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British Sporting Birds

F. B. Kirkman; Horace G. Hutchinson [ed.]; et al. · 1924 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, T. C. & E. C. Jack , 1924. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this sweeping work of natural history concerning British sporting birds, featuring some lovely coloured plates. A guide to the natural history and the sporting value of the main British game birds…

Stories from the Classics Adapted for the Young

Mary Kirby; Elizabeth Kirby · 1854 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Thomas Bosworth, 1854. First edition. Leather. A leather bound copy containing Ancient Greek myths for children, written and illustrated by Elizabeth and Mary Kirby. Very scarce first edition.Bound in quarter-morocco on cloth boards. Illustrations include a title page v…

Carr: Being the Biography of Joseph Carr, Manufacturer, of the Village of Carr Foot, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Written by His Grand-Daughter, Mary Elizabeth Carr

Phyllis E. Bentley · 1929 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Ernest Benn Limited , 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this novel by Phyllis E. Bentley, fictional biography of Joseph Carr. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. A novel by Phyllis E. Bentley, telling of life in West Riding of  Yorkshir…

Facts and Illustrations Relative to the Military Preparations Carried on in France

Sir Francis d'Ivernois · 1804 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, J. Hatchard, 1804. Cloth. A very scarce historical work First English Edition, very scarce.In a modern cloth binding, with a leather label on spine displaying the title in gilt. This is a historical work which gives the readers 'facts and illustrations' that w…

The Wife of the First Consul

Imbert de Saint-Amand · 1892 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Hutchinson and Co. 1892. Cloth. A third UK edition of this study of the wife of the first consul. Imbert de Saint-Amand was a French diplomat and historian, prolific author of publications on the women of the court of Louis XIV, Louis XV, as well as Marie-Antoinette, Mar…

Sir Halewyn: Examples in Europe Balladry and Folk Song

Alexander Gray · 1949 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Edinburgh; London, Oliver and Boyd, 1949. First edition. Cloth. An interesting first edition copy on the history of European balladry, focusing upon the Dutch folk tale of Heer Halewijn, signed by the author with a letter from the author laid in to the front of text. First Editi…

Precis of Great Campaigns 1796-1815

J. H. Anderson · 1907 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Hugh Rees Ltd, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated history of the Napoleonic military campaigns from 1796 to 1815, with colour folding maps and other folding plates. First and only edition. Illustrations include twelve colour plates, eight folding maps…

The Comedians

Graham Greene · 1966 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, The Bodley Head, 1966. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular political novel by Graham Greene, an exciting work by the important author. The first edition, first printing of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Comedians' is a…

Voyage East: A Cargo Ship in the 1960s

Richard Woodman · 1988 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, John Murray , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of Richard Woodman's account of life aboard a typical cargo liner, signed by the author. Richard Woodman draws on his own experiences of service in cargo liners to share the typical life aboard a Br…

Rejected Addresses: Or, the New Theatrum Poetarum

[James Smith]; [Horace Smith] · 1812 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, John Miller, 1812. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the brothers James and Horace Smith's parodical work on the popular authors of Georgian England. A collection of parodies of authors of Georgian England. The work was written after an announcement in th…

Poems

Stephen Phillips · 1901 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London and New York, John Lane, 1901. Cloth. An attractive example of the eleventh edition of Stephen Phillips' popular poetry collection, containing many of his most popular works, including Marpessa andThe Woman with the Dead Soul. A lovely example of this popular poetry …

Josephine&Apos;S Birthday

Mrs H. C. Cradock · 1920 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Glasgow, and Bombay, Blackie and Son Limited, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition copy of Cradock's children's book, with a range of illustrated plates by Honor C. Appleton. First Edition.Illustrations include a frontispiece, seven colour plat…

The Enchanter

Vladimir Nabokov · 1987 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Picador, 1987. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Nabokov's 'long lost novel', published posthumously by his son and presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First UK Edition, First Impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. …

The Tunnel

Bernhard Kellermann · 1915 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1915. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of Kellerman's 'Der Tunnel', which was one of the most successful books during the first half of the 20st century. First UK Edition. In the publisher's cloth binding. Origin…

Transformations: Critical and Speculative Essays on Art

Roger Fry · 1926 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A collection of essays concerning art by Bloomsbury Group member Roger Fry, an interesting association copy signed by Frances Partridge. A series of critical and speculative essays on art by Roger Fry, concerning the transmuta…

Oeuvres Completes de Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre; L. Aimé-Martin · 1818 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.26 | $1,710.88 | ¥273,205)

Paris, Mequignon-Marvis, 1818. Leather. A complete collection of the works of Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, some lovely uniform bindings in the original French. Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a French author known for his 1788 novel Paul and Virginie; co…

Gãƒâ©Ographie Illustrãƒâ©E Des Ardennes

Albert Meyrac; A. Chuquet · 1900 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Charleville , Edouard Jolly , 1900. First edition. Leather. A sweeping volume exploring the history and geography of Belgian Ardennes, a bright first edition of this work. The first edition of this work. A pictorial exploration of the geography and history of Ardennes, Belgian r…

Carte Blanche

Jeffrey Deaver · 2011 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first impression of this novel by Jeffrey Deaver, a James Bond continuation after the character created by Ian Fleming. The first edition, first impression of this work. A James Bond novel written by Jeffrey…

Le Second Livre de la Jungle

Rudyard Kipling · 1937 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Paris, Librarie Delagrave, 1937. Fine Binding. A near fine, handsomely bound copy of this lavishly illustrated French edition of Rudyard Kipling's classic sequel, including the very scarce original dust wrapper. A beautiful copy of the sequel to Rudyard Kipling's class…

A Christian

Paul Howard; Xavier de Vismes · 1991 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Hong Kong, Emphasis International, 1991. First edition. Cloth. An extensive and beautifully presented folio collection of the artistic works of Anthony Christian, replete with reproductions of his work in vivid colour and enclosed in the original slipcase. A beautifully presente…