Matematik og fysik

Kemlo and the Masters of Space

E. C. Eliott · 1963 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated fifteenth and final book in E. C. Eliott's science fiction space series Kemlo, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth with the original bright, price-clipped d...

La Raza Aberdeen-Angus En la Republica Argentina

Various · 1947 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Buenos Aires, Argentine Aberdeen Angus Corporation, 1947. Cloth. The very scarce second edition to an agricultural history on the Aberdeen-Angus and its popular breeding in Argentina. The very scarce second edition of La Raza Aberdeen-Angus en la Republica Argentina (The Aberd...

London Guides

None; Frank Green [rev. and ed. by David Watts] · 1924 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, London Underground, Odhams Press; Printing Craft, 1924-1935. Paperback. Two charming revised second edition guides to London from the early twentieth century. Brilliant for tourists and local interest. Two charming early twentieth century local guides for the iconic ci...

The Principles of Physiological and Physical Science; Comprehending the Ends for Which Animated Being Were Created; and an Examination of the Unnatural and Artificial Systems of Philosophy Which Now Prevail

Richard Saumarez · 1812 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Printed by R. Edwards for T. Egerton, 1812. First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of this very scarce volume on physiology and physical science from Richard Saumarez. Author's presentation copy of the first edition. Inscribed "From the Author" to the title pag...

Chapters on the Common Things of the Sea-Coast

Anne Pratt · 1856 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1856. Cloth. An uncommon 1856 copy of Anne Pratt's richly illustrated title. An uncommon 1856 copy of this work, originally published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1853.Bound in embossed red cloth bo...

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Royal Society of Edinburgh; Thomas Blizzard; Robert Kennedy; Thomas Thomson, et al. · 1802 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.59 | $2,378.05 | ¥379,744)

Edinburgh; London, Cadell and Davies; Archibald Constable & Co, 1802-1812 . First edition. Paperback. An impressive collection of three volumes of the transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, with articles on a range of mathematical and scientific subjects. First appear...

Elements of Geometry

John Playfair · 1822 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Edinburgh , Bell & Bradfute; Stirling & Slade; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1822. Leather. The sixth edition of John Playfair's Elements of Geometry, in a full tree calf binding. The sixth edition of John Playfair's Elements of Geometry, in a full tree calf ...

The Science of Phrenology Consistent with the Doctrine of Christianity; a Letter Addressed to Dr. Spurzheim

John C. Tomlinson · 1826 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, The Pamphleteer, 1826. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce and fascinating article from 'The Pamphleteer' on the Pseudoscience of phrenology from John C. Tomlinson. The first edition, from 'The Pamphleteer', Vol. XXVI, No. LII. A very scarce art...

I Love Galesburg in the Springtime: Fantasy and Time Stories

Jack Finney · 1965 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first UK edition of this collection of science fiction and fantasy stories from American author Jack Finney. The uncommon first UK edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust w...

Every Mother&Apos;S Book November, 1949

1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Sussex, Alfred Fennings, 1949. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very smart copy of this illustrated guide for mothers from Alfred Fennings chemist. Scarce work. With illustrations throughout. A charming pamphlet from the chemist Alfred Fennings, who established Fennings Pharmaceuticals in...

The New "Mauretania": Fulfilment of a Great Enterprise

E. Keble Chatterton · 1938 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Liverpool, Cunard White Star, 1938 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce launch brochure for the RMS Mauretania, a British ocean liner that was one of the first ships built for the newly formed Cunard-White Star company. A very scarce first edition.Completed in May 1939, t...

Comic Arithmetic

[Alfred Crowquill]; [Alfred Henry Forrester] · 1844 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Richard Bentley, 1844. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated comical textbook on maths by Arthur Crowquill. The first edition.Alfred Crowquill's comical textbook of arithmetic, presenting humorous anecdotes and poems exploring maths. Illustr...

The Day the Sun Stood Still: Three Original Novellas of Science Fiction

Poul Anderson; Gordon R. Dickson; Robert Silverberg; Lester del Rey · 1972 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Nashville, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of three original science fiction novellas, with an introduction from American author Lester del Rey. First edition. Three original science fiction novellas, including: A Chap...

Where Men Have Walked

H. Henry Rhodes · 1909 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Boston, The C. M. Clark Publishing Company, 1909. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this Lost Race sci-fi novel by H. Henry Rhodes, illustrated with a frontispiece. The first edition of this very scarce work, in a variant grey cloth binding.'Where Men...

The War Inevitable

Alan H. Burgoyne · 1909 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, C. H. White, 1909. Paperback. A very scarce Future War novel, a brilliant sci-fi tale by Alan Burgoyne. A very scarce work, this is a reprint published the year after the true first.'The War Inevitable' is a Future War novel, following a German attack on Brit...

The Centenarians, a Fable

Gilbert Phelps · 1958 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Melbourne, Toronto, Heinemann, 1958. Paperback. The very scarce uncorrected proof copy of this speculative fiction work by the British writer and broadcaster Gilbert Phelps. The uncorrected proof copy of Gilbert Phelps' The Centenarians (1958).  Very scarce. ...

The West Highlands and the Hebrides: A Geologist&Apos;S Guide for Amateurs

Alfred Harker · 1941 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated guide to the geology of the West Highlands and Hebrides. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a portrait plate, eighty-one in-text figures, and eight map...

Helliconia Spring, and, Helliconia Summer

Brian Aldiss · 1982 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1982-83. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition set of the first two volumes in Aldiss' brilliant 'Helliconia' trilogy, a fantastic sci-fi epic. Each volume is a first edition, first impression, in the original unclipped dust wrapper...

Rocannon&Apos;S World

Ursula K. le Guin · 1979 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A fine first U.K. hardback edition of the debut novel of esteemed sci-fi author Ursula K. le Guin. The first U.K. hardback edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Rocannon's World&apos...

Statistics Relative to Schools in Scotland Collected by the Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Under Instructions from Her Majesty&Apos;S Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Schools in Scotland

Education Commission (Scotland) · 1865 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Edinburgh, Her Majesty's Stationery Office , 1865. Leather. A very scarce leather-bound report containing thorough statistics of Scotland's schools. A very scarce report carried by the Education Commission of Scotland, with a series of statistics collected under inst...