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A Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Planting with Special Reference to Ceylon

H. F. Macmillan · 1914 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Colombo, H. W. Cave & Co. 1914. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated handbook to tropical gardening from British botanist Hugh Fraser Macmillan, with letters from the author tipped in. Second edition. With two letters tipped in at page 552, one of which is signed by…

The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison; Thomas Tickell [ed.] · 1805 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Vernor and Hood; John Walked; Cuthell and Martin; et al, 1805 . Leather. The first five volumes only of this six volume illustrated edition of the collected works of Joseph Addison, comprising of his best known literary works. Presents I-V only of a six volume edition ar…

The Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with a Memoir by James P. Browne, M.D. Containing Extracts from the Life by Thomas Moore

Richard Brinsley Sheridan; James P. Browne; Thomas Moore · 1884 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Bickers and Son , 1884. Leather. A leather bound two-volume set containing the works of Sheridan, together with a memoir by James P. Browne. A set of works from Irish-born playwright impresario and Whig politician, Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Complete in two volumes. Bou…

The Most Magnificent Invention Mansion: A Three Dimensional Mystery

Steve Cox; Nick Denchfield · 1999 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this marvelous fold-out carousel with paper characters to play with. First edition. Scarce work. A large-scale fold-out mansion scene with a laminated map showring the mansion grounds…

3rd Dimension Picture Book with the Wonder Spectacles

Anonymous · 1950 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, W. Walker & Sons, c1950 . Paperback. A very scarce 1950s non-fiction children's work, with 'wonder spectacles' that allow the photograph images to be viewed in three dimensions. A very scarce work.An informative children's work with green and red tint…

Medleys and Songs without Music

H. J. L. G. [Sir Henry John Lowndes Graham] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, W. H. Allen and Co. 1891. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce collection of verses from Scottish public servant Sir Henry John Lowndes Graham, signed by the author in presentation. First edition. Scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author in p…

The King Who Was a King

H. G. Wells · 1929 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Ernest Benn, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing treatise by H. G. Wells on the history and nature of cinema. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original first issue cloth, without the dust wrapper. An interesting treatise by H…

Upper Cuts: Stories of the Ringside

Fritz Holland · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Sydney, New Century Press Limited, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A bright copy of this very scarce collection of short stories on the subject of boxing, by the American middleweight boxer Fritz Holland. A very scarce work in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps,…

The Elegies of a Glass Adonis

C. A. Trypanis; Will Carter · 1967 · Rooke Books

£108.00 (€129.46 | $142.68 | ¥22,785)

New York, Chilmark Press, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first limited edition of C.A. Trypanis's anthology of verses, signed by the author. With the original plastic wrap and slip case. First edition. Limited to four hundred and fifty copies of which this is number t…

Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville

Henry Greville; Viscountess Enfield · 1883 · Rooke Books

£640.00 (€767.14 | $845.53 | ¥135,020)

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1883-1884. First edition. Leather. An extra illustrated first edition of the diaries of Henry Greville, with a signed letter from editor Viscountess Enfield, Greville's niece. The scarce first editions of both the first and second series of this…

Chequers: The Prime Minister&Apos;S Country House and Its History

Norma Major · 1996 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London , Harper Collins , 1996. Cloth. A signed copy of this profusely illustrated exploration of the Chequers Estate in excellent condition. An excellent early copy of this historical work.Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original unclipped dust …

Amphibians and Reptiles & Loch Lomondside

Trevor Beebee; Richard Griffiths; John Mitchell · 2000 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2000-2001. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions from the New Naturalist Library volumes, with illustrations. Two volumes. First edition. Number eighty-seven and eighty-eight of The New Naturalist Library volumes, a survey of Briti…

Just a Little Bit of String

Ellaline Terriss · 1955 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Hutchinson, 1955. First edition. Cloth. The compelling autobiography of popular actress and singer Ellaline Terriss, signed by the author to her "luncheon partner" William Foyle, co-founder of Foyles bookshop, with the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. The first …

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins

Robert Paltock; A. H. Bullen [preface] · 1884 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,210)

London, Reeves & Turner, 1884 . First edition. Leather. A fine first edition thus of Robert Paltock's 'Gulliver's Travels' inspired novel, in crushed half morocco Bayntun bindings. The first edition thus, being the first edition to feature the significant exp…

Prince Charles Edward

Andrew Lang · 1900 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

London, Goupil & Co; Manzi, Joyant & Co, 1900 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound, full morocco, limited edition biography of Prince Charles Edward, illustrated throughout. Number 701 of 1,500 copies of this limited edition work produced.Illustrated with a hand-coloure…

Antique Brassfoundry

R. M. Coy · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Not Stated, R. M. Coy , c1930. Disbound. A very scarce illustrated catalogue containing a wide array of antique brass pieces. A very scarce catalogue of antique brass pieces from a foundry.Internally, pages are disbound, but are displayed in the publisher's original wraps.Â…

A Daughter of the Middle Border

Hamlin Garland · 1922 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1922. Cloth. The second volume of Hamlin Garland's autobiography, and illustrated volume signed by the author/ An early edition, published the year after the first edition.Inscribed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "This is …

Angel

DuBose Heyward · 1926 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, George H. Doran Company, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this vivid novel about religion in North Carolina by DuBose Heyward. The 'Carolina Edition', a limited edition published concurrently with the first edition, an unspecified …

Brockport, New York: Beginning with "and

William Heyen · 1988 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Dallas , Northouse and Northouse , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this poetical collection from American poet William Heyen. A limited edition, being number 7 out of 50 numbered copies.Signed by the author to the colophon. In the publisher's o…

A Victorian Christmas Card: "for Old Times&Apos; Sake

May Byron · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, W. McKenzie & Co. c1890 . Paperback. A charming pictorial Victorian christmas card depicting two kittens by a fireplace, painted by Frederick Leighton. A charming pictorial Christmas card, published by W. McKenzie & Co. who were a prominent seller of Christmas cards duri…