Scienza e natura

The Birds of Wiltshire

Rev. Alfred Charles Smith · 1887 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Printed for the author by R. H. Porter, 1887 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of Rev. Alfred C. Smith's ornithological study of the birds of Wiltshire, on a lovely signed half morocco binding. The uncommon first edition of this work, which prov...

The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne

Gilbert White · 1813 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, White, Cochrane, and Co, 1813. Leather. An early edition of Gilbert White's seminal topographical work on Selborne, illustrated, including with a folding plate, and a hand-coloured plate. An important Mitford edition, with the text corrected and expanded from the ...

The New Naturalist, No. 93: British Bats

John D. Altringham · 2003 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this work on British bats from The New Naturalist series, by John D. Altringham. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, wi...

City of Liverpool Handbook Compiled for the Congress of the Royal Institute of Public Health

E. W. Hope [editor] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Liverpool, Lee & Nightingale, 1903. Cloth. A very scarce handbook for the Congress of the Royal Institute of Public Health in Liverpool, with illustrations. Very scarce. Illustrated with frontispiece, eighty-two plates, and two folding colour maps. Collated complete. A handboo...

The Pirates of the Sky a Tale of Modern Adventure

Stephen Gaillard · 1916 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, George G. Harrap & Company, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce smart first U.K. edition of this sci-fi adventure novel by Stephen Gaillard, a nice copy with illustrations by Leon D'Emo. The very scarce first U.K. edition, the scarce U.S. edition was publish...

Samba and the Monkey Mind & the Monkey Puzzle

Leonard Williams; John Gribbin; Jeremy Cherfas · 1965 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, The Bodley Head, 1965-1982. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition works on natural history and the human relationship with monkeys and apes. Two volumes. This set includes: Samba and the Monkey Mind, 1965. First edition. With sixty-three photographs on plates. An aff...

For Love of Beasts

John Galsworthy · 1912 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Animals' Friend Society, 1912. Paperback. A short story on animal rights, reprinted from the original Pall Mall Gazette. Reprinted by permission of the Editor at the Pall Mall Gazette. Part of the A. F. Pamphlet Series. A short story on animal rights and life in c...

Essai Sur L&Apos;Economie Rurale de L&Apos;Angleterre, de L&Apos;Ecosse Et de L&Apos;Irlande

Leonce de Lavergne · 1882 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Paris, Guillaumin et cie , 1882. Leather. A leather bound copy of Essai sur L'Economie Rurale de L'Angleterre, de L'Ecosse et de L'Irlande by Leonce de Lavergne. A fifth edition copy of Essai sur L'Economie Rurale de L'Angleterre, de L'Ecosse...

Ethnologische Studien Zur Ersten Entwicklung Der Strafe Nebst Einer Psychologiscen Abhandlung

Dr. S. R. Steinmetz · 1894 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Leiden, S. C. Van Doesburgh, 1894. Leather. A scarce edition of Dr. Steinmetz's ethnological study into cruelty and vengeance, in the original German language. German language. Two volumes. Scarce work. A detailed ethnological study into acts of cruelty and vengeance, wit...

Notes Sur Les Vignes Americaines, Serie II and III

A. Millardet [Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Paris; Bordeaux, G Masson; Feret et Fils, 1887-1888 . First edition. Paperback. The second and third series of French botanist Alexis Millardet's scarce discussion of American vines. In the original French.Series II and III of a three series work.Millardet's essay is...

Mathematische Lã¦Rebog

Bernh Frid Monnichs · 1784 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

Siebenboan, Gyldendals Forlag, 1784. Cloth. A scarce mathematical textbook with twelve folding tables to the rear. Danish language. Danish language. Scarce work. Illustrated with twelve folding plates to the rear. A mathematics textbook with logarithmic tables for study. Writt...

Logarithmic Key to Hunter&Apos;S Treatise on Logarithms and Elements of Trigonometry

Reverend John Hunter; Reverend G. R. Gleig [editor] · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. c1865. Cloth. A scarce pamphlet guide to elements of trigonometry from Reverend John Hunter, for the School Series. New edition. School series pamphlet. Scarce work. A detailed guide to Hunter's Logarithmic Key with reference to various el...

The Birds of the British Isles

T. A. Coward · 1920 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London , Frederick Warne and Co. 1920-1941 . Cloth. The first three series of The Birds of the British Isles by T. A. Coward, with illustrations. The first three volumes of The Birds of the British Isles by T. A. Coward. These volumes are handy pocket guides to the birds of th...

Practical Measuring Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity by a New Set of Tables

E. Hoppus · 1777 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.69 | ¥56,958)

London , W. Wicksteed, 1777. Leather. A tenth edition of this practical measuring guide. A tenth edition copy of Practical Measuring Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity by A New Set of Tables by E. Hoppus, published in 1777. This volume is a collection of tables which show he so...

Birds of the Atlantic Islands

David Armitage Bannerman; W. Mary Bannerman · 1963 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

Edinburgh and London, Oliver & Boyd, 1963-68. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition set of David Bannerman's colourfully illustrated ornithological guide of the Atlantic Islands, a beautiful set in the original dust wrappers. The first edition.Complete in four volum...

Sous Les Filets, Scenes Et Moeurs Des Rives

Emile Souvestre · 1857 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Paris, Michel Levy Freres, 1857. Leather. A very neat work on rivers and their banks by Souvestre, in the French language. French language. A work on rivers and their banks, with details of travels along these routes. Written by Emile Souvestre, a Breton novelist who was initi...

Taunton Cider and Langdons: A West Somerset Story of Industrial Development

R. W. Holder · 2000 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Chichester, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this story of the development of two substantial businesses in West Somerset. First edition. Illustrated throughout with photographs. The story of the development of the Taunton Cider Compa...

Science Fiction and Action Paperbacks

Various · 1959 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London; New York, Coronet; Sphere; Corgi; Del; Ballantine; Futura; Priory; Four Square; Berkley Medallian; Pan Books; Panther; Tandem; NEL; Lancer, 1959- 2001 . Paperback. A wonderful selection of science fiction and action paperbacks by various authors. Thirty six volumes of ...

Science Fiction Paperbacks

A. Bertram Chandler; Chris Boyce; R. A. Lafferty; Allen Steele; James H. Schmitz; Ian Watson · 1966 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London; New York, Ace; Granada , 1966-1992 . Paperback. A smart collection of eight science fiction paperbacks. Eight volumes of science fiction paperback by A. Bertram Chandler, Chris Boyce, R. A. Lafferty, Allen Steele, James H. Schmitz and Ian Watson. The Witches of Karres ...

The Geologist&Apos;S Text-Book

David Thomas Ansted · 1845 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, John Van Voorst, 1845 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this work of geology by David Thomas Ansted in the original publisher's binding. First edition of The Geologist's Text-Book by David Thomas Ansted in the original publisher's cloth...