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Excerpta Historica, or, Illustrations of English History
Samuel Bentley · 1831 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)
London, Samuel Bentley, 1831 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce presentation copy of the first edition of this comprehensive study of English history, bound in full morocco. First edition, bound in a smart, full morocco with gilt detailing.Extremely scarce. Written and publ…
Difficulties of a Bridegroom
Ted Hughes · 1995 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Faber & Faber, 1995 . First edition. Cloth. A fine, first edition of this collection of short stories by Ted Hughes, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. This wo…
The History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford Level
Samuel Wells · 1830 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
London, R. Pheney, 1830. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Samuel Wells' scarce study on the draining methods of the fens used throughout history. The first edition.A scarce work.Complete in two volumes.Samuel Wells' extensive study into the Bedford Level Corp…
The History and Antiquities of the City and Suburbs of Worcester
Valentine Green · 1796 · Rooke Books
£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)
London, W. Bulmer and Co; G, Nicol; et al, 1796. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this uncommon topographical study on Worcester, a beautifully illustrated work by Valentine Green. The first edition of this uncommon work.Complete as two volumes bound in one.Volume I …
Noddy at the Seaside, Noddy Gets Into Trouble, Noddy Has an Adventure
Enid Blyton · 1954 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. LTD.; The Richards Press; C. A. Publications, 1954-60. First edition. Hardback. A nice set of three entertaining Noddy tales for children, a colourful set containing two first editions. Three entertaining Noddy tales by Enid Blyton. This set in…
On the Shores of the Infinite
Mrs. G. Stuart · 1931 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
London; Norwich, Simpkin Marshall LTD; Jarrold & Sons, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition spiritual novel following a spirit as they adventure through different realms, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by t…
Cannery Row
John Steinbeck · 1945 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, William Heinemann, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of John Steinbeck's classic American novel, set in Monterey during the Great Depression. The first UK edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Steinb…
Last Poems & Plays
W. B. Yeats · 1940 · Rooke Books
£285.00 (€341.62 | $376.52 | ¥60,126)
New York, The Macmillan Company, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of this posthumously published collection of poems and plays by one of the foremost literary figures of the twentieth century, W. B. Yeats. The first US edition, first printing. In the publisher&a…
Kasangwa the Story of a Rhodesian Lion
Lena Jeffrey · 1936 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1936. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon, illustrated tale about a Rhodesian Lion called Kasangwa. The first edition. Uncommon. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, headpieces and four monochrome plates. Collated comp…
Debits and Credits
Rudyard Kipling · 1926 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
New York, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S edition of this collection of stories and poems by Rudyard KIpling. The first U.S edition. In the publisher's original cloth. This work was written by the popular English author and poet Rudyar…
The Wanderer&Apos;S Necklace
H. Rider Haggard · 1914 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated adventure novel from popular Victorian writer H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and three black-and-white plates. Collated complete. Se…
Actions and Reactions
Rudyard Kipling · 1909 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
New York, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling, with charming illustrations to accompany the text. First edition. Bound in the publisher's pictorial green cloth. Written by English n…
Yet in My Flesh
M. E. Mitchell · 1933 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)
London, J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this science fiction novel pondering eugenics, by M. E. Mitchell. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.This intriguing science fiction novel follows a c…
Instructions in Military Equitation, and in the Elements of Field Movements of Cavalry
1819 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, William Clowes, 1819. First edition. Hardback. A scarce instructional work on the training and care of horses in the military, the first edition of this interesting work. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with twenty plates.Two pages of publisher's a…
Twelve Novels by Robert Neill
Robert Neill · 1951 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
London, Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1951-1970. First edition. Cloth. First editions of twelve of Robert Neill"s historical novels, in their bright original dust wrappers. The first editions of these works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original dust wrappers…
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&Apos;S Stone
J. K. Rowling · 1998 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
New York, Arthur A. Levine; Scholastic, 1998 . First edition. Cloth. The thirty-eighth printing of the first US edition of J.K. Rowling's iconic children's novel. The thirty-eight printing of the first US edition of this work, in the publisher's original unclipped…
The Secrets of Vairy
Elsie J. Oxenham · 1947 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)
London, Frederick Muller, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of the third book in Elsie J. Oxenham's Kentisbury series, a collection of children's books associated with her popular Abbey series. The first edition, first impression of this work, in …
Rachel in the Abbey
Elsie Jeanette Oxenham · 1951 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, Frederick Muller Ltd, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of the eighth work in Elsie J. Oxenham's second generation Abbey series, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price …
A Taste of South-Easter: Memories of Unusual Cape Town Characters, Queer Shops and Shows, Old Bars, Hotels and Cafes and the Panorama of the Streets
Lawrence G. Green · 1971 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
Folkestone, Bailey Bros. & Swinfen, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this illustrated collection of character sketches and tales from South African journalist, Lawrence George Green. First edition. Illustrated with six plates. Collated complete. A collec…
Better Days or, a Millionaire of Tomorrow
Thomas Fitch; Anna M. Fitch · 1892 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
Chicago, F. J. Schulte & Co. 1892 . Paperback. A new, revised edition of this science-fiction novel by husband and wife Thomas and Anna Fitch. A new, revised edition of the work, published the year after the first edition. Number eleven as part of the Ariel Library series. Boun…