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&Apos;Sir,&Apos; Said Dr. Johnson- Some Sayings
Samuel Johnson; H. C. Biron · 1911 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
London , Duckworth & Co, 1911. First edition. Cloth. Signed by the editor, a first edition copy of this collection of sayings by Samuel Johnson. A first edition copy. Signed by the editor to the reverse of the front free endpaper. This volume contains a selection of sayings an…
The French Journals of Mrs. Thrale and Doctor Johnson
Moses Tyson; Henry Guppy · 1932 · Rooke Books
£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,559)
Manchester, The Manchester University Press, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this interesting collection of journals from Samuel Johnson and Hester Thrale. This work contains Mrs Hester Thrale's journal of her visit to France in 1775 in the company of Do…
Samuel Johnson&Apos;S Library an Annotated Guide
Donald Greene · 1975 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
Victoria, University of Victoria, 1975 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart first edition copy of this work on the library of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson was an English writer who has been described as arguably 'the most distinguished man of letters in English his…
Frank Bowling
Mel Gooding · 2011 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
London, Royal Academy of Arts, 2011. First edition. Cloth. Mint first edition of Mel Gooding's ode to the career and work of British artist Frank Bowling. The first edition of this work. A comprehensive monograph on the art of British painted Frank Bowling, often referred t…
Frank Bowling
Mel Gooding · 2011 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, Royal Academy of Arts, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of Mel Gooding's study of British artist Frank Bowling. The first edition of this work. A comprehensive monograph on the art of British painted Frank Bowling, often referred to as "one of Brit…
The History of Comines (1596) and Sallust: The Conspiracy of Catiline and the War of Jagurtha (1608)
Thomas Danett; Thomas Heywood; Charles Whibley [Intro.] · 1897 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
London, David Nutt; Constable and Co, 1897-1924. First edition. Cloth. Three volumes containing the memoires of Phillipe de Commines and the historical works of the Roman historian Sallust. From the Tudor translations series. Three volumes containing reprints of fifteenth centur…
Dear Monkey
Charlotte Truepenny · 1963 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A true story about a Vervet monkey which was adopted on an African farm, from the library of zoologist Desmond Morris. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the origin…
The Harz Mountains: A Tour in the Toy Country
Henry Blackburn · 1873 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle, 1873 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Henry Blackburn account of his travels in the German Harz mountains, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. The first edition of this work, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth…
University Slang
Morris Marples · 1950 · Rooke Books
£54.00 (€64.73 | $71.34 | ¥11,389)
London , Williams and Norgate, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. An interesting volume on language by Morris Marples. A first edition copy. This book deals with the distinctive speech of the universities of England, the slang, and other peculiarities of speech which have been adopte…
Vanished Kingdoms a Woman Explorer in Tibet, China & Mongolia 1921-1925
Mabel H. Cabot · 2003 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
New York , Aperture Foundation, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition signed copy of this work on the explorations of Janet Elliott Wulsin. Signed by the author to the half title page. A first edition, first impression copy. This volume tells the story of Jan…
Religio Medici
Sir Thomas Browne; Jean-Jacques Denonain · 1953 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1953. Cloth. A smart modern edition of Sir Thomas Browne's important spiritual essays, edited by Jean-Jacques Denonain. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.'Religio Medici' is a collection of spiritual and religious es…
Annals of Oxford
John Cordy Jeaffreson · 1871 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 1871. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition history of Oxford by John Cordy Jeaffreson, a detailed topographical work. First edition of this uncommon work.Complete in two volumes. A comprehensive history of Oxford, a detailed an…
Letters of John Pinney
John Pinney; Geoffrey F. Nuttall [ Editor]; Hester Pinney [Foreword] · 1939 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, Oxford University Press, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the collected letters of John Pinney, found in the original dust wrapper. A first edition of the Puritan teacher's letters, found in the price-clipped dust wrapper. By gathering the documents le…
Continual Dew: A Little Book of Bourgeois Verse.
John Betjeman · 1977 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)
London, John Murray; W. & J. Mackay Limited, 1977 . Cloth. A wonderful facsimile edition of an early collection by Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman, illustrated throughout. A facsimile of the 1937 first edition of this work, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.With the publish…
Oeuvres de Beaumarchais, Et Oeuvres Poetiques de N. Boileau
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux; Pierre Beaumarchais · 1880 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
Paris, Lamplace, Sanchez et Cie; Garnier Freres, 1880-1885 . Leather. Two delightful volumes of French poetry, from famous French writers, illustrated with hand coloured plates. In the original French.The first work present is an 1880 edition of the poetry of Nicolas Boileau-Des…
Fortaelling Om Haldor; Minder Fra Min Barndom Og Min Ungdom
Carsten Hauch · 1864 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
Copenhagen, [CA Reitzels, 1864-1867 . First edition. Leather. Two very scarce first edition works from the nineteenth century Danish poet Johannes Carsten Hauch. In the original Danish. A lovely set of two very scarce first editions from Danish poet, playwright and novelist Car…
Kleine Schriften I II III IV
Hans-Georg Gadamer · 1967 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)
Tubingen, J C B Mohr, 1967-77. First edition. Cloth. The bright first edition of Hans-Georg Gadamer's collection of philosophical writings in four volumes. The first edition of this work. With bibliographical references. In the original German. Philosophical discussions by …
Death at the Opera & Inspector Proby in Court
John Gano [Freddie Stockdale] · 1995 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
London, Macmillan, 1995. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions of these novels by John Gano, from Macmillan. Two volumes. First edition. Written by John Gano, the pen name of Frederick Stockdale, a British opera impresario known for founding Pavilion Opera and for …
Blood Sport
Dick Francis · 1967 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, Michael Joseph, 1967. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exciting crime novel from Dick Francis. First edition. English agent Gene Hawkins must help millionaire Dave Teller locate his missing prized stallion. How will he cope when he draws the affection of h…
Drummer in the Dark
Francis Clifford · 1976 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this exciting espionage novel from Francis Clifford. First edition. Following the story of Duncan Howard, a man obsessed with his work life, whose obsession with one case creeps into his personal life. …