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Cinderella

C. S. Evans · 1919 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, William Heinemann, 1919 . First edition. Hardback. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham with silhouette figures, this is the first trade edition of his wonderfully decorative edition of the Cinderella tale, in the original dust wrapper. The first trade edition of thi…

Dame Truelove&Apos;S Tales, Now First Published As Useful Lessons for Little Misses & Masters

'Dame Truelove' · 1817 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, J. Harris, 1817 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated throughout with charming plates of children at play, this is the very scarce first edition of this collection of educational tales for children, subtly offering moral guidance. The first edition of this very scarce wo…

The Ladder to Learning: A Collection of Fables

Mrs. Trimmer [Sarah Trimmer] · 1829 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, John Harris, 1829. Leather. Illustrated throughout, this is the twelfth edition of educational writer Sarah Trimmer's collection of informative fables for young children. The twelfth edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-eight p…

German Popular Stories, Translated from the Kinder Und Haus-Marchen, Collected by M.M. Grimm, from Oral Tradition

M. M. Grimm [The Brothers Grimm]; Edgar Taylor [trans.] · 1823 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,393.96 | $5,945.13 | ¥949,360)

London, C. Baldwyn; James Robins, 1823-1826 . First edition. Leather. The enormously important first English edition of the Brothers Grimm's 'Kinder-Und Hausmarchen', complete in two volumes and illustrated throughout by George Cruikshank. The first English langua…

One Hundred Fables, Original and Selected

James Northcote · 1828 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Geo: Lawford, 1828 . First edition. Cloth. The large paper first edition of this collection of fables gathered together by James Northcote, with vignette illustrations throughout. The large paper first edition of this work. The text on the title page and lack of further …

Sermons and Discourses on Practical Subjects

Robert Moss · 1732 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, W. B. for Richard Williamson, 1732 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of volumes II to IV of the practical Anglican sermons of Robert Moss, Dean of Ely. The very scarce first edition of this work.Present here are volumes II-IV of the four volume firs…

Vita Del Duca Valentino

Tomaso Tomasi · 1670 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

Monte Chiaro, Batt. Lucio Vero, 1670 . Leather. The very scarce two volume second edition of this biography of notorious Italian Renaissance warlord, duke, and cardinal Cesare Borgia. In the original Italian. The very scarce second edition of this work, which was first publishe…

The Rape of the Lock

Alexander Pope · 1897 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Leonard Smithers, 1897 . Cloth. Beautifully illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley, this is the second edition of the first Aubrey Beardsley edition of Alexander Pope's highly amusing narrative poem. First published with Beardsley's illustrations the year prior, this …

Lucian&Apos;S True History

Lucian of Samosata; Francis Hickes [trans.]; Charles Whibley [intro.] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£725.00 (€869.03 | $957.83 | ¥152,952)

London, Privately Printed, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout and including two plates by Aubrey Beardsley, this is a limited edition first edition of Francis Hickes's translation of Lucien's satirical early science fiction tale. The first edition of F…

The Book of the Animal Kingdom: Mammals

W. Percival Westell · 1910 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London; New York, J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd.; E. P. Dutton & Co. 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce, beautifully illustrated natural history volume from William Percival Westell, featuring fourteen colour plates and over 250 illustrations from photograph…

Cecil Beaton&Apos;S New York

Cecil Beaton · 1938 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd. 1938. First edition. Cloth. An exciting first edition of this charming travel work on 1930s New York, profusely illustrated by the photography and drawings of Cecil Beaton. First edition.In the publisher's original yellow cloth binding.Profusely …

Alice in Movieland

Alice M Williamson [Mrs C N Williamson] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, A. M. Philpot, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A very good first edition copy of one of Alice M Williamson's scarcest novels, with several black and white photographic illustrations.  The first edition in the publisher's original cloth.With several black and whit…

And Even Now

Max Beerbohm · 1920 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, William Heinemann, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Beerbohm's essays in the original dust wrapper, edited by the author from Rapallo in 1920. The first edition of this work. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the unclipped dust …

Sarah and Simon and No Red Paint

Edward Ardizzone · 1965 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Constable Young Books Ltd. 1965. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this charming tale, illustrated and flat signed by the author and illustrator, Edward Ardizzone. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. First edition. Flat signed by the author a…

My Album of Snaps (Part I) from Nov 1942 Till Dec 1944

None Stated · 1942 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

None Stated, None Stated, 1942-1944. Leather. A fascinating R.A.F. wartime album with over two hundred original photographs, tracing active service from Britain to Egypt and the Middle East, 1941-1945. In a decorative limp calf album with tooled and coloured Egyptian-style motif…

Panda and the Bushfire

Michael Foreman · 1985 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1985 . First edition. Hardback. A very scarce signed first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated children's book by Michael Foreman. A very scarce signed first edition.Signed by the author to the half title page. In the publisher's orig…

Beowulf; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Michael Morpurgo Illustrated and Signed by Michael Foreman

Michael Morpurgo · 2004 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Walker Books, 2004-2006. First edition. Hardback. A smart two volume set of first edition copies of these old and middle English tales told by Michael Morpurgo, signed and illustrated by Michael Foreman. A two volume set.The first editions to be told by Michael Morpurgo.…

Bracebridge Hall or the Humourists

Washington Irving · 1896 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

New York and London, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896. Cloth. A smart complete two volume set of this episodic novel from American author Washington Irving, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Complete in two volumes. The Surrey edition. In the publisher's original blue decorativ…

Travelling Sketches in the North of Italy, the Tyrol, and on the Rhine

Leitch Ritchie · 1832 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1832. Leather. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated anecdotal travelogue through northern Italy, the Tyrol, and the Rhine. First edition, for 'Heath's Picturesque Annual for 1832&apos. In the publisher's…

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon · 1777 · Rooke Books

£3,950.00 (€4,734.70 | $5,218.50 | ¥833,327)

London, Printed for A. Strahan, 1777-1788. Leather. A pleasing quarto set of Edward Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire', including three first editions. Edward Gibbon's sweeping history on the rise, rule and fall of the Roman Empire, covering from…