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Story of the Peninsular War

General Charles William Vane · 1848 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1848. First edition. Cloth. A scarce revised edition of this authoritative account of the Peninsular War, one of the major conflicts of the Napoleonic era, by a distinguished British cavalry officer and diplomat. In the publisher's original red …

Aesop&Apos;S Fables

Aesop; Werner Thuswaldner; Anthea Bell [Translator] · 1994 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

New York; London, North-South Books, 1994 . First edition. Cloth. An artfully illustrated first edition of 17 of Aesop's best-known fables, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume comes with the publisher's o…

An Analysis of Poisons: Including the Symptoms, Treatment, Morbid Appearances, and Tests, with Decompositions

Charles James Cox · 1837 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)

London, J. T. Cox; E. Portwine, 1837 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce study of poisons, and their symptoms and treatment. A first edition.A very scarce work authored by Charles James Cox.Including discussion of narcotics, mercury, hydrocyani…

A Peep Into the Past": Brighton in 1744-61

John George Bishop · 1895 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Brighton, J. G. Bishop, 1895 . Cloth. A charming and fascinating study of the history of Brighton, and its rapid development in the middle of the 18th century. First published in 1880, this is a late 19th century edition of this local history that traces the transformation of Br…

The Parian Chronicle, or the Chronicle of the Arundelian Marbles; with a Dissertation Concerning Its Authenticity

Joseph Robertson · 1788 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, J. Walter, 1788 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Joseph Robertson's translation and analysis of an ancient Greek inscription dating from around 264–263 BCE. A very scarce first edition.Joseph Robertson translates the inscription, which is fo…

Eric Whelpton&Apos;S Gastronomic Guide to Unknown France

Eric Whelpton · 1966 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Johnson, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition guide to 1960s French dining, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A delightful guide to mostly inexpensive options for…

Fables from the Usborne First Reading Series

Mairi Mackinnon; Susanna Davidson · 2006 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Usborne Publishing Ltd , 2006-2007. First edition. Hardback. A lovely collection of six children's fables from the publisher's 'First Reading' series, presented neatly in chemise and slipcase. First editions. Offering six of Aesop's fables, reto…

Claret and the White Wines of Bordeaux (Constable&Apos;S Wine Library)

Maurice Healy · 1934 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Constable and Co Ltd, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this guide through Bordeaux' wine, complete with the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this very scarce volume. With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper. From 'Co…

Bordeaux, Ses Environs Et Ses Vins: Classes Par Ordre de Merite

Charles Cocks · 1984 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Bordeaux, Editions Feret et Fils, 1984. Cloth. A smartly bound reproduction of this study of the wines of Bordeaux from Charles Cocks, translated into French. Originally written in English and translated into French. A reproduction of the edition originally published in 1850, wi…

Final Report of Her Majesty&Apos;S Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Subject of Agricultural Depression

1897 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office; Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce report on the depression of British agriculture during the later Victorian period. The first edition of this very scarce work.Original wraps are bound in.Illustrated with…

Aesop&Apos;S Fables in Verse

Elizabeth Eyears · 1901 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Elliot Stock, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A charming 1901 first edition of Aesop's Fables in Verse by Elizabeth Eyears, with woodcut illustrations throughout. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.This volume is a first edition.This collection present…

Aesop&Apos;S Fables in Rhyme for Children

Richardson D. White; Margaret D. Longley · 1903 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

Chicago, The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A charming edition featuring Aesop"s fables in verse, each accompanied by Charles Livingston Bull"s detailed grey-tone and color wildlife illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Each fa…

2 Vols Salar the Salmon; Tarka the Otter

Henry Williamson · 1949 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, Penguin; Faber & Faber, 1949. Leather. Two volumes bound as one, of Williamson"s naturalist classics Tarka the Otter and Salar the Salmon, capturing the wild rivers of Devon in evocative early 20th-century prose. This copy contains two volumes, bound as one, tête-bêche…

The Story of the British People in Pictures

Harley Verneau Usill · 0 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Odhams Press Limited, c1937 . Leather. A richly illustrated history of the British people, told through numerous black and white facsimile photographs and portraits. Rebound in green quarter morocco binding with brown cloth boards. Dated using Jisc using copies held at T…

Aesop&Apos;S Fables Tea and Cigarette Card Set

Aesop · 1924 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

Not Stated, Typhoo Tea Ltd; Gallaher, 1924 . Loose Pages, Articles. A scarce and highly collectible selection from two 1920s series of 25 Aesop's Fables cards, issued by Typhoo Tea and Gallaher, each with a vivid front illustration and an excerpt from Aesop's fables to…

The Loved One (Horizon: A Review of Literature and Art Vol. XVII No. 98)

Evelyn Waugh · 1948 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, Horizon, 1948. Paperback. A smart copy of Evelyn Waugh's comic novel's first unrevised appearance in 'Horizon' literary magazine. The first appearance in its unrevised form before the first UK edition from Chapman and Hall. In the publisher's wr…

A Collection of Works on English Taverns and Inns

Various · 1921 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Chatto and Windus; Collins; Odhams Press et al, 1921-1955. First edition. Cloth. An impressive selection of historical and autobiographical works centring around English taverns and inns. Comprising a mixture of majority first editions as well as the second edition of &a…

Cognac & Cognac: The Treowe Knaulage

Cyril Ray; Jean-Marc Soyez; D. Gallagher [translator] · 1973 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Peter Davies; Bureau National Interproffesionnel du Cognac, 1973. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes of these illustrated works on the history of Cognac. Two volumes. First edition. This set includes: Cognac, 1973. Illustrated with eight plates and num…

Tell England: A Study in a Generation

Ernest Raymond · 1935 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1935. Leather. A smartly bound fifteenth edition of this important novel written by British novelist Ernest Raymond. Fifteenth edition. "You must write a book and tell 'em, Rupert, about the dead schoolboys of your generation." A best-sel…

The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier; W. Garrrett Horder [editor] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Henry Frowde, 1898. Vellum. A smartly bound complete edition of this collection of poetry from American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Complete edition. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of the poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier, an American Quaker …