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Drivers Wild & Drivers Wildest
Red Daniells · 1961 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
Middlesex, Scorpion Press, 1961-63 . First edition. Hardback. A pair of first editions featuring Red Daniells' humorous thoughts on motorists, with both works signed by the publisher. A pair of, uncommon first editions. Signed by the publisher. Comprised of 'Drivers Wi…
The Phoenix
Manly Palmer Hall · 1956 · Rooke Books
£2,950.00 (€3,536.00 | $3,897.38 | ¥622,164)
Los Angeles, The Philosophical Research Society, Inc, 1956. Cloth. An important mystic work by Manly Palmer Hall, exploring a wide variety of occult subjects, signed by the author. The third edition of this work, of which only one thousand copies were printed.Signed by the autho…
The Tokolosh
Ronald Segal · 1960 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)
London and New York, Sheed and Ward, 1960 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this tale from South African activist Ronald Segal, signed with a presentation inscription from to bibliographer George Locke. The very scarce first edition of this work.Flat s…
The Rivals
Richard Brinsley Sheridan · 1889 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
New York, White and Allen, 1889 . Leather. A beautifully illustrated limited edition of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy of manners, illustrated by Frank M. Gregory, and signed by the publisher. Number sixty-six of one-hundred and fifty limited edition copies produced, si…
Selected Poems of Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior; Austin Dobson [intro.] · 1889 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)
London, Kegan Paul, Trench and Co, 1889 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound edition of the poetry of Matthew Prior, one of only fifty signed copies produced, and in a Ramage binding. The very scarce limited edition, large paper edition of this work, of which only fifty…
The Scottish Tourist, and Itinerary; or, a Guide to the Scenery and Antiquities of Scotland and the Western Islands, with a Description of the Principal Steam-Boat Tours
1831 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Edinburgh, Stirling and Kenney, 1831. Leather. An early edition of this illustrated nineteenth-century guide to Scotland and the Western islands, with folding maps. The fourth edition of this work in a half morocco binding. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, a further se…
Belshazzar, the Martyr of Antioch, and Anne Boleyn
Rev. H. H. Milman · 1822 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)
London, John Murray, 1822-1827 . First edition. Leather. Three dramatic poems by Henry Hart Milman, in full calf signed bindings by Hatchards. Including the first editions of 'Belshazzar' and 'The Martyr of Antioch', and the second edition of 'Anne Boley…
The Doll-Man&Apos;S Gift
Harry A. James · 1902 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)
London, George Newnes Ltd, 1902 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this delightful early twentieth-century children's novel. The first edition of this work, inscribed by the author to the verso of the front free endpaper with 'to…
Company Standing Orders No. 6 Animal Transport Company (Mule)
Captain P. Morison · 1935 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)
Peshawar , D. C. Anand & Sons, 1935. Cloth. A very scarce signed record of standing orders from a Royal Indian Army animal transport company that specialises in mules, written by Captain P. Morison with his annotations within. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Au…
The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray · 1883 · Rooke Books
£1,750.00 (€2,097.63 | $2,312.01 | ¥369,080)
London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1883-85. Leather. A twenty-six volume complete set of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray in a signed Bumpus, crushed half morocco binding. Twenty-Six volumes, complete set. Bound in crushed half morocco with cloth to the boards. Bound by Bumpus…
Bracebridge Hall or the Humourists
Washington Irving · 1896 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)
New York and London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1896. Cloth. A very smart edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham of this episodic novel from American author Washington Irving. Complete in two volumes. Surrey edition. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and thirteen plat…
The Wheels of Ind
John W. Mitchell · 1935 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
London, Thornton Butterworth Ltd. 1935. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this detailed work on the author's time in India, with illustrations and a folding map. First impression in the Keystone Library, 1935. Originally published 1934. Author's presentation copy, s…
The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Rudolph Erich Raspe · 1877 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)
London, William Tegg & Co, 1877. Leather. A colourfully illustrated edition of this entertaining novel by Rudolph Erich Raspe, illustrated by George Cruikshank. Illustrated with forty-two engravings and woodcuts across a hand-coloured frontispiece, two hand-coloured folding plat…
An Essay Towards a History of Hexham
A. B. Wright · 1823 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
Alnwick, W. Davison, 1823. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon topographical essay on the northern market Town Hexham. The first edition of this uncommon work.A. B. Wright's concise exploration on the history of Hexham.Hexham is a market town in Northum…
The Spirit of Paris
Paul Cohen Portheim · 1937 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this authentic account of the city of Paris by Paul Cohen Portheim, with photographs throughout. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper designe…
Autograph Signed Letter from Evelyn Waugh to Eileen Mayo
Evelyn Waugh · 1936 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,267)
None, None, 1936. Loose Pages, Articles. An autographed signed letter from Evelyn Waugh to artist Eileen Mayo, a charming letter in which he references his godson, Jonathan Guinness. An autographed signed letter from Evelyn Waugh to Eileen Mayo, in the original envelope.Envelope…
The Novels of George Eliot
George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans] · 0 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,797.97 | $1,981.72 | ¥316,354)
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood, c1880 . Leather. An excellent edition of the complete works of George Eliot, bound uniformly in half morocco by Morrell. A seven volume edition of the works of one of the leading novelists of the Victorian era, George Eliot. Containing he…
One-Hundred and Forty-Four Postcards of Military Uniforms
1930 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.79 | $1,182.43 | ¥188,758)
Munich; Potsdam; Edinburgh; Paris, Not Stated, c1936 . Leather. A fascinating collection of one-hundred and forty-four postcards of military uniforms, a number of which depict 1930s Germany. A total of one-hundred and forty-four twentieth century postcards, the majority depictin…
Fragile Eden: A Ride Through New Zealand
Robin Hanbury-Tenison · 1989 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
London, Century, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A very smart illustrated first edition of this account of a journey through New Zealand, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. Illustrated throughout. An account of th…
A Collection of Books on Children&Apos;S Illustrators
Various · 1971 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,053)
London; New York; Australia , Various, 1971-2005 . First edition. Cloth. A collection of five works surrounding children's books and illustrations, from fantasy to fairytales, one of which is signed by the author. A collection of five works surrounding children's liter…