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April Nineteen-Fifteen with Six Preludes in Winter

Henry Bryan Binns · 1915 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, A. C. Fifield, 1915. First edition. Hardback. An incredibly scarce volume of wartime poetry, signed and inscribed by author Henry Bryan Binns. An incredibly scarce volume of poetry written in the early days of the First World War.A presentation copy, signed and inscrib...

From the Twilight the Giant&Apos;S Plaything and Other Poems (Translated and Original)

William Blathwayt · 1919 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.45 | ¥49,575)

Bath, Printed for the Author by William Lewis & Son, Ltd.; Printed for the Author by The Wessex Associated News, Ltd. 1919-1920. First edition. Paperback. An incredibly scarce set of poetic works, privately printed locally in Bath, including a letter from the author to the own...

English Decorative Plasterwork of the Renaissance

M. Jourdain · 1926 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, B.T. Batsford Ltd, [1926]. First edition. Cloth. An abundantly illustrated first edition of this work on Renaissance plasterwork by eighteenth-century scholar Margaret Jourdain. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative blue cloth binding. I...

Examples of Ornamental Metal Work

Henry Shaw · 1836 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

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 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

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 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

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...

Plain Hints for Understanding the Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of the Sovereigns of England, with a Description of the Different Styles of British Architecture

Archibald Barrington · 1843 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Thomas Varty, 1843. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition copy of this work, which features a full colour frontispiece, hand coloured maps, and a folding genealogy. An uncommon first edition copy of this work, by Archibald Barrington.In original brown pictori...

Le Cantique de la Patrie

Adrienne Blanc-Peridier · 1918 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

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 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

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 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

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 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

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 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

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 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

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 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

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 (€707.20 | $779.43 | ¥124,465)

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 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

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 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

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 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

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 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

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 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

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 ...