Scienza e natura

The Cambridge Natural History Vol. 3: Molluscs, Brachiopods (Recent), Brachiopods (Fossil)

Rev. A. H. Cooke; A. E. Shipley; F. R. C. Reed · 1895 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Macmillan, 1895 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated discussion of molluscs and brachiopods, and a full calf prize binding. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with three folding maps, and one map plate. With further vignette illustrat...

Statistics Relative to Schools in Scotland Collected by the Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Under Instructions from Her Majesty&Apos;S Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Schools in Scotland

Education Commission (Scotland) · 1865 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Edinburgh, Her Majesty's Stationery Office , 1865. Leather. A very scarce leather-bound report containing thorough statistics of Scotland's schools. A very scarce report carried by the Education Commission of Scotland, with a series of statistics collected under inst...

Edmond Halley As Physical Geographer and the Story of His Charts

Professor S. Chapman · 1941 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Royal Astronomical Society, 1941. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart copy of this scarce pamphlet containing an article on English astronomer Edmond Halley from Occasional Notes. Scarce work. Reprinted from Occasional Notes, No. 9 (June 1941). Illustrated with three fold-out m...

Insect Architecture, Insect Transformations, Insect Miscellanies

[James Rennie] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.46 | $328.94 | ¥52,528)

London, Charles Knight, 1830-31. First edition. Cloth. A smartly bound set of James Rennie's extensive scientific entomological textbooks, illustrated throughout. 'Insect Transformations', and 'Insect Miscellanies' are both first editions, 'Insect...

Animal Traits & Characteristics; or, Sketches & Anecdotes of Animal Life. Second Series.

Rev. J. G. Wood [John George Wood] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, George Routledge & Sons Ltd. 1860. Leather. A lovely copy of this Victorian study of animal behaviours, by the parson-naturalist John George Wood, in a half morocco prize binding. A new edition of this work in a half morocco prize binding, with marbled boards, end pape...

Newton: The Man

Lieut-Col R. de Villamil · 1931 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Gordon D. Knox , [1931]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biographical work on the celebrated English scientist Sir Isaac Newton, with a foreword by the famous theoretical physicist, Professor Albert Einstein. The first edition. Illustrated with a monoc...

Memoirs of John Abernethy, with a View of His Lectures, His Writings, and Character; with Additional Extracts from Original Documents, Now First Published

George Macilwain · 1856 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Hatchard and Co , 1856. Cloth. A carefully compiled book of memoirs relating to the popular English surgeon, John Abernethy, a reputable contributor to the field of digestion. Third edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With an illustrated frontisp...

1955 Man and the Land 1956 the Open Sea: The World of Plankton 1957 the World of Soil 1962 the Peak District 1963 the Common Lands of England and Wales 1971 the Open Sea II: Fish and Fisheries 1971 Insect Migration 1971 Woodland Birds 1971 Mountain Flowers 1974 British Seals 1976 Moths 1976 British Birds of Prey 1978 British Thrushes 1978 Trees, Woods and Man 1981 the Natural History of Wales

Various · 1955 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.08 | $891.72 | ¥142,396)

London, Collins, 1955-1981. First edition. Cloth. A vibrant collection of works published for the 'The New Naturalist' series by Collins, all with their original illustrative dust wrappers and adorned with photographs throughout. An impressive collection of fifteen w...

Wayside and Woodland Trees: A Pocket Guide to the British Sylva

Edward Step · 0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. c1900. Cloth. A smart early edition of this illustrated guide to British sylva from English biologist Edward Step. Illustrated with one hundred and seventy-five plates, many of which are in colour. Collated complete. A pocket guide. A treatise o...

Dwala

George Calderon · 1904 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1904. First edition. Cloth. An intriguing and satirical sci-fi romance by George Calderon, the first edition of this very scarce work. The first edition of this very scarce work.An intriguing romantic sci-fi novel, a satire on evolution with a &apos...

The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (7 Volumes) Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society (3 Volumes)

Various; R. A. Spence; W. S. Millard et al · 1876 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)

Bombay; London, Bombay Natural History Society; The Royal Central Asian Society , 1876-1944. First edition. Cloth. An impressive collection of issues from two societies, the Central Asian Society and the Bombay Natural History Society. A remarkable collection of issues from tw...

Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick

Benjamin Stillingfleet · 1775 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, J. Dodsley; Baker and Leigh; T. Payne, 1775. Leather. The third edition of this illustrated work on botany and natural history by Benjamin Stillingfleet. The third edition.An important botanical text by Benjamin Stillingfleet, a significant work which helped to popular...

Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait

Anton Reiser [Rudolf Kayser] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Thornton Butterworth Limited , 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Anton Reiser's biography on the celebrated theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, with a foreword by the incredible scientist himself. The very scarce first UK edition. First publi...

The Englishman&Apos;S Flora

Geoffrey Grigson · 1955 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Phoenix House, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this vastly illustrated work on the flora of the English countryside. First edition. Illustrated with forty-five woodcuts from sixteenth century herbals. Collated complete. A detailed work on the histo...

Guardians of Time

Poul Anderson · 1961 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1961 . Cloth. The first UK edition of this collection of four science-fiction tales from American author Poul Anderson, in the bright Gollancz dust wrapper. The first UK edition. First published in the US in 1960. Collects four early Time Patrol st...

Resurgent Dust, the Immortals, and the Indestructible

Rolf Garner; [Bryan Berry] · 1953 · Rooke Books

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

London, Panther Books, 1953-53. First edition. Cloth. A first edition set of this very scarce science fiction trilogy by Bryan Berry, following humans living on Venus/ The first editions.A very scarce trilogy.Each volume is in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. This tri...

The Man with Two Memories

J. B. S. Haldane · 1976 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, The Merlin Press, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this science fiction romance by J. B. S. Haldane. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Man With Two Memories' is an incomplete and posthumou...

Mr. Hawkins&Apos; Humorous Adventures

Edgar Franklin · 1904 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

New York, Dodge Publishing Company, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A superb example of the uncommon first edition of Edgar Franklin Stearns's entertaining science fiction short stories. The uncommon first edition of this short story collection by Edgar Franklin, the pseudon...

Unlawful

Charles Turner · 1927 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Stanley Paul & Co, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A superior first edition of this very scarce science fiction thriller by Charles Turner. The first edition. A very scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth. This science fiction thriller was written by Charle...

A New Messiah: A Novel

Robert Cromie · 1902 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.24 | ¥167,711)

London, Digby, Long & Co. 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this very scarce work by Robert Cromie, both a journalist and a writer of science fiction novels. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth b...