Scienza e natura

The Locust Horde

Stanley Shaw · 1924 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition Near Future-genre science fiction novel, seeing America flooded with Russian immigrants. The first edition of this very scarce work.A gripping and unique science fiction novel set in ...

Until That Day

Harold Wintle · 1912 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Ouseley Limited, [1912]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition science fiction novel, by Harold Wintle, following a vulnerable Britain in the Near Future&apos. The first edition of this very scarce work.A science fiction novel set in a dysfunctional Br...

Thus Far

J.C. Snaith · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

New York, D. Appleton and Co, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. The second impression of the first US edition of John Snaith's science fiction novel about the creation of an amoral ubermensch. The second impression of the first US edition, with publisher's code '(2)&...

The Languages of Pao

Jack Vance · 1958 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)

New York, Avalon Books, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally lovely signed first edition copy of Jack Vance's 1958 science-fiction novel, set in the distant future and celebrated for exploring the relationship between language and culture. The first edition, firs...

The True Theory and Practice of Husbandry: Deduced from Philosophical Researches, and Experience.

Cuthbert Clarke · 1781 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, G. Robinson; T. Slack, 1781. Leather. Cuthbert Clarke's very scarce late eighteenth century guide to animal husbandry, illustrated with five folding plates. A very scarce work, a reissue of the very scarce 1777 first edition, with a new title page and preface.Illu...

Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle

Natural History Society · 1953 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Natural History Society, 1953-1961. First edition. Leather. A collection of issues and volumes from the New Series of the transactions of the Natural History Society between 1953 and 1961. First edition of multiple volumes and issues from Transactions of t...

A Political Survey of the Present State of Europe in Sixteen Tables

Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann · 1787 · Rooke Books

£385.00 (€461.48 | $508.61 | ¥81,218)

London, C. Dilly, 1787 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this eighteenth century geographical study in full leather binding. First edition of A Political Survey of the Present State of Europe in Sixteen Tables by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann.A sca...

Where to Watch Birds Series

Various · 1988 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Christopher Helm , 1988-99. First edition. Paperback. A bright set of six volumes of bird watching guides from around the world. Comprising the following books from the 'Where to Watch Birds in..' series of bird watching guides with information for travellers...

Studies in Bird Migration

William Eagle Clarke · 1912 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Gurney and Jackson, 1912. First edition. Cloth. Bright two-volume study of bird migration by William Eagle Clarke, the first edition. Written by William Eagle Clarke, British ornithologist. The first edition of this work. A detailed study of bird migration with notes ...

The Making of Tests for Index Numbers: Mathematical Methods of Descriptive Statistics

Arthur Vogt; Janos Barta · 1997 · Rooke Books

£118.00 (€141.44 | $155.89 | ¥24,893)

Heidelberg, Physica-Verlag, 1997. Hardback. A scarce highly instructive work on the history and theory of indices. Scarce work. Illustrated with frontispiece and fold-out table to the rear. Collated complete. A highly instructive book on the history and theory of measurement i...

The Making of Tests for Index Numbers: Mathematical Methods of Descriptive Statistics

Arthur Vogt; Janos Barta · 1997 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Heidelberg, Physica-Verlag, 1997. Hardback. A scarce highly instructive work on the history and theory of indices. Scarce work. Illustrated with frontispiece and fold-out table to the rear. Collated complete. A highly instructive book on the history and theory of measurement i...

A Treatise on the Esculent Funguses of England

Charles David Badham · 1847 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

London, Reeve, Brothers, 1847. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Charles David Badham's impressive treatise on the edible fungi found in England, complete with striking hand-coloured plates by Anna Maria Hussey. The first edition.Illustrated beautifully with a ha...

We Claim These Stars; May Day Orbit; Orbit Unlimited; the Star Fox; Ensign Flandry; the Trouble Twisters; the Rebel Worlds; a Circus of Hells; Byworlder; Let the Spacemen Beware; Enemy Stars; Fire Time; the Winter of the World; Flandry of Terra; Agent of Terran Empire; Mirkheim; Virgin Planet; the Day of Their Return; the Knight of Ghosts and Shadows; the Avatar; the Horn of Time; the Boat of a Million Years

Poul Anderson · 1959 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London; New York, Ace Books; Pyramid Books; Signet; Lancer; Panther; Tandem; Coronet; Ballatine; Berkley; Corgi; Sphere; Orbit, 1959 - 1990. First edition. Paperback. A collection of twenty two works by prolific science fiction writer Poul William Anderson A collection of twen...

Chapter House Dune

Frank Herbert · 1985 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally bright copy of the first UK edition of Frank Herbert's final 'Dune' book. The first UK edition, first impression of the sixth novel in Frank Herbert's 'Dune' series. In the pub...

Works by John Christopher

John Christopher · 1958 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London , Penguin; Beaver; Sphere; Hodder Paperbacks , 1958-1978. Paperback. Eight volumes of work by the science fiction writer John Christopher. Eight volumes of work by John Christopher.John Christopher was the name used by Sam Youd to write science fiction. He won the Guard...

James White Novels

James White · 1967 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Corgi Books; The New English Library, 1967-79. Paperback. Group of eight paperback editions of the science fiction novels of James White, two copies signed by the author. James White was a Northern Irish author of science fiction, well-known for his 'Sector Genera...

New Zealand Ferns and Allied Plants

Patrick J. Brownsey; John C. Smith-Dodsworth · 1989 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Auckland, David Bateman, 1989. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this study on the plants of New Zealand, complete with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated throughout with line sketches and photographs. A study into all ferns and allied plants which can be found...

A History of the Earth and Animated Nature

Oliver Goldsmith · 1857 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

Glasgow, Blackie and Son, 1857. Leather. A scarce set of two illustrated volumes of naturalist writings. Scare work. Illustrated with upwards of two thousand figures. Volume one contains twenty-six plates, volumes two contains forty-two plates. A collection of writings from Br...

Fresh Woods

Ian Niall · 1951 · Rooke Books

£84.00 (€100.69 | $110.97 | ¥17,720)

London , William Heinemann , 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this charming forest tale, with illustrations throughout. A first edition copy. Illustrated with wood-engravings throughout the text by Barbara Greg. This is a delightful forest tale by ...

West Highland Survey an Essay in Human Ecology

F. Fraser Darling · 1956 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, Oxford University Press , 1956. Cloth. A second edition copy of this survey of the West Highlands, with illustrations. This book is an attempt to establish the facts of what may be called the West Highland problem. The work is a report of a body established in 1944 to ...