Scienza e natura

A Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, Caithness and West Cromarty

John Alexander Harvie-Browne; Thomas E. Buckley · 1887 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this work cataloguing the animals inhabiting mainland Scotland's northernmost region Naturalists John Alexander Harvie-Brown and Thomas Buckley provide a comprehensive catalogue of the animals found ...

The Birds of Shetland

Mike Pennington; Kevin Osborn; Paul Harvey; Roger Riddington et al. · 2004 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Christopher Helm, 2004 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful copy of this beautifully illustrated study of the birds of Shetland. The first edition, first impression of this work, authored by seven committee members of the Shetland Bird Club.In the publisher's origi...

The Birds of Iona & Mull

Henry Davenport Graham · 1890 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Edinburgh , David Douglas, 1890. Cloth. A charming volume of letters and illustrations of the birds of Iona and Mull by Henry Davenport Graham.  The Birds of Iona & Mull by Henry Davenport Graham. With a memoir of the author edited by J. A. Harvie-Brown.Iona and Mull are isl...

Cobbett&Apos;S Geographical Dictionary of England and Wales

William Cobbett · 1832 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, WM. Cobbett, 1832. Cloth. A scarce geographical dictionary for all counties in England and Wales by William Cobbett. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with 43 maps. Collated complete. Includes the names and subdivisions of all counties, cities, boroughs, market towns...

Dr Timothie Bright: A Survey of His Life with a Bibliography of His Writings

Geoffrey Keynes · 1962 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Wellcome Historical Medical Library, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A highly illustrated survey of Dr Timothie Bright's life and works. First edition. First edition. Highly illustrated with 17 plates. Collated complete. The life and works of Dr Timothie Bright, a...

Experiments and Observations Concerning Agriculture and the Weather

William Marshall · 1779 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

London, J. Dodsley, 1779 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of agriculture writer William Marshall's discussion of observations and experiments he conducted relating to agriculture and climate. Illustrated with a frontispiece titled 'Plan of the Fa...

Ants Bees and Wasps

Sir John Lubbock; J. G. Myers (ed.) · 1929 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London & New York, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.; E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this observational study of insects with colour plates and illustrations. First edition thus of Ants Bees and Wasps: A Record of Observations on...

The Miscellaneous Writings of Sir Thomas Browne Including Miscellany Tracts and Repertorium

Sir Thomas Browne; Geoffrey Keynes [ed.] · 1946 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1946. Cloth. A scarce anthology of works by the polymath Sir Thomas Browne, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This edition of Sir Thomas Browne&apos...

1924 Luck, or Cunning?

Samuel Butler · 1924 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London and New York, Jonathan Cape; E. P. Dutton & Company, 1924 . Cloth. A scarce limited edition of Samuel Butler's evolutionary theories in quarter vellum binding. Limited edition of Luck, Or Cunning? by Samuel Butler in the original publisher's quarter paper vell...

The Fowler in Ireland or Notes on the Haunts and Habits of Wildfowl and Seafowl, Including Instructions in the Art of Shooting and Capturing Them

Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey · 1985 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Southampton , Ashford Press Publishing , 1985. Cloth. A handsome new edition of this classic work regarding wildfowl and seafowl, with shooting instructions. The second edition. Handsomely bound in the original full cloth with gilt detail and pictorial cover. With a frontispie...

The Flora of Oxfordshire

Richard Walker · 1833 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Oxford, Henry Slatter; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman; and Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1833 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this early nineteenth century botany book with illustrations/ First edition of The Flora of Oxfordshire, and its ...

Mumps, Measles & Mosaics, a Study of Animal and Plant Viruses

Kenneth M. Smith; Roy Markham · 1954 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Collins, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this study of plant and animal viruses with colour and monochrome plates. First edition of Mumps, Measles & Mosaics, A Study of Animal and Plant Viruses by Kenneth M. Smith and Roy Markham in the original publi...

Toilers of the Field

Richard Jefferies · 1892 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1892. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this collection of essays by Richard Jefferies. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Frontispiece of a photograph taken by J. Owen, of the Margaret Thomas's bust of Richa...

Motor Roads to London

Mitchell Motor Works & Garage · 1912 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London , Mitchell Motor Works & Garage, 1912. Cloth. A comprehensive pocket guide of motor roads to London, with a colour folding map. A third edition copy of Motor Roads to London. The volume details various routes into London from various locations including Dover, Margate, ...

A Complete Treatise of Land Surveying, by the Chain, Cross, and Offset Staffs Only

William Davis · 1802 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.45 | ¥49,575)

London, H. D. Symonds; W. Baynes; Lackington, Allen, and Co; et al, 1802. Leather. The very scarce second edition of this interesting volume on land surveying and agriculture, complete with many folding plates. The very scarce second edition of this work.Illustrated with seven...

Decision at Doona

Anne McCaffrey · 1970 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Rapp & Whiting LTD , 1970. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first UK edition of this popular science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey. First UK and hardback edition of this work, preceded by the true first US edition of the year prior. A science fiction novel concerning a f...

Norfolk Broads and Rivers or the Water-Ways, Lagoons and Decoys of East Anglia

G. Christopher Davies · 1884 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Edinburgh , William Blackwood and Sons, 1884. Cloth. A charming new edition on the rivers and waterways of the Norfolk Broads, with illustrations throughout. A charming new edition with illustrations of Norfolk Broads and Rivers or The Water-Ways, Lagoons and Decoys of East An...

Star Maker

Olaf Stapledon · 1937 · Rooke Books

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

London, Methuen, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful copy of the first edition of Olaf Stapledon's imaginative and philosophical science fiction novel. The first edition, first impression of Olaf Stapledon's celebrated work of science fiction, describing the his...

The Horse, in the Stable and the Field

J. H. Walsh · 1883 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London , George Routledge and Sons , 1883. Cloth. An interesting 1883 copy of The Horse, In the Stable and The Field, with illustrations throughout. An 1883 copy of The Horse, In the Stable and The Field: His varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy and physiology,...

Evolution of Habits in Birds

Edmund Selous · 1933 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Constable & Co. 1933. First edition. Cloth. First edition of Edmund Selous' ornithological study, a bright copy complete with unclipped dust wrappe. British ornithologist Edmund Selous's study of the meaning of habits of birds and their evolution. The first e...