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Epic of Verdun and Ballads of France

Georges Lewys [Gladys Adelina Selma Lewis] · 1928 · Rooke Books

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

New York, Lavater-Dorette, 1928 . First edition. Hardback. An exceptional example of this signed limited collection of poetry about France's role in the First World War, including an epic titled 'Verdun&apos. A limited edition, first edition work of poetry from Georges…

Verses by the Way

James Henry Darlington · 1923 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

New York, Brentano's, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. Signed first-edition poetry collection from the first bishop of Harrisburg, presented to paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn. First edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding with blue boards.Presentation …

New Poems

Kenneth Hare · 1923 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. Scarce signed first edition of post-war poetry from English writer Kenneth Hare. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Presentation copy. Signed by the author with an inscription to Doctor and Mr…

1914-1918

Dyfrig · 1936 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd. [1936] . First edition. Cloth. Scarce signed first edition of First World War poetry from Dyfrig, also known as Evan Davies. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Presentation copy. Signed by the author with an inscripti…

Konstantinopel Und Das Westliche Kleinasien

Karl Baedeker · 1905 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

Leipzig , Karl Baedeker , 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Baedeker volume, with the publisher's censorship slip warning travellers to hide the book from authorities. The first edition of this Baedeker guide to Constantinople and Asia Minor. In the orig…

1922 Gospel Pictures and Other Poems

The Rev. A. Walsh, O. S. A. · 1922 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume of religious poetry, signed and inscribed by the author. A very scarce volume of poetry composed by The Reverend A. Walsh, O. S. A. - the Order of Saint Augustine.An example of a presentation …

War Poems and Other Translations

Various [trans. by Lord Curzon of Kedleston] · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1915. Cloth. A collection of translated war and classical poetry, signed by the translator Lord Curzon, former Viceroy of India and future British foreign secretary. The presentation copy of War Poems and Other Translations, signed by the auth…

Les Grand Frissons: Poemes

Christine de Burgat · 1920 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

Paris, Jouve & Cie , 1920 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce presentation copy of this patriotic WWI poetry cycle, inscribed by the author Christine de Burgat to the novelist Jacques des Gachons. In the publisher's original paper wraps.First edition. An ex…

The Kalendar & Compost of Shepherds from the Original Edition Published by Guy Marchant in Paries in the Year 1493, and Translated Into English C. 1518: Newly Edited for the Year 1931

Guy Merchant · 1931 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London , Peter Davies, 1931. Cloth. An illustrated copy of this 1931 reprint of this 1493 incunable almanac, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A reprint of the original edition published in 1493.In publisher's original beige cloth binding. In the original unclipped du…

Memorials of London and London Life in the Xiith, Xivth, and Xvth Centuries

Henry Thomas Riley · 1868 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1868 . First edition. Cloth. Extensive first edition on Medieval London with a signed bookplate by future London Mayor J. C. Bell. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Presentation copy. With bookplate to front paste down read…

Laughs and Whifts of Song

Theodore Maynard · 1915 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Erskine MacDonald, 1915 . First edition. Paperback. Scarce signed first-edition poetry collection from Theodore Maynard. Scarce first edition.In the publisher's original binding.Signed by the author with dedication to front free endpaper, dated 1917.From influential…

A Sketch of Old London

J.G. Crace · 1885 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Hodge and Hackett, 1885. Cloth. A very scarce book written by John Gregory Crace on London and its streets before the Great Fire of 1066. Previously owned by Crace's son and interior designer John Dibblee. A Sketch of Old London: Its Streets and Thoroughfares Before…

The British Essayists: The Spectator Issues 1-635

Various · 1834 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London , Mayhew, Isaac, and Co. 1834 . Leather. A smart volume of the British Essayists, containing issues no. 1-635 of The Spectator, with original dedications of the successive volumes. In half brown calf with marbled boards.Part of a series called the British Essayists, compr…

2vol Set Edmonton Past and Present

George W. Sturges · 1938 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, The Montagu School Press, 1938-1941. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, limited edition two volume set, on the history of Edmonton, both signed by the author. A very scarce set of two limited edition volumes, illustrated, signed, and in their original green cloth.These…

Our Gracious Queen: Pictures and Stories from Her Majesty&Apos;S Life

O F. Walton · 1897 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London, The Religious Tract Society, 1897. First edition. Cloth. Am uncommon copy of this late Victorian biographical tribute to Queen Victoria designed for young readers, written by Mrs. O. F. Walton, and illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth …

The Pageant of London Volume I & Volume II

Richard Davey · 1906 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Methuen & Co. 1906 . First edition. Cloth. Detailed first-edition history of London, wonderfully illustrated with 40 colour plates. First edition.Complete in two volumes.In publisher's original blue cloth binding.Featuring 40 colour plates total, including a frontis…

Northern Germany As Far As the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers

Karl Baedeker · 1900 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1900. Cloth. A very smart turn-of-the-century Baedeker guide to northern Germany, with numerous folding maps and plans. Thirteenth revised edition. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with thirty-four maps and sixty-five plans, eleven …

Brood

Jackie Polzin · 2021 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

New York, Doubleday; Picador, 2021. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of Brood, American author Jackie Polzin's first novel and a finalist for the 2021 First Novel Prize. The signed first edition of Brood by American author Jackie Polzin, published by Doubleday…

London and Its Environs

Karl Baedeker · 1923 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

Leipzig , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1923. Cloth. A classic guidebook to London from reputable German publisher, Karl Baedeker. Illustrated with many folding maps and plans. Eighteenth revised edition. In the publisher's cloth binding. Providing fifty-two routes exploring…

Typographica 10

Various; Herbert Spencer [ed.] · 0 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Lund Humphries , c1964. Unbound. A signed reprinted issue from the New Series of 'Typographica', containing only Charles Hasler's article on 18th and 19th-century stock blocks. No. 10 of the New Series, "Reprinted from Typographica". This copy only contain…