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It Must Be True, London So Help Me, & All Too True

Denys Parsons; Winifred Ellis · 1953 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, MacDonald, 1953-1954. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of three humorously illustrated works from MacDonald. Three volumes. A collection of humorous and satirical scenes. This set includes: It Must Be True - It Was All In the Papers, 1953. Third impression. ...

Wideboy

Simon Nye · 1991 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Viking, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this uncommon novel from English screenwriter Simon Nye. First edition, first impression. Uncommon work. Frank Stubbs is going into management because you can't be a wideboy all your li...

Michael Hague&Apos;S World of Unicorns

Michael Hague · 1986 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1986. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this fantastical pop-up book exploring the world of unicorns. First edition, first impression. Illustrated with five pop-up scenes and three pull tab features. Collated complete and in pe...

The Crocodile and the Dumper Truck

Sara Sharpe · 1982 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1982. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this humorous pop-up book for children. First edition. Uncommon work. Illustrated with six pop-up scenes with pulling tabs and spinning dials. Collated complete with all moving parts in perfect work...

The Bad Child&Apos;S Book of Beasts

H. B. [Hilaire Belloc] · 0 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

Oxford, Alden & Co. Ltd. c1897. Hardback. A scarce second edition of this charming collection of children's verses, inscribed by the artist. Second edition. Scarce work. Inscribed by the artist to the front endpaper. A collection of humorous children's verses detaili...

Tunc

Lawrence Durrell · 1968 · Rooke Books

£56.00 (€67.12 | $73.98 | ¥11,811)

London, Faber and Faber, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of expatriate British novelist Laurence Durrell's Faustian novel. First edition. The first novel in The Revolt of Aphrodite Duology. Following the inventor Felix Charlock and his encounters with the &a...

Shardik

Richard Adams · 1974 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this fantasy novel from English writer Richard Adams. First US edition. A fantasy novel and the first of two novels set in the fictional Beklan Empire. The events revolve around the discovery...

Monsieur or the Prince of Darkness

Lawrence Durrell · 1974 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Faber and Faber, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the first novel in the Avignon Quintet from British writer Lawrence Durrell. First edition. The first novel in The Avignon Quintet, a five-volume series set before and during the Second World War, la...

Free Fall

William Golding · 1959 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London, Faber and Faber, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this insightful novel from English writer William Golding. First edition. In the first person, this work is a self-examination undertaken by and English painter names Samuel Mountjoy while he is held...

The Testament of Beauty

Robert Bridges · 1931 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1931. Leather. Robert Bridges' popular long philosophical poem, a smart Hatchards bound copy. Bound by Hatchards. The tenth impression of this incredibly popular poem by Robert Bridges, the work that sparked great popularity in this poet shortly b...

Sesame and Lilies

John Ruskin · 1910 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1910. Leather. A smartly bound edition of John Ruskin's well known lectures, bound by Hatchards. Bound by Hatchards. 'Sesame and Lilies' contains three critical lectures by John Ruskin, 'Of Kings' Treasuries', 'O...

Bookano Stories

S. Louis Giraud · 1920 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Strand Publications; Bookano Books, c1943. Hardback. A very scarce volume of the 'Bookano Stories', a volume of entertaining tales, illustrated with five colorful pop-ups. A very scarce number of 'Bookano Stories', this being Number 10. Illustrated...

Bookano Stories

S. Louis Giraud · 1920 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Strand Publications; Bookano Books, c1936. Hardback. A very scarce Bookano volume, an entertaining collection of stories, illustrated with six striking and colourful pop-ups. A very scarce number of 'Bookano Stories', this being Number 3. Illustrated with a ...

Bookano Stories

S. Louis Giraud · 1920 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

London, Strand Publications; Bookano Books, c1938. Hardback. A very scarce Bookano volume, an entertaining collection of stories, illustrated with five striking and colourful pop-ups. A very scarce number of 'Bookano Stories', this being Number 5. Illustrated with a...

Bookano Zoo, Animals in Fact, Fancy, and Fun

S. Louis Giraud · 1939 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,225)

London, Daily Sketch & Sunday Graphic LTD, 1939. Hardback. A colourful pop-up book of zoo animals produced by Bookano. One of Bookano's popular pop-up books, showing animals in a zoo, the striking and colourful pop-ups show a giraffe, an elephant, lions, a bison, polar be...

The Sea Hare

Grimm Brothers; Jane Carmichael · 1974 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

New York, The Mulberry Press, 1974. Hardback. A very scarce adaptation of this classic Grimms fairy tale, with a talking record. A very scarce 'talking book', including a record which tells some lines of dialogue, though the sound is a little worn.Copyright page incl...

The Animals&Apos; Merry Christmas

Kathryn Jackson · 1950 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1950. Hardback. A scarce collection of festive tales, colourfully illustrated, with one striking pop-up. A scarce work.An entertaining collection of thirty festive tales, including 'Mr. Lion's Plum Pudding', 'The Penguin's...

Meet Some Famous People in British History!

E. A. Boughey · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

England, Candlelight, c1950. Paperback. A very scarce pop-up book, detailing the lives of seven important figures in British history. A very scarce work, being an octagonal double-sided pop-up concertina book.A charming an unique educational work for children, introducing the ...

Come with Me to Fruit and Flower Land

E. A. Boughey · 0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

England, Candlelight, c1949. Paperback. A very scarce children's alphabet rhyme book, a colourful exploration of 'fruit and flower land&apos. A very scarce work, being an octagonal double-sided pop-up concertina book.A charming and unique pop-up volume of alphabet rh...

A Child&Apos;S Play Imagination Book: I Thought I Saw & Day Dreams

Pam Adams; Ceri Jones · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Swindon, Child's Play International, Ltd. 1978-1992. First edition. Paperback. Two bright and attractive children's die-cut books about the power of imagination, in lovely condition. The first edition of 'Day Dreams' and a later impression of 'I Though...