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Poetical Illustrations of the Achievements of the Duke of Wellington and His Companions in Arms
Major George Webb de Renzy · 1852 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)
Edinburgh, Sutherland and Knox, 1852. First edition. Cloth. A collection of poetry surrounding the achievements of the Duke of Wellington and his companions. A scarce first edition of this work in original publisher's binding, with gilt image to front board. This work compr…
Thomas Johnson: Botanical Journeys in Kent & Hampstead
JSL Gilmour · 1972 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
Pittsburgh, The Hunt Botanical Library , 1972. Cloth. Facsimile of Thomas Johnson's work dedicated to his botanical journeys to Kent and Hampstead by John Gilmour, the author's presentation copy. Facsimile edition of Thomas Johnson's 'Iter' (1629) and &a…
William Blake: A Critical Essay
Algernon Charles Swinburne · 1868 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,543)
London, John Camden Hotten, 1868 . Leather. A lovely second edition of Swinburne's celebrated biography of artist and poet William Blake, analysing both his life and his works, and illustrated throughout. The second edition of Swinburne's analysis of Blake's works…
The Poems of Bishop Henry King
Bishop Henry King; john Sparrow [ed.] · 1925 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1925. Hardback. A limited edition of the collected poems of Henry King, edited by John Sparrow. Limited edition of the poems of Henry King, collected poems edited by John Sparrow, published in a large paper, limited to nine-hundred copies, this out of…
Green Outside
Elizabeth Godley · 1931 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, Chatto and Windus, [1931]. Cloth. A whimsical collection of poetry illustrated by Rex Whistler. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. This delightful and whimsical collection of children's poetry by Elizabeth Godley is accompanied by humorous illustrations by Rex Whi…
Mammals in Hawaii: A Synopsis and Notational Bibliography
P. Quentin Tomich · 1969 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this interesting work on mammals. With an inscription by the author to zoologist Desmond Morris. A signed copy of Quentin Tomich's work on Hawaiian Mammals, signed by the author. With several in-t…
The Poems of William Austin
William Austin; Anne Ridler [Editor] · 1983 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Oxford, The Perpetua Press, 1983. First edition. Leather. A limited edition copy William Austin's poetry, signed by the editor. A limited edition copy of the poems of William Austin, signed by the editor Anne Ridler. Only 150 copies of this volume were printed. The present …
Chronique Parisienne Des Six Derniers Mois D&Apos;Empire
Paul Ginsty; M. Quatrelles l'Epine · 1912 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
Paris, Pierre Lafitte & Cie, 1912 . Leather. A delightfully bound copy of the first edition of this scarce study of the final six months of the Napoleonic Empire. In the original French.In a half crushed morocco signed binding by H. Beenkens Rel, with the publisher's origin…
Boris Vian de a ã Z
Noel Arnaud [ed] · 1976 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
Not Stated , Oliques , 1976. Paperback. Trade edition of the illustrated special issue of French literary magazine 'Obliques' dedicated to the work of Boris Vian. Dedicated to influential French author Boris Vian, polymath, poet, singer, translator, critic, inventor, a…
A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go
R. D. Akehurst; T. J. Cowley · 1948 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Guildford, Typography Department of the Guildford School of Art, 1948. Paperback. A scarce poem with illustrations as designed in the Guildford School of Art. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout. A charming poem following a frog as he visits his friend Mrs Mouse. Designed and il…
The Signatures of Four British Artists: Alfred Parsons; Harrington Mann; Ernest Crofts, and Henry Tanworth Wells
Alfred Parsons; Harrington Mann; Ernest Crofts; Henry Tanworth Wells · 1896 · Rooke Books
£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,690)
London, None, 1896-1934 . Loose Pages, Articles. The signatures of four prominent British painters: Alfred Parsons, Harrington Mann, Ernest Crofts, and Henry Tanworth Wells. The first two signatures, flat signed to a sheet of folded paper, are of the miniaturist and portrait pai…
The Apostle a Drama
George Moore · 1923 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London , William Heinemann , 1923 . First edition. Hardback. A signed, limited edition copy of The Apostle, a play by George Moore. A limited edition copy, limited to one thousand copies with this being number ten. Signed by the author to the limitation page. The Apostle is a dr…
Without Prejudice One Hundred Letters from Frederick William Rolfe Baron Corvo to John Lane
Frederick William Rolfe; Baron Corvo; John Lane; Cecil Woolf · 1963 · Rooke Books
£975.00 (€1,168.68 | $1,288.12 | ¥205,630)
London, Allen Lane, 1963. First edition. Hardback. A limited edition collection of one-hundred letters by Baron Corvo to John Lane, including a signed letter from the editor, Cecil Woolf. The first edition of this privately printed work, of which only six hundred unnumbered copi…
The Guildhall Series of Stock Rulings Petty Cash Account Book
1958 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
Not stated, Not stated, 1958 . Leather. A very scarce accounts book from a company using their Guildhall Stock Rulings Book, which is bound in leather. A very scarce accounts book for petty cash of an unknown business from 1958. A Guildhall Series of Stock Rulings Book, bound in…
Little Peter the Great
H. A. Manhood; Henry Williamson · 1931 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, William Jackson; Joiner & Steele, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart signed limited edition story by Harold Alfred Manhood, a nice copy with a lovely frontispiece by Rowland Hilder. The first limited edition, limited to 550 copies, of which this is numbered 456.Signed b…
The Cold Kiss of Death
Suzanne McLeod · 2009 · Rooke Books
£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)
London , Gollancz, 2009. First edition. Paperback. A lovely uncorrected proof, signed copy of The Cold Kiss of Death. An uncorrected manuscript proof copy of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. This volume is a supernatural fiction novel which follows a woman who …
The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Peter Beye · 1991 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
Stuttgart, Hatje, 1991. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition copy of this history of the Staatsgalerie, Germany. A first edition copy of this work. In both English and German. The Staatsgalerie is an art museum in Stuttgart Germany and opened in 1843. With the opening…
Birds in Mallorca
John Busby · 1988 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Kent, Christopher Helm, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this beautifully illustrated ornithological study of Mallorca. First edition. Illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white sketches by the author. An ornithological study of Mallorca, with reference…
Wise Blood
Flannery O'Connor · 1955 · Rooke Books
£390.00 (€467.47 | $515.25 | ¥82,252)
London, Neville Spearman, 1955. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first British edition of Flannery O'Connor's first novel, Wise Blood, in the original striking Guy Nicholls dust wrapper. The first British edition. First published in the US by Harcourt in 1952. In the …
Little Peter the Great
H. A. Manhood · 1931 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London , William Jackson, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition copy of this short story by Harold Alfred Manhood. A limited edition copy, with 550 copies being published of which this is number 87. Signed by the author to the limitation page and the front free e…