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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and Madame Midas
Fergus W. Hume · 1887 · Rooke Books
£1,800.00 (€2,157.59 | $2,378.05 | ¥379,744)
London, The Hansom Cab Publishing Company, 1887-88. Cloth. Two of Fergus Hume's popular works bound in one, including an early printing of his massively important mystery novel 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab&apos. Two volumes in one.'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab&apos…
Robert Eyres Landor, Selections from His Poetry and Prose, with an Introduction, Biographical & Critical
Robert Eyres Landor; Eric Partridge [ed.] · 1927 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, The Fanfrolico Press, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. Signed by the editor, Eric Parker, this is a Limited Edition anthology of the prose and verse of Robert Eyres Landor, younger brother of Walter Savage Landor. The first edition of this Limited Edition selection of the w…
The Saint&Apos;S Tragedy; or, the True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary
Charles Kingsely, Junior · 1848 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, John W. Parker, 1848. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition of Charles Kingsley' biographical verse drama about the life of the thirteenth century saint, Elizabeth of Hungary. A bright copy of the first edition of the first published work from English pries…
Some Account of the Manor of Apuldrefield in the Parish of Cudham, Kent
G. Steinman Steinman · 1851 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, J. B. Nichols and Son, 1851. First edition. Cloth. An association copy of G. Steinman Steinman's very scarce study of this Kent manor house, with detailed pedigrees of the Apuldrefields. The first edition of this scarce work from author, biographer and book collecto…
The Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy
Frances Trollope · 1840 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, Henry Colburn, 1840. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the first single volume edition of Frances Trollope's novel about nineteenth century child labour, illustrated throughout. The first single volume edition of Frances Trollope's 'damning expose of c…
Hunting by Ear the Sound-Book of Fox Hunting
Michael Berry; D. W. E. Brock · 1937 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming celebration of the sounds of fox hunting from Michael Berry and D. W. E Brock. The first edition of this unusual guide to fox-hunting, celebrating the 'music of the hunting scene&ap…
The Letters of J.E. Flecker to Frank Savery
J. E. Flecker · 1926 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
London , Beaumont Press, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful and limited edition collection of a novelist and playwright's letters to his closest friend. James Elroy Flecker was a British novelist and playwright. The forward is written by James Elroy Flecker's wife…
A Choice of Enemies
Mordecai Richler · 1957 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1957. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Mordecai Richler's thrilling novel set amongst dissident creatives living in London in the 1950s. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An interesting n…
The Junkers
Piers Paul Read · 1968 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London , Secker & Warburg , 1968. First edition. Cloth. A very well presented first edition copy of Piers Paul Read's historical novel that unravels the human experiences of the Second World War through the lens of one family. Piers Paul Read is a British novelist and won t…
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Mit Einem Kritischen Katalog Samtlicher Gemalde
Donald E. Gordon · 1968 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
Munchen , Prestel-Verlag , 1968. First edition. Cloth. Sweeping study of the art of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in the original German, featuring lovely colour plates and other illustrations. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German painter of the expressionist movement, one of the founders…
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam · 1898 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
New York, The Roycroft Shop , 1898. Leather. Oblong edition of this famous collection of Persian verses, uncommon Roycroft edition in the original publisher's limp reverse calf binding. An uncommon Roycroft edition of the popular collection of Persian poems, the Rubaiyat by…
Denkschrift Zur Feier Der Einweihung Des Neuen Gebaudes Der Konigl. Polytechnischen
C. F. Leins · 1864 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
Stuttgard, Not Stated, 1864 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce, illustrated celebration of the construction of the Stuttgart Polytechnic, celebrating also King Charles I of Wurttemberg's visit to the site. In the original German. Illustrated with seven lithographic a…
Die Alpenpflanzen
Ferdinand Graf; Joh. Petrasch · 1881 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
Prag; Leipzig, F. Tempsky; G. Freytag, 1881-6. First edition. Cloth. A two volume set containing first and second edition copies of works on alpine plants, colourfully illustrated by Austrian painter Joseph Seboth and written by botanist Ferdinand Graf. First and 'Second Im…
Our Philadelphia
Elizabeth Robins Pennell · 1914 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A first edition topographical work on the city of Philadelphia, including history and memories of Elizabeth Robins Pennell while she lived there, with lovely illustrations by her husband Joseph Pennel…
Furniture in the Ancient World: Origins & Evolution 3100-475 B.C.
Hollis S. Baker; Sir Gordon Russell · 1966 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, The Connoisseur , 1966. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated work on the furniture of the ancient world, written by Hollis S. Baker with an introduction by designer Gordon Russell, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition. In the original unclipp…
A Triangular View
Dilip Hiro · 1969 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London, Dennis Dobson, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition copy of this very scary work of fiction by Dilip Hiro, which follows three Indian men living in Great Britain, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Very Scarce, First Edition. In the original unclipped dust…
Costume of the Ancients
Thomas Hope · 1841 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Henry G. Bohn, 1841 . Leather. Illustrated with 155 plates, this is the first volume of a mid nineteenth century edition of designer Thomas Hope's impressive study of costume in the ancient world. The first volume only this two volume 'New Edition, Much Enlarge…
May Day with the Muses
Robert Bloomfield; T. Park · 1822 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, For the Author; Baldin, Cradock, and Joy, 1822. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy of English labouring-class poet Robert Bloomfield's work of poetry, containing lovely illustrated engravings throughout the text. First Edition. Illustrated with a vignet…
Happy England
Marcus B. Huish · 1904 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated work on the life of Helen Allingham, including her topographical and artistic studies of England, written by Marcus B. Huish. First Edition, second printing. In the publisher's original c…
Poetics and Prosaics
W. J. Baitman; E. Lenton · 1835 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, Whittaker & Co. 1835. First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of this first edition collected prose and poems by W. J. Baitman and E. Lenton. A series of original papers by W. J. Baitman and E. Lenton, authors of the poetry anthology 'Harpings of Lena&apos. A ver…