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2 Vols a Collection of the Works of William Penn, to Which Is Prefixed a Journal of His Life.

William Penn · 1726 · Rooke Books

£3,250.00 (€3,895.64 | $4,293.70 | ¥685,649)

London, J. Sowle, 1726 . First edition. Leather. The scarce and important first collected edition of William Penn's writings, comprising his most influential theological and political works, complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in a 19th century quarter morocco with clo…

A Sketch of the Parish of Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire

Frances C. Childe · 1874 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Shrewsbury , Adnitt and Naunton, 1874 . First edition. Leather. An attractive first edition of this detailed history of the Shropshire parish of Cleobury Mortimer, illustrated with five plates after drawings by the author. In a contemporary half morocco binding with marbled pape…

L&Apos;Allegro and IL Penseroso

John Milton · 1848 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Art-Union of London, 1848 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated with thirty plates from a variety of artists including Tenniel and Leitch, this is a charming first Art-Union edition of John Milton's poems about solitude and entertainment. The first edition of this w…

Heloise and Abelard

George Moore · 1921 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

New York, Privately Printed for Subscribers Only by Boni and Liveright, 1921 . First edition. Hardback. The limited edition first American edition of Irish novelist George Moore's novelisation of the tragic lives of ill-fated lovers Heloise and Abelard. A limited edition, p…

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty&Apos;S Special Command

1839 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Oxford, Printed at the University Press by Samuel Collingwood and Co. 1839. Leather. An attractive full-calf edition of the King James Bible from the nineteenth century. In a contemporary navy full-calf binding.   With an 1847 signature to the first page.   A pleasing example …

The Major Portion of the High Ercall Estate About 5,483 Acres

1930 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Coventry , Messrs. Band, Hatton & Co. Solicitors; Messrs Winterton & Sons; Messrs Frank Matthews & Co. 1930. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce auction catalogue detailing the agricultural and sporting properties of the High Ercall Estate. A vanishingly scarce auction catalogue for the…

Pictorial Notes in the National Gallery. The British School; Illustrated Catalogue to the National Gallery. [Foreign Schools. ]; Pictures at South Kensington: The Raphael Cartoons, the Sheepshanks Collection, &C. ; an Illustrated Catalogue of Painting and Sculpture in the British Fine Art Section

Henry Blackburn · 1877 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1877-1878. First edition. Leather. Bound together here are four of Henry Blackburn's exhibition catalogues, including valuable notes and illustrations of the National Gallery. Four individual art exhibition catalogues, bound together. Containing d…

The Life of Sir Richard Hill, Bart.

Rev. Edwin Sidney · 1839 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1839. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a biography on the Shropshire MP and Methodist patron, a keen supporter of William Pitt the Younger. The scarce first edition of The Life of Sir Richard Hill, Bart. the Tory Member of Parliame…

The Church Monthly: An Illustrated Magazine for Home Reading

Anonymous · 1899 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, The Church Monthly Office, 1899-1900 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated throughout and bound in a single volume, present here are two volumes of this Anglican periodical, a Church of England work with contributions from the Archbishops of the day. The first edition of…

County of Salop. Part of the Montford Estate, Near Shrewsbury

Mr. William Everall · 1918 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.37 | $620.94 | ¥99,155)

Shrewsbury, Mr. G. H. Morgan; Mr. William Everall, 1918. First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with a folding map and photographic plates, this is the very scarce first edition of this 1918 auction catalogue of land, farms and cottages of the Montford estate near Shrewsbury. The van…

Three Catalogues of Special Exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery: Catalogue of the First Special Exhibition of National Portraits Ending with the Reign of King James the Second; Catalogue of the Second Special Exhibition of National Portraits Commencing with the Reign of William and Mary and Ending with the Year Mdccc; Catalogue of the Third and Concluding Exhibition of National Portraits Commencing with the Fortieth Year of the Reign of George the Third and Ending with the Year Mdccclxv

Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education · 1866 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Strangeways and Walden, 1866-1868 . Leather. A charming collection of three catalogues of exhibitions of historical national portraits on display at the South Kensington Museum, bound in a single half calf binding. The scarce catalogues of three exhbitions of national po…

The Rural Economy of Yorkshire; the Midland Counties; the West of England

Mr. Marshall [William Marshall] · 1788 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, T. Cadell; G. Nicol, 1788-1796 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful collection of five volumes of Mr. Marshall's influential county agricultural surveys, including the first editions of his surveys of Yorkshire and the West of England. A collection of five volumes …

Don Juan

Lord Byron · 1819 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Thomas Davison, 1819. Leather. The first octavo edition of Cantos I and II of Byron's provocative poem, 'Don Juan', in the original boards. "A New Edition", being the first octavo edition of Cantos I and II of Lord Byron's Don Juan. These were offered…

Dancer&Apos;S Luck; Dancer in the Wings

Lorna Hill · 1958 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1958. First edition. Cloth. Two popular children's novels on fictional ballerina Annette Dancy, including a first edition, both in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Dancer's Luck and Dancer in the Wings, an early impression of the se…

Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones

Sir William Jones, [ed. by Lord Teignmouth, John Shore] · 1807 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, John Hatchard, 1807. Cloth. An early edition of the memoir of an esteemed philologist, among the first scholars to study the Indian subcontinent during colonial rule An early edition of the Memoirs of The Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, the esteem…

Robert Wallace, M.P. , and James Chalmers the Scottish Postal Reformers: Letters, Recent Press Articles, & Recognitions at Home and Abroad

Patrick Chalmers · 1890 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Effingham Wilson, 1890. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of this collection of correspondence of the Scottish Postal Reformers, Robert Wallace and James Chalmers. A very scarce work. The first edition. In the publisher's original quarter cloth …

A Collection of Epigrams. To Which Is Prefix&Apos;D, a Critical Dissertation on This Species of Poetry

William Oldys [ed.] · 1727 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, J. Walthoe, 1727 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this collection of epigrams from English antiquarian William Oldys, claiming to be the first miscellany of this type in English. A first edition. Stated as "the first miscellany of epigrams that has appeared…

Aide-Memoire to the History of India

John Davenport · 1864 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, J. Davy & Sons, 1864. First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce first edition of John Davenport's educational guide to the history of India, with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Henry Spencer Ashbee. A signed presentation copy of the first ed…

Indian Jungle Lore and the Rifle: Being Notes on Shikar and Wild Animal Life

Silver Hackle" [A. G. Shuttleworth] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Calcutta and Simla, Thacker, Spink * Co, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates, this is the scarce first edition of a first-hand account of game hunting in the Indian jungle. The first edition of this scarce work. Illustrated with a frontis…

The Scribleriad: An Heroic Poem

Richard Owen Cambridge · 1751 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, R. Dodsley; M. Cooper, 1751 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with engraved plates, this is the scarce first edition of Richard Owen Cambridge's celebrated mock epic, arranged in six books. The scarce first edition of this work. A humorous mock epic poem, in parti…