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The Book of Discovery

T. C. Bridges · 1926 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Calcutta, Sydney, George G. Harrap and Company, Ltd, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A copy of 'The Book of Discovery' by T. C. Bridges. With a frontispiece, plates and illustrations in colour and black and white. First Edition. In a gilt, decorative cloth binding …

Astrophel and Other Poems

Algernon Charles Swinburne · 1894 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London , Chatto & Windus, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne. Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He invented the roundel form, wrote…

The Nation&Apos;S Awakening Essays Towards a British Policy

Spenser Wilkinson · 1896 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , Archibald Constable And Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. A late Victorian copy of this British political work. Very scarce first edition. Wilkinson was very well connected to key figures in politics and in the armed forces as he journalist and had long hoped for an acade…

The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal (No. 408. ) April 1904 and (No. 409. ) July 1904

Various · 1904 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,985)

London , Longman, Green and Co. 1904. Cloth. A scarce collection of two quarterley volumes of The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal (No. 408.) April 1904 and (No. 409.) July 1904 in well-preserved paper wraps covered with previous owner's dustwrappers with ink labelling…

The Life and Pontificate of Gregory the Seventh

John William Bowden · 1840 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London , J. G. F. Rivington, 1840. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this biography of Gregory the Seventh First Edition signed 'With the Author's Kind Regards' John William Bowden was an English writer on church matters. He was a close friend of John Hen…

Scenes and Thoughts in Foreign Lands

Charles Terry · 1848 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London , Pickering, 1848. First edition. Cloth. A handsome Victorian pocket edition detailing a fascinating voyage across the world. This journal of far-flung travel is a beautifully-written testament to the wonders of the wider world, and is brimming with fascinating minutiae d…

The Orphan of Pimlico and Other Sketches, Fragments and Drawings

William Makepeace Thackeray; Edited by Anne Isabella Thackeray · 1876 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

London , Smith Elder and Co. 1876. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of writings and drawings by William Makepeace Thackeray Copiously illustrated throughout with many plates by Thackeray. With some notes by Anne Isabella Thackeray, the author's daug…

The Signature of Pain and Other Poems

Alan Porter · 1930 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London , Cobden-Sanderson, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this book of poetry by Alan Porter. Most of the poems included here have appeared in The Spectator, The Observer, The New Age, G. K.'s Weekly, Oxford Poetry, The London Mercury and other periodicals a…

Nonesuch Books for Christmas 1925 for the Spring 1926 with a Hand-List of Books Hitherto Published by the Press

Nonesuch Press · 1925 · Rooke Books

£29.00 (€34.76 | $38.31 | ¥6,118)

London , Nonesuch Press, 1925. Cloth. A publishers' catalogue A catalogue of book published by the Nonesuch Press. Nonesuch Press was a private press founded in 1922 in London by Francis Meynell, his wife Vera Mendel, and David Garnett. Their first book, a volume of John Do…

The Testament of Beauty a Poem in Four Books

Robert Bridges · 1929 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Oxford , The Clarendon Press, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, sixth impression, of The Testament of Beauty by former Poet Laureate Robert Bridges. For this long philosophical poem Bridges received the Order of Merit. With publisher's note bound to the rear of t…

Practical Sea-Fishing: A Handbook for Sea Anglers

P. L. Haslope · 1905 · Rooke Books

£33.99 (€40.74 | $44.91 | ¥7,171)

London, L. Upcott Gill, 1905. Cloth. An illustrated guide to sea fishing from P. L. Haslope. With chapters on Rods, Reels and Tackle, Sea Fish: Their Habits and Capture, and Nets, and How to Use Them. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart, with just some slight bumping. Hinges a…

Lapsus Calami

J.K.S. [James Kenneth Stephens] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Cambridge, Macmillan and Bowes, 1891. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this collection of poetry. James Kenneth Stephen was an english poet and tutor to Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales In a blue cloth binding. Externally, sound with some rub…

The Greville Diary Including Passages Hitherto Withheld from Publication

Philip Whitwell Wilson · 1927 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. Cloth. A first edition of this set of the Greville diaries, including passages previously withheld from publication. With a black and white frontispiece in each, and a number of plates. Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (2 April 1794 – 17…

Chatterbox Weekly One Halfpenny

Various · 1903 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , Wells Gardner Darnton & Co, 1903. Cloth. The complete collection of the "Chatterbox" halfpenny weekly paper, for the year 1903. New series, No. 1 through to No. 52. Illustrated throughout, featuring several coloured plates. Founded and edited by John Erskine Clarke, who…

Restoration Love Songs

John Hadfield · 1950 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)

Preston , Cupid Press, 1950. Cloth. A charming anthology comprising of lyrics dedicated to love from the period of 1660 to 1714. Limited first edition of 650 copies of which this is number 586. Illustrated throughout, featuring decorative head and tail pieces by Rex Whistler, an…

Tom Catapus and Potiphar a Tale of Ancient Egypt

Lily Schofield · 1903 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London and New York, Frederick Warne and Co, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A children's story set in Egypt, written in verse and illustrated throughout. First edition. In a gutta-percha, or caoutchouc binding with a yap edge to front board. This is an early form of adhesive b…

A Treat a Treat with Verses Good and Sweet

Dean and Son · 1882 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , Dean and Son, c1882. Hardback. The third book from Dean's new series of Cheap Chromo Toy Books. Dated 1882 to the rear board. A scarce work, with none on Copac. An advertisement to the rear board notes the Dean's Chromo Toy Books 'are acknowledged. to be …

Carlyle to Threescore-and-Ten (1853-1865)

David Alec Wilson · 1929 · Rooke Books

£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.80 | ¥3,162)

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. Ltd. 1929. First edition. Cloth. Carlyle To Threescore-and-Ten (1853-1865) by David Alec Wilson. Illustrated with seven black and white plates. First edition. The fifth volume of Mr. Wilson's 'Life of Carlyle&apos. Thomas Ca…

Memoirs of the Peers of England During the Reign of James the First

Egerton Brydges · 1802 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,985)

London , John White, 1802. First edition. Hardback. A fascinating look into society and its notable characters, during the reign of James I. First edition. The title page states volume one, although there was only one volume ever published. Featuring three plates, two of which a…

Health and the Citizen: A Study in Design for Living

Joseph V. Walker · 1951 · Rooke Books

£22.99 (€27.56 | $30.37 | ¥4,850)

London , Hollis and Carter, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating study exploring the advisable steps to health living. First edition. With chapters that include "The Structure and Function of the Family", "The Lessons of Old Age", "Work and Play" and "The Fourth Dimension".…