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The Rural Industries of England
J. L. Green; Jesse Collings [Intro.] · 1895 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)
London, Old Bailey, E. C.; E. Marlborough & Co. [1895]. Cloth. A scarce second edition, presentation copy, signed by the author, a detailed examination of rural life, crafts, industries, and land reform in England. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Second edit…
Practical Animal Husbandry
William C. Miller; E. D. S. Robertson · 1934 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Edinburgh; London, Oliver and Boyd, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A well-used and extensively annotated first edition of this richly illustrated veterinary manual, bearing the marks of genuine professional use. In the publisher's original cloth, sympathetically rebacked origi…
Erasmi Roterodami: Silva Carminum, Antehac Nunquam Impressorum. Gouda, 1513
Erasmi Roterodami [Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus; H. CH. Buelens · 1864 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Bruxelles , T. -J. I. Arnold , 1864. Leather. A very scarce limited reproduction of these poems from Erasmus, this being a gift copy signed by the author and publisher. This work was printed in an edition of 100 numbered copies, as well as a "very small number of copies" printed…
The Structure and Life of Birds
F. W. Headley; H. Edward Forrest; Lilly Chitty · 1895 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London; New York; Arbroath, Macmillan and Co.; T. Buncle & Co. Ltd. 1895. First edition. Cloth. A smart and informative illustrated first edition, with engaging ephemera. A smart first edition of this comprehensive and informative title. Bound in original green cloth, with strik…
Journal, 1803
Washington Irving; Stanley T. WIlliams [ed.] · 1934 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)
1934, Oxford University Press, 1934. First edition. Fine Binding. An incredibly scarce presentation copy of this already uncommon work, signed and inscribed by the editor. An excellent first edition copy of this uncommon title. Bound in original marbled pictorial boards, with b…
Newbold Astbury and Its History
J.E. Gordon Cartlidge [assist. by Henry Barlow, Ernest Hitchens] · 1915 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
Congleton, Cheshire, Thomas Gordon, 1915. First edition. Cloth. The scarce signed presentation copy of a local history of the ancient parish of Newbold Astbury in Cheshire, dating back to early Roman settlement. The scarce signed presentation copy of Newbold Astbury and its Hist…
Christopher Robins Set: The Invisible Air Force (Signed), the Ravens (Signed) and the Test of Courage (Biography)
Christopher Robbins · 1979 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)
London; New York; London, Macmillan; Crown Publishers; Century, 1979-1999. First edition. Cloth. First edition works by a British journalist and author who specialised in covert operations and espionage during the Cold War, including two signed works. The first editions of three…
First Edition Novels by George V. Higgins
George V. Higgins · 1980 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
New York; London, Alfred A. Knopf; Andre Deutsch; Little, Brown and Company; , 1980-1996. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling five volume set of first editions by crime author George V. Higgins, including a signed copy. A fantastic collection of first edition novels by George V. H…
The Potato in Field and Garden
W.J. Malden · 1895 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, William A. May, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this agricultural account of potatoes, with a signed letter and tipped in review. A very scarce work.The first edition.A comprehensive agricultural account of the potato, including diseases and m…
Agricultural Handbooks
John Scott; Maxwell T. Masters; Primrose McConnell; James Long; George T. Brown; R, Warington · 1883 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Crosby Lockwood and Son; Bradbury, Agnew, & Co.; Vinton & Co. Ltd.; , 1883-1907. Cloth. An informative six volume set of agricultural handbooks and treatises, with signed letter and presentation copy. A comprehensive six volume set of works on agriculture and farming. I…
A Short Litany for Use at This Time of War
Ernest Hartley Coleridge · 1915 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)
Not Stated , Not Stated, 1915. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce copy of Ernest Hartley Coleridge's poem of the Great War, signed with his initials. A vanishingly scarce poem. Jisc locates no holdings, nor are there any records in previous auctions.Signed 'E. H. C.'…
Northern France: From Belgium and English Channel to the Loire Excluding Paris and Its Environs
Karl Baedeker · 1909 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
Leipzig , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1909. Cloth. A bright copy of this popular Baedeker traveller's handbook to northern France, complete with folding maps and plans. Fifth edition.In the publisher's cloth binding. This Baedeker handbook provides sixty-four routes an…
The Practical Magazine: Volume I
Various [W.P. Bennett and Co.] · 1873 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, W.P. Bennett and Co. 1873. Leather. A scarce encyclopaedia of the latest inventions and technological developments, written at the height of the Industrial Revolution. The scarce Practical Magazine: An Illustrated Cyclopaedia of Industrial News, Inventions and Improvemen…
Artemis Fowl and Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
Eoin Colfer · 2001 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Viking; Puffin Books, 2001-2003. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of the first and third novels within Colfer's beloved fantasy series, with Artemis Fowl being signed. The first editions of Artmeis Fowl (signed) and Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code, within Eo…
British Imperial Calendar and Ridgway&Apos;S Peerage for 1834
The British Almanac; James Ridgway · 1834 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
London, Winchester and Varnham; James Ridgway, 1834 . Leather. Two handsomely bound and scarce volumes of peerages and reference works for 1834, with both the Imperial Calendar and Ridgway's Peerage for the year present. Beautifully bound in straight grain morocco signed bi…
Popular Flowers
[Robert Tyas] · 1849 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, Houlston & Stoneman, 1849 . Cloth. Beautifully illustrated guide to popular flowers from British botanist Robert Tyas. Scarce edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Author not stated, authorship from a copy held by the Royal Horticultural Society Libraries.Si…
Selected Poems of Robert Haven Schauffler
Robert Haven Schauffler · 1922 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, William Heinemann, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of these selected poems from American writer Robert Haven Schauffler. With early drafts of two more poems inserted. The author's presentation copy, with a signed inscription to the front free …
Songs of a Miner
James C. Welsh · 1917 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, Herbert Jenkins Limited , 1917. First edition. Cloth. A charming presentation copy of this poetical collection from miner and politician, James C. Welsh. With a hand-written poem by the author. The author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the front fre…
The Hanging of the Parson&Apos;S Son and Other Crimes
Sol. L. Long · 1916 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
Kansas City, S. W. Anderson Ptg. Co. 1916. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce first edition volume of American poetry, signed and inscribed by the author. An incredibly scarce first edition volume of poetry, in original green cloth pictorial boards.A selection of poetry …
Collected Poems and Epigrams
G. Rostrevor Hamilton · 1958 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London; Melbourne; Toronto, Heinemann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of this first edition, in original unclipped dust wrapper. An incredibly scarce example of a presentation copy of this first edition work. Inscribed and signed in ink by the author…