Scienza e natura

The Witling

Vernor Vinge · 1976 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this brilliant science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A standalone science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge, 'The Witli...

De L&Apos;Origine Des Loix, Des Arts Et Des Sciences

Antoine-Yves Goguet · 1759 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€928.95 | $1,023.82 | ¥163,492)

Paris, Desaint and Saillant, 1759 . First edition. Leather. The scarce complete six volume first edition thus of Antoine-Yves Goguet's study of the law, art, and sciences prior to the Roman period. In the original French.First published as a three volume work the year pri...

Ideal Commonwealths Plutarch&Apos;S Lycurgus, More&Apos;S Utopia, Bacon&Apos;S New Atlantis, Campanella&Apos;S City of Tghe Sun and a Fragment of Hall&Apos;S Mundus Alter Et Idem

Henry Morley [introduction] · 1885 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1885. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of excerpts from important 'Utopia' novels, edited with an introduction and by Henry Morley. The first edition of this collection of stories.An uncommon work.Number 25 of 'Morley&ap...

The Mountain Kingdom: A Narrative of Adventure

D. Lawson Johnstone · 1888 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1888. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce illustrated science fiction novel from Scottish author D. Lawson Johnstone. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plate...

Toddle Island Being the Diary of Lord Bottsford

[Dennis Hird] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this Utopian novel, by British clergyman and Socialist, Dennis Hird. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed by the author to the title page.An interesting satirical Uto...

The Tyrants of Kool-Sim

James Maclaren Cobban · 1896 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.53 | $455.77 | ¥72,780)

London, H. Henry & Co ltd, 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce illustrated 'lost race' science fiction novel by J. Maclaren Cobban. The first edition. A very scarce work 'in which the fake-anarchist girl-captain of a super-submarine...

An African Treasure

J. Maclaren Cobban · 1899 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, John Long, 1899. Cloth. An early edition of this 'lost world' science fiction novel by J. Maclaren Cobban. An early edition. First published in the same year by the same publisher. In the publisher's original cloth. An uncommon work. Previously owned by ...

The Sin of Atlantis

Roy Horniman · 1900 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, John MacQueen, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce science fiction work on the lost city of Atlantis. First edition. Horniman's first novel. Scarce work. An exciting fantasy science fiction novel concerning the lost city of Atlantis, w...

The Dawn of All

Robert Hugh Benson · 1911 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1911. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition, first impression of this science fiction work by the priest and writer Robert Hugh Benson. The first edition, first impression of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Rob...

King Dragon

Andrew J. Offutt · 1980 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, Ace Books, 1980. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition copy of this Lost World science fiction adventure novel by Andrew J. Offutt. The first edition, first printing.Signed by the author to the half-title, 'For Frank S. Across the waters, Andrew J. Of...

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; the Golden Halcombes; the Old Gateway; Tinted Vapours

John Shaw; Emma Marshall; Robert Louis Stevenson; J. Maclaren Cobban · 1885 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.10 | $1,849.49 | ¥295,340)

London; Belfast, Charles W. Olley; Seeley and Co; Longmans, Green and Co; Frederick Warne and Co, 1885-1890. First edition. Cloth. Four late nineteenth century novels bound together, including the fifth edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a...

Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux, Vols. I-VI

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon · 1770 · Rooke Books

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

Paris, L'Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1775. First edition. Leather. The first six volumes only of the first edition of the Comte de Buffon's lavishly illustrated natural history work on birds. In the original French.The first six volumes only of the eighteen volume first ...

Spectacle de la Nature: Or Nature Display&Apos;D. Being Discourses on Such Particulars of Natural History, As Were Throught Most Proper to Excite the Curiosity, and Form the Minds of Youth.

Mr Humphreys · 1744 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, R. Francklin, 1744. Leather. The sixth edition of this work on natural history, translated from the original French by Mr Humphreys and bound in full calf with copper plates. The sixth edition, corrected. Bound in full calf. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece a...

Three Go Back

J. Leslie Mitchell · 1932 · Rooke Books

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

London, Jarrolds Publishers, [1932]. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce true first edition of this science fiction, time travel novel by J. Leslie Mitchell. The very scarce first UK edition. The true first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. This work was writt...

Selestor&Apos;S Men of Atlantis

Clara Iza von Ravn · 1937 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Boston, The Christopher Publishing House, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A scarce science fiction novel recounting the history of Atlantis, the first edition of this work by Clara Iza von Ravn. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A brillia...

The Princess of the Roses

Luigi Motta; William Collinge · 1919 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Stanley Paul & Co, 1919. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce to see first edition in English of this science fiction novel with predicts World War One. The very scarce first edition in English of this work.Originally published in Italian in 1911 as 'La Principes...

The Talking Image of Urur

Franz Hartmann · 1890 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)

New York, John W. Lovell Company, [1890]. First edition. Paperback. A scarce science fiction novel by Franz Hartmann, a paperback issue of the first edition. A paperback issue of the first edition.A scarce work.'The Talking Image or Urur' is set in a Utopian city in ...

Children of Dune

Frank Herbert · 1976 · Rooke Books

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

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1976. First edition. Cloth. Frank Herbert's third novel in his bestselling 'Dune' series, a fine copy of the first U.K. edition. The first U.K. edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The third of Frank Herbe...

Love-Life in Nature: The Story of the Evolution of Love

Wilhelm Bolsche; Cyril Brown [translator] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

New York, Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. Cloth. A smart two volume set of this scientific work on reproduction across the natural world, translated from the original German. Complete in two volumes. A detailed scientific piece on the nature of reproduction, with chapters on: the...

Nights with an Old Gunner and Other Studies of Wild Life

C. J. Cornish · 1897 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London , Seeley And Co. 1897. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition on wildfowling and wild life written by Charles John Cornish. The first edition. Very scarce.Nights With an Old Gunner and Other Stories of Wild Life is a book that explores the observation of wild...