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Sixty Years on the Turf: The Life and Times of George Hodgman 1840-1900
Charles R. Warren [ed.] · 1901 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Grant Richards , 1901. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of George Hodgman's autobiography, reminiscing on sixty years of his life and career with the Turf. The first edition. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding, with an illustrative g…
The Two Paths: Being Lectures on Art, and Its Application to Decoration and Manufacture, Delivered in 1858-9
John Ruskin · 1859 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1859. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of John Ruskin's collection of five lectures on the concepts and application of art. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This work contains the five lectures…
Poems
Charles Abraham Elton · 1804 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this collection of poetry from English British Army officer Charles Abraham Elton. First edition. Very scarce work. The author's first published work. A collection of poetry with t…
Strict Joy: Poems
James Stephens · 1931 · Rooke Books
£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this poetry collection from Irish writer James Stephens. First edition. A collection of poetry including titles such as: Cadence, Apple Blossom, The White Swan, Reverie on a Rose, and Sarasva…
Tally-Ho Back!
Rancher · 1931 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Country Life Ltd, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this delightful book of verses on hunting, illustrated with monochrome plates by Lionel Edwards. First edition. Illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated complete. A poetry collection themed to hunting and …
The Professor. To Which Are Added the Poems of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell: Now First Collected.
Currer Bell [Charlotte Bronte] · 1860 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)
London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1860 . Cloth. An early edition of the first novel written by Charlotte Bronte, alongside a selection of poetry from all three Bronte sisters. An early edition of the work. First published in 1857. Published as part of Smith, Elder & Co's new and c…
Letters on Several Subjects
Martin Sherlock · 1781 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, J. Nichols, T. Cadell, P. Elmsly, H. Payne, N. Conant, 1781. First edition. Leather. A scarce collection of sixty-three letters on various literary subjects by Martin Sherlock, the first edition. The first edition of this scarce work.Complete in two volumes.Half-title is…
An Essay on the Principle of Population or, a View of Its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness
T. R. Malthus [Thomas Robert Malthus] · 1803 · Rooke Books
£4,800.00 (€5,753.56 | $6,341.47 | ¥1,012,651)
London, J. Johnson, by T. Bensley, 1803. Leather. The important and heavily revised second edition of Thomas Robert Malthus's discussion of the problems of a growing human population. First published in 1798, this is the substantially revised, enlarged and re-written second…
Cruikshank at Home a New Family Album
Robert Cruikshank [Isaac Robert Cruikshank] · 1840 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, W. Kidd, 1840 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of the third series of Robert Cruikshank's charmingly illustrated anthology volume of humorous poems and tales. The scarce third series of this work.The work of Isaac Robert Cruikshank, the less well-kno…
The Spike Milligan Letters, Spike Milligan&Apos;S Transports of Delight, and Small Dreams of a Scorpion
Spike Milligan · 1972 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)
London, Sidgwick & Jackson; M. & J.Hobbs, 1972-7. First edition. Hardback. London: Sidgwick & Jackson; M. & J.Hobbs, 1972-7. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 6.5"; 7.5" by 8.5"; 9" by 5.5". None stated. Three first edition works by and about Spike Milligan, …
The Great Plague in London in 1665
Walter George Bell · 1924 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this study of the plague in London during 1665, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, five folding plates, seventeen plates, and ten in-text images. Collated …
Some Recollections of Jean Ingelow and Her Early Friends
1901 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)
London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition of the recollections of English poet and novelist, Jean Ingelow, with the original, vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. The first edition.Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the or…
Exeter Change for the British Lions
Snug the Joiner [William Brough] · 1869 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, Benjamin Pardon & Son , 1869 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally scarce, humorous work published during the Exeter meeting of the British Association in 1869. The first edition. Bound in half calf with cloth boards. With one page of advertisements to the front and…
Vestiges of Old London
John Wykeham Archer · 1851 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, David Bogue, 1851. First edition. Leather. An exploration of the antiquities of London, the first edition of this uncommon and illustrated work. The first edition of this uncommon work.Exploring the beautiful vestiges of London, looking at the ancient and contemporary hi…
Difficulties of a Bridegroom
Ted Hughes · 1995 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Faber and Faber, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A superb first impression of one of Ted Hughes' anthologies of short stories. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.This work features nine short stories written by English poet, trans…
The History and Antiquities of Brentford, Ealing, & Chiswick, Interspersed with Biographical Notices of Illustrious and Eminent Persons, Who Have Been Born, or Have Resided There During the Three Preceding Centuries
Thomas Faulkner · 1845 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)
London, Payne and Foss; Nichols and Son; M. A. Nattali; W. Pickering; Simpkin and Co.; T. Thorpe; T. Rodd; J. R. Smith, 1845. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this history of Brentford, Ealing and Chiswick, by the bookseller and topographer Thomas Faulkner. The first …
Extracts from the Information Received by His Majesty&Apos;S Commissioners, As to the Administration and Operation of the Poor-Laws
His Majesty's Commissioners · 1833 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, B. Fellowes , 1833. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of these extracts, taken from reports on the operations and administration of the poor laws. The first edition. In the original paper covered boards. Extracts from the reports made by the Royal Commissioner…
Reports of the Assistant Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the State of Popular Education in England Vol II
Education Commission · 1861 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office; George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode , 1861. First edition. Leather. A fascinating series of reports that detail the findings and observations of popular education across England. The first edition of this very scarce work. Volum…
Notes of the Horn: Hunting Verse, Old and New
Various; E. OE. Somerville [ed.] · 1934 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Peter Davies , 1934. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of these collected verses The first edition thus of this collection. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and eleven monochrome plates. Collated,…
Notes on Mediaeval Services in England, with an Index of Lincoln Ceremonies
Chr. Wordsworth · 1898 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)
London, Thomas Baker , 1898. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Christopher Wordsworth's compiled notes and accounts of historical Church and cathedral services. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. From English intel…