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Camping Voyages on German Rivers
Arthur A. MacDonell · 1890 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)
London, Edward Stanford , 1890. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce travelogue detailing voyages down German rivers, in full signed calf prize binding. A very scarce first edition of this work. In full signed calf prize binding by Henry Young & Sons.A …
Schonste Bucher Aus Aller Welt Sonderschau
1975 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
Leipzig, Not Stated, 1975. Cloth. A smartly bound award from the Schonste Bucher Aus Aller Welt competition and exhibition for the year 1975, signed by two of the judges. German. Signed by Dr. Karl-Heinz Muller, Lord Mayor of the city of Leipzig and Hoffman, chairman of the Germ…
Weiss-Fraktur Die Schrift Des Tempel-Verlags
E. R. Weiss · 1913 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)
Frankfurt, Bauersche Foundry, 1913. Hardback. A detailed artistic study of the Tempel-Verlag typeface, designed by Emil Rudolf Weiss. In the original German. German. Illustrated with numerous examples of the typeface of Tempel-Verlag. A typographic specimen book printed in colou…
Tales of Fancy
S. H. Burney; Sarah Harriet Burney · 1820 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, Henry Colburn & Co, 1820. Leather. The second edition of this omnibus of two exciting novels by Sarah Burney, the half-sister of Frances Burney. The second edition of this scarce work.Complete in three volumes.This set collects together two novels by Sarah Harriet Burney…
An Equal Music
Vikram Seth · 1999 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Wigston, The Stribling Press, 1999. First edition. Leather. A smart signed limited edition copy of this novel by Vikram Seth, only one of one hundred copies bound in leather and signed by Seth. A limited edition, published simultaneously with the trade edition, limited to one hu…
Plainsong
Freda Downie · 1981 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Secker & Warburg, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition of Freda Downie"s elegant and wistful second collection, Plainsong, signed and inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding, complete with the original unclipped dust w…
The Apes of God
Wyndham Lewis · 1955 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, Arco, 1955 . Cloth. The signed, limited edition 25th anniversary edition of Wyndham Lewis's satire of London's contemporary literary and artistic scene in the 1920s. Number 1 of 1000 numbered copies of this limited anniversary edition, signed by the author Wynd…
Cranborne Chase
Desmond Hawkins · 1980 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd , 1980. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of this compelling history of Cranborne Chase, from author and BBC features producer Desmond Hawkins. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition. With the publisher's un…
Drawn Direct to the Plate: Noel Carrington and the Puffin Picture Book
Joe Pearson · 2010 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Penguin Collectors Society, 2010. First edition. Hardback. An excellent first edition of this study of the work of English book designer Noel Carrington for the Puffin Picture Books, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to an edition of one thousand one hundred c…
A Typographic Journey: The History of the Greenwood Press and Bibliography, 1934-2000
Jack Werner Stauffacher; Glenn Humphreys · 1999 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
California , The Book Club of California , 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very smart limited edition of this typographic history of The Greenwood Press, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Limited to four hundred and fifty copies. This copy is signed and inscribed …
Schrift + Symbol in Stein, Holz Und Metall
P. Donatus; Jakob Sepp; M. Leicher; Wolfgang Jakob · 1995 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)
Munchen, Callwey , 1995 . Hardback. A vanishingly scarce third edition of this richly illustrated guide to the craft of carving letters and symbols in stone, wood, and metal, signed, and dated, by collaborator, Wolfgang Jakob. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback,…
Visitation of England and Wales
Frederick Arthur Crisp; Joseph Jackson Howard · 1893 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, Privately Printed, 1893-1898. First edition. Hardback. The first and third volume of Frederick Arthur Crisp's monumental heraldic study. Signed, limited edition volumes, which are illustrated throughout. The first editions of volumes I and III of Frederick Arthur Cr…
The Island Empire; or, the Scenes of the First Exile of the Emperor Napoleon I
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff · 1855 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)
London, T. Bosworth, 1855 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Henry Drummond Wolff's informative account of Napoleon's first exile, in a half morocco signed binding. The very scarce first edition of this work.Illustrated with a hand coloured lith…
In the Twilight
Andre L. Simon · 1969 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, Michael Joseph, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this autobiography from the renowned French food and wine writer Andre Simon, with a signed letter from the author. The first edition, first impression. Includes a signed letter from the author, tipped in …
La Cuisiniere Five Roses: Comprenant 1001 Recettes Eprouvees at Eutorisees Par L&Apos;Emploi Qu&Apos;En Ont Fait Au Dela de 2,000 Menageres Canadiennes
1915 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
Montreal, Lake of the Woods Milling , 1915. Paperback. The French edition of this Canadian cookery book, with Five Roses Flour as the common ingredient. The scarce French edition of this Five Roses cook book issued by Lake of the Woods Milling Company. In the publisher's h…
The Housewife&Apos;S ABC: I. Practical Hints on the Details of Housework and Management II. Simple Remedies for Emergencies and Directions for Rendering First Aid
Winnifred S. Fales; Janet Hunter · 1925 · Rooke Books
£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)
London, George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd , 1925. Cloth. A very pleasing second edition of this very scarce encyclopedic guide to household management. Second edition. Very scarce to find copies of this work across first and later editions.In the publisher's original cloth bind…
Count Karlstein
Philip Pullman · 2002 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Doubleday, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this first newly illustrated edition of 'Count Karlstein', Philip Pullman's first children's novel. Signed by the author to the title page.First Doubleday edition, newly illustrated. Originally p…
Wine List Decorations 1961-1963
R. S. Don [editor] · 1963 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)
Bristol, John Harvey and Sons Ltd. 1963. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of this collection of illustrations and maps from Harveys Wine List between 1961 and 1963. Illustrated throughout. A collection of the illustrations and maps which appeared in several recent edition…
Selections from the Works of the British Classical Poets, from Shakespeare to Shelley
Maria Mary Marinack; Various · 1861 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1861. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce anthology of the best works of British poets across history, "from Shakespeare to Shelley". The first edition of this very scarce work.A lovely anthology collecting together the poetica…
Only Yesterday: Times of My Life
Richard Baldwyn · 2008 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
Berkshire, Kendal & Dean, 2008. First edition. Paperback. A scarce signed presentation copy of actor Richard Baldwyn's autobiography, presented to the publisher and writer Carmen Callil, with letters from and to the author. The first edition, first impression. The author&a…