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LITTLE IMBER ON THE DOWN Salisbury Plain's Ghost Village

SAWYER Rex · 2003 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Salisbury: Hobnob Press, 2003. 9780946418060 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on title page. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. viii + 168, illus with b&w photos and maps (no other inscriptions).

AUGUSTUS HARE IN ITALY Edited from the Italian Travel Books of Augustus Hare and Illustrated from the Original Wood Engravings

HARE Augustus, HENDERSON Gavin [Editor], SITWELL Sacheverell [Intro.] · 1977 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Michael Russell, 1977. 085955046X Limited edn (850) signed and inscribed by Reresby Sitwell on front endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red ruled black cloth (faint spotting on page edges - otherwise VG in torn cover). Pp. 160, illus with b&w drawings in text (no other inscri…

AN INDIAN SUMMER 100 Recent Poems

SITWELL Sacheverell · 1982 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Macmillan, 1982 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered maroon cloth (VG), dustwrapper (water mark at bottom edge of upper cover and inside folds spotted - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 142, illus with b&w front…

VICTORY IN THE WEST Volume I The Battle of Normandy [&] Volume II The Defeat of Germany History of the Second World War

ELLIS L.F., WARHURST A.E., et al. · 1962 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Her Majesty's Stationery Office HMSO, 1962-1968 1st edn signed and inscribed by author (Ellis) on front endpaper of vol I. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (a little rubbed at edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrappers. Pp. xix + 595 [&] xviii + 488, illus with c…

HORTUS SITWELLIANUS

SITWELL Sacheverell, SITWELL Osbert, SITWELL George, SITWELL Reresby · 1984 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Michael Russell, 1984. 0859551067 New edn signed and inscribed by Reresby Sitwell on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (faint spotting on page edges - otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 128, illus with b&w frontispi…

FOR WANT OF THE GOLDEN CITY

SITWELL Sacheverell · 1973 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Thames and Hudson, 1973 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on title page. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, top edge blue, pictorial endpapers (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 464 (no other inscriptions).

POEMS ABOUT PEOPLE Or England Reclaimed

SITWELL Osbert · 1965 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Hutchinson, 1965 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on title page. 8vo. Original silver letttered blue cloth (a little discoloured at edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 231 (prelims with creases at edges; no…

A PECULIARLY ENGLISH GENIUS OR A WILTSHIRE TAOIST A Biography of Richard Jefferies Volume I The Early Years 1848-1867

ROSSABI Andrew · 2017 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Foulsham: Petton Books, 2017 1st edn signed by author on title page. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. xx + 799, with b&w illus in text (no other inscriptions).

Fleurs de Morphine: Proses

Marcel Fromenteau; Madame Madeline; Andre Picard · 1947 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Paris , Eugene Mangaut, Editeur , c1947. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce French literary collection from Marcel Fromenteau, being a signed presentation copy from the author. The author's presentation inscription to the front free endpaper. Vanishingly scarce in commerce, wi…

Sard Harker a Novel

John Masefield · 1924 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1924. First edition. Hardback. A smart, signed limited and first edition copy of Masefield's first Santa Barbara novel, with dust wrapper. A very smart copy of the first edition. Bound in publisher's original blue and white boards, with q…

(2000) Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle; (2007) Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes; (2007) Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters.

Daniel Stashower; Andrew Lycett; Jon Lellenberg; Charles Foley · 2000 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, Allen Lane; The Penguin Press; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Harper Press, 2000-2007. First edition. Cloth. d Collection comprised of: (2000) Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle by Daniel Stashower; (2007) Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes by Andrew L…

Capital Letters

Gavin Ewart · 1983 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Oxford, Sycamore Press, 1983. First edition. Paperback. The first edition, and a very scarce signed copy, of this uncommon poem from Gavin Ewart. First edition. Very scarce signed copy. Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original soft covers. A witty…

A Pablo Picasso

Paul Eluard · 1944 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

Geneve-Paris, Editions Des Trois Collines, 1944 . First edition. Paperback. A scarce signed limited edition of Paul Eluard"s deeply personal homage to his friend Pablo Picasso, one of only ninety numbered copies signed by the poet. Beautifully illustrated throughout. In the orig…

3 Vols Biblia Sacra Ex Sebastiani Castellionis Interpretatione, Eiusque Postrema Recognitione

Sebastien Castellion [Trans.] · 1726 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, J. Knapton; R. Knaplock; J. & B. Sprint; D. Midwinter; A. Bettesworth; Et al. 1726-1727. Leather. Three volumes of Castellion's influential humanist Latin Bible, only lacking the final volume, prized for its classical rendering of Scripture. In uniform contemporary …

In Pursuit of Rare Meats: Being the Story of the Rex Whistler Murals in the Tate Gallery Restaurant

Edith Olivier · 1954 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Tate Gallery Publications, [1954]. Paperback. A smart copy of this scarce booklet describing Rex Whistler's mural at the Tate Gallery. A scarce work. In the publisher's original paper wraps.  A work on Rex Whistler's mural 'The Expedition in Pursuit o…

The Complete English Cook; or, Prudent Housewife

Ann Peckham · 1767 · Rooke Books

£2,450.00 (€2,937.14 | $3,237.34 | ¥517,022)

Leeds, Griffith Wright, 1767 . First edition. Leather. Handsomely bound, this is the very scarce first edition of this classic cookery work from celebrated Yorkshire cook Ann Peckham, distilling forty years of professional experience into a practical guide. The very scarce first…

Halifax the Life of Lord Halifax

Birkenhead the Earl of · 1965 · George Jeffery Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Hamish Hamilton Signed binding. Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Gift inscription '' To Lady Halifax with warmest regards from the author, Freddy. Christmas, 1965. Bound in full leather, raised bands, gilt lines, leather label, full gilt edges. Leather lightly rubbed, hinge joints have we…

The History of England

Mr. Rapin de Thoyras; N. Tindal · 1743 · Rooke Books

£1,799.00 (€2,156.70 | $2,377.13 | ¥379,642)

London, John and Paul Knapton, 1743-5. Leather. A four volume leather set of Rapin de Thoyras' 'The History of England' translated into English with additional notes by N Tindal Volume I has an engraved frontispiece, 3 fold-out maps, 4 foldout plates, and 49 other…

The Wood Beyond

Reginald Hill · 1996 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)

London, Harper Collins, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling crime thriller by Reginald HIll. A smart copy of this fast-paced crime thriller, being part of Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe series. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the origi…

One Virgin Too Many

Lindsey Davis · 1999 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Century, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Lindsey Davis' historical novel. Signed by the author to the title page. Lindsey Davis (born 1949) is an English historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco series of historical crime stor…