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A New History of England by Question and Answer, Extracted from the Most Celebrated English Historians

[John Lockman] · 1756 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, T. Astley , 1756. Leather. A revised edition of this popular question-and-answer history book, complete with thirty-two beautiful copper plates. The ninth edition, corrected. First published in 1729.In a full contemporary calf binding. Retaining the original endpapers, t…

Remarks, Critical and Illustrative, on the Text and Notes of the Last Edition of Shakspeare

[Joseph Ritson] · 1783 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, J. Johnson, 1783. First edition. Hardback. A scarce copy of this critical response to Samuel Johnson and George Steevens edition of Shakespeare's plays. First edition. Scarce. Rebound in marbled paper covered boards, with spine label. A critical study of the ten-v…

Terpsichore & Other Poems

H. T. Wade-Gery · 1921 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Waltham Saint Lawrence, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition presentation copy of one of the first publications of The Golden Cockerel Press. A very scarce copy of this poetic title - the second book ever published by The Golden Co…

Hornets in Hollyhocks

George Graham Currie · 1925 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, The C. W. Daniel Co. 1925. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce book of poetry by Canadian writer George Graham Currie. A very scarce copy of the first and only edition of this work.A charming pocket-sized book of verse by Canadian poet George Graham Currie, in ori…

Scent O&Apos; the Broom and Other Verses

Barbara Ross M'Intosh · 1923 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Edinburgh, David Macdonald Ltd, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce true first edition of Scots and English poetry, by Barbara Ross M'Intosh. A very scarce true first edition of this book of poetry by Scottish poet, or makar, Barbara Ross M'IntoshBound in its ori…

Der Letzte Bar

Hans-Erich von Tzschirner · 1919 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Berlin, Wilhelm Borngraber Verlag, [c.1919] Undated, dated approxim. First edition. Hardback. Berlin: Wilhelm Borngraber Verlag, [c.1919] Undated, dated approximately from the author's dated inscription. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 8" by 6". None. An incredibly scar…

Zwischen Serajewo Und Versailles: Ein Deutsches Heldenlied

Johann Kähler · 1925 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Hamburg, Johann Kähler, 1925 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this self-published book of German war poetry by Johann Kähler signed by the author. The first edition in the original paper wraps. Zwischen Serajewo und Versailles: Ein Deutsches Heldenlied ('…

The Leaf Burners: And Other Poems

Ernest Rhys · 1918 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, J.M. Dent and Sons, 1918. Cloth. A charming anthology inspired by experiences visiting British and French camps during World War I, written and signed by Ernest Rhys, most famous as editor of the Everyman Library. The Leaf Burners, a charming poetic anthology, written by…

Recreations in Verse

Robert Campbell · 1915 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Glasgow, Paterson & Clubb, Ltd. 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Campbell"s charming Jubilee-year verse collection, signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.Signed and …

History of the Three Royal Exchanges, the Gresham Lectures, and Gresham Almshouses

J. G. White · 1896 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Effingham Wilson, 1896. First edition. Hardback. A detailed history of London"s three Royal Exchanges and the Gresham charitable endowments, tracing the architectural and civic legacy of Sir Thomas Gresham. In the publisher's original paper covered boards.Inscribed …

The Westminster City Fathers (the Burgess Court of Westminster) 1585-1901 : Being Some Account of Their Powers and Domestic Rule of the City Prior to Its Incorporation in 1901.

W H Manchee; Walter G. Bell [Foreword] · 1924 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Lane: The Bodley Head Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A thorough history of Westminster"s Burgess Court from 1585 to 1901, tracing the workings of a vanished civic system on the eve of modern London government, illustrated with plates. In the publisher's o…

Paris Enragãƒâ©

Henry Buguet; Edmond Benjamin · 1886 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Paris, Jules Levy, 1886 . Paperback. A striking first edition of this satire of Parisian unrest, offering Buguet and Benjamin"s sharp commentary with Choubrac"s caricatural illustrations. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. First edition. A vividly illustrate…

The Golden Heresy

Max Plowman · 1914 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London , Privately Printed, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of poetry by writer and pacifist Max Plowman. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and dedicated by the author to the front free endpaper, with the insc…

Some Account of the Life of Richard Wilson

T. Wright · 1824 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green for the Benefit of the Artists Benevolent Fund, 1824 . First edition. Leather. Thomas Wilson's informative study of the life and work of celebrated and pioneering Welsh landscape painter Richard Wilson. A first edition. The …

Rhymes in Reason and Season

D. Lewis · 1920 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Hove, The Westbourne Press, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. Delightful signed poetry and short-story collection from David Lewis on a range of topics including war, current events and the English coastline. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Presen…

Guide to London; It Isn&Apos;T Far from London; London from the Bus-Top

H. V. Morton; S. P. B. Mais; Lucy Masterman · 1937 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd; The Richards Press; Dennis Dobson, 1937; 1948; 1951. First edition. Cloth. Lovely collection of London guidebooks, each illustrated, with map endpapers, from various eminent writers. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. With dust wrappers. It …

A Catalogue of Maps, Plans, and Views of London Westminster & Southwark

Frederick Crace; John Gregory Crace [ed.] · 1878 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, No. 38 Wigmore Street, W. 1878. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this catalogue, once owned by the historic St Paul's School Library. A very scarce first edition copy of this catalogue, which was at one time owned by the St. Paul's School Library. St…

Souvenirs Historiques Sur la Revolution de 1830

S. Berard · 1834 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Paris, Perrotin, Editeur, 1834. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon copy of the only edition of this title, bound in decoratively tooled half calf. An uncommon copy of this title, one of the first and only edition.Published in 1834, this work features 2 folding facsimile letter…

Diccionario de la Lengua Castella

Spanish Academy · 1869 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Madrid, Manuel Rivadeneyra, 1869. Leather. A comprehensive and charming revised edition of the official Dictionary of the Castilian language, created by the Spanish Academy. In full decorative calf. The eleventh edition of the Diccionario de La Lengua Castella (Dictionary of the…

A History of British Carpets: From the Introduction of the Craft Until the Present Day

C. E. C. Tattersall · 1934 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

Essex, F. Lewis (Publishers) Limited, 1934. First edition. Leather. A profusely illustrated first edition of Tattersall"s authoritative history of British carpet manufacturing, handsomely bound in half morocco. Bound in a handsome half morocco binding with marbled paper boards.F…