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Portrait Painters European Portraits to the End of the Nineteenth Century and English Twentieth-Century Portraits
Allan Gwynne-Jones · 1950 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Phoenix House, 1950. First edition. Cloth. This first edition collection of portraits range from Titian to Augustus John and many more, which are all accompanied by explanations from the author, Allan Gwynne-Jones. here is a lovely inscription from Gwynne-Jones on the fr…
Ancient Metrical Tales: Printed Chiefly from Original Sources
Rev. Charles Henry Hartshorne · 1829 · Rooke Books
£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)
London , William Pickering, 1829. First edition. Cloth. A collection of poems written in Middle English, edited by Charles Henry Hartshorne. First edition. Bookplate of Bernard Warrington to front pastedown. Rebacked in cloth with the original boards and backstrip preserved. Ext…
The Course of Time: A Poem, in Ten Books
Robert Pollok, A. M. · 1840 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)
Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1840. Cloth. The Course of Time is a ten-book poem in blank verse, first published in 1827, the year of Pollok's death. With an author's portrait with facsimile signature to frontispiece. Fifteenth Edition The last published and m…
The Draughtsman&Apos;S Handbook of Plan and Map Drawing.
George G. Andre · 1891 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
London , E & F N Spon, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, colour illustrated handbook with numerous diagrams, sections and maps. Colour frontispiece showing the principle characters of work used in mapping with thirty-three illustrated plates and illustrations througho…
The Holy Rose Etc
Walter Besant · 1890 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)
London , Chatto and Windus, 1890. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by Walter Besant. With a frontispiece by Fred Barnard. Publisher's catalogue to rear, dated October 1889. Sir Walter Besant was a novelist and historian In a cloth covered binding. Externa…
Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the Collection of the British Museum. Supplement Volume I
Sir George F. Hampson, Bart. · 1914 · Rooke Books
£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)
London , Printed by the Order of the Trustees of the British Museum, 1914. First edition. Cloth. Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the Collection of the British Museum. Supplement Volume I by Sir George F. Hampson, Bart. First edition. Sir Geor…
The Liberal Year Book for 1913 and 1917. Two Volumes
Various · 1913 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)
London , The Liberal Publication Department, 1913-1917. Cloth. Three volumes of the Liberal Year Book providing an interesting insight into political statistics during the years 1913 and 1917, just prior to the First World War, and as it drew to a close. Ninth and thirteenth edi…
Mark Twain a to Z the Essential Reference to His Life and Writings
R. Kent Rasmussen · 1995 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
The United States of America, Facts on File, Inc. 1995. First edition. Cloth. A near fine first edition of Mark Twain A to Z: The Essential Reference to his Life and Writings. As written in the synopsis, "Until now, tracking down information on Mark Twain's complex life and…
The New Army List; Exhibiting the Rank, Standing, and Various Services of Every Regimental Officer in the Army Serving on Full Pay
Colonel H. G. Hart · 1869 · Rooke Books
£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)
London , John Murray, 1869. Cloth. The comprehensive list of serving military in 1869. Published quarterly, this is No. CXXIV, 1st October 1869. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Including 'The Royal Marines, and Indian Staff Corps, distinguishing those who have served…
Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland Sent by Order of the King of Denmark, in Search of the Lost Colonies Under the Command of Captain W a Graah.
Captain W A Graah · 1837 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.80 | $1,182.42 | ¥188,817)
London, John W Parker, 1837. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first English edition of this work on Arctic exploration. Collated: Complete with folding map of Greenland. With 16 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. A detailed account of the expedition of Wilhelm A…
The Biglow Papers
James Russel Lowell · 1859 · Rooke Books
£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)
London , Trubner and Co, 1859. Cloth. This fascinating fictional work in verse presents three main characters each representing different aspects of American life, and using authentic American dialects in their dialogue. Described by the Grolier Club as "the most influential boo…
Across Iceland the Land of Frost and Fire
Olive Murray Chapman · 1941 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London , John Lane The Bodley Head, 1941. Cloth. A fascinating travel text about Iceland. his is the new 'cheap edition' of this text, printed eleven years after the first edition. Illustrated, with thirteen photographs over twelve plates. Written by Olive Murray Chapm…
Australia to-Day from a Visitor&Apos;S Point of View
Arthur J. Wilson · 1929 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London , E. J. Larby Limited, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A scarce title accounting the authors journey from England to Australia, and his opinions and findings while there. Illustrated with personal photographs and maps throughout. Signed by the author. Only one edition ever pu…
Cupid and Psyche from the Latin of Apuleius Done Into English Verse in Nine Cantos
Reverend George Ratcliffe Woodward, M. A. · 1912 · Rooke Books
£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)
London , Herbert and Daniel, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful book of Woodward's English translation of Apuleius' famous story. First edition. Printed at the Chiswick Press. George Ratcliffe Woodward (27 December 1848 Â 3 March 1934) was an Anglican priest who …
Island Nights&Apos; Entertainment
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1893 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London , Cassell & Company, 1893. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first issue, of three Stevenson short stories in the original binding. The first edition, with the visible revision of price from 5/- to 6/-. With the bookplate of Angus Alexander Colles Heron to the fron…
Catalogue of Printed Music Published between 1487 and 1800 Now in the British Museum with First Supplement
W. Barclay Squire, M.A., F.S.A. · 1912 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)
London, Longmans and Co. 1912. First edition. Cloth. A catalogue of Printed Music Published Between 1487 and 1800 now in the British Museum printed by the order of the Trustees of the British Museum and written by W. Barclay Squire. First edition. In two volumes complete. Volume…
An Assemblage of 19th Century Horses and Carriages
Jennifer Lang · 1971 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
Farnham, Perpetua Press, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited first edition of this beautiful book on historic horses and carriages. Number 32 of 100 limited first edition copies signed by the author. Beautifully preserved in the original slipcase. Illustrated from the o…
Trails of the Hunted
James L. Clark · 1929 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Chatto and Windus, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Clark's study of African, Asian and North American animals, illustrated with photographic plates. First Edition. Featuring a photographic frontispiece. 'With forty-seven plates&apos. James L. Cla…
Poems on Several Occasions
Austin Dobson · 1889 · Rooke Books
£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)
New York, Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1889. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon complete set of Poems on Several Occasions by Austin Dobson. With notes to rear of each volume. First edition. In two volumes complete. Henry Austin Dobson (1840 - 1921), commonly Austin Dobson, was an En…
Gardener&Apos;S Frenzy Being an Alphabet of the Garden
Minnie Pallister · 1933 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Methuen & Co Ltd. 1933. First edition. Cloth. This is a scarce copy of this gardening alphabet by Minnie Pallister. Scarce. First edition. Written by Minnie Pallister. A teacher and writer, she was a keen supporter of the Labour movement, and remained political active th…