Scienza e natura

The Diary of a Country Parson & Rides Around Britain

James Woodforde; John Byng · 1992 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, The Folio Society, 1992-1996. Cloth. Two very smart works on life and travel in Britain from the Folio Society, with illustrations throughout. Two volumes. This set includes: The Diary of a Country Parson, 1992. With many illustrations throughout. The diary of James Wo...

What Will Mrs. Grundy Say?

Michael Rustoff; [Forbes Edward Winslow] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

London, David Stott, 1894. Cloth. A very scarce satirical science fiction novel by Forbes Edward Winslow, the second edition. The second edition of this very scarce work, published three years after the first edition.'What Will Mrs. Grundy Say?' is an intriguing and ...

The Golden Apples of the Sun

Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Ray Bradbury's science fiction short story collection, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini. The first UK edition, first impression.With vignette illustrations throughout from Joe Mugnaini.An entertain...

Anti-Man

Dean R. Koontz · 1970 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

New York, Paperback Library, 1970 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Dean Koontz's thrilling science fiction novel about an Android named sam. The first edition of this work, first printing.With correct publisher's issue number 63-384.A science fiction ...

A Description and History of Vegetable Substances, Used in the Arts, and Domestic Economy. Timber Trees: Fruits.

1829 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Charles Knight, 1829. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed work on the history of the use of vegetable substances in art and domestic economy. First edition. The Library of Entertaining Knowledge. Illustrated throughout. A detailed and comprehen...

The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh

Theodore Dreiser · 1927 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

New York, Privately Printed, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies. With decorations. A detailed essay, full o...

The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh

Theodore Dreiser · 1927 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

New York, Privately Printed, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies. With decorations. A detailed essay, full o...

The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh

Theodore Dreiser · 1927 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

New York, Privately Printed, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies. With decorations. A detailed essay, full o...

En Gammal Djurvans Berattelser: Bilder Fran Londons Zoologiska Tradgard

Albert Alberg · 1906 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Stockholm , P. A. Norstedt and Soners Forlag , 1906. Cloth. A charming account of a trip to London Zoological Gardens from Swedish-British actor and writer, Albert Alberg, bound in beautiful gilt-decorated cloth. A very scarce work. From the publisher's 'Youth Books&...

Fertility and Sterility in Marriage

Th. H. Van de Velde [Theodoor Hendrik Van de Velde] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, William Heinemann, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of the third part of Theodoor Van de Velde's "Ideal Marriage" series, this volume surrounding the much debated subject of contraception. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth,...

The Puzzle of Life and How It Has Been Put Together

Arthur Nicols · 1877 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1877. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this simplified history of life on Earth designed for young readers, with monochrome plates throughout. The very scarce first edition of this work. In the publisher"s original cloth b...

Physical Expression: Its Modes and Principles

Francis Warner · 1885 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, 1885. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated work on psychical expression from English writer Francis Warner. Second edition. The International Science Series. Illustrated with fifty-one figures. A detailed commenta...

The World in the Past: A Popular Account of What It Was Like and What It Contained

B. Webster Smith · 1931 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1931. Cloth. A richly illustrated natural history work exploring the vast ages of the Earth through the centuries. The second edition, revised and enlarged.Illustrated with one hundred and eleven plates, seventy-three of which are prepared in...

The Sorrows of Jupiter

Julius · 1904 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Greening & Co Limited, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A scarce fantasy sci-fi work about Greek Gods, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, recipient's name has been rubb...

Charisma, and, the Stars in Shroud

Michael Coney; Gregory Benford · 1975 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1975-79. First edition. Cloth. Two fine first edition science fiction novels by Michael Coney and Gregory Benford. The first editions, first impressions.In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Two striking Gollancz science fiction novels.'Ch...

Skyraft

Charles Clarke · 1937 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.48 | $502.00 | ¥80,164)

London, Newnes, 1937. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon science fiction novel on time travel, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this uncommon work.Inscribed by the author to the title page, "To "33", affectionately, Charles Clark, Ramsay".In the ori...

The Magnet

David McLean · 1926 · Rooke Books

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

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce sci-fi novel about metempsychosis, by David McLean. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, held in only four insitutitions; University of Oxford Libraries, the British L...

The Edge of Space

George Locke [ed.] · 2007 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London , Murqi Press , 2007. Paperback. A very scarce anthology of science-fiction stories set in the upper reaches of the Earth's atmosphere, printed in facsimile with illustrations throughout. A very scarce anthology of short science-fiction stories. Illustrated through...

Takeoff!

Randall Garrett; Polly Freas; Kelly Freas [editors] · 1980 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,227)

Virginia Beach, Starblaze Editions Donning Company, 1980. Paperback. A smart Starblaze edition of this illustrated collection of short stories from American writer Randall Garrett. Starblaze edition. Scarce edition. Illustrated throughout. A collection of science fiction and f...

Here Is Thy Victory

Iris Barry · 1930 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1930. Paperback. A very scarce science fiction novel by the early film critic Iris Barry, a proof copy. The proof copy of this very scarce science fiction novel by Iris Barry.'Here is Thy Victory' follows a plague of involuntary immort...