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The Three-Rock Road
H. L. Doak · 1919 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of verses from H. L. Doak, including an original typed and hand signed poem from the author. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poems from Houston …
Poems
C. H. St. L. Russell · 1937 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. 1937 . Cloth. Very scarce posthumous poetry collection from C. H. St. L. Russell, important figure at the prestigious Clifton College. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper.Published posth…
Peter Rae
George Dickson · 1925 · Rooke Books
£385.00 (€461.55 | $508.72 | ¥81,246)
London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1925 . First edition. Cloth. Very scarce signed first edition from Scottish poet George Dickson, featuring his First World War modern epic. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper…
A Narrative of Arctic Discovery, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. With the Details of the Measures Adopted by Her Majesty&Apos;S Government for the Relief of the Expedition Under Sir John Franklin
John J. Shillinglaw · 1850 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)
London, William Shoberl, Publisher , 1850. First edition. Leather. A very scarce history of Arctic exploration, published at the height of the enigma of Franklin's lost expedition. The first trade edition. Jisc shows four copies held of 'Arctic Discovery' (1848) w…
Fisher&Apos;S Drawing Room Scrap-Book; with Poetical Illustrations
[Letitia Elizabeth Landon] · 1835 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, H. Fisher, R. Fisher, & P. Jackson, 1835. First edition. Cloth. A charming 'scrap-book', comprising verses from influential English poet Letitia Elizabeth Landon and beautiful engraved plates. The first edition, being the fourth volume of the Drawing Room Scrap…
A New History of England by Question and Answer, Extracted from the Most Celebrated English Historians
[John Lockman] · 1756 · Rooke Books
£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)
London, T. Astley , 1756. Leather. A revised edition of this popular question-and-answer history book, complete with thirty-two beautiful copper plates. The ninth edition, corrected. First published in 1729.In a full contemporary calf binding. Retaining the original endpapers, t…
Remarks, Critical and Illustrative, on the Text and Notes of the Last Edition of Shakspeare
[Joseph Ritson] · 1783 · Rooke Books
£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)
London, J. Johnson, 1783. First edition. Hardback. A scarce copy of this critical response to Samuel Johnson and George Steevens edition of Shakespeare's plays. First edition. Scarce. Rebound in marbled paper covered boards, with spine label. A critical study of the ten-v…
Terpsichore & Other Poems
H. T. Wade-Gery · 1921 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
Waltham Saint Lawrence, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition presentation copy of one of the first publications of The Golden Cockerel Press. A very scarce copy of this poetic title - the second book ever published by The Golden Co…
Hornets in Hollyhocks
George Graham Currie · 1925 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, The C. W. Daniel Co. 1925. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce book of poetry by Canadian writer George Graham Currie. A very scarce copy of the first and only edition of this work.A charming pocket-sized book of verse by Canadian poet George Graham Currie, in ori…
Scent O&Apos; the Broom and Other Verses
Barbara Ross M'Intosh · 1923 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
Edinburgh, David Macdonald Ltd, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce true first edition of Scots and English poetry, by Barbara Ross M'Intosh. A very scarce true first edition of this book of poetry by Scottish poet, or makar, Barbara Ross M'IntoshBound in its ori…
Der Letzte Bar
Hans-Erich von Tzschirner · 1919 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
Berlin, Wilhelm Borngraber Verlag, [c.1919] Undated, dated approxim. First edition. Hardback. Berlin: Wilhelm Borngraber Verlag, [c.1919] Undated, dated approximately from the author's dated inscription. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 8" by 6". None. An incredibly scar…
Zwischen Serajewo Und Versailles: Ein Deutsches Heldenlied
Johann Kähler · 1925 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
Hamburg, Johann Kähler, 1925 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this self-published book of German war poetry by Johann Kähler signed by the author. The first edition in the original paper wraps. Zwischen Serajewo und Versailles: Ein Deutsches Heldenlied ('…
The Leaf Burners: And Other Poems
Ernest Rhys · 1918 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
London, J.M. Dent and Sons, 1918. Cloth. A charming anthology inspired by experiences visiting British and French camps during World War I, written and signed by Ernest Rhys, most famous as editor of the Everyman Library. The Leaf Burners, a charming poetic anthology, written by…
Recreations in Verse
Robert Campbell · 1915 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)
Glasgow, Paterson & Clubb, Ltd. 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Campbell"s charming Jubilee-year verse collection, signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.Signed and …
History of the Three Royal Exchanges, the Gresham Lectures, and Gresham Almshouses
J. G. White · 1896 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Effingham Wilson, 1896. First edition. Hardback. A detailed history of London"s three Royal Exchanges and the Gresham charitable endowments, tracing the architectural and civic legacy of Sir Thomas Gresham. In the publisher's original paper covered boards.Inscribed …
The Westminster City Fathers (the Burgess Court of Westminster) 1585-1901 : Being Some Account of Their Powers and Domestic Rule of the City Prior to Its Incorporation in 1901.
W H Manchee; Walter G. Bell [Foreword] · 1924 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, John Lane: The Bodley Head Limited, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A thorough history of Westminster"s Burgess Court from 1585 to 1901, tracing the workings of a vanished civic system on the eve of modern London government, illustrated with plates. In the publisher's o…
Paris Enragãâ©
Henry Buguet; Edmond Benjamin · 1886 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Paris, Jules Levy, 1886 . Paperback. A striking first edition of this satire of Parisian unrest, offering Buguet and Benjamin"s sharp commentary with Choubrac"s caricatural illustrations. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. First edition. A vividly illustrate…
The Golden Heresy
Max Plowman · 1914 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London , Privately Printed, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of poetry by writer and pacifist Max Plowman. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and dedicated by the author to the front free endpaper, with the insc…
Some Account of the Life of Richard Wilson
T. Wright · 1824 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green for the Benefit of the Artists Benevolent Fund, 1824 . First edition. Leather. Thomas Wilson's informative study of the life and work of celebrated and pioneering Welsh landscape painter Richard Wilson. A first edition. The …
Rhymes in Reason and Season
D. Lewis · 1920 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
Hove, The Westbourne Press, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. Delightful signed poetry and short-story collection from David Lewis on a range of topics including war, current events and the English coastline. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Presen…