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Harper&Apos;S New Monthly Magazine: Volumes LXI and LXII

W. H. Babcock; W. H. Bishop; Mrs. Oliphant; Caroline Baldwin; Poultney Bigelow et al. · 1880 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1880-1881 . First edition. Leather. Two first edition late 19th century volumes of the important American periodical 'Harper's New Monthly Magazine', in half morocco bindings and with vignette illustrations throughout. The first editio…

M.T. Ciceronis Ad Familiares Epistolae

[Marcus Tullius Cicero]; Philippe Quartier [Ed.] · 1685 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

Paris, Dionysium Thierry, 1685 . Leather. A smart copy of this Delphin Cicero, edited by the Jesuit Philippe Quartier for the Dauphin, presenting Cicero's "Letters to Friends" with extensive notes and indexes. In a full calf binding, sympathetically rebacked with later calf…

The Field, the Garden, and the Woodland; or, Interesting Facts Respecting Flowers and Plants in General

A Lady [Anne Pratt] · 1838 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Charles Knight & Co. 1838. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this delightfully illustrated botanical guide for children. Scarce first edition.   Smartly rebacked, with the publisher's original red cloth boards.   Delightfully illustrated throughout w…

Thirteen Views of the Castle of St. Donat&Apos;S, Glamorganshire, with a Notice of the Stradling Family

Frances Stackhouse Acton, George Thomas Clarke · 1871 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Shrewsbury, Adnitt & Naunton, 1871. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition and a presentation copy of a tour of the Welsh castle, written by a prominent local arcaheologist. The first edition and a signed presentation copy of The Castle of Thirteen Views of the Castle of…

Treasure of Bethlehem: A Christmas Mystery

Marjorie C. Ecclestone · 1932 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

London, Heath Cranton Limited, 1932. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce copy of this beautifully illustrated interwar Nativity mystery play, enriched with a signed letter from the author-artist, known locally as the "Green Lady." In the publisher's original cloth…

Fourteen Years&Apos; Experience of Cold Water: Its Uses and Abuses

Captain Richardson [Mervyn Richardson] · 1857 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1857 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed copy of this medical work on cold water by nineteenth century author Mervyn Richardson, with two plates. A very scarce work. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the rea…

The Book of the Thames, from Its Rise to Its Fall

Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Hall · 1859 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co. 1859 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this illustrated topographical study of the river Thames, in a John Leighton designed binding. The first edition.  In the publisher's original gilted green cloth, with a gilt to…

Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy by the President

Joshua Reynolds · 1778 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

London, T. Cadell, 1778. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this series of seven artistic lectures given by Joshua Reynolds at the Royal Academy. The first edition of the work. ESTC citation number T47974.With a leaf of advertisements to the rear. Half-title is presen…

The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young · 1743 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, R. Dodsley; G. Hawkins, 1743-1745. Leather. A sammelband of early separately issued parts of Young"s "Night Thoughts," celebrated as "the grandest and richest poetry" by Boswell, in a contemporary full calf binding. In a contemporary full calf binding. Night Thoughts wa…

Examples of the Municipal, Commercial and Street Architecture of France and Italy from the 12th to the 15th Century

R. Anderson · 1870 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, William Mackenzie , 1870-1875. Leather. A scarce study of French and Italian architecture by Scottish Victorian architect Robert Anderson, complete with 103 skilfully drawn plates. A fantastic illustrated exploration of the municipal, commercial and street architecture o…

R.P. Ionnis de Lugo Hispalensis, E Societate Iesv, in Collegio Romano Eiusdem Sociatatis Theologiae Professoris, Disputationes Scholasticae, Et Morales, de Virtve, Et Sacramento Poenitentiae. Item de Svffragiis, Et Indvlgentiis. Opus Confessariis Omnibvs Maxime Vtile.

John de Lugo · 1638 · Rooke Books

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

Lyon, Jacobi & Petri Prost, 1638. First edition. Leather. The incredibly scarce first edition of Spanish Jesuit and Cardinal, John de Lugo's treatise on the sacrament of penance. The first edition of John de Lugo's 1638 treatise on the virtue of penance, published in L…

A New Dictionary of the English Language

Charles Richardson · 1836 · Rooke Books

£1,725.00 (€2,067.66 | $2,278.98 | ¥363,808)

London, William Pickering , 1836. First edition. Leather. An impressive first edition of Charles Richardson's dictionary, with a signed letter from the author to Lord Viscount Strangford. An excellent first edition of lexicographer, Charles Richardson's New Dictionary.…

London: Vanished & Vanishing

Philip Norman · 1905 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Adam & Charles Black , 1905 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition presentation copy of Norman's beautifully illustrated exploration of the vanishing architecture of London, signed and inscribed by the author. The first edition.A presentation copy, inscribed '…

British Angling Flies

Michael Theakson; Francis M. Walbran [Ed.] · 1888 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Ripon; London, William Harrison; Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, [1888]. Cloth. A pleasing, illustrated guide to angling flies; the second edition, edited by Francis M. Walbran. A pleasing second, revised edition of Theakston's British Angling Flies. First publ…

Chasing the Devil Flowering of the Bamboo Numbered Account the Runner the Act of Creation

Multiple authors · 1964 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Woodbine House; Delacorte Press; Macmillan; Chatto and Windus, 1964-2010. First edition. Cloth. A fine set of five modern works of literary fiction, including one signed by the author to the title page, all in the publishers' original cloth with the original bright,…

Charade

John Mortimer · 1947 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, The Bodley Head, 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Mortimer"s first novel inspired by his Crown Film Unit experience, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper and a signed presentation card from the author. In the publisher's original yellow …

A Man&Apos;S House and Garibaldi

John Drinkwater · 1934 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1934-1936. First edition. Cloth. Signed and author's own copies of these two plays from the library of English poet and dramatist John Drinkwater. A two volume set. The first editions. Signed by the author to the front free endpapers.In the…

Plays and Poetry by John Drinkwater

John Drinkwater · 1916 · Rooke Books

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

London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1916-1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart seven volume set of signed plays and poetry by John Drinkwater, from the author's library. A seven volume set of works by John Drinkwater.All volumes signed by the author.In the original red cloth bind…

The Minaret of Djam: An Excursion in Afghanistan; Spain; Nellie: Letters from Africa; Contact!: A Book of Glimpses

Freya Stark; Jan Morris; Elspeth Huxley; Jan Morris · 1974 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

London, John Murray; Faber and Faber; Weidenfeld and Nicolson; Faber and Faber, 1974-2009 . Cloth. A smart four-volume collection of modern travel writing and memoir, including a signed first edition by Elspeth Huxley. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Complete w…

Those Stormy Years: Memories of the Fight for Freedom on Five Continents

George Hardy · 1956 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1956 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of the illustrated biography of British communist figure George Hardy, in the bright dust wrapper. The scarce first edition, first impression of this work.In the publi…