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Great Livery Companies of the City of London
Dennis Flanders; Ian F. Bowater [Foreword] · 1974 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)
London, Charles Skilton, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Dennis Flanders" finely illustrated survey of the Great Twelve Livery Companies, signed by the author. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt.This volume is a first edition.This volum…
The Butterflies Come
Leo Politi · 1957 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated in colour, this is a signed presentation copy of Leo Politi's charming children's work, with an original illustration from Politi. The first edition, first printing.With a sign…
Autograph Book from the Metropolitan Water Board
Metropolitan Water Board · 1946 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, None, 1946. Paperback. A delightful volume presented to a departing employee of the Metropolitan Water Board in 1946, filled with the signatures of fellow employees. With 'Autographs' blind stamped to the centre of the front board, the first page of this work h…
Thomas Tompion: His Life & Work
R. W. Symonds · 1951 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)
London, B. T. Batsford Ltd , 1951. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this profusely illustrated biographical study of English clockmaker, Thomas Tompion, inscribed by the author to Ambrose Heal. The first trade edition.Inscribed by the author to Ambrose Heal: "Ambr…
Ernest Gimson: His Life & Work
The Shakespeare Head Press · 1924 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,267)
London; Oxford, Ernest Benn Limited; Basil Blackwell; Shakespeare Head Press, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A brilliant limited edition biography on the life and work of the noted English furniture design and architect Ernest Gimson, signed and previously owned by Ambrose Heal, wi…
Ludgate Hill: Past and Present. A Narrative Concerning the People, Places, Legends, and Changes of the Great London Highway
W. P. Treloar · 1892 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
London, Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Ld , 1892. Cloth. A signed second edition copy of this fascinating history of Ludgate Hill, by Sir William Purdie Treloar. Signed "from the Author" to the title page. The second edition of this work. In the original cloth binding.Illustrated …
Old Park in the Manor of Enfield: A Literary Exploration Into the Past
Douglas Haigh · 1977 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
London, Macdermott and Chant Ltd. 1977. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this scarce historical study of Old Park in Enfield, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. A very scarce work. Illustrated with thirty-seven in-…
The Franco-British Exhibition Illustrated Review
F. G. Dumas [editor] · 1908 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated review of the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 held in London. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A review of the Franco-British Exhibition, a large public fair held in London in 1908, …
The Story of the Westminster Theatre
K. D. Belden · 1965 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London, Westminster Productions, 1965. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this history of the Westminster Theatre in London, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seventeen black…
The History of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, 1929-1964
David B. Brown · 1967 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)
London, Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, 1967 . First edition. Leather. A signed first edition of this history of two aviation guilds. A presentation copy specially bound for the Lord Mayor of London. The first edition of this work, flat signed by author to the title page…
Musical Haunts in London
F. G. Edwards · 1895 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, J. Curwen & Sons, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this study of the locations in London associated with music, with a signed loosely inserted letter from the author. The first edition of this work, illustrated with a folding frontispiece, and a sma…
Cripplegate: One of the Twenty-Six Wards of the City of London
Sir John James Baddeley · 1921 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, Printed for Private Circulation, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated history of the ward of Cripplegate, with a signed letter from the author. The first edition of this work, with a signed letter from the author, and a presentation bookplat…
The History of England, the English in Ireland, and Short Studies on Great Subjects
James Anthony Froude · 1870 · Rooke Books
£2,500.00 (€2,996.61 | $3,302.86 | ¥527,257)
London, Longmans, Green and Others , [1870]-1883. Leather. A beautifully bound collection of works by James Anthony Froude, including his extensive history of England, bound in a uniform half calf signed binding by Mudie. A beautifully bound set of works from James Anthony Froud…
What to Do with the Cold Mutton: A Book of Rechauffes, Together with Many Other Approved Receipts for the Kitchen of a Gentleman of Moderate Income; Soyer&Apos;S Paper-Bag Cookery; Nelson&Apos;S Home Comforts; a Hand-Book of Cookery for School and Home
Ada T. Pearson; Nicolas Soyer · 1887 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
London, Richard Bentley; Andrew Melrose; G. Nelson, Dale & Co; Blackie and Son , 1887-1914. Cloth. A smart cookery set, including two editions of 'Nelson's Home Comforts' and a copy of Nicolas Soyer's influential paper-bag cookbook. A selection of five culina…
The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed As They Are to Be Sung or Said in Churches
1827 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)
Oxford , Samuel Collingwood and Co. [for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge], 1827. Leather. A pocket-sized Book of Common Prayer in a contemporary signed calf binding, together with the Psalms of David. This Book of Common Prayer printed at the Clarendon Press by Sam…
The Green Road
Anne Enright · 2015 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2015. First edition. Paperback. A pleasing first edition of this successful novel from Irish author Anne Enright, signed by the author. First trade paperback edition, seventh impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The author's sixth novel…
A Collection of Booklets on Nottinghamshire
Various · 1921 · Rooke Books
£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,179)
Nottingham, Various, 1921-2005. Paperback. A charming collection of twenty-five scarce booklets on Nottinghamshire, the local areas, and their history. Twenty-five volumes. Many scarce works. A collection of booklets, many of which contain illustrations, on Nottinghamshire, a ce…
Edward Ardizzone: A Bibliographic Commentary
Brian Alderson · 2003 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
London, Private Libraries Association: The British Library, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Brian Alderson"s definitive, richly illustrated bibliography of Edward Ardizzone"s work from 1929 to 1970. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This volume is a f…
Island: The Collected Stories
Alistair MacLeod · 2000 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Toronto, McClelland & Stewart Inc. 2000. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Alistair MacLeod"s collected stories set in Cape Breton, signed by the author to the title page, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, complete…
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
Salman Rushdie · 2024 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2024 . First edition. Cloth. A fine example of the first edition of Salman Rushdie's account of the attempt on his life made in 2022, signed by Rushdie himself. Flat signed by Rushdie to the title page.The first edition, first impression, in the publi…