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Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg : A Golden Legend

Thomas Hood · 1870 · Rooke Books

£97.00 (€116.29 | $128.17 | ¥20,470)

London, E. Moxon, Son & Co. 1870 . First edition. Cloth. The first illustrated edition of Thomas Hood"s satirical poem, featuring 60 illustrations by Thomas Seccombe, a witty critique of Victorian greed, excess, and vanity. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bind...

An Asylum for Fugitives Published Occasionally

[John Alman] · 1776 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)

London, J. Almon, 1776. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this collection of satirical verse from the controversial publisher and journalist John Almon, commenting on prominent political figures, and bound in half calf. The first edition.Volume one only. A second vo...

Seven Little Australians

Ethel S. Turner · 1894 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1897. Cloth. A classic Australian children's novel from English-born Australian author Ethel Turner. First published in 1894, this is a later edition published circa 1897, after the publisher's trading name became 'Ward, Lock...

Tiger Tim&Apos;S Annual

Various · 1940 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, The Fleetway House, 1940. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this bright Tiger Tim's Annual for the year 1940, with illustrations throughout. Very scarce issue. With a colour frontispiece, an illustrated title page, and numerous in-text illustrations, many of which are ...

Little Songs of Long Ago "More Old Nursery Rhymes" the Original Tunes Harmonized

Alfred Moffat · 1912 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Augener Ltd. 1912. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of nursery rhymes and songs for children, set to music by Alfred Moffat and illustrated by H. Willebeek Le Mair. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-one full colour images and decorations. A delightful c...

Dewdrops

Margaret Kennedy · 1928 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, William Heinemann, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this schoolgirl story from Margaret Kennedy, a limited edition signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the limitation page. Limited to five hundred and twenty-five copies, o...

According to Queeney

Beryl Bainbridge · 2001 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Little, Brown and Company, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of According to Queeney, signed and inscribed by the author, Beryl Bainbridge, five-time Booker nominee and sole recipient of the "Booker Best of Beryl" prize. In the publisher&apo...

The Poems of William Austin

William Austin; Anne Ridler [Editor] · 1983 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Oxford, The Perpetua Press, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of The Poems of William Austin, being one of 150 copies printed by Vivian Ridler with an introduction by Anne Ridler, signed by both. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pa...

The Nursery "Alice

Lewis Carroll · 1889 · Rooke Books

£2,950.00 (€3,536.56 | $3,898.02 | ¥622,537)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1889 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout with vibrant chromolithographs, this is the scarce first edition, first issue of this unique abridgement of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale. The scarce first edition, first issue.Identified as the ...

My Lady Dolly

Clifton Bingham · 1895 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this charming 'Father Tuck's Doll' volume, an anthology of poems illustrated with chromolithographs. The first edition of this work, authored by Clifton Bingham.An uncommon Victori...

Frohe Kleine Gaste

Emile Dobbert · 1892 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Munich, Theo Stroefer's Kunstverlag, 1892 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce late 19th century children's work, a series of stories and verses by Emile Dobbert intended to amuse and instruct young readers. In the original German.A scarce first e...

The Adventures of Uncle Lubin

W. Heath Robinson · 1925 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1925. Cloth. A new edition of this exciting collection of tales following Uncle Lubin, a character created by English cartoonist William Heath Robinson. New edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with a colour frontispiece and numerous full-page ...

The Butterflies Come

Leo Politi · 1957 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated in colour, this is a signed presentation copy of Leo Politi's charming children's work, with an original illustration from Politi. The first edition, first printing.With a si...

The Real Diary of a Real Boy

Henry A. Shute · 1902 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Boston, The Everett Press, 1902 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of Henry A. Shute's humorous novel written in the form of a young boy's diary. The uncommon first edition of this popular work.The diary follows the everyday mischief, scrapes, and adv...

Thenks Awf&Apos;Lly!" Sketched in Cockney and Hung on Twelve Pegs

1890 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Field and Tuer, The Leadenhall Press , 1890. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce book of twelve sketches told in Cockney slang. A very scarce collection of sketches told in Cockney slang, with its accompanying translations below each sentence.Organised across twelv...

The Theatric Tourist

James Winston; Iain Mackintosh [editor] · 2008 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, The Society for Theatre Research and the British Library, 2008. Hardback. A very pleasing facsimile of the first edition of The Theatric Tourist from James Winston, with colour illustrations. Facsimile of the first and only edition of 1805, preceded by a facsimile of t...

A Collection of Exciting Thrillers

Various · 1972 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Geneve; London, Editions de Cremille; Heron Books; Editio-Service, 1972-1977. Leather. A collection of ten volumes of thrilling and intriguing novels from Francoise Sagan, Alberto Moravia, Alistair MacLean, and Compton Mackenzie, bound in faux morocco. Ten volumes. This set co...

The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century

W. M. Thackeray · 1858 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London, Bradbury & Evans , 1858-9 . First edition. Leather. The first edition, first impression of Thackeray's classic historical fiction novel set during the American War of Independence, illustrated throughout by the author. The first edition, first impression of this w...

The Red Fairy Book

Andrew Lang · 1890 · Rooke Books

£1,700.00 (€2,038.01 | $2,246.31 | ¥358,750)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1890. Hardback. The scarce limited large paper edition of Andrew Lang's beloved red fairy book, illustrated throughout with Ford and Lancelot Speed's stunning plates. The limited edition, large paper edition. Number 66 out of one hund...

The Blue Poetry Book

Andrew Lang [Ed]; William Shakespeare; et al. · 1891 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1891. Hardback. The scarce limited large paper edition of this charming anthology of poetry compiled by the renowned Andrew Lang, including works from Shakespeare and Wordsworth, complete with spectacular illustrations from H. J. Ford and Lance...