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Garden Kalendar 1751-1771

Gilbert White; John Clegg [introduction] · 1975 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, The Scolar Press , 1975. First edition. Hardback. A lovely facsimile reproduction of Gilbert White's uncommonly found gardening journal entries. The first edition thus, being a facsimile reproduction. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth, with marbl…

The Monster Who Loved Books

Keith Faulkner · 2003 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Contender Books, 2003. Hardback. A vibrantly illustrated pop-up children's book about a boy who takes a book-loving monster on adventures through storyland. The first UK edition. In the publisher's original laminated boards. When young Bradley finds a monster…

Little Red Riding Hood: A Pop-Up Book with Action Characters

Kees Moerbeek · 1991 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Swindon , Child's Play , 1991. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce children's pop-up 'Chatter Book' of this popular fairy tale. First UK edition of this very scarce work.The well-loved fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood' comes alive in this &apos…

Explore a Tropical Forest: A National Geographic Action Book

Peggy D. Winston · 1989 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

Colombia [Printed], The National Geographic Society , 1989. First edition. Hardback. A vibrant pop-up book exploring the world of the tropical forest, published by the National Geographic Society. First edition. In the publisher's laminated pictorial boards. A wonderful p…

Baron&Apos;S Ballet Finale

Arnold L. Haskell · 1958 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Collins, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this beautifully illustrated work of Baron's ballet photography. First edition. Illustrated with four colour plates and numerous black-and-white photographs. Collated complete. The third and last of Baron…

Egypt: People, Gods, Pharaohs

Rose-Marie Hagen; Rainer Hagen · 1999 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Koln, Taschen, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this highly illustrated work on Ancient Egypt. First edition. Illustrated throughout in full colour. A detailed and comprehensive history of Ancient Egypt with chapters on the Nile, the Pyramids, the Pha…

The Perfect Match

Wayne Anderson · 1995 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York, Dorling Kindersley, 1995. First edition. Hardback. A smart first US edition of this charming folding book for children to create all sorts of magical creatures. First US edition. Illustrated in colour throughout. Deep in a mysterious world, a host of magical creatures …

Egypt: Monuments of Civilization

Claudio Barocas · 1973 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this detailed archaeological work on Egypt from Italian Egyptologist Claudio Barocas. First UK edition. From the Monuments of Civilization Series. Illustrated throughout with colour photo…

Cartagine: La Capitale Fenicia Del Mediterraneo

B. Fourure · 1993 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Milan, Jaca Book, 1993. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce copy of the first Italian edition of this historical pop-up book exploring Carthage, an important ancient Mediterranean city. In the original Italian. Italian. First Italian edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated wit…

Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-Up

Robert Sabuda · 1997 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

New York, Little Simon (Simon and Schuster), 1997. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this charming pop-up book for young children to help with counting. First edition. Illustrated with ten intricate and brightly coloured pop-up pages. Collated complete and in per…

Those Fabulous Flying Machines

Seymour Reit · 1985 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1985. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this pop-up book on flying machines, with a punch-out model plane. First edition. Illustrated with six pop-up folding pages. Collated complete with all features in perfect working o…

The Natural History of Digestion

A. Lockhart Gillespie; Havelock Ellis [ed.] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Walter Scott, Ltd. 1898. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this illustrated nineteenth-century work on digestive processes in plants and animals. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with fo…

The Disabilities and Injuries of Sport

Sir Adolphe Abrahams; Harold Abrahams [foreword] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Elek Books Limited , 1961. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce discussion of sports-related injuries, from the hugely authoritative founder of British sports science, Adolphe Abrahams. The first edition, first impression of this vanishingly scarce work.With the pu…

A Popular History of the Mollusca; Comprising a Familiar Account of Their Classification, Instincts, and Habits, and of the Growth and Distinguishing Characters of Their Shells

Mary Roberts · 1851 · Rooke Books

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

London, Reeve and Benham, 1851. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce work on the natural history of mollusca from English author Mary Roberts. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with eighteen colour plates. Collated complete. A detailed guide to shells…

Readings for the Young from the Works of Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott · 1854 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1854. Cloth. Two smart volumes of this collection of writings from Sir Walter Scott, for young readers. Volumes I and III only. Two volumes, volume I and III only. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, and ten plates. …

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold: A Conversation Piece

Evelyn Waugh · 1957 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this work from English author Evelyn Waugh. First edition. When the author had the disconcerting experience of a brief attack of hallucinations, he soon learnt that this was not nearly as rare as he sup…

Hodge and His Masters

Richard Jefferies · 1880 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1880 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Richard Jefferies' collection of articles on rural economy and farming. The first edition. Complete in two volumes. Compiled by English nature writer and journalist, Richard Jefferies, who is noted…

Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island

H. G. Wells · 1928 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Ernest Benn, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of H. G. Wells' story surrounding a shipwreck on Rampole Island, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the highly pictorial dus…

Drehbaren Schulersternkarte

Arnold Zenkert · 1990 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Pößneck [Poessneck], Lehrmittel, c1993 . Hardback. A very scarce 1990s German planisphere, for latitude 51.5 (Berlin). A delightful aid for the study of the night sky. A simple device for the recognition of the brightest stars and constellations seen from latitude 52.5 (Berlin…

Souls in Torment

Ronald Searle; C. Day Lewis · 1953 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Perpetua, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of illustrations of "souls in torment" from English artist Ronald Searle. First edition. A collection of one hundred drawings from Ronald Searle, an English artist and satirical cartoonist, co…