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Three First Edition Works by Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde · 1977 · Rooke Books
£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)
London, Chatto & Windus; Viking, 1977-97. First edition. Cloth. A fine set of first edition volumes by Dirk Bogarde, including his first memoir and his final novel, all in the original unclipped dustwrappers. A lovely set of three first edition first impression works by Dirk Bog…
The Spy Who Loved Me
Ian Fleming; Vivienne Michel · 1962 · Rooke Books
£845.00 (€1,012.87 | $1,116.36 | ¥178,269)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition, first impression, of this ninth Bond novel by Ian Fleming, an exciting work. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dustwr…
The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels
Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham] · 1949 · Rooke Books
£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)
London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1949. Leather. Illustrated in colour by Arthur Rackham, and in a signed full calf Bayntun-Riviere binding, this is a beautiful example of this anthology of myths and legends. A beautiful edition of this anthology of myths and legends, in a full calf si…
Vile Bodies
Evelyn Waugh · 1930 · Rooke Books
£19,500.00 (€23,373.84 | $25,762.23 | ¥4,113,894)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1930. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional first edition copy of Evelyn Waugh's satire on the Bright Young Things. With the exceedingly scarce first state dustwrapper in a lovely condition. 'Vile Bodies' is a satire on a group of rich you…
Sparkenbroke
Charles Morgan · 1936 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1936. First edition. Fine Binding. A beautiful, signed first edition of Charles Morgan's mystical and quasi-autobiographical work. From the library at Julians Park, the home of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. A limited edition, of which 210 copies have b…
A Tour Round the Baltic, Thro&Apos; the Northern Countries of Europe, Particularly Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia and Prussia; in a Series of Letters.
N. W. Wraxall · 1807 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. Hardback. A very scarce edition of this British politician's travels in northern Europe in the latter years of the eighteenth century. The very scarce fourth edition of this travelogue from English author and politician Sir Nathaniel W…
Ode to France
Charles Morgan · 1942 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1942. Leather. A signed limited edition poem by Charles Morgan, a beautiful ode to the country of France at the end of the war. A limited edition work, limited to five hundred copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and fifty-five.Signed …
Strange Glory
L H Myers · 1936 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
Covent Garden, Puntnam, 1936. First edition. Fine Binding. The first edition of this novel by British author Leo Myers. From the library of Julians Park, the former home of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. This is one of several novels by Myers, who was on the periphery of the Bloomsbu…
As in a Looking Glass
F. C. Philips [Francis Charles Philips] · 1889 · Rooke Books
£77.00 (€92.30 | $101.73 | ¥16,245)
London, Ward & Downey, 1889. Cloth. A Limited Edition novel depicting upper class life in the late nineteenth century, illustrated by George du Maurier. A delightfully illustrated diary of a socialite from British army officer, actor, journalist and novelist Francis Charles Phil…
Paris Herself Again in 1878-9
George Augustus Sala · 1880 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)
London and New York, Remington and Co.; Scribner and Welford, 1880. Cloth. A bright fifth edition of George Augustus Sala's literary travelogue of Paris, richly illustrated throughout the text. An ode to the author's love for the city of Paris at the time of the French…
Cinderella
1940 · Rooke Books
£835.00 (€1,000.88 | $1,103.15 | ¥176,159)
London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1900. Hardback. A very unique and vanishingly scarce panorama of 'Cinderella' containing colourful figures from the fairy tale, intended to be played with. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. A very scarce copy of the 'Cinde…
Vie Privee Et Publique Des Animaux
P. J. Stahl [ed.] · 1875 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
Paris, J. Hetzel, 1875 . Leather. A fantastically illustrated satire of the political figures of nineteenth century France, featuring the caricatures of Grandville. In the original French.A curious work of political satire from nineteenth century France. Edited by P. J. Stahl, t…
Inside Africa
John Gunther · 1955 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
New York, Harper & Brothers, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of John Gunther's exploration of Africa, a detailed and exciting travel work inscribed by the author to his friend Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work, stating 'First Edition&…
The Life of Charles James Mathews Chiefly Autobiographical with Selections from His Correspondence and Speeches
Charles James Mathews; Charles Dickens · 1879 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting biography on the life of the great actor Charles James Mathews, from the library of the Bright Young Thing Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes…
The Portrait of Zelide
Geoffrey Scott · 1925 · Rooke Books
£540.00 (€647.28 | $713.42 | ¥113,923)
London, Constable and Co, 1925. First edition. Fine Binding. The first edition of this award winning biography on Isabelle de Charriere. Bound by the socialite and patron of the arts, Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. This biography won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for 1925. It…
Little Wilson and Big God You&Apos;Ve Had Your Time the Confessions of Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess · 1987 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, William Heinemann LTD, 1987-89. First edition. Cloth. A striking set of the complete autobiography of Anthony Burgess, a wonderful insight into the life of one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century. The first edition, first impression of both volumes.I…
The English Anthology
Joseph Ritson [ed.] · 1793 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, C. Clarke, for T. and J. Egerton, 1793-1794. First edition. Leather. The three volume first edition of English antiquary Joseph Ritson's anthology of English poetry. A three volume first edition anthology of English poetry, edited by the English antiquary Joseph Rit…
Who Tells Me True
Michael Strange [Blanche Oelrichs] · 1940 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this memoir Blanche Oelrichs, known as Michael Strange. The personal copy of English socialite, Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, with an inscription from the author. Presenting a first edition c…
Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches Illustrating the Habits, Modes of Capture, Stages of Plumage and the Hybrids & Varieties Which Occur Amongst Them
John Guille Millais · 1894 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Henry Sotheran & Co, 1894. Cloth. The second edition of John Guille Millais' fascinating sporting work, an entertaining treatise on hunting complete with illustrations throughout. The second edition of this work.John Guille Millais' entertaining series of shoot…
An Exact Abridgment of All the Statutes in Force and Use
1725 · Rooke Books
£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)
London, Printed by His Majesty's Printers, 1725. Leather. A very scarce six volume study detailing the legal statutes of Great Britain throughout history, in uniform full calf bindings. Six very scarce eighteenth century volumes containing an abridged account of the legal s…