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Dark Tides
Eric Frank Russell · 1962 · Rooke Books
£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.53 | ¥60,107)
London, Dennis Dobson, 1962. First edition. Cloth. This first edition, first impression of a collection of short science fiction stories by the celebrated author Eric Frank Russell, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of the work.With th…
Rogue Queen
L. Sprague de Camp · 1951 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,425)
New York, Doubleday, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this science fiction novel by L Sprague de Camp from his 'Viagens Interplanetarias' series, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original cloth …
Contemporary Portraits
Frank Harris · 1915 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)
New York, Mitchell Kennerley, 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of Frank Harris' series of biographies of contemporary eminent figures. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece,…
The Fifth Galaxy Reader; the Artificial Man; Shadows 2
H. L. Gold [ed.]; L. P. Davies; Charles L. Grant [ed.] · 1961 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
New York, Doubeday and Company , 1961-1975 . Cloth. A wonderful selection of science fiction and fantasy stories, including two short story collections and L. P. Davies' suspenseful tale. Comprising the first edition of 'Shadows 2' and Book Club editions of '…
Where the Evil Dwells; Special Deliverance
Clifford D. Simak · 1982 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
New York , Ballantine Books , 1982. First edition. Cloth. A superb pair of first edition science-fiction novels from Clifford D. Simak. First editions, first printings of these works. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers. A very fine example of these 1982…
Australia: The Beautiful Cookbook
Elise Pascoe; Cherry Ripe · 1995 · Rooke Books
£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,803)
San Francisco , Collins Publishers San Francisco , 1995. First edition. Cloth. A striking first edition copy of this Australian cookbook by Elise Pascoe, with additional histories of the nation's diet. The first edition, first printing of this work. With the publisher&apos…
Green Salads and Fruit Salads
Mrs. C. F. Leyel · 1925 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)
London, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition of Mrs. C. F. Leyel's collection of salad recipes, a scarce work, presented in the original, exceptionally scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition.Published as part of the aut…
Table Decoration
William Low · 1887 · Rooke Books
£425.00 (€509.42 | $561.49 | ¥89,634)
London, Chapman & Hall, 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce and charming work presenting various constructions of table decoration, a fantastic association, from the library of Elizabeth David. The first edition of this scarce work.A charming volume pres…
Wine Atlas of Australia and New Zealand
James Halliday · 1991 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
Australia, CollinsAngus&Robertson [An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers], 1991. First edition. Cloth. This uncommon first edition, first impression of a comprehensive guide to the wine-growing regions of Australasia by a prominent Australian writer on wine, with the original un…
The Values of Old English Silver and Sheffield Plate from the Xvth to the Xixth Centuries
J. W. Caldicott; J. Starkie Gardner [ed.] · 1906 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, Bemrose and Sons Limited , 1906. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition containing a comprehensive record of values for Old English Silver and Sheffield Plate. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. This containing …
The Right Joyous and Pleasant History of the Feats, Gests, and Prowesses of the Chevalier Bayard
The Loyal Servant [Jacques de Mailles]; Sara Coleridge [trans.] · 1825 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, John Murray, 1825. First edition. Leather. The first English edition of this biography of the illustrious knight, Chevalier Bayard, narrated by his companion in arms, Jacques de Mailles. The first English edition, complete in two volumes.In a half calf binding with marbl…
Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine
Alexandre Dumas · 1873 · Rooke Books
£2,950.00 (€3,536.00 | $3,897.38 | ¥622,164)
Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1873. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this encyclopedic cookery book from French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas, in the original French. From the library of Elizabeth David with her bookplate. First edition. Very scarce. Ill…
Medieval Georgian Enamels of Russia
Shalva Amiranashvili · 1964 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first translated edition of this illustrated history of the Medieval Georgian enamels of Russia. First translated edition. Illustrated with sixty-four tipped-in colour plates. Collated complete. A detailed histo…
A Book for a Corner; or Selections in Prose and Verse
Various; Leigh Hunt · 1858 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London, Henry G. Bohn, 1858. Leather. A collection of prose and verse in two volumes, bound into one with commentary from English critic James Henry Leigh Hunt. Complete in two volumes bound in one. Illustrated with a title vignette and in-text images throughout. A collection of…
Le Botaniste Franãâ§Ois
M. Barbeu Dubourg · 1767 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)
Paris , Chez Lacombe, Librarie , 1767. First edition. Leather. A very scarce, first edition of this innovative work presenting new methods of botany for the eighteenth century, written in French by M. Barbeu Dubourg. The first edition. Complete in two volumes. Bound in full mott…
Old English Colour-Prints
Malcolm C. Salaman; Charles Holme [ed.] · 1909 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Offices of 'The Studio', 1909. First edition. Cloth. A collection of colour plates, depicting stipple-engravings and mezzotint-engravings of famous works by Angelica Kauffman, Sir Joshua Reynolds, George Romney and more. The first edition of this work in the pu…
Strange Stories
Algernon Blackwood · 1929 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short and unusual tales by Algernon Blackwood, one of the most prolific authors of ghost stories in the genre. The first edition of this chilling collection. A first edition thus,…
Jane&Apos;S Fighting Ships 1952-53
Raymond Blackman [ed] · 1953 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd , 1953. First edition. Cloth. The 1953 edition of 'Janes' Fighting Ships', a heavily illustrated annual on naval ships from around the world. The 1952-3 edition of this annual. Profusely illustrated throughout with monochrome…
The Art of Walter Crane
P. G. Konody · 1902 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, George Bell and Sons , 1902. First edition. Cloth. A striking study of the art of Walter Crane, with an extensive selection of coloured and monochrome plates. The first edition. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding.Walter Crane is considered to be t…
1200 Years of Italian Sculpture
Rossana Bossaglia; Enzo Carli; Franco Russoli; Valentino Martinelli; Carlo Pirovano · 1968 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1968. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this highly illustrated study of over a thousand years of Italian sculpture. First edition. Illustrated with two hundred and forty-four images, including sixty-four hand-tipped in plates in full…