Scienza e natura

Appendix to Mr. Adam&Apos;S Geometrical and Graphical Essays Plates to the Geometrical

George Adams; John Gale · 1791 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.24 | ¥167,711)

London, R. Hindmarsh; J. Dillon and Co, 1791-97. Leather. An appendix and plate volume of George Adams' mathematical essay collection, collecting together thirty-four folding plates. Two volumes bound in one.'Appendix to Mr. Adams's Geometrical and Graphical Ess...

Enemies of the System: A Tale of Homo Uniformis

Brian Aldiss · 1978 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1978. First edition. Paperback. An uncorrected proof copy of Brian Aldiss' work of science fiction, Uncorrected Proof Copy. In the publisher's paper wraps. 'Enemies of the System: A Tale of Homo Uniformis' is a work of science ficti...

Practical Measuring Made Easy

E. Hoppus · 1736 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Derby, John and Charles Mozley, c1860. Leather. A smart later edition of Hopppus' guide to measuring, bound in contemporary leather. Written by British surveyor Edward Hoppus; he was the inventor of the Hoppus unit of measure, which measures the solid content and value of...

Unquenchable Fire

Rachel Pollack · 1992 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

New York, The Overlook Press , 1992. Cloth. A lovely copy of Rachel Pollack's notable novel, complete with the original unclipped striking dust wrapper. Rachel Pollack's most notable work features elements of magical realism in a futuristic feminist America pervaded ...

Wild Life in a Southern County

[Richard Jefferies] · 1879 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1879. Cloth. A smart first edition of Richard Jefferies' charming nature work exploring the countryside of Wiltshire. Written by John Richard Jefferies, a nineteenth century nature writer known for his beautiful depictions of rural England in b...

Your Days Are Numbered: A Manual of Numerology for Everybody

Florence Campbell · 1932 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Rider & Co. 1932. First edition. Cloth. An exciting first complete textbook of numerology, the scarce first UK edition. The scarce first UK edition of this work, preceded by an undated US edition by the same publishers. An exciting work, Your Days are Numbered by Flor...

Bad Voltage

Jonathan Littell · 1989 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

New York, New American Library , 1989. First edition. Paperback. The first edition, first impression of this work of science fiction by Jonathan Littell. The first edition, first impression of this work. A science fiction novel by Jonathan Littell, the author's first fini...

Fur and Feather Series

Various · 1896 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1896-98. First edition. Cloth. A lovely set of three works relating to the natural history, hunting and preparation of the hare, the rabbit and the red deer, each illustrated throughout and presented in the delightful publisher's pictorial...

A History of the Birds of Suffolk

Claud B. Ticehurst · 1932 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

London, Gurney, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition ornithological history of Suffolk, a fascinating illustrated study on the country from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.A charming ornithological history of Suffolk, an in-depth ...

Corallina; or, a Classical Arrangement of Flexible Coralline Polypidoms

J V F Lamouroux · 1824 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Printed by A J Valpy , 1824. First edition. Leather. The first English edition of this work on this work on algae by J V F Lamouroux, selected from his French notes. The first English edition of this work, comprising a selection of the notes on algae by important Frenc...

Collected Works from the Royal Geographical Society

Anonymous · 1915 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

Not Stated, Royal Geographical Society, 1915-17. Cloth. A scarce collection comprising works published by the Royal Geographical Society relating to Africa, its politics and geography. Comprising numerous volumes published for the Geographical Journal between 1915 and 1917. Th...

Half Hours with a Naturalist, Rambles Near the Shore

Rev. J.G. Wood · 1897 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, James Nisbet and Co. 1897. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of this work on animal life near the shore and natural history, by Reverend John George Wood. This late nineteenth century work explores animal life under the sea and along the shore, investigating spon...

The New Naturalist Natural History in the Highlands and Islands

F. Fraser Darling · 1947 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Collins, 1947. Leather. A lovely morocco-bound first edition of F. Fraser Darling's exploration of the nature of the Scottish Highlands and islands, illustrated with plates throughout including in colour. Detailing the scenery, climate, geology, forests, waters an...

Temperature Tables

Heinrich Wilhelm Dove; Edward Sabine [intro.] · 1848 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Richard and John E Taylor, 1848 . First edition. Unbound. A very scarce mid nineteenth century publication of climate data. A very scarce publication, taken from the 'Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science', 1847. This work consists ...

Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male with Sexual Behaviour in the Human Female

Alfred C. Kinsey; Clyde E. Martin; et al. · 1948 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.42 | ¥84,383)

Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders Company, 1948-53. First edition. Cloth. An attractive collection complete in two first edition volumes of A. C. Kinsey et al.'s study on sexual behaviour both in human male and female. The first edition of this collection, comprised...

Hector Servadac

Jules Verne · 1828 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.36 | $620.90 | ¥99,150)

Paris, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, c1878 . Leather. An early edition of Jules Verne's science fiction work, richly illustrated throughout by Paul Philippoteaux. Titled 'Off on a Comet' in English, this science fiction work tells of a comet to...

The Silvery Thames

Walter Jerrold · 1906 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.48 | ¥54,849)

London, Alf Cooke , 1906. First edition. Vellum. Walter Jerrold and Ernest W. Haslehust's eulogy to the beloved River Thames. A limited, deluxe edition, signed by both the author and the illustrator. A stunning volume celebrating the history and course of the River Thames...

Von Der Heide Zur Marsch

Fr. Jonas · 1943 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Berlin, In Kommision bei Verlag "Natura, 1943-44. Cloth. A German work of natural history, illustrated with thirty-nine plates. 'From the Heather to the Marsh' is a German work of natural history relating to marshland, describing the land and its nature, with chapter...

The Flora of West Lancashire

J. A. Wheldon; Albert Wilson · 1907 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.49 | $103.04 | ¥16,455)

Liverpool, Henry Young & Sons, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this beautiful work looking into the native flora of West Lancashire, illustrated throughout, including with a colour folding map. The first edition of this work.A fascinating study of the various fl...

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess · 1962 · Rooke Books

£3,950.00 (€4,734.63 | $5,218.19 | ¥833,280)

London, Heinemann , 1962. First edition. Cloth. A smartly bound, first edition copy of Anthony Burgess' celebrated novel, his jeu d'espirit, 'A Clockwork Orange&apos. With a signed letter from the author loosely inserted. Bound in a full crushed morocco binding ...