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A Complete Concordance to the Poetical Works of Milton
Guy Lushington Prendergast · 1857 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
London, Pharoah and Co, 1857. First edition. Leather. A scarce and interesting reference work on the poetry of John Milton. Being a complete concordance of his poetry, compiled by Guy Lushington Prendergast. The first and only edition of this work. With the bookplate of one Henr…
Index to James&Apos; Naval History Letters and Papers Relating to the War with France 1512-1513 Letters and Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Thos. Byam Martin Volume I Volume II Volume III Selections from the Correspondence of Admiral John Markham During the Years 1801-4 and 1806-7 Letters and Papers of Charles, Lord Barham Admiral of the Red Squadron 1758-1813 Volume I Volume II Volume III
Various · 1895 · Rooke Books
£335.00 (€401.55 | $442.58 | ¥70,675)
N/A, The Navy Records Society , 1895-1911. Cloth. A mixed volume set of publications by the Navy Records Society, from 1895 to 1911. The Navy Records society publish rare and original documents on naval history. It was established in 1893 and has to this day published over 160 v…
The New Flora and Silva January 1932 April 1932
E. H. M. Cox (ed.) · 1932 · Rooke Books
£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)
London, Dulau & Co. Ltd. 1932. First edition. Paperback. A charming 2 volume set of the 'The New Flora and Silva' quarterly magazine, edited by E. H. M. Cox. Euan Hillhouse Methven Cox was a Scottish plant collector, botanist, and horticulturist, who accompanied Regina…
The Land: A Plea
John Galsworthy · 1918 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1918. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. The first edition of this plea from John Galsworthy, referencing his desire for the land to be better utilise the land after the First World War. The first edition of this work. 'The Land' is a s…
Models of Propriety Occasional Caprices for the Edification of Ladies and the Delight of Gentlemen
W. Russell Flint · 1951 · Rooke Books
£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)
London, Michael Joseph , 1951. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition copy of Sir William Russell Flint's 'Models of Propriety' complete with coloured prints of sketches by the author. Containing supposedly fictional anecdotes of artists models, this text …
The History of the Hospital of S. Margaret Taunton
Thomas Hugo · 1874 · Rooke Books
£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)
London, J. R. Smith, 1874. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition of this scarce work, with a signed dedication from the author. Limited edition of fifty large paper copies of which this is number fifteen. Dedicated from the to the title page. Inscription reads: 'Mss Rober…
Anleitung Zur Ertheilung Des Schreiblese-Unterrichtes
K Jung (Ed)l Philipp Markus Jakob Nabholz · 1845 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
Karlsruhe, Herder, 1845. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon nineteenth century instructional German work on the education of reading and writing. Written by the well-known German Benedictine monk and reform educator, Philipp Jakob Nabholz The first edition of this work. In a l…
The Book of Nonsense
Edward Lear · 1905 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1905. Cloth. A charming copy of Edward Lear's profusely illustrated and much-loved work, The Book of Nonsense. Collated complete from copac. Profusely illustrated by Lear throughout. Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author and …
The Scourge of Christendom: Annals of British Relations with Algiers Prior to the French Conquest. By Lieut. -Colonel R.L. Playfair H.M. Consul-General at Algiers Author of &Apos;Travels in the Footsteps of Bruce,&Apos; (Murray&Apos;S) &Apos;Handbook to the Mediterranean,&Apos; (Murray&Apos;S) &Apos;Handbook to Algeria and Tunis,&Apos; Etc. With Illustrations.
Robert Lambert Playfair · 1884 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1884. First edition. Cloth. A first edition Association copy signed by the author, complete with 7 plates that include single and folded page illustrations and folded maps. Collated, complete with 7 plates; including a folding map frontispiece, 3 singl…
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald · 1901 · Rooke Books
£525.00 (€629.30 | $693.60 | ¥110,759)
London, John Lane, 1901. Vellum. The desirable limited edition of the 1901 edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Illustrated by Fitzgerald H Cole This is a Limited Edition of 375 total copies, 350 of which are for sale. 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' is the title Edw…
The Good Apprentice
Iris Murdoch · 1985 · Rooke Books
£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)
London, Chatto and Windus, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Irish author, Iris Murdoch. 'The Good Apprentice' is Murdoch's 22nd novel in her extensive bibliography. It follows the story of Edward Baltram's path to redemption and …
The Good Apprentice
Iris Murdoch · 1985 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Chatto and Windus, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Irish author, Iris Murdoch. 'The Good Apprentice' is Murdoch's 22nd novel in her extensive bibliography. It follows the story of Edward Baltram's path to redemption and …
Nuns and Soliders
Iris Murdoch · 1980 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)
New York, The Viking Press, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A First U.S Edition of Murdoch's 'Nuns and Soldiers' dedicated and signed. First thus, First U.S Edition. Set in England, the novel opens with Guy Openshaw on his deathbed. A story of life and death, love and…
My Enemy&Apos;S Enemy
Kingsley Amis · 1962 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)
London, Victor Gollancz, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A collection of short stories by popular humorous novelist Kingsley Amis. The first edition of this short story collection. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Sir Kingsley Amis was a popular English novelist, poet, critic …
Forgotten Heroes Six True Stories
Michael Bentinck · 1995 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
Cambridge, Michael Bentinck, 1995. First edition. Paperback. A collection of true stories from the Second World War told from six prisoners of war. Signed by the author and editor, Michael Bentinck. With his sticker to the title page. With the cover illustration by Ronald Searle…
My Enemy&Apos;S Enemy
Kingsley Amis · 1962 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Victor Gollancz, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A collection of short stories by popular humorous novelist Kingsley Amis. The first edition of this short story collection, held in original price-clipped dustwrapper. Sir Kingsley Amis was a popular English novelist, poet, cr…
Girl, 20
Kingsley Amis · 1971 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first U.K edition of this novel by Kingsley Amis. This novel is a dissection of the flower-power phase of the 1960s. It follows the antihero, Sir Roy Vandervane, a conductor and composer who is a pillar of the establishment.…
Out of the Ark or Creatures Facetious in Cut and Doggerel
Randall Davies · 1930 · Rooke Books
£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)
London, Peter Davies, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A humorous work comprising of several short lyrics on various animals. Lacking original dustwrapper. The first edition. Illustrated throughout, with numerous designs by various authors. Each illustration, has a short, humorous ve…
Foxon English Verse 1701-1750
D. F. Foxon · 1975 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1975. First edition. Cloth. An attractive volume of this reference guide to 18th century English poetry. Complete in two volumes in a handsome slipcase.A catalogue of seperately printed poems with notes on contemporay collected editionsAn i…
Max Fritz and Hob a Tale of Adventure
C R Coleridge · 1892 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, National Society's Depository, c1892. First edition. Cloth. A late nineteenth century novel, illustrated throughout by W S Stacey. Believed first edition. Undated. dated using Copac and inscription to the recto of half-title page. With a publisher's catalogue t…