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The Harvesting

W. Forthergill Robinson [William Fothergill Robinson] · 1916 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Erskine MacDonald, 1916. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce anthology of lyrical poems, including those related to the First World War, written and signed by William Fothergill Robinson. The signed first edition of The Harvesting, a very scarce poetic anthology, wr...

The Ballad of the Iron Cross

Alfred Dodd · 1918 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Erskine MacDonald, 1918. First edition. Hardback. The signed first edition of a scarce yet fascinating ballad of a British soldier by Francis Bacon biographer Alfred Dodd. The signed first edition of the scarce The Ballad of the Iron Cross, a narrative ballad along wit...

Poems, Songs and Replies

Thomas M. Walker, Edward W. Evans · 1916 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Glasgow, Aird and Coghill, 1916. Paperback. A very scarce collection of poetic anthologies by Scottish poet Thomas M. Walker, containing patriotic poetic responses to those wishing to concede peace in World War I. Two very scarce poetic anthologies written by Scottish poet Tho...

Scarce War Poetry Collection

Gordon Mitchell; Esses Tok; W.R. Titterton · 1916 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Stirling; Aberdeen; London, Scott, Learmout and Allen; William Smith and Sons, T. Werner Laurie, 1916-1943. First edition. Paperback. Three scarce war anthologies commemorating British soldiers in the First and Second World Wars. Poems for the Forces is signed by Titterton, wh...

Healthy Moral Homes for Agricultural Labourers

C. Vincent Bernard · 1860 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, James Ringway, 1860 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this nineteenth century landlord's guide for moral homes, with a frontispiece and plates. The very scarce first edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding.With a f...

Songs of Liberty and Patriotism of America and Allies

1918 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Ohio, The J.C. Temple Company, 1918 . Paperback. A very scarce collection of World War One songs and lyrics from America and its' allies. A very scarce work, with no copies being held institutionally.In the original pictorial paper wraps. A volume of patriotic songs of A...

The Christian&Apos;S Pocket Library

John Stanford · 1796 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

New York, T. & J. Swords, 1796-1800 . First edition. Cloth. The complete and very scarce first edition of John Stanford's two volume Christian miscellany, containing a variety of prose and verse devotional pieces. The very scarce first edition of this work, complete in tw...

Rohault&Apos;S System of Natural Philosophy

Jacques Rohault; John Clarke [trans.] · 1728 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€929.10 | $1,024.06 | ¥163,548)

London, James and John Knapton, 1728-1729 . Leather. Illustrated throughout with folding plates, this is the scarce second edition of John Clarke's important translation of Jacques Rohault's discussion of natural philosophy. The second edition of John Clarke's E...

The Eighteen Nineties

Holbrook Jackson · 1939 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Middlesex, Penguin Books Limited, 1939 . Paperback. An association copy of the bright Pelican edition of Holbrook Jackson's study of the 1890s, inscribed by the author's brother. An association copy, inscribed by the author's brother, John Charles Jackson, to th...

Pour Passer le Temps Random Rhymes by "the Bugler of the Legion

The Bugler" [Alexander Fraser] · 1923 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Manchester, Sherratt & Hughes, 1923. Leather. An incredibly scarce book of verse, signed by the author, in charming original red reverse calf pictorial covers. A very scarce volume of wartime poetry by Alex. Fraser, who credits himself here as "The Bugler of the Legion".Bound ...

Pages de Guerre

A. Lafaix-Gontie · 1918 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Paris, Jouve & Cie, Editeurs, 1918. Magazine. An incredibly scarce presentation copy of this rare volume of French war poetry, signed and inscribed by the author. An incredibly scarce presentation copy of this volume of wartime poetry by A. Lafaix-Gontie. Signed and inscribed...

Cinquante-Quatre

1917 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

Cambridge, Not Stated [Privately Printed], 1917. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce, anonymously published copy of illustrated war poetry. An incredibly scarce first edition selection of war poems and flying corps songs, published privately in 1917.Features a contempor...

Eherne Sonette 1914 Gesamtausgabe. Gesichtet, Verbessert Und Erganzt

Richard Schaukal · 1915 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Munich; Berlin, George Muller, 1915. Paperback. An uncommon 1915 edition, in very scarce original paper binding, inscribed and signed by the poet. A very scarce example of this 1915 'complete' edition in its original paper binding. Signed and inscribed by Austrian p...

Cockney Rhymes

W.T. Millington · 1918 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Erksine Macdonald, 1918. Paperback. A very scarce collection of poetry written in cockney rhyming slang, communicating the thoughts and feelings of the East End Tommies during World War I. A very scarce poetry collection of Cockney Rhymes, written by W.T. Millington. P...

Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray

Thomas Wright and Robert Harding Evans · 1851 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1851. Leather. A historical and descriptive account of the iconic political cartoons of James Gillray, one of the most significant political caricaturists in history. The Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray, often consi...

The Poems of Francis St. Vincent Morris

Francis St. Vincent Morris; L. A. G. S. [Preface] · 1917 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Oxford, B. H. Blackwell , 1917. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce First World War memorial volume preserving the poems of young RFC officer Francis St. Vincent Morris, killed in 1917. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. First ed...

Catalogue of the Library of the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

E. C. Hulme [Ed.] · 1890 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Royal Archaeological Institute, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition archaeological reference catalogue, with provenance from Hellier Robert Hadsley Gosselin, Secretary of the Institute. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding with blin...

The Parish Magazine

John Erskine Clarke · 1871 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, W. Wells Gardner, 1871-1873 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of three 1870s volumes of J. Erskine Clarke's popular Anglican periodical, a fascinating source in revealing Victorian local parish concerns. The first edition of the 1871, 1872, and 1873 volu...

Nouvel Album de Paris: Monuments - Oeuvres D&Apos;Art - Promenades

Anonymous · 1870 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Paris, A. Lacroix; Libraire Internationale, 1870 . Cloth. A wonderful and scarce first edition collection of ninety-five illustrations of late 19th century Paris, with beautiful depictions of works of art and monuments. In the original French.A delightful volume featuring nine...

A Single Combat or, Personal Dispute between Mr. Trapp and His Anonymous Antagonist

Robert Manning · 1728 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Antwerp [London], Printed in the Year, 1728 . First edition. Leather. In a contemporary calf binding, this is the first edition of Robert Manning's response to the critiques of his work on the conversion of England to Christianity levelled against him by clergyman Joseph ...