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The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham; Compiled from Original Records, Preserved in Public Repositories and Private Collections
Robert Surtees · 1816 · Rooke Books
£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)
London, Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1816-40. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Robert Surtees' interesting history of the County of Durham, illustrated profusely throughout. The first edition of this work. Complete in four volumes. An extensive history on the Coun…
Tratado Nuevo de Las Cosas Maravillosas de la Alma Ciudad de Roma, Adornado de Muchas Figuras, Yen El Se Va Discurriendo de Trezientas, Y Mas Iglesias
Pietro Martire Felini · 1610 · Rooke Books
£3,700.00 (€4,435.04 | $4,888.22 | ¥780,585)
Roma, Batholome Zannette, 1610. Vellum. A first edition copy of Pietro Felini's guide to the antiquities of Rome. With many in-text wood cuts. Rare, last seen at auction in 1998. A very scarce work. The first edition of this work, being the first edition published in a sing…
Letters Concerning the Spanish Nation Written at Madrid During the Years 1760 and 1761
Edward Clarke · 1763 · Rooke Books
£800.00 (€958.93 | $1,056.91 | ¥168,775)
London, T Becket and P A de Hondt, 1763. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this contemporary account regarding life in the Spanish royal court during the mid eighteenth century. Reverend Edward Clarke made this trip during the tumultuous time of the Seven Years' …
Three Plays by Brieux with a Preface by Bernard Shaw the English Versions by Mrs Bernard Shaw, St John Hankin and John Pollock
Brieux · 1912 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, A C Fifield, 1912. Cloth. A collection of Brieux's plays, signed by Charlotte Frances Shaw whom translated one of the plays. This work has an extensive preface by her husband, and noted playwright, George Bernard Shaw. The second edition thus of this work, which was…
Holden&Apos;S Annual London and Country Directory 1811
William Holden · 1996 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
Norwich, Michael Winton, 1996. Paperback. A facsimile reprint of 'Holden's Annual', a referential work listing the business in the United Kingdom in 1811. Complete in three volumes. A 1996 facsimile reprint of the original 1811 edition. A useful reference work, li…
Temples in Yucatan a Camera Chronicle of Chichen Jtza
Laura Gilpin · 1948 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
New York, Hastings House , 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating work regarding the travels of noted American photographer Laura Gilpin across the Yucatan. Presented in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of the work. Complete with m…
Unknown Somerset
Donald Maxwell · 1927 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this work of topography by Donald Maxwell. Profusely illustrated throughout, this particular copy in bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. An exploration of the county …
Die Fermente Und Ihre Wirkungen
Carl Oppenheimer · 1900 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
Leipzig, Verlag Von. F. C. W. Vogel, 1900. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Carl Oppenheimer's important work on fermentation, here written in the original German. The first edition of this work. In German. A fascinating discussion on fermentation, looking at t…
Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects
H. Helmholtz; E. Atkinson · 1884 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1884. Cloth. A very bright copy of Hermann von Helmholtz's collection of scientific lectures, illustrated with in-text engravings, A new edition. Incomplete in one volume, being the first volume of two. A collection of lectures on science de…
Handbook of Metallurgy
Carl Schnabel; Henry Louis (translator) · 1898 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first thus English edition of Carl Schnabel's fascinating treatise on Metallurgy; translated by Henry Louis and complete in two volumes. This extensive work provides a complete account of the Metal…
A Treatise of the Law of Rights of Common
Humphry W Woolrych · 1824 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)
London, Joseph Butterworth and Son, 1824. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this legal work by noted legal writer, Humphrey W Woolrych. Rebound in a very smart quarter cloth binding with marbled paper boards. Complete with half-title. To the preface, Woolrych …
Gladys of Harlech. An Historical Romance
Anonymous · 1858 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
London, Charles J. Skeet, 1858. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of this historical romance in the original cloth binding; complete in three volumes. Often incorrectly attributed to the popular English novelist and poet Anne Beale (due to Beale's publi…
The Ban of the Bori Demons and Demon-Dancing in West and North Africa
Major A. J. N. Tremearne · 1914 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)
London, Heath, Cranton & Ouseley Ltd. 1914. First edition. Cloth. An exploration the Bori religion and the practise of Demon-Dancing in the countries in the West and North Africa. A lavishly illustrated work with a colour frontispiece, 60 photographic illustrations and 47 figure…
The Gentleman&Apos;S Magazine Library: Being a Classified Collection of the Chief Contents of the &Apos;Gentleman&Apos;S Magazine&Apos; from 1731 to 1868
George Laurence Gomme; F. A. Milne · 1894 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, Elliot Stock, 1894-1901. Cloth. A collection of articles about English topography in certain counties, originally published in the 'Gentleman's Magazine&apos. These volumes contain a collection of articles that were originally published in the 'Gentleman&a…
Pleasant Spots and Famous Places
John Alfred Langford · 1862 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Willian Tegg, 1862. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Alfred Langford's look at beautiful places in Britain, an author's presentation copy signed by the author. The first edition of this work. Author's signed presentation copy, signed by the …
An Architectural Pilgrimage in Old Mexico
Alfred C. Bossom · 1924 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Alfred Bossom's look at architecture in Mexico, profusely illustrated throughout, an author's presentation copy. The first edition of this work. A signed presentation copy, with an…
American Furniture in the Bybee Collection
Charles L. Venable; Jonathan L. Fairbanks · 1989 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
Austin, University of Texas Press, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this catalogue of the monumental Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee collection of eighteenth and early nineteenth century American Furniture, held the Dallas Museum of Art. Charles L. Bybee,…
A History of English Furniture the Age of Oak the Age of Mahogany
Percy Macquoid · 1904 · Rooke Books
£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,886)
London, Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd, 1904-1906 . First edition. Cloth. Two first edition volumes from Percy Macquoid's monumental and prolific history of English furniture, the first major survey of the subject which is an authoritative work to this day. Percy Thomas MacQuoid …
Poets, Poems and Rhymes of East Cheshire Being a History of the Poetry and Song Lore, and a Book of Biographies of the Poets and Song Writers of the Eastern Portion of the County Palatine of Chester
Thomas Middleton · 1908 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
Hyde, John Higham and Co. Ltd. 1908. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poetical works regarding Cheshire, by noted local Mayor, Thomas Middleton. Very scarce. The first edition of the work. Reprinted from The North Cheshire Herald. The aut…
The Poetical Works of Patrick Hannay, A.M. Reprinted from the Edition of 1622
Patrick Hannay · 1875 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
Glasgow, The Hunterian Club, 1875. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce collection of the poetical works of Patrick Hannay, being a facsimile of the edition of 1622 and presented in the very scarce original publisher's paper wraps. Complete in one volume with two full …