Scienza e natura

Memorandum of Provisions in Acts of Parliament Relating to Other Companies and Bodies Inserted for the Protection of or Which May Affect the Interests of the Great Western Railway Company

L. B. Page; H. F. A. Hoskins · 1915 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1915. Cloth. A scarce account of the parliamentary acts relating to the Great Western Railway. Detailing various acts of Parliament relevant to the Great Western Railway Company, which was famed as the 'Holiday Line', taking Londoners to the S...

The Ethics of the Dust Ten Lecture to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallization

John Ruskin · 1906 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, George Allen, 1906. Leather. A handsomely bound copy of John Ruskin's lectures on geology and minerals to a girls' school. An early edition of this work. Including lectures given by John Ruskin, honorary student of Christ Church and honorary fellow of Corpus ...

Alpines and Bog-Plants

Reginald Farrer · 1908 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Edward Arnold, 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated work on plants and gardening. A first edition of this work, with frontispiece and fifteen further plate, many of which are photographs from the author. Collated, complete.The work of Regin...

The Investigation of Mine Air

Clement le Neve Foster [ed.]; J. S. Haldane [ed.] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.69 | ¥56,958)

London, Charles Griffin and Company, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce and interesting study of the air in mines, and consequent health effects. Illustrated with numerous diagrams. The scarce first edition of this work, with frontispiece and numerous scientific illustr...

A Treatise on Pulmonary Consumption; Its Prevention and Remedy

John Murray · 1831 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. Hardback. A very scarce second edition copy of John Murray's important treatise on pulmonary consumption, an interesting work on the epidemic disease. The very scarce second edition of this work.A fascinating scientific...

Sidney&Apos;S Comet

Brian Herbert · 1984 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, W. H. Allen, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the first novel by Brian Herbert, complete with an unclipped dust wrapper. Earth has spent centuries discarding their litter across the galaxy; but now, a comet of garbage is hurtling towards the Earth. ...

The Savage Mountains: A Hoserclans Novel

Robert Adams · 1985 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

London, Macdonald , 1985. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of this exciting sci-fi novel by American author Robert Adams. A scarce first UK edition of 1985, only found in one library institutionally. The first true American edition was published in 1979. The ...

The Distribution and Status of the Birds of the Kruger National Park

A C Kemp · 1974 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

Cape Town , The National Parks Board of Trustees , 1974. First edition. Paperback. An excellent first edition of this fascinating work on the birds of the Kruger National Park by A C Kemp. The first edition of this work by A C Kemp. A fascinating study of the status and distr...

The Naturalist&Apos;S Bedside Book

BB · 1980 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Michael Joseph, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of a later work by naturalist Denys Watkins-Pitchford, writing under the pseudonym BB. This work concerns the hidden life of the wood and field, with the author sharing observations of wildlife. It is th...

L&Apos;Usage Du Compas de Proportion Expliquie Et Demontre

Jacques Ozanam · 1700 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

Paris, Jean Jombert, 1700. Leather. An uncommonly bright copy of Jacques Ozanam's geometry work regarding the uses of the compass. In the original French. The second edition of this work.Illustrated with in-text diagrams throughout. With five pages of publisher's ad...

A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals

Philip Henry Gosse · 1860 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Van Voorst, 1860. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work of marine biology by Philip Henry Gosse, complete with splendid colour plates. An extraordinary exploration into British marine biology.Written by Philip Henry Gosse (1810-1888), an English naturali...

The Linhay on the Downs and Other Adventures in the Old and the New World

Henry Williamson · 1934 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming work by Henry Williamson containing a miscellaneous of wildlife writings such as essays, reviews, and short pieces of writings. The first trade edition of this excellent work by Henry Willia...

The Complete Insomniac

Hilary Rubinstein · 1974 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating study on sleep by Hilary Rubinstein. An excellent example inscribed and signed by the author. The first edition of this work, published in 1947.Inscribed and signed by the author to the t...

The Flora of Suffolk

W. M. Hind; Churchill Babington · 1889 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Gurney and Jackson, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this topographical study of Suffolk's flora, illustrated with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A topographical work on the native flora of Suffolk, observing the plants in the...

The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales

H. E. Forrest · 1907 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, Witherby & Cod, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Forrest's illustrated study of the fauna of North Wales, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'With kind r...

A Contribution to the Flora of Derbyshire

William Hunt Painter · 1889 · Rooke Books

£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.57 | ¥18,775)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Hunt Painter's important reference work on the natural flora of Derbyshire, illustrated with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A concise and important work looking to t...

The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales

H. E. Forrest · 1907 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Witherby & Co, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study of the common vertebrate fauna native to North Wales, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition of this work.An exploration of the vertebrate fauna commonly found...

Moon Rocket

Arthur Wilcox · 1946 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1946. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting work, looking into the science behind sci-fi, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A unique work, looking at the scientific...

Barefoot in the Head: A European Fantasia

Brian W. Aldiss · 1970 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

New York, Doubleday and Company, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first US edition of this exciting and scarce science fiction novel by Brian W Aldiss. The first edition of this work. A scarce title. A science fiction novel by Brian W. Aldiss, one of the Grand ...

Dreadful Sanctuary

Eric Frank Russell · 1951 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Reading, Pennsylvania, Fantasy Press, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Russell's science fiction work, with a pictorial dust wrapper. This is a thrilling science fiction work, following John J. Armstrong as he attempts to discover why seventeen rockets...