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Doings and Dealings

Jane Barlow · 1913 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A bright, scarce, first edition by Doings and Dealings by Jane Barlow. First Edition. Scarce. Jane Barlow, 1857 – 1917 was an Irish poet and writer. Barlow was educated at home and is said to have been frail and slight. The…

Three Plays and a Pantomime

George Calderon · 1922 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London , Grant Richards Ltd , 1922 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this theatrical work. Featuring front and rear panel of original scarce dustwrapper slipped in. Plays include "Revolt" by Sybil Thorndike, "The Fountain" by Mary Jerrold, and "Cromwell: Mall O&apo…

From Wisdom Court

Henry Seton Merriman and Stephen C. Tallentyre · 1893 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , William Heinemann, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this selection of essays by Henry Seton Merriman First edition. Illustrated throughout by E. Corbin. With essays on matrimony, the sea, visitors, women and many more. In a red cloth binding. Externally sou…

Sea-Fishing As a Sport: Being an Account of the Various Kinds of Sea Fish, How, When, and Where to Catch Them in Their Various Seasons and Localities

Lambton J H Young · 1865 · Rooke Books

£86.00 (€103.08 | $113.62 | ¥18,143)

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1865. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this work on fishing by Lambton Young. With eight plates and three pages of tables. With publisher's advertisements to the rear. With pencil annotations to the plates and an pencil dia…

British Sporting Artists from Barlow to Herring

Walter Shaw Sparrow · 1922 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London , John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A detailed work reviewing the lives and works of many artists who have studied English country life and sport, mainly associated with hunting and racing. First edition. "With a Foreword by Sir Theodore Cook and …

Hey Nonny Yes Passions and Conceits from Shakespeare

Hallam Fordham · 1947 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.49 | ¥8,861)

London , Saturn Press, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A collection of quotations from Shakespeare's works. Arranged by Hallam Fordham. Illustrated throughout by Edward Ardizzone. The First Edition. As stated to the introduction, 'the quotations in this book touch or lie b…

Sickert: The Painter and His Circle

Marjorie Lilly · 1971 · Rooke Books

£83.99 (€100.68 | $110.96 | ¥17,719)

London, Elek, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating personal biographical portrait of the renowned painter by a close friend of his. Marjorie Lilly's friendship with Sickert began in 1917 when she had a studio in the same building as his. Walter …

Bly Market. Moving Pictures of a Market Day

Bernard Gilbert · 1924 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London, Cecil Palmer, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A limited, first edition of Gilbert's entertaining description of a market day with a fold-out map. Bound in quarter cloth. Of this Edition de Luxe of 'Bly Market' one thousand copies have been printed, of which ei…

Mexico Its Progress and Commercial Opportunities

E. J. Howell · 1892 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, W. B. Whittingham and Co, Ltd, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this scarce book: 'Mexico; its Progress and Commercial Opportunities', by E. J. Howell, which has been signed by the author. Inscribed by the author to the title page with a note to &…

Journal of the Hon. John Erskine of Carnock 1683-1687

John Erskine; Rev. Walter Macleod · 1894 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

Edinburgh, University Press, 1894. First edition. Cloth. An attractive, scarce first edition of this journal of the Hon. John Erskine. Edited from the original Manuscript with Introduction and Notes, by the Rev. Walter Macleod. There is a portrait of the Hon. John Erskine opposi…

Agatha: A Fanciful Flight for a Gusty Night

George Halse · 1861 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Harrison, Bookseller to the Queen, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this scarce collection of poetry and prose by Victorian author George Halse, with beautiful illustrations by the eminent 'Phiz', Hablot K. Browne. George Frederick Halse was …

Letters and Poems by the Late Mr John Henderson

John Henderson; John Ireland · 1786 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.30 | $101.73 | ¥16,245)

London, J. Johnson, 1786. First edition. Paperback. A uncommon first edition biographical work from the eighteenth century. First edition. An uncommon and interesting biographical work. An important memoir of one of the best actors of the eighteenth century. During his career as…

Recollections and Reminiscences

Lord Hawke (Martin Hawke) · 1924 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Williams & Norgate Ltd. 1924. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Lord Hawke's Recollections and Reminiscences. With seventeen plates throughout. Blind-stamped cover design. Martin Bladen Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke of Towton (1860 – 1938), generally known as Lord …

Basia Joannis Secundi Nicolai Hagensis or the Kisses of Joannes Secundus Nicolaius of the Hague in Latin and English Verse with the Life of Secundus and a Critic Upon His Basia

Johannes Secundus Nicolaius; George Ogle · 1731 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

London, Henry Lintot, 1731. First edition. Leather. An early edition of this volume of poetry by popular New Latin Poet. Johannes Secundus was a New Latin poet of Dutch nationality. He was active during the sixteenth century and was a prolific writer. He produced several books o…

The Rambles of a Rat

A.L.O.E. (Charlotte Maria Tucker) · 1871 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1871. Leather. A smart copy of this novel in which anthropomorphised rats tell the tales of their lives and travels. Featuring a number of plates, including a frontispiece. Charlotte Maria Tucker (1821-1893) was an English children's writer and m…

La Religion Romaine D&Apos;Auguste Aux Antonins

Gaston Boissier · 1874 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1874. First edition. Leather. Gaston Bossier's work on the religion of Ancient Rome. First edition. In French. Marie-Louis-Antoine-Gaston Boissier (15 August 1823 – 1908) was a French classical scholar, and secretary of the Académie francaise. I…

Billeder Af Livet Paa Island, Islandske Sagaer: Images of Life on the Island Icelandic Sagas

Fr. Winkel Horn · 1871 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Copenhagen, C. A. Reitzels Forlag, 1871. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of this work on Icelandic life, in Danish. A scarce copy of this work on Icelandic life, in Danish. The first edition of 1871. With a colour foldout map Frontispiece. Frederik Winkel Horn (19…

Les Travailleurs de la Mer

Victor Hugo · 1866 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Paris, Librairie Internationale, 1866. Leather. A set of Les Travailleurs de la Mer by Victor Hugo. A set of Les Travailleurs de la Mer by Victor Hugo. Two of the complete three volumes. The set consists of volumes II and III, and is missing volume I. Eighth edition. The book wa…

Guide Du Mecanicien Constructeur Et Conducteur de Machines Locomotives

MM. L. Le. Chatelier; E. Flachat, J. Petiet et C. Polonceau · 1859 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

Paris, Librarie Administrative de Paul Dupoint and Librarie Industriale de Lacroix et Baudry, 1859. Leather. A set of guides to the mechanical construction and operation of locomotives. A set of guides to the mechanical construction and operation of locomotives. The first volume…

Souvenirs D&Apos;Un Homme Du Monde

Joseph de Maimieux · 1789 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

Paris, Maradan, 1789. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of this important social work, published during the midst of the French Revolution. The first edition of this work.A scare work.In the original French.Complete in two volumes.An interesting collection of though…