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Modes and Manners of the Nineteenth Century
Dr. Oscar Fischel and Max Von Boehn (translated by M. Edwardes) · 1909 · Rooke Books
£360.00 (€431.52 | $475.61 | ¥75,949)
London , J.M. Dent and Sons, 1909. Cloth. A fascinating andl lavishly illustrated examination of nineteenth-century culture and fashion as depicted in art. Originally a work by German art historians Oskar Fischel and Max von Boehn, here translated into English for the first time…
A Catalogue of Printed Books in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library.
H. R. Denham. · 1962 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)
London, The Wellcome Historical Medical Library, 1962-1976. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition set of of catalogues listing all the works in the library printed before 1641 and from 1641 to 1850. The first volume consists of all the items printed before 1641 with this …
The Deerslayer a Tale
J. Fenimore Cooper · 1841 · Rooke Books
£385.00 (€461.48 | $508.64 | ¥81,223)
London , Richard Bentley, 1841. First edition. Leather. The first UK edition of this novel by J. Fenimore Cooper. The Deerslayer, or The First Warpath (1841) was the last of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking tales to be written. Its 1740-1745 time period makes it the …
The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq.
Sir Walter Scott · 1820 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)
London and Edinburgh, Arch. Constable Co. 1820. Leather. A finely-bound twelve-volume set of The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq. The first collected edition. Including The Lay of the Last Minstrel, Marmion, The Lady of the Lake, Rokeby, and many others. After Scott had foun…
The Seven Lamps of Architecture in One Volume and Modern Painters in Six Volumes Including Index
John Ruskin · 1886 · Rooke Books
£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)
Kent , George Allen, 1886-1888. Cloth. Kent : George Allen, 1886-1888. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. xii, 222; lxiii, 425; xxvii, 264; xix, 351; xii, 420; xvi, 364; 316pp plus plates (108 including frontispieces, collate complete). None. A fantastic collection of two of Ruskin's…
The New Naturalist Three Volumes
E M Nicholson et al · 1945 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London , Collins, 1945-1951. First edition. Cloth. A three volume set of volumes of the New Naturalist. All first editions. Three of a wider series totalling over 100 between 1945 and the present day. Titles are: Butterflies by E B Ford London's Natural History by R S R Fit…
Hudibras
Samuel Butler · 1819 · Rooke Books
£330.00 (€395.56 | $435.98 | ¥69,620)
London, Charles and Henry Baldwyn, 1819. Leather. A lovely set of Bulter's brilliant political satire and mock heroic epic poem. A New Edition, corrected and enlarged. With Dr Grey's annotations. Illustrated titles to each volume, two frontispieces, and five plates. Nu…
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night Translated from the Arabic by Sir R F Burton
Richard F. Burton (translator); Leonard C Smithers (ed.). · 1894 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
London, H S Nichols, 1894. Cloth. The 'Library Edition' of The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night. This edition was edited by the friend of the translator Richard Burton, Leonard C Smithers. This is the first of Nichols and Smithers' fine library edition. Pub…
The Works of Mrs Hemans with a Memoir of Her Life, by Her Sister
Felicia Hemans · 1829 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
London, William Blackwood and Sons and Thomas Cadell, 1829. Leather. The complete works of Georgian author, Mrs Felicia Hemans. Including a memoir of her life, by her sister. Containing: Volume I: Memoir of Mrs Hemans, Wallace's Invocation to Bruce, England and Spain; or Va…
Hudibras
Samuel Butler · 1819 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Charles and Henry Baldwyn, 1819. Leather. A three-volume set of Samuel Butler's renowned poem, 'Hudibras&apos. A New Edition, corrected and enlarged. With Dr Grey's annotations. Illustrated titles to each volume, frontispieces, and five plates (collated co…
The Rural Economy of Norfolk, Gloucestershire and the West of England
William Marshall · 1787 · Rooke Books
£700.00 (€839.06 | $924.80 | ¥147,678)
London, T Cadell and G Nicol et al. 1787-1796. Leather. Six volumes of William Marshall's Rural Economy. Comprising of the complete two volume sets of three of his works. Marshall's extensive work on Rural Economy eventually spanned to twelve volumes. The bindings to t…
A Selection of Waverley Novels First and Early Editions
Sir Walter Scott · 1819 · Rooke Books
£700.00 (€839.06 | $924.80 | ¥147,678)
Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co, 1819 - 1824. Cloth. A selection of works by Sir Walter Scott. Comprising of the following: St Ronan's Well, three volumes, first edition (1824) with half-titles as called for. The Fortunes of Nigel, Second Edition, same year as first (…
Six Works of Charles Edward Montague
Charles Edward Montague · 1910 · Rooke Books
£199.99 (€239.72 | $264.21 | ¥42,192)
London, Methuen & Co.; Chatto & Windus, 1910-27. Cloth. A wonderful set of Montague first editions in a uniform binding, with the added treasure of the original bindings bound in to the rear. Works in this set are A Hind Let Loose, Dramatic Values, The Morning's War, Disenc…
The Poetical Works of the Rev. H.H. Milman
Rev. H. H. Milman · 1839 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)
London, John Murray, 1839-40. Leather. The scarce first collected edition of Henry Hart Milman's poetical works in an appealing fine binding. Complete in Three Volumes. With vignette engraved title page and frontispiece. Henry Hart Milman, 1791 - 1868, was an English histor…
Poems of Rural Places
Wendy Dedicott · 1990 · Rooke Books
£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)
Sutton Coldfield, Newmark Editions, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of charming poetry by Wendy Dedicott. A scarce first edition of this collection of poetry by Wendy Dedicott. Including 'Painted Mountains', 'Hay-on-Wye', 'The Autumn F…
Children of Light
Robert Stone · 1986 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this touching novel from Robert Stone. The story tracks the lives of Gordon Walker, a failed playwright in his 40s and modestly successful screenwriter-actor, and his old flame Lu Anne 'Lee Verger'…
An Angel in Australia
Thomas Keneally · 2002 · Rooke Books
£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)
Sydney , Doubleday, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Thomas Keneally's 'An Angel in Australia&apos. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. "A story of a catholic priest in Sydney during the second world war and the dilemma posed by the confession …
In the Frame
Dick Francis · 1976 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)
London, Michael Joseph, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this thriller by Dick Francis, with an ink inscription by the author to front free endpaper. The inscription reads 'Christmas 1976. John, may all your bets finish right at the top of the 'frame&apos…
The Open Window
E. Temple Thurston · 1913 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1913. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of E. Temple Thurston's 'The Open Window', illustrated by Charles Robinson. Thurston was and Anglo-Irish poet, playwright and author, perhaps known best for his novel 'The City of…
The Devil&Apos;S Novice a Novel for Medieval Suspense
Ellis Peters · 1984 · Rooke Books
£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)
New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A first US edition of this medieval mystery novel by Ellis Peters, set in fall 1140. It is the eighth novel in the Cadfael Chronicles, first published in 1983. It is the Anarchy, when Empress Maud's forc…