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Mr. Sponge&Apos;S Sporting Tour
Robert Smith Surtees · 1853 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,543)
London, Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of R. S. Surtees' complete Mr. Sponge story in book form, with thirteen coloured plates engraved on steel and numerous woodcut illustrations by John Leech. The first edition of R. S. Surtees' Mr.…
Viscount Kemsley&Apos;S Luncheons: An Editor&Apos;S Memories
William Waite Hadley · 1988 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, None, 1988 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy of The Sunday Times editor W. W. Hadley's vanishingly scarce record of the private luncheons held at Kemsley Manner during WWII. With accounts of conversations with General Montgomery, Clement Attlee an…
Palestine and Syria Handbook for Travellers
Karl Baedeker [ed.] · 1894 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)
Leipsic , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1894. Cloth. A scarce second edition of this Baedeker handbook to Palestine and Syria, complete with folding maps. The second edition, revised and augmented. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with seventeen maps (n…
A Village to Grow in: An Autobiography
Anne Taylor Furno · 1998 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)
Dexter, Privately Printed, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this very scarce autobiography from Welsh writer Anne Taylor Furno. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, with a message that reads: "To John, Time has no power…
Architect, Designer and Romantic Socialist
C. R. Ashbee · 1985 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
New Haven , Yale University Press, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this biography on pioneering architect and designer, Charles Robert Ashbee. Signed dedication by the author to the front free endpaper. First edition.With the original unclipped dust wrappe…
The Tunbridge Wells Guide; or an Account of the Ancient and Present State of That Place
Jasper Sprange · 1785 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,543)
Tunbridge Wells, J. Sprange, 1785. Leather. Illustrated with engraved folding maps and plates, this is a charming early edition of Jasper Sprange's guide to Tunbridge Wells. An early edition of this work, which was first published in 1780.Illustrated with the very scarce fo…
The Boy and Heron: A Story
John O'Connor · 1977 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)
London, Foulis Archive Press, 1977. Paperback. A pleasing copy of this beautifully designed story of The Boy and Heron, with wood-engravings from John O'Connor, a limited edition signed by the artist. Limited to one hundred copies, of which this is number forty-four. Signed…
Poems and Letters of Thomas Gray
Thomas Gray · 1874 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, Chiswick Press, 1874. Leather. A finely bound Riviere & Son edition of Gray's poems and letters, featuring monochrome tipped-in illustrations and an Eton prize label. In a full calf signed binding by Riviere & Son.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and three photograp…
An Amateur Peasant Girl
Alexander Pushkin · 1973 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
Ampleforth, The Ampleforth Press, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated by James O'Connor and Simon Peers, this is a charming limited edition of Alexander Pushkin's entertaining short story. The first English translation of this work to feature these illustrations.N…
Ophidia Taprobanica or the Snakes of Ceylon
Frank Wall · 1921 · Rooke Books
£1,150.00 (€1,378.44 | $1,519.32 | ¥242,538)
Colombo, H. R. Cottle, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of physician and herpetologist Frank Wall's study of the snakes of Sri Lanka. A very scarce first edition.Inscribed by the author to a front blank, 'Ethel, w…
Murakami Diary 2020
Haruki Murakami · 2019 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Harvill Secker, 2019. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition, first impression of this Haruki Murakami 2020 diary and planner, beautifully illustrated with his world"s imagery, literary quotes, and practical features. In the publisher's original pictorial…
Aesop&Apos;S Fables Retold for Children
Aesop; Elizabeth Hardie · 1915 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London; Edinburgh; Dublin; New York, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1915. Cloth. A lovely retelling of Aesop"s Fables by Elizabeth Hardie, designed to introduce children to these classic moral tales, with charming colour plate illustrations and frontispiece. In the publisher's ori…
Paradise Row or a Broken Piece of Old Chelsea
Reginald Blunt · 1906 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)
London, Macmillan & Company Limited, 1906. First edition. Vellum. A limited edition of this illustrated historical study of Chelsea by Reginald Blunt, a signed presentation copy. First edition. Limited to one hundred and ten copies, of which this is number eighty-four. The autho…
Mrs. Coachman&Apos;S Florida Recipes
Jessie Candler Coachman · 1938 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)
Florida, Kumquat Sweet Shop, 1938. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, author-signed first edition of this charming citrus focused Florida recipe collection, with no known institutional holdings. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pictorial pa…
New Arabian Nights
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1924 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, Chatto and Windus, 1924. Leather. A smart new impression of Robert Louis Stevensons' short-story collection, in signed half calf prize binding. New impression. In signed half calf prize binding by Best & Co, for Heddon Court School. With a contemporary prize bookpl…
Das Ideale Buch Oder Schone Buch Eine Abhandlung Uber Kalligraphie Druck Und Illustration Und Uber Das Schone Buch Als Ein Ganzes
T. J. Cobden-Sanderson; Jan Tschichold [translator] · 1963 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
Basel, Kurrus & Co. 1963. Paperback. A very smart limited edition of this translation of Cobden-Sanderson's treatise on calligraphy, signed by the translator Jan Tschichold. German. Limited to one thousand two hundred copies signed by the translator. Very scarce work. A tre…
Marbled Notebook from Compton Marbling
2000 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
Wiltshire, Compton Marbling, c2000. Cloth. A very smart notebook or sketchbook from Compton Marbling, a Wiltshire based paper design company. A charming marbled notebook, journal, or sketchbook, measuring between the A4 and A5 sizes. With approximately ninety plain pages. Compto…
A History of Greece
George Grote · 1846 · Rooke Books
£2,250.00 (€2,696.95 | $2,972.58 | ¥474,532)
London, John Murray, 1846-1856 . First edition. Leather. A uniformly bound, complete set of George Grote's celebrated History of Greece, complete with folding maps and plans. The first edition, published between 1846 and 1856. Complete in twelve volumes. Uniformly bound i…
Inside Somerset
Monica Hutchings · 1971 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)
Dorset, The Abbey Press, 1971. Paperback. A richly illustrated guide to Somerset"s landscape, heritage, and hidden gems, signed by the author and complete with period photographs and a fold-out map. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. This volume is the revis…
The Arabian Nights Entertainments
Jonathan Scott [trans.] · 1811 · Rooke Books
£2,450.00 (€2,936.68 | $3,236.81 | ¥516,712)
London, Longman, Hurst, Orme, Brown, 1811. First edition. Leather. A wonderful example of the first Jonathan Scott translation of the Arabian Nights, beautifully bound in half straight grain morocco by Morrell, and with a frontispiece to each volume. The first edition of this wo…