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G. H. Locket; A. F. Millidge · 1952 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
Not Stated, Ray Society, 1952-74. First edition. Cloth. A complete collection of this work on arachnology by Locket and Millidge for the Ray Society, each with an unclipped dust wrapper. Written by George Hazelwood Locket and Alfred Frank Millidge, British arachnologists who sha…
The Royal George 1819-1904
Giles St. Aubyn · 1963 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
London, Constable, 1963. First edition. Leather. An illustrated first edition biography on the life of Prince George the Duke of Cambridge, a lovely copy bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.An insightful biography into the …
Exploration Du Parc National de la Garamba
Jacques Verschuren · 1957 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
Bruxelles, M. Hayes, 1957. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce signed first edition of this French biologist's scientific study of the bats of the Congo's Garamba National Park. In the original French.The very scarce first edition of the biologist and ornithologi…
Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor to Which Is Added a Short Notice of the Original Settlement and Present Condition of Norfolk Island
Thos. Boyles Murray · 1860 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , [1860]. Cloth. The twelfth edition of this sought-after account of Pitcairn and island life, a lovely copy in the original publisher's cloth binding. The twelfth edition, dated from the same copies on Jisc, with a new pref…
Abraham Lincoln Mary Stuart Oliver Cromwell
John Drinkwater · 1921 · Rooke Books
£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, LTD, 1921. First edition. Leather. A Hatchards bound collection of the three popular historical plays by John Drinkwater, on Lincoln, Mary Stuart, and Cromwell, from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Bound by Hatchards.A lovely volume of three …
Babel Tower
A. S. Byatt · 1996 · Rooke Books
£92.00 (€110.28 | $121.54 | ¥19,409)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this wonderful novel by A. S. Byatt, a superb copy of this novel which is generally considered to be one of the best. A first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the ti…
Four Part Setting
Ann Bridge · 1939 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, Chatto and Windus, 1939. Fine Binding. A smartly bound, early edition of Ann Bridge's novel 'Four-Part Setting&apos. From the library of socialite and patron of the arts, Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Printed a year after the true first edition.Ann Bridge is the ps…
Cambridge Blue
Alison Bruce · 2009 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Soho Constable, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first UK edition copy of this detective novel by Alison Bruce, in the original unclipped dust wrapper and signed by the author. A thrilling detective novel set in Cambridge, England, and starring DC Gary Goodhew, th…
The Man with the Golden Gun
Ian Fleming · 1965 · Rooke Books
£365.00 (€437.51 | $482.22 | ¥77,004)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Ian Fleming's final novel in the James Bond series, published posthumously. 'The Man with the Golden Gun' is the best-selling final novel of Fleming's Bond series. The work follows Bo…
Notes on the Ecclesiastical and Monumental Architecture and Sculpture of the Middle Ages in Bristol
George Pryce · 1850 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, Houlston and Stoneman, 1850. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition work examining the ecclesiastical sculpture and monuments of Bristol. The first edition of this study of the history of middle ages architecture in Bristol. From historian George Pryce, autho…
The Diddakoi
Rumer Godden · 1972 · Rooke Books
£1,850.00 (€2,217.52 | $2,444.11 | ¥390,293)
London, Macmillan, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this children's novel about a Romani child from British author Rumer Godden. The first edition, first impression of this children's novel from English author Rumer Godden, in the publisher's…
Travelling Sketches on the Rhine, and in Belgium and Holland
Leitch Ritchie · 1833 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of the travelogue of the Rhine, Belgium and Holland by Leitch Ritchie, scarcer to find in the stand alone edition. The first edition of this travel work by Le…
John Ray; Synopsis Methodica Stirpum Britannicarum; Carl Linnaeus: Flora Anglica
John Ray; Carl Linnaeus · 1973 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, The Ray Society , 1973. Cloth. A lovely facsimile edition of the 1724 edition of John Ray's ;'Synopsis Methodica' and of Carl Linnaues' 'Flora Anglica' of 1754 and 1759. One volume comprising two facsimiles of important works of natural scie…
Regency Furniture 1795-1820
M Jourdain · 1934 · Rooke Books
£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)
London, Country Life , 1934. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this work regarding Regency style furniture, an excellent copy. The first edition of this charming work concerning the various pieces of Regency furniture from 1795 to 1820. Written by M. Jourdain. …
The Tragic Era the Revolution After Lincoln
Claude G. Bowers · 1929 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
Massachussets, The Literary Guild of America, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Reconstruction era history of America, a singular work by Claude Bowers. Presented from the film editor to Hettie Gray Baker to the author Paul Gallico. The first edition of this …
A Handbook for Travellers in Japan
Basil Hall Chamberlain; W. B. Mason · 1894 · Rooke Books
£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)
London, John Murray, 1894. Cloth. A bright, early edition of Basil Hall Chamberlain's popular Japanese travel guide. The 'Handbook for Travellers in Japan' was first issued in 1891 and ran through several editions in quick succession. Chamberlain was a professor o…
Great-Uncle Hoot-Toot
Mary Louisa Molesworth · 1889 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1889. First edition. Cloth. the very scarce first edition of this charmingly illustrated children's work from Mrs. Molesworth, an author termed 'the Jane Austen of the nursery&apos. The very scarce first edition of th…
The Arrow of Gold
Joseph Conrad · 1919 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Joseph Conrad's lesser known novel concerning a love triangle during the Third Carlist War. The first UK edition of this novel from Joseph Conrad, the influential proto-modernist author of 'Hear…
The Fall of Torngak or the Moravian Mission on the Coast of Labrador
J W Davey · 1905 · Rooke Books
£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)
London, S W Partridge & Co. 1905. First edition. Cloth. J W Davey shares a depiction of what was considered the dominion of the evil spirit of Torngak, the first edition of this very scarce volume. The first edition of this work, only published in 1905. A very scarce volume. On …
The Quarterly Review Vols. CXCIII-CXCVI; 198-199; 202-208
Various · 1901 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
London, John Murray , 1901-08. First edition. Leather. A scarce collection of thirteen volumes from the 'Quarterly Review,' uniformly bound. A scarce collection of thirteen volumes of the Quarterly Review, a periodical published by John Murray, comprising literary and…