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Westminster Abbey & Eton
Mrs. A. Murray Smith; Christopher Stone · 1904 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904-1909. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes from Adam and Charles Black on the architecture and surrounding areas of Westminster Abbey and Eton. Two volumes. First edition. This set contains: Westminster Abbey, 1904. Illustrat…
A Passage to India
E. M. Forster · 1924 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,797.97 | $1,981.72 | ¥316,354)
London, Edward Arnold & Co, 1924. First edition. Leather. A finely bound second impression copy of one of the most important and popular novels of the twentieth century by E. M. Forster. The first edition, second impression. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery.'A Passage t…
The Blackbird in the Lilac; Mimff-Robinson; a Ring of Bells; Pigeons and Princesses; More Prefabulous Animiles
James Reeves; John Betjeman; Irene Slade [Introduction, Editor]; H. J. Kaeser; Ruth Michaelis Jena [Trans.]; Arthur Ratcliff [Trans.] · 1967 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
London, William Heinemann Ltd; John Murray; Oxford University Press, 1967-1975. First edition. Cloth. A five-volume collection of mid-century children"s books by Reeves, Betjeman, and Kaeser, each richly illustrated with Edward Ardizzone"s charming and distinctive line drawings.…
The Russian Year-Book for 1913
Howard P. Kennard; Netta Peacock · 1913 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first edition analytical almanac of pre-revolutionary Russia in 1913, compiled by Howard P. Kennard with maps and data on agriculture, politics, and society, aimed at scholars and diplomats. In the publisher's ori…
The Household Guide or Domestic Cyclopedia: A Practical Family Physician, Home Remedies and Home Treatment on All Diseases. An Instructor on Nursing, Housekeeping and Home Adornments; Also a Complete Cook Book
B. G. Jefferis; J. L. Nichols · 1972 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
Toronto, Coles Publishing Company, 1972. Paperback. A charming facsimile of this otherwise uncommon household guide and cook book. A facsimile edition of the 1894 first edition. Serving as a pleasing reference of an otherwise uncommon book. First edition in particular is very s…
Practical Wisdom; or, the Manual of Life. The Counsel of Eminent Men to Their Children
1824 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, Henry Colburn and Co. 1824. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this collection of writings on wisdom and life knowledge from the works of eminent authors and thinkers. First edition. Very scarce work. A collection of writings on life, knowledge, and w…
The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier; W. Garrett Horder [editor] · 1909 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London, Henry Frowde Oxford University Press, 1909. Leather. A smartly bound copy of the Oxford Complete Edition of John Greenleaf Whittier's poetry. Oxford Complete Edition. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of the poetical works of John Greenleaf Whittier, an Ame…
Glengarry Days
Ralph Connor [Charles William Gordon] · 1902 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1902. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first UK edition of this charming novel from Canadian author Ralph Connor. First UK edition. A collection of sketches that make up a novel looking back affectionately on childhood in Ontario at the time …
The Poetical Works of Joseph Addison; Gay&Apos;S Fables; and Somerville&Apos;S Chase. With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations.
Joseph Addison; John Gay; William Somerville; Rev. George Gilfillan · 1859 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
Edinburgh, James Nichol, 1859. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this collection of literary work from Addison, Gay, and Somerville. First edition. A collection of works, containing: The poetical works of Joseph Addison, a British writer and politician usu…
Richard Dehmels Tagebuch 1893-94
Richard Dehmel · 1921 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
Leipzig, Dehmel Gesellschaft, 1921. First edition. Hardback. A smart first printing of this very scarce diary from German poet and writer Richard Dehmel, in the original German. German. Very scarce work. The first printing of this work from the Dehmel Society. A record of the di…
A History of Greece
George Grote · 1846 · Rooke Books
£2,250.00 (€2,696.95 | $2,972.58 | ¥474,532)
London, John Murray, 1846-1856 . First edition. Leather. A uniformly bound, complete set of George Grote's celebrated History of Greece, complete with folding maps and plans. The first edition, published between 1846 and 1856. Complete in twelve volumes. Uniformly bound i…
The Smuggler
G. P. R. James · 1845 · Rooke Books
£1,295.00 (€1,552.25 | $1,710.88 | ¥273,119)
London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1845. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this exciting historical fiction novel by G. P. R. James. The very scarce first edition.Complete in three volumes.'The Smuggler' is set during the eighteenth century, a historic…
Enquiries Touching the Diversity of Languages and Religions Through the Chief Parts of the World
Edward Brerewood · 1674 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, S. M. J. M. and H. H.; Walter Kettilby, 1674. Leather. The fourth edition of Edward Brerewood's important work on global languages. The fourth edition, and the first in octavo.Register runs as: A-S8. Collated, complete. This work is an important and early study on …
Thirty Old-Time Nursery Songs
Joseph Moorat · 1907 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)
London, T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1907. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally lovely example of the first edition of this charming collection of nursery rhymes set to music, illustrated throughout in colour. The first edition of this work.A collection of classic nursery rhymes for ch…
Domesday for Wiltshire, Extracted from Accurate Copies of the Original Records, Accompanied with Translations, Illustrative Notes, Analysis of Contents, and General Information
William Henry Jones · 1865 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
Bath; London, R. E. Peach; Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1865. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this historical study of Wiltshire from the Domesday Book, the work of English Anglican priest, antiquarian and author William Henry Jones. A first edition.…
Bournemouth and District: A Sketch-Book & Sketches Near Salisbury: Sketches in the Vale of Chalke
Dorothy E. G. Woollard; C. S. Collison · 1921 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1921-1930. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes of charming sketches of Bournemouth and the Vale of Chalke near Salisbury, from British artists. Two volumes. First edition. A pair of delightful sketch-books containing a selection of i…
Waverley Novels
Sir Walter Scott · 0 · Rooke Books
£1,400.00 (€1,678.10 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,264)
London, Frederick Warne and Co. c1880. Leather. A very smart complete twenty-five volume set of the Waverley Novels from Sir Walter Scott. Complete in twenty-five volumes. Author's edition. With a frontispiece and title vignette to each volume. Collated complete. The Waverl…
A Collection of Cooking, Dieting, and Gardening Books
Marguerite Requa Rea; Mary Thorne Quelch; Ann Roe Robbins; Vivien Quick; Philip Harben · 1937 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
London, Oxford University Press, 1937-1958. First edition. Cloth. Five smart volumes of these cookery, dieting, and gardening guides, with the original dust wrappers. Five volumes. This set contains: The Diet Book, 1937. Third edition. A detailed and comprehensive diet book for …
The Truth About Herbs
Mrs. C. F. Leyel [Hilda Leyel] · 1943 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)
London, Andrew Dakers Limited, 1943. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this book about herbalism, with the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Intended for the general reader…
Specimens of the Early English Poets
George Ellis; Various · 1811 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)
London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811. Leather. The fourth edition of George Ellis' popular anthology of medieval to seventeenth century lyric poems. The fourth edition.Complete in three volumes.This set collects together an extensive number of early English p…