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Winter Count Poems 1934 - 1965

Frederick Manfred · 1966 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London , James D. Thueson, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Manfred's Winter Count - Poems 1934 - 1965. With a dedication to English author Robert Graves, including a signed slip of paper addressed to Graves. Frederick Feikema Manfred (1912 – 1994) was a note…

Man in the Universe

C. E. Last · 1954 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London , Werner Laurie, 1954. Cloth. A challenge to materialism in philosophy and science This work attempts to explain, in language anyone can understand, that materialism in science and philosophy is out of date and &apos..provides both layman and expert with a completely new …

Tales of the Mountains; or Soujourns in Eastern Belgium

William Platt · 1851 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London , William Pickering, 1851. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this anonymously published account of travels in Belgium. Signed, 'With the publisher's comps.' to half-title. Bookplate of Bernard Warrington to front pastedown. Complete in two v…

A Lay of Hero Worship and Other Poems

David Holt · 1850 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, William Pickering, 1850. Cloth. A scarce collection of poems A Lay of Hero Worship and Other Poems by David Holt (1766 - 1846). With a dedication to Philip James Bailey to front. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown 'Ex-Libris. Bernard Warrington. Pick…

A Grammar of Color Arrangements of the Strathmore Papers in a Variety of Printed Color Combinations According to the Munsell Coloe System

A. H. Munsell & T. M. Cleland. · 1921 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)

London, The Strathmore Paper Company, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of the Strathmore Paper Company's A Grammar of Color. "This book was arranged and prepared with the authority of the late A. H Munsell of Boston, who spent his life in the perfecting of…

The Meyricks of Bush the Story of a Pembrokeshire Family

Michael McGarvie · 1988 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

Glastonbury , Direct Offset, 1988. Hardback. A scarce copy of this book on The Meyricks of Bush by Michael McGarvie. There are three letters and a note from the author Michael McGarvie, addresses to 'Leslie' to the front of the volume. In these letters the author thank…

The Linhay on the Downs

Henry Williamson · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London , Elkin Mathews and Marrot, 1929. Cloth. A limited first edition of this short story by Henry Williamson. Number 473 of 500 copies initialled by the author. In paper covered boards in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with just some minor shelfwear an…

The Amasis Painter

Semni Karouzou · 1956 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Oxford , Clarendon Press, 1956. First edition. Cloth. 46pp [44pp] This first edition discusses the work of the Amasis Painter, an ancient Greek vase-painter who worked in the black-figure technique. His name comes from eleven vases and one fragment painted by the same hand that …

Characters and Kings the Making of Royal Mid-Surrey

Peter Ryde · 1991 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London , Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, 1991. Cloth. A signed and attractive copy of this golfing history, commemorating the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club in Richmond. A presentation copy, signed by the President of the Club (T. Hennebry) to the front free-endpaper, and accompanied by…

Sonnets

Herbert New · 1885 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Evesham, W. and H. Smith, 1885. Cloth. A scarce locally imprinted collection of sonnets by Herbert New, inscribed by the author. First edition. A copperplate inscription to title page reads Rev. Thomas Hinks, with H. N.'s kind regards. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound …

Out of Seir

E. M. Almedingen · 1943 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London , John Lane, 1943. Cloth. A signed first edition of this poem by E. M. Almedingen. Signed by Almedingen to title page. E. M. Almedingen was a British novelist, biographer and children's author of Russian origin. In paper covered boards in original unclipped dustwrapp…

Old and Happy

W. Pett Ridge · 1930 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London , Blades, East and Blades, 1930. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition presentation copy signed by the author being number 148 of 500 with a list of subscribers to rear. An account by William Pett Ridge of his visit to the Almshouses in Wood Green along with a short story …

St Stephen&Apos;S, a Poem

Unamed · 1860 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Edinburgh, Blackwood & Sons, 1860. Cloth. A very scarce poetical work which was originally published in Blackwood's Magazine. Blue cloth hardback with blind embossed covers, there are gilt titles on the spine. There is a half title page and title page followed by a Dedicati…

Observations on the Attempted Application of Pantheistic Principles to the Theory and Historic Criticism of the Gospel

W. H. Mill · 1840 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Cambridge, The University Press, 1840. Cloth. A religious text from the personal library of acclaimed Theologian and Professor of Philosophy, David Arthur Pailin. With a dedication to the Most Reverend Father in God, William, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England…

Sir John Vanbrugh: Architect and Dramatist

Sir John Vanbrugh; Laurence Whistler · 1938 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A biographical work on this seventeenth century architect and dramatist. First edition. Illustrated throughout, with fifteen plates of buildings designed by Sir John Vanbrugh. Collated, complete. With the signature of one Joh…

The Devil&Apos;S Motor a Fantasy

Marie Corelli · 1910 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. Cloth. A very scarce, beautifully illustrated copy of this fantasy work by Marie Corelli Illustrated throughout with tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Severn. Designed to smell of motor oil -quite successfully. Marie Corelli (1 May 1855 – 21 …

Esther Waters

George Moore · 1920 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London , Cumann Sean-Eolais Na H-Eireann [privately printed], 1920. Cloth. A limited edition, privately printed copy of Esther Waters by George Moore. This is number 296 of 750 copies numbered and signed by the author. Set in England from the early 1870s onward, the novel is abo…

Early Charters of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London Camden Third Series Volume LVIII

The Royal Historical Society by Marion Gibbs · 1939 · Rooke Books

£16.99 (€20.37 | $22.45 | ¥3,585)

London , Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1939. Cloth. Early Charters of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London from Camden Third Series Volume LVIII. Edited for the Royal Historical Society by Marion Gibbs. St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cath…

Passages from Modern Authors for Class-Reading

John Downie · 0 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London , Blackie and Son Limited, c1907. Cloth. A scarce copy of this Talwin Morris designed book of Passages From Modern Authors for Class-Reading. Compiled and edited by John Downie. "This book aims at providing, within a reasonable space, a large and interesting selection of …

Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture Book for the French Red Cross

Edmund Dulac · 1916 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London , Hodder and Stoughton, [1916]. Cloth. A collection of songs and stories from popular culture, illustrated by Edmund Dulac. During World War I, Dulac produced relief books and when after the war the deluxe children's book market shrank he turned to magazine illustrat…