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Birket Foster&Apos;S Pictures of English Landscape
Tom Taylor; Birket Foster; Brothers Dalziel · 1881 · Rooke Books
£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)
London, George Routledge and Sons, 1881. First edition. Hardback. A lovely limited edition collection of the picturesque rural scenes of Myles Birket Foster, engraved on India proof paper by the Brothers Dalziel. A limited edition work, an India Proof Edition limited to one thou…
The Rationalist Annual 1954-67
Hector Hawton [ed.] · 1954 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, Watts & Co. 1954-67. First edition. Cloth. A scarce larger group of thirteen volumes of Hector Hawton's annual 'The Rationalist&apos. A set of thirteen volumes from this annual published by the Rationalist Association, organisation founded in the late nineteent…
Songs and Verses on Sporting Subjects
R. E. Egerton-Warburton · 1879 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)
London, William Pickering , 1879. First edition. Cloth. A scarce anthology of poetry by R.E. Egerton-Warburton, a bright example. The first edition of this work, a scarce book. Containing an anthology of poetry concerning sporting subjects including fox-hunting, farming, hunters…
David Westren
Alfred Hayes · 1888 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
Birmingham, Cornish Brothers , 1888. First edition. Cloth. Bright first edition of this long poem by Alfred Hayes, a scarce volume. The first edition of this work. A very scarce volume, containing a narrative poem concerning heroism by Alfred Hayes, son of E. J. Hayes Town Clerk…
Jennifred and Other Verses
Septimus G. Green · 1897 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Elliot Stock, 1897. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of this scarce book of verses by S. G. Green. A scarce book of poetry by Septimus G. Green, the first edition. Containing poems such as 'The Broken Vow,' 'Sonnet written in 1870,' 'To…
Four Works from the Victoria History of the County of Oxford
Alan Crossley; Mary D. Lobel · 1969 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
London, Oxford University Press, 1969-1996 . First edition. Cloth. Four first edition works from this expansive set on the history of Oxford, England illustrated with monochrome plates. Four Works from The Victoria History of the County of Oxford in the original publisher's…
Beetles of the British Isles
E. F. Linssen · 1959 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London & New York, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1959 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first series of this guidebook for Beetles in Britain with colour plates and in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Beetles of the British Isles by E. F. Linssen in the or…
Modern Painters
John Ruskin · 1897 · Rooke Books
£625.00 (€749.16 | $825.71 | ¥131,856)
London, George Allen, 1897. Vellum. A Bickers' bound set of one of John Ruskin's important and influential Victorian artistic works, a lovely set in a full vellum binding. Complete in six volumes.In a full vellum binding by Bickers & Son. Volume III illustrated with a…
The Island Builders of the Pacific
Walter G Ivens · 1930 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Seeley and Co. Limited, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce ethnographical work on the social practices of the indigenous Mala people, illustrated throughout. A fascinating ethnographical work on the indigenous Mala people, who reside on the Mala…
Modern Street Ballads
John Ashton · 1888 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1888. First edition. Cloth. An extensive collection of historical, political, social, and sea street ballads, replete with numerous in-text illustrations. An extensive collection of street ballads from English history, particularly those of social, polit…
Christmas Improvement; or, Hunting Mrs. P. A Tale, Founded on Facts. Intended As a Christmas Box for Those Who Wish to Begin the New Year without Her
Anonymous · 1834 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, N. Hailes , 1834. First edition. Leather. A delightful, first edition, collection of children's stories written by a mother for her children. The very scarce first edition. With an engraved frontispiece. A collection of tales, written for children, with a Christian …
The Poetical Works of Mrs Hemans. Reprinted from the Early Editions, with Memoir, Explanatory Notes &C.
Mrs. Hemans · 1884 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1884 . Leather. A handsome collection of Mrs. Hemans' poems in full morocco binding. Reprinted from the early editions. In full morocco binding with gilt lettering. With a portrait frontispiece and seven engraved plates. Collated complete. A …
Head-Hunters: Black White and Brown
Alfred C. Haddon · 1901 · Rooke Books
£725.00 (€869.03 | $957.83 | ¥152,952)
London, Methuen & Co, 1901. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this study of the Torres Strait islanders, from influential anthropologist Alfred Cort Haddon. The scarce first edition of this unusual work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, numerous vignette illustrat…
On the Backwaters of the Nile: Studies of Some Child Races of Central Africa
Rev. A. L. Kitching · 1912 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Arthur Leonard Kitching's publication of his observations drawn from a decade spent amongst the tribes of the Ugandan Protectorate. An Anglican missionary, Kitching shares his experiences, and provid…
Illustrated Manual of Hand and Eye Training on Educational Principles
Dr. Woldemar Goetze · 1894 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London , O. Newman & Co, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A smart scarce first edition copy of this training manual, with illustrations throughout. A first edition Specimen Copy of this work. With a Specimen Copy stamp to the title page. Illustrated Manual of Hand and Eye Training O…
The Child&Apos;S Own Story Book; or, Tales and Dialogues for the Nursery
Mrs. Jerram [Jane Elizabeth Holmes] · 1864 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London , Darton & Hodge, 1864. Cloth. A charming illustrated edition of this volume of children's tales. A first series, twelfth edition of The Child's Own Story Book; or, Tales and Dialogues for The Nursery, by Mrs. Jerram, or Jane Elizabeth Holmes. This volume of ch…
May the Mare the Life Story of a Horse
George Jennison · 1933 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1933 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce reprint edition of this all ages fiction novel told as an autobiography of a horse in the very scarce original dust wrapper. Early reprint edition of May the Mare The Life Story of a Horse by George Jennison in …
A History of the Cheltenham Training Colleges (St. Paul and St. Mary)
Canon W. E. Beck · 1947 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
Bath, Dawson & Goodall Limited, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce first edition history of what is today known as the University of Gloucestershire, an illustrated work by Canon W. E. Beck. A vanishingly scarce work.Only one record of this work being held institut…
Seven Simeons, a Russian Tale
Boris Artzybasheff · 1937 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
London, Cassell and Company Limited , 1937. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful, first edition, copy of this illustrated Russian folktale. The first UK edition, published simultaneously with the American first edition. In the publisher's green cloth binding with the original …
Scrapbook of Watercolour Fabric Illustrations
Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books
£1,600.00 (€1,917.85 | $2,113.82 | ¥337,550)
Paris, Not Stated, c1900 . Cloth. A unique and very scarce artist's sketch book, containing watercolour reproductions of eleven samples of fabrics used for upholstery. A very scarce and unusual collection of hand painted watercolour reproductions of upholstery fabric sample…