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Souvenir of the Warwick Pageant 1906
Louis N. Parker · 1906 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,425)
Warwick, None, 1906. First edition. Paperback. A charming collection of images from the Warwick Pageant of 1906, organised by Louis N. Parker. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with six colour plates from watercolours by J. N. Boulton, and eight black-and-white photog…
Birds Eye Views of Society
Richard Doyle · 1861 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)
[London], [Cornhill Magazine], 1861-62. Leather. A series of sixteen views by Richard Doyle, satirising various scenes in Victorian society. Sixteen extracts from 'The Cornhill Magazine' bound together. Extracts bound from Volumes III, IV, and V of 'Cornhill Magaz…
Dans L&Apos;Inde de Sud
Maurice Maindron · 1907 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A bright rebound copy of this first edition travelogue of the Coromandel by Maurice Maindron. The first edition of this volume exploring the south of India from the experiences of Maurice Maindron, French entomologist of the n…
Gaugin; Botticelli
Charles Estienne; Giulio Carlo Argan · 1953 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
Geneva, Skira, 1953-7. Cloth. Odes to the art of Gaugin and Botticelli in two charming works in English and French, from the 'Taste of our Time' series by Skira. Two works from 'The Taste of Our Time'/'Le Gout de Notre Temps' series dedicated to the…
Post Haste a Tale of Her Majesty&Apos;S Mails
R. M. Ballantyne · 1880 · Rooke Books
£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,562)
London, James Nisbet & Co, 1880. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon to see signed first edition of this mysterious children's novel by R. M. Ballantyne, an illustrated mystery revolving around the postal system. Signed by the author, with his signature pasted to the front pa…
Natural Philosophy for General Readers and Young Persons
E. Atkinson · 1878 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1878 . Leather. A delightfully bound, educational scientific work for young readers, in a full tree calf prize binding by Riviere. The third edition of this work, illustrated with two colour plates, and with numerous vignette illustrations throug…
&Apos;Sir,&Apos; Said Dr. Johnson- Some Sayings
Samuel Johnson; H. C. Biron · 1911 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
London , Duckworth & Co, 1911. First edition. Cloth. Signed by the editor, a first edition copy of this collection of sayings by Samuel Johnson. A first edition copy. Signed by the editor to the reverse of the front free endpaper. This volume contains a selection of sayings an…
Vanished Kingdoms a Woman Explorer in Tibet, China & Mongolia 1921-1925
Mabel H. Cabot · 2003 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
New York , Aperture Foundation, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition signed copy of this work on the explorations of Janet Elliott Wulsin. Signed by the author to the half title page. A first edition, first impression copy. This volume tells the story of Jan…
Tout Droit
[Jeanne Schultz] · 1890 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1890. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated French novel in striking Sotheran signed binding. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with vignettes in text by Edouard Ziel. In the original French. Written by the author of &…
Lettres a Une Inconnue
Prosper Merimee · 1908 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
Paris, Calmann-Levy, [1908]. Leather. Two volumes of the letters of Proseper Merimee in uniform prize calf bindings signed Sotheran. A later edition. In uniform calf bindings signed Sotheran & Co. Prize binding with bookplate to front pastedown dated 1916. Complete in two volume…
Poemes de Dessous le Plancher Suivis de la Noche Noire
Andre Frenaud · 1949 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
Paris, Gallimard, 1949. Brochure/Pamphlet. A signed copy of this poetry collection by Andre Frenaud. A third edition. Signed by the author to the half title page. In the original French. This is a volume of poems by Andre Frenaud, who is considered one of the most searching p…
Soft Jobs and Miracles
Marnie Pomeroy · 1969 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
Quebec, The Ladysmith Press, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this limited edition anthology of poems by Marnie Pomeroy, signed by the author. Limited edition to two hundred and sixty copies. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. This copy inscribed a…
Gedenkrede Auf Beethoven
Rudolf G. Binding · 1927 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.74 | ¥137,087)
Frankfurt, Private Print of the Art School in Frankfurt, 1927. First edition. Paperback. A scarce limited edition of this speech given by Rudolf G. Binding to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the death of Beethoven, signed by the author with a letter. In the German langua…
Out of the Past: Some Biographical Essays
Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff · 1903 · Rooke Books
£77.00 (€92.30 | $101.73 | ¥16,240)
London, John Murray, 1903 . First edition. Leather. The scarce two volume first edition of this collection of biographical essays by Sir M.E. Grant Duff, in signed half calf bindings by Bickers. A scarce first edition from Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff, a Scottish polit…
Reminiscences of Childhood with Reflections of Riper Years. Forming a Miscellany of Moral and Religious Poetry
W. Pringle · 1867 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
Durham, Andrews and Co, 1867. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this very scarce volume of poetry designed to inculcate compassion and mercy in its readers. A first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry by Reverend W. Pringle. Little is known about the author o…
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…
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…
Sermons and Sermons Principally Designed to Illustrated and to Enforce Christian Morality
Rev. Thomas Gisborne · 1811 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London , T. Cadell and W. Davies , 1811-1814. Leather. A collection of three volumes of Sermons by Thomas Gisborne. A three volume set of Sermons by Thomas Gisborne, including two volumes of Sermons and one volume of Sermons Principally Designed to Illustrated and to Enforce Chr…
All on a Summer&Apos;S Night
Maurice Edelman · 1969 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this novel concerning power and inner conflict, inscribed by the author Maurice Edelman. The first edition of this novel in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped d…