Scienza e natura

Two Addresses Delivered at the Dedication of a New Transmitter of Radio Free Europe Beamed to Hungary

Frederic R. Dolbeare; Gyula Dessewffy · 1951 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Stamford, The Overbrook Press, 1951. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce program and record of the two addresses spoken at the ceremony inaugurating the new service of Radio Free Europe for Hungary. First edition. Limited to three hundred copies. A program and reco...

Familiar Wild Birds

W. Swaysland [Walter] · 1901 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Cassell and Company Limited, 1901. Cloth. The complete set of ornithological works by Walter Swaysland, with beautiful colour plates by A. Thorburn and others. A four volume, complete series. Illustrated with colour frontispiece, monochrome vignettes and thirty-nine c...

The Common Shells of the Sea-Shore

Rev. J. G. Wood · 1865 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. 1865. Hardback. A delightful nineteenth-century guide to sea shells, with illustrations by the conchologist George Brettingham Sowerby I. An illustrated edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original pictorial boards.Previous owner...

Amphibians and Reptiles & Loch Lomondside

Trevor Beebee; Richard Griffiths; John Mitchell · 2000 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2000-2001. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions from the New Naturalist Library volumes, with illustrations. Two volumes. First edition. Number eighty-seven and eighty-eight of The New Naturalist Library volumes, a survey of Bri...

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins

Robert Paltock; A. H. Bullen [preface] · 1884 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.35 | $627.50 | ¥100,205)

London, Reeves & Turner, 1884 . First edition. Leather. A fine first edition thus of Robert Paltock's 'Gulliver's Travels' inspired novel, in crushed half morocco Bayntun bindings. The first edition thus, being the first edition to feature the significant e...

Doctor Heidenhoff&Apos;S Process

Edward Bellamy · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, William Reeves, c1890. Cloth. A scarce science fiction novella by Edward Bellamy, in which the plot concerns erasing memories. A scarce sci-fi novel by American author Edward Bellamy.No. 2 in the 'Bellamy Series'In 'Doctor Heidenhoff's Process'...

Man, Culture, and Animals: The Role of Animals in Human Ecological Adjustments. Based on a Symposium Presented at the Denver Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 30 December 1961

Various; Anthony Leeds; Andrew P. Vayda [ed.] · 1970 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Washington, D.C. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1970. Cloth. An uncommon work discussing the historical relationships between animals and man, based on a symposium and developed from the editors' earlier work on the subject. The third printing of thi...

The Day That Changed the World

The Man Who Was Warned [Harold Begbie] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1912] . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, first edition of this compelling religious fantasy novel written by Harold Begbie as "The Man Who Was Warned". The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original, vanishingly scarce...

The Polaris Trilogy

Charles B. Stilson · 1966 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

New York, Avalon Books, Thomas Bouregy and Company Inc, 1966-68. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition set of this intriguing science fiction trilogy following a Tarzan-like man, by Charles B. Stilson. The first edition, first printings, in book form. Each volume is in ...

New Cyclopaedia of Botany and Complete Book of Herbs: Forming a History and Description of All Plants, British or Foreign Which Are Known to Be Useful to Man

Richard Brook · 0 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Frederick Farrah, c1854 . Leather. A complete set of Richard Brook's botanical study, wonderfully illustrated with hand coloured plates and vignettes. Bound in half calf with cloth boards. Complete in two volumes. Undated, dated using Jisc from copies held at the ...

Shara-LI

Clyde Andre Castilla · 1958 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Hollywood, Clear Thoughts, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Clyde Andre Castilla's science fiction tale about the discovery of a lost Atlantis. The first edition of this very scarce work, from American author Clyde Andre Castilla.A thrilling 1...

The Aztec Treasure-House: A Romance of Contemporaneous Antiquity

Thomas A. Janvier · 1890 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1890. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition, first impression of this 'lost race' novel, based on the authors travels in Mexico. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding,...

The Submarine City

Joseph Delmont [Karl Pyck] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.47 | $515.21 | ¥82,273)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A publisher's presentation copy of the scarce first English translation of Joseph Delmont's thrilling novel about an undersea community built by German U-boat crews. The scarce first UK edition of this work, in th...

The Iron Detective of Germany: A Comedy of the Near Future

H. P. FitzGerald Marriott · 1908 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, Ballantyne and Co, 1908 . First edition. Paperback. The vanishingly scarce fifth thousand of the first edition of anthropologist H. P. Fitzgerald Marriott's science fiction novel about a robot detective. The fifth thousand of the first edition of this very scarce ...

Sub Sole or Under the Sun Missionary Adventures in the Great Sahara

Reverend Artegall Smith [Philip Norton] · 0 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.74 | ¥67,506)

London, James Nisbet & Co. c1890. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this early science fiction novel from Reverend Philip Norton, with illustrations. First edition, first issue. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. Foll...

Astrology of the Ancient Egyptians

Karma · 1924 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)

London, Philip Allan & Co. 1924 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition of this historical study of the astrological beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. First edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. This scarce work provides a comprehensive insight in...

The Spider&Apos;S Web

Theodore H. Savory · 1952 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this study on spiders by Theodore H Savory, with colour illustrations. The first edition. Part of the 'Wayside and Woodland Series&apos.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, monochr...

The Caterpillars of British Butterflies and Moths

W. J. Stokoe · 1944 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1944-48. First edition. Disbound. Three volumes of works on British caterpillars and moths, written by William John Stokoe and illustrated by J. C. Dollman, with 'British Moths volumes one and two' first editions. The first edition t...

Round the Moon, a Sequel to "from the Earth to the Moon

Jules Verne · 1869 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Richard Butterwoth, c1905 . Cloth. An early twentieth century edition of Jules Verne's thrilling work of science fiction. This work is the sequel to Jules Verne's 'From the Earth to the Moon', an exciting science fiction novel which continues the tr...

The Flora of South Africa with Synoptical Tables of the Genera of the Higher Plants

Rudolf Marloth · 1913 · Rooke Books

£540.00 (€647.27 | $713.37 | ¥113,917)

Cape Town, Darter Bros. & Co. 1913-1932. First edition. Cloth. A smart five volume set of this detailed study on South African flora, with illustrations throughout. Five volumes of a six volume set, lacking volume II section II. First edition. Scarce work. Written by Hermann W...