Matematik og fysik

The History of the Science Fiction Magazine: Part 2, 1936-1945

Michael Ashley · 1975 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, New English Library, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Part 2 of Ashley's history of American science fiction magazines, covering 1936 until 1945. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original un...

I Sing the Body Electric!

Ray Bradbury · 1970 · Rooke Books

£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.53 | ¥31,223)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Ray Bradbury's brilliant collection of short stories, with a lovely example of the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition. Published in the US the previous year. In the publis...

The Bristol Avon

Ernest Walls · 1927 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Bristol, Arrowsmith, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of the Bristol Avon, with the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a fro...

Our Rarer British Breeding Birds

Richard Kearton · 1899 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)

London, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Kearton work on the ornithological wildlife in Britain. The first edition of this work.One of the many books based on wildlife in Britain by brothers Richard and Cherry Kearton, two of ...

Le Imprese Illustri Del Sor Ieronimo Ruscelli. Aggiuntovi Nuovam. IL Quarto Libro Da Vincenzo Ruscelli Da Viterbo.

Girolamo Ruscelli · 1583 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Venetia , Francesco de Franceschi Senesi , 1583-4 . Leather. An early edition of Giralamo Ruscelli's scarce and important study of sciences and the occult, written in the original Italian and adorned with illustrations. The third edition. First published in 1566, then rep...

The Inner Wheel

Keith Roberts · 1970 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Doubleday & Company Inc, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first US edition of Keith Roberts's collection of three interconnected tales. Inscribed to the front free endpaper 'with thanks, and all good wishes, Keith Roberts, August 1970&apos.The first US e...

Points of the Horse: A Treatise on the Confirmation, Movements, Breeds, and Evolution of the Horse

M. Horace Hayes · 1903 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1903. Cloth. A smart third edition of this illustrated work on the horse and its evolution from veterinarian M. Horace Hayes. Third edition, revised and enlarged with two hundred and seventy-nine images added. Illustrated with six hundred a...

Theoretical and Practical Graphics: An Educational Course of the Theory and Practical Applications of Descriptive Geometry and Mechanical Drawing Prepared for Students in General Science, Engineering or Architecture

Frederick Newton Willson · 1898 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first American edition of this very scarce study on mechanical drawing and geometry by Frederick Newton Willson, with many illustrations and diagrams throughout. The first American edition. First published in the...

The Diary of a Country Parson & Rides Around Britain

James Woodforde; John Byng · 1992 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, The Folio Society, 1992-1996. Cloth. Two very smart works on life and travel in Britain from the Folio Society, with illustrations throughout. Two volumes. This set includes: The Diary of a Country Parson, 1992. With many illustrations throughout. The diary of James Wo...

What Will Mrs. Grundy Say?

Michael Rustoff; [Forbes Edward Winslow] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

London, David Stott, 1894. Cloth. A very scarce satirical science fiction novel by Forbes Edward Winslow, the second edition. The second edition of this very scarce work, published three years after the first edition.'What Will Mrs. Grundy Say?' is an intriguing and ...

The Golden Apples of the Sun

Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Ray Bradbury's science fiction short story collection, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini. The first UK edition, first impression.With vignette illustrations throughout from Joe Mugnaini.An entertain...

Anti-Man

Dean R. Koontz · 1970 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, Paperback Library, 1970 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Dean Koontz's thrilling science fiction novel about an Android named sam. The first edition of this work, first printing.With correct publisher's issue number 63-384.A science fiction ...

The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh

Theodore Dreiser · 1927 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

New York, Privately Printed, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies. With decorations. A detailed essay, full o...

The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh

Theodore Dreiser · 1927 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

New York, Privately Printed, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies. With decorations. A detailed essay, full o...

The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh

Theodore Dreiser · 1927 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, Privately Printed, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this essay on the Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh from American journalist Theodore Dreiser. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies. With decorations. A detailed essay, full o...

Fertility and Sterility in Marriage

Th. H. Van de Velde [Theodoor Hendrik Van de Velde] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, William Heinemann, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of the third part of Theodoor Van de Velde's "Ideal Marriage" series, this volume surrounding the much debated subject of contraception. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth,...

Physical Expression: Its Modes and Principles

Francis Warner · 1885 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, 1885. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated work on psychical expression from English writer Francis Warner. Second edition. The International Science Series. Illustrated with fifty-one figures. A detailed commenta...

The Sorrows of Jupiter

Julius · 1904 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Greening & Co Limited, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A scarce fantasy sci-fi work about Greek Gods, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, recipient's name has been rubb...

Charisma, and, the Stars in Shroud

Michael Coney; Gregory Benford · 1975 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1975-79. First edition. Cloth. Two fine first edition science fiction novels by Michael Coney and Gregory Benford. The first editions, first impressions.In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Two striking Gollancz science fiction novels.'Ch...

Skyraft

Charles Clarke · 1937 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

London, Newnes, 1937. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon science fiction novel on time travel, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this uncommon work.Inscribed by the author to the title page, "To "33", affectionately, Charles Clark, Ramsay".In the ori...