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In Clover and Heather
Wallace Bruce · 1890 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1890. Vellum. A limited edition anthology of poems by Wallace Bruce, presented by the author to the Colonial Club of New York. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies printed on large paper, of which this is numbered one hundred and…
Ballyhoo!
Beth Brown · 1927 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)
New York, Lincoln MacVeagh, The Dial Press, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Beth Brown's very scarce novel about circus life in 1920s America. The very scarce first edition, first printing.A signed presentation copy, with the …
The Prometheans
Alec Craig · 1955 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, The Fortune Press, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from British poet Alec Craig, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper with a message that reads: "A pre-publication cop…
A New Song of the Bishop of London and the City Churches
J. C. Squire · 1924 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Manning Pike, 1924. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated verse from English writer Sir John Collings Squire, signed by the author. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Illustrated throughout. A charming poem on the churches of the city of London which reference…
Barnabae Itinerarium, or, Barnabee&Apos;S Journal
[Richard Brathwait]; [Joseph Haslewood] · 1818 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, J. Harding; R. and A. Taylor, 1818. Cloth. The comical poem by Richard Brathwait, signed by the editor, Joseph Haslewood. Signed by the editor, Joseph Haslewood, to the recto of the front free endpaper, "To George Allen ESQ M.A. From the Editor, 13 Feb 1818".Richard Brat…
Severn Tunnel Railway
1886 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
Not Stated, Not Stated, c1890. Leather. A very scarce large folding map of the Severn Tunnel, a unique hand-coloured map of GWR's tunnel. A very scarce folding map of the Severn Tunnel, two-chain scale line survey, neatly hand-coloured, mounted on linen.Unfolded the map mea…
The Agents of Civilization
William Maccall · 1848 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
London, John Green, 1848. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce series of lectures by William Maccall on contemporary society. The first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this very scarce work.Author's signature, from a letter dated 12th October 1870, tipped…
Peronnik the Fool
George Moore · 1926 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
New York, William Edwin Rudge, 1926. First edition. Hardback. A limited edition copy of this short story from George Moore's 'Heloise and Abelard', designed by Bruce Rogers. One of 785 limited edition copies of this work in the original decorative boards, designed…
Jonas Paxton&Apos;S Labour Time Book
Mr. Jonas Paxton · 1879 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)
Not Stated, Not Stated, 1879-1880 . First edition. Hardback. The employee and labour log-book of Victorian era auctioneer and land agent Joseph Paxton, covering the years 1879 and 1880. The fascinating handwritten time book of Joseph Paxton, an auctioneer and land agent who is k…
Archaeologia Scotica; or, Transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland · 1792 · Rooke Books
£1,700.00 (€2,037.69 | $2,245.80 | ¥358,627)
Edinburgh, Printed for the Society, 1792-1890 . First edition. Leather. A scarce complete first edition set of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland's 'Archaeologia Scotica', illustrated throughout and in signed calf bindings from Andrew Grieve. The scarce comple…
Here Lies Holly Springs
MacKinlay Kantor · 1938 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
New York, Pynson Printers, 1938. First edition. Hardback. A signed special edition of this novel from MacKinlay Kantor, with the very scarce original glassine dust wrapper. A limited and first edition of this work in book form, signed by the author to the colophon. In the publi…
Complaints
Edmund Spenser; W. L. Renwick [editor] · 1928 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, The Scholartis Press, 1928. Leather. A very scarce limited edition copy of this poetry collection by Edmund Spenser, signed by the editor. This very scarce edition limited to 95 numbered copies, this copy being number 47. Signed by the editor to the colophon.This collec…
The Great Synagogue, London, 1690-1940
Cecil Roth · 1950 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,797.96 | $1,981.59 | ¥316,435)
London, Edward Goldston & Son LTD, 1950. First edition. Leather. A beautiful limited edition work on the Great Synagogue of London, an important institution in the city that was destroyed in the Blitz. A illustrated work signed by the author. A limited edition of one hundred cop…
An Otter&Apos;S Story
Emil E. Liers · 1953 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
New York, The Viking Press, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming novel about otters by "the otter man" Emil Liers, signed by the author. The first edition, first printing.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.'An Otter's Stor…
A Chapter in the History of Railway Locomotion, and Memoir of Timothy Hackworth
1875 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
Leamington Spa, T. Hamblen, 1875. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet on the pioneering work of engineer Timothy Hackworth. The first edition of this very scarce work.A pamphlet discussing the life and work of Timothy Hackworth. This was issu…
Maigret Chez le Coroner
Georges Simenon · 1949 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1949. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this unusual Maigret novel, in which the detective witnesses a coroner's inquest in Tucson, Arizona; with the original dust wrapper. An uncommon first edition copy of this work in the publisher&a…
L&Apos;Ours En Peluche
Georges Simenon · 1960 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Paris, Presses de la Cite, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A rare first trade edition copy of one of Simenon's 'romans durs', a semi-autobiographical novel, in the very scarce dust wrapper designed by J. Jacquelin. A very scarce first trade edition of this work in the…
Winter Nights: A Reminiscence
Edmund Blunden · 1928 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, Faber & Gwyer Ltd. 1928. First edition. Hardback. A lovely limited edition of Blunden's poem 'Winter Nights', signed by the author, with two illustrations by Albert Rutherston. No. 49 of 500 limited edition copies of the large paper edition, printed on Eng…
Cupid & Psyche
Joyce Carol Oates · 1970 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
New York, Albondocani Press, 1970. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A lovely limited edition copy of Joyce Carol Oates's modern retelling of Cupid and Psyche, signed by the author. No. 6 of 200 limited edition copies, printed on Hayle paper in Palatino type, in the publish…
Private Job Muggleston: Or, Fun&Apos; I&Apos; Th&Apos; Army
Walter Hampson · 1917 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)
London, William Nicholson & Sons, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce signed limited edition of Walter Hampson's illustrated comic novel. No. 17 of 30 copies of this limited edition 'Author's Edition', signed by the author to the bookplate to …