Videnskab og natur

A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants; with an Easy Introduction to the Study of Botany.

William Withering · 1812 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Birmingham , Thomson and Wrightson , 1812 . Leather. The fifth edition of this impressive study of British plants by noted physician and botanist, William Withering, illustrated by striking copper-plates. The fifth edition. First published in 1773. Complete in four volumes. Bo...

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...

First Lessons in Modern Geology

A. H. Green; J. F. Blake [editor] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Oxford, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1898. Leather. A smart copy of this very scarce study of modern geology from English geologist Alexander Henry Green. Very scarce work. With numerous in-text illustrations. A collection of lectures or short lessons in modern geology, focu...

The Domesday Geography of Midland England

H. C. Darby; I. B. Terrett [editors] · 1954 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated geographical study on the Domesday Book. First edition. With a frontispiece and one hundred and fifty-nine figures in-text. A detailed and comprehensive geograph...

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...

Ancient Sea-Margins, As Memorials of Changes in the Relative Level of Sea and Land

Robert Chambers · 1848 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Edinburgh; London, W. & R. Chambers; W. S. Orr & Co, 1848. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Robert Chambers' discerning study on the coastline of Britain, illustrated with a folding map. The first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and in-...

The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and Distribution

Anton Kerner Von Marilaun; F. W. Oliver [trans.] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

London, Blackie and Son, Limited , 1902. Leather. An excellent set containing this profusely illustrated natural history of plants, translated from the German of Austrian botanist, Anton Kerner von Marilaun. A new edition of this work. Complete in two volumes, bound into four....

The Identification of Trees and Shrubs: How to Name without Previous Knowledge of Botany Any Wild or Garden Tree or Shrub Likely to Be Met with in the British Isles with 2,500 Diagrams Made by the Author

F. K. Makins · 1936 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Limited , 1936. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this beginner's handbook for identifying British trees and shrubs, richly illustrated throughout. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A wonderful...

The Cambridge Natural History Vol. 3: Molluscs, Brachiopods (Recent), Brachiopods (Fossil)

Rev. A. H. Cooke; A. E. Shipley; F. R. C. Reed · 1895 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, Macmillan, 1895 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated discussion of molluscs and brachiopods, and a full calf prize binding. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with three folding maps, and one map plate. With further vignette illustrat...

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...

Edmond Halley As Physical Geographer and the Story of His Charts

Professor S. Chapman · 1941 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Royal Astronomical Society, 1941. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart copy of this scarce pamphlet containing an article on English astronomer Edmond Halley from Occasional Notes. Scarce work. Reprinted from Occasional Notes, No. 9 (June 1941). Illustrated with three fold-out m...

Insect Architecture, Insect Transformations, Insect Miscellanies

[James Rennie] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.47 | $328.96 | ¥52,531)

London, Charles Knight, 1830-31. First edition. Cloth. A smartly bound set of James Rennie's extensive scientific entomological textbooks, illustrated throughout. 'Insect Transformations', and 'Insect Miscellanies' are both first editions, 'Insect...

Animal Traits & Characteristics; or, Sketches & Anecdotes of Animal Life. Second Series.

Rev. J. G. Wood [John George Wood] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, George Routledge & Sons Ltd. 1860. Leather. A lovely copy of this Victorian study of animal behaviours, by the parson-naturalist John George Wood, in a half morocco prize binding. A new edition of this work in a half morocco prize binding, with marbled boards, end pape...

Newton: The Man

Lieut-Col R. de Villamil · 1931 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Gordon D. Knox , [1931]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biographical work on the celebrated English scientist Sir Isaac Newton, with a foreword by the famous theoretical physicist, Professor Albert Einstein. The first edition. Illustrated with a monoc...

Memoirs of John Abernethy, with a View of His Lectures, His Writings, and Character; with Additional Extracts from Original Documents, Now First Published

George Macilwain · 1856 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Hatchard and Co , 1856. Cloth. A carefully compiled book of memoirs relating to the popular English surgeon, John Abernethy, a reputable contributor to the field of digestion. Third edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With an illustrated frontisp...