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George Ormerod: Historian of Cheshire
John Peter Hess · 1989 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
Whitchurch , Herald Printers , 1989. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed biographical work on English antiquary, George Ormerod. Author's presentation copy, signed to the dedication page. First edition. In the publisher's faux leather binding.George Ormerod was…
A Collection of Fergus Booklets
Malcolm Haslam; Ambrose Bierce · 2006 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Glasgow, Fergus Booklets, 2006-2008. Paperback. Three very fine editions of the Fergus Booklets for the years 2006, 2007, and 2008, with letters from the author. Three volumes. A collection from the Fergus Booklet series, a series produced, printed, and bound by Haslam on occasi…
Nine Tales from the Contes Drolatiquese de Honore de Balzac, Rendered Into English of the Xivth and Xvith Centuries
Honore De Balzac; Robert Crawford [trans.] · 1921 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, T. Werner Laurie, 1921. First edition. Vellum. A signed limited edition of nine tales from Honore De Balzac, translated by Robert Crawford, and signed by him. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, being the first edition of these tales f…
Half Hours of English History from the Roman Period to the Death of Elizabeth
Charles Knight [editor] · 1869 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1869. Leather. A smartly bound copy of Charles Knight's work offering a history of England as a collection of digestible thirty minute reads. As the title suggests, each article in this volume is designed to be read in half an hour. Arranged …
A New and Compleat History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent: From the Earliest Accounts, to the Beginning of the Year 1770
Henry Chamberlain · 1769 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
London, J. Cooke, [1769]. Leather. A detailed and richly illustrated history and survey of London, edited by Henry Chamberlain, and bound in full calf. The revised, corrected and improved edition by Henry Chamberlain. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, with sixty-two m…
Dewdrops
Margaret Kennedy · 1928 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, William Heinemann, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this schoolgirl story from Margaret Kennedy, a limited edition signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the limitation page. Limited to five hundred and twenty-five copies, of …
Unleashed
Boris Johnson · 2024 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, William Collins, 2024. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition, first impression of Boris Johnson's memoir Unleashed, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Limited edition, signed by the author to the half-title. Illustrated with thirty-two…
According to Queeney
Beryl Bainbridge · 2001 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Little, Brown and Company, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of According to Queeney, signed and inscribed by the author, Beryl Bainbridge, five-time Booker nominee and sole recipient of the "Booker Best of Beryl" prize. In the publisher'…
The Poems of William Austin
William Austin; Anne Ridler [Editor] · 1983 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
Oxford, The Perpetua Press, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of The Poems of William Austin, being one of 150 copies printed by Vivian Ridler with an introduction by Anne Ridler, signed by both. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pape…
A Reply to Z
William Hazlitt; Charles Whibley · 1923 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, The First Edition Club, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A smart first limited edition of this work In the publisher's original quarter red cloth binding with dark cloth boards.This volume is a first limited edition of this work, being copy number two hundred and twenty …
Murakami Diary 2020
Haruki Murakami · 2019 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, Harvill Secker, 2019. First edition. Hardback. The first edition, first impression of this colourful Haruki Murakami 2020 diary and planner, beautifully illustrated with his world"s imagery, literary quotes, and practical features. In the publisher's original pict…
Himalaya
Michael Palin · 2004 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2004. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Michael Palin"s Himalayan travel chronicle, signed by the author and complete with the original unclipped dust jacket. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.Complete with the original…
White Death
Robbie Morrison · 1998 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
Paris, Les Cartoonistes Dangereux, 1998 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this uncommon graphic novel about soldiers stationed in the Italian Alps during the First World War. The uncommon first edition, first impression of this work.I…
Great Livery Companies of the City of London
Dennis Flanders; Ian F. Bowater [Foreword] · 1974 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Charles Skilton, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Dennis Flanders" finely illustrated survey of the Great Twelve Livery Companies, signed by the author. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt.This volume is a first edition.This volum…
The Butterflies Come
Leo Politi · 1957 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated in colour, this is a signed presentation copy of Leo Politi's charming children's work, with an original illustration from Politi. The first edition, first printing.With a sign…
Autograph Book from the Metropolitan Water Board
Metropolitan Water Board · 1946 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, None, 1946. Paperback. A delightful volume presented to a departing employee of the Metropolitan Water Board in 1946, filled with the signatures of fellow employees. With 'Autographs' blind stamped to the centre of the front board, the first page of this work h…
Thomas Tompion: His Life & Work
R. W. Symonds · 1951 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, B. T. Batsford Ltd , 1951. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this profusely illustrated biographical study of English clockmaker, Thomas Tompion, inscribed by the author to Ambrose Heal. The first trade edition.Inscribed by the author to Ambrose Heal: "Ambr…
Ernest Gimson: His Life & Work
The Shakespeare Head Press · 1924 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)
London; Oxford, Ernest Benn Limited; Basil Blackwell; Shakespeare Head Press, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A brilliant limited edition biography on the life and work of the noted English furniture design and architect Ernest Gimson, signed and previously owned by Ambrose Heal, wi…
Ludgate Hill: Past and Present. A Narrative Concerning the People, Places, Legends, and Changes of the Great London Highway
W. P. Treloar · 1892 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London, Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Ld , 1892. Cloth. A signed second edition copy of this fascinating history of Ludgate Hill, by Sir William Purdie Treloar. Signed "from the Author" to the title page. The second edition of this work. In the original cloth binding.Illustrated …
Old Park in the Manor of Enfield: A Literary Exploration Into the Past
Douglas Haigh · 1977 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Macdermott and Chant Ltd. 1977. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this scarce historical study of Old Park in Enfield, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. A very scarce work. Illustrated with thirty-seven in-…