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The Modern Boy&Apos;S Annual

Various · 1932 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.71 | $284.05 | ¥45,358)

London, The Amalgamated Press, Limited, 1932-1938. Cloth. Seven smart copies of The Modern Boy's Annual, filled with stories and articles for young readers. Seven volumes. A collection of annuals from the Amalgamated Press, featuring the best of the yearly issues of The Mod…

The Poem of Job Rendered Into English Metre

John Tattersall · 1897 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, Bernard Quaritch, 1897. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce rendition by John Tattersall of the Book of Job into English metre, the first edition of this adaptation. The first edition of this very scarce adaption of the Book of Job, the text of the Bible here rendere…

Les Souvenirs de L&Apos;Enfance, Ou, Les Confidences Instructives Et Amusantes

Madame de Flesselles · 1834 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Paris, Lehuby; M. Pierre Blanchard, 1834. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this charming children's novel by Madame de Flesselles, an illustrated novel, in the original French. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original French.A charmin…

The Shadow of the Sword

Robert Buchanan · 1924 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1924. Cloth. Robert Buchanan's first novel, a moving romance set during the Napoleon era, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A later edition, first published in 1876.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped, very scarc…

Biggles Sweeps the Desert

Captain W. E. Johns · 1943 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Toronto, The Musson Book Company Ltd, 1943. First edition. Cloth. The first Canadian edition of this Biggles adventure novel, with illustrative plates and the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. The first Canadian edition.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrap…

Wild England of to-Day

C. J. Cornish · 1913 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1913. Cloth. A smart copy of this charming collection of writings on England, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. With frontispiece. A collection of writings on the natural wonders o…

The Biggles Book of Heroes

Captain W. E. Johns · 1960 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Max Parrish , 1960 . Cloth. The second impression of this entertaining book of heroic figures told from the point of view of Biggles, the fictional adventurer created by W. E. Johns. The second impression. Published the year after the first edition. Uncommon work, partic…

Cairo, Petra, and Damascus, in 1839. With Remarks on the Government of Mehemet Ali, and on the Present Prospects of Syria

John Kinnear · 1841 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€928.96 | $1,023.88 | ¥163,501)

London, John Murray, 1841 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first and only edition of John Kinnear's informative collection of writings on his life in the Near East. The uncommon first edition of this work.Kinnear was a member of the well-known family of Scottish bankers…

Feely Bugs: A Touch and Feel Bugs Book

David A. Carter · 1996 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Orchard Books, 1996. First edition. Hardback. A great selection from the popular Bugs children's book series, with an array of pop-ups and fun interactive features. A bright collection of first UK editions of this humorous children's book series. This collecti…

Botanical Prints with Excerpts from the Artist&Apos;S Notebooks

Henry Evans · 1977 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

San Francisco , W. H. Freeman and Company, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this beautifully curated series of botanical prints from Henry Evans. The first edition of this work.With a signed inscription by Henry Evans to the title page, "with warmest greetings". Date…

Flying Memories

Stanley Orton Bradshaw · 1934 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, John Hamilton, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating aviation series of illustrations, with explanations of their contexts to each. First edition. With the publisher's original price-clipped dust wrapper. Undated, dated from copies held…

Space Travels Doctor Who

2008 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, BBC Children's Books: Penguin Group, 2008. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this interactive pop-up book following the adventures of Doctor Who. First edition. Illustrated with one full fold-out scene, eight pull tabs, five folding features, and one…

The Pop-Up Book of the Circus

None · 1980 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Hutchinson, 1980. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition of this charming pop-up book of scenes from the circus. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with six full colour pop-up scenes with six push or pull tabs. With one figure missing from scene three and m…

Come to Life Stories No. 1

0 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Sandle Brothers Ltd. c1950. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this charming pop-up book for children, number one in the series. First edition. No. 1 in the Come to Life Stories series. Illustrated with two full colour pop-up scenes. Collated complete and …

Arthur and the Sword

Robert Sabuda · 1995 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, Atheneum Books, 1995. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this colourful illustrated retelling of an Arthurian legend, the author's presentation copy. The first edition, first impression.Author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the recto …

Let&Apos;S Go to the Circus

George Theiner · 1963 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Bancroft & Co, 1963 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce children's movable book, illustrated and designed by prominent paper engineer Rudolf Lukes. The first edition of this very scarce work.From Czech illustrator Rudolf Lukes, a promin…

More Birds and More Birds of the Day

Eric J. Hosking; Cyril W. Newberry · 1944 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Collins, 1944-6. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition ornithological works by Eric Hosking and Cyril Newberry, with numerous photographs. The first editions. Illustrated throughout with many monochrome photographs. Two volumes. This ornithological work was created …

A Burnt-out Case

Graham Greene · 1961 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of Graham Greene's novel set in a leper colony in the Congo River, in the original dust wrapper. The first English edition. First published in 1960 in Paris. In the publisher's original cloth wit…

Refugees for Eternity: The Royal Mummies of Thebes Part Four: Identifying the Royal Mummies

Dylan Bickerstaffe · 2009 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Wiltshire, Canopus Press, 2009. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce historical work on the royal mummies in Thebes, written by Dylan Bickerstaffe. The first edition, first impression. A very scarce work. This work was written by Egyptologist and wri…

Doors

Ray Marshall; Korky Paul · 1982 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1982. First edition. Hardback. The first UK edition of this interactive pop-up book depicting a number of curious doors for the reader to explore, with illustrations and designs by Ray Marshall and Korky Paul. The first UK edition. Also published in the U.…