Scienza e natura

Insect Manufactures

1847 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1847. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce and interesting copy on the insect manufacture of various materials such as silk and wax. The first edition of this scarce work. A fascinating stud...

The Magic of the Past

Brian Aldiss · 1987 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Kerosina Books, 1987. Cloth. A limited edition volume containing two short stories by Brian Aldiss, a popular science fiction author. An uncommon limited edition work, limited to three-hundred cloth copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and sixty-five.A collect...

Contributions to the Flora and Fauna of Repton and Neighbourhood

William Wyatt; C. G. Thornton; William Garneys · 1881 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Bemrose & Sons, 1881. Cloth. The second edition of William Garneys' exploration of the natural flora and fauna in Repton, illustrated with a folding map. The second edition of this work.A study of the natural flora and fauna of Repton, a village in South Derbyshir...

Flora of Kent

Frederick Janson Hanbury; Edward Shearburn Mashall · 1899 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Frederick J. Hanbury, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detailed reference work to the flora of Kent, illustrated with two detailed folding maps, one of which is in colour. The first edition of this work.An account of the flora native to the county ...

Man and Monkey

Leonard Williams · 1967 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Not Stated, Andre Deutsch, 1967. Cloth. A fascinating work detailing the relationship between primates and people, presented to novelist Olivia Manning by the author and complete with a letter. This work explores the rich lives of monkeys and what we as people can learn from t...

A History of the Earth and Animated Nature

Oliver Goldsmith · 1728 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.69 | ¥56,958)

Dublin, London and Edinburgh, A. Fullarton & Co. c1850. Leather. A beautifully hand-coloured collection of plates from Oliver Goldsmiths important and influential work. Written by Irish author Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774). A writer of both fiction, poetry and non-fiction, Gold...

Cycle of Fire

Hal Clement · 1964 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1964. Cloth. A smart edition of this science fiction work by prolific author Hal Clement, in its original Gollancz yellowdust wrapper. This work follows an expedition who have landed on an alien planet, and explores a blossoming romance between a m...

Les Exiles de la Terre

Andre Laurie [Paschal Grousset] · 1888 · Rooke Books

£840.00 (€1,006.86 | $1,109.69 | ¥177,204)

Paris, D'Education et de Recreation, J Hetzel et Cie, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this novel by a collaborator of Jules Verne. With stunning pictorial boards. Regarded as one of Grousset's most interesting science fiction novels. Bookplate ...

The Human Zoo

Desmond Morris · 1969 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, The Literary Guild, 1969. Cloth. A fine edition of Desmond Morris' follow-up biological work to 'The Naked Ape', a fascinating study. The first book club edition of this work, published in the same year as the true first. This copy was issued in associat...

Handwritten Arithmetic Manuscript

Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£1,850.00 (€2,217.49 | $2,443.96 | ¥390,270)

Not Stated, None, c1780. Leather. A stunning hand-written piece containing arithmetic written in calligraphy styled to the period. Painstakingly handwritten in calligraphy. This volume's contents include numeration, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, reduct...

The Tower Menagerie

Edward T Bennett · 1829 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€958.91 | $1,056.85 | ¥168,765)

London, Robert Jennings, 1829. First edition. Fine Binding. A finely bound, first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated natural history study, compiled by noted botanist Edward Bennett. Bookplate to the front pastedown, Christopher Turnor, Stoke Rochford Library.  Turn...

On Some Doubtful Species in the Cheshire Flora

John Warren · 1875 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Ranken and Co, 1875. Disbound. A very scarce author's presentation copy of this extract from the 'Journal of Botany', this essay discussing the species of Flora in Cheshire, written by John Warren. Author's inscription to the front leaf, 'with ...

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

Charles Darwin · 1871 · Rooke Books

£2,800.00 (€3,356.20 | $3,698.97 | ¥590,679)

London, John Murray, 1871. First edition. Leather. A first edition, first issue set of this famous work regarding evolutionary theory in the context of humans, by eminent Victorian naturalist Charles Darwin. The 'Descent of Man' was the first of Charles Darwin's...

Horse-Hoeing Husbandry: Or, an Essay on the Principles of Vegetation and Tillage. Designed to Introduce a New Method of Culture; Whereby the Produce of Land Will Be Increased, and the Usual Expence Lessened. Together with Accurate Descriptions and Cuts of the Instruments Employed in It.

Jethro Tull · 1762 · Rooke Books

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

London, A Millar, 1762. Leather. The fourth edition of the pioneering agriculturist Jethro Tull's influential work on his ideas of agriculture, illustrated throughout with seven folding plates. The fourth edition of this work. With seven folding plates. A fascinating work...

British Rainfall, 1878. On the Distribution of Rain over the British Isles, During the Year 1878, As Observed at About 2000 Stations in Great Britain and Ireland, with a Description of All Known Forms of Self-Recording Rain Gauges

G. J. Symons · 1879 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Edward Stanford, 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce look at the rainfall in Britain in 1878, written by George Symons. The first edition of this work. A scarce edition of this work. An interesting analysis of the rainfall in Britain in th...

Studies of Birdlife in Uganda

R. A. L. Van Someren; V. G. L. Van Someren · 1911 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.50 | ¥60,123)

London, John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, 1911. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of twenty-five photographic plates and descriptions of the wild birds found in Uganda. The first edition of this work. A portfolio style work with a descriptive booklet and...

The Adventure of Sail 1520-1914

Donald Macintyre · 1975 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.48 | ¥8,860)

London, Paul Elek, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A second impression copy of this fascinating historical record of sailing ships, by the British naval officer and renowned author of numerous books on British naval history, Donald Macintyre. Tracing the development of sails, rigg...

An Eye Off the Ball at Littlestone the Rambling Discourse of Phytopsychologist

R. D. Hodgson · 1939 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.63 | ¥46,411)

Littlestone, Littlestone Golf Club, 1939. First edition. Paperback. A limited edition copy of this charming work detailing the flora found among a local golf course. Limited to three hundred and fifty copies. Illustrated throughout with many in text vignettes a full page monoc...

The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Application

Jabez Hogg · 1861 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1861. Cloth. An illustrated and insightful reflection on the Victorian microscope, by photographer Jabez Hogg. An informative, illustrated guide to the contemporary microscope. Recased, with endpapers partially refreshed. Decorated with...

The Sailor on the Seas of Fate

Michael Moorcock · 1976 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Quartet Books, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A first edition in Michael Moorcock's classic fantasy series seeing Elric partake on a bloodthirsty odyssey through seas of future, present and past. The first edition of The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, a second installme...