Videnskab og natur

Romance of Natural History

Philip Henry Gosse · 1810 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, James Nisbet & Co. c1890. Cloth. A charming pictorial binding of naturalist Philip Henry Gosse's work of natural history, illustrated with plates by Wolf. Arranged with chapters containing information on 'Discrepancies', 'The Vast', 'The M...

The Dew-Drop and the Mist; or, an Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers, and Uses of Dew and Mist, in Various Parts of the World

1847 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1847. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition, an excellent copy of this scientific book on dew and mist. Illustrated. An uncommon first edition of this work, published in 1847. An excellent volume on ...

Beyond Tomorrow

Damon Knight [ed.] · 1968 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.50 | $103.05 | ¥16,456)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1968. First edition. Cloth. An exciting collection of science fiction tales, featuring authors such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov. Contains ten short stories, with works by Alan E. Nourse, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert A. Heinlein, ...

The Skylark of Space

Edward E. Smith; Lee Hawkins Garby · 1947 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Rhode Island, Hadley Publishing Company, 1947. Cloth. The second edition of this illustrated space opera, one of the first science fiction featuring interstellar travel. The second edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Skylark of Space' is o...

Cursus Mathematicus Mathematical Sciences in Nine Books

William Leybourn · 1690 · Rooke Books

£5,500.00 (€6,592.62 | $7,266.27 | ¥1,160,329)

London, Thomas Basset, Benjamin Tooke et al , 1690. Leather. A scarce, illustrated mathematical work written by William Leybourn. An encyclopaedic work. Illustrated, collated complete with forty-four plates (35 folding).This copy is in need of a caring restoration to the bindi...

Flora Helvetica Exhibens Plantas Helvetiae Indigenas Hallerianas, Et Omnes Quae Nuper Detectae Sunt Ordine Linneano

Johann Rudolf Suter · 1802 · Rooke Books

£255.00 (€305.66 | $336.89 | ¥53,797)

Zürich, Orell, Fuessli und Comp. 1802. First edition. Hardback. A two volume uncommon first edition study on the Swiss flora. the first edition in two volumes, with title page and preface in parallel Latin and German. A study on the Swiss flora, comprising plants from Albrecht...

Orphans of the Sky

Robert Heinlein · 1963 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London, Gollancz, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A fine, first edition example of Robert Heinlein's noted science fiction work first issued in 'Astounding Science Fiction&apos. A superior copy. Issued as a part of Heinlein's 'future history' series, which...

Wild England of Today

C J Cornish · 1895 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Seeley and Co, 1895. First edition. Leather. A finely bound, charmingly illustrated work on England's wildlife, by accomplished naturalist Charles John Cornish. The first edition of this work.In a very smart Bumpus binding, with their binder's stamp to the ve...

Picturesque Views on the Upper or Warwickshire Avon

Samuel Ireland · 1795 · Rooke Books

£880.00 (€1,054.82 | $1,162.60 | ¥185,653)

London, R Faulder, 1795. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound, exquisitely illustrated first edition copy of this exploration of the River Avon. In a full calf binding. Illustrated, with a frontispiece, map, and 29 sepia aquatints with two engraved portraits. Collated, comp...

Chapters on Animals

Philip Gilbert Hamerton · 1883 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London, Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1883. Leather. An extremely smart observational commentary on domesticated and wild animals by British artist, Philip Gilbert Hamerton. The fourth edition of this work. Illustrated, with eight engraved plates after J Veyrassat and Karl Bo...

Lake Tana & the Blue Nile an Abyssinian Quest

Major R. E. Chessman · 1936 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1936. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Robert Cheesman's interesting look at the Blue Nile and Lake Tana, illustrated with folding maps and plates. The first edition of this work. A geographical and educational look at Lake Tan...

Physiognomy; or, the Corresponding Analogy between the Conformation of the Features and the Ruling Passions of the Mind

J. C. Lavater · 1844 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Thomas Tegg, 1844. Cloth. A very scarce and pleasing copy of this work of nineteenth century scientific study, discussing the then popular practice of Physiognomy. Translated from the original work into English. Twentieth edition. Bound in the publisher's original...

Amid the High Hills

Sir Hugh Fraser · 1923 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, A and C Black, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated natural history work by Hugh Fraser. Signed by the author, with a dedication to the recto of front endpaper, 'E F Bathurst with love and kindest wishes from the...

Beyond the Fall of Night

Arthur C. Clarke, Gregory Benford · 1990 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this science fiction work, signed by Gregory Benford. First edition, first impression, with complete number line. Signed by Benford to the title page. Beyond the Fall of Night begins with the ...

The Man Who Vanished Into Space: Another Adventure of the Spacecraft Tavons in the Great Unknown

W.E. Johns · 1963 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. Cloth. The Children's Book Club edition of W.E. John's final science fiction novel, following the adventures of the Tavona Spacecraft after finding a mysterious body. The Children's Book Club edition of The Man Who Vanished In...

Microscope Teachings: Descriptions of Various Objects of Especial Interest and Beauty Adapted for Microscopic Observation

Mary Ward · 1864 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1864. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a charming volume on microscopes, written by a self-taught Irish naturalist believed to be the first person killed in a motor accident. The first edition of Microscope Teachings: Descriptions of Var...

The Natural History of Stafford-Shire

Robert Plot · 1973 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Manchester, E. J. Morten (Publishers), 1973. Leather. A richly illustrated copy of this informative 17th Century work, reprinted. A reprint of the 1686 title. An ex library copy, with stamps to front free endpaper and the odd page. Robert Plot was a reknowned English naturalis...

Botanical Rambles

Rev. C. A. Johns · 1843 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

London, The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, [1843] . Cloth. A charmingly illustrated botanical guide of observations made on the author's rambles. Smartly bound in brown cloth.   Delightfully illustrated with eight plates and numerous vignettes in the text. Col...

The Delco-Remy Coil Ignition System

Anonymous [Delco-Remy Hyatt Ltd.] · 1937 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Delco-Remy Hyatt Ltd. c1937. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce handbook illustrating the principles behind Delco-Remy's new Coil Ignition System, an intriguing piece for looking into the development of motor technology. A very scarce pamphlet and handbook on the De...

The Racing Car: Development and Design

Cecil Clutton, Cyril Posthumus, Denis Jenkinson · 1956 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, B. T. Batsford, 1956. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an attractive illustrated history on the development of the racing car, including intricate drawings by George A. Oliver. The first edition of The Racing Car: Development and Design, an attractive illustr...