Scienza e natura

British Zoophytes

Arthur S. Pennington · 1885 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, L. Reeve & Co. 1885 . First edition. Cloth. First edition of this beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide to British hydroida, actinozoa and polyzoa from Arthur S. Pennington. First edition.In publisher's original maroon cloth binding with gilt detail.Featuri...

The Fauna of the Deep Sea

Sydney J. Hickson · 1894 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1894 . First edition. Cloth. A rare and pleasing copy of the first edition of this illustrated deep-sea study in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. The first edition of this very scarce deep-sea study in the publisher&...

Seaside Divinity

Robert W. Fraser · 1861 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, James Hogg and Sons, 1861. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Seaside Divinity by Robert W. Fraser, which later became the more popular Seaside Naturalist in its third edition. The very scarce first edition of Seaside Divinity, written by Robert W...

The Dinoflagellates of Northern Seas

Marie V. Lebour · 1925 · Rooke Books

£56.00 (€67.12 | $73.98 | ¥11,814)

Plymouth, The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1925. Cloth. An informative study into the strange water organisms, carried out by marine biologist Marie Lebour. An informative study into the strange yet intriguing Dinoflagellates of the Northern Seas, writt...

Living Trees of the World

Thomas H. Everett · 1968 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. in association with Chanticleer Press, 1968. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A smartly bound first edition of Everett"s richly illustrated global survey of tree species, offering an authoritative study of their form, habitat, and culti...

The Illustrated Natural History

J. G. Wood · 1859 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, George Routledge & Sons, Limited. [1859-63]. Cloth. Three-volume set of Rev. J. G. Wood's hugely influential natural history guide, beautifully illustrated, in decorative cloth binding. In publisher's original decorative green and red cloth.In three volumes, ...

A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, with an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural History of the Amazon Valley; on the Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs; Also Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South American Visited During the Voyage of H.M. S. Beagle; Himalayan Journals; or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &C.

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker · 1889 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)

London, Ward, Lock, Bowden and Co. 1889-1891. Cloth. Three smart volumes from the Minerva Library, including Darwin's study of coral reefs and Alfred Russel Wallace's travel account of the Amazon. This set offers three fascinating works from the 'Minerva Library...

Exotic Aquarium Fishes: A Work of General Reference

William T. Innes · 1951 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

Philadelphia , Innes Publishing Company , 1951. Cloth. A bright new edition of this comprehensive reference on exotic aquarium fishes, by popular American aquarist William T. Innes. Twelfth edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt illustration to the ...

A Copy of the Statistical Report on the Health of the Navy for the Year 1867

Lord John Hay · 1869 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, The House of Commons, 1869 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this report on the health of the navy for the year 1867, signed by Sir Alexander Armstrong, Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy. A scarce first edition.Inscribed to the ...

Natural History Rambles: Lane and Field

Rev. J. G. Wood · 1879 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1879. Leather. A leather bound copy of this illustrated study of natural history from English writer John George Wood. Natural History Rambles series. Illustrated throughout. An exploration of the natural history of the mammal...

London Airport. Developments in the Central Terminal Area

1954 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, 1954. Cloth. A very scarce report, offering insight into the vast developments of Heathrow in the 1950s. A very scarce work.The original front wrap is bound in.An interesting report on the developments of the central terminal a...

Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science. Vol I. First, Supplementary, and Second Reports, with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices.

Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science · 1872 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode , 1872 . First edition. Cloth. An extremely scarce copy of the first and second reports from the Royal Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science, employed between 1870 and 1875 to improve the teachin...

Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of the Local Government Board, 1894-95. Supplement in Continuation of the Report of the Medical Officer for 1894-95. On Oyster Culture in Relation to Disease.

Various · 1896 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office; Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1896. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce study on oysters and their possible threat to humans health, illustrated with folding maps. The first edition.A scarce work.Bound by Heyes & Jones,...

A Year of Sport and Natural History: Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Falconry, and Fishing

Oswald Crawfurd [editor] · 1895 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1895. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this commentary of a year of sporting from British journalist Oswald Crawfurd. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty-seven plates. Collated complete. A detailed record of a year of ...

The Vertebrate Fauna of "Dee

George Sims · 1903 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Aberdeen, D. Wyllie and Son, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition catalogue of vertebrate fauna found around Deeside, Scotland. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With five monochrome plates and three illustrations...

The Ferns of the Axe and Its Tributaries

Rev. Z. J. Edwards · 1866 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co. 1866. Cloth. A smart enlarged edition of this illustrated study of the ferns of the River Axe. Enlarged edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates, and numerous in-text figures. Collated complete. A detailed study of the ferns found ...

Nature in Eastern Norfolk

Arthur H. Patterson · 1906 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1906. Cloth. A smart second edition of Arthur Patterson's natural exploration of Norfolk, illustrated with delightful plates in colour. Second edition. Illustrated with twelve colour plates. Collated complete. A catalogue of the birds, fish, mam...

Field Observations on British Birds

Fergus Menteith Ogilvie; Henry Balfour; Mrs. John Massie · 1920 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)

London, Selwyn & Blount, 1920. Cloth. A limited edition of this ornithology study of Great Britain by Fergus Menteith Ogilvie, complete with plates, both in colour and monochrome. A limited edition of five hundred copies, of which this is numbered one hundred and thirty seven....

Lehrbuch Der Elementargeometrie

Friedrich Rummer · 1850 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

Heidelberg, J. C. B. Mohr, 1850. Cloth. The second edition of this scarce German textbook on geometry by Friedrich Rummer. The second edition of this scarce work.In the original German.A treatise on elementary geometry, educating the reader on the field of mathematics through ...

A Treatise on the Elements of Algebra

G. Ainsworth; J. Yeats · 1854 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, H. Ingram and Co, 1854. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce treatise on algebra, from the library of David Singmaster. The first edition of this very scarce work.A treatise on algebra presented in an efficient and comprehensive manner, containin...