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Dictionnaire National Ou Dictionnaire Universel de la Langue Francaise in Two Volumes

Aine Bescherelle · 1867 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Paris, Garnier Freres, 1867. Leather. The famous French dictionary, designed to be used universally as an understanding into the French language. Featuring illuminated capitals to mark a new set of lettering. Edited by librarian of the Louvre, and member of the statistical socie…

Laid Behind the Frame

Michael Nungesser; Karin Hawkes Pregley; Gisela Eichner-Battle [Ed.] · 2018 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

Berlin, Karin Hawkes Pregley , 2018. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition of this substantial, vibrantly illustrated catalogue of Karin Hawkes Pregley"s striking abstract paintings and mixed media works. In the publisher's original white cloth binding…

Les Jardins, Ou L&Apos;Art D&Apos;Embellir Les Paysages

M. L'Abbe Delille [Jacques Delille] · 1801 · Rooke Books

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

Londres [London], Ph. Le Boussonnier, 1801 . Hardback. With a signed presentation inscription from the author, this is a wonderful example of the scarce expanded edition of Jacques Delille's poetical work on the grandeur of English gardens. With a handwritten inscription fr…

Poems

John D. Batten · 1916 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, At the Chiswick Press, 1916 . First edition. Paperback. The vanishingly scarce first edition of artist John D. Batten's poetry collection, including a signed letter from the author to fellow poet and artist Cecil French. A very scarce first edition.With a signed let…

Elementary Textile Design and Fabric Structure

John Read · 1931 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1931 . First edition. Cloth. First-edition prize copy from Wilts County Textile School of this instructive and engaging guide to weaving and fabric design. First edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding with paper-backed boards.Prize…

The Crossing of Antarctica: The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58

Sir Vivian Fuchs; Sir Edmund Hillary · 1958 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Cassell, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. Signed by the author Vivian Fuchs, this is the first edition of this first-hand account of the Commonwealth Trans-Atlantic expedition of the 1950s, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. In th…

Emelie Waller&Apos;S Cookery and Kitchen Book for Slender Purses

Emelie Waller · 1945 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Faber and Faber, 1945 . Cloth. Smart recipe book of easy British dishes, designed for budget cooking and reprinted throughout the Second World War. New edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. With clipped dust wrapper.This resourceful recipe book was designed…

The Sharpe Novel Series by Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell · 1981 · Rooke Books

£5,800.00 (€6,952.14 | $7,662.65 | ¥1,223,237)

London, Collins; HarperCollins, 1981-2006 . First edition. Cloth. A truly impressive set featuring signed first editions of the first twenty-one novels in Bernard Cornwell's 'Sharpe' series, and with two signed short stories from the author. This wonderful collect…

Producing, Preparing, Exhibiting and Judging Bee Produce

W. Herod-Hempsall · 1948 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, The British Bee Journal, 1948. Cloth. Scarce signed copy of this detailled illustrated guide to bee produce. Second edition. Scarce.In publisher's original green cloth binding.Signed by the author with a dedication to the front free endpaper, dated September 30th 19…

A Travers Paris

Georges Cain · 0 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,232)

Paris, Ernest Flammarion, c1900 . Leather. A smart copy of this illustrated work on Paris by French painter and writer Georges Cain. A highly illustrated work on Paris.In quarter brown morocco binding, with marbled boards and a gilt to top edge.Written by Georges Cain, a French …

Woodcuts and Verses

Edward Quillinan · 1820 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.54 | ¥209,848)

Kent, Printed at the private Press if Lee Priory by John Warwick, 1820 . First edition. Hardback. A very scarce limited edition copy of this collection of engraved poems printed privately by the Lee Priory Press. A limited edition copy, with only one hundred copies printed.Publi…

A Singing Soldier

Tom Skeyhill · 1919 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

New York, Knickerbocker Press, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this collection of poetry by Tom Skeyhill, with an additional poem written by Skeyhill inscribed by hand. The first edition. Signed presentation by Tom Skeyhill to the…

The Clash of Thrones

Henry Frank · 1915 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Boston, Richard G. Badger, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating anthology of sonnets of an American observing the ensuing First World War, signed by the poet Henry Frank. The signed first edition of The Clash of Thrones: A Series of Sonnets on the European War, written by A…

Echoes from a Dell and Verses: Scarce American Poetry

Dell Hair; Seth Curtis Beach · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Toldeo, Ohio; Unknown, Toledo Type Setting; Seth Curtis Beach [Privately Published], 1921-1923. First edition. Cloth. Two scarce anthologies from two respected American poets, one known as the Poet Cop and the other a popular minister in his local Dedham. Two scarce poetical ant…

6 Vols a Collection of London and Suburban Histories

Hector Bolitho; Derek Peel; R. S. Brown; Ian T. Henderson & David I. Stirk; Ivor Halstead · 1952 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London; Buckingham, George Allen and Unwin Ltd.; Barracuda Books Limited, Buckingham; Henderson and Stirk Ltd.; Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc.; Barc, [1952]-1989. Cloth. London; Buckingham: George Allen and Unwin Ltd.; Barracuda Books Limited, Buckingham; Henderson and Stirk Ltd.…

2 Vols the Poetical Works of Gilbert Frankau

Gilbert Frankau · 1923 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, inscribed first-edition set of Frankau"s collected poems, housed in the scarce unclipped Edition de Luxe dust wrappers. In the publisher's original cloth binding. The dust wrappers for these copies are the unc…

Comrades of the Mist and Other Rhymes of the Grand Fleet

Lieut. Comdr. Eugene E. Wilson · 1917 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

New York, George Sully and Company, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of this collection of First World War naval verse written by American sailors serving aboard U.S.S. Arkansas, signed by the author Eugene E. Wilson. In the publisher's original da…

Outbound

Gottfried Hult · 1920 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Boston, The Stratford Company Publishers , 1920. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this scarce poem collection, inserted with a hand-typed letter and a newspaper clipping tied to the author's University. Author's presentation copy, signed to the front free endpape…

William Morris: Craftsman-Socialist

Holbrook Jackson · 1908 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, A. C. Fifield , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this charming biographical study of William Morris, from British journalist and leading bibliophile Holbrook Jackson. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. An uncommon first edition of this…

Windows

George Montagu, Earl of Sandwich · 1924 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Elkin Mathews Limited , 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very smart presentation copy - with signed letter - of this scarce anthology of poems by the 9th Earl of Sandwich, George Montagu. The author's presentation copy, inscribed to the front free endpaper 'To Mar…