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Cane Cut: Poems from Jamaica
Bob Stewart · 1988 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
Kingston, Savacou Cooperative, 1988. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of an insightful anthology exploring the post-colonial past of Jamaica and its impact on its identity. The first edition of Cane Cut, a charming anthology of poems centered on Jamaica, written by Am…
The British Ferns; or, Coloured Figures and Descriptions
Sir William Jackson Hooker · 1861 · Rooke Books
£470.00 (€563.45 | $621.04 | ¥99,184)
London, Lovell Reeve, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition on British ferns from the first director of Kew Gardens, William Jackson Hooker, complete with sixty-six colour plates. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated by W…
The James Bond Dossier
Kingsley Amis · 1965 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The very smart first edition of Kingsley Amis's celebrated literary study of James Bond, complete with its the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition. Complete with…
(2000) Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle; (2007) Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes; (2007) Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters.
Daniel Stashower; Andrew Lycett; Jon Lellenberg; Charles Foley · 2000 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)
London, Allen Lane; The Penguin Press; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Harper Press, 2000-2007. First edition. Cloth. d Collection comprised of: (2000) Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle by Daniel Stashower; (2007) Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes by Andrew L…
Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education
Hannah More · 1801 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, A. Strahan; T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1801. First edition. Leather. The two volumes ninth edition of Hannah More's treatise on women's education, including discussion of religion, reading, sensibility, and the importance of cultivating inner rather than outer vi…
Spain
W. H. Auden · 1937 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, Faber and Faber, 1937. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Auden's political poem on the Spanish Civil War. First edition. In the publisher's original red soft covers. A contemporary poem on Spain, written to raise money for Medical Aid for Spain in …
The Works of Samuel Foote, with Remarks on Each Play and an Essay on the Life, Genius and Writings of the Author
Samuel Foote [ed. by John Bee] · 1830 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)
London, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1830. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of collection of comical plays by the witty Cornish playwright, known as the 'English Aristophanes&apos. The first edition of The Works of Samuel Foote, a very scarce literary …
Murder on Largo Island
Charles Hogarth [John Creasey and Ian Bowen] · 1944 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)
London, Selwyn & Blount Ltd. 1944 . Cloth. The scarce first edition of a gripping wartime murder mystery by John Creasey and Ian Bowen, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original grey cloth binding. First edition. Complete with the origi…
The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England
T. C. Banks · 1807 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, T. Bensley for J. White, 1807 . First edition. Hardback. The first volume of the scarce three volume first edition of Thomas C. Banks's genealogical study of the 'dormant and extinct' baronage of England. Volume I only of the scarce three volume first edit…
Capital Letters
Gavin Ewart · 1983 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
Oxford, Sycamore Press, 1983. First edition. Paperback. The first edition, and a very scarce signed copy, of this uncommon poem from Gavin Ewart. First edition. Very scarce signed copy. Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original soft covers. A witty…
Europe in the Looking-Glass: Reflections of a Motor Drive from Grimsby to Athens
Robert Byron · 1926 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this engaging travelogue of three friends driving through Europe during the interwar period. The first edition. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. A travelogue of three…
A Pablo Picasso
Paul Eluard · 1944 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)
Geneve-Paris, Editions Des Trois Collines, 1944 . First edition. Paperback. A scarce signed limited edition of Paul Eluard"s deeply personal homage to his friend Pablo Picasso, one of only ninety numbered copies signed by the poet. Beautifully illustrated throughout. In the orig…
3 Vols Biblia Sacra Ex Sebastiani Castellionis Interpretatione, Eiusque Postrema Recognitione
Sebastien Castellion [Trans.] · 1726 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)
London, J. Knapton; R. Knaplock; J. & B. Sprint; D. Midwinter; A. Bettesworth; Et al. 1726-1727. Leather. Three volumes of Castellion's influential humanist Latin Bible, only lacking the final volume, prized for its classical rendering of Scripture. In uniform contemporary …
The Young Ladies School of Arts
Mrs. Hannah Robertson · 1767 · Rooke Books
£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)
Edinburgh, Wal. Ruddiman; Mrs. Robertson, 1767 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated with folding engraved plates, this is the second edition of the first part of Hannah Robertson's vanishingly scarce guide to household management for young women. The second edition of this…
The Complete English Cook; or, Prudent Housewife
Ann Peckham · 1767 · Rooke Books
£2,450.00 (€2,937.14 | $3,237.34 | ¥517,022)
Leeds, Griffith Wright, 1767 . First edition. Leather. Handsomely bound, this is the very scarce first edition of this classic cookery work from celebrated Yorkshire cook Ann Peckham, distilling forty years of professional experience into a practical guide. The very scarce first…
History and Description of the Ancient City of York
Wm. Hargrove [William Hargrove] · 1818 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
York, Wm. Alexander; Longman, Hurst, and Co, 1818 . First edition. Leather. Uniformly bound and charmingly illustrated, this is the three volume first edition of William Hargrove's impressive history and guide to the city of York. The first edition of this work. Complete in…
Journey to Turkistan
Sir Eric Teichman · 0 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, c1937. Cloth. An excellently illustrated early edition of Teichman"s wonderful journey from Peking to Kashgar via motor car. The first edition edition of this work. Undated, with the date estimated from the British Library record. Smartly r…
Drawings by Mervyn Peake
Mervyn Peake · 1949 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, Mervyn Peake, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this work devoted to Peake's art, combining sixty-two plates with his own manifesto on the art and language of drawing, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's pale gre…
Loquitur
Basil Bunting · 1965 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Fulcrum Press, 1965. First edition. Hardback. A smart first and limited edition volume of verse from Briggflatts poet Basil Bunting. A first edition, bound in the publisher's original pictorial boards. This copy belongs to a limited edition, being one of 1000 copie…
The Hidden Church of the Holy Graal Its Legends and Symbolism
Waite Arthur Edward · 1909 · George Jeffery Books
£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)
Rebman Limited Book measures 23.5x15.5.cm. xix,713,[1]pp. Bound in original publishers red cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, some minor abrasion wear, gilt lettering and symbol faded. Generally binding in good clean condition. Internally, previous owners name, da…