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The Housewife&Apos;S ABC: I. Practical Hints on the Details of Housework and Management II. Simple Remedies for Emergencies and Directions for Rendering First Aid

Winnifred S. Fales; Janet Hunter · 1925 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd , 1925. Cloth. An excellent copy of this very scarce encyclopedic-styled guide to household management. Second edition. Very scarce to find copies of this work across first and later editions, particularly in this condition. In the publishe…

Le Grand Livre Des Calvados

Jacques Billy; Christian Drouin · 1987 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Paris, Charles Corlet Editions, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this study of Calvados, signed and inscribed by the author Christian Drouin, in the original French. French. First edition. Author's presentation copy with a signed ink inscription to the d…

Poems of Sentiment

Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1910 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

London, Gay and Hancock, 1910. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this collection of poetry from American author Ella Wheeler Wilcox, signed by the author. Signed by the author to the half title. A collection of sentimental poetry with titles including: Never Mind, A Warning, Swim…

Pomerol

Neal Martin · 2012 · Rooke Books

£4,750.00 (€5,693.57 | $6,275.44 | ¥1,001,789)

Great Britain , Wine Journal Publishing , 2012 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, signed copy of Neal Martin's definitive book on Pomerol, the smallest of Bordeaux's five fine wine-making regions. The first edition. Signed by the author to the title page.…

Fables of Aesop and Others

Aesop; Samuel Croxall · 1797 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

London; [York], A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater, 1797. Leather. A finely bound and washed edition of the fables of Aesop, a lovely copy complete with detailed engravings. Smartly rebound in a modern quarter calf binding with patterned cloth to the boards, with renewed endpapers,…

Fish Cookery

Judi Smith; John Searle · 1982 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

Exeter, Publisher Unknown, 1982 . First edition. Paperback. A lovely first edition copy of this collection of recipes from a cook local to Exeter, with insight into the region's fisheries, signed by the author. In the publisher's original paper wraps.This volume is a f…

By Request: An Autobiography

Andre L. Simon · 1957 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

London, The Wine and Food Society, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Andre Simon's autobiography, with a signed letter from the author. Flat signed by the author to the front free endpaper, with a tipped in signed letter to the …

Novels and Tales by the Earl of Beaconsfield

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield · 1882 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.20 | ¥146,578)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1882 . Leather. The complete Hughenden editions of the works of the former Prime Minister of the UK, Benjamin Disraeli, sumptuously bound in half morocco by Sotheran. The Hughenden Edition of Disraeli's works, complete in eleven volumes.Unif…

Selections from the Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Charles Swinburne · 1896 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1896. Leather. A lovely anthology of the poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne, charmingly presented in signed calf by Bumpus. The sixth edition of this collection. In full signed calf by Bumpus, with handsome decorative gilt to the boards and spine.Of…

An Authentic History of the Coronation of His Majesty, King George the Fourth

Robert Huish · 1821 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)

London, J. Robins and Co, 1821 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful example of the very scarce first edition of Robert Huish's detailed account of the coronation of King George IV, in a handsome half calf signed binding, illustrated throughout. A very scarce first edition.…

Hannan Swaffer&Apos;S Who&Apos;S Who

Hannan Swaffer · 1929 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, Hutchinson & Co Ltd, [1929]. First edition. Cloth. A first edition presentation copy of Hannan Swaffer's collection of anecdotes about a noted individuals such as Rudyard Kipling and Winston Churchill, and inscribed by the author. The first trade edition. The autho…

Birds in Mallorca

John Busby · 1988 · Rooke Books

£73.00 (€87.50 | $96.44 | ¥15,396)

London, Christopher Helm, 1988. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this wonderfully illustrated study of the birds of Mallorca. First edition. Beautifully illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white sketches by the author. With the publisher's …

Everest Pioneer: The Photographs of Captain John Noel

Sandra Noel; Brian Blessed · 2003 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Gloucestershire, Sutton Publishing, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of photographs from British mountaineer Captain John Noel, signed by his daughter Sandra. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 2004. Illustrated with …

Pictures in the Dulwich Gallery: Princes Victoria Series

Dulwich Picture Gallery · 1910 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Hammersmith, Engraved and printed by orders of the Governors by Emery Walker, 1910-1912 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this three part celebration of the pictures and paintings present at the Dulwich Gallery in the early twentieth century. A very scar…

A Group of Noble Dames

Thomas Hardy · 1891 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, James R. Osgood, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Thomas Hardy's anthology of short stories following ten historic noble dames. The first edition, first impression, in the original cloth binding designed by Charles Ricketts. An anthology of stories …

Impressions That Remained: Memoirs

Ethel Smyth · 1920 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1920. Cloth. A presentation copy of the second half of Ethel Smyth's memoir, the celebrated English composer and member of the women's suffrage movement, inscribed by the Smyth. The third edition. The author's presentation copy wi…

Rough Islanders or the Natives of England

Henry Woodd Nevinson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition presentation copy of Henry Woodd Nevinson's exploration of the culture, life and society in England, with illustrations by his son, and inscribed by the author. The first edition.The author&apo…

In Search of Elsie Piddock: An Echo of Eleanor Farjeon

Denys Blakelock · 1967 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, The Favil Press, 1967 . First edition. Hardback. An inscribed, first edition of this delightful account of the author's quest exploring the places and references of Eleanor Farjeon's work, with a sketch by Edward Ardizzone. First edition. Bound in the publisher…

Occultism

Edward Clodd · 1922 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Watts & Co, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Edward Clodd's two lectures on occultism delivered at the Royal Institution, signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "Sir Arthur Keith, FRS, with th…

City, Sea & Countryside

Arthur L. Salmon · 1925 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this charming collection of poetry, in the scarce original 1925 dust wrapper. The uncommon first edition of this work, inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper wi…