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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…

A Labrador Doctor

Sir Wilfred Grenfell · 1930 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1930 . Cloth. A signed example of the autobiography of Sir Wildred Grenfell, with an original illustration from the author to the front free endpaper. In the original dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author 'Wilfred Grenfell, Labrador, Oct. 1930&…

Das Imaginare Portrat, Imaginary Portraits, le Portrait Imaginaire

Vladimir Fuka; Emanuel Frynta · 1965 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Prague, Artia, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this trilingual collection of portraits from Czechoslovakian‐born artist Vladimir Fuka. Trilingual, with text in German, English, and French. Illustrated throughout with sixty-eight full-page colour portrai…

Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son

James Baldwin · 1964 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.43 | $2,510.18 | ¥400,716)

London, Michael Joseph, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of essays from Baldwin, following on from his first collection Notes of a Native Son, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the dedicat…

London Irish, a Prayer for Fair Weather, & the Rose Tree

John Broderick · 1979 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Barrie & Jenkins; Marion Boyars, 1979-1985. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of three first edition novels from Irish writer John Broderick, signed and inscribed by the author. Three volumes. First edition. Each volume is signed and inscribed by the author to the…

The Magic Mountain

Thomas Mann; H. T. Lowe-Porter · 1962 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

New York, The Members of the Limited Edition Club, 1962. Cloth. A fine limited edition of this important German novel by Thomas Mann, signed by the illustrator. A limited edition of 1,500 copies, of which this is numbered 28.Signed by the illustrator, Felix Hoffmann, to the limi…

Bibliophilie Musicale: Les Bibliotheques Portugaises: Essai de Classification: Les Livres D&Apos;Un Amateur: Cabinet Iconographique

Michel Angelo Lambertini · 1918 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

Praca dos Restauradores , Typographia do Annuario Commercial, 1918. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition musical bibliography from pianist and composer, Michel Angelo Lambertini. Signed by the author to the limitation page. A very scarce limited edition, this copy bei…

The Etonian

[W. M. Praed]; [W. Blunt] · 1824 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, Henry Colburn and Charles Knight, 1824. Leather. A tree calf bound edition of this magazine of short tales, articles, and poetry. In a tree calf binding by Oldfield.The fourth edition.In two volumes, being Volumes I and II of a total of III volumes.'The Etonian&apos…

Ancient Halls in and About Halifax

Arthur Comfort · 1913 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

Halifax, Halifax Courier Limited, 1913. Hardback. A limited edition, very scarce collection of wood engravings depicting the architecture of Halifax, signed by the artist. A limited edition, with this being number 32 out of only 75 copies printed. This is the first edition in bo…

Bookbinding: A Step-by-Step Guide

Kathy Abbott · 2010 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Wiltshire, The Crowood Press, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this guide to bookbinding, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Author's presentation copy, signed with an inscription to the front endpaper that reads: "To Hamish with very bes…

Soames and the Flag

John Galsworthy · 1930 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition novella, part of the 'Forsyte Saga', by John Galsworthy. A limited edition of one thousand and twenty-five copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and thirty-eight.Signed by the artist to the l…

Eighteenth Century Vignettes

Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.10 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,264)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1892-1894. First edition. Leather. Beautifully bound extra-illustrated copies of the first edition of the first and second series of Austin Dobson's collection of literary essays, with volume I being signed by the author himself. Extra-illustrated e…

The Works of John Galsworthy (Manaton Edition)

John Galsworthy · 1923 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1923-1936. Vellum. A limited Manaton edition of this collection of John Galsworthy's works, signed by him to Vol I. A Manaton limited edition set (No. 172 out of 500) of the works of John Galsworthy. Comprising 25 out of the 30 total volumes. …

A Handy Classical Dictionary

1830 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,232)

London, Whittaker & Co. c1890. Leather. A leatherbound copy of this handy classical dictionary from Whittaker & Co. Sixth edition or later. A charming classical dictionary designed to fit in a pocket, with the main object being to produce a book containing as much information as…

There Is a Valley

John H. F. McEwen · 1950 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Edinburgh, C. J. Cousland and Sons, Ltd. 1950. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from British author John H. F. McEwen, signed by the author in presentation to a friend. First edition. Scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author to the …

The Continental Annual, and Romantic Cabinet, for 1832.

William Kennedy · 1832 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1832 . First edition. Leather. A brilliant association copy of this poetic annual, inscribed by the artist of the work Samuel Prout to his first-born child Rebecca Elizabeth. The first edition. Inscribed by the artist to his daughter, Rebecca Elizabet…

Our Troubles in Poona and the Deccan

Arthur Crawford · 1897 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated account of Arthur Crawford's time spent working in India, signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author, inscribed to the front paste down. A memoir on t…

Westminster Abbey: The Church, Convent Cathedral and College of St. Peter, Westminster

Herbert Francis Westlake · 1923 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Philip Allan and Company, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce two volume limited edition of H. F. Westlake's illustrated study of the history and architecture of Westminster Abbey. Complete in two volumes.No. 6 of 25 copies printed …

The Works of Thomas Love Peacock

Thomas Love Peacock; Lord Houghton [preface]; Edith Nicolls [ed.] · 1875 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1875 . Leather. A scarce complete three volume edition of the works of Thomas Love Peacock, in half morocco signed bindings by Maclehose. Complete in three volumes, this is a scarce set.With a portrait frontispiece to volume I, by Henry Cole.A co…