Scienza e natura

The New Encyclopaedia; or Modern Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences

William Henry Hall · 0 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, C Cooke, c1791. Leather. A detailed encyclopedia which forms the most "comprehensive library of universal knowledge". Scarce. Intricately illustrated with highly detailed plates throughout. "On a New and Improved Plan, in Which all the Respective Sciences are Arranged ...

Flood, Field and Forest

George Rooper · 1871 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.36 | ¥16,666)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1871. Cloth. A third edition of Rooper's Flood, Field and Forest. Illustrated with engravings and plates. Publisher's advertisments to the rear. In a brown cloth binding with embossed boards. Externally generally smart with some d...

A Treatise on Mensuration

Anonymous · 1876 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , Alexander Thom, Printer and Publisher, 1876. Cloth. A 'Treatise on Mensuration' is a nineteenth-century book on mathematics. It covers a variety of geometrical topics, providing tasks for students with illustrated examples. It was commissioned by the Ireland...

Plant Life in Switzerland Being an Account in Simple Language of the Natural History of Alpine Plants

E. A. Newell Arber · 1910 · Rooke Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

London , John Murray, 1910. Cloth. A copy of this natural history book on Plant Life in Alpine Switzerland. By E. A. Newell Arber, M.A. F.L.S. F.G.S. Trinity College, Cambridge, University Demonstrator in Palaeobotany. Illustrated by 48 plates of photographs from nature, and 3...

Handbook of the British Flora: A Description of the Plants and Ferns Indigenous to, or Naturalised in, the British Isles. For the Use of the Beginners and Amateurs.

George Bentham · 1878 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London , L. Reeve & Co, 1878. Cloth. A fourth edition of Bentham's Handbook of the British Flora. George Bentham (1800 – 1884) was an English botanist, characterised by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Bentham's book is an ...

The Menageries. The Natural History of Monkeys, Opossums and Lemurs

Anonymous · 1838 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Charles Knight and Co, 1838. Cloth. A scarce illustrated natural history on The Menageries. The Natural History of Monkeys, Opossums and Lemurs. Illustrated with engravings by J. Jackson, after drawings by W. Harvey. Volume one of two. With twelve chapters on a variety...

Spectacle de la Nature, or, Nature Display&Apos;D

Mr Humphreys · 1735 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, J. Pemberton, 1735-6. Leather. A scarce three volume set of the second edition of this work translated by Humphreys. A scarce three volume set of the second edition of this work translated by Humphreys. Originally in French by Noel Antoine Pluche. Printed in English. T...

La Terre Et le Ciel

Amedee Guillemin · 1893 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.22 | ¥7,381)

Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie. 1893. Cloth. A geographical and scientific guide to meterology, geography and volcanology, from French science writer Amedee Guillemin. Part of the Bibliotheque des Ecoles et des Familles collection. Guillemin wrote books of physics and astron...

Sterndale&Apos;S Mammalia of India: A New and Abridged Edition, Thoroughly Revised and with an Appendix on the Reptilia

[Robert Armitage Sterndale]; Frank Finn · 1929 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Calcutta; Simla, Thacker, Spink & Co. 1929. Cloth. A practical new and revised edition of this handbook on Indian mammals, updated by Frank Finn and reflecting the late colonial tradition of South Asian natural history. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustra...

(1824) General Zoology Vol. XII. Part I; (1824) General Zoology Vol. XII. Part II; (1825) General Zoology Vol. XIII. Part I; (1825) General Zoology Vol. XIII. Part II; (1826) General Zoology Vol. XIV. Part I.

George Shaw; J. F. Stephens · 1824 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Printed for J. and J. Arch; Longman, Hurst, and Co.; E. Jeffery and Son; J. Mawman; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; J. Booth; Sherwoo, 1824-1826. Cloth. London: Printed for J. and J. Arch; Longman, Hurst, and Co.; E. Jeffery and Son; J. Mawman; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; J....

A Contribution to the Flora of Derbyshire

The Rev. W. H. Painter · 1889 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London; Derby, George Bell & Sons; E. Clulow, 1889. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce first edition presentation copy, gifted and once owned by the Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club. An incredibly scarce presentation copy of this already uncommon first edition.In o...

Insect Life

C.A. Ealand [Charles Aubrey Ealand] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, A. & C. Black, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of a groundbreaking textbook on entomology, containing numerous colour plates of various species. The scarce first edition of Insect Life, written by entomologist Charles Aubrey Ealand. Published by A....

Select Ferns and Lycopods: British and Exotic

Benjamin Samuel Williams · 1868 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London , Benjamin Samuel Williams , 1868. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this botanical work showcasing a curated selection of British and exotic ferns and lycopods, richly illustrated, including three fold-out plates. In the publisher's original b...

Our Reptiles and Batrachians

M. C. Cooke · 1893 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, W. H. Allen & Co. Limited, 1893 . Cloth. Colour-illustrated scientific text on British reptiles from the prominent Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. In publisher's original cloth binding.Featuring a frontispiece, illustrated title page and ten further plates, all in colour. ...

Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Insitution: 1869

Various [inc. Joseph Henry] · 1871 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Washington, Government Printing Office, 1871. Leather. A curious source into the prestigious Smithsonian Institution in 1869, including current opinions, thoughts and articles on American scientific research. An Annual Report of the Board of Regents for the Smithsonian Institu...

The Albert N&Apos;Yanza and the Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia

Samuel W. Baker · 1883 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1883. Cloth. - A fascinating two volume set.The new editions of the works.In their original decorative green cloth bindings. Including:The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran ArabsIllustrated with a coloured map frontispie...

Kemlo and the Masters of Space

E. C. Eliott · 1963 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated fifteenth and final book in E. C. Eliott's science fiction space series Kemlo, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth with the original bright, price-clipped d...

The Milk Trade a Comprehensive Guide to the Development of the Dairy Industry Volume I and Volume II

C. Raison (ed.); J. F. Blackshaw (foreword) · 1934 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Virtue and Company Limited, [1934] Undated, dated from a cop. First edition. Cloth. London: Virtue and Company Limited, [1934] Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7". Not Stated. An incredibly scarce 2 volume ...

La Raza Aberdeen-Angus En la Republica Argentina

Various · 1947 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Buenos Aires, Argentine Aberdeen Angus Corporation, 1947. Cloth. The very scarce second edition to an agricultural history on the Aberdeen-Angus and its popular breeding in Argentina. The very scarce second edition of La Raza Aberdeen-Angus en la Republica Argentina (The Aberd...

The Organisation of Trilobites

Hermann Burmeister [trans. and ed. by Professor Bell and Professor E. Forbes] · 1846 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Ray Society, 1846. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Hermann Burmeister's scholarly study into the mysterious and extinct marine anthropods. The first UK edition of The Organisation of Trilobites: Deduced from their Living Affinities; with a Systematic...