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Labour in Power 1945-1951

Kenneth O. Morgan · 1984 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,671)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1984. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated political work by Kenneth O. Morgan, bound in a crushed half morocco binding by Maltbys. The first edition, first impression.Bound in a modern crushed half morocco binding by Maltbys wit…

Songs of Two Savoyards

W. S. Gilbert · 1892 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

Lodnon, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, [1892]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of music and lyrics by Gilbert and Sullivan, with illustrations throughout. The first edition.In the publisher's original cloth. Lacking very scarce dust wrapper.Â…

Scintillations from the Prose Work of Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine; Simon Adler Stern [translator] · 1873 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

New York, Holt & Williams, 1873. First edition. Cloth. The first translated edition of this collection of extracts from the work of German writer Heinrich Heine. First thus. Part of the Leisure Hour series. A collection of extracts and anecdotes from the prose work of Christian …

The Publican&Apos;S Wife

Robin Estridge · 1948 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Peter Davies, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exceptionally scarce work of suspense fiction, written by Robin Estridge. The first edition, first impression. Very scarce. Written by British screenwriter and author of suspense fiction, Robin Estridge…

Unterricht Von Krafft Und Wãƒâ¼Rckung Des Frischen Wassers. Genaue Beschreibung Der Grafenberger Wasserheilanstalt Und Der Priessnitz Ischen Curmethode. Die Wasserheilkunde, Oder Wissenschaftliche Darstellung Der Wirkungs- Und Gebrauchsweise. Aerztliche Winke Fur Brunnen- Und Badegãƒâ¤Ste.

Johann Siegmund Hahn; Carl Munde; Eduard Hlawaczek; J. Ad. Frankl · 1836 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

Weimer; Leipzig; Prag; Berlin, Bernh. Friedr. Boigt; Adolf Frohberger; Bei Kronberger und Weber; Ad. Mt. Schlesinger, 1836-39. Leather. A fascinating volume of four German works on hydrotherapy, including the best known work of Johann Siegmund Hahn. Four works bound in one.An in…

The Artist&Apos;S Book of Fables

Edmund Southey Rogers · 1845 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1845. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this illustrated anthology of fables, engraved after the designs of James Northcote. The first edition of this scarce work.An anthology of fables, highlighted with the illustrations of James Northco…

Pamela&Apos;S Conduct in High Life

[John Kelly] · 1741 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

London, Ward and Chandler, 1741. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce continuation of Samuel Richardson's influential novel, following Pamela after her marriage. The first edition of this very scarce work.Volume II only, of a total of two volumes.A …

The Oil Fields of Russia

A. Beeby Thompson · 1908 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

London, Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1908 . Cloth. The scarce second edition of Arthur Beeby-Thompson's discussion of work on the oil fields of present day Azerbaijan. The scarce second edition of this work, which was first published four years prior.Illustrated with a photogra…

A History of the Birds of Durham

George W. Temperley · 1951 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,425)

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham & Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, by W. Large & Sons, 1951. First edition. Leather. The first edition of George W. Temperley's guide to the history of the birds of Durham, rebound in half calf. The first edition of…

The Birds of Surrey

John A. Bucknill · 1900 · Rooke Books

£238.00 (€285.28 | $314.43 | ¥50,195)

London, R. H. Porter, 1900 . First edition. Leather. A handsome copy of the first edition of Sir John Strachey's illustrated ornithological study of the birds of Surrey. The first edition of this work by British lawyer and Judge John Alexander Strachey Bucknill, who served …

The Owlet of Owlstone Edge: His Travels, His Experience, and His Lubrications.

[Francis Edward Paget] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Joseph Masters, 1856. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this charming tale about an owlet, written by Francis Edward Paget. The very scarce first edition. In the publisher's original gilt and blind stamped cloth. Illustrated with an engraved f…

Win-Oh-Ah and Other Poems

J. R. Ramsay [Andrew John Ramsay] · 1869 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Toronto, Adam, Stevenson & Co, 1869. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce book of poetry by J. R. Ramsay. The first edition. A very scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth. This very scarce book of poetry was written by Andrew John Ramsay an…

The Japanese Letters of Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn; Elizabeth Bisland [ed] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this collection of letters written by Lafcadio Hearn detailing his life in Japan. The first trade edition. Also published in a limited edition in the same year. Illustrated with a monochrom…

First Editions of American Authors, a Manual for Book-Lovers Compiled by Herbert Stuart Stone with an Introduction by Eugene Field

Herbert Stuart Stone · 1893 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Cambridge, MA, Stone & Kimball, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of this useful bibliography detailing the first editions of American authors by co-founder of the publisher Herbert Stuart Stone. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth b…

Myron

Gore Vidal · 1975 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Heinemann, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the scarce first UK edition of Vidal's sequel to his 1968 bestseller Myra Breckinridge. First UK edition, published in the US in 1974. Scarce edition. Myra Breckinridge, the transsexual who terrorized Hollywood,…

The Old Church Clock

Richard Parkinson · 1843 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, J. G. F. & J. Rivington, 1843. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming tale on the history of the old church clock, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. A homely tale originally written for…

Songs and Meditations

Maurice Hewlett · 1896 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from English writer Maurice Hewlett. First collected edition. Most poems collected were previously unpublished, with few having been published in the Academy or …

The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes: Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Rackets, Fives

J. M. Heathcote; C. G. Heathcote; E. O. P.-Bouverie; A. C. Ainger · 1890 · Rooke Books

£63.00 (€75.51 | $83.23 | ¥13,287)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1890. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on tennis from 'The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes&apos. First edition. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Illustrated with a frontispiece …

The Complete Murder Sampler

James Nelson [Ed.]; et al · 1950 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Macdonald, 1950 . Cloth. The first UK edition of James Nelson's collected murder mystery stories from a variety of authors, including Leslie Charteris and W. Somerset Maugham. The first UK edition, with the first US edition being published in 1946. This intriguing c…

In the Fire of the Forge: A Romance of Old Nuremberg

Georg Ebers; Mary J. Safford · 1895 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition in English of this historical romance novel by Georg Ebers, complete in two volumes. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Complete in two volumes. Scarce work. Written by German novelist a…