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Portfolio Containing Twenty-Four Plates to Accompany Volume on Building Construction

Prof. [Henry] Adams · 1913 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Cassell & Co. Ltd. [1913] . First edition. Cloth. A complete portfolio of twenty-four loose instructional colour plates illustrating building construction methods, issued for architectural and technical education. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding wi…

The Letters of T.E. Lawrence

David Garnett [ed.]; T.E. Lawrence · 1938 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this important collection of the letters of Thomas Edward Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia. The first edition.Illustrated with fifteen plates and four maps, two of which are folding. Collated compl…

Culturefield

Ryan Gander; John Morgan · 2014 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Koenig Books, 2014 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition copy of this copiously illustrated volume of artwork by Ryan Gander. A very scarce work.The first edition.In the publisher's original card wrappers.A work consisting of an abundance of full p…

Essays on Philosophical Subjects

Adam Smith · 1822 · Rooke Books

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

London, J. Richardson and Co. Thomas Tegg, 1822 . First edition. Leather. An attractive and very scarce 'New Edition' of Scottish Enlightenment figure and economist Adam Smith's posthumously published collection of essays on diverse subjects. First published in 17…

The Trumpet-Major: A Tale

Thomas Hardy · 1880 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1880. First edition. Leather. The complete first book edition of 'The Trumpet-Major', Thomas Hardy's historical romance set during the Napoleonic Wars. First edition in book form. One of 1000 copies. The novel originally appeared in 18…

Painted Tapestry and Its Application to Interior Decoration

Julien Godon · 1879 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Lechertier, Barbe, and Co, 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated informative guide to the interior application of painted tapestry. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding.With notes on the history, applic…

Romany Recipes and Remedies

Gipsy Petulengro · 1935 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1935. First edition. Cloth. An interesting first edition of this collection of Romany folk medicine and domestic lore, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.First edition. Complete with the origina…

Shadow Entertainments and How to Work Them, Being Something About Shadows, and the Way to Make Them Profitable and Funny.

A. Patterson · 1895 · Rooke Books

£2,900.00 (€3,476.11 | $3,831.31 | ¥611,810)

London, L. Upcott Gill, [1895] . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this charming illustrated guide to shadow play, revealing how to create comic and crowd-pleasing entertainments with simple means. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps.Â…

Pitchers and Glassware

Minnie Watson Kamm; Sandra McPhee Stout · 1946 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Iowa, Minnie Watson Kamm; Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1946-1979. Paperback. A beautifully illustrated five volume set of works on pitchers and glasses. A lovely five volume set of works on glassware.In the original paper boards, with plastic spine bindings.Including four wor…

Chemists&Apos; Windows

1915 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

London, The Chemist and Druggist, 1915 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first ediiton copy of this highly illustrated treatise on chemists' window displays. The first edition of the work.In the original black cloth binding.An illustrated treatise on the art of displaying ph…

For Api

Arthur Symons · 1913 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Privately Printed at the Chiswick Press, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional copy of the vanishingly scarce first edition of Arthur Symons's tribute to his beloved black dog, Api. Detailing the arrival of Api in their family, and his death and the aftermath.…

Les Jardins, Ou L&Apos;Art D&Apos;Embellir Les Paysages

M. L'Abbe Delille [Jacques Delille] · 1801 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

Londres [London], Ph. Le Boussonnier, 1801 . Hardback. With a signed presentation inscription from the author, this is a wonderful example of the scarce expanded edition of Jacques Delille's poetical work on the grandeur of English gardens. With a handwritten inscription fr…

A Correct, Full, and Impartial Report, of the Trial of Her Majesty, Caroline

J. H. Adolphus · 1820 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Jones and Co, 1820 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce contemporary account of the trial of Caroline of Brunswick, with the arguments of the prosecution and defence laid out in detail. The first edition of this work.J. H. Adolphus presents the case…

Poems

John D. Batten · 1916 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, At the Chiswick Press, 1916 . First edition. Paperback. The vanishingly scarce first edition of artist John D. Batten's poetry collection, including a signed letter from the author to fellow poet and artist Cecil French. A very scarce first edition.With a signed let…

Jane Austen&Apos;S Sailor Brothers

J. H. Hubback; Edith C. Hubback · 1906 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. Fascinating illustrated first edition on the lives and nautical careers of Jane Austen's brothers, written by relatives of Austen. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a fro…

Elementary Textile Design and Fabric Structure

John Read · 1931 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1931 . First edition. Cloth. First-edition prize copy from Wilts County Textile School of this instructive and engaging guide to weaving and fabric design. First edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding with paper-backed boards.Prize…

Passenger to Frankfurt

Agatha Christie · 1970 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, The Crime Club by Collins , 1970. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of Agatha Christie's 'Passenger to Frankfurt', the last of her spy novels. Complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression.Complete with the publisher&…

Apology Addressed to the Travellers Club or Anecdotes of Monkeys

William Stewart Rose · 1825 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, John Murray, 1825. Leather. The first edition of William Stewart Rose's satirical work, a humorous critique of British colonial and social attitudes. First edition. Bound in half calf, with marbled paper covered boards, sympathetically rebacked and recornered. Book…

A Set of Six

Joseph Conrad · 1908 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Methuen and Co. 1908. First edition. Cloth. A lovely presentation copy of this short fiction collection, from influential Polish-British writer Joseph Conrad. A presentation copy, stamped to the title page imprint. First edition, third issue, with a forty-page catalogue…

Clays of Bungay

James Moran · 1978 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Suffolk, Richard Clay & Co. Ltd, 1978. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce local history of the printing company, featuring vignette photography and a folding plate. An incredibly scarce first edition, bound in lovely original blue cloth.With crisp gilt motif and letterin…