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A Child&Apos;S Garden of Verses
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1908 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1908. Cloth. A pleasing illustrated edition of this influential volume of children's poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, with colour plates. The first large paper edition with colour plates. This illustrated edition first published in 1895.In…
Miners&Apos; Nystagmus: Its Causes and Prevention
T. Lister Llewellyn · 1912 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)
London, The Colliery Guardian Company Limited , 1912. First edition. Cloth. A scarce treatise on Miners' Nystagmus by T. Lister Llewellyn, with many plates and figures. First edition. A scarce volume on Miners' Nystagmus, including its causes, symptoms, frequency of t…
The Wizard Dee: A June Voyage from Bala to the Sea
T. W. Cubbon · 1934 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
London, H. F. and G. Witherby, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce travelogue through the River Dee. First edition. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates and one map. Collated, complete.A charming account of the au…
Wellington: The Bidassoa and Nivelle
Major-General F. C. Beatson · 1931 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study of the Duke of Wellington and the Battles of Bidassoa and Nivelle. First edition. Very scarce edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine images across seven plates, wit…
The Apologie and Treatise of Ambroise Pare
Ambroise Pare; Geoffrey Keynes [editor] · 1951 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)
London, Falcon Educational Books, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this treatise from Ambroise Pare, edited by British surgeon and author Geoffrey Keynes. First Keynes edition. The whole of Apologie and Treatise, covering many voyages he made in the sixteenth…
Fables from Aesop and Others
Aesop · 1944 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)
New York, Transatlantic Arts, 1944. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated collection of fables attributed to Aesop and others. First edition illustrated by Arnrid Johnston. With the vanishingly scarce original price-clipped dust wrapper. Illust…
The Geology of Arran and Other Clyde Islands with an Account of the Botany, Natural History, and Antiquities, Notices of the Scenery and an Itinerary of the Routes
James Bryce · 1872 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
Glasgow and London, William Collins, 1872. Cloth. A smart fourth edition of this illustrated geological study of the Isle of Arran and other Clyde Islands. Fourth edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text images. Written originally to serve as a guide to the …
A Comprehensive History of Norwich
A. D. Bayne · 1869 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, Jarrold & Sons, Limited, 1869. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed and comprehensive history of Norwich from A. D. Bayne. First edition. With numerous in-text images. A historical account of the rich and varied history of Norwich, including its civil, political…
A Celebration of Taylor&Apos;S Port Published to Mark the 300th Anniversary of the Foundation of the House of Taylor
Christopher Foulkes [editor] · 1992 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
London, Mitchell Beazley, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this anniversary celebration from Taylor's Port, with a signed presentation card. First edition. With a signed presentation card inserted loosely to the front of the work. Signed by Huyshe B…
Three Aesop Fox Fables
Aesop; Paul Galdone · 1972 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
Surrey, World's Work Ltd. 1972. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this very scarce illustrated collection of fox fables from Aesop. First UK edition. Very scarce. Illustrated in colour throughout. A collection of three charming fables attributed to Aesop, fo…
The Eastern Arboretum, or Register of Remarkable Trees, Seats, Gardens, &C. In the County of Norfolk.
James Grigor · 1847 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)
London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1847 . Cloth. The second edition of this scarce work exploring the remarkable selection of trees found in Norfolk, written by James Grigor and richly illustrated. Second edition. First published in 1841. Bound in the publisher's c…
The Lesson of the Master, the Spoils of Poynton, the Finer Grain, the Ivory Tower, the Aspern Papers
Henry James · 1892 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)
London, Macmillan and Co; William Heinemann; Methuen & Co, LTD; W. Collins Sons & Co LTD, 1892-1922. First edition. Cloth. A set collecting together five titles by Henry James, including two novels and three volumes of novellas. A nice set of five works by the eminent Anglo-Amer…
An Historical and Critical Account of the Life of Oliver Cromwell
William Harris · 1762 · Rooke Books
£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.53 | ¥60,107)
London, A. Millar, 1762. First edition. Leather. The first edition of William Harris' nonconformist biography on Oliver Cromwell. The first edition.A scare work.A significant biography on Oliver Cromwell, the infamous statesman who was the leading advocate for the execution…
The History of Reynard the Fox
William J. Thoms · 1844 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, Percy Society; T. Richards, 1844. Leather. A smart Ramage bound edition of this medieval German fable, published for the Percy Society. Bound by Ramage. An English translation of this medieval German fable following an anthropomorphic trickster red fox. The classic fabl…
Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Sussex
G. A. Cooke · 1820 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London, C. Cooke by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1820. Cloth. An exceptionally bright example of George Alexander Cooke's informative guide to early nineteenth century Sussex. First published a decade prior, this is a scarce work in all editions.Illustrated with a folding ma…
Select Fables of Esop and Other Fabulists in Three Books
R. Dodsley [Richard Dodsley]; Esop [Aesop] · 1761 · Rooke Books
£1,800.00 (€2,157.56 | $2,378.06 | ¥379,625)
Birmingham, John Baskerville, 1761. First edition. Leather. The renowned first Robert Dodsley edition of Aesop's fables, published by Baskerville, adorned with wood engravings, and beautifully bound in vellum and crushed morocco, with a uniform cloth slipcase and chemise. T…
Grunewald
Nikolaus Pevsner; Michael Meier · 1958 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, Thames and Hudson, 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this comprehensive study of German artist Matthias Grunewald, heavily illustrated with his works. First edition. With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper.A richly illustrated survey of Ma…
Wines of the Rioja; the New Wines of Spain; la Rioja Turistica
Jan Read; Tony Lord · 1984 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
London; Rioja, Sotheby Publications; Christopher Helm; Gobierno de La Rioja, 1984-1989. First edition. Hardback. A lovely set of three titles surveying the wines and attractions of Spain, particularly the prestigious wine region of Rioja. This set offers two works on Spanish win…
The Noble Grapes and the Great Wines of France; the Wines of Saint-Emilion and Pomerol; the Wines of Chablis and the Yonne; Lafite: The Story of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
Andre L. Simon; Rosemary George; Jeffrey Benson; Alastair Mackenzie; Cyril Ray · 1973 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)
London, Octopus Books; Sotheby Publications; Christie's Wine Publications , 1973-1985. Cloth. A delightful selection of works exploring the history, vintages, vineyards and estates of French wine. This set offers four well-versed volumes on French wine, including a definiti…
A Collection of Aesop&Apos;S Fables & Aesop&Apos;S Funky Fables
Aesop; Deborah Campbell-Todd; Vivian French · 1997 · Rooke Books
£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,552)
London, Grandreams Limited; Hamish Hamilton, 1997-1999. First edition. Hardback. Three very smart first edition volumes of Aesop's fables, retold for children. With bright illustrations throughout. Three volumes. Illustrated throughout with colour images. A collection of th…