Thomas, John

Pictorial Atlas of Australian Wines; the Great Book of Wine; South African Wine; the Wine Atlas of California

Various; Thomas K. Hardy; Joseph JobeÃÂOe; James Halliday; Dave Hughes; Phyllis Hands; John Kench · 1968 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.42 | $258.84 | ¥41,385)

Various, Various; Angus & Robertson Ltd; , 1968-1993. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive quartet of volumes authored by experts and enthusiasts, covering all aspects of oenology. One of which is signed by the author. This is a four volume set, covering all aspects of oenolo...

Beacon Flashes

John Thomas · 0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.42 | $258.84 | ¥41,385)

London, F. F. Longley , c1878. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce fiction work intended to teach morals and warn against alcohol, written and illustrated by John Thomas. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and twenty-six mono...

The Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary

John Leland; Thomas Hearne · 1768 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€897.76 | $995.54 | ¥159,173)

Oxford, At the Theatre for James Fletcher; Joseph Pote, 1768-1770 . Leather. The third edition of this important work by John Leland, offering complete itineraries and noting his journeys around England and Wales in the Tudor era, offering insight into local topography. The th...

The Works of Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray; Rev. John Mitford · 1816 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.16 | $371.67 | ¥59,425)

London, J. Mawman, 1816 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon two volume first edition of the collected poetry and correspondence of Thomas Gray, in handsome half calf bindings. The first edition, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume. The wo...

2 Vols Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries, from the Latter Part of the Reign of Edward II. To the Coronation of Henry IV.

Sir John Froissart [Jean Froissart]; Thomas Johnes [trans.] · 1855 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.81 | $86.28 | ¥13,795)

London, Henry G. Bohn , 1855 . Leather. A two-volume Bohn reissue in half morocco, richly illustrated with Humphreys" illuminated plates, presenting Johnes"s classic English translation of Froissart"s chronicle of England, France, Spain, and the adjoining countries. In a half ...

Mendicant Wanderers Through the Streets of London

John Thomas Smith · 1883 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.51 | $219.02 | ¥35,018)

Edinburgh , William P. Nimmo & Co. 1883 . Cloth. The 1883 edition in the original cloth, with thirty-one hand-drawn plates and further illustrations by John Thomas Smith. The 1883 edition in the publisher's original cloth. Undated, dated from a copy held at the National L...

Liber Albus: The White Book of the City of London

John Carpenter; Richard Whitington; Henry Thomas Riley (trans.) · 1861 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.76 | $106.19 | ¥16,979)

London , Richard Griffin and Company, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the first edition of the English translation of the first book of English Common Law. The first edition of this excellent translation from the original Latin and Anglo-Norman by Henry Thomas Rile...

Every Man His Own Gardener

Thomas Mawe; John Abercrombie; et al · 1787 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.58 | $185.83 | ¥29,712)

London, J. F. and C. Rivington; et al, 1787. Leather. Mawe and Abercrombie's influential and monumental gardeners calendar, an important work that went through many editions. A detailed calendar tracing a year in the life of a gardener; advising the reader on what to sow ...

Travels from Hamburgh, Through Westphalia, Holland, and the Netherlands, to Paris

Thomas Holcroft; John Fulton [abridged] · 1804 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.63 | $165.92 | ¥26,529)

Glasgow, R. Chapman for Gray, Maver & Co, 1804 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first abridged edition of Thomas Holcroft's fascinating account of his travels in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th century. The scarce first abridged edition of this work, published ...

The Poetical Works of John Milton

John Milton; Thomas Newton [ed.] · 1854 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€538.66 | $597.32 | ¥95,504)

London, George Routledge and Co. 1854 . Leather. A sumptuously bound, illustrated edition of the collected poetical works of Milton, in a signed prize binding from Sotheran and Bickers. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further plates by William Harvey. Collated, compl...

A Book for a Rainy Day or Recollections of the Events of the Years 1766-1833 by John Thomas Smith. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by Wilfred Whitten. With Illustrations from Contemporary Prints

John Thomas Smith; Wilfred Whitten [ed] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.67 | $146.01 | ¥23,345)

London, Methuen & Co. 1905. Hardback. London: Methuen & Co. 1905. Hardback. Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Multiple, including illustrations after Pugin and Rowlandson, Robert Cruikshank, and engravings from William Bond, James Bretherton. An uncommon edition of this work by Hackney-carr...

Essays on Physiognomy

John Caspar Lavater; Johann Kaspar Lavater; Thomas Holcroft · 1879 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.79 | $92.92 | ¥14,856)

London, William Tegg and Co, 1879. Cloth. An English translation of the important essays on physiognomy by Johann Kaspar Lavater, illustrated throughout. A collection of the essays of Johann Kaspar Lavater on physiognomy, writings which helped to popularise the science.Illustr...

Every Man His Own Gardener: Being a Complete Gardener&Apos;S Calendar

Thomas Maw; John Abercrombie; James Main · 1839 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.65 | $65.04 | ¥10,399)

London, Longman, Orme & Co. 1839. Cloth. The twenty-fourth edition of this gardener's calendar from horticulturalists Thomas Mawe and John Abercrombie. Twenty-fourth edition. With a frontispiece and one plate. A gardener's calendar and general directory containing di...

A Selection of Irish Melodies, with Symphonies and Accompaniments

Sir John Stevenson; Thomas Moore · 0 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.72 | $126.10 | ¥20,162)

Dublin, Henry Bussell, c1850. Leather. A very scarce copy of this collection of Irish melodies with accompaniments from Thomas Moore and Sir John Stevenson, volume one only. Volume one of two only. Very scarce. A charming collection of Irish melodies written by Thomas Moore, a...

The Pastime of People, or, the Chronicles of Divers Realms; and Most Especially of the Realm of England

John Rastell; Thomas Frognall Dibdin [ed.] · 1811 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€628.43 | $696.87 | ¥111,421)

London, F. C. and J. Rivington; T. Payne; Wilkie and Robinson; et al, 1811. Leather. A very smart facsimile of this sixteenth century chronicle of English history, by John Rastell. Complete with eighteen charming woodcuts. A faithful facsimile of a work which was originally pu...

The Lonsdale Library Volume XVI Rackets, Squash Rackets, Tennis, Fives & Badminton

E. M. Baerlein, Captain J. Tomkinson, E. Snell, Major T. Moss, David Egerton, John Armitage, Sir George A. Thomas, Bart. · 1933 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.46 | $63.71 | ¥10,187)

London, Seeley Service & Co. Limited, 1933. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this work on racket sports by 'The Lonsdale Library' edited by Lord Aberdare. A first edition of the work.In the publisher's original cloth. No dust wrapper.  Wit...

Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain&Apos;D

John Milton; Thomas Newton · 1753 · Rooke Books

£1,600.00 (€1,915.22 | $2,123.81 | ¥339,570)

London, C. Hitch and L. Hawes; J. Hodges; J. and R. Tonson; et al, 1753-57. Leather. An early set of John Milton's important epic poems, an illustrated set edited by biblical scholar Thomas Newton. ESTC citation numbers T132846 and T134240.The fourth Newton edition of &ap...

Traethodau 1779-1831

W. B. Knight; Thomas Boston; Robert Edwards; John Bunyan; · 1831 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.63 | $165.92 | ¥26,529)

Cardiff, Rivington; Griffiths; Williams; T. Price, c1835. Hardback. A collection of eight essays in the original Welsh language. Welsh language. Scarce publications. A collection of eight essays written by Reverends, including: The Grace of Love, 1831. Baptism of Infants, 1830...

Odes and Addresses to Great People

Thomas Hood; John Hamilton Reynolds · 1825 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.42 | $258.84 | ¥41,385)

London, Baldwin, Cradock, & Joy, 1825 . First edition. Hardback. A bright copy of the first edition of Thomas Hood and John Hamilton Reynolds's collection of satirical odes to famous contemporary figures. The first edition of this work, consisting of fifteen short address...

An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of Architecture in England from the Conquest to the Reformation

Thomas Rickman; John Henry Parker · 1881 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.72 | $126.10 | ¥20,162)

London , Parker And Co, 1881. Cloth. A richly illustrated copy of this work on English architectural styles. A seventh edition of An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of Architecture in England from the Conquest to the Reformation, with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman Order...