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Do You Remember What Happened
Jean Chapman · 1969 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, Angus and Robertson, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of Jean Chapman"s nostalgic collection of childhood memories, charmingly illustrated with whimsical colour illustrations and vignettes by Edward Ardizzone. In the publisher's original red cloth bind…
Topographical and Statistical Description of the County of Dorset, Somerset, and Sussex
G. A. Cooke [George Alexander Cooke] · 1792 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, C. Cooke; Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, [1792-1820]. First edition. Leather. Three volumes of George Alexander Cooke's topographical descriptions of British counties, covering Sussex, Somerset, and Dorset, bound in half calf and with the original folding maps. The fir…
Memoirs of the Life of John Philip Kemble, Esq. Including a History of the Stage, from the Time of Garrick to the Present Period
James Boaden · 1825 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound two volume first edition set of James Boaden's biography on the life of the renowned actor, John Philip Kemble, bound in full calf. The first edition. Illustrated with a mon…
Good Meals for Hard Times
Catherine Ives [Doris Ives Smith] · 1940 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, Duckworth, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this economic wartime cookery book from Catherine Ives, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. A very scarce copy of this World War II cookery book, which places emphasis on economy …
Edward Ardizzone: A Bibliographic Commentary
Brian Alderson · 2003 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Private Libraries Association: The British Library, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition copy of this illustrated bibliographic study of the work of British artist Edward Ardizzone. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four colour plates…
Jubelrufe Aus Bucherstapeln, Die Pirckheimer-Gesellschaft 1956-2006: Ein Almanach
Carsten Wurm [editor] · 2006 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz Verlag, 2006. First edition. Hardback. A very pleasing first edition of this almanac of the Pirckheimer Society from 1956 to 2006, in the original German. German. First edition. Illustrated throughout. An almanac of the first fifty years of The Pirckheime…
The Registers of Headon, Co. Notts. 1566-1812
Various; Edith Hobday [Transcription] · 1902 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Parish Register Society, 1902. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, privately printed transcription of Headon parish registers (1566Â1812), preserving baptisms, marriages, burials, banns, and local parish life in detail, with a signed binding. In the original …
1966-1970 2 Vols All Legendary Obstacles; a New Siege
John Montague · 1966 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1966-1970. First edition. Hardback. A signed first limited edition of this collection of poetry by John Montague, paired with the original fold-out poet card inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original paper covered boards, complete with t…
Dissolution
C. J. Sansom · 2003 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, Macmillan , 2003 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression, copy of C. J. Sansom's opening instalment to his 'Shardlake' series with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This copy inclu…
Men of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire: Being Biographical Notices of Five Hundred Men and Women Who Were Born, or Worked, or Abode, or Died in the County or City of Nottingham, and Who, in Some Way, Were Distinguished for Usefulness to Others.
Robert Mellors · 1924 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Nottingham, J. & H. Bell, 1924-1925. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition of this comprehensive biographical dictionary of 500 notable Nottinghamshire figures, including medical, civic, and scientific leaders, with supplement. In the publisher's original green…
Cambridge Described and Illustrated: Being a Short History of the Town and University
Thomas Dinham Atkinson · 1897 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)
London, Macmillan and Company, Limited , 1897. First edition. Cloth. A first edition history of the town and university of Cambridge, complete with engraved plates. The first edition of this work.In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding maps, …
Hogarth Moralized: A Complete Edition of All the Most Capital and Admired Works of William Hogarth, Accompanied with Concise and Comprehensive Explanations of Their Moral Tendency
Rev. Dr. Trusler · 1831 · Rooke Books
£96.00 (€115.09 | $126.85 | ¥20,259)
London, The Shakspeare Press, by W. Nicol, for John Major , 1831. Leather. A beautifully illustrated examination of William Hogarth's works by Rev. Dr. Trusler, complete with engraved plates. A delightful study of English painter, engraver and cartoonist, William Hogarth. …
Eat and Be Healthy: The Diet Question Simplified
Dr. Virgil Mac Mickle · 1921 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, C. W. Daniel, Ltd , 1921. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce guide to nutrition and balanced eating by Dr. Virgil Mac Mickle. First edition. A very scarce work. In the original cloth binding. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library. This volume offers …
County Recipes of Old England
Helen Edden · 1929 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)
London, Country Life Ltd, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of old English recipes, with the vanishingly scarce original price-clipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original price-clipped dust wrapper. Ill…
Favourite Recipes: In English and Spanish
Gibraltar Girl Guides Association · 1957 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Girl Guides Association, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A scarce collection of recipes compiled by the Gibraltar Girl Guides Association, written in both English and Spanish. Written in both English and Spanish. First edition. Scarce work. A cookery book compil…
Forest Fare
Jean Stewart · 1971 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Forestry Commisson, 1971. Paperback. A smart copy of this very scarce collection of recipes published on behalf of the Forestry Commission, with illustrations. Later edition, first printed in 1969. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout. Originally published to mark th…
My Study of Letterpress Typography
Juzo Takaoka · 2013 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Tokyo, Uyou Shorin Co. Ltd. 2013. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated study of letterpress typography from Japanese letterpress printer Juzo Takaoka, in the original Japanese. Japanese with English print. First edition, first printing. With an in…
Naval Biography; or, the History and Lives of Distinguished Characters in the British Navy
[Edward Harding] · 1805 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, John Scott, 1805. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce study of the eminent figures of the Royal Navy throughout history, complete with portrait plates. The first edition.A very scarce work.Complete in two volumes.An educational work on the histo…
An Englishman in Paris
[Albert Dresden Vandam] · 1892 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1892. Leather. The fourth edition of this popular account of life in France during the reign of Louis-Phillippe and the Second Empire, published only two months after the first edition. The fourth edition, of which one thousand five hundred cop…
The Queen of the Adriatic, and, Naples, the City of Parthenope
Clara Erskine Clement · 1893 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)
Boston, Estes and Lauriat, 1893-94. First edition. Leather. A strikingly bound set of two travel works by Clara Erskine Clement, both heavily illustrated volumes exploring cities in Italy. Two beautiful travels works on Italy by Clara Erskine Clement, an American travel author w…