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Knock Upon Silence
Carolyn Kizer · 1965 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1965 . First edition. Cloth. A smart presentation copy of this collection of lyrical and incisive poems by Pulitzer PrizeÂwinner, Carolyn Kizer, inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.A prese…
The Commodore
Patrick O'Brian · 1994 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London , Harper Collins, 1994. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this action packed historical naval novel from the Aubrey/Maturin series, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of the work. In publisher's original blue cloth bi…
An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Steam Engine
Charles Frederick Partington · 1822 · Rooke Books
£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)
London, J. Taylor, 1822 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally lovely example of the very scarce first edition of C. F. Partington's study of the history of the steam engine, and its role in modern life. The very scarce first edition of this work from British science le…
James Watt
William Jacks · 1901 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of this privately printed biography of prominent engineer James Watt. The uncommon first edition of this work, signed by the author to the front free endpaper…
The Knight of Gwynne; a Tale of the Time of the Union
Charles Lever · 1847 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1847. First edition. Leather. A rare and pleasing first edition of Charles Lever's historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of the union of Great Britain and Ireland, bound in half morocco and illustrated by the renowned 'Phiz&apos. T…
The Old Ships
James Elroy Flecker · 1915 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, The Poetry Bookshop, 1915. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of 'The Old Ships', a poem by James Elroy Flecker published by the Poetry Bookshop. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this work. With the front cover illustration in…
In Autumn
Herbert Palmer · 1931 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, Privately Printed for Terence Fytton Armstrong , 1931. First edition. Hardback. One of ten limited lettered editions of this privately printed seasonal poem by Herbert Palmer, signed by him and the illustrator. This is one of ten lettered copies signed by the author and …
The Croydon Co. Partner
W. Henry Topley [ed.]; Frank F. Woods [ed.] · 1913 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
Croydon, Co-Partnership Committee of the Croydon Gas Company , 1913-1922. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce collection of issues from the 'Croydon Co-Partner', a magazine published by its committee for the Croydon Gas Company. All first editions except for Jan…
Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Family Cookery
Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1914 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1914. Leather. A new edition of this highly popular cookery book from Mrs. Isabella Beeton, with colour plates. New edition. With a folding colour frontispiece, nineteen colour plates, and numerous black-and-white images. Collated complete. Th…
A Treasury of Scottish Verse
Henry Arthur Kellow · 1912 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, George and Harrap and Company, 1912. First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of A Treasury of Scottish Verse. An illustrated frontispiece of Robert Burns. Bound in reverse calf. The scarce first edition of A Treasury of Scottish Verse, selected by Scottish-Aust…
Panama and What It Means
John Foster Fraser · 1913 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, Cassell and Company, 1913. First edition. Cloth. An insightful travelogue by John Foster Fraser concerning his trip to Panama. First edition containing frontispiece. The first edition of John Foster Fraser's trip to Panama, published by Cassell and Company in 1913.O…
2 Vols History of the Norfolk Regiment 1685-1918
F. Lorriane Petre · 1920 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
Norwich , Jarrolds & Sons, Limited, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, two-volume history of the Norfolk Regiment by noted military historian F. Loraine Petre, richly illustrated with maps and plates. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.First edition.Com…
From Red Sea to Blue Nile
Rosita Forbes · 1925 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, Cassell and Company, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the uncommon first edition of Rosita Forbes's illustrated account of her journey across Ethiopia in the early 20th century. An uncommon first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding map…
Drawing-Room Duologues
Fred M. Simpson · 1894 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce illustrated collection of short drawing room plays by Fred M. Simpson, smartly bound in modern half calf. The first edition.A very scarce work. Illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen with…
On the Abbot of Waltham&Apos;S House, in the Parish of Saint Mary-at-Hall, London.
G. R. Corner [George Richard Corner] · 1856 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, J. B. Nichols & Sons, 1856. First edition. Leather. The first edition in book form of this very scarce article from George Richard Corner on the Abbot of Waltham's House, bound in half calf, and signed by the author to the title page. The first edition in book form,…
Lalla Rookh
Thomas Moore · 1817 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817. Leather. The fifth edition of Thomas Moore's Lalla Rookh in full straight-grained green morocco with decorative blind stamping, marbled endpapers and a gilt fore edge. The fifth edition of Thomas Moore's Lalla Rookh …
The 16th Foot: A History of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Sir F. Maurice; General the Earl of Cavan · 1931 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
London, Constable & Co Ltd. 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this regimental history of the 16th Foot: Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, by Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding with gilt regimental crest.…
Samurai Trails a Chronicle of Wanderings on the Japanese High Road
Lucius Swift Kirtland · 1918 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1918. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming account of Kirtland's journey through the Japanese highroads, with a photographic frontispiece and numerous plates throughout. The first edition of this work. Scarce. In the pu…
Marius the Epicurean, His Sensations and Ideas
Walter Pater · 1913 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, Philip Lee Warner, The Medici Society, 1913 . Cloth. A wonderful two volume limited edition of Walter Pater's philosophical novel, in the scarce publisher's original dust wrappers. First published in 1885, this is a charming early 20th century limited edition o…
Sylva Britannica; or, Portraits of Forest Trees
Jacob George Strutt · 1830 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, For the Author, by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830 . Leather. Illustrated with fifty plates on India paper, this is the first quarto edition of Jacob George Strutt's celebration of the greatest 19th century trees in England and Scotland. First published …