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A History of British Fishes

William Yarrell · 1841 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,388)

London, John Van Voorst, 1841. Cloth. A second edition, copiously illustrated copy of this fascinating study of the indigenous fishes of Britain. William Yarrell was an English zoologist, prolific writer, bookseller and naturalist admired by his contemporaries for his precise ...

The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science Conducted by Sir David Brewster, Richard Taylor, Richard Phillips and Robert Kane

Various · 1842 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Richard and John E Taylor, 1842. Leather. The twentieth volume of this historically renowned scientific journal. This volume boasts a variety of articles on contemporary scientific development such as the connexion of electricity with evaporation, terrestrial magnetism...

The Merry Multifleet and the Mounting Multicorps

Richard Johnson; Thomas O'Cluny · 1904 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, J M Dent, 1904. Cloth. A charming copy of these works of science fiction writing created by Richard Johnson, and written by Thomas O'Cluny. A lovely copy of this piece of science-fiction, featuring two short stories, 'The Merry Multifleet and the Mounting Mul...

The Nature and Property of Soils; Their Connexion with the Geological Formation on Which They Rest; the Best Means of Permanently Increasing Their Productiveness and on the Rent and Profits of Agriculture

John Morton · 1842 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, James Ridgway, 1842. Hardback. A third edition of this important work on agriculture. 'To Which is added an account of the proceedings at Whitfield example-farm; the system to agriculture recommended on the estates of the Earl of Ducie; a Letter to Mr. Pusey'...

Gerard&Apos;S Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes

John Gerard [ed. by Thomas Jonhson, Marcus Woodward] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, Gerald Howe, 1927. Vellum. A limited edition facsimile of an iconic work within English horticulture, one of 150 copies printed on handmade paper and in the publisher's original vellum. The limited edition facsimile of Gerard's Herball, or Generall Historie O...

The Deserts of Southern France

S. Baring-Gould · 1894 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Methuen & Co, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. A vibrant first edition examination of the geology of the Aquitaine region of France by Sabine Baring-Gould, illustrated throughout. The first edition, complete in two volumes. With chapters on les Causses, la Crouzate, the Ca...

Turning and Mechanical Manipulation

Charles Holtzapffel; John Jacob Holtzapffel · 1846 · Rooke Books

£875.00 (€1,048.83 | $1,156.00 | ¥184,598)

London, Published for the Author by Holtzapffel & Co, 1846-1894 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, this is a scarce complete five volume instructional guide to turning, mechanical manipulation and the use of lathes from mechanical engineer and technical writer Cha...

The Science of Beauty, As Developed in Nature and Applied in Art

D. R. Hay · 1856 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1856 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, this is the uncommon first edition of D. R. Hay's study of aesthetics and beauty, and his ideas about the mathematical basis of beauty. An uncommon first edition. Illust...

(1980) Flowers of Greece and the Balkans: A Field Guide; (1988) Flowers of the Himalaya; (1988) Flowers of the Himalaya: A Supplement.

Oleg Polunin; Adam Stainton · 1980 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Oxford; New York; Toronto; Melbourne; Dehli; Bombay; Calcutta; Madras, Oxford University Press, 1980-88. First edition. Cloth. Three detailled and highly illustrated botanical guides to areas of Asia, Greece and the Balkans, two of which are first editions, each encased in the...

The Treasury of Botany

John Lindley; Thomas Moore · 1899 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London; New York; Bombay, Longmans, Green and Co. 1899. Cloth. A smart complete pair of illustrated botanical works, in original binding. Bound in original black cloth, with gilt lettering to the front board and spine. The pair features a monochrome frontispiece to volume one,...

Half-Hours with the Microscope; Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Microscope As a Means of Amusement and Instruction

Edwin Lankester · 1861 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Robert Hardwicke, c1861. Cloth. The third edition of an charming handbook teaching the principles of microscopes, written by Britain's first public analyst in health. The third edition of Half-Hours with the Microscope, a popular handbook on microbiology, written ...

Far Boundaries: Twenty Science-Fiction Short Stories

August Derleth [ed.]; Nelson Bond; Ray Bradbury; Carl Jacobi et al · 1951 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of the ninth Fantasy and Science Fiction annual, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper, featuring twenty works selected by American writer and anthologist August Derleth. In the publ...

The Titan and Other Stories

P. Schuyler Martin · 1954 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. In the charmingly illustrated original dust wrapper, this is the first UK edition of P. Schuyler Miller's thrilling collection of science fiction short stories. The first UK edition, first impression of this work...

The Book of the Red Deer and Empire Big Game

Various; John Ross [ed.]; Hugh Gunn [ed.] · 1925 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition, illustrated throughout, on the history of deer hunting. A first edition and a limited edition, being one of 500, of which this is number 38. Featuring twenty-two single-sided mo...

Introductio Ad Veram Physicam: Seu Lectiones Physicae Habitae in Schola Naturalis Philosophiae Academiae Oxoniensis, A.D. 1700.

John Keill · 1741 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London; Cambridge, Geo. Strahan & G. Thurlbourn, 1741 . Leather. The smart sixth edition of Keill"s influential Newtonian lectures on natural philosophy and Huygens" celebrated theories of centrifugal force and circular motion, illustrated with twelve folding plates. In a cont...

Everyday Science: A Course of General Activities Related to Human Activities

L.M. Parsons · 1934 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1934. Leather. A scarce early printing of a popular educational science book aiming to encourage more students to pass more exams and study science at unviersity. A scarce early printing of Everyday Science: A Course of General Activities Related to H...

My Garden: Its Plan and Culture Together with a General Description of Its Geology, Botany, and Natural History

Alfred Smee · 1872 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Bell and Daldy, 1872. Leather. A smart revised edition of what a chemist has learnt about botany and geology from his expansive garden, bound in full calf. The second and revised edition of My Garden: Its plan and Culture together with a General Description of its Geol...

The Middle Silurian Rocks of North Wales

P. G. H. Boswell · 1949 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Edward Arnold & Co, 1949 . First edition. Leather. In a handsome half morocco binding, this is the first edition of P. G. H. Boswell's informative geological discussion of the middle Silurian rocks of North Wales. The first edition, first impression of this work. ...

The English Lakes: To Which Is Added an Appendix Containing the Meteorology of the Lake District; an Account of Its Flowers Plants, Ferns, and Mosses; an Outline of Its Geology and Mineralogy; and a Table of the Heights of the Mountains.

Harriet Martineau · 1858 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Windermere; London, John Garnett; Whittaker & Co.; Longman & Co.; Hamilton, Adams & Co.; Simpkin & Co. [1858] . Cloth. A richly illustrated celebration of the Lake District by Harriet Martineau, complete with geological map, engravings, and an extensive natural history. In the...

Laboratory Manual for Automotive Electricity, Especially Designed to Accompany the Text "Automotive Construction and Operation" by Wight and Smith

W.M. R. Varner, Fred C. Smith · 1926 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of a laboratory manual delving into fundamental principles for understanding automotive electricity and engineering, aimed for both public school and trade school students. The scarce first editi...