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Arts and Crafts of Old Japan
Stewart Dick · 1904 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Edinburgh; London, T. N. Foulis, 1904. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon limited first edition of this 1904 title, signed by the published, and bound in paper vellum. An uncommon first edition copy of this 1904 work.Bound in paper vellum, and decorated with an elegant gilt mo…
Poems 1830-1833
Alfred, Lord Tennyson · 1862 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
Toronto , Privately Printed [for J. Dykes Campbell], 1862. Leather. A morocco-bound copy of this pirated edition of Tennyson's early poems, from the library of former Prime Minister, Lord Rosebery. A desirable copy of this already intriguing poetical collection, previously …
Natural History
J G Wood · 1853 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, c1900. Cloth. A lovely, and very scarce example of 20th Century cover to this title, designed by artist Jessie M. King. Bound in its original blue cloth.One of many natural history titles by the prolific Rev. J. G. Wood, originally pub…
9 Vols Eoin Colfer"S Artemis Fowl Series
Eoin Colfer · 2001 · Rooke Books
£690.00 (€827.19 | $911.74 | ¥145,610)
London; New York, Viking; Puffin; Miramax Books, 2001-2010. First edition. Cloth. A nine volume collection of works from Eoin Colfer's lauded Artemis Fowl series, with one advance copy, and all but one copy signed by the author. In the publisher's original bindings, th…
A Book of Pictured Carols Designed Under the Direction of Arthur J. Gaskin
1893 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, George Allen, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A scarce illustrated anthology of carols compiled under the direction of Arthur Gaskin, featuring the work of the Birmingham Art School. First edition. Scarce.In the original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. A c…
Ionica
William Cory · 1891 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London and Orpington, George Allen, 1891. Cloth. A smart, and limited edition collection of Cory's poetry, in light green cloth, and half paper vellum binding. A limited edition, of which one hundred copies were printed, this being number 40.Bound in half paper vellum and l…
The Mind Readers
Margery Allingham · 1965 · Rooke Books
£78.00 (€93.51 | $103.07 | ¥16,460)
London, Chatto and Windus, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Margery Allingham's eighteenth novel in the excellent Albert Campion series, the last she finished before her death. The first edition of Margery Allingham's The Mind Readers, published by Chat…
Knock Upon Silence
Carolyn Kizer · 1965 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1965 . First edition. Cloth. A smart presentation copy of this collection of lyrical and incisive poems by Pulitzer PrizeÂwinner, Carolyn Kizer, inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.A prese…
James Watt
William Jacks · 1901 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of this privately printed biography of prominent engineer James Watt. The uncommon first edition of this work, signed by the author to the front free endpaper…
In Autumn
Herbert Palmer · 1931 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, Privately Printed for Terence Fytton Armstrong , 1931. First edition. Hardback. One of ten limited lettered editions of this privately printed seasonal poem by Herbert Palmer, signed by him and the illustrator. This is one of ten lettered copies signed by the author and …
The Works of George Meredith
George Meredith · 1897 · Rooke Books
£1,550.00 (€1,858.19 | $2,048.11 | ¥327,096)
Westminster , Archibald Constable and Co Ltd, 1897-1906. Leather. A handsome selection of George Meredith's works, uniformly presented here in half morocco by Sotheran & Co. Revised editions.A fifteen-volume set comprising the works of George Meredith, a prominent Victorian…
On the Abbot of Waltham&Apos;S House, in the Parish of Saint Mary-at-Hall, London.
G. R. Corner [George Richard Corner] · 1856 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, J. B. Nichols & Sons, 1856. First edition. Leather. The first edition in book form of this very scarce article from George Richard Corner on the Abbot of Waltham's House, bound in half calf, and signed by the author to the title page. The first edition in book form,…
Lalla Rookh
Thomas Moore · 1817 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817. Leather. The fifth edition of Thomas Moore's Lalla Rookh in full straight-grained green morocco with decorative blind stamping, marbled endpapers and a gilt fore edge. The fifth edition of Thomas Moore's Lalla Rookh …
A Bibliographical, Antiquarian, and Picturesque Tour in the Northern Counties of England and in Scotland
Thomas Dibdin · 1838 · Rooke Books
£3,200.00 (€3,836.26 | $4,228.36 | ¥675,295)
London, For the Author by C. Richards, 1838. First edition. Leather. The very scarce three volume extra-illustrated large paper edition of Dibdin's final work, illustrated throughout with engraved plates, and in sumptuous Riviere morocco bindings. The first edition of Engli…
The Annotated Capital on the Thinking Behind the Capital Letter of the Cardozo Kindersley Workshop
Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley · 2009 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
Cambridge, Cardozo Kindersley, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this study of the capital letter form from Dutch designer Lida Lopes Cardozo Kindersley, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper, dated Decemb…
True to Type: A Typographical Autobiography
Ruari McLean · 2000 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
New Castle, Oak Knoll Press & Werner Shaw, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of this illustrated typographical autobiography from Ruari McLean, with a handwritten letter from the author. First edition. With three handwritten letters from the author to Jer…
La Couleur Des Emotions: Un Livre Tout Anime
Anna Llenas · 2014 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
Paris, Editions Quatre Fleuves, 2014. Hardback. A very smart copy of this delightful pop up book for children exploring the colour of emotions, in French. French. Illustrated with nine full colour pop-up scenes and five pull-out tabs. Collated complete, in excellent working cond…
The Pie and the Patty-Pan
Beatrix Potter · 1905 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, Frederick Warne and Co , 1905. Cloth. A fantastic early edition of this charming tale from Beatrix Potter, complete with her brilliant colour plates. An early edition, with the circular illustration to the front cover, ribbon endpapers, and dedication for Joan without th…
La Chartreuse de Parme
M. De Stendhal [Henri Beyle] · 1883 · Rooke Books
£2,500.00 (€2,997.08 | $3,303.40 | ¥527,574)
Paris, Librairie L. Conquet , 1883 . Leather. A stunning, Ramage-bound limited edition copy of Stendhal's popular historical novel, La Chartreuse de Parme, signed by the publisher. Limited edition.Number 73 out of 500 copies, the first 150 of which were printed on Japanese …
The Nursery "Alice
Lewis Carroll · 1890 · Rooke Books
£8,950.00 (€10,729.55 | $11,826.18 | ¥1,888,715)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition, second issue of this unique abridgement of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale, illustrated throughout with vibrant chromolithographs. Inscribed to a personal friend of Carroll&…