Scienza e natura

The Birds of Surrey

John A. Bucknil · 1900 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London , R. H. Porter , 1900. First edition. Cloth. A lovely illustrated first edition copy that details the local natural history of Surrey and its Birds. This is an ornithological history of the birds of Surrey with six photogravure plates and further illustrations throughou...

Rural Improvements: Or, Essays on the Most Rational Methods of Improving Estates

A Land Owner [Joseph Wimpey] · 1775 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, J. Dodsley, 1775. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition Joseph Wimpey's guide to the management of land. With discussions of the political state of England at the time, foreign trade, and the poor. The scarce first edition of land owner Joseph Wimpey&ap...

Fur and Feather Series: The Grouse, Pheasant, and Salmon

Various; Alfred E. T. Watson (Ed) · 1895 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1895-8. First edition. Cloth. A collection of three works from within the 'Fur, Feather, and Fin' series, with descriptions of the natural history, hunting, and cooking of grouse, pheasant, and salmon. First and second editions. Illu...

Gibson&Apos;S Treatise on Land Surveying

Robert Gibson; Marcus Trotter · 1839 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Dublin, John Cumming, 1839. Cloth. Marcus Trotter's very scarce edition of Robert Gibson's mathematical guide to methods of land surveying. Illustrated with three folding plates. First published in 1752 under the title 'A Treatise of Practical Surveying', t...

Winter&Apos;S Children

Michael Coney · 1974 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of the uncommon first impression of this Gollancz science fiction by Michael Coney. The first edition, first impression of this work. An uncommon edition. A Gollancz SF by Michael Coney, set in a small communit...

The Wooden Spaceships

Bob Shaw · 1988 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Victor Gollancz , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of the second novel in the 'Land and Overland' science fiction series by Bob Shaw, an advance reading copy for review. The first edition, first impression of this work. Second novel in Bo...

Modern Biology and the Theory of Evolution

Erich Wasmann · 1910 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1910. First edition. Cloth. A remarkable exploration into evolution by Erich Wasmann; the first edition of this work in English. Written by Erich Wasmann, an Austrian entomologist known for his views on evolution and natural selec...

The Geology of the Island of Arran, from Original Survey

Andrew Crombie Ramsay · 1841 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Glasgow, Richard Griffin and Company, 1841. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this mid nineteenth century geological survey of the Island of Arran, illustrated with two hand coloured plates. The scarce first edition of Scottish geologist Sir Andrew Crombie Rams...

Researches in Newer Pliocene and Post Tertiary Geology

James Smith · 1862 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Glasgow, John Gray, 1862 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated with colour plates, this is a scarce first edition of Smith's study of the Newer Pliocene and Post-Tertiary eras. The scarce first edition of geologist James Smith's mid nineteenth century geolo...

A Sketch of the Geology of Fife and the Lothians, Including Detailed Descriptions of Arthur&Apos;S Seat and the Pentland Hills

Charles Maclaren · 1866 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1866 . Cloth. Illustrated with a number of colour folding plates and maps, this is a charming work populated with detailed observations about the geology of Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians. The second edition of Scottish journalist and geolo...

The Works of John Burroughs

John Burroughs · 1889 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.33 | $647.32 | ¥103,369)

Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1889-1891. Leather. A very scarce eight volume collection of the writings of this American naturalist and conservationist, in smart half calf bindings. A very scarce set of the writings of John Burroughs, an American naturali...

Three Scientific Essays by Bryan Robinson Robert Douglas and Browne Langrish

Bryan Robinson; Robert Douglas; Browne Langrish · 1746 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.55 | $2,377.91 | ¥379,722)

London, J, Nourse; R. Dodsley; C. Hitch, 1746-48. Cloth. A very scarce collection of three fascinating scientific works on natural sciences from the mid-eighteenth century, all very scarce works bound together here in one volume. A collection of three very scarce scientific wo...

Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the British Museum (Natural History). The Cretaceous Flora

Marie Stopes · 1913 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.51 | $1,453.17 | ¥232,053)

London, Longmans, Green & Co, 1913-15. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Marie Stopes catalogue of the mesozoic plants in the British Museum, Volume I being the author's own copy for corrections with her signature. The first edition of this work.The author&a...

The Descent of Man

Charles Darwin · 1901 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, John Murray , 1901. Cloth. A new edition of this important work by Charles Darwin, which applies the evolutionary theory to human evolution. With illustrations. Charles Darwin applies the evolutionary theory to human evolution in this important volume. A new edition. O...

The Journal of a Naturalist

John Leonard Knapp · 1830 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, John Murray, 1830. Cloth. A third edition copy of this work on natural science, written by John Leonard Knapp. The personal copy of British zoologist, L. Harrison Matthews. A fascinating work on zoology and natural science, originally published anonymously but determin...

Descriptive Geometry with Three-Dimensional Figures

Imre Pal · 1962 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Budapest, Hungarian Technical Publishers, 1962. Cloth. A wonderful mathematical work on geometry, complete here with three pairs of 3D glasses with which to view the plates. Complete with three pairs of bicolor viewers, all pairs in a fine working condition.An intriguing volum...

The Coastal Trade: Sailing Craft of British Waters 900-1900

Basil Greenhill · 1975 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, The Bourton Press, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this in-depth history of British vessels covering over a millenia, richly illustrated in colour throughout and presented in the original dust wrapper and slipcase. Detailing coastal vessels, local vessel...

Lectures on Physiology, Zoology, and the Natural History of Man

William Lawrence · 1819 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.24 | $4,623.71 | ¥738,349)

London, J. Callow, 1819. First edition. Leather. A super copy of the first edition of this important collection of William Lawrence's natural science lectures, illustrated wonderfully with folding plates. The first edition of this work.A selection of the essays of Sir Wil...

The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne

James Edmund Harting · 1875 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

London, Bickers and Son, 1875. Fine Binding. An exquisite Bickers and Son bound history of Selbourne, Hampshire, illustrated by Thomas Bewick. First published in 1789, this work has been in print continuously, with some three hundred editions up to 2007. It comprises a mix of ...

The Pheasants of the World

Jean Delacour · 1951 · Rooke Books

£1,300.00 (€1,558.23 | $1,717.38 | ¥274,244)

London, Country Life Limited , 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Jean Delacours study on the pheasants of the world. With the scarce original dustwrapper, and a fascinating association. The first edition of this uncommon study on pheasants of the world.Written b...