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The Moment and Other Essays

Virginia Woolf · 1947 · Rooke Books

£455.00 (€545.38 | $601.12 | ¥95,961)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this collection of twenty nine essays by noted Bloomsbury author, Virginia Woolf, in the decorative unclipped dust wrapper designed by Vanessa Bell. The first edition, first impression. In the original uncli…

Elmet

Fiona Mozley · 2017 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,702)

London, JM Originals, 2017 . First edition. Paperback. The signed first edition, first printing of Fiona Mozley's debut novel with unclipped French folds. First edition, first printing of Elmet by Fiona Mozley in original publisher's paper wraps with unclipped French f…

The World of Raymond Chandler

Miriam Gross (Ed.) · 1977 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1977. First edition. Hardback. A fascinating first edition collection of essays regarding the life and works of Raymond Chandler. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper designed by David Godf…

Ancient Interiors in Belgium

K. Sluyterman; A.H. Cornette Oscar Schepens [tran.] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1915. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated architectural work on the history of interiors in Belgium, part of a limited edition publication of only two hundred copies. A fascinating historical work on the architecture and design of ancient interiors in Belgi…

Mrs Claude&Apos;S Curtain Lectures

Douglas Jerrold · 1866 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Bradbury, Evans, & Co. 1866. First edition. Leather. Bright first edition of this comical series by Douglas Jerrold, strikingly rebound in full morocco by Leighton. First book form edition of this work. Comic series by English dramatist and writher Douglas Jerrold, givin…

Armadillo

William Boyd · 1998 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1998. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first impression of this novel by William Boyd, signed by the author. William Boyd's seventh novel, first to be set in Britain. Following Lorimer Black, a successful loss adjuster, as his life starts to unrav…

The Ingoldsby Legends of Mirth and Marvels

Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham] · 1936 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1936. Hardback. A beautiful Zaehnsdorf morocco bound edition of the famous Ingoldsby Legends. A popular collection of myths, legends, ghost stories, and poetry by English clergyman Richard Harris Barham, published under pen-pane Thomas Ingoldsby of Tapp…

Some Particulars Contributed Towards a Memoir of Mrs. Myddelton

G. Steinman Steinman · 1864 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1864. First edition. Cloth. A scarce and privately printed biographical account of Jane Myddelton, one of the 'Windsor Beauties', written by G. Steinman Steinman and signed by the author to the title page. First edition, scarce, 'printed fo…

A World of Love Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962

Joseph P. Lash · 1984 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Pennsylvania , The Franklin Library , 1984. First edition. Leather. A stunning, limited first edition signed book containing the letters of Eleanor Roosevelt collated by her close friend Joseph Paul Lash. This is a stunning limited first edition of A World of Love, which has bee…

The Unfortunate Traveller

Thomas Nash · 1930 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London , The Verona Society , 1930. Cloth. An illustrated re-print of the adventurous and enthralling novel The Unfortunate Traveller. This is a reprinted copy of Thomas Nash's novel The Unfortunate Traveller: Or the Life of Jack Wilton first published in 1594. The text has…

Depositio Cornuti Typographici: A Mirthful Play Performed at the Confirmation of a Journeyman

William Blades [rans.]; James Moran [ed.] · 1962 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Colchester , Maximilian Editions/Bertram Rota, 1962. Brochure/Pamphlet. A lovely copy of this limited edition play complete with slipcase, signed by the editor. A limited edition, one of five hundred copies signed by the editor James Moran, this number three-hundred and twenty s…

Sidney Nolan

T.G. Rosenthal · 2002 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Thames and Hudson, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on the career of Australian painter Sidney Nolan, signed by the author and editor, Tom Rosenthal, to the half title page. A fascinating work on the artistic career of twentieth-century Australi…

Lettre de Monsieur, Et de M. Le Comte D&Apos;Artois, Au Roi Leur Frere, Avec la Declaration Signã©E a Pilnitz le 27 Aoust 1791, Par L&Apos;Empereur Et le Roi de Prusse. Lettre Au Roi Par M. Le Prince de Condã©, M. Le Duc de Bourbon, M. Le Duc D&Apos;Enghien.

Charles X; Louis XVIII · 1791 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Koblenz, Chez Brille, 1791 . Unbound. A contemporary printing of an important 1791 letter sent by the future Charles X and Louis XVIII, advising their bother, King Louis XVI, on the course of the Revolution. In the original French. An important document marking a turning point i…

Collection of New Year&Apos;S Greetings

Various · 1967 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1967-79. First edition. Cloth. A collection of seven limited edition works published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, containing promotional extracts of a range of then un-released books by authors such as Mary McCarthy, John Pearson, and Charle…

A New and Compendious History of the County of Warwick, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time

William Smith · 1830 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.54 | ¥209,848)

Birmingham, W. Emans, 1830 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce and richly illustrated study of the history of Warwick, in a bright half morocco signed binding. The scarce first edition of this detailed and illustrated study of the history and topography of…

Floral Rambles in Highways and Byways by Rev. Prof. G. Henslow, M.A. F.L. S. , F.G. S. , Etc. With Thirty-Two Coloured Plates and One Hundred Black and White Illustrations

Professor G. Henslow · 1915 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of this scarce work from Professor G. Henslow. Complete with 32 colour plates. A scarce first edition of Professor George Henslow"s "Floral Rambles in Highways and By…

Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush

Ian Maclaren · 1896 · Rooke Books

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

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1896 . Hardback. A scarce, signed, Limited Edition of this charming collection of Scottish stories by Ian Maclaren, complete with the very scarce original dust wrapper, and illustrated throughout by William Hole. The scarce signed Limited Edition of…

My Name Was Judas

C.K. Stead · 2006 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Harvill Secker, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this reimagining of the life and betrayal of Jesus's disciple, Judas, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A charming and enthralling reimagining of the life of one of the twelve disciples…

Fool&Apos;S Gold

Jane Jakeman · 1998 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Headline, 1998 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this historical mystery novel set in 1830s England. A signed first edition, first impression of this very scarce historical mystery novel from art historian and author Jane Jakeman. In the publi…

Poems by Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray · 1894 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

Eton, Eton College Press, 1894. Leather. The collected poems of Thomas Gray, in an elegant full calf Eton College binding signed Spottiswoode & Co. featuring decorations throughout. The collected poems of Thomas Gray, English poet known for his 1751 Elegy Written in a Country Ch…