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G. M. Cookson · 1932 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London , Elkin Mathews & Marrot , 1932. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed copy of this collection of poems by G. M. Cookson. A scarce volume of poems by G. M. Cookson. Signed by the author:Reynolds Stone with good wishes from G. M. Cookson. Some of the poems that appear in…
Sir Joshua Reynolds His Life and Art
Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower · 1902 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, George Bell and Sons, 1902 . Leather. An early edition of this biography of Joshua Reynolds in Bumpus signed full calf binding. Early edition of Sir Joshua Reynolds His Life and Art by Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower in Bumpus signed full calf binding. A lovely biography o…
The Redundancy of Courage
Timothy Mo · 1991 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1991. Cloth. A lovely limited edition of this novel by Timothy Mo, signed by the author and in the original glassine wrapper. Limited edition of The Redundancy of Courage by Timothy Mo in the original publisher's quarter cloth binding and glassine d…
A Treatise on Food and Dietetics, Physiologically and Therapeutically Considered
Frederick William Pavy · 1875 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, J. & A. Churchill, 1875. Cloth. In this scarce work, 19th century physician and physiologist Frederick William Pavy offers dietary advice for diabetics In this scarce work by Frederick William Pavy, the physician and physiologist discusses food in scientific detail, alon…
Handbook of Egyptian Gods and Amulets
R. H. Blanchard · 1909 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)
Cairo, Not Stated, 1909 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of R. H. Blanchard, illustrated with images of fifty-four specimens. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper 'H. Crookshank Pacha, with compliments of the aut…
An Introduction to English Church Architecture from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Century
Francis Bond · 1913 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London , Humphrey Milford, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A complete two volume set of this monumental introduction to English Church Architecture, richly illustrated and in its first edition. James Anthony Leathart's copies, signed by him to the front free endpaper of both vo…
Half a War
Joe Abercrombie · 2015 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
London, Harper Voyager , 2015. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first impression of this coming-of-age tale by Joe Abercrombie, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to title page. Third and final volume in Joe Abercrombie'…
The Don and the Undergraduate
William Edmund Wood Collins · 1899 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)
London, William Blackwood and Sons , 1899. First edition. Leather. Scarce first edition of this tale by William Collins in a smart Bickers signed binding, author's presentation copy. Work of fiction set in Oxford by William Collins, Welsh-first class cricketer and author, r…
The Thing About Joe Sullivan, Poems 1971-1977
Roy Fisher · 1978 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
Manchester, Carcanet, 1978 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition, first impression of this collection of poetry by Roy Fisher, signed and dated by the author. First edition, first impression of this poetry anthology by Roy Fisher in the original publisher's paper wr…
The Prime of Life, a Novel
John Brophy · 1954 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
London, Collins, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this 1950s novel from John Brophy, about a man in love with his son's fiancé. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A signed presentation copy, addressed to …
The Turning Path
Ronald Bottrall · 1939 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London , Arthur Barker, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A smart signed copy of this collection of poems by Ronald Bottrall. A first edition copy of this poetry collection by Ronald Bottrall, signed by the author to the front free endpaper. A number of the poems appeared in periodic…
The Dogs of Riga; Sidetracked; the Fifth Woman
Henning Mankell · 2000 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, The Harvill Press, 2000-01. First edition. Cloth. Three novels in the 'Kurt Wallander' mystery series by Henning Mankell, bright first English impressions. First English language editions, first impressions. Comprising three novels from Swedish crime author Hen…
Watch, Station, Quarter and Fire Bills, &C. For the Use of Her Majesty&Apos;S Mastless Ships
None · 1895 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
London, H. M. Stationary Office, 1895 . Cloth. A very scarce watch bill for the commander of a late nineteenth century ship, this edition belonging to Admiral C. F. Thursby. Scarce edition of Watch, Station, Quarter and Fire Bills, &c. For the Use of Her Majesty's Mastless …
The Balzacians Notebooks, or, Les Cahiers Balzaciens
Honore de Balzac · 1923 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)
Paris, Marcel Bourteron, 1923-1928. First edition. Paperback. A limited copy of the first edition of these volumes containing previously unpublished works by Balzac. First edition. Limited to five hundred copies on laid paper. Signed to justify. With the original slip cases. Fre…
Scheewittchen
None · 1980 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
Bayreuth, Gondrom Verlag, 1980. Hardback. A beautifully illustrated pop-up book telling the much-loved story of Snow White in German. German language. An exciting and enchantingly animated retelling of a classic children's story. The story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs…
Fairy Tales
None · 1974 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Budapest, Mora Ferenc Book Publisher, 1974. Hardback. An exciting and interactive collection of fairy tales with beautiful illustrations and pop-ups. Hungarian language. Hungarian language. An exciting and enchantingly animated retelling of a collection of classic children'…
Focus One
A Pearse; B Rajan · 1945 · Rooke Books
£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)
London, Dennis Dobson, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A very neat first edition of this collection of critical analysis of contemporary literature. First edition of this work. An excellent collection of literary criticism with contributions from D.S. Savage, George Woodcock, Peter …
News from Tili
Thomas Charles Lethbridge · 1939 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
Not Stated, Privately Printed, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A signed, very scarce travel memoir by Thomas Charles Lethbridge, detailing his early 20th century trip to Iceland, with a loosely inserted etching by Lethbridge himself. A fascinating and very scarce travel memoir detai…
The Woodlands: Or, a Treatise on the Preparing of Ground for Planting; on the Planting; on the Cultivating; on the Pruning; and on the Cutting Down of Forest Trees and Underwoods; Describing the Usual Growth and Size and the Uses of Each Sort of Tree, the Seed of Each, the Season and Manner of Collecting the Seed, the Manner of Preserving and of Sowing It, and Also the Manner of Managing the Young Plants Until Fit to Plant out; the Trees Being Arranged in Alphabetical Order, and the List of Them
William Cobbett · 1825 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
London , William Cobbett , 1825. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this interesting book regarding the planting and cultivating of forest trees and underwoods, written and published by William Cobbett. The first edition. Rebound in half calf with gilt lettering to …
Sketches of Greenock and Its Harbours in 1886
Cathcart W. Methven · 1886 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
Greenock, James McKelvie & Sons, 1886 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of engineer and artist Cathcart William Methven's impressive volume of illustrations of the harbour town Greenock, in Scotland. In the publisher's original signed full morocco binding, fr…