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Guide to London; It Isn&Apos;T Far from London; London from the Bus-Top

H. V. Morton; S. P. B. Mais; Lucy Masterman · 1937 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd; The Richards Press; Dennis Dobson, 1937; 1948; 1951. First edition. Cloth. Lovely collection of London guidebooks, each illustrated, with map endpapers, from various eminent writers. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. With dust wrappers. It …

A Catalogue of Maps, Plans, and Views of London Westminster & Southwark

Frederick Crace; John Gregory Crace [ed.] · 1878 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, No. 38 Wigmore Street, W. 1878. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this catalogue, once owned by the historic St Paul's School Library. A very scarce first edition copy of this catalogue, which was at one time owned by the St. Paul's School Library. St…

Souvenirs Historiques Sur la Revolution de 1830

S. Berard · 1834 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Paris, Perrotin, Editeur, 1834. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon copy of the only edition of this title, bound in decoratively tooled half calf. An uncommon copy of this title, one of the first and only edition.Published in 1834, this work features 2 folding facsimile letter…

Diccionario de la Lengua Castella

Spanish Academy · 1869 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Madrid, Manuel Rivadeneyra, 1869. Leather. A comprehensive and charming revised edition of the official Dictionary of the Castilian language, created by the Spanish Academy. In full decorative calf. The eleventh edition of the Diccionario de La Lengua Castella (Dictionary of the…

A History of British Carpets: From the Introduction of the Craft Until the Present Day

C. E. C. Tattersall · 1934 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Essex, F. Lewis (Publishers) Limited, 1934. First edition. Leather. A profusely illustrated first edition of Tattersall"s authoritative history of British carpet manufacturing, handsomely bound in half morocco. Bound in a handsome half morocco binding with marbled paper boards.F…

2 Vols the Family History of England: CIVIL, Military, Social, Commercial and Religious Volumes I and II

Rev. James Taylor · 1813 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, William Mackenzie , c1870. Cloth. The first two volumes of Taylor"s richly illustrated "The Family History of England", an accessible Victorian survey of the nation"s civil, military, social, commercial, and religious development. In the publisher's original cloth b…

Amusements Serious and Comical and Other Works

Tom Brown · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. 1927. First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first edition of this depiction of London life in later Stuart times, with a frontispiece and 15 plates. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original blue cloth binding.With a frontis…

London Lays and Other Poems

Bernard Malcom Ramsay · 1903 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London , Elliot Stock, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this book of poems by Bernard Malcom Ramsay. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to half title page.In publisher's original red cloth binding.Includes poems in fou…

The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons from the Restoration to the Present Time (Vol II & IV)

[Richard Chandler] · 1742 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Printed for Richard Chandler , 1742. First edition. Leather. Two first edition volumes from this comprehensive history of the House of Commons, neatly bound in quarter calf. First edition. Volume II and Volume IV only from this ambitious 14-volume series. Uniformly boun…

A New System of Domestic Cookery; Formed Upon Principles of Economy, and Adapted to the Use of Private Families

A Lady [Maria Eliza Rundell] · 1838 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, T. Allman, 1838. Cloth. A new edition of this once hugely dominant cookery book, compiled with recipes by Maria Eliza Rundell. New edition. "With the addition of many new receipts". In the original cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine plates. Collated,…

Historical and Literary Associations of Old Highgate

John Sime · 1905 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, 1905. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition essay title, in lovely condition. An uncommon first edition copy of this essay title, delivered out of passion for the Highgate area.John Sime, Vice-President of the Highgat…

The Book of the Army Pageant Held at Fulham Palace 20th June to 2nd July, 1910

F. R. Benson [ed.]; Algernon Tudor Craig [ed.] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Limited, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A well-illustrated first edition copy of this title, in smart original binding. A lovely copy of this 1910 work in its original pictorial cloth binding, with striking colour illustration to front board.This w…

Word from Wormingford (1997) out of the Valley (2000)

Ronald Blythe · 1997 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Viking, 1997-2000. First edition. Cloth. A set of two illustrated first edition novels by Ronald Blythe, with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers. Out of the Valley signed by the author. A set of two first edition novels by Ronald Blythe, in the publisher's…

Memories by Desmond Maccarthy (1953) Humanities by Desmond Maccarthy (1953) Experience by Desmond Maccarthy (1935) Portraits by Desmond Maccarthy (1932) Criticism by Desmond Maccarthy (1932)

Desmond MacCarthy · 1932 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, MacGibbon; Putnam, 1932-1953. First edition. Cloth. A very good set of five works by Desmond MacCarthy, one of which in the original unclipped dust wrapper.  A set of five works by Desmond MacCarthy, one of which in the original unclipped dust wrapper. This set contain…

The Life of Eric Gill (1966) by Robert Speaight the Autobiography of G. Lowes Dickinson (1973) by Dennis Proctor Rose Macaulay: A Writer&Apos;S Life (1991) by Jane Emery the Diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner (1994) by Claire Harman [Ed. ] Cyril Connolly: A Life (1997) by Jeremy Lewis

Multiple authors · 1966 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Methuen & Co.; Gerald Duckworth & Co; John Murray; Chatto & Windus; Jonathan Cape, 1966-1997. First edition. Cloth. A collection of fine, first edition biographies of renowned English figures from a variety of fields, in the original unclipped dust wrappers.  A collecti…

Jokeby, a Burlesque on Rokeby

An Amateur of Fashion [Robert Coates] · 1813 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Thomas Tegg, 1813. Hardback. The fifth and enlarged edition of Robert Coates's nonsensical poem, showcasing his idiosyncratic humour and style. The fifth and enlarged edition of Jokeby, A Burlesque on Rokeby, A Poem in Six Cantos, by eccentric actor Robert Coates &a…

London Is London; Fashion in London; the Savoy of London

D. M. Low [Ed.]; Barbara Worsley-Gough; Compton Mackenzie; Various · 1949 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, Chatto & Windus; Alan Wingate; George G Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1949-1953. First edition. Cloth. A  three-volume collection of illustrated first editions celebrating mid-century London, from its poetry and post-war fashion to the history of the iconic Savoy Hotel, with their …

A History of British Reptiles.

Thomas Bell · 1839 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, John Van Voorst, 1839. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Thomas Bell"s pioneering history of British reptiles, the first systematic study of Britain"s native reptilian species, illustrated with over forty detailed in-text woodcuts. In the publisher's origin…

Wren&Apos;S London

Eric de Mare · 1975 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , The Folio Society, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this exploration of famous architect Christopher Wren's works, abundantly illustrated in colour with the original glassine cover. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original dec…

English Local Government: The Story of the King&Apos;S Highway. English Poor Law History: The Last Hundred Years Vol I & II

Beatrice and Sidney Webb · 1913 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1913-1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart three volume set of first edition works on English local government, by English Socialist economists Beatrice and Sidney Webb. A smart three volume set of works on English local government.Written by husba…