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The Works of Mr. Congreve
William Congreve · 1788 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
London, W. Lowndes, 1788 . Leather. A new edition of this collection of the works of William Congreve, a playwright and poet known for his Restoration literature. Complete in two volumes. A new edition. Bound in full diced calf, rebacked, with the boards restored and spine laid …
A Collection of Little Grey Rabbit Stories
Alison Uttley · 1967 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)
London, Collins , 1967-94 . First edition. Hardback. A collection of six 'Little Grey Rabbit' adventures, written by Alison Uttley, with charming illustrations by Katherine Wigglesworth and Margaret Tempest. A charming collection of children's tales featuring Alis…
Mottos and Their Morals
Sir John Courteous, Knight · 1855 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1855 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce mid-nineteenth century work on mottos and morals. A very scarce first edition.Anonymously authored, the preface is signed by the pseudonym 'Sir John Courteous, K…
The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara
Geoffrey T. Martin · 1981 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
London, Egypt Exploration Society, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A detailed account of the findings from excavations carried out at Saqqara, accompanied by 46 plates of plans and photographs. First edition. With the publisher's original unpriced dust wrapper. A detailed rep…
Ssu-Ma Ch&Apos;Ien: Grand Historian of China
Burton Watson · 1958 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
New York , Columbia University Press , 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this delightful history on the origins and contributions of Chinese historical theory, with keen focus on the works of Ssu-ma Ch'ien. A review copy of the first edition. With the origin…
Egypt: The Art of the Pharaohs
Irmgard Woldering · 1963 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, Methuen & Co. 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this beautifully illustrated historical work on the art of Ancient Egypt. First edition. From the Art of the World Series. Illustrated with sixty-two tipped-in plates, most of which are in colour, seventy…
Devil of a State
Anthony Burgess · 1961 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)
London, Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this novel from British author Anthony Burgess, based on his experiences in Bandar Seri Begawan. First edition. Loosely based on Burgess's own experiences during his time in Brunei, on the island of Bor…
Redbird
Patrick Fort · 1988 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
New York, Orchard Books, Franklin Watts, Inc. 1988 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this Braille children's book about a small airplane attempting a landing. The first edition of this 'eyes on the ends of your fingers' book.With text in English, and…
Batman, the Animated Series: A Pop-Up Playbook
Keith Mosley · 1994 · Rooke Books
£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,552)
Boston, Little, Brown & Co, 1994 . First edition. Hardback. A fine example of the first edition of this thrilling pop-up Batman playbook, based upon the animated Batman series. The first edition, first printing of this work.With four elaborate pop-up scenes: the Batcave, the lai…
On Concussion of the Spine: Nervous Shock, and Other Obscure Injuries of the Nervous System in Their Clinical and Medico-Legal Aspects
John Eric Erichsen · 1875 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1875. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this important medical work on injuries to the nervous system. The very scarce first edition, with the ads to the rear dated 1874. In the publisher's original cloth. This medical…
Semna-Kumma: The Temple of Semna and the Temple of Kumma
Ricardo A. Caminos · 1998 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
London, Egypt Exploration Society, 1998. First edition. Hardback. An excellent two-volume set containing the epigraphic surveys of the New-Kingdom temples of Semna and Kumma in Lower Nubia. The thirty-seventh memoir from the 'Archaeological Survey of Egypt', edited by …
The Coast of Incense: Autobiography 1933-1939
Freya Stark · 1953 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, John Murray, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this autobiographical work by Freya Stark, recounting of her travels in South Arabia between 1933-39. First edition. Illustrated with forty plates containing a series of photographs taken by the author herself…
The Burning-Glass and Other Poems
Walter De La Mare · 1945 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Faber and Faber, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming collection of poetry from English writer Walter de la Mare. First edition. A collection of poetry, including titles such as: A Portrait, In the Local Museum, The Rapids, A Dull Boy, and T…
At Bertram&Apos;S Hotel
Agatha Christie · 1965 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)
London, The Crime Club by Collins , 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Agatha Christie's intriguing detective novel set at Bertram's Hotel, as amateur sleuth Miss Marple is hoping for a relaxing London break. The first edition.In the original price-clipp…
Eloisa En Dishabille Being a New Version of That Lady&Apos;S Celebrated Epistle to Abelard. Ascribed to Professor Porson
[John Matthews] · 1822 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
London, W. Hughes, 1822 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of John Matthew's parody of Alexander Pope's poem "Eloisa to Abelard", from a limited print run of only 50 copies. The first edition, limited to fifty copies. Bound in quarter calf…
Walk from the House
Peter Dale · 1962 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
Oxford, Fantasy Press, 1962. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this scarce collection of poems by Peter Dale, from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition of this scarce work.The second published anthology of poems by Peter Dale, collecting a total of thirtee…
To the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy Comprising Rites of Passage, Close Quarters and Fire Down Below
William Golding · 1991 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)
London, Faber & Faber, 1991 . First edition. Cloth. Brian Aldiss's own fine example of the signed limited edition of William Golding's trilogy of nautical novels set in the early 19th century. The first edition, first impression of this work.A signed limited edition, w…
The Works of Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer · 1880 · Rooke Books
£1,600.00 (€1,917.83 | $2,113.83 | ¥337,445)
London, Williams and Norgate , 1880-1907. Leather. A brilliant collection of uniformly leather-bound works from Herbert Spencer, including the first edition of his two-volume autobiography. From the library of Foyle's co-founder, W. A. Foyle. An impressive collection of wor…
The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G. , and His Times
Alexander Charles Ewald · 1881 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)
London, William Mackenzie , 1881-1882. First edition. Cloth. An impressive first edition complete set exploring the life of former Prime Minister and influential Conservative politician, Benjamin Disraeli, illustrated with plates to each. The first edition of this bright set of …
Children&Apos;S Toys of Yesterday
C. Geoffrey Holme [editor] · 1932 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
London, The Studio Ltd, 1932. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of children's toys from English art historian Charles Geoffrey Holme. First edition. Illustrated with twelve colour plates and hundreds of black-and-white images. Colla…