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A Daughter of the Samurai

Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto · 1933 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Hurst & Blackett Ltd. 1933 . Cloth. A British edition of Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto"s evocative autobiography, chronicling her transformation from a samurai daughter in old Japan to a modern woman in the United States. In the publisher's original yellow cloth binding.Â...

6 Vols the Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte

Mary Granville; Lady Llanover [ed.] · 1861 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Richard Bentley, 1861-1862. First edition. Leather. A finely bound six-volume first edition set of The Life and Correspondence of Mary Granville, an intriguing autobiography of the artist, court favourite, and Bluestocking intellectual, edited by her great-great-niece,...

The Spirit Level

Seamus Heaney · 1996 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London , Faber and Faber, 1996. First edition. Cloth. The fifth impression of a collection of poems by renowned Irish poet Seamus Heaney, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, fifth impression of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding. I...

Evenings at Haddon Hall

[ed.] The Baroness De Calabrella · 1846 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Henry Colburn, 1846. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of romantic stories at Haddon Hall, with 24 plates. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original brown decorative cloth binding. With gilt to fore edge.Includes 24 plates, with plate 9 titl...

Beeton&Apos;S Boy&Apos;S Annual a Volume of Fact, Fiction, History and Adventure

[ed.] S.O. Beeton · 1868 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London , Ward, Lock, And Tyler, 1868. First edition. Cloth. A charming annual of 19th century children's literature, with a colourful frontispiece, 51 plates and in text illustrations throughout. The first edition of the work. In publisher's original red decorative ...

Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf

Staff of the Walt Disney Studios · 1934 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

Philadelphia, David McKay Company, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout by the staff of the Walt Disney Studios, this is the charmingly illustrated first edition of Disney's illustrated Red Riding Hood. The first edition of this delightful retelling of the ...

Mickey Mouse Presents His Silly Symphonies with "Scenic" Illustrations

The Staff of Walt Disney Studios · 1934 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Dean & Son Limited, 1934 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce first UK edition of this charmingly illustrated pop-up book from Walt Disney Studios, published to celebrate the animated Silly Symphonies shorts. The scarce first UK edition of this work, which was first p...

Mickey Mouse Story Book

Staff of Walt Disney Studio · 1931 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

Philadelphia, David McKay Company, 1931 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally lovely example of the first edition of this collection of humorous short tales about Mickey Mouse, illustrated throughout. The first edition, first printing of this highly desirable early publ...

Blanche-Neige Et Les Sept Nains; Les Trois Petits Cochons le Grand Mechant Loup

Walt Disney · 1936 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

Paris, Hachette , 1936-1940. First edition. Hardback. French language editions of two charming mid-20th century children's productions from Walt Disney. Featuring the first edition of a pop-up book of Three Little Pigs, and an illustrated edition of Snow White. French lan...

1855 the Three Tours of Doctor Syntax

William Combe · 1855 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)

London, Nattali and Bond, 1855 . Leather. Handsomely bound in half calf, this is the three volume 9th edition of Dr. Combe's humorous work, illustrated throughout with hand-coloured plates by Thomas Rowlandson. The ninth edition, complete in three volumes.Uniformly bound ...

The Silver Cat and Other Poems

Humbert Wolfe · 1928 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York; London, William Edwin Rudge, The Bowling Green Press; Ernest Benn, 1928 . First edition. Hardback. An exceptional example of the first edition of this charming collection of poetry from Italian-born British poet, man of letters and civil servant Humbert Wolfe. The fi...

The Man Upstairs and Other Stories

P. G. Wodehouse · 1914 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

London, Methuen & Co, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of P. G. Wodehouse's early collection of short stories, a miscellaneous collection of tales about love and romance. A scarce first edition. One of Wodehouse's least common first editions.Issu...

Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry

Thomas Tusser; Sir Walter Scott; Rudyard Kipling; E. V. Lucas · 1931 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, James Tregaskis & Son, 1931. Leather. A pleasing limited edition of Thomas Tusser's 16th-century instructional poem, in the original full crushed morocco. One of a limited edition of five hundred copies printed on handmade Batchelor paper. In the original full cr...

A Song to David

Christopher Smart; J. B. Broadbent [ed.] · 1960 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Rampant Lions Press , 1960. Hardback. A limited edition printing of Christopher Smart's 'Song to David', issued by the Rampant Lions Press. This copy previously owned by Bloomsbury Group member, Roger Senhouse. Limited edition of 600 copies, of which thi...

The Reading of Books

Holbrook Jackson · 1946 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, Faber and Faber Limited , 1946. First edition. Cloth. A signed first impression of this intriguing study on the art of reading by leading bibliophile, Holbrook Jackson. Signed dedication from the author to the front free endpaper. First edition, first impression. In ...

The Lexian Chronicles: Full Circle

Harry Gallan · 2004 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Plymouth, Markosia Enterprises, 2004 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Harry Gallan's debut fantasy novel, signed. The first in The Lexian Chronicles series, in the original pictorial paper binding. The first edition, signed by the author to the title page....

Skellig Secret Heart

David Almond · 1999 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York; London, Delacorte Press; Hodder Children's Books, 1999-2001 . First edition. Cloth. A set of critically acclaimed first edition novels by children's author David Almond, in both publishers' original cloth bindings with the original bright, unclipped du...

The Remains of Henry Kirke White, of Nottingham, Late of St. John&Apos;S College, Cambridge

Henry Kirke White; Robert Southey · 1823 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823. Leather. A scarce collection of poetry by Henry Kirke White complete in two volumes, in full calf with gilt decoration. A scarce collection of poetic fragments by Henry Kirke White complete in two volumes, in full calf with ...

Crossings: A Fairy Play

Walter De La Mare · 1923 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing in the publisher's original blue cloth with decorative gilt, with sheet music by C. Armstrong Gibbs, and twelve full-page plates and further illustrations by Dorothy P. Lathrop.  Th...

Byron&Apos;S Letters and Journals

Lord Byron; Leslie A. Marchand [ed.] · 1974 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, John Murray, 1974-1994. Cloth. The complete thirteen volume set of the letters and journals of Lord Byron in their original dust wrappers, including the scarce supplementary volume. The complete thirteen volume set of this work, edited by American literary scholar Lesl...