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The Flora of West Lancashire

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

£78.00 (€93.49 | $103.05 | ¥16,450)

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...

Pharmacopoeia Homoepothica

F F Quin · 1834 · Rooke Books

£5,750.00 (€6,892.21 | $7,596.59 | ¥1,212,692)

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...

Hydropathy; or, the Cold Water Cure, As Practised by Vincent Priessnitz, at Graefenberg, Silesia, Austria

R. T. Claridge · 1842 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,399)

London, James Madden and Co. 1842. First edition. Cloth. A lovely rebound first edition copy of Richard Tappin Claridge's best known and most widely cited publication, 'Hydropathy; or, The Cold Water Cure, As Practised by Vincent Priessnitz&apos. Whilst completing a ...

Lettsom His Life, Times, Friends and Descendents

James Johnston Abraham · 1933 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

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 ...

The Personal Equation

Louis Berman · 1925 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1925. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this analysis of the pituitary gland, illustrated throughout, written by Louis Berman. In a signed binding by Best & Co. An interesting work looking at the importance of the pituitary gland, a tiny organ ...

The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science Volume XXXV Fifth Series January - June 1893

Lord Kelvin; George Francis Fitzgerald; William Francis · 1893 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.74 | ¥137,087)

London, Taylor and Francis, 1893. Leather. The thirty fifth volume of this historically renowned scientific journal. This volume covers January-June 1893 of the fifth series and boasts a variety of articles on contemporary scientific development, on the diffusion of light, the...

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

J. E. Taylor · 1910 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

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...

Interest Tables at Five Per Cent

George Oates · 1851 · Rooke Books

£199.99 (€239.72 | $264.22 | ¥42,178)

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 ...

De Catarrhis 1672

Richard Lower, Richard Hunter (Editor), Ida Macalpine (Editor) · 1963 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A facsimile reprint of Richard Lower's medical work. 'De Catarrhis' is an important work as it demonstrates Lower's investigation into the formation and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Contempora...

Traite Des Maladies Chirurgicales, Et Des Opertations Qui Leur Conviennent

Jean Louis Petit and Francois-Dominique Lesne · 1774 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)

Paris, P. Fr. Didot, 1774. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Jean Louis Petit's general treatise on surgical operations, with many fold-out plates. A first edition of Jean Louis Petit's general treatise on surgical operations, with many fold-out plates. Volu...

Die Epidemische Diphtheritis Und Deren Schnellste Heilung

Alban Lutz · 1870 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,489)

Wurzburg , Druck und Verlag der Stahel'schen Buch- und Kunsthandlung, 1870. Leather. A scarce work on diphtheria epidemics. In German. With publisher's catalogue to rear. In a half straight grain morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, sound wi...

Opuscula Medica

Georgio Baker [Sir George Baker] · 1771 · Rooke Books

£360.00 (€431.51 | $475.61 | ¥75,925)

London, J. & H. Hughs, 1771. Leather. A scarce early edition of Sir George Baker's medical work. Sir George Baker (1722 – 1809) was an English physician and President of the Royal College of Physicians. He was appointed physician to the Queen's household and then phy...

Nova Medicinae Elementa Ad Nosographiae Philosophicae Noram Exarate

Joshepho Capuron · 1813 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,870)

Paris, Cruellebois, 1813. Cloth. A Latin medical text detailing new elements in medicine including discussion on tetanus and improvement on the prognosis in diseases. Second edition Joseph Capuron 1767-1849 was professor at the Faculty of Montpellier and an associate at the Fa...

Materia Medica Caroli Linnaei Liber I. De Plantis Secundum Genera, Loca, Nomina, Qualitates, Vires, Differentias, Durationes, Simplicia, Modos, Usus, Synonyma, Culturas, Proearata, Porentias, Composita

Carl Linnaeus · 1749 · Rooke Books

£7,700.00 (€9,229.57 | $10,172.82 | ¥1,623,952)

Holmiae, Laurentii Salvii , 1749. Cloth. A scarce medical work, exploring the use of plants within medicine, from influential botanist and physician, Carl Linnaeus. A very influential text.Rarely seen at auction- twice over the last 40 years. Soulsby 442 and Wellcome II p 526....

A Practical Manual, Containing a Description of the General, Chemical and Microscopical Characters of the Blood and Secretions of the Human Body

John William Griffith · 1846 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Richard and John E. Taylor, 1846 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of the second part of John William Griffith's illustrated study of human blood and bodily secretions. The very scarce first edition of this work. Part III of a three part work o...

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 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

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 | ¥6,327)

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...

Observations and Reflections on the Bill Now in Progress Through the House of Commons, for "Better Regulating the Medical Profession As Far As Regards Apothecaries" Proving It to Be a Measure, Best Suited to the Public Convenience, and Most Conducive to the Preservation of the Community, from the Effects of Existing Frauds and Abuses.

Robert Masters Kerrison · 1815 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1815. First edition. Disbound. An very scarce 1815 article discussing an upcoming bill to regulate the medical profession, specifically apothecaries, written by Robert Masters Kerrison. The first edition. A very scarce article from The Pamphleteer, dis...

London Airport. Developments in the Central Terminal Area

1954 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

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...

Bacchus. An Essay on the Nature, Causes, Effects, and Cure, of Intemperance

Ralph Barnes Grindrod · 1839 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, J. Pasco, 1839 . Cloth. An early edition of Grindrod's very scarce examination of alcohol consumption and intemperance, exploring alcohol use in the mid-19th century. The second thousand of this very scarce work.Grindrod's work offers a comprehensive examinat...