Scienza e natura

Eugenics and Education Reprinted from the "Eugenics Review" July, 1912

John Russell; Mrs. MacCoy Irwin · 1912 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Eugenics Education Society, c1912. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this pamphlet reprinted from the Eugenics Review of July 1912. Very scarce work. Two short essays reprinted rom the July 1912 issue of The Eugenics Review, a periodical acting as they official organ fo...

Handbook of Meteorology

F. A. Berry; E. Bollay; Norman R. Beers · 1945 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

New York; London, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1945. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first edition copy of this detailed treatise on meteorology, specially bound for the author, F. A. Berry. The first edition.A finely bound copy, detailed to the front paste down "this...

The Natural History of Otters; the Natural History of Badgers; the Natural History of Squirrels; the Natural History of Moles

Paul Chanin; Martyn L. Gorman; John Gurnell; Ernest Neal · 1985 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Christopher Helm, 1985-1990. First edition. Cloth. Four excellent first edition 'Natural History of' works, offering illustrated studies of British mammals. Four first edition, first impressions. A delightful set of four 'Natural History of' works,...

The Romance of Natural History

Philip Henry Gosse · 1862 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, James Nisbet and Co , 1862-1863. Cloth. A smart two-volume natural history work by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, decorated with engravings. This set includes the sixth edition of the First Series and the second edition of the Second Series. Complete in two vol...

A Handy-Book to the Collection and Preparation of Freshwater and Marine Algae, Diatoms, Desmids, Fungi, Lichens, Mosses and Other of the Lower Cryptogamia with Instructions for the Formation of an Herbarium

Johann Nave · 1869 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Robert Hardwicke , 1869. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this guide to collecting marine cryptograms, written by plant biologist Johann Nave. The second edition of this work. First published in 1867. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a fro...

The New Science and Art of Arithmetic for the Use of Schools

A. Sonnenschein; H. A. Nesbitt · 1903 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903. Cloth. A very scarce and informative work on arithmancy, previously owned by the noted mathematician David Singmaster. A new edition, originally published in 1870, with this edition modified and brought up to date by the authors. In the p...

Heaven & Hell

Aldous Huxley · 1956 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this companion volume to Huxley's book 'The Doors of Perception&apos. First edition. A companion volume to Huxley's challenging book 'The Doors of Perception', an autobiograp...

Rocannon&Apos;S World

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1979 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.30 | $101.72 | ¥16,244)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. A fine first UK edition of the debut novel of esteemed science fiction author Ursula K. le Guin. The first UK hardback edition, first impression.In the original price clipped dust wrapper.'Rocannon's World' i...

A General History of Quadrupeds

Thomas Bewick · 1811 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.74 | ¥67,506)

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Edward Walker; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811 . Leather. The sixth edition of Thomas Bewick's popular study of the natural history of mammals, beautifully illustrated by the author throughout. The sixth edition.'A General History of ...

Bibliography on Southwestern Asia and Supplementary Works

Henry Field; Donald Jay; Edith W. Ware; Bernard J. Clifton; Robert C. Foster; Edith M. Laird. · 1955 · Rooke Books

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

Florida,, University of Miami Press; Field Research Projects, 1955-71. First edition. Paperback. A collection of scarce bibliographies on Southwestern Asia by Henry Field and other collaborators, with numerous supplementary volumes, including one volume inscribed by the author...

Heretics of Dune

Frank Herbert · 1984 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of Frank Herbert's fifth 'Dune' novel, one of his influential sci-fi novels. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Heretics of Dune&ap...

Sons of Solomon

C. Lestock Reid · 1931 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, John Long, Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A scarce Lost Race adventure novel by C. Lestock Reid, the first edition. The first edition of this scarce work.'Sons of Solomon' follows a Lost Race in Africa, discovered by an Englishman whilst on a Safari.By ...

Providence Island

Jacquetta Hawkes · 1959 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1959. Paperback. A proof copy of this brilliant lost race novel by Jacquetta Hawkes. A proof copy.'Providence Island' sees a group of Oxford archeologists discover a hidden island inhabited by hunters with physic and artistic powers. The prot...

Edge of the World

George Brydges Rodney · 1931 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

New York, Duffield and Green, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A scarce Lost World sci-fi novel by American author George Brydges Rodney, the first edition, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing, of this scarce work.In the original price-clipped dust wrapp...

Lord of the Lonely Isle

Mark Winchester · 1940 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1940. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon lost race novel by the little known author Mark Winchester. The first edition, first impression, an uncommon work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Lord of the Lonely Is...

The Captain of the "Mary Rose

W. Laird Clowes · 1892 · Rooke Books

£248.00 (€297.26 | $327.62 | ¥52,317)

London, Tower Publishing Co. LTD, 1892. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon near future novel by W. Laird Clowes, following a naval war between England and France. The first edition of this uncommon work, the red cloth variant.'The Captain of the "Mar...

Science-Fiction Carnival

Fredric Brown; Mack Reynolds [editors] · 1953 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Chicago, Shasta Publishers, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, second printing of this collection of science fiction stories, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, second printing. A collection of thirteen exciting and entertaining science fi...

The Best from Startling Stories

Samuel Mines [editor] · 1953 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of stories from US pulp magazine Startling Stories. First edition, first impression. A scintillating collection of science-fiction tales representing the cream of the fiction...

Space on My Hands

Fredric Brown · 1951 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Chicago, Shasta Publishers, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of science fiction short stories from American writer Fredric Brown. First edition. A superb collection of nine short science fiction stories, sparkling with elements of fantastic ...

Worms of the Earth

Robert E. Howard · 1974 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Rhode Island, Donald M. Grant, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of short fantasy stories from American writer Robert Ervin Howard, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with four plates. Collated complete. A collection of the Pict s...