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The Comic History of England
Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett · 1847 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
London , The Punch Office , 1847-1848. First edition. Leather. Two volumes bound in one of The Comic History of England, with hand coloured plates. A complete two volume set of The Comic History of England, bound within one volume. First edition copies, the first volume being p…
The Tales of Grampa Cat
Lee Wardlaw · 1996 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
London , Pavilion, 1996. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this illustrated children's book by Lee Wardlaw. A first edition copy. This charming children's tale by Lee Wardlaw is illustrated by Ronald Searle. Lee Wardlaw is the author of several childre…
Hedda Gabler
Henrick Ibsen; John Osborne · 1972 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London , Faber and Faber, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this play, adapted by John Osborne. A first edition of this edition, adapted by John Osborne. Hedda Gabler is a play by Henrik Ibsen, which premiered in 1891. The play has been described as a masterpi…
A Brechin Eleven and a Printer&Apos;S Dozen
David Gourlay · 1956 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
Brechin, Wm Hendry, 1956. First edition. Paperback. The scarce first edition of this book concerned with cricket by David Gourlay. The first edition of this work. Scarce copy rarely seen in commerce. Featuring two short collections of pieces concerned with cricket. Written by Da…
Private View
Paddy Bellew · 1937 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Arthur Barker Ltd. 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this collection of humorous cartoons and caricatures. First edition of Private View by Paddy Bellew in the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. A scarce edition with only five copies…
Bertie on the Beach
Jane Johnson · 1981 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
London and Tonbridge, Ernest Benn, 1981 . First edition. Hardback. A scarce presentation copy of this children's book, signed by the author and from the library of Tom Maschler. A beautiful and near fine first edition copy of this uncommon children's book by Jane Johns…
Among Friends
Samuel McChord Crothers · 1910 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of the first edition of Samuel McChord Crothers's collection of essays. First edition of Among Friends by Samuel McChord Crothers in the original publisher's cloth binding.A…
Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
Elspeth Huxley · 1987 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first illustrated edition of this classic story of an African childhood in the years before the First World War. First illustrated edition. Illustrated in colour throughout with frontispiece, twenty-eight full pag…
Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jeffries
Richard Jefferies · 1889 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1889. First edition. Leather. A scarce limited edition of this collection of the last essays of Richard Jefferies. Scarce edition. Large paper, limited to only two hundred copies. This is copy number nine. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait o…
The Girl in a Swing
Richard Adams · 1980 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
London, Allen Lane Penguin Books LTD, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this popular novel by RIchard Adams, inscribed by the author to the title page. The first edition, second state of this novel, with the female protagonist being named 'Karin Fors…
Cora the Rook and Zig-Zag the Bee
Mirabel Cecil · 1980 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, Methuen/Walker Books, 1980. First edition. Hardback. Two smart first edition children's works, colourfully illustrated throughout by Christina Gascoigne. Both volumes inscribed by the illustrator to the publisher Tom Mascler. First editions.Presentation copy, inscri…
Sketch of the Early History of the Cymry, or Ancient Britons
Rev. P. Roberts · 1803 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)
London, E. Williams, 1803 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of Rev. P. Roberts's historical study of Wales from 700 B.C. to 500 A.D. Chronologically structured, this scarce first edition begins with the earliest records of the Cymry, continues through to t…
The Royal Tribes of Wales
Philip Yorke; Richard Williams [ed.] · 1887 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Liverpool, Isaac Foulkes, 1887 . Cloth. The illustrated second edition of Philip Yorke's genealogical and historical history of the nobility of Wales. The second edition of this work, which was first published in 1799. Featuring numerous additions and notes from Richard Wil…
A Caveat Against the Whiggs
Charles Hornby · 1712 · Rooke Books
£1,400.00 (€1,678.10 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,264)
London, J. Morphew, 1712-1713. First edition. Leather. Charles Hornby's very scarce complete four part argument against the Whig party, warning against the threat they posed to the monarchy and country. Consisting of:The 1712 third edition of Part I, ESTC Citation No. T2651…
New and Easy Introduction to Universal Geography; in a Series of Letters to a Youth at School
Rev. Richard Turner · 1792 · Rooke Books
£540.00 (€647.27 | $713.42 | ¥113,888)
London, S. Crowder, 1792 . Leather. A bright copy of the fifth edition of Richard Turner's educational guide to geography of the world and universe, illustrated throughout. The fifth edition of this popular work, first published in 1780. Turner's work reached its thirt…
The Old Men at the Zoo
Angus Wilson · 1961 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)
London , Secker & Warburg , 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this apocalyptic novel The Old Men at the Zoo. A first edition copy of Angus Wilson's The Old Men at the Zoo. Intensely exciting, this novel deals with the events before a nuclear attac…
The Haunted School
Edwy Searles Brooks · 1974 · Rooke Books
£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)
London, Howard Baker , 1974. Cloth. Bright omnibus edition of eight St Frank's haunted stories by Edwy Searles Brooks, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Omnibus edition containing the entire Ezra Quirke collection in eight novels, each with unique pagination. First edit…
The Works; Private View; Cruising
Beryl Cook · 1981 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, Penguin; Victor Gollancz, 1981-00. First edition. Hardback. Three bright books by celebrated artist Beryl Cook. Beryl Cook was a British artist known for her original paintings, often comical and illustrative of people who she met during her everyday life (i.e. at the pu…
William Morris: Arts and Crafts Designs Brooklyn Museum, 2007 Calendar
William Morris · 1984 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London; , Pomegranate; William Morris Society; Communist Party Publication , 1984-06. Paperback. A collection of works dedicated to the arts and crafts of prominent Victorian artist William Morris. Morris was a famous textile designer, poet and artist, associated with the Britis…
Mussolini His Part in My Downfall
Spike Milligan · 1978 · Rooke Books
£78.00 (€93.49 | $103.05 | ¥16,450)
London, Michael Joseph, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of the fourth volume of Spike Milligan's war memoir, an account of his time in Italy during World War Two. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Spike Milliga…