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The Funeral and the Tender Husband the Lying Lover, or the Ladies Friendship
The Funeral and the Tender Husband the Lying Lover, or the Ladies Friendship
Richard Steele · 1712 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)
London , Owen Lloyd; Bernard Lintott, 1712. Leather. Three of Irish playwright and politician, Richard Steele. The Funeral and The Tender Husband are intended to be one volume, whereas The Lying Lover has been included by prior owner. Direct from the Regency library of Elizabeth…
Speed the Plough a Comedy in Five Acts Cure for the Heart Ache a Comedy in Five Acts a New Way to Pay Old Debts, a Comedy the Iron Chest, a Play in Three Acts Know Your Own Mind a Comedy in Five Acts the Heir at Law Lover&Apos;S Vows a Play in Five Acts
Speed the Plough a Comedy in Five Acts Cure for the Heart Ache a Comedy in Five Acts a New Way to Pay Old Debts, a Comedy the Iron Chest, a Play in Three Acts Know Your Own Mind a Comedy in Five Acts the Heir at Law Lover&Apos;S Vows a Play in Five Acts
Mrs Inchbald; Philip Massinger; George Coleman · 1818 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)
London, Longman et al, 1818-1819. Leather. Seven eighteenth century plays, mostly comedies, bound in two volumes. Direct from the Regency library of Elizabeth Greenly, later Lady Elizabeth Coffin Greenly. Elizabeth Greenly, born at Titley Court, Herefordshire, was a noted and va…
The Cambrian Traveller&Apos;S Guide, in Every Direction Containing Remarks Made During Many Excursions in the Principality of Wales and Bordering Districts
The Cambrian Traveller&Apos;S Guide, in Every Direction Containing Remarks Made During Many Excursions in the Principality of Wales and Bordering Districts
George Nicholson · 1813 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)
London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1813. Leather. A comprehensive guide to Wales and its surrounding districts. The Second Edition. Direct from the Regency library of Elizabeth Greenly, later Lady Elizabeth Coffin Greenly. Elizabeth Greenly, born at Titley Court, Her…
Rokeby: A Poem
Rokeby: A Poem
Walter Scott · 1813 · Rooke Books
£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,017)
Edinburgh, John Ballantyne, 1813. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Scott's epic poem Rokeby. The poem is set just after the Parliamentarian victory at Marston Moor (1644). Prior to the outbreak of war, the Royalist Lord Rokeby has favoured the marriage of his daug…
William and His Uncle Ben a Tale Designed for the Use of Young People
William and His Uncle Ben a Tale Designed for the Use of Young People
Mrs. Hofland · 1770 · Rooke Books
£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,379)
London, A. J. Newman and Co. C1826. Leather. 'William and his Uncle Ben A Tale Designed for the Use of Young People' by Mrs. Hofland. With half title, illustrated second title and engraved frontispiece but with title absent. Barbara Hofland (1770 - 1844) was an English…
The Rectory of Valehead or the Edifice of a Holy Home
The Rectory of Valehead or the Edifice of a Holy Home
Reverend Robert Wilson Evans · 1845 · Rooke Books
£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,652)
London, Smith, Elder, and Co. 1845. Leather. A set of moral Christian values and disciplines for the homes and families of the time, written by Robert Wilson Evans (1789–1866), Church of England clergyman and author. Although a scholarly man, contributing five volumes to the Th…
Phoenix at Coventry the Building of a Cathedral
Phoenix at Coventry the Building of a Cathedral
Basil Spence · 1962 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1962. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this interesting architectural work. Held in a Sangorski & Sutcliffe morocco signed binding. This book is written about the re-building of Coventry Cathedral after its bombing during 1940. The first editio…
Reminiscences of an Old Boy: Being Autobiographical Sketches of Scottish Rural Life from 1832 to 1856
Reminiscences of an Old Boy: Being Autobiographical Sketches of Scottish Rural Life from 1832 to 1856
William J. Milne · 1901 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
Forfar, John Macdonald, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this autobiography by William J. Milne. Detailing the author's life in rural Scotland from 1832-1856, the work presents an interesting depiction of the country during the nineteenth century Copiou…
New Zealanders in the Air War
New Zealanders in the Air War
Alan W. Mitchell; Archibald Sinclair; W. J. Jordan · 1945 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)
London, George G. Harrap and Co Limited. 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating work regarding the New Zealand Air Force. A lovely copy in a dustwrapper and inscribed by the author. With an ink inscription from the author: To Neville O'Gwen Duke, …
British Antiquities Revived or a Friendly Contest Touching the Soveraignty of the Three Princes of Wales
British Antiquities Revived or a Friendly Contest Touching the Soveraignty of the Three Princes of Wales
Robert Vaughan · 1834 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)
Bala , R. Saunderson, 1834. Cloth. A well preserved 19th century reproduction of the 17th century work concerning the controversy of the primogeniture of the sons of Roderic The Great, directly from the Regency library of cambrophile Elizabeth Greenly. This edition includes a br…
Rockingham Ornamental Porcelain
Rockingham Ornamental Porcelain
D G Rice · 1938 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London , The Adam Publishing Company, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, second impression of this work by D G Rice. Signed by Rice to front free-endpaper. With 15 colour plates. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart with some light shelfwear and some marks to boards. …
Essays on His Own Times: Forming a Series of the Friend. Volume I and II
Essays on His Own Times: Forming a Series of the Friend. Volume I and II
Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1850 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)
London , William Pickering, 1850. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition set of essays by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, comprising of two out of the three available volumes. Edited by his daughter Sara, Coleridge aproaches a great deal of subjects in his essays, ranging from…
Winter Count Poems 1934 - 1965
Winter Count Poems 1934 - 1965
Frederick Manfred · 1966 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)
London , James D. Thueson, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Manfred's Winter Count - Poems 1934 - 1965. With a dedication to English author Robert Graves, including a signed slip of paper addressed to Graves. Frederick Feikema Manfred (1912 – 1994) was a note…
Man in the Universe
Man in the Universe
C. E. Last · 1954 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London , Werner Laurie, 1954. Cloth. A challenge to materialism in philosophy and science This work attempts to explain, in language anyone can understand, that materialism in science and philosophy is out of date and &apos..provides both layman and expert with a completely new …
Tales of the Mountains; or Soujourns in Eastern Belgium
Tales of the Mountains; or Soujourns in Eastern Belgium
William Platt · 1851 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)
London , William Pickering, 1851. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this anonymously published account of travels in Belgium. Signed, 'With the publisher's comps.' to half-title. Bookplate of Bernard Warrington to front pastedown. Complete in two v…
A Lay of Hero Worship and Other Poems
A Lay of Hero Worship and Other Poems
David Holt · 1850 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)
London, William Pickering, 1850. Cloth. A scarce collection of poems A Lay of Hero Worship and Other Poems by David Holt (1766 - 1846). With a dedication to Philip James Bailey to front. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown 'Ex-Libris. Bernard Warrington. Pick…
A Grammar of Color Arrangements of the Strathmore Papers in a Variety of Printed Color Combinations According to the Munsell Coloe System
A Grammar of Color Arrangements of the Strathmore Papers in a Variety of Printed Color Combinations According to the Munsell Coloe System
A. H. Munsell & T. M. Cleland. · 1921 · Rooke Books
£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.04 | ¥80,143)
London, The Strathmore Paper Company, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of the Strathmore Paper Company's A Grammar of Color. "This book was arranged and prepared with the authority of the late A. H Munsell of Boston, who spent his life in the perfecting of…
The Meyricks of Bush the Story of a Pembrokeshire Family
The Meyricks of Bush the Story of a Pembrokeshire Family
Michael McGarvie · 1988 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)
Glastonbury , Direct Offset, 1988. Hardback. A scarce copy of this book on The Meyricks of Bush by Michael McGarvie. There are three letters and a note from the author Michael McGarvie, addresses to 'Leslie' to the front of the volume. In these letters the author thank…
The Linhay on the Downs
The Linhay on the Downs
Henry Williamson · 1929 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London , Elkin Mathews and Marrot, 1929. Cloth. A limited first edition of this short story by Henry Williamson. Number 473 of 500 copies initialled by the author. In paper covered boards in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with just some minor shelfwear an…
The Amasis Painter
The Amasis Painter
Semni Karouzou · 1956 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
Oxford , Clarendon Press, 1956. First edition. Cloth. 46pp [44pp] This first edition discusses the work of the Amasis Painter, an ancient Greek vase-painter who worked in the black-figure technique. His name comes from eleven vases and one fragment painted by the same hand that …