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A Sammelband of Religious Financial Records of Britain
Various · 1803 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)
Various, Various, 1803-83. Leather. A fascinating sammelband volume of thirty one financial reports of the British church, an interesting look into the religious and financial movements in the nineteenth century. A sammelband volume containing thirty-one extracts of reports on t…
The Surprising Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Rudolf Erich Raspe · 1840 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, The Booksellers, 1840. Cloth. A very smart, uncommon edition of Rudolf Erich Raspe's notable eighteenth century novel on the fictional Baron Munchausen. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This edition is undated, dated using the copies at the British lib…
Jours de Cirque
2002 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
Monaco, Grimaldi Forum , 2002. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully and brightly illustrated celebration of the circus, signed by Prince Rainier of Monaco. A delightful first edition publication of the history of the circus, colourfully illustrated throughout with depictions of t…
Holland
Beatrix Jungman · 1904 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)
London, Adam and Charles Black , 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming guide to Holland, adorned with numerous coloured plates. A guide to Holland, described by Beatrix Jungman who shares her observations and explorations of various cities and areas in t…
Esprit Du P. Faber: Extraits de Ses Oeuvres Classãâ©S Mãâ©Thodiquement Et Prãâ©Sentant Un Exposãâ© de Sa Doctrine
Leon Gautier · 1873 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
Paris, Bray et Retaux , 1873. First edition. Leather. Leon Gautier proposes an analysis of the works of Frederick William Faber in this scarce first edition. French literary historian Leon Gautier presents extracts from the works of William Frederick Faber that best represent th…
La Fille Pauvre: La Compagne
Maxence Van der Meersch · 1955 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
Paris , Editions Albin Michel , 1955 . First edition. Leather. The first edition in the original French of this novel by Maxence Van der Meersch, in a very attractive quarter calf binding. The third volume in the trilogy of La Fille Pauvre by Maxence Van der Meersch. In the ori…
Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians
George Catlin · 1841 · Rooke Books
£3,500.00 (€4,195.30 | $4,623.99 | ¥738,391)
London, Published by the Author at the Egyptian Hall , 1841. First edition. Leather. The first edition first impression of this sought-after account of north Native Americans based on the author's numerous travels, complete with three hundred and ten original illustrations.…
Art and the Industrial Revolution
Francis D. Klingender · 1947 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, Noel Carrington, 1947. Cloth. A first edition on the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon art, from the library of painter Bernard Myers. This work explores the Industrial Revolution and its effect on art technique.Written by Marxist art historian Francis D. Klingend…
Among the Eskimos of Labrador: A Record of Five Years&Apos; Close Intercourse with the Eskimo Tribes of Labrador
S. K. Hutton · 1912 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition detailing the author's time amongst the Eskimo tribes of Labrador, from the library of an Antarctic explorer. Detailing the day-to-day lives and habits of the Eskimo people encountered by Su…
Poems
George Hughes · 1850 · Rooke Books
£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)
London, Longman, Brown, green, and Longmans, 1850. Cloth. A very scarce collection of the wonderful poetry by George Hughes, complete here in two volumes. A very scarce work, the second edition of 'Rhymes by a Poetaster&apos. All editions are difficult to find. Complete …
The Veracity of the Gospels & Acts of the Apostles, Argued from the Undesigned Coincidences to Be Found in Them, When Compares 1. With Each Other, - and 2. With Josephus
John James Blunt · 1828 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)
London, John Murray, 1828. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce Anglican study on undesigned coincidences in the Gospels and works of the Apostles, the first edition of this study by John James Blunt. The first edition of this very scarce work.An interesting Anglican work, con…
La Villa Medicea Di Poggio a Caiano
Silvestro Bardazzi; Eugenio Castellani · 1981 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)
Prato, Cassa di Risparmi e Depositi , 1981. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brightly illustrated study of a Tuscan villa of the Medici family. In the original Italian.The first edition of this brightly illustrated work, consisting of two volumes in unclipped dust…
The Church Plate of the County of Essex
G Montagu Benton; F W Galpin; W J Pressey · 1926 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
Colchester , Benham & Co. Limited , 1926 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this reference work of the church plates of Essex by G Montagu Benton. The first edition of this work of reference illustrating the church plates in the county of Essex by G. Montagu Ben…
Science and Government
C. P. Snow · 1961 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Oxford University Press, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first edition political essay by English novelist C. P. Snow, presented in an unclipped dust wrapper. This essay examines the differences between governments and scientists when it comes to having social…
Scientific Boxing and Self Defence
Tommy Burns · 1908 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Health & Strength, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work by the boxing champion Tommy Burns, a fascinating volume on the art of boxing. The first edition of this uncommon work.Tommy Burns' fascinating guide to boxing. Burns was a professional boxer, the o…
Famous Plays of to-Day
R. C. Sherriff; John van Druten; Monckton Hoffe; Reginald Berkeley; Ashely Dukes; Benn W. Levy · 1929 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1929. First edition. Leather. A Hatchards bound anthology of popular plays, by the likes of R. C. Sherriff and Reginald Berkeley. The first edition of this anthology.In a Hatchards binding.An anthology volume of six popular plays of the early twentie…
Le Fondement de L&Apos;Artifice Universel, de L&Apos;Illuminãâ© Docteur Raymond Lulle
Raymond Lulle · 1632 · Rooke Books
£2,200.00 (€2,637.05 | $2,906.51 | ¥464,132)
Paris, De L'Imprimerle d'Ant Champe-nois , 1632. First edition. Leather. An early edition of this work, which is sometimes regarded as the first work on computer science. Complete in two parts. Comprising a late version of the 'Ars Brevis' and also 'Le …
Marianne
Rhys Davies · 1951 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, William Heinemann, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this unusual mystery novel about two young girls, set on the Welsh coast. The first edition of this novel from Welsh author Rhys Davies, in the publisher's original illustrated price unclipped dust…
Dwell Deep
Amy le Feuvre · 1897 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, Religious Tract Society, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this delightfully bound children's novel. With full plate illustrations throughout. The first edition of this illustrated children's novel from Victorian era writer Amy le Feuvre, …
Bill Brandt, a Retrospective Exhibition
David Mellor · 1981 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)
London, Cameron and Tayleur, 1981. First edition. Paperback. An exhibition catalogue for a celebration of the work of Bill Brandt, signed by the photographer himself. A signed first edition exhibition catalogue for a retrospective of British photographer Bill Brandt's work.…