Scienza e natura

Britain in Pictures

Vita Sackille-West; Geoffrey Grigson; Geoffrey Taylor; George M. Taylor · 1941 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Collins, 1941-46. First edition. Cloth. A lovely collection of four books from the 'Britain in Pictures Series', published in the 1940s with works from the likes of Vita Sackville-West. Illustrated with numerous colour plates, with two of the volumes in their...

Flight from Rebirth

J. T. McIntosh · 1973 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Robert Hale & Company, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first edition science fiction novel from J. T. McIntosh, revised and expanded from a popular short story. Very scarce first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'Flight From Rebirth' is a scie...

The Power of Movement in Plants

Charles Darwin; Francis Darwin · 1880 · Rooke Books

£2,800.00 (€3,356.20 | $3,698.97 | ¥590,679)

London, John Murray, 1880 . Cloth. The very scarce second thousand of Charles Darwin's illustrated study of plant movement and response to external stimuli. The very scarce second thousand of Charles Darwin's study on phototropism and other types of movement in plant...

Mortal Engines

Philip Reeve · 2001 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Scholastic Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of this popular science fiction, first in the 'Mortal Engines Quartet' series by Philip Reeve. A young adult science fiction, debut novel by Philip Reeve, the first edition, first impress...

La Terre Et Les Mers, Ou, Description Physique Du Globe

Louis Figuier · 1864 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.71 | $284.03 | ¥45,356)

Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1864. Leather. A French work on the Earth and its physical qualities by Louis Figuier, illustrated with vignettes and plates. Written by Louis Figuier, a French writer and scientist.With the ownership bookplate and inscription of John Bu...

Foot-Prints of the Creator: Or, the Asterolepsis of Stromness

Hugh Miller · 1851 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Edinburgh, Johnstone and Hunter, 1851. Cloth. A smart fourth edition of Hugh Miller's geological work, illustrated with vignettes throughout. Written by Hugh Miller, a prominent Scottish geologist.This work first appeared in 1850, with this being the fourth edition. Illu...

Explanations: A Sequel to &Apos;Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation&Apos;

[Robert Chambers] · 1846 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.10 | $1,849.49 | ¥295,340)

London, John Churchill, 1846 . Cloth. A very scarce second edition of Robert Chambers' sequel to his ground-breaking work 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation&apos. A second edition of this scarce work, the sequel to 'Vestiges of the Natural History of C...

The History, Antiquities, & Geology, of Bacton, in Norfolk

Charles Green · 1842 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1842 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this study of the geological history of Bacton, featuring illustrations of dinosaur fossils found in the region. The very scarce first edition of Burgh Castle rector Charles Green's st...

The Middle Lias of Northamptonshire

Beeby Thompson · 1888 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce late nineteenth century scientific study of the geology of Northamptonshire in the Middle Lias period, here in its first edition. The scarce first edition of this study of Northamptonshire geology, detaili...

An Outline of the Geology of Norfolk

Samuel Woodward · 1833 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Norwich, Longman and Co. 1833 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Woodward's study of the geology of Norfolk. Illustrated with folding hand coloured plates, and depictions of fossils. The very scarce first edition of English geologist and antiquary Sa...

The Geology of the Avon, Being an Enquiry Into the Order of the Strata and Mineral Productions of the District Washed by Its Streams

Joseph Sutcliffe · 1822 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

Bristol, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1822 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Joseph Sutcliffe's very scarce discussion of the geology and strata of the river Avon, in a lovely half morocco binding. The very scarce first edition of Joseph Sutcliffe's study o...

On the Geology of East Norfolk: With Remarks Upon the Hypothesis of Mr. J.W. Robberds, Respecting the Former Level of the German Ocean

Richard C. Taylor · 1827 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Printed for John Cochran, 1827 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this study of study of the geology of the Norfolk coastline, illustrated with detailed hand coloured plates. The very scarce first edition of this work from English geologist and su...

Doctor Who the Resurrection Casket

Justin Richards · 2006 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, BBC Books, 2006. First edition. Hardback. A fine signed Doctor Who novel by Justin Richards, featuring the Tenth Doctor and his companion Rose as they explore the universe. A first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.An excitin...

Best Sf Three: Science Fiction Stories

Edmund Crispin [ed.] · 1958 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,915)

London, Faber and Faber , 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of science fiction stories edited by Edmund Crispin, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Comprising a selection of science fiction ...

The Harvest of the Sea, a Contribution to the Natural and Economic History of the British Good Fishes

James G. Bertram · 1869 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Murray, 1869. Cloth. A very smart, second edition copy of this work on the British fishing industry, fully illustrated. The personal copy of British zoologist Leonard Harrison Matthews. A fascinating and very comprehensive work on the British fishing industry in t...

Handbook of Field and General Ornithology

Elliott Coues · 1890 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1890. Cloth. A lovely copy of Elliott Coues' useful handbook for the study of ornithology, from the library of the zoologist L. Harrison Matthews. A conclusive handbook of ornithology, a manual of the structure and classifications of birds imperi...

The Birds of Pembrokeshire and Its Islands

Rev. Murray A. Mathew · 1894 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.55 | $435.95 | ¥69,616)

London, R. H. Porter, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this ornithological study of the Pembrokeshire region of Wales, illustrated with photographic plates and folding colour maps. The first edition of Reverend Murray A. Mathew's study of Pembrokeshire&ap...

Science Today

Sir J. Arthur Thomson; J. G. Crowther [ed.] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1935 . Leather. A fascinating collection of essays on various aspects of modern science, in a smart prize binding. The scarce second impression of this study of modern science, in a lovely quarter calf school prize binding.The work of Scottish natu...

An Historical Inquiry Into the Production and Consumption of the Precious Metals

William Jacob · 1831 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

London, John Murray, 1831. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Jacob's important history and study of precious metals, an interesting work on the production and consumption of metals. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.Half-title present...

Collected Essays by T.H. Huxley

T. H. Huxley · 1894 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London & New York, Macmillan & Co. 1894-1901. Cloth. Five volumes of an originally nine volume set of Thomas Huxley's collected scientific essays. Five volumes, being: 'Man's Place in Nature', 'Hume, with Helps to the Study of Berkeley', 'Met...