei Verlag "Natura, 1943-44. Cloth. A German work of natural history, illustrated with thirty-nine plates. 'From the Heather to the Marsh' is a German work of natural history relating to marshland, describing the land and its nature, with chapter...

The Flora of West Lancashire

J. A. Wheldon; Albert Wilson · 1907 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.49 | $103.05 | ¥16,450)

Liverpool, Henry Young & Sons, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this beautiful work looking into the native flora of West Lancashire, illustrated throughout, including with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A fascinating study of the various fl...

The Compleat Angler

Izaak Walton · 1931 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.51 | $1,453.26 | ¥231,993)

London, George G Harrap and Co Ltd, 1931. First edition. Fine Binding. A crisp, bright, copy of Izaak Walton's noted work 'The Compleat Angler&apos. Being the first, de luxe edition adorned with Arthur Rackham's illustrations. Limited edition, number 426 of 775 ...

Pharmacopoeia Homoepothica

F F Quin · 1834 · Rooke Books

£5,750.00 (€6,892.21 | $7,596.59 | ¥1,212,692)

London, Veneunt Apud S Highley, 1834. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition copy of the first systematic work on homeopathy published in England. A presentation copy, presented from the author to his pupil and friend, John Calthorp Williams. Interleaved throughout...

Lettsom His Life, Times, Friends and Descendents

James Johnston Abraham · 1933 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, William Heinemann, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of this fascinating biographical study of the renowned English physician and philanthropist John Coakley Lettsom. Lettsom was a quaker, physician and philanthropist known for his abolitionist ...

Natural History and Sport in Moray

Charles St John · 1882 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, David Douglas, 1882. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of this work by English naturalist and sportsman, Charles William George St John. This work regards Moray in Scotland. First thus, the first illustrated edition of this work. This is the secon...

The Outline of Science a Plain Story Simply Told

J. Arthur Thomson · 0 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, George Newnes Limited, c1921. Leather. A two volume set of works in a deerskin binding, and held in a cloth covered slipcase. A fascinating set of works that offers a insight into the natural world, edited by the notable naturalist Arthur Thomson. Rebound with several ...

Recueil Des Eloges Historiques

P. Flourens [Marei Jean Pierre Flourens] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

Paris, Garnier Freres, Libraires, 1856-1862. Leather. A three volume quarter morocco set, recounting the work of prominent scientists, in the original French. A three volume set. Bound in quarter morocco and cloth, with volumes one and two bearing floral designs. With marbled ...

The Birds of Kutch

Salim Ali · 1945 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a beautifully illustrated systematic survey of the Kutch region in India, lying on the fringe of a major migratory stream. The first edition of The Birds of Kutch, an illustrated ornithological s...

Half-Hours in the Green Lanes: A Book for a Country Stroll

J. E. Taylor · 1910 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, John Grant, 1910 . Leather. A lovely copy of the eighth edition of this scarce illustrated natural history guide for amateur naturalists, with many black and white drawings of flora and fauna, bound in full calf.  Bound in full calf. The eighth edition of this scarce...

The Practical Fisherman: Dealing with the Natural History, the Legendary Lore, the Capture of British Freshwater Fish, and Tackle and Tackle Making

J.H. Keene · 0 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

London, The Bazaar" Office, c1881. Leather. A smartly bound first edition copy of this illustrated nineteenth century guide to the characteristics of fish and how to make tackle. A later edition.In a half green morocco binding. A signed binding by Hatchards.Illustrated with a ...

Bird-Hunting Through Wild Europe

R. B. Lodge [Reginald B. Lodge] · 1908 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Robert Culley, [1908]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Reginald Lodge's account of his quest to find and photograph rare birds across South and East Europe. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome photographic frontispiece, and one hundred and...

The New Naturalist Selected Volumes

Various · 1953 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,342)

London, Collins, 1953 - 1973. Cloth. A twelve volume set of works of the New Naturalist series. Volumes are: Number 5: 'Wild Flowers' by John Gilmour and Max Walters (New edition, 1955)Number 6: 'The Highlands and Islands' by F Fraser Darling and J Morton B...

Interest Tables at Five Per Cent

George Oates · 1851 · Rooke Books

£199.99 (€239.72 | $264.22 | ¥42,178)

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851. Leather. A mathematical, accountancy work regarding interest tables in the nineteenth century. Leatherbound volume with gilt title to the spine. Interest Tables at Five per Cent. In which are shown the interest on any sum from ...

The Natural History of Selborne Observations of Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist&Apos;S Calendar

Gilbert White · 1830 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,399)

Edinburgh, Constable and Co. 1830. Leather. A handsome copy of Gilbert White's The Natural History of Selborne. With a frontispiece. A deacon in Hampshire and Wiltshire, Gilbert White was a pioneer in the field of natural history and ornithology. The work comprises of a s...

Mounted Plates from Fortsetzung Der Mikrogeologischen Studien

Anon from Gottfried Ehrenberg · 1876 · Rooke Books

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

London, Privately Published , c1875. Leather. A mounted collection of plates taken from a work by Gottfried Ehrenberg. With a letter explaining the origin of this volume. Consisting of 30 photographic plates believed to be photographs of the original plates in the work by Ehre...

A Catalogue of British Jurassic Gasteropoda Comprising the Genera and Species Hitherto Described, with References to Their Geological Distribution and to the Localities in Which They Have Been Found

W. H. Hudleston and Edward Wilson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,543)

London, Printed for and Published by the Authors, 1892. Cloth. A scarce copy of this work on slugs, snails and other molluscs. The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda in...

Microcosm: Or the Earth Viewed As a Symbolic Record of the History and Progressive Life of Man

Robert R. Rodgers · 1872 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London , F. Pitman, 1872. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this Victorian work on the development of life on Earth. First Edition. Organised into six lectures on different topics. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart with just some shelfwear. Internally, genera...