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Remarkable Blunders, Advertisements and Epigraphs
Richard Pike [ed] · 0 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London, John Heywood, c1880. First edition. Leather. A very scarce collection of humorous spelling mistakes and 'blunders' found in adverts and correspondences, bound in crushed quarter morocco. The first edition.Bound in crushed quarter morocco with cloth to the board…
The Island of Captain Sparrow
S. Fowler Wright · 1928 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)
London, Victor Gollancz, Ltd, 1928. First edition. Cloth. An early impression of this science-fiction novel from S. Fowler Wright, with elements inspired by H. G. Wells' 'The Island of Doctor Moreau&apos. The first edition, third impression of this work, published one …
Hold Hard! Hounds, Please!; Bells of the Chase; a Fox-Hunter&Apos;S Anthology; Hunting, Showing and "Chasing: With Chapters on Hunter Trials and Breaking and Making a Hunter Colt
Yoi-Over"; Peter Lewis; Sam Marsh · 1924 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, H. F. and G. Witherby; Hutchinson and Co; Lovat Dickson Limited; Jarrolds , 1924-1938. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing set of four first editions revolving around hunting, including its history, the management of hounds and memoirs from a huntsman. Four first edition wo…
Pictures of Grecian History, in Miniature
1810 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)
London, Darton, Harvey and Darton; J. Harris , 1810. First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of this charming miniature, with illustrative depictions of Ancient Greece, with the publisher's boards. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's very…
The Camel: A Tale
Lord Berners · 1936 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Constable and Co. Ltd. 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming tale from British writer Lord Berners, with three illustrations by the author. First edition. With three illustrations by the author. A mixture of whimsy and gentle satire, this nov…
Poker-Patience
Jackpot · 1909 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London, The International Card Co. 1909. Paperback. A smart first edition of this very scarce guide book to the game of poker. First edition. Very scarce. With a fold-out score card to the rear. A guide book to the card game Poker, with sections on the method of scoring, penalti…
Geographisch Handtbuch: Cologne 1600
Matthias Quad; Wilhelm Bonacker · 1969 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
Netherlands, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1969. Cloth. A very smart facsimile of the first world atlas produced by a German author, with the original dust wrapper. Main body of the text is written in German, with some English sections of the introduction. Facsimile of the first Germ…
Anne of Greierstein; or the Maiden of the Mist
Sir Walter Scott · 1829 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Edinburgh, Cadell and Company, 1829. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this historical novel from Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott, in three volumes. Complete in three volumes. First edition. One of the Waverley Novels. Set in Central Europe, mainly in Switzerland, shor…
The Humorist
Theodore Hook [Ed.] · 1837 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)
Philadelphia, E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1837 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition thus of Theodore Hook's humorous collection of short stories and poetry, a very scarce work, bound in the publisher's original boards. The first edition thus of these collected works…
Marie la Fille de L&Apos;Aveugle, Ou, Ce Que Dieu Fait Est Bien Fait
Madame de Civrey · 1827 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)
Paris, Eug. Balland, 1827. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce French novel follows a young girl named Marie, an illustrated work by Madame de Civrey. The scarce first edition.In the original French.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and engraved title.A touch…
A New Naval History
John Entick · 1757 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)
London, R. Manby; W. Reeve; W. Bizet; P. Davey and B. Law; J. Scott, 1757. First edition. Leather. The first edition of John Entick's very scarce illustrated history of the British Navy, complete with illustrations. The first edition of this very scarce work.This work offer…
The Triumph of Drake; or, the Dawn of England&Apos;S Naval Power
R. Grymbald Bigsby · 1839 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)
London; Nottingham, Hamilton, Adams, and Co; C. Tilt, 1839. First edition. Leather. A very scarce poem by R. Grymbald Bigsby celebrating the triumphs of Francis Drake, the first edition. The first edition of this very scarce work.A poem lauding the triumphs of Francis Drake, and…
Jacob&Apos;S Ladder: Or, the Devout Souls Ascension to Heaven, in Prayers, Thanksgivings and Praises
Jo. Hall [John Hall] · 1701 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)
London, F. Collins, 1701 . Leather. The tenth edition of John Hall's vanishingly scarce theological work, illustrated with engraved plates. First published 1672, this work is now vanishingly scarce in all editions.Many editions were produced in the late 17th and early 18th …
Paroissien Romain: Contenant Les Offices Du Dimanche Et Des Principales Fetes de L&Apos;Annee
Anonymous · 1867 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
Dijon, Pellion et Marchet Freres, 1867 . Hardback. An ivorine-bound French language Catholic prayer book, including the gospel and the main feast days of the year. A French language work.In ivorine boards, with a cross motif to the front board.Illustrated with a frontispiece and…
The History of Thame and Its Hamlets; Including the Abbey of Thame, Prebend, Free School Etc. , Etc. ,
Mr Lupton · 1860 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
Thame, J. E. and F. Bradford, 1860. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Mr Lupton's very scarce historical work on Thame and its architecture, with detailed plates throughout. The first edition. Illustrated with a folding monochrome frontispiece and eleven monochrom…
The Saints in Story
Mrs. C. R. Peers · 1910 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work by Mrs C. R. Peers on the saints and their stories, with numerous beautiful illustrations. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, seven plates a…
Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect
William Barnes · 1863 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London, John Russell Smith, 1863. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Barnes' third collection of poems written in the Dorset dialect. The first edition of the third collection. In the publisher's original cloth binding.William Barnes wan English polyma…
The Children of Madagascar
Herbert F. Standing · 1887 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, The Religious Tract Society, 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Herbert F. Standing's Madagascan travel work, written whilst he was a missionary. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and numerous in-text images. Collated comple…
A Handful of Leather
Will H. Ogilvie · 1928 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London, Constable and Company Ltd. 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of equine poems, illustrated with bright tipped in colour plates from Lionel Edwards. First edition. Illustrated with eight tipped-in colour plates. Collated complete. A charming …
To the Mysterious Lorian Swamp: An Adventurous & Arduous Journey of Exploration Through the Vast Waterless Tracts of Unknown Jubaland
Captain C. Wightwick · 1927 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, Seeley, Service, & Co. Limited. 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this thrilling documentation of Captain Wightwick Haywood's expedition to establish a trade route through the largely unexplored area of the Lorian Swamp in Kenya. The first edit…