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Savour: A New Cookery Book

Claire McInerny; Dorothy Roche · 1950 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London; Oxford, Geoffrey Cumberlege; Oxford University Press, 1950. Cloth. A very scarce recipe book by Claire McInerny and Dorothy Roche, signed by McInerny. A very scarce work.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "…

Die Glasgemalde Des Koniglichen Kunstgewere-Museums Zu Berlin

Hermann Schmitz · 1913 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.46 | $1,519.31 | ¥242,614)

Berlin, Julius Bard, 1913. Cloth. An impressive limited edition monograph on the stained glass held at the Kunstgewerbemuseum. A limited edition de luxe, limited to seventy-five copies, of which this is numbered forty-one. This limited edition was printed in a larger format and …

First Slice Your Cook-Book: The Three Tier Menu Guide; a Second Slice: A Three-Tier Cookery Anthology

Arabella Boxer; Various · 1964 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London; Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1964-1966. First edition. Cloth. A lovely two-volume first edition set of these inventive and stylish cookbooks, designed to help cooks create an extensive array of thoughtfully balanced and original menus, each housed in its origin…

Gulliver&Apos;S Travels Into Lilliput and Brobdingnag

Jonathan Swift · 1920 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

William Heinemann, London, 1920. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Jean De Bosschere's charmingly illustrated edition of 'Gulliver's Travels', in a half morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf. The first Jean De Bosschere illustrated edition of this work.Ill…

The Young Enchanted: A Romantic Story

Hugh Walpole · 1921 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Macmillan & Co, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Hugh Walpole's charming novel about the romance of two young people in post-war London. A signed first trade edition, first impression of this work of literature from pro…

Familiar Wild Flowers

F. Edward Hulme · 1877 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Cassell and Company, 1877-1885. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the first five series of F. Edward Hulme's beautifully illustrated study of the wild flowers of Great Britain. A first edition set of the first five volumes of this work, which ultimately e…

Campagne de Moscow, En 1812; Ouvrage Compose D&Apos;Apres la Collection Des Pieces Officielles Sur Cette Campagne Memorable, Ou Plus de Trois Cent Mille Braves Francais Furent Victimes de L&Apos;Ambition Et de L&Apos;Aveuglement de Leur Chef

R. J. Durdent · 1814 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Paris, A. Eymery; Le Normant, 1814. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of R. J. Durdent's account of the infamous Moscow campaign during the Napoleonic Wars, signed by the publisher. The scarce first edition.Signed by the publisher opposite the title page. A historic …

Historic Bristol

E. R. Norris Mathews · 1896 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

Bristol; Clidton, Frost and Reed, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition, very scarce collection of fantastic original etchings by Charles Bird depicting the history of the city of Bristol, with each plate hand signed by the artist. A very scarce limited edition, being nu…

Bourne&Apos;S London and Birmingham Railway

John C. Bourne; John Britton · 1970 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Newton Abbott, David & Charles Reprints, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce facsimile of Bourne"s landmark 1839 visual chronicle of the London and Birmingham Railway, with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth bindingWith the publisher's o…

The Fables of Aesop, and Others

Aesop · 1818 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

Newcastle , E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son; Longman and Co, 1818 . First edition. Leather. Thomas Bewick scholar Thomas Hugo's own copy of the Royal 8vo edition of Bewick's Aesop's fables, illustrated throughout with vignette engravings. One of 500 copies on Roya…

The History and Antiquities of Lewes and Its Vicinity, with the Supplement

REV. T. W. Horsfield · 1824 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

Sussex, J. Baxter [Sussex Press]; Gideon Mantell , 1824-32. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of T. W. Horsfield's two volume richly illustrated and comprehensive history of Lewes in Sussex, with the very scarce supplement, all bound into one volume. The first edition…

By Jack Rosenthal: An Autobiography in Six Acts

Jack Rosenthal; Maureen Lipman · 2005 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Robson Books, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this unique autobiography from Jack Rosenthal. Signed by Maureen Lipman and previously owned by an acquaintance of their daughter, playwright Amy Rosenthal. An excellent copy signed by Rosenthal's wife, actr…

Matthew Calbraith Perry: A Typical American Naval Officer

William Elliot Griffis · 1887 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Boston, Cupples and Hurd, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this biography of United States Navy officer Matthew Calbraith Perry. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece and numerous in-text images. A biography of Matthew Calbraith Perry, a United States N…

A Practical Treatise on Painting in Three Parts

John Burnet · 1828 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

London, James Carpenter and Son, 1828. Leather. A finely bound copy of John Burnet's exploration of painting, three illustrated treatises. Smartly bound in a morocco binding, with renewed endpapers, in a custom cloth chemise and custom cloth slipcase, an unsigned binding by…

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

Various · 1844 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1844 . Leather. A scarce copy of this early Victorian Oxford edition of the Book of Common Prayer, with a signed binding in navy morocco by C. Stocken. Bound in navy blue morocco singed binding by C. Stocken 55 Quadrant.An early Victorian edition…

Rich, Rare & Red: The International Wine & Food Society&Apos;S Guide to Port

Ben Howkins · 1982 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Heinemann, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated guide to port, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, in presentation to Michael Druitt Wines, a UK based wine merchant with enviable portfolio of wines…

Select Fables of Aesop, Esop, and Other Fabulists

Esop; Aesop; Robert Dodsley · 1824 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London; Gainsborough, William Osborne & J. and H. Mozley; Henry Mozley; C. and J. Rivington, c1788-1824. Leather. A smart set of three different editions of Aesop's 'Fables', edited by Robert Dodsley, smartly bound copies. A striking set of three different edition…

Salome

Oscar Wilde · 1906 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)

London; New York, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1906. First edition. Hardback. The first U.K. trade edition of Oscar Wilde's tragic play about Salome and John the Baptist, in the original dust wrapper. The first U.K. trade edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, design…

Chateau Nairac, Barsac Sauternes, Publie a L&Apos;Occasion de la &Apos;Fete Du Soleil&Apos;

Anonymous · 1992 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Not Stated, Imp. Fanlac, 1992 . First edition. Hardback. A very scarce signed example of these two volumes celebrating the Chateau Nairac winery, located in the commune of Barsac. In the original French.With the inscription 'thank you to be with us for this anniversary&apos…

Fables D&Apos;Esope

Aesop · 1913 · Rooke Books

£690.00 (€827.07 | $911.59 | ¥145,569)

Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of this signed limited edition of the fables of Aesop, the first French language edition of these fables to feature the illustrations of Arthur Rackham. A signed limited edition, with this being number 151 …