Scienza e natura

Essays on the Natural History and Origin of Peat Moss

Rev. R. Rennie · 1807 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Edinburgh, George Ramsay & Co for Archibald Constable & Co, 1807 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of the very scarce first volume of Robert Rennie's history of peat moss, containing his first two essays on the topic. The first edition of the very scarce first...

William Budd: Bristol&Apos;S Most Famous Physician

Michael Dunnill · 2006 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Bristol, Redcliffe Press Ltd. 2006. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce work on English physician William Budd, signed by the author. First edition. Signed to the title page with an inscription to Sir Allan Budd, a British economist, founding member of t...

The Ways of June

H. Herman Chilton · 1925 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1925. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this work of futurism, written through the lens of a traditional romance novel, but with the addition of vertical take off planes and other advanced technology. The vanishingly scarce firs...

Tourmalin&Apos;S Time Cheques

F. Anstey [Thomas Anstey Guthrie] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1891 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this time-bending science fiction tale by F. Anstey, in the very scarce publisher's original paper wraps. The scarce first edition.The work of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, an author and humouris...

The White Princess of the Hidden City Being the Record of Leslie Rutherford&Apos;S Strange Adventures in Central America

David Lawson Johnstone · 1898 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce 'lost world' novel by David Lawson Johnstone, illustrated by W. Boucher. The first edition. Illustrated by W. Boucher with a monochrome frontispiece and five monochrome p...

The New Eden

C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · 1892 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1892. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce science fiction novel about a boy and a girl who become subjects in an evolutionary science experiment, written by Charles John Cutclliffe Hyne. The first edition. A very scarce ...

Isban-Israel

George Cossins · 1896 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)

London, Gay and Bird, 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce 'lost civilisation' science fiction novel by George Cossins. The first edition. A very scarce work. With a publisher's advertisement for the work depicting critic's re...

Providence Island: An Archeological Tale

Jacquetta Hawkes · 1959 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Chatto & Windus , 1959. First edition. Cloth. An enthralling story of a lost race with psychic powers discovered on an unknown island, written by English archaeologist Jacquetta Hawkes. The first UK edition of this work.In the original clipped dust wrapper and the pub...

With the Birds; or the Homes and Habits of Our Feathered Friends

M. K. M · 1875 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, T. Nelson and Sons , 1875. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this charming ornithological work on the habitats of birds, with coloured illustrations. The very scarce first edition of this uncommon work. In the publisher's original pictorial c...

Bees, Wasps, Ants, and Allied Insects of the British Isles & Wayside and Woodland Trees: A Guide to the British Sylva

Edward Step · 1932 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1932-1942. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set of these detailed studies into British natural sciences from Edward Step. Two volumes. Written by Edward Step, a British author of many popular and specialist books on subjects such as bota...

Trattato Delle Monete a Valuta Loro

Guillaume Bude; Giovan Bernardo Gualandi [ed.] · 1562 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.68 | $1,288.03 | ¥205,683)

Fiorenza [Florence], Apres I Giunti, 1562 . First edition. Vellum. The very scarce first Italian language translation of Guillaume Budé's treatise on ancient coins and measures. The very scarce first Italian translation of this work. Translated from Bude's original ...

Injurious and Useful Insects: An Introduction to the Study of Economic Entomology

L. C. Miall · 1902 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, George Bell & Sons, 1902. First edition. Leather. A scarce and interesting work on insects by L. C. Miall, in a lovely tree calf prize binding. The first edition of this scarce work in a full tree calf prize binding, with the gilt crest of Cirencester Royal Agricultura...

The Day of Prosperity: A Vision of the Century to Come

Paul Devinne · 1902 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

New York, G. W. Dillingham Company, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A scarce utopian novel reminiscent of Bellamy's 'Looking Backward', written by Paul Devinne. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Ink inscription ...

La Guerre Sous L&Apos;Eau

G. Le Faure; E. Dentu [ed.] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Paris, Librairie Classique et d'Education; A. Pigoreau, 1892 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon late nineteenth century science fiction novel about an underwater war, illustrated throughout by Fernand Fau. In the original French.The first edition o...

Tears If Angels

Henry Curties · 1907 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Sisley's Ltd, [1907]. Cloth. The second edition of this very scarce science fiction novel by Henry Curties. The second edition.Scarce.In the publisher's original cloth.This science fiction novel was written by Henry Curties and follows the main character who ...

An Ethical Problem or Sidelights Upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals

Albert Leffingwell · 1916 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd, 1916. Cloth. A smart second edition of this study into the use of animals and humans for scientific experimentation from American physician, Albert Leffingwell. Second edition, revised. A detailed ethical study into the complexities of animal and ...

A Pixie&Apos;S Adventures in Humanland

Jean Delaire; [Pauline Touchemolin]; [Mrs. Muirson Blake] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, The Theosophical Publishing House LTD, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon fantasy novel following a pixie as he visits Humanland. The first edition of this uncommon work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A fantastical adventure work, fo...

Our Stranger: A Kinemato-Romance

Edgar Meredith · 1936 · Rooke Books

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

London, Grayson & Grayson, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this very scarce science fiction novel by Edgar Meredith. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding.Small ink inscription to the fr...

Day Eight

Elisabeth Ayrton · 1978 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Hutchinson, 1978. First edition. Cloth. An uncorrected proof copy, and a signed first edition copy, of Ayrton's scarce science fiction novel set in Africa. An uncorrected proof copy of this work in the publisher's original proof paper wraps, with the publishe...

The Angry Planet

John Keir Cross · 1945 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, Peter Lunn, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce sci-fi novel, following an expedition to Mars. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Angry Planet' is a young adult fantasy book, following an...