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(1903) a Little Brother to the Bear; (1905) Northern Trails.
William J. Long · 1903 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)
Boston; London, Ginn and Company; The Athenaeum Press, 1903-1905. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of these two charming and delightfully illustrated collections of animal stories from William Long. Collection comprised of: (1903) A Little Brother to the Bear; (1905) Nor…
Flowers & Leaves (Jargon 46)
Guy Davenport · 1966 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
Highlands; California, The Nantahala Foundation; Jonathan Williams, Publisher, 1966 . First edition. Paperback. A signed scarce first edition of this attractively illustrated long poem from Guy Davenport. Scarce first edition. Signed by the author to the half-title page. In the …
7 Vols Das Deutsche Lichtbild: Jahresschau
None Stated · 1928 · Rooke Books
£370.00 (€443.57 | $488.90 | ¥78,081)
Berlin, Robert & Bruno Schultz; Bruno Schultz Verlag, 1928-1936 . First edition. Cloth. An extensive interwar run of this German photographic annual, profusely illustrated with work by leading European photographers and enhanced by two scarce surviving dust wrappers and the Engl…
The Book of Lyonne
Burgess Drake · 1952 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)
London, The Falcon Press, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this children's novel by Burgess Drake, colourfully illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake. The first edition. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. In the original unclippe…
Jock of the Bushveld
Sir Percy Fitzpatrick · 1907 · Rooke Books
£5,750.00 (€6,893.29 | $7,597.83 | ¥1,213,420)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1907 . First edition. Cloth. Inscribed by the author to Director of Military Intelligence Cedric Rhys Price, this is an exceptional first edition of Sir James Percy FitzPatrick's classic account of his travels with his dog. Beautifully illus…
On the Structure and Affinities of the "Tabulate Corals" of the Palaeozoic Period
H. Alleyne Nicholson · 1879 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)
Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1879. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce treatise on the extinct tabulate corals by H. Alleyne Nicholson, complete with fifteen plates. The first edition of this very scarce work on tabulate corals. In the publisher's original red clo…
2 Vols Nollekens and His Times: Comprehending a Life of That Celebrated Sculptor; and Memoirs of Several Contemporary Artists
John Thomas Smith · 1828 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Henry Colburn, 1828. First edition. Leather. The first edition of John Thomas Smith's candid and anecdotal biography of Joseph Nollekens and the Georgian art world. In contemporary full dark calf bindings. First edition. Complete in two volumes. Illustrated with …
The Union of the Two Noble Families of Lancaster and York 1550
Edward Halle · 1970 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)
Menston, England, Scolar Press Limited, 1970. Cloth. An impressive facsimile of the 1550 edition of Hall's significant history of the Houses of Lancaster and York and the War of the Roses. Uncommon. First Scolar Press facsimile edition. In the publisher's original red…
Biography and Criticism: Being a Second Series of "Eminent Men and Popular Books. " from "the Times
Various · 1860 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1860. First edition. Cloth. The scarce second series of this first collected edition of essays on biography and literary criticism, originally published in the Times. The first collected edition of the second series of 'Eminent Men a…
Dionysius Longinus on the Sublime
Dionysius Longinus; William Smith [trans.] · 1739 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, J. Watts, 1739 . First edition. Leather. An attractive example of the very scarce first edition of William Smith's translation of Longinus's treatise on writing, 'On the Sublime&apos. The vanishingly scarce first edition of William Smith's English lan…
From Capetown to Ladysmith: An Unfinished Record of the South African War
G.W. Steevens [ed. by Vernon Blackburn] · 1900 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1900. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a war correspondent's personal experiences trapped in the Siege of Ladysmith during the Second Boer War. The first edition of From Capetown to Ladysmith, an insghtful autobiographical ac…
Facade and Other Poems, 1920-1935
Edith Sitwell · 1950 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this pleasing selection of Edith Sitwell's early poetry, encased in the original dust wrapper. First edition. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, presented in the increasing…
Flora&Apos;S Feast: A Masque of Flowers
Walter Crane · 1889 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, Cassell & Company Limited, 1889. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition of this whimsical fairy story, beautifully illustrated and set in verse by Walter Crane. The first edition of this children's fairy story, penned and pictured by Walter Crane. In the or…
(1957) Mainly on the Air; (1964) Letters to Reggie Turner.
Max Beerbohm; Rupert Hart-Davis · 1957 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London; Melbourne; Toronto, William Heinemann Ltd; Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957-1964. First edition. Cloth. A lovely collection of two biographical works containing the essays and letters of Max Beerbohm, neatly presented in their uniform dust wrappers. Collection comprised of: (1957…
Devotional Verses; Founded on, and Illustrative of Select Texts of Scripture
Bernard Barton · 1826 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)
London, B.J. Holdsworth, 1826. Leather. A scarce collection of verses inspired by the bible and aiming for scriptural truth, written by the Quaker Poet. An early edition of Devotional Verses; Founded on, and Illustrative of Select Texts of Scripture, a scarce anthology or religi…
A Sketch-Book of R. Caldecott&Apos;S
Randolph Caldecott; Edmund Evans · 1883 · Rooke Books
£56.00 (€67.13 | $74.00 | ¥11,818)
London, George Routledge & Sons, [1883]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming collection of sketches by celebrated artist Randolph Caldecott, with many illustrations in colour. The first edition. In the original full cloth binding. A copiously illustrated vol…
5 Vols the Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson Volumes III-VII
Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson; Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas [Ed.] · 1845 · Rooke Books
£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)
London, Henry Colburn, 1845-1846 . Leather. The first edition of the concluding five volumes of Nelson's extensive correspondence, spanning the Battle of the Nile through to his final months and death at Trafalgar. In contemporary quarter calf over cloth boards, with remnan…
Escape: A Book of Escapes of All Kinds
[ed. by Francis Yeats-Brown] · 1937 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1937. Cloth. An anthology of daring escapes across modern history, stretching from Charles II to a British spy in Lenin's Russia. An early edition of Escape: A Book of Escapes of All Kinds, arranged and edited with introductions by British offic…
Monthly Changes of Japanese Street-Scenes: Calendar for 1901
T. Hasegawa · 1899 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)
Tokyo, T. Hasegawa, [1899]. First edition. Paperback. The smart first edition of this Hasegawa crepe-paper calendar, richly illustrated in colour with twelve vivid seasonal scenes of Meiji-period Japan. In the publisher's original colour-printed crepe-paper wrappers. First…
An Englishwoman&Apos;S Love-Letters
Laurence Housman · 1901 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, John Murray, 1901 . Vellum. The sixth impression of this scandalous collection of love-letters by Laurence Housman, in the original paper vellum binding. The sixth impression, with the first being published the year prior. In the publisher's original full paper vel…