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Hannan Swaffer&Apos;S Who&Apos;S Who

Hannan Swaffer · 1929 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Hutchinson & Co Ltd, [1929]. First edition. Cloth. A first edition presentation copy of Hannan Swaffer's collection of anecdotes about a noted individuals such as Rudyard Kipling and Winston Churchill, and inscribed by the author. The first trade edition. The autho…

Birds in Mallorca

John Busby · 1988 · Rooke Books

£73.00 (€87.51 | $96.46 | ¥15,405)

London, Christopher Helm, 1988. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this wonderfully illustrated study of the birds of Mallorca. First edition. Beautifully illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white sketches by the author. With the publisher's …

Everest Pioneer: The Photographs of Captain John Noel

Sandra Noel; Brian Blessed · 2003 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Gloucestershire, Sutton Publishing, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of photographs from British mountaineer Captain John Noel, signed by his daughter Sandra. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 2004. Illustrated with …

Pictures in the Dulwich Gallery: Princes Victoria Series

Dulwich Picture Gallery · 1910 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Hammersmith, Engraved and printed by orders of the Governors by Emery Walker, 1910-1912 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this three part celebration of the pictures and paintings present at the Dulwich Gallery in the early twentieth century. A very scar…

A Group of Noble Dames

Thomas Hardy · 1891 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, James R. Osgood, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Thomas Hardy's anthology of short stories following ten historic noble dames. The first edition, first impression, in the original cloth binding designed by Charles Ricketts. An anthology of stories …

Impressions That Remained: Memoirs

Ethel Smyth · 1920 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1920. Cloth. A presentation copy of the second half of Ethel Smyth's memoir, the celebrated English composer and member of the women's suffrage movement, inscribed by the Smyth. The third edition. The author's presentation copy wi…

Rough Islanders or the Natives of England

Henry Woodd Nevinson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition presentation copy of Henry Woodd Nevinson's exploration of the culture, life and society in England, with illustrations by his son, and inscribed by the author. The first edition.The author&apo…

In Search of Elsie Piddock: An Echo of Eleanor Farjeon

Denys Blakelock · 1967 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Favil Press, 1967 . First edition. Hardback. An inscribed, first edition of this delightful account of the author's quest exploring the places and references of Eleanor Farjeon's work, with a sketch by Edward Ardizzone. First edition. Bound in the publisher…

Occultism

Edward Clodd · 1922 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Watts & Co, 1922. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Edward Clodd's two lectures on occultism delivered at the Royal Institution, signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "Sir Arthur Keith, FRS, with th…

City, Sea & Countryside

Arthur L. Salmon · 1925 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this charming collection of poetry, in the scarce original 1925 dust wrapper. The uncommon first edition of this work, inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper wi…

A Labrador Doctor

Sir Wilfred Grenfell · 1930 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1930 . Cloth. A signed example of the autobiography of Sir Wildred Grenfell, with an original illustration from the author to the front free endpaper. In the original dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author 'Wilfred Grenfell, Labrador, Oct. 1930&…

Das Imaginare Portrat, Imaginary Portraits, le Portrait Imaginaire

Vladimir Fuka; Emanuel Frynta · 1965 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Prague, Artia, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this trilingual collection of portraits from Czechoslovakian‐born artist Vladimir Fuka. Trilingual, with text in German, English, and French. Illustrated throughout with sixty-eight full-page colour portrai…

Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son

James Baldwin · 1964 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.78 | $2,510.59 | ¥400,956)

London, Michael Joseph, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of essays from Baldwin, following on from his first collection Notes of a Native Son, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the dedicat…

London Irish, a Prayer for Fair Weather, & the Rose Tree

John Broderick · 1979 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Barrie & Jenkins; Marion Boyars, 1979-1985. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of three first edition novels from Irish writer John Broderick, signed and inscribed by the author. Three volumes. First edition. Each volume is signed and inscribed by the author to the…

The Magic Mountain

Thomas Mann; H. T. Lowe-Porter · 1962 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

New York, The Members of the Limited Edition Club, 1962. Cloth. A fine limited edition of this important German novel by Thomas Mann, signed by the illustrator. A limited edition of 1,500 copies, of which this is numbered 28.Signed by the illustrator, Felix Hoffmann, to the limi…

Bibliophilie Musicale: Les Bibliotheques Portugaises: Essai de Classification: Les Livres D&Apos;Un Amateur: Cabinet Iconographique

Michel Angelo Lambertini · 1918 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Praca dos Restauradores , Typographia do Annuario Commercial, 1918. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition musical bibliography from pianist and composer, Michel Angelo Lambertini. Signed by the author to the limitation page. A very scarce limited edition, this copy bei…

The Etonian

[W. M. Praed]; [W. Blunt] · 1824 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

London, Henry Colburn and Charles Knight, 1824. Leather. A tree calf bound edition of this magazine of short tales, articles, and poetry. In a tree calf binding by Oldfield.The fourth edition.In two volumes, being Volumes I and II of a total of III volumes.'The Etonian&apos…

Ancient Halls in and About Halifax

Arthur Comfort · 1913 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

Halifax, Halifax Courier Limited, 1913. Hardback. A limited edition, very scarce collection of wood engravings depicting the architecture of Halifax, signed by the artist. A limited edition, with this being number 32 out of only 75 copies printed. This is the first edition in bo…

Bookbinding: A Step-by-Step Guide

Kathy Abbott · 2010 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Wiltshire, The Crowood Press, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this guide to bookbinding, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Author's presentation copy, signed with an inscription to the front endpaper that reads: "To Hamish with very bes…

Soames and the Flag

John Galsworthy · 1930 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition novella, part of the 'Forsyte Saga', by John Galsworthy. A limited edition of one thousand and twenty-five copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and thirty-eight.Signed by the artist to the l…