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Great English Novelists

Holbrook Jackson · 1908 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Grant Richards , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of these sketches of English novelists by Holbrook Jackson, previously owned by his brother. A signed presentation copy given by the author to his brother, Charlie. Inscribed to the front free endpap…

Redland Chapel and Redland

H. J. Wilkins · 1924 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this local history of Redland and Redland Chapel in Bristol. First edition. Very scarce work. With a frontispiece and two plates. Collated complete. A charming local history of Redland, a n…

Zuleika Dobson or an Oxford Love Story

Max Beerbohm · 1911 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, William Heinemann, 1911. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Max Beerbohm's first and only novel, a satire of Edwardian undergraduate life at Oxford University, in the scarce blind stamped cloth binding. The first edition. In the publisher's original Ga…

Around Theatres

Max Beerbohm · 1924 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, William Heinemann, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this two-volume collection of Beerbohm's witty theatre reviews for The Saturday Review. A first edition of this two-volume work in the publisher's original cloth binding; blue for volume I and re…

My First Voyage to Southern Seas: A Book for Boys

W. H. G. Kingston · 1896 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, T. Nelson and Sons , 1896. Cloth. A bright copy of this richly illustrated adventure novel for young boys, from prolific English author W. H. G. Kingston. A later edition of this gripping children's nautical adventure novel by English author, William Henry Giles Kin…

A Practical Treatise on the Science of Land and Engineering Surveying, Levelling, Estimating Quantities, &C.

H. S. Merritt; George W. Usill · 1887 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, E. & F. Spon, Ltd, 1887. Cloth. A smart fourth edition of this scientific study into land and engineering, with folding plates. Fourth edition. Illustrated with forty-two plates, nineteen of which are folding. Collated complete. A detailed scientific treatise on land sur…

Icones Veteris Testamenti

Anon · 1830 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.95 | $1,189.23 | ¥189,927)

London, William Pickering, 1830. Cloth. An uncommon collection of Hans Holbein's illustrations of the Old Testament engraved on wood. Interestingly, each text contained within is translated into English, Latin, Italian, French and Spanish.From illustrations by Hans Holbein …

French Policy Since 1871

F. Morgan; H. W. C. Davis · 1914 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1914. Unbound. A very scarce pamphlet explaining the politics of France in the lead up to the start of the First World War. From the 'Oxford Pamphlets on World Affairs' series, giving brief accounts of world affairs. Issued after the be…

Le Mois de Mai a Londres Et L&Apos;Exposition de 1851

Jules Janin · 1851 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Londres, J. Mithcell, 1851. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this French work discussing the grand Great Exhibition in London in 1851, illustrated with a frontispiece. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. In the original French. A French account of the 1…

A Poet&Apos;S Calendar

W. H. Davies · 1927 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1927. First edition. Hardback. An illustrated first edition poetic year, in the original dust wrapper. A first edition, bound in original marbled boards, and in the original clipped dust wrapper.  Featuring an illustrated title page, and dotted with mono…

A Complete Dictionary of Astrology

James Wilson · 1819 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, William Hughes; Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819. First edition. Leather. A very scarce dictionary on astrology, the first edition of this educational work by James Wilson. The first edition.A very scarce work.A comprehensive study on astrology in all of its aspects, det…

The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Volume II

Various · 1855 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Devises; London, Henry Bull; G. Bell, 1855. Fine Binding. Volume II of The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Magazine, illustrated throughout and handsomely bound in quarter calf. A handsomely bound copy of Volume II of The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural…

The Heart of the Matter

Graham Greene · 1948 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London, William Heinemann, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first impression of Graham Greene's novel detailing a moral crisis for Henry Scobie. The first edition of this novel by Graham Greene, recounting of a man's crisis of duty, morals and faith. The story was drawn…

Automatic Recording Instruments

W. H. Fowler · 1911 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Manchester, The Scientific Publishing Company, 1911. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this extract from 'The Mechanical Engineer', looking at automatic recording instruments, illustrated throughout. A very scarce work. An interesting look at recording instruments that were…

Juvenilia; or, a Collection of Poems Written between the Ages of Twelve and Sixteen

J. H. L. Hunt · 1802 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, J. Whiting , 1802. Leather. The third edition of this uncommon anthology of Leigh Hunt's juvenile poetry. Third edition. An uncommon collection of early poems written by James Henry Leigh Hunt between the ages of twelve and sixteen.Bound in quarter calf, with marble…

Nothing Hid

Archibald Marshall · 1935 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. An association copy of this very scarce novel by English author Archibald Marshall. The first edition of this very scarce work, inscribed by a relation to the front free endpaper with 'To Kathleen & Dennis with …

A Handful of Leather

Will H. Ogilvie · 1928 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Constable and Company, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of equine poems, illustrated with bright tipped in colour plates from Lionel Edwards. The first edition of this collection of forty horse themed poems from William Henry Ogilvie, a S…

Deeds That Won the Empire

The Rev. W. H. Fitchett ["Vedette"] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1898. First edition. Leather. A smart, illustrated reflection on contemporary military history, bound in full blue calf. A smart copy of this military history, bound in full blue calf. Decorated with gilt detail to board edges. marbled text block edge…

Nelson&Apos;S Illustrated Hand-Book of the Isle of Wight

W. H. Davenport Adams · 1877 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1877. Cloth. A contemporary topographical guide to the Isle of Wight, beautifully illustrated, including with a lovely colour folding map. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding.Wonderfully illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven further …

Eden Versus Whistler: The Baronet & the Butterfly

James McNeil Whistler · 1899 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Paris, Louis-Henry May, 1899 . Cloth. Decorative and engaging recount of the Eden-versus-Whistler art trial relayed by James McNeill Whistler himself. Mostly unopened copy. In publisher's original cloth binding.From renowned painter and art critic James McNeill Whistler, le…