Storia naturale

The Illustrated Natural History

J. G. Wood · 1859 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, George Routledge & Sons, Limited. [1859-63]. Cloth. Three-volume set of Rev. J. G. Wood's hugely influential natural history guide, beautifully illustrated, in decorative cloth binding. In publisher's original decorative green and red cloth.In three volumes, ...

A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, with an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural History of the Amazon Valley; on the Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs; Also Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South American Visited During the Voyage of H.M. S. Beagle; Himalayan Journals; or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &C.

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker · 1889 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

London, Ward, Lock, Bowden and Co. 1889-1891. Cloth. Three smart volumes from the Minerva Library, including Darwin's study of coral reefs and Alfred Russel Wallace's travel account of the Amazon. This set offers three fascinating works from the 'Minerva Library...

Exotic Aquarium Fishes: A Work of General Reference

William T. Innes · 1951 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

Philadelphia , Innes Publishing Company , 1951. Cloth. A bright new edition of this comprehensive reference on exotic aquarium fishes, by popular American aquarist William T. Innes. Twelfth edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt illustration to the ...

A Copy of the Statistical Report on the Health of the Navy for the Year 1867

Lord John Hay · 1869 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, The House of Commons, 1869 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this report on the health of the navy for the year 1867, signed by Sir Alexander Armstrong, Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy. A scarce first edition.Inscribed to the ...

Natural History Rambles: Lane and Field

Rev. J. G. Wood · 1879 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1879. Leather. A leather bound copy of this illustrated study of natural history from English writer John George Wood. Natural History Rambles series. Illustrated throughout. An exploration of the natural history of the mammal...

London Airport. Developments in the Central Terminal Area

1954 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

London, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, 1954. Cloth. A very scarce report, offering insight into the vast developments of Heathrow in the 1950s. A very scarce work.The original front wrap is bound in.An interesting report on the developments of the central terminal a...

Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science. Vol I. First, Supplementary, and Second Reports, with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices.

Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science · 1872 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode , 1872 . First edition. Cloth. An extremely scarce copy of the first and second reports from the Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science, employed between 1870 and 1875 to improve the teachin...

Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Local Government Board, 1894-95. Supplement in Continuation of the Report of the Medical Officer for 1894-95. On Oyster Culture in Relation to Disease.

Various · 1896 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office; Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1896. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce study on oysters and their possible threat to humans health, illustrated with folding maps. The first edition.A scarce work.Bound by Heyes & Jones,...

A Year of Sport and Natural History: Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Falconry, and Fishing

Oswald Crawfurd [editor] · 1895 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this commentary of a year of sporting from British journalist Oswald Crawfurd. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty-seven plates. Collated complete. A detailed record of a year of ...

The Vertebrate Fauna of "Dee

George Sims · 1903 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Aberdeen, D. Wyllie and Son, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition catalogue of vertebrate fauna found around Deeside, Scotland. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With five monochrome plates and three illustrations...

The Ferns of the Axe and Its Tributaries

Rev. Z. J. Edwards · 1866 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co. 1866. Cloth. A smart enlarged edition of this illustrated study of the ferns of the River Axe. Enlarged edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates, and numerous in-text figures. Collated complete. A detailed study of the ferns found ...

Nature in Eastern Norfolk

Arthur H. Patterson · 1906 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1906. Cloth. A smart second edition of Arthur Patterson's natural exploration of Norfolk, illustrated with delightful plates in colour. Second edition. Illustrated with twelve colour plates. Collated complete. A catalogue of the birds, fish, mam...

Field Observations on British Birds

Fergus Menteith Ogilvie; Henry Balfour; Mrs. John Massie · 1920 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,232)

London, Selwyn & Blount, 1920. Cloth. A limited edition of this ornithology study of Great Britain by Fergus Menteith Ogilvie, complete with plates, both in colour and monochrome. A limited edition of five hundred copies, of which this is numbered one hundred and thirty seven....

Recreations in Natural History; or, Popular Sketches of British Quadrupeds

Anonymous · 1815 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.90 | ¥24,887)

London, William Clarke, 1815 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this charmingly illustrated study of British quadrupeds, featuring twenty-four engraved plates, and in a smart straight grained morocco binding. The first edition of this very scarce early ...

A Country Naturalist&Apos;S Year

Colin McKelvie · 1993 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Shrewsbury, Swan Hill Press, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this brightly illustrated work, signed by the author and illustrator with a hand-drawn image from the illustrator to the front endpaper. First edition. Signed by the author and illustrator t...

Beautiful Butterflies: The British Species Described and Illustrated

H. G. Adams [Henry Gardiner Adams] · 1854 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1854. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Henry Gardiner Adams' work on British butterflies, beautifully illustrated with coloured plates. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth binding. ...

Handbook of British Mosses; Comprising All That Are Known to Be Natives of the British Isles.

M. J. Berkeley · 1863 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Lovell Reeve & Co. 1863 . First edition. Cloth. A brightly illustrated, first edition of M. J. Berkeley's handbook of British mosses, complete with twenty-four plates. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth. A comprehensive handbook of British moss...

The Charm of the Hills

Seton Gordon · 1912 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. A profusely illustrated, first edition of Seton Gordon's second book, presenting the beautiful nature of the Scottish highlands. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth. A wonderfully illustrate...

Fr. Rogeri Bacon Opera Quaedam Hactenus Inedita

Roger Bacon; J. S. Brewer · 1859 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1859. Cloth. A very scarce volume containing three of the minor works of Roger Bacon, in the original Latin. A very scarce edition collecting together three of the works of Roger Bacon. In the original Latin.This volume includes hi...

Chapters on the Common Things of the Sea-Coast

Anne Pratt · 1856 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1856. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated work on the coastline from botanist Anne Pratt. Scarce edition. With a frontispiece and many in-text images. A reference book for the classification of common objects and plants fo...