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Isabella D&Apos;Este: Marchioness of Mantua 1474-1539
Julia Cartwright · 1903 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, John Murray, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of volume II of Julia Cartwright's biography of Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua and Renaissance art patron. The first edition of volume II of this work in the publisher's original cloth bind…
The Spas of England and Principal Sea-Bathing Places: Northern Spas, Southern Spas, and Midland Spas
A. B. Granville · 1841 · Rooke Books
£385.00 (€461.48 | $508.64 | ¥81,223)
London, Henry Colburn, 1841 . First edition. Cloth. The complete three volume first edition of A. B. Granville's illustrated guide to the spas and sea bathing places of England. Volume I, 'Northern Spas', is illustrated with a folding linen map, eight plates, and …
Find the Innocent
Roy Vickers [William Edward Vickers] · 1959 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1959 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this thrilling detective novel by Roy Vickers. The first edition, first impression of this detective fiction novel by Roy Vickers, the penname of English mystery writer William Edward Vickers. In…
The Revelations of Inspector Morgan
Oswald Crawfurd · 1907 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
New York, Dodd, Mead and Co, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. Crime writer Anthony Berkeley's own copy of the first US edition of this thrilling collection of four detective short stories by Oswald Crawfurd. The first US edition of this collection of four short stories by Briti…
Elephant&Apos;S Work an Enigma
E. C. Bentley [Edmund Clerihew Bentley] · 1950 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of the first edition, first impression of E. C. Bentley's humorous and shocking 1950 novel, 'Elephant's Work&apos. The first edition, first impression of this work of fiction from novelis…
The Pageantry of Life
Charles Whibley · 1900 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
New York , Harper & Brothers, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this critical work on The Pageantry of Life. This is a first US edition of this collection of essays that explore the art and pageantry of life. Charles Whibley was an English literary journal…
Ask for Me Tomorrow
Margaret Millar · 1977 · Rooke Books
£43.00 (€51.54 | $56.81 | ¥9,072)
London, Victor Gollancz, 1977. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first UK edition of this thrilling novel by Margaret Millar, a scarce work. First UK edition of this work, preceded by the US edition published the year prior. A scarce copy. A mystery novel following the young lawyer A…
Faceless Killers; the Dogs of Riga; the Man Who Smiled; Sidetracked; the Fifth Woman
Hanning Mankell · 2000 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)
London, The Harvill Press, 2000-05. First edition. Cloth. Five bright first UK editions of the novels in the 'Inspector Wallander' series by Henning Mankell. Five novels in Swedish author Henning Mankell's 'Kurt Wallander' series to feature his character…
The Elizabethan Home Discovered in 2 Dialogues
Claudius Hollyband; Peter Erondell; M. St. Clare Byrne (ed.) · 1925 · Rooke Books
£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)
London, The Haslewood Books; Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1925 . Cloth. An interesting historical record of life in the Elizabethan period from dialogues reprinted from the time. First thus of The Elizabethan Home Discovered in 2 Dialogues by Claudius Hollyband and Peter…
Mop Fair, Some Elegant Extracts from the Private Correspondence of Lady Viola Drumcree, the Fatherless Daughter of Feodorovna, Countess of Chertsey
Arthur M. Binstead · 1905 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
Edinburgh and London, Sands & Co. 1905 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this early twentieth century humorous novel. First edition of Mop Fair, Some Elegant Extracts from the Private Correspondence of Lady Viola Drumcree, the Fatherless Daughter of Feodorovn…
Sawas 1939-1947 Book of Thanks
EAS Bailey · 1981 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
Inversanda, Ardgour, EAS Bailey, 1981. First edition. Cloth. The first limited edition of this historical record of World War Two with a signed letter from the editor. First limited edition of Sawas 1939-1947 Book of Thanks 1980 in the original publisher's imitation leather…
The New Army in Training & the Fringes of the Fleet
Rudyard Kipling · 1915 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, Macmillan, 1915-1916. Paperback. A pair of pamphlets issued during the First World War written by Rudyard Kipling. The New Army in Training is a first edition. The Fringes of The Fleet is a reprint. Originally published in 1915. Kipling wrote 6 articles about the trainin…
Space, Gravity and the Flying Saucer
Leonard G Cramp · 1954 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
London, Werner Laurie, 1954. First edition. Cloth. An exciting first edition of this work exploring the reality of flying saucers and rocket ships. First edition. Illustrated throughout with 3 plates. Collated complete. This exciting work includes chapters on: 'Rockets or S…
Poems of Passion and Pleasure
Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1912 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, Gay & Hancock, 1912. Cloth. Ella Wheeler Wilcox's most famous poetry collection, this edition beautifully illustrated with colour plates by Dudley Tennant. A very beautiful edition of the poetry of the American author Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Strikingly illustrated wit…
Life&Apos;S Little Ironies
Thomas Hardy · 1898 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London; New York, Harper & Brothers, 1898. Cloth. A lovely collection of the short stories of Thomas Hardy, this edition containing nine of his popular tales. A collection of short stories by Thomas Hardy, this 1898 edition comprising of nine stories.This volume includes 'T…
The Chariot of the Flesh
Hedley Peek · 1897 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
London; New York, Lawrence & Bullen, LTD; Longmans, Green & Co, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this brilliant sought after science fiction novel by Hadley Peek, an exciting example of Victorian sci-fi. The first edition of this very scarce work.A ri…
Caledonia Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for the Work
William Beattie · 1838 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, George Virtue, 1838. Leather. One of William Beattie's lavishly illustrated topographical studies, this volume focusing on the beauty of Scotland. Volume II only of a two volume work, lacking Volume I.A beautiful topographical work by William Beattie, looking in par…
Letters from the Levant
John Galt · 1813 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)
London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of political novelist John Galt's account of his travels in Greece in the early nineteenth century. Illustrated with a map frontispiece.An early non-fiction work from Scottish no…
Moral Emblems & Other Poems
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1921 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)
London , Chatto & Winduss, 1921. Cloth. A lovely illustrated copy of this collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. A Chatto & Windus edition of Moral Emblems & Other Poems written and illustrated with woodcuts by Robert Louis Stevenson. This collection of poems were first…
Vox Clamantium: The Gospel of the People
Andrew Reid [ed] · 1894 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
London, A. D. Innes & Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. Uncommon first edition of this collection of gospels brought together by Andrew Reid. A collection of Gospels by writers, preachers and workers. Compiled by Andrew Reid, to represent varying schools of thought. An interesting…