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Examples of Ornamental Metal Work

Henry Shaw · 1836 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Wm Pickering , 1836 . First edition. Leather. An abundantly illustrated scarce first edition this nineteenth century volume on metal work comprising of 50 plates, with 2 being hand coloured. The scarce first edition of the work.In quarter green morocco with red paper b...

An Abridgment of Bishop Burnet&Apos;S History of His Own Times

Gilbert Burnet; Mr. Thomas Stackhouse · 1724 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, J. Smith, 1724 . First edition. Hardback. A handsomely bound example of the first abridged edition of Gilbert Burnet's impressive 'History of His Own Time', condensed into a single volume by Thomas Stackhouse. The first edition of English theologian and ...

Hanley and the House of Lechmere

1883 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Pickering and Co. 1883. First edition. Leather. A presentation copy of this fascinating look into the lineage and legacy of the Lechmere family and their ancestral home, Hanley Castle. The author's presentation copy, inscribed to the front free endpaper to a Lechm...

Le Cantique de la Patrie

Adrienne Blanc-Peridier · 1918 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Paris, Libraire Plon, 1918. Paperback. An incredibly scarce presentation copy of French wartime verse, illustrated by Jean Magrou. An incredibly scarce presentation copy of wartime poetry published under the pseudonym Adrienne Blanc-Peridier (actually Adrienne Hyacinthe Marie ...

Herbe Bluten, Kriegserlebtes

Bruno Kisch · 1916 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Prag-Smichow, Koppe-Bellmann, 1916. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce copy of war poetry, signed and inscribed by Jewish author, later renowned medical doctor Bruno Kisch. A very scarce first edition copy of this work, in original grey paper binding, with original title ...

Paris As It Is an Illustrated Souvenir of the French Metropolis

None Stated · 1892 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

New York; Chicago; Washington; London, Brentano's, 1892. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this work, richly illustrated with both sketches and contemporary photographs. An uncommon first edition copy of this 1892 work, in original half cloth binding.Feat...

London Cameos

A. H. Blake · 1930 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A fascinating first printing of this photographic journey through the city of London. The first edition.A beautiful description of London before the Second World War. Containing information and illustrations of the Old ...

Histoire Des Cafes de Paris

Francois Fosca · 1934 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Paris, Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1934 . First edition. Paperback. An illustrated first edition of this work on the history of cafes in Paris by Francois Fosca. The first edition in the publisher's original paper wraps.In French, written by French artist and writer, Francois Fo...

Poems

Iolo Aneruin Williams · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Methuen, 1915. Hardback. The signed collection of war poems by Iolo Aneurin Williams, father of composer Edward Williams. Signed letters included. The signed collection of war poetry by British writer Iolo Aneurin Williams. Published by Methuen and Co. in 1915, while W...

Rhymes from the Front

G.C. Young · 1918 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Warminster, The Warminster Printing, 1918. Paperback. A very scarce collection of war poems that follows the service of a modest soldier from the Australian forces during the First World War. A very scarce collection of war poems written by soldier G.C. Young of the 35th Batta...

Les Habitues Des Prisons de Paris Etude D&Apos;Anthropologie & de Psychologie Criminelles

Dr. Emile Laurent · 1890 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)

Lyon; Paris, A. Storck; G. Masson, 1890. First edition. Leather. A handsome half morocco first edition of this uncommon work, with vignette and folding illustrations. A handsome half morocco copy of this fascinating and unusual title examining the inmates in prisons across Par...

Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of Interest in the Metropolis

John Timbs · 1868 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1868. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this 1868 new edition, rebacked, with spine laid down. An uncommon copy of this title, by London-born writer John Timbs.A smart, new edition, bound in brown cloth, and rebacked, with original spine lai...

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

W.J. MacQueen Pope · 1945 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, W. H. Allen, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition in the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper, illustrated with twenty five mostly photographic black and white plates. The first edition in the publisher's original cloth with the origin...

The Anniversary Calendar, Natal Book and Universal Mirror

Anonymous · 1832 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, William Kidd, 1832. First edition. Cloth. A scarce and anonymously written anniversary calendar, containing insightful historical facts and verses matching the seasons and months. The scarce Anniversary Calendar, Natal Book and Universal Mirror, written anonymously and...

London: The Great Transformation 1860-1920

Philip Davies; Dan Cruickshank · 2022 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London , Atlantic Publishing, 2022 . First edition. Cloth. An abundantly illustrated first edition of this captivating work on the development of London, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original purple cloth binding. In...

Cries and Cries of Old London

Raphael Nelson · 1941 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London , Collins, 1941 . First edition. Cloth. A strikingly illustrated first edition of this authentic portrayal of London sellers and tradesmen, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original cloth binding, in the original ...

Photographs of the Paris Exposition

1880 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Paris, Librairie A. Taride; LiP; , 1880-1900 . Cloth. - A beautiful set of four books of illustrations and photography, capturing the events of the Exposition Universelle of both 1900 and 1889.The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a world's fair held in Paris from 6th Ma...

La Poste a Paris Depuis Sa Creation Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours Etude Historique & Anecdotique

Georges Brunel · 1920 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Amiens, Yvert & Teller, 1920 . Paperback. An abundantly illustrated work on the post office in Paris, from its' creation to present day. A very scarce work.In publisher's original paper wraps. With 372 illustrations and reproductions from period documents, and 260 h...

The Life and Death of the Sublime Society of Beef Steaks

Bro. Walter Arnold · 1871 · Rooke Books

£670.00 (€803.22 | $885.31 | ¥141,390)

London , Bradbury, Evans, & Co. 1871. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this fascinating biography on the prestigious Sublime Society of Beef Steaks, with a frontispiece and six plates. The extremely scarce first edition of the work.Bound in publisher&apos...

Pseudodoxia Epidemica: Or, Enquiries Into Very Many Received Tenents, and Commonly Presumed Truths

Thomas Brown Dr. of Physick [Thomas Browne] · 1658 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

London, Printed by R. W. for Nath. Ekins , 1658. Leather. A scarce early edition of this popular work from polymath Thomas Browne, challenging common errors and superstitions of his time. The third edition, corrected and enlarged.Bound in full calf, with raised bands.An intrig...