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Gayton Wake, or Mary Dod; and Her List of Merits
Richard Llwyd · 1804 · Rooke Books
£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,210)
Chester, J. Fletcher; E. Williams, 1804 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Welsh poet Richard Llwyd's charming brief poem about a local festival in the Wirral village of Gayton Wake. The very scarce first edition of this poem from 'The Bard of Sno…
Boule de Suif
Guy de Maupassant; Arthur Symons · 1899 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, William Heinemann, 1899. First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first separate English edition of Guy de Maupassant's famous story, 'Boule de Suif' - a limited edition printed on Japanese vellum. The first separate English edition. First appeared in Engl…
Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution
The Baroness de Stael; The Duke de Broglie, and the Baron de Stael [ed.] · 1818 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1818. First edition. Leather. The scarce complete first English edition of Madame de Stael's posthumous account of the French Revolution. The first English edition. Scarcely complete in three volumes. Uniformly bound in contemporary ha…
The Fauna of Shropshire
H. Edward Forrest · 1899 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
Shrewsbury; London, L. Wilding; Terry & Compy. 1899. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition account of Shropshire wildlife. A smart first edition, bound in original cloth, with gilt lettering to the front board and spine. Comprised of descriptions of a wide variety …
The Arabian Nights&Apos; Entertainments
[Trans. by Edward Forster], [rev. by G. Moir Bussey] · 1840 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Joseph Thomas, 1840. Leather. An illustrated edition of the classic collection of Middle Eastern Folktales, with engravings by Royal Academy painter Robert Smirke. An illustrated edition of the The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, the classic collection of folktales …
Stamp Album of Arms, Crests and Monograms
1917 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
Not Stated, Not Stated, c1945. First edition. Cloth. A marvellous album of this personal collection of arms, crests and monograms, primarily of British Military and European aristocracy. A fantastic and unique personal collection of tipped-in arms, crests and monographs. Bound i…
8 Vols Memoirs of the Countess de Genlis, Illustrative of the History of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
[Stephanie Felicite, Comtesse de Genlis] · 1825 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
London, Henry Colburn, 1825-1826. Leather. The scarce first English edition of Madame de Genlis"s memoirs, complete in eight volumes, recounting her life among the highest circles of pre- and post-Revolutionary France. In a smart contemporary half calf binding with marbled paper…
Letters and Papers of Andrew Robertson
Emily Robertson [ed.]; Archibald Robertson · 1895 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1895 . First edition. Leather. In a half morocco binding, this is the very scarce first edition of Emily Robertson's compilation of the letters and papers of her father, miniature painter Andrew Robertson. The first edition of this very scarce…
Girls of Summer: A Play in Three Acts
N. Richard Nash · 1957 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
New York, Samuel French, Inc. 1957 . First edition. Cloth. Theatre critic and book collector Clive Hirschhorn's vanishingly scarce first edition of N. Richard Nash's heart-warming Broadway play. The very scarce first edition, first printing. This work is very scarce in…
Hope of Heaven
John O'Hara · 1938 · Rooke Books
£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)
New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of John O'Hara's work of hard-boiled noir, inspired by his own early career as a Hollywood screenwriter. Theatre critic Clive Hirschhorn's copy. The first edition, first printing. …
The Diary of the Late George Bubb Dodington, Baron of Melcombe Regis: From March 8, 1748-9, to February 6, 1761. With an Appendix Containing Some Curious and Interesting Papers, Which Are Either Referred to, or Alluded to, in the Diary
George Bubb Dodington; Henry Penruddocke Wyndham · 1784 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
Salisbury , E. Easton, 1784. Leather. A calf-bound first edition of the diaries of George Bubb Dodington, offering an interesting source on 18th-century British politics. First edition. In a full contemporary calf binding. Bound with the half title and original endpapers. Th…
Memoir Written During a Survey of the Eastern Branch of the Watling Street, in the County of Northumberland
Henry MacLauchlan · 1864 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Printed for Private Distribution, 1864. First edition. Leather. A rare archaeological description of Watling Street, Northumberland by Henry MacLauchlan. This copy presented by the Duke of Northumberland, who directed the survey described. The sole edition of this very s…
The Satyrs of Persius
Persius; Thomas Sheridan [trans.] · 1728 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
Dublin, George Grierson, 1728. Leather. Persius' satire criticising his contemporaries, here translated by Irish divine, essayist, poet and translator, Thomas Sheridan for the first time. This edition of Persius' six Satires translated by Thomas Sheridan (1687-1738), a…
Best Sf of the Year 15
Various [ed. by Terry Carr] · 1986 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Victor Gollancz, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The second to last volume within Terry Carr's popular anthology featuring the year's best science fiction volumes, including Robert Silverberg and Howard Waldrop. The first edition of the Best SF (Science Fiction) of…
The Ghost Road
Pat Barker · 1995 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)
London, Viking, 1995. First edition. Hardback. A smart, first edition first impression of Pat Barker's harrowing historical fiction, for which she won the Booker Prize. A smart first edition, first impression of this moving war novel by Pat Barker. Blank signed by the autho…
A Description of Above Three Hundred Animals
[Thomas Boreman (Ed.)] · 1803 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)
London; York; Stockton-upon-Tees, Wilson and Spence; High Ousegate; R. Christopher and T. Jennett, 1803 . Leather. A smartly rebound copy of Thomas Boreman"s wonderful juvenile natural-history compendium, illustrated with ninety-eight engraved plates depicting creatures from lio…
Ethan Frome: A Dramatization of Edith Wharton&Apos;S Novel
Edith Wharton; Owen Davis; Donald Davis · 1936 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition of Owen and Donald Davis's dramatization of Wharton's 'Ethan Frome', in the original dust wrapper and from the library of Clive Hirschhorn. The first edition, first…
Twigs, a Comedy
George Furth · 1972 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)
London, Samuel French, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. From theatre critic Clive Hirschhorn's library, this is the very scarce first edition of George Furth's celebrated comedy, in the original dust wrapper. The very scarce first edition, first printing of this comedy pla…
Twilight of Reason
Jonathan Burke · 1954 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Panther Books, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. The thrilling first edition of this scarce science fiction tale about an alien psychological parasite that wreaks havoc on humanity. The scarce first edition, first impression of this work. In the publisher's original uncl…
The Chronicles of Clovernook; with Some Account of the Hermit of Bellyfulle
Douglas Jerrold · 1846 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Published at the Punch Office, 1846 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this humorous short story and essay collection from English writer and satirist Douglas William Jerrold. First edition. Â In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Â Featu…