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Saul David · 2009 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2009. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition copy of this work of historical fiction, together with a signed first edition of the scarce proof. Exclusive signed first edition, being number 39 of 100 copies.In the original unclipped …

Rerum Britannicarum, Libri Septem, Quibus Res in Anglia, Scotia, Hibernia, Ab Anno Mdcxlv Bello Gest, Exponuntur. Horn, Georg.

Georg Horn · 1648 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

Lugd Batav, Francisci Hackii, 1648. First edition. Leather. This very scarce work details the British history from 1645 to 1646 when the King Charles I was captured. In LatinFirst editionBy the German historian Georg Horn, who also wrote "Arca No" in 1666. Seven books in one vol…

Recueil de Plusieurs Machines Militaries Et Feux Artificiels Pour la Guerre

Jean Appier · 1620 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.30 | $4,623.99 | ¥738,391)

Pont-A-Mousson, Charles Marchant, 1620. First edition. Vellum. A scarce, first edition copy of this important work on military and recreational fireworks. Being parts I-V of this eventual seven part work. Jean Appier produced the text and the engravings for this work. His father…

More Than You Can Say

Paul Torday · 2011 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2011. First edition. Cloth. Two near fine signed copies of 'More Than You Can Say', the first edition first impression, and the proof copy. The first edition, first impression of this work.The uncorrected proof copy is included. Proof co…

The Life of Torquato Tasso

Robert Milman · 1850 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Henry Colburn, 1850. First edition. Cloth. A complete first edition of Robert Milman's fascinating biography on the life of the Italian poet Torquato Tasso. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.A scarce work.A detailed biography on the life and wor…

Classical Italy

John Chetwode Eustace · 1812 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Ward, Lock, and Co, c1812. Cloth. Three early editions of John Chetwode Eustace's detailed and colourful travel works on Classical Italy. In three volumes.Undated, dated 1812 from WorldCat. However it seems doubtful that this is the date, as this was before the firs…

An Historical and Topographical Description of Chelsea, and Its Envrions

Thomas Faulkner · 1829 · Rooke Books

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

Chelsea, T. Faulkner, 1829. Leather. An extra illustrated signed copy of Thomas Faulkner's extensive detailed topographical work on Chelsea. The second edition of this work. This second edition was dedicated to George Cadogan, the British Royal Navy officer and politician.…

A Memoir of Charles Mayne Young, Tragedian

Julian Charles Young · 1871 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1871. Leather. A smart second edition of this biography on the life of the tragic actor Charles Mayne Young, illustrated throughout. The second edition of this work, complete in one volume.A touching biography on the life of the actor Charles Mayne You…

The Natural History of Stafford-Shire

Robert Plot · 1686 · Rooke Books

£1,700.00 (€2,037.72 | $2,245.94 | ¥358,647)

Oxford, The Theatre, 1686. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition of this important history of Staffordshire, written by Robert Plot. Illustrated throughout, including with a folding map, and many double-paged plates. The first edition of this work.ESTC citation number …

Travels & Discoveries in the Levant

C.T. Newton · 1865 · Rooke Books

£1,050.00 (€1,258.59 | $1,387.20 | ¥221,517)

London, Day and Son, 1865. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound, first edition copy of Charles Newton's travelogue regarding his time in the Levant. With sixteen plates to volume I, with twenty-three plates to volume II. Frontispiece to both volumes James Hendrick of Fo…

The Castle of Indolence an Allegorical Poem Written in Imitation of Spenser

James Thomson · 1748 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, A Millar, 1748. First edition. Disbound. A generally bright, first edition copy of James Thomson"s allegorical poem. This is one of Thomson"s better known poems, and is written in Spenserian stanzas at a time where many considered this style to be outdated. It sparked an…

The Sultan&Apos;S Daughter the Ravishing of Lady Mary Ware

Dennis Wheatley · 1963 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Hutchinson of London, 1963-71. First edition. Cloth. Two lovely first editions of exciting historical novels by Dennis Wheatley, part of his popular Roger Brook series, in the original unclipped dustwrappers. The first editions of these works. In the original unclipped d…

K Is for Killer M Is for Malice P Is for Peril Q Is for Quarry R Is for Ricochet

Sue Grafton · 1994 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Macmillan, 1994-2004. First edition. Cloth. Fine first UK editions of five of Sue Grafton's exciting and deceptive crime novels in her 'Alphabet' series. The first UK editions, first impressions of these works. In the original unclipped dustwrappers. Five …

Beauties of Claude Lorraine

1825 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, W. B. Cooke, 1825. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this beautiful work looking into the landscape art of the French Baroque artist Claude Lorrain. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. An interesting collection of plates by the noted French paint…

The House at Pooh Corner

A A Milne · 1928 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

London, Methuen and Co, 1928. First edition. Vellum. A beautifully bound first edition copy of A A Milne's noted story collection 'House at Pooh Corner&apos. A wonderful copy of this beloved work, housed in a custom slipcase. In a custom binding by The Cottage Bindery,…

Brick Lane

Monica Ali · 2003 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Doubleday, 2003. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Monica Ali's Booker Prize shortlisted novel 'Brick Lane&apos. Accompanied by the uncorrected proof. The first edition, first impression of the novel. Brick Lane' is a novel about Nazneen, an Asian…

The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai · 2006 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed, first edition of Kiran Desai's award winning novel, 'The Inheritance of Loss&apos. A Man Booker winning elucidation of India through two main characters, Biju and Sai. First edition first impression. …

Pierre-Paul Rubens Sa Vie Et Ses Oeuvres

Pierre-Paul Reubens · 1889 · Rooke Books

£1,350.00 (€1,618.19 | $1,783.54 | ¥284,808)

Paris, Librairie de L'Art , c1889. First edition. Leather. A very scarce work, reflecting on the life and works of the influential Flemish artist and diplomat, Sir Pierre-Paul Rubens. Rubens is noted for his contribution to the Flemish Baroque tradition. The first edition o…

Kill the Cuckoo

David MacSweeney · 1994 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Aidan Ellis, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this murderous tale, inscribed by the author to the noted and influential Irish actor Richard Harris. A very scarce work. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page…

A Collection of 86 Loyal Poems All of Them Written Upon the Two Late Plots Viz the Horrid Salamanca Plot in 1678 and the Present Fanatical Conspiracy in 1683

Nathaniel Thompson · 1685 · Rooke Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.05 | $2,906.51 | ¥464,132)

London, Nathaniel Thompson, 1685. First edition. Leather. A very scarce, first edition of this poetry collection regarding two assassination plots against Charles II, the Rye House Plot and Popish Plot. Collated, complete. This anthology is sometimes erroneously described as the…