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Tales from Timbuktu
Constance Smedley · 1923 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce collection of folk tales from around the world, collected by Constance Smedley, with wonderful accompanying illustrations by Maxwell Armfield. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth. A scarce collecti…
Twenty-Seven Illustrations, Designed for "the Cornhill Magazine
Frederick Walker · 1867 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of twenty-seven striking plates, drawn by British social realist painter, Frederick Walker. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with gutta percha binding. Very scarce w…
Thyme and Bergamot
Christopher Sandeman · 1947 · Rooke Books
£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)
London, The Dropmore Press, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition work on the natural history of the Andes by Christopher Sandeman. A limited edition work printed on handmade paper, this is no. 269 of 550 copies printed.'Thyme and Bergamot' recounts the a…
Domesday Book Studies
H. R. Loyn; G. H. Martin; Philip Grierson; Caroline Thorn; et al. · 1987 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)
London, Alecto Historical Editions, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this detailed work on the Domesday Book, with special studies by a variety of authors. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding. A detailed…
The Diary of Sir Henry Slingsby
Sir Henry Slingsby · 1836 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown et al, 1836 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this work, combining the first publication of Slingsby's diary, with a reprint of his trial and further related papers. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with …
Under the Cherry Tree
Peter Traill [Guy Mainwaring Morton] · 1926 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Faber and Gwyer, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming novel from Peter Traill, the pseudonym of author Guy Mainwaring Morton. The scarce first edition, first impression.Illustrated with a frontispiece and five further illustrations by Au…
The Mystery of the Common
James Blyth · 1920 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)
London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1920. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce mystery novel by James Blyth, set during the outbreak of WW1. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. A vanishingly scarce novel. This thrilling myste…
Prince Prigio
Andrew Lang · 1889 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)
Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fantasy story by the noted Andrew Lang, with charming illustrations by Gordon Browne. The scarce first trade edition. Also published as a limited edition in the same year. Illustrated by the noted …
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Books 1-5); Three Packs of Promotional Trading Cards; &Apos;Their World Is Closer Than You Think&Apos; T-Shirt; Promotional Box with Colouring Sheets and Trivia Cards
Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black · 2003 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
New York , Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003-2004. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful collection of books and merchandise for 'The Spiderwick Chronicles', including signed first editions, a t-shirt and scarce trading cards. A first edition, first print…
Authors and I
C. Lewis Hind · 1921 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London , John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1921. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon copy of this charming biographical collection recounting the author's experiences with other writers. First edition. In the original quarter cloth, with paper covered boards. Undated, dated fr…
Virginia of the Air Lanes
Herbert Quick · 1909 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
Indianapolis , The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this romantic novel set along the Gulf Coast during the pioneering days of flight. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with five plates by A…
Ramping Cat
Christian Mawson [Christian Augustus Barman] · 1941 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce novel from British designer Christian Mawson. First edition. Very scarce. An outrageous historical novel, following exciting characters faced with real problems that would seem singularl…
A Letter from Italy, Together with the Mourning Muse of Alexis, to Which Is Added the Despairing Lover.
Mr. Joseph Addison; Mr. Congreve · 1695 · Rooke Books
£496.00 (€594.53 | $655.29 | ¥104,641)
London, H. Hills , 1695-1709 . Disbound. A very scarce publication containing three poetical works from the later seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Very scarce. Published and sold at H. Hills, in Black-fryars, near the waterside. Comprised of the following three poems: &…
Irish Melodies, with an Appendix, Containing the Original Advertisements, and the Prefatory Letter on Music.
Thomas Moore · 1821 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)
London, J. Power; Longman, Hurt, Rees, Orme, and Brown , 1821 . First edition. Cloth. The first authorised and complete edition of Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies, with the original advertisements and letter on music. The first authorised, complete edition. As explained in th…
Musa Proterva: Love Poems of the Restoration
A. H. Bullen · 1889 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, Privately Printed, 1889 . First edition. Leather. A limited edition work comprised of love poetry from the Restoration period, including that of John Dryden, Aphra Behn and Andrew Marvell. Limited edition. Number 202 of 780 printed. Bound in quarter calf with cloth board…
The Temple of Death
Marquis of Normanby; John Sheffield · 1709 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, H. Hills, 1709. Disbound. An uncommon poem by John Sheffield, a thoughtful piece of death, commemorating Queen Mary II. An uncommon poem, a translated adaptation of P. Habert's French poem 'Le Temple de la Mort&apos. This issue with signature A2 under the &apo…
After the Rain
John Bowen · 1958 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Faber and Faber, 1958-67. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Bowen's sci-fi novel about a second flood, alongside a proof copy of the dramatised play of the novel. The novel and play of John Bowen's 'After the Rain&apos.The first edition, firs…
The Works of George Eliot with a Biography
George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans]; J. W. Cross [ed.] · 1878 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)
Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1878-1885. Cloth. The complete Cabinet Edition of the works of George Eliot, including the three-volume biography edited by her husband. A set of twenty-four books uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth binding, with…
Twelve Letters and a Bibliographical Essay from Leonard Clark
Leonard Clark · 1954 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)
Charlottesville, Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1954-1968. Paperback. A bibliographical work by Leonard Clark on the writings of Walter de la Mare, alongside twelve signed letters from Clark. Leonard Clark was an English poet, writer, editor, and educator…
Horner&Apos;S Pocket Library
M. B. Manwell; A. S. Fillmer; Bessie Reynolds; S. F. G.; Keith Mackenzie et al. · 1905 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, Amalgamated Press, 1905-1906. First edition. Paperback. Issues 280 to 295 of the early twentieth century children's periodical 'Horner's Pocket Library, a pioneering work of children's publishing. Sixteen very scarce issues of this periodical, with ea…