Scienza e natura

Cours de Physique Experimentale Et Mathematique Par Pierre Van Mussenbroek

Pierre Van Mussenbroek; M Sigaud de la Fond · 1769 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.78 | $1,188.95 | ¥189,861)

Paris, Pissot , 1769. First edition. Leather. A scarce, first French edition of Pieter van Musschenbroek's treatise on experimental physics. Illustrated, with folding plates of engravings demonstrating Musschenbroek's experiments on hydraulics, mechanics, navigation ...

The Compleat Angler

Izaak Walton · 1931 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.51 | $1,453.17 | ¥232,053)

London, George G Harrap and Co Ltd, 1931. First edition. Fine Binding. A crisp, bright, copy of Izaak Walton's noted work 'The Compleat Angler&apos. Being the first, de luxe edition adorned with Arthur Rackham's illustrations. Limited edition, number 426 of 775 ...

Pharmacopoeia Homoepothica

F F Quin · 1834 · Rooke Books

£5,750.00 (€6,892.19 | $7,596.10 | ¥1,213,002)

London, Veneunt Apud S Highley, 1834. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition copy of the first systematic work on homeopathy published in England. A presentation copy, presented from the author to his pupil and friend, John Calthorp Williams. Interleaved throughout...

Threads of Time

Robert Silverberg et al. · 1975 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Millington, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition collection of three novellas compiled and edited by Robert Silverberg. This first UK edition of 'threads of Time' collects three original novellas from science fiction authors Gregory Benford, ...

Lettsom His Life, Times, Friends and Descendents

James Johnston Abraham · 1933 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, William Heinemann, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of this fascinating biographical study of the renowned English physician and philanthropist John Coakley Lettsom. Lettsom was a quaker, physician and philanthropist known for his abolitionist ...

Natural History and Sport in Moray

Charles St John · 1882 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, David Douglas, 1882. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of this work by English naturalist and sportsman, Charles William George St John. This work regards Moray in Scotland. First thus, the first illustrated edition of this work. This is the secon...

The Outline of Science a Plain Story Simply Told

J. Arthur Thomson · 0 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, George Newnes Limited, c1921. Leather. A two volume set of works in a deerskin binding, and held in a cloth covered slipcase. A fascinating set of works that offers a insight into the natural world, edited by the notable naturalist Arthur Thomson. Rebound with several ...

Recueil Des Eloges Historiques

P. Flourens [Marei Jean Pierre Flourens] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Paris, Garnier Freres, Libraires, 1856-1862. Leather. A three volume quarter morocco set, recounting the work of prominent scientists, in the original French. A three volume set. Bound in quarter morocco and cloth, with volumes one and two bearing floral designs. With marbled ...

The Birds of Kutch

Salim Ali · 1945 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a beautifully illustrated systematic survey of the Kutch region in India, lying on the fringe of a major migratory stream. The first edition of The Birds of Kutch, an illustrated ornithological s...

On the Medical Topography of Shrewsbury and Its Neighbourhood

T. Ogier Ward · 1841 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Worcester, Deighton and Co, 1841 . First edition. Cloth. The fascinating and exceptionally scarce first edition of T. Ogier Ward's study of the climate and geology of mid-19th century Shrewsbury, and the medical statistics of the region. The vanishingly scarce first editi...

The Best of Clifford D. Simak

Clifford D. Simak · 1975 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition collection of short stories by award winning science fiction author Simak, in colourful unclipped dust wrapper. A first edition anthology title in original publisher's cloth, in excellent condition, ...

The Cyclopaedia of Machine and Hand-Tools: A Series of Plans, Sections, and Elevations of the Most Approved Tools for Working in Iron, Wood, and Other Materials; Engraved from Working Drawings Furnished by the Makers, with Descriptive Letterpress.

W. J. Macquorn Rankine; St. John Vincent Day · 1869 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

London, William Mackenzie , 1869. First edition. Leather. A sought after copy of this heavily illustrated Victorian engineering encyclopaedia, from pioneering mathematician and physicist W. J. M. Rankine. The first edition of this very scarce and profusely illustrated folio wo...

Half-Hours in the Green Lanes: A Book for a Country Stroll

J. E. Taylor · 1910 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, John Grant, 1910 . Leather. A lovely copy of the eighth edition of this scarce illustrated natural history guide for amateur naturalists, with many black and white drawings of flora and fauna, bound in full calf.  Bound in full calf. The eighth edition of this scarce...

The Practical Fisherman: Dealing with the Natural History, the Legendary Lore, the Capture of British Freshwater Fish, and Tackle and Tackle Making

J.H. Keene · 0 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, The Bazaar" Office, c1881. Leather. A smartly bound first edition copy of this illustrated nineteenth century guide to the characteristics of fish and how to make tackle. A later edition.In a half green morocco binding. A signed binding by Hatchards.Illustrated with a ...

Bird-Hunting Through Wild Europe

R. B. Lodge [Reginald B. Lodge] · 1908 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Robert Culley, [1908]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Reginald Lodge's account of his quest to find and photograph rare birds across South and East Europe. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome photographic frontispiece, and one hundred and...

The New Naturalist Selected Volumes

Various · 1953 · Rooke Books

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

London, Collins, 1953 - 1973. Cloth. A twelve volume set of works of the New Naturalist series. Volumes are: Number 5: 'Wild Flowers' by John Gilmour and Max Walters (New edition, 1955)Number 6: 'The Highlands and Islands' by F Fraser Darling and J Morton B...

Interest Tables at Five Per Cent

George Oates · 1851 · Rooke Books

£199.99 (€239.72 | $264.20 | ¥42,189)

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851. Leather. A mathematical, accountancy work regarding interest tables in the nineteenth century. Leatherbound volume with gilt title to the spine. Interest Tables at Five per Cent. In which are shown the interest on any sum from ...

A Compendious System of Natural Philosophy with Notes Containing the Mathematical Demonstrations and Some Occasional Remarks

J Rowning · 1738 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.18 | $792.64 | ¥126,574)

London, Sam Harding, 1738. Leather. John Rowning's chief scientific work. comprising of parts I-III in their entirety, bound as one volume. The work is bound in a peculiar fashion in the order of Part I, Part II continued, Part III continued, Part II and Part III. The thi...

The Natural History of Selborne Observations of Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist&Apos;S Calendar

Gilbert White · 1830 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.63 | ¥46,411)

Edinburgh, Constable and Co. 1830. Leather. A handsome copy of Gilbert White's The Natural History of Selborne. With a frontispiece. A deacon in Hampshire and Wiltshire, Gilbert White was a pioneer in the field of natural history and ornithology. The work comprises of a s...

A Treatise of Practical Surveying, and Topographical Plan Drawing

Unnamed · 1829 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.47 | $515.21 | ¥82,273)

London, John Murray, 1829. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of Treatise on Practical Surveying and Topographical Plan Drawing. With 6 plates, collated complete. With descriptions and instructions of the use of instruments such as a surveying compass, sextant, and...