Scienza e natura

His Monkey Wife: Or, Married to a Chimp

John Collier · 1930 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Peter Davies, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A proof copy of John Collier's highly unusual 1930 novel about the marriage of a lonely man in the Upper Congo and a female chimpanzee. A proof copy of the first edition of this work.In paper wraps, with a pencil inscript...

The Vengeance of Science

James Dalmaine · 1927 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Arthur H. Stockwell, LTD, [1927]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce science fiction novel following an inventor bent on revenge, the first edition of this novel by James Dalmaine. The first edition of this very scarce work.'The Vengeance of Science' begins ...

The Kingdom of Gold

Benjamin Fowler Carpenter · 1913 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Boston, The Christopher Press, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Benjamin Fowler Carpenter's utopian science fiction novel about an impending financial disaster. The first edition of this very scarce work.A 'prophetic novel', Carpente...

The Shell-Collector&Apos;S Handbook for the Field

J. W. Williams · 1893 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, R. Sutton & Co. Ltd. 1893. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this illustrated handbook for shell collecting and conchology. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout. A pocket-sized handbook for the shell collector, being an introductor...

The Natural History & Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton

Gilbert White · 1906 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1906. Cloth. A smart edition of this work exploring the natural history of Selborne by Reverend Gilbert White. From the Library of English Classics. A compilation of letters detailing the natural history of the area around White's family...

The Fortress of Yadasara

Christian Lys; [Percy Brebner] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A scarce Lost World science fiction novel by Percy Brebner, a fantastical tale illustrated by Lancelot Speed. The scarce first edition of this work.'The Fortress of Yadasara', also published in the U.S. as &...

Popular Handbook of Indian Birds

Hugh Whistler · 1941 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Gurney and Jackson , 1941. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated study of Indian birds by Hugh Whistler, with illustrations by H. Gronvold. The third edition. Revised and enlarged.In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated by ...

Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa

Elliot Pinhey · 1962 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)

Cape Town, Longmans , 1962. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Elliot Pinhey's fascinating study on hawk moths native to Central and Southern Africa, with a letter from the author, extensive coloured plates and original unclipped dust wrapper. A first edition o...

Plants of Western Oregon, Washington & British Columbia

Eugene N. Kozloff · 2005 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Portland, Timber Press, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of plants in North America. First edition. Illustrated with seven hundred and nine colour figures on plates and many in-text black-and-white diagrams. Collated complete. A defin...

White Python

Mark Channing; Leopold Aloysius M. Jones · 1934 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1934. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon to see science fiction novel by Mark Channing, a presentation copy to his friend J. H. H. Gaute. The first U.K. edition of this uncommon work.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front e...

Les Merveilles de la Nature

Frederic-Titeux Delacroix · 1837 · Rooke Books

£138.00 (€165.41 | $182.31 | ¥29,112)

Paris, Gaume Freres, 1837. Leather. A very scarce French textbook on the wonders of nature, a concise and educational work. The second edition of this very scarce work. The only record of this work being held institutionally is at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France.In the or...

Chanur&Apos;S Venture

C. J. Cherryh · 1984 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

Michigan, Phantasia Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of a 'Chanur' space opera by C. J. Cherryh, an author's presentation copy to fellow sci-fi author Robert Adams. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipper dust wrapper, by Vic...

Colossus: The First Draft

Donald Wandrei; George Locke [ed.] · 2002 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Not Stated, Ferret Fantasy, 2002 . Paperback. The very scarce limited edition of the 'first draft' of the 1930s short story 'Colossus' by American science fiction writer Donald Wandrei. One of two-hundred unnumbered copies of this first draft printed.In his...

The New Forest: Its History and Its Scenery

John R. Wise · 1863 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1863. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of the New Forest, England, written by John Richard de Capel Wise. First edition. Illustrated with sixty-three images and two maps, one of which is folding. Collated compl...

The New Naturalist: A Survey of British and Irish Natural History

Various · 1951 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, Collins; HarperCollins, 1951-1999 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated collection of first and early editions from The New Naturalist Survey of British and Irish Natural History series, in the original, colourful dust wrappers. A very well presented set of...

The Naturalist&Apos;S Library Ichthyology the Perch Family and the Natural History of Fishes Particularly Their Structure and Economical Uses.

J. S. Bushnan; Sir William Jardine · 1835 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, W. H. Lizars, 1835-40. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition volumes on Ichthyology from the 'Naturalist's Library' written by J. S. Bushnan and William Jardine, with hand coloured plates. The first editions. Two Volumes. In the original publisher&apos...

Beetles of the British Isles

E. F. Linssen · 1959 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.08 | ¥55,904)

London , Frederick Warne and Co, 1959. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of the first and second series of this guidebook on British Beetles. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Volume one Comprises the superfamilies caraboidea, palpicornia, staph...

Farm Insects: Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland

John Curtis · 1883 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, John Van Voorst, 1883. Cloth. A richly illustrated edition of John Curtis's entomological study of the insects found in British and Irish farms. Illustrated with sixteen hand coloured plates. Collated, complete.First published in 1860, in this work John Curtis - a...

A Handbook for Birmingham and the Neighbourhood

George A. Auden · 1913 · Rooke Books

£54.00 (€64.73 | $71.34 | ¥11,392)

Birmingham, Cornish Brothers Ltd. 1913. Cloth. An illustrated handbook to Birmingham, with reference to the historical, municipal, educational, industrial, and scientific developments of the city. Scarce work. Illustrated with frontispiece, eight plates, two maps, one plan, an...

Pirates and Predators the Piratical and Predatory Habits of Birds

Colonel R. Meinertzhagen · 1959 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Edinburgh; London, Oliver & Boyd, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Meinertzhagen's illustrated study on bird predators, illustrated throughout in colour with vivid plates of different species of birds. The first edition, first impression.In the original uncl...