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Bouquinistes Et Bouquineurs. Physiologie Des Quais de Paris Du Pont Royal Au Pont Sully
Octave Uzanne · 1893 · Rooke Books
£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,889)
Paris, Librairies-Imprimeries Reunies May et Motteroz, 1893. First edition. Paperback. A limited edition work on the bookseller and bookworm communities in Paris, a lovely illustrated work by Octave Uzanne. The first and limited edition of 1,600 copies, of which this is one of 1…
Essays on Subjects in Political Economy
William Pollard Urquhart · 1850 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)
Aberdeen, D. Wyllie and Son; R. Grant & Son et al, 1850 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of William Pollard Urquhart's discussion of the ethical and social dimensions of political economy. A vanishingly scarce work.Urquhart, an Irish landowner and Membe…
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
1833 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
London, Charles Knight , 1833. First edition. Cloth. A terrific run of all 1833 issues of The Penny Magazine, illustrated thoroughly with wood engravings throughout. First edition. Volume II of the collected issues. Includes a mixture of weekly and monthly supplements spanning …
Burrow&Apos;S Pointer Guide Map of Westminster
1951 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
Cheltenham and London, Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. 1951. Paperback. A very scarce Festival of Britain edition copy of this guide map to Westminster from Burrow. Festival of Britain edition. Very scarce. A guide to the city of Westminster in London, containing a large folding map of…
A Hundreth Sundrie Flowres
George Gascoigne · 1926 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
London, Humphrey Milford: Oxford University Press, 1926. Cloth. A smart copy of this collection of poetry attributed to English writer George Gascoigne, based on the first edition. From the original edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two portrait plates and numerous in-te…
Marlborough His Life and Times
Winston S. Churchill · 1933 · Rooke Books
£1,950.00 (€2,337.36 | $2,576.23 | ¥411,261)
London, George G. Harrap & Co LTD, 1933-38. First edition. Cloth. A sought after first impression set in unclipped dust wrappers of Winston Churchill's monumental biography on his ancestor, the Duke of Marlborough, complete with all plates and folding maps. The first editio…
De Elegantiori Latinitate Comparanda Scriptores Selecti
Richardi Ketelii; Richard Ketel · 1713 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
Amstelaedami, R. & G. Wetstenios HFF, 1713. First edition. Unbound. The first edition of this scarce vellum bound study on the Latin language by Richard Ketel. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original Latin.Printer's woodcut devie to the title page.Coat of arms…
An Historical Description of Westminster-Abbey, Its Monuments and Curiosities
David Henry · 1753 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,543)
London, J. Newbery, 1753. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of David Henry's detailed historical study of Westminster Abbey. The very scarce first edition.The title page explains that this work is 'designed as a guide to strangers in viewing this ve…
Just the Job: Some Experiences of a Colonial Policeman
Geoffrey J. Morton · 1957 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of the memoirs of controversial Palestine Police Force officer Geoffrey J. Morton, with a signed letter from Morton. A signed copy of this scarce work.The first edition, first impression, in the pu…
Ayesha: The Return of She
H. Rider Haggard · 1905 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated gothic fantasy novel from the popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. The first edition, With the following misprints as per the first edition: p.49 - "Khublighan" for "Khubilg…
Reminiscences of J.L. Toole Related by Himself and Chronicled by John Hatton
Joseph Hatton; J. L. Toole · 1892 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, George Routledge and Sons Limited, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A signed edition of Joseph Hatton's biography on J. L. Toole, the English actor and theatrical producer, with a presentation inscription from J. L. Toole. The cheap edition.J. L. Toole's presentatio…
The Edge of Madness
Michael Dobbs · 2008 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Simon and Schuster, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this Harry Jones thriller from British author Michael Dobbs, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Cyber-warfare: the kind …
A Collection of Studies on the Life and Works of Edith Sitwell
Edith Sitwell; Richard Fifoot; Geoffrey Elborn; Richard Greene [editor] · 1963 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
London; New York, Rupert Hart-Davis; Sheldon Press; Peter Owen; Sinclair-Stevenson Peter Lang; Virago Press, 1963-1997. First edition. Cloth. A collection of smart volumes on the life and works of British poet and critic Edith Sitwell, with one signed volume. Six volumes. A coll…
A History of the Birds of Suffolk
Claud B. Ticehurst · 1932 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)
London, Gurney and Jackson, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition ornithological history of Suffolk, a fascinating illustrated study on the country. First edition. Illustrated with eighteen black-and-white plates, and a folding colour map to the rear. Collated complete. An…
Notables of Britain: An Album of Portraits and Autographs of the Most Eminent Subjects of Her Majesty in the 60th Year of Her Reign
1897 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, Review of Reviews" Office, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of portraits of eminent persons from across Britain. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and over one hundred and fifty portraits. A collection of portraits of impo…
A Collection of First Edition Novels by Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin · 1999 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)
London, Orion, 1999-2022. First edition. Cloth. A very smart collection of nineteen first edition volumes from Scottish crime writer Sir Ian James Rankin. Nineteen volumes. First editions. Written by Sir Ian James Rankin, a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known fo…
Baedeker Handbook for Travellers: Southern Germany & Northern Germany
Karl Baedeker · 1910 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
Leipzig, Karl Baedeker Publisher, 1910-14 . Cloth. An exceptionally smart pair of Baedeker's travel handbooks covering Southern and Northern Germany, published just prior to the First World War, complete with folding maps. A pair of Baedeker handbooks for travellers, one co…
Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling · 1912 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1912 . Leather. A beautifully bound, second edition of Rudyard Kipling's celebrated anthology of verse. Second edition. First published in 1907.In an elegant half morocco binding with cloth boards. A charming collection of verses written by Engl…
Edward Fitzgerald and Omar Khayyam
Holbrook Jackson · 1899 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,267)
London; Liverpool, David Nutt; The Liverpool Booksellers' Co Limited, 1899. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this critical work on Edward Fitzgerald by Holbrook Jackson, a touching copy inscribed by the author to his mother. The first edition.Author's pre…
A Strange Adventure in the Life of Miss Laura Mildmay
J. Sheridan Le Fanu; Herbert van Thal · 1947 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, Home and Van Thal, 1947. Cloth. A brilliant gothic ghost story by Sheridan le Fanu, a nice copy in the original dust wrapper, and Felix Kelly frontispiece. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A gripping and darkly romantic story by the master writer of gothic ghost st…