Rooke Books

15 Tatted Yokes & Camisoles Finished on Satin

Anna Valerie · 0

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

St. Louis, E. C. Spuehler, c1915 (Undated, dated approximat. Paperback. St. Louis: E. C. Spuehler, c1915 (Undated, dated approximately from other copies on abe). Paperback. Very Good. 11" by 8". Anna Valeire. An incredibly scarce book of instructions and monochrome photography...

Paterson&Apos;S Album of Balloons

Anthony Smith · 1961

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Scotland, J. Paterson and Son Limited, [1961]. Paperback. A very scarce scrapbook album for the colourful balloon cards issued with buttamunchy biscuits. A very scarce work.A scrapbook of the balloon cards issued by J. Paterson & Son to be collected in their buttamunchy shortb...

Leica Illustrated Guide

James L. Lager · 1976

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

New York , Morgan and Morgan, Inc, 1976. Paperback. A delightful illustrated guide to Leica's products from 1925 to the time of publication. The second printing of this work. In the publisher's wraps.A pleasing guide listing all contemporary available Leica and Leic...

Catalogue of the Renowned Collection of Pictures by Old Masters, Formed by the Late Adrian Hope, Esq. ; Also a Few by Modern Artists: Which Will Be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at Their Great Rooms, 8 King Street, St. James&Apos;S Square, on Saturday, June 30, 1894, at One O&Apos;Clock Precisely.

Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods · 1894

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, 1894. First edition. Hardback. A scarce catalogue of Adrian Hope's collection of Old Master pictures, for the auction in 1894. The first edition of this work in the original paper boards. A catalogue by Messrs. Christie, Manson & ...

The Stamps of Barbados with a History and Description of the Star-Watermarked Papers of Messrs. Perkings Bacon & Co

E. D. Bacon; F. H. Napier · 1896

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London , Stanley Gibbons, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of The Stamps of Barbados, with illustrations throughout. A first edition of The Stamps of Barbados with a History and Description of the Star-watermarked Papers of Messrs. Perkings Bacon & Co fr...

A Guide to the Coins of Great Britain & Ireland

Col. W. Stewart Thorburn · 1888

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)

London, L. Upcott Gill, 1888. Cloth. A second edition of this fascinating numismatic work on the coins of Great Britain and Ireland, illustrated with facsimiles. Detailing the history of British coins from the earliest period until the late nineteenth century.Written by Colone...

Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland Plates XXI-XXX Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland Plates XXXI-XL

Anonymous · 1905

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum , 1905. Hardback. Two fascinating volumes of the British Museum's catalogue of Medallic Illustrations, containing plates XXI-XXX and XXXI-XL. Volumes III and IV only of the original nineteen volume set. Collat...

Selected Sotheby&Apos;S Catalogues

Sotheby and Co. · 1919

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

London , Sotheby and Co, 1919-1927. Paperback. Three catalogues from the auctions of the Christie-Miller library. Volumes are: Catalogue of Exceedingly Choice, Rare and Valuable books from the Renowned Library at Britwell Court, Burnham, Bucks. Prices and Buyer's Names (1...

The Estelle Doheny Collection Volume II, III, V, VI and Index

Various · 1987

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

New York, Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. 1987-1989. Cloth. Catalogues of the auction of The Estelle Doheny Collection with prices. Five red cloth hardbacks with gilt lettering on their boards and spine. Carrie Estelle Doheny donated her rare book collection St. Jo...

A Hollow Book Eminent Philanthropists

N.A · 0

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

None, None, c1800. Leather. A remarkable copy of Eminent Philanthropists hollowed to form a storage compartment. With an armorial binding from 'The Close Ladies School Brighton' In a armorial school binding from the Close Ladies School Brighton with gilt stamping to ...

Medals and Plaquettes from the Molinari Collection at Bowdoin College

Andrea S. Norris & Ingrid Weber · 1976

£47.99 (€57.52 | $63.40 | ¥10,121)

Maine , Brunswick, 1976. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of this extensively illustrated catalogue of the Molinari collection of medals and plaquettes, given to Bowdoin College in 1966 by Amanda Marchesa Molinari. First Edition. More than ten years in the making, this ...

Vyazaniye Kryuchkom [Crochet]

L. Sychkarenko · 1956

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

Simferpol, Krymizdai, 1956. Hardback. An incredibly scarce Russian book of colourful and instructive crochet patterns. An incredibly scarce Russian publication, featuring numerous vignette diagrams and photographs to accompany the textual instructions.Also featuring an additio...

Panoply of Paper: On Collecting Decorated Papers

Hans Schmoller · 1984

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Gloucestershire, The Whittington Press, 1984 . Paperback. An exceptionally scarce copy of this reprint of Hans Schmoller"s work on collecting decorated papers, their history, craftsmanship, and aesthetics. In the publisher's original paper wraps.This is a reprint of an ar...

Enid Blyton Noddy - Sotheby&Apos;S London Auction Sale Catalogue for October 1997

Sotheby's · 1997

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Sotheby's, 1997. Paperback. A very fine copy of this scarce auction catalogue from Sotheby's for Enid Blyton's Noddy works. Very scarce work. The original auction catalogue for the sale of Enid Blyton's Noddy works from Sotheby's, a British-fou...

M. Harris & Sons Centenary Book

1968

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, M. Harris & Sons, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this centenary book for antique furniture dealers M. Harris & Sons, a presentation copy. First edition. Presentation copy with a handwritten inscription to the pastedown dated 13th March 196...

Corkscrews for Collectors

Bernard M. Watney; Homer D. Babbidge · 1981

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London & New York, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound limited edition of this illustrated guide to corkscrews for collectors. First edition. Limited to one hundred specially bound copies, of which this is number seventeen. Illustrated with a fr...

Fahnen-Und Standarten-Traãƒâoeã‚âˆGer

1934

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Bremen, Orientalishce Cigaretten-Compagnie, [1934]. Paperback. A German volume showcasing cigarette cards depicting military dress across the centuries, colourfully illustrated throughout. In the original German.This volume presents the cigarettes cards of Alva Cigarettes, col...

The Leica Collector&Apos;S Guide 1925-1960

D. R. Grossmark · 1976

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Hove , Hove Camera Foto Books, 1976. First edition. Paperback. An uncommon collector's guide for Leica's products, each accompanied with an illustration. The first edition, second impression. In the publisher's laminated wraps, with unclipped fly leaves. A ter...

Studien Zum Bilderschmuck Der Deutschen Renaissance-Einbande Von Ilse Schunke

Ilse Gertrud Schunke; Carl Wehmer [editor] · 1959

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Wiesbaden, Otto Harrassowitz, 1959. Paperback. A smart copy of this uncommon study into the works of Ilse Schunke, in the original German. German. Uncommon. From the Beitrage zum Buch un Bibliothekswefen Series - band eight. Illustrated with eight figures. A detailed collectio...

A Rough List of Cheap, Rare and Valuable Books for Sale

Bernard Quaritch · 1882

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Bernard Quaritch, 1882-1883. Brochure/Pamphlet. Three very scarce pamphlets on books for sale from German-born British bookseller Bernard Quaritch. Three volumes bound in two. Very scarce. This set includes: A Rough List of Cheap, Rare and Valuable Books of History, Na...