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Poems: Third Series
Jean Ingelow · 1885 · Rooke Books
£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,543)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1885. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Ingelow's third series of 'Poems&apos. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Third Series. Bound by Spottiswoode & Co. with a bookbinder's label to the rear pasted…
Harmer John: An Unworldly Story
Hugh Walpole · 1926 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A limited first edition, signed copy of Hugh Walpole's 'Harmer John: An Unworldly Story&apos. This copy is one of two hundred and fifty large paper copies. Hugh Walpole was a British novelist, critic, and dramatist,…
Green Places Poems of Wales
Arthur Glyn Prys-Jones · 1948 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
Aberystwyth, Gwasg, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Arthur Glyn Prys-Jones's 'Green Places&apos. Arthur Glyn Prys-Jones was an Anglo-Welsh poet, writer and educationalist who produced plays, works of prose, and six volumes of poetry, including: &apo…
Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World Volume III
F. B. Maggs · 1951 · Rooke Books
£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,690)
London, Maggs Bros, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The third volume of F.B. Maggs' 'Voyages and Travels', in a very attractive cloth binding. Meticulously cataloguing works dealing with travel and exploration, with numerous attractive facsimiles and detailed historie…
Elder Conklin and Other Stories
Frank Harris · 1895 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)
London, W. Heinemann, 1895. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Frank Harris' story anthology. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. The first U.S edition was published in 1894, a year before this pub…
The Book Fancier
Percy Fitzgerald · 1886 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)
London , Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1886. Cloth. An attractive and well-preserved copy of 'The Book Fancier', by Percy Fitzgerald. With a signed note from the author inserted regarding the purchase and payment of books. Illustrated throughout with decor…
Ballads of Old Birmingham and Neighbourhood
E. M. Rudland · 1951 · Rooke Books
£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,341)
London , E F Hudson Ltd, 1951. Cloth. A signed edition of poetry by E M Rudland. Signed with E M Rudlands kind regards. The first thus with fifty eight additional poems and an introduction by Allardyce Nicoll. In a cloth binding in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, sma…
Etching a Practical Treatise
Earl H. Reed · 1914 · Rooke Books
£53.99 (€64.71 | $71.33 | ¥11,387)
London , G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1914. Cloth. A useful reference book on etching by Earl H. Reed. Author of The Voices of the Dunes and Other Etchings. From the introduction: "This book is intended for the student. It is designed to adapt and condense methodically the most rel…
Pilgrimage Memorials of a Journey
S. F. A. Coles · 1931 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London , The Columbia Press, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this collection of poetry by S. F. A. Coles. One of 250 copies of which this is number 196. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping. sunning to boards and spine. Internally,…
Ballades and Other Verse
H.S. Mackintosh · 1953 · Rooke Books
£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,803)
London , Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953. Cloth. A signed first edition of poetry by H.S. Mackintosh. With an ink inscription by the author to John Foster. In decorated paper covered boards. Externally, smart with some light bumping. Ink inscriptions by author to front free-endpaper. In…
Trade Malice: A Personal Narrative; and the Wandering Heir a Matter of Fact Romance
Charles Reade · 1875 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)
London , Samuel French, 1875. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this fictional work from prolific victorian writer, Charles Reade. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed in ink "To Edwin Arnold with Charles Read's kind regards, March 19th 1875". From the writer of …
Tales by Canon Schmid
H. J. Gill · 1902 · Rooke Books
£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,761)
London , M. H. Gill & Son, 1902. Cloth. An attractive, illustrated edition of Tales of Canon Schmid translated by H. J. Gill. New enlarged edition. With seven illustrations designed by T. J. Reynolds. In a decorated red cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine. Externally,…
At John Murray&Apos;S: Records of a Literary Circle 1843-1892
George Paston · 1932 · Rooke Books
£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)
London, John Murray, 1932. Cloth. A first edition of this account of John Murray III and his literary circle. Running John Murray publishing after his father died, he was responsible for the pubilcations of such books as Darwin's Origin of Species. Here, Emily Morse Symonds…
The Coherences
Anselm Hollo · 1968 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London , Trigram Press, 1968. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of poetry by Anselm Hollo. Limited to one hundred copies printed on white Basingwerk Parchment, and signed by the author. In a blue cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, thoug…
Making Cars at Crewe
Peter Ollerhead · 2006 · Rooke Books
£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,652)
Stroud , Sutton Publishing Limited, 2006. Cloth. A history book about Making Cars at Crewe. "Peter Ollerhead, a former Rolls-Royce employee, has spent years researching the history of the company in Crewe, from 1938 to 1998, focusing on the endeavours and the experiences of its …
The Orphan Angel
Elinor Wylie · 1926 · Rooke Books
£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,761)
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The Orphan Angel is a novel by Elinor Wylie first published in 1926 in which "the great young poet is rescued from drowning off an Italian cape and travels to America, where he encounters the dangers of the frontier." The fi…
The Desultory Man
G. P. R. James · 1836 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)
New York , Harper and Brothers, 1836. Cloth. A very scarce early American edition of The Desultory Man a novel by George Payne Rainsford James. In two volumes complete. George Payne Rainsford James (1799 - 1860), was an English novelist and historical writer. He was for many yea…
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Henry Fielding · 1925 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
London , George G Harrap & Co. 1925. Cloth. A limited edition print of Fielding's comic novel Tom Jones. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. With sixteen colour plate illustrations by Rowland Wheelwright. Lim…
The Scarlet Herring and Other Stories
His Honour Judge Edward Abbott Parry · 1899 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)
London , Smith, Elder & Co, 1899. Cloth. Limited edition, signed copy of The Scarlet Herring and other stories. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Number six of 50 copies printed on to Japanese vellum, and signed…
Observations on the General Principles and on the Particular Nature and Treatment of Various Species of Inflammation Being, with Additions, the Substance of an Essay to Which the Jacksonian Prize, from the Year 1818, Was Adjudged by the Royal College of Surgeons
J. H. James · 1821 · Rooke Books
£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,835)
London , Thomas and George Underwood, 1821. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce early edition of Observations on the General Principles and on the Particular Nature and Treatment of Various Species of Inflammation by J. H. James who was surgeon to the Devon and Exeter Hospital a…