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Ulick and Soracha
George Moore · 1926 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)
London , Nonesuch Press, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of George Moore's novel Ulick and Soracha. Limited edition, number 637 of 1250 copies printed on japon vellum for the Nonesuch Press. With scarce original dustwrapper in a complete and fine condition. Di…
Observations on Some Rare Diseases of the Skin
Joseph Frank Payne · 1889 · Rooke Books
£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)
London , Smith, Elder and Co, 1889. Cloth. A scarce medical text, exploring rare diseases that affect the skin. Presentation copy, with inscription from the author, given to the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute. Featuring four coloured plates to the rear, and a colour…
Biographical Catalogue of the Pictures at Woburn Abbey
Adeline Marie Tavistock and Ela M S Russell · 1890 · Rooke Books
£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)
London , Elliot Stock, 1890-1892. Cloth. A two volume set of this catalogue of pictures at Woburn Abbey. Scarce with both volumes. Signed by Ela M Russel and given as a Christmas gift. With 50 plates. A comprehensive description of paintings held at Woburn abbey, arranged by roo…
Proverbs in Porcelain to Which Is Added &Apos;Au Revoir&Apos; a Dramatic Vignette
Austin Dobson · 1893 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1893. Cloth. An illustrated collection of poetry by English poet Austin Dobson. With 25 illustrations by Bernard Partridge including a frontispiece and an illustrated title page. John Bernard Partridge was an English illustrator known f…
Our Journal a Gathering from Notes and Letters During a Residence in Germany 1853-54
Anon, J S Mc . A. · 1855 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
Dundee , C D Chalmers, 1855. First edition. Cloth. A travelogue of a journey undertaken to Germany. This is an extremely scarce and interesting work. There are no copies on Copac or Worldcat. Author of this work is unknown. The work describes a trip undertaken by a group of peop…
The Three Witnesses and the Threefold Cord Being the Testimony of the Natural Measures of Time of the Primitive CIVIL Calendar and of Antediluvian and Postdiluvian Tradition
Edward Greswell · 1862 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London , Rivingtons Waterloo Place, 1862. First edition. Cloth. A work on religious scripture by Edward Greswell. The first edition of this work. With a signed letter from Greswell loosely inserted. The letter is addressed to someone at Llandaff Cathedral and Greswell provides t…
Nine Little Poems
Richard Harris · 1877 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London , E. J. Francis and Co. 1877. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce early edition of Nine Little Poems by Richard Harris. An author's presentation copy with an ink dedication to verso of front free endpaper. With decorative pieces and capitals throughout. First edition…
The Masque of Poets
Edward J. O'Brien (Ed) · 1918 · Rooke Books
£86.00 (€103.10 | $113.64 | ¥18,149)
New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1918. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work collating a large collection of works by numerous poets, and signed by the editor. First edition. Signed by the editor, Edward O'Brien and dated March 25 1918. An important anthology of poetr…
Lord Strafford: A Lecture
Rev. Arthur Cazenove · 1860 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London , David Batten, 1860. Cloth. A scarce lecture on Lord Strafford given by Arthur Cazenove of Exeter College, Oxford Very scarce, originally printed by request. Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to t…
The English-Speaking Brotherhood and the League of Nations
Sir Charles Walston · 1919 · Rooke Books
£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1919. First edition. Cloth. First edition of Sir Charles Walston's The English-Speaking Brotherhood and the League of Nations, scarce with dustwrapper. Bound in quarter cloth, with an unclipped dustwrapper. Unopened pages throughout. T…
Martin&Apos;S World Fair Album Atlas and Family Souvenir Chicago
[J F Martin] · 1893 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
Illionois, [C Ropp and Sons], c1892. Cloth. An illustrated guide of the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. This work focuses on Chicago and many other locations of the World's Fair. The World's fair is a large international exhibition designed to showcase the achievemen…
Royo
Royo · 1997 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)
Valencia , Editorial La Mascara, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A truly stunning signed example of Royo's exquisite paintings, graphic works and golden collection. First edition, signed neatly to the title page by Royo. With a biographical introduction, entitled; "Royo: Worlds…
A Modern Comedy
John Galsworthy · 1929 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
London, Heinemann, 1929. Vellum. A signed limited edition of Galsworthy's 'Modern Comedy&apos. With an illustrated plate of the Forsyte Family Tree. This is the 69th copy of 1030 printed which are signed and inscribed by the author. The inscription to this copy is a qu…
Dogs Bodies
Ralph Steadman · 1970 · Rooke Books
£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)
London, Abelard Schulman, 1970. First edition. Paperback. A unique signed first edition copy of this amusing pictorial work by Ralph Steadman. Steadman is renowned for his political and social caricatures, cartoons and picture books; 'Dog's Bodies' is one of his e…
A Free Translation of the Preface to Bellendenus; Containing Animated Strictures on the Great Political Characters of the Present Time.
Samuel Parr · 1788 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Stafford and Davenport, 1788. First edition. Hardback. An uncommon first English translation of Samuel Parr's Preface to Bellendenus. First Edition. Uncommon. Of the Preface to Bellendenus controversy, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography writes, "Henry Homer…
Emma a Play Founded on Jane Austen&Apos;S Novel
Marion Morse MacKaye · 1941 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
New York, The Macmillan Company, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this play by Marion MacKaye, based upon the novel by Jane Austen. With a preface by Percy MacKaye. With a portrait frontispiece and three illustrated plates. Inscribed by Percy MacKaye to a fr…
Christian Lyrics Chiefly Selected from Modern Authors
Various · 1868 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
London, Sampson Low, Son and Marston, 1868. Cloth. A lyrical anthology of songs and hymns praising the Christian faith. Illustrated throughout with engravings, and decorative head and tail pieces designed by T. Kennedy. Authors include S. J. Crispin, W. J. Allen, A. W. Bayes and…
Les Marionnettes de Justin Et Les Droits de Coeur
Charles Narrey; Leopole Laluye · 1869 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Paris, Michel Levy Freres, 1869 - 1873. Leather. Two uniformly bound plays by eminent French playwrights. 'Les Marionnettes de Justin' by Charles Narrey and 'Les Droits de Coeur' by Leopold Laluye. Both volumes are in the original French. Both volumes appear …
The Professor at the Breakfast Table the Poet at the Breakfast Table
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. · 1905 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, J M Dent and Co, 1905. Leather. Two finely bound volumes of Oliver Wendell Holmes' popular prose works. In a beautiful half calf binding by Bayntun of Bath. These are both the third edition of J M Dent and Co's publication of the 'Breakfast-Table' ser…
Random Recollections of the Midland Circuit
Robert Walton · 1869 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)
London, Chiswick Press, 1869-73. First edition. Leather. A scare two volume set of Robert Walton's Random Recollections. First editions. The first series was published in 1869 and achieved such success that a second series was issued in 1873. In attractive bindings by J Ast…