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Natural History for Young Folks
Mrs C. C. Campbell · 1884 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1884 . First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of this illustrated Victorian work on natural history for young people, illustrated throughout with drawings by Giacomelli, in the original pictorial cloth. The first edition in the publisher&…
A Manual of Petrol Motors and Motor Cars: Comprising the Designing, Construction, and Working of Petrol Motors
F. Strickland · 1914 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Charles Griffin & Company Limited, 1914. Cloth. The scarce revised edition of a book focusing on the design of early petrol cars from theoretical, practical and commercial perspective, with folding tables. The scarce revised edition of A Manual of Petrol Motors and Motor…
Automobile Engineer&Apos;S Reference Book: Intended for Automobile Designers, Draughtsmen and Production Engineers
[ed. by E. Molloy, G.H. Lanchester] · 1956 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)
London, George Newnes, 1956. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a comprehensive reference book for engineers wishing to understand the latest information on automobiles in the 1950s, with numerous illustrations. The first edition of Automobile Engineer's Reference B…
A Tour Through Sicily and Malta in a Series of Letters to William Beckford, Esq. Of Somerly in Suffolk.
P. Brydone [Patrick Brydone] · 1776 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776. Leather. An early, new edition of Brydone's travel journal, told through his letters to William Beckford. An early edition of this work, first published in 1773. Two volumes, bound in full calf. This the new, edited edition. With a …
A Letter from a Father to His Daughter at a Boarding-School
Anonymous · 1774 · Rooke Books
£860.00 (€1,030.85 | $1,136.18 | ¥181,433)
London, G. Robinsion, 1774 . First edition. Leather. A charmingly bound example of the very scarce first London edition of this collection of letters from a father to his daughter, offering her advice on conduct and morality while she is away at boarding school. The vanishingly …
The Sirian Experiments; Pzyche; Star Trek: Spock&Apos;S World
Doris Lessing; Amanda Hemingway; Diane Duane · 1981 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London; New York , Jonathan Cape; Faber and Faber; Pocket Books , 1981-1988. First edition. Cloth. A terrific selection of female-written science fiction, including Doris Lessing's 'Canopus in Argos' novel and Diane Duane's 'Star Trek' novel. A sele…
Kisses: Being a Poetical Translation of the Basia of Joannes Secundus Nicolaius
Joannes Secundus · 1803 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Printed by J. D. Dewick for R. Thurgood , 1803. Leather. R. Thurgood's edition of Joannes Secundus' romantic poetry collection, this copy previously owned by Charles Lamb. This edition of this translation of 'Kisses: Being a Poetical Translation of the Bas…
A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second; with an Introductory Chapter
Right Hon. Charles James Fox · 1808 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, William Miller, 1808. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Charles James Fox's uncompleted history of England in 1685, bound in half calf. First edition. In a contemporary half calf binding, with renewed endpapers. Engraved portrait frontispiece, after a d…
Experiences of a Gaol Chaplain
[Erskine Neale] · 1849 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Richard Bentley, 1849. Leather. An early edition novel imagining the events witnessed by a prison chaplain, and bound in very smart half calf. An early edition of this uncommon fiction title, first published in 1847.Penned by English clergyman and author Erskine Neale.Bo…
The Painted Churches of Cyprus: Treasures of Byzantine Art
Andreas and Judith A. Stylianou · 1985 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Trigraph Ltd, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this wonderful illustrated work on Byzantine art in Cyprus in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrapper. …
Walter Gropius: Work and Teamwork
Sigfried Giedion · 1954 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
London, Architectural Press, 1954. First edition. Cloth. An insightful biography and history into the founder of the modernist Bauhaus movement, one of the most influential art schools created. Walter Gropius: Work and Teamwork, a biography and history of the pioneering German-A…
Tales of Firenzuola Benedictine Monk of Vallombrosa
Agnolo Firenzuola · 1889 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
Paris, Isidore Liseux, 1889 . First edition. Leather. Bound in full calf in Bombay, this is a beautiful example of the first English language translation of 16th century monk Agnolo Firenzuola's amusing tales. The first English translation of this work.The short Italian pro…
The Angler&Apos;S Guide, Being a Plain & Complete Practical Treatise on the Art of Angling
T. F. Salter · 1833 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)
London, John Wicksteed, 1833 . Cloth. The eighth edition of T. F. Salter's charmingly illustrated and immensely popular guide to angling, fly-fishing and trolling. The eighth edition of T. F. Salter's popular guide to angling. First published in 1814, this edition is g…
Love Revealed: Simeon Solomon and the Pre-Raphaelites
Colin Cruise · 2005 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London and New York, Merrell, [2005]. First edition. Cloth. A pristine first edition, retained in the original plastic wraps, of this profusely illustrated catalogue to the 2005 centenary exhibition of the work of Simeon Solomon. First edition.In the publisher's original cl…
Thunderball
Ian Fleming · 1961 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)
London, Jonathan Cape , 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of 'Thunderball', the first novelisation of an unfilmed James Bond screenplay. First edition.With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper.The eighth novel in Ian Fleming's iconic James B…
In English Homes: The Internal Character, Furniture & Adornments of Some of the Most Notable Houses of England
Charles Latham · 1904 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)
London; New York, Published at the Offices of 'Country Life'; George Newnes, Ltd.; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition depicting and describing a wide range of fine houses across England. A first edition of the f…
A Few Late Chrysanthemums; a Nip in the Air
John Betjeman · 1954 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, John Murray, 1954-1974. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of two anthologies by popular poet laureate John Betjeman, including wry comic verse and admirations of the English landscape. The first editions of A Few Late Chrysanthemums, and A Nip in the Air, two poet…
The Natural History of Selborne; with Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist&Apos;S Calendar
Rev. Gilbert White; William Jardine; Edward Jesse · 1878 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, George Bell and Sons, 1878 . Cloth. A profusely illustrated edition of Gilbert White's collection of letters and naturalist findings. A later edition, first published in 1789 by the author's brother. In the original Henry Bohn Illustrated Library green cloth b…
Poems by the Rev. Thomas Penrose, Late Rector of Beckington and Standerwick, Somersetshire
Thomas Penrose; [Anna Laetitia Barbauld] · 1774 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
London, J. Walter; Joseph Johnson , 1774-1781. First edition. Leather. A sought after first edition of Thomas Penrose's posthumous poetical volume, bound together with the fourth edition of 'Poems' by Anna Laetitia Barbauld. A delightful volume comprising two poet…
Writing at the Kitchen Table: Elizabeth David
Artemis Cooper · 1999 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Michael Joseph, 1999. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a biography on the fascinating food pioneer who brought European cuisine to British audiences, written and signed by biographer Artemis Cooper. The first edition of the authorised biography of food pioneer …