Scienza e natura

An Outline of the Smaller British Birds

Robert A. Slaney · 1833 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1833. Cloth. The second edition of this detailed study of the small birds commonly found in Britain, illustrated throughout. The second edition of this work.'An Outline of the Smaller British Birds' is a familiar ...

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess · 1962 · Rooke Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.01 | $2,906.33 | ¥464,105)

London, Heinemann , 1962. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, first edition copy of Anthony Burgess' celebrated novel, his jeu d'espirit, 'A Clockwork Orange&apos. A first edition, first issue of this canonical novel. A novel known for its use of 'Nadsat&apo...

A General History of Quadrupeds

Thomas Bewick · 1820 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. Leather. A beautifully illustrated seventh edition of Thomas Bewick's influential natural history work on Quadrupeds. The seventh edition of this work. 'A General History of Quadrupeds' deals with two-hundred ...

2010: Odyssey Two

Arthur C. Clarke · 1982 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Granada, 1982. Cloth. An uncorrected proof copy of this popular science fiction novel, by the renowned sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. An uncorrected proof copy of this work. '2010: Odyssey Two' is the sequel to the author's popular novel '2001: A S...

Nouveau Manuel Complet de Numismatique Ancienne

J. B. A. A. Barthelemy · 1851 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret, 1851. Vellum. A nicely bound French work on the study of numismatics, witten by J. Barthelemy, in a nice half vellum binding. Written in the original French. A French textbook on numismatics, the study and collection of currency. Writt...

The Freshwater Ecosystems of Suriname

Paul E. Ouboter (ed.) · 1993 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.63 | ¥46,411)

Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993. First edition. Hardback. A fascinating monograph on the freshwater ecosystems of the Republic of Suriname, edited by Paul E. Ouboter and copiously illustrated throughout. This work is volume 70 from the 'Monographiae Biologicae...

The Ullage Cask Gauger, Comprised in a Series of Tables Calculated with the Utmost Accuracy, and Showing at One Reference, the Ullage Contents of Any Cask, from Five to One Hundred and Sixty Gallons, Inclusive; with Rules for Ascertaining the Ullage Contents of All Other Casks, However Large; As Also the Foot or Sediment in Oil Casks. Claudette Upon the Principle Used by the Excise.

James Boydell · 1784 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Henry Kent Causton, c1790. Cloth. A interesting work designed to aid with the calculating void spaces in casks. A very scarce work being a mathematical aid. A new edition, revised. Undated. The first edition of this work was published in 1784, with this copy being a la...

Perchance to Dream; Knave of Dreams

Various [ed. by Damon Knight]; Andre Norton · 1975 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London; Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Victor Gollancz Ltd.; Kestrel, 1975. First edition. Cloth. Two intriguing works that focus on the concept of dreams by two science fiction authorities, excellent examples of science fiction New Wave. These two compelling works, published in 19...

Genesis Two

L.P. Davies [Leslie Purnell Davies] · 1969 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a curious science fiction merging mystery and suspense, written by prolific British novelist of the genre L.P. Davies. The first edition of Genesis Two, an intriguing science fiction mystery, written by ...

Journal of a Tour Through North Wales and Part of Shropshire

Arthur Aikin · 1797 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, J. Johnson, 1797. First edition. Leather. In a half calf binding, this is the scarce first edition of chemist Arthur Aikin's account of the mineralogy and natural history of North Wales and Shropshire. The scarce first edition of this work. Illustrated with a doub...

Geography of Abbe Gaultier

Abbé Aloïsius Édouard Camille Gaultier; Adolphe Jacques Quetelet · 1844 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Brussels, La Societe Nationale, 1844 . Cloth. The sixteenth edition of this little French book of geography by Abbé Gaultier with maps, games, and questions to teach geography through play rather than memorisation, with two fold-out plates. The sixteenth edition in the publis...

Cours Elementaire D&Apos;Histoire Naturelle: Botanique; Minãƒâ©Ralogie; Zoologie

M. Milne-Edwards; M.F.S. Beudant; Adrien de Jussieu · 1847 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

Paris, Victor Masson, Langlois et Leclercq, 1847. Leather. Three authoritative volumes on natural history aimed for university students, bound in red half morocco, with folding plates. Three volumes from Cours Elementaire D'histoire Naturelle (Elementary Course in Natural...

A Manual of Petrol Motors and Motor Cars: Comprising the Designing, Construction, and Working of Petrol Motors

F. Strickland · 1914 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Charles Griffin & Company Limited, 1914. Cloth. The scarce revised edition of a book focusing on the design of early petrol cars from theoretical, practical and commercial perspective, with folding tables. The scarce revised edition of A Manual of Petrol Motors and Mot...

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

Rev. Gilbert White; William Jardine; Edward Jesse · 1878 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1878 . Cloth. A profusely illustrated edition of Gilbert White's collection of letters and naturalist findings. A later edition, first published in 1789 by the author's brother. In the original Henry Bohn Illustrated Library green cloth...

Animal Life and Intelligence

C. Lloyd Morgan · 1890 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, Edward Arnold, 1890-1891. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition copy of this comprehensive account of the life and behaviour of animals by ethologist Conwy Lloyd Morgan. The scarce first edition.In a full black calf binding. A prize binding for Merchiston Cast...

Flower Decoration in the House

Gertrude Jekyll · 1907 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Covent Garden, Country Life," Ltd.; George Newnes, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated, scarce first edition, detailing a variety of flower arrangements to be displayed in the home. A scarce first edition, in publisher's original blue cloth binding, with gilt...

The English Flower Garden

W. Robinson · 1883 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.78 | $1,182.35 | ¥188,806)

London; New York, John Murray; Scribner & Welford, 1883. First edition. Cloth. A smart and heavily illustrated and highly influential horticultural title, very scarce in the first edition. A scarce title, very scarce in the first edition, with no other copies earlier than 1889...

Among British Birds in Their Nesting Haunts

Oswin A. J. Lee · 1897 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1897-1899 . First edition. Cloth. Fourteen parts of the very scarce first edition of Oswald A. J. Lee's charmingly illustrated study of British nesting birds, illustrated with photogravure plates. The first edition of this very scarce work from O...

Rural Bird Life

Charles Dixon · 1880 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1880. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition of a book on the different species of birds populating the British countryside, in decorative green cloth. The first edition of Rural Bird Life, Being Essays on Ornithology with Instructions ...

The New Naturalist Three Volumes

E M Nicholson et al · 1945 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London , Collins, 1945-1951. First edition. Cloth. A three volume set of volumes of the New Naturalist. All first editions. Three of a wider series totalling over 100 between 1945 and the present day. Titles are: Butterflies by E B Ford London's Natural History by R S R F...