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British Salt-Water Fishes
F. G. Aflalo; R. B. Marston · 1904 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
London, Hutchinson and Co. 1904. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this survey of British salt-water fishes, complete with twelve beautiful colour plates. First edition. From the Woburn Library of Natural History series, edited by His Grace the Duke of Bedford.…
The Riviera, South-Eastern France and Corsica, the Italian Lakes and Lake of Geneva
Karl Baedeker · 1931 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
Leipzig , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1931. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this Karl Baedeker guide to the French Riviera and Corsica. The first edition of this work. In the original limp cloth binding. Illustrated with eighty-two maps and plans, twelve of wh…
Twentieth Century Type Designers
Sebastian Carter · 1987 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)
London, Trefoil , 1987. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this illustrated study in type design of the twentieth century, with a handwritten request for review. First edition. With a handwritten request for review from John Randle at The Whittington Press, d…
Fables by John Gay
John Gay · 1793 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)
London, Darton & Harvey , 1793 . Leather. The beautifully illustrated, first Darton & Harvey edition of John Gay's fables, including twelve plates are designs by William Blake. The first Darton & Harvey edition.An edition published by John Stockdale was published earlier th…
My Chinese Note Book
Lady Susan Townley · 1904 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)
London, Methuen & Co, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Lady Susan Townley's account of her life in late 19th century China, illustrated with folding maps and photographic plates. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this work.Illus…
Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century; London and Its Environs in the Nineteenth Century
James Elmes; Thomas H. Shepherd · 1827 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)
London, Jones & Co, 1827-1829. First edition. Leather. Handsomely bound in half calf, present here is the first edition of Thomas Shepherd's two important and beautifully illustrated volumes on London and it's topography. The first editions of two impressively illustra…
A History of British Butterflies
Rev. F. O. Morris · 1865 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,425)
London, Groombridge and Sons, 1865 . Cloth. Illustrated throughout with hand coloured plates of butterflies, this is a lovely early edition of F. O. Morris's hugely popular study of British Butterflies. First published in 1853, this is a new edition of this popular work.A w…
Delineations of Gloucestershire; Being Views of the Principal Seats of Nobility & Gentry; and Other Objects of Prominent Interest in That County
J. N. Brewer · 1825 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,707)
London, Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, [1825]. First edition. Leather. The first trade edition of this beautifully illustrated topographical account of Gloucestershire from J. N. Brewr, with fantastic engraved plates depicting the notable seats and stunning landscapes of the areas,…
Murray&Apos;S Buckinghamshire Architectural Guide & Murray&Apos;S Berkshire Architectural Guide
John Betjeman; John Piper [editors] · 1948 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, John Murray, 1948-1949. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition architectural guides from the Murray's Guide series edited by Betjeman and Piper, with illustrations throughout. Two volumes. The Murray's Architectural Guides series. First edition. These volumes …
Trekking in the Great Thirst: Travel and Sport in the Kalahari Desert
Arnold W. Hodson; A. E. Nellen; Ralph WIlliams; F. C. Selous · 1912 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce, first edition, first impression of Arnold Hodson's fascinating account of his time exploring the Kalahari Desert, illustrated with folding maps and plates. The first edition, first impression. Va…
George Grenfell and the Congo
Sir Harry Johnston · 1908 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)
London, Hutchinson & Co. 1908. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Harry Johnston's study of Grenfell and his travels in the Congo, richly illustrated throughout with many of Grenfell's own photos and drawings. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Complete in tw…
4 Vols King of the Air; Bridget of All Work; the Lost Empire; the Romance of the King"S Navy
Herbert Strang [George Herbert Ely; Charles James LÂEstrange]; Winifred M. Letts; Captain Charles Gilson; Edward Fraser · 1908 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
London, Herny Frowde; Hodder and Stoughton , 1908-1913. Cloth. A smart four-volume collection of early 20th-century illustrated adventure novels, illustrated with colour plates. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. This is a charming collection of four ea…
Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq
Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield · 1774 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.74 | ¥137,087)
London, J. Dodsley, 1774. First edition. Leather. A wonderful example of the first edition, second state of the letters between an 18th century Earl and his illegitimate son, providing fascinating insight into the personal lives of the British aristocracy at the time, and their …
Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon
Frank Wall · 1921 · Rooke Books
£1,150.00 (€1,378.44 | $1,519.32 | ¥242,538)
Colombo, H. R. Cottle, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of physician and herpetologist Frank Wall's study of the snakes of Sri Lanka. A very scarce first edition.Inscribed by the author to a front blank, 'Ethel, w…
The Royal Kalendar, and Court and City Register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Colonies, for the Year 1862. Containing a Correct List of the Eighteenth Imperial Parliament, Summoned to Meet for Their First Session, May 31, 1859
1862 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, R. & A. Suttaby, 1862. Leather. The very scarce 1862 'Royal Kalendar', being an almanac and directory of notable persons in Great Britain, Ireland and America. First edition. This particular year is very scarce to find copies of. In full calf. Rebacked, with t…
Mishima: A Vision of the Void
Marguerite Yourcenar · 1986 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)
Henley on Thames , Aidan Ellis , 1986. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first English edition of Marguerite Yourcenar's study of Japanese writer, Yukio Mishima. The very scarce first English translation of this work. With the original clipped dust wrapper, with revise…
Kate Greenaway Pictures
H. M. Cundall · 1921 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)
London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1921. First edition. Cloth. A bright fist edition of this study of Kate Greenaway's art, adorned with stunning colourful plates. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated with a monochrome portrait frontispiece and …
The School Friend Annual for the Years 1927, 1929, and 1930
1927 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, The Fleetway House, 1927-1930. Cloth. Three delightful volumes of The School Friend Annual for children, with entertaining activities and stories throughout. Three volumes. Each volume is illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates, and four photogravure pl…
Coin Locker Babies
Ryu Murakami · 2002 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Tokyo, New York, London, Kodansha International, 2002. First edition. Paperback. A pleasing first trade paperback edition of this genre transcending novel from Japanese writer and filmmaker Ryu Murakami. First trade paperback edition. The surreal story of two boys, Hashi and Kik…
Marlborough: His Life and Times
Sir Winston S. Churchill · 1934 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)
London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1934-1936. Cloth. Two first edition volumes of this biographical work on John Churchill, written by Sir Winston Churchill. Being volumes II and III of IV only. Two volumes, being volumes II and III of IV only. First edition. Volume II illustra…