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A Collection of Studies on the Life and Works of Edith Sitwell
Edith Sitwell; Richard Fifoot; Geoffrey Elborn; Richard Greene [editor] · 1963 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London; New York, Rupert Hart-Davis; Sheldon Press; Peter Owen; Sinclair-Stevenson Peter Lang; Virago Press, 1963-1997. First edition. Cloth. A collection of smart volumes on the life and works of British poet and critic Edith Sitwell, with one signed volume. Six volumes. A coll…
A Labrador Doctor
Sir Wilfred Grenfell · 1931 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1931 . Cloth. A signed example of the autobiography of Sir Wildred Grenfell, with an original illustration from the author to the front free endpaper. Inscribed by the author 'the hunter home from the hill, Wilfred Grenfell, Labrador' to t…
Paterson&Apos;S Album of Balloons
Anthony Smith · 1961 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
Scotland, J. Paterson and Son Limited, [1961]. Paperback. A very scarce scrapbook album for the colourful balloon cards issued with buttamunchy biscuits. A very scarce work.A scrapbook of the balloon cards issued by J. Paterson & Son to be collected in their buttamunchy shortbre…
The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue: The Industry of All Nations 1851
The Art Journal · 1851 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)
London, For the Proprietors, by George Virtue, 1851 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this impressively illustrated special edition of 'The Art Journal', detailing the beautifully designed objects exhibited at the Great Exhibition. A first edition.Illustra…
The Works of Ben Jonson
Ben Jonson; W. Gifford; F. Cunningham · 1875 · Rooke Books
£1,350.00 (€1,618.42 | $1,783.84 | ¥284,890)
London, Bickers and Son, Henry Sotheran and Co, 1875. Leather. A handsome example of this nine volume edition of the collected works of influential playwright and poet Ben Jonson, in signed half morocco bindings. This set, with a biographical memoir from W. Gifford and introduct…
Nursery Lyrics
Mrs. Richard Strachey [Jane Maria Strachey] · 1893 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)
London, Bliss, Sands & Foster, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Lady Strachey's charming children's book, a work of imaginative lyric poetry. A very scarce first edition.Inscribed 'H. A. Huxley from Mrs. R…
Messing About in Boats
Surgeon Rear-Admiral John R. Muir · 1938 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, Blackie and Son Limited , 1938. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing association copy of this autobiographical work from accomplished yachtsman and Surgeon Rear-Admiral, John R. Muir. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper, dedicated to one R. Lionel Foster, "with g…
Waverley Novels
Sir Walter Scott · 1842 · Rooke Books
£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)
Edinburgh, Robert Cadell , 1842-1847. Leather. A smart illustrated set of Sir Walter Scott's 'Waverley' novels, bound in full calf by Hayday. Comprising the 'Abbotsford' edition of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels. Complete in twelve volumes, boun…
The Statutes at Large Concerning Elections of Members of Parliament for Scotland
Scottish Parliament · 1744 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Edinburgh, Richard Watkins, 1744 . Leather. The scarce 1744 edition of this informative and fascinating collection of statutes relating to the election of MPs in Scotland. The scarce 1744 edition of this work, concluding at the 1743 session of the Scottish parliament.This histor…
The Thieves of Ostia; the Pirates of Pompeii; the Assassins of Rome
Caroline Lawrence · 2001 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
London, Orion Children's Books, 2001-2002. Cloth. A delightful trio of signed books from Caroline Lawrence's 'Roman Mysteries' children's series. Signed by the author alongside a Latin quote to each volume. An excellent set of three books from 'Rom…
The Print Collector&Apos;S Quarterly
Various; Campbell Dodgson [ed.] · 1911 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,798.25 | $1,982.04 | ¥316,544)
London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd , 1911-1931. Leather. A pleasing set from the Print Collector's Quarterly, a lavishly illustrated periodical exploring an array of etchers and engravers. Offering the complete first twenty years being Vols 1-18 out of an eventual 30 volumes p…
Winston S. Churchill
Martin Gilbert; Randolph S. Churchill · 1967 · Rooke Books
£3,700.00 (€4,435.68 | $4,889.04 | ¥780,809)
London; New York, Heinemann; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967-90. First edition. Cloth. A set of Winston Churchill's authorised and illustrated biography, including volumes signed by Martin Gilbert, Clementine Churchill, and Randolph Churchill. Nine volumes of Randolph Church…
Sailing to an Island
Richard Murphy · 1963 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London; New York, Faber and Faber; Chilmark Press, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A charming set containing the true first and first US edition of this poetry collection by Richard Murphy, one of which is signed. This set offers both the true first UK edition and the first US editi…
Tip on a Dead Crab
William Murray · 1984 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
New York, The Viking Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this novel from the Shifty Lou Anderson series by American author William Murray, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. The first novel from the Shifty Lo…
Old Hall, New Hall
Michael Innes · 1975 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1975. Cloth. A superb copy of this exciting Michael Innes detective novel, twice signed by the author. Signed by the author to the title page, and additionally to the recto of the front endpaper, "Inscribed for Michael Jacobs of the University of Lei…
The Gay Place
William Brammer · 1961 · Rooke Books
£270.00 (€323.68 | $356.77 | ¥56,978)
Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Willie Lee Brammer's celebrated novel, widely acclaimed as one of the best American political novels ever written. Flat signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Signed examples of this …
Shalimar the Clown
Salman Rushdie · 2005 · Rooke Books
£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2005. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first impression of this engaging novel from Salman Rushdie. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This pow…
The Anonimo: Notes on Pictures and Works of Art in Italy Made by an Anonymous Writer in the Sixteenth Century
Paolo Mussi [trans.]; George C. Williamson [ed.] · 1903 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, George Bell and Sons , 1903. Cloth. A presentation copy of this new edition of a classic anonymous 16th-century Italian art history, edited by British art historian George C. Williamson. Signed by the editor to the front free endpaper, dated June 1906. A particularly sc…
Cultivated Plants: Their Propagation and Improvement
F. W. Burbidge · 1877 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1877 . First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this informative work on the cultivation and propagation of plants, written by British explorer Frederick William Burbidge. First edition. Bound in the publisher…
Rainbow Fish
Ralph Bates · 1937 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)
New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, INC. 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of Ralph Bates' brilliant novel about criminal on a boat in Greece, signed by the author. The first U.S. edition, first printing.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper…