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Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea; or Historical Narratives of the Most Noted Calamities and Providential Deliverances, Which Have Resulted from Maritime Enterprise; with a Sketch of Various Expedients for Preserving the Lives of Mariners

[John Graham Dalyell] · 1812 · Rooke Books

£545.00 (€653.26 | $720.02 | ¥114,942)

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co. 1812. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce account of shipwrecks and maritime accidents by Sir John Graham Dalyell, an interesting work on maritime history bound in full calf. The first edition.Illustrated with folding m…

The Thieves of Ostia; the Pirates of Pompeii; the Assassins of Rome

Caroline Lawrence · 2001 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Orion Children's Books, 2001-2002. Cloth. A delightful trio of signed books from Caroline Lawrence's 'Roman Mysteries' children's series. Signed by the author alongside a Latin quote to each volume. An excellent set of three books from 'Rom…

Everybody&Apos;S Pepys: The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669

Samuel Pepys; O. F. Morshead [editor] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd, 1926. Leather. A smartly bound and richly illustrated abridged edition of the diary of Samuel Pepys, the first edited by O. F. Morshead. The first appearance of this abridged version of 'The Diary of Samuel Pepys', edited by O. F. Morshead…

Garden Colour: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

Mrs. C. W. Earle; E. V. B.; Rose Kingsley; Hon. Vicary Gibbs · 1905 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, J. M. Dent & Company, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A brightly illustrated first edition of this study of the garden throughout the year. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and fifty colour plates. Collated complete. A charming and bright commentary on t…

The Shy Cousins Story Book

1906 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce illustrated collection of short children's stories. First edition. From the Nelson's Picture Books in Coloured Boards series. Very scarce work. Illustrated with two colo…

The Bible for Home Reading: Edited with Comments and Reflections for the Use of Jewish Parents and Children

C. G. Montefiore · 1899 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1899-1900. Fine Binding. A stunning, Zaehnsdorf-bound pair of works forming a commentary on the Bible with moral reflections, inscribed by the author, Claude Montefiore. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in half crushed morocco and marbled paper-covered boards. Compr…

Sermons Preached at Boyle&Apos;S Lecture; Remarks Upon a Discourse of Free-Thinking; Proposals for an Edition of the Greek Testament

Richard Bentley; Rev. Alexander Dyce · 1838 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Francis Macpherson, 1838 . First edition. Leather. A collection of lectures delivered by English classical scholar and theologian Richard Bentley, the first edition to contain notes by the Rev. Alexander Dyce. The first edition thus, being the first to contain notes by t…

Shakspeare&Apos;S Himself Again: Or the Language of the Poet Asserted

Andrew Becket · 1815 · Rooke Books

£248.00 (€297.26 | $327.64 | ¥52,304)

London, A. J. Valpy, by Messrs. Law and Whittaker, 1815 . First edition. Leather. The scarce two volume first edition of Andrew Becket's detailed study of William Shakespeare's language. A scarce first edition, complete in two volumes.In his two volumes, Andrew Becket …

The Battle of Life, a Love Story

Charles Dickens · 1846 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1846 . First edition. Cloth. The fourth state of the first edition of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, charmingly illustrated throughout. The first edition, fourth state of this work, with the engraved title page showing an angel with a banner, wi…

The Print Collector&Apos;S Quarterly

Various; Campbell Dodgson [ed.] · 1911 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.97 | $1,981.72 | ¥316,354)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd , 1911-1931. Leather. A pleasing set from the Print Collector's Quarterly, a lavishly illustrated periodical exploring an array of etchers and engravers. Offering the complete first twenty years being Vols 1-18 out of an eventual 30 volumes p…

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Five Folding Maps)

None · 1570 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Not Stated , Not Stated , c1970. Unbound. A terrific collection of five folding coloured reproductions of maps from 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' by Abraham Ortelius, considered the first modern atlas. A lovely set of five folding coloured maps, being reproductions of the …

Frederick Edwin Earl of Birkenhead

The Earl of Birkenhead [Frederick Smith] · 1933 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Thornton Butterworth Ltd. 1933-1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition two volume set of this biographical work on Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead. Complete in two volumes. First edition. The First Phase is illustrated with a colour frontispiece a…

New Poems & It Depends: A Poet&Apos;S Notebook

Eugenio Montale · 1976 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

New York, New Directions, 1976-1980. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first US editions of these collections of poetry from Italian writer Eugenio Montale. Two volumes. First US edition. Written by Eugenio Montale, an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, who was the…

Poetical Works of John Milton, Paradise Lost, Paradise Regain&Apos;D, the Mask of Comus, L&Apos;Allegro, and IL Penseroso.

John Milton · 1804 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, W. Suttaby, 1804-5 . Leather. A charming, pocket-sized edition of John Milton's poetry, comprising his celebrated Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain'd, alongside Comus, L'Allegro and Il Penseroso. Bound in full calf. A collection of works by celebrated 17th…

The Life and Speeches of Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill

Frank Banfield [Ed.] · 1884 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, John and Robert Maxwell, [1884]. First edition. Leather. A very scarce biography and collection of speeches of M. P. Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill, the father of Winston Churchill, compiled by Frank Banfield. First edition. Undated, dated using Jisc from a copy h…

Salamina

Rockwell Kent · 1936 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first edition copy of Rockwell Kent's illustrated account of a winter spent in Greenland. The first edition, first impression.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.Rockwell Kent's vivid depic…

Winston S. Churchill

Martin Gilbert; Randolph S. Churchill · 1967 · Rooke Books

£3,700.00 (€4,434.99 | $4,888.24 | ¥780,341)

London; New York, Heinemann; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967-90. First edition. Cloth. A set of Winston Churchill's authorised and illustrated biography, including volumes signed by Martin Gilbert, Clementine Churchill, and Randolph Churchill. Nine volumes of Randolph Church…

Memories of the Old College of Glasgow

David Murray · 1927 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

Glasgow, Jackson, Wylie and Co, 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated history of the University of Glasgow, by David Murray. The first edition.A fascinating history of the University of Glasgow, offering insight to its buildings, faculties, class-room…

Painting As a Pastime

Winston S. Churchill · 1950 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

New York, Whittlesey House/McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1950. First edition. Cloth. Churchill's guide to enjoying painting as a hobby, with colour plates of his own work, and the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first US edition of this work in the publisher's or…

The English House-Wife, Containing the Inward and Outward Vertues Which Ought to Be in a Compleat Woman

G. M. [Gervase Markham] · 1668 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)

London, J. Streaker for George Sawbridge, 1668 . Unbound. The eighth edition of Gervase Markham's very scarce seventeenth century work on housewifery, and the desired virtues of women. The eighth edition of this work, which is very scarce in all contemporary editions.First …