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Samuel Rogers · 1834 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, T. Cadell, 1834. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this collection of poetry by the Romantic nineteenth century poet Samuel Rogers, engraved throughout by Turner and Stothard. The first edition of this work. A collection of poems by Samuel Rogers, a nineteenth…

We Went to War

H. D. Gallaudet · 1939 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York, Coward McCann, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of H. D. Gallaudet's war poetry compilation, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth with the original orange, unclipped dust wra…

Austria Together with Budapest, Prague, Karlsbad, Marienbad: Handbook for Travellers

Karl Baedeker · 1929 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Leipzig, Karl Baedeker, 1929. Cloth. A smart copy of this handbook guide to Austria, with an array of folding maps throughout as well as two illustrated panoramas. Twelfth revised edition. Illustrated with eight-six maps and plans, twenty-one of which are folding, and two foldin…

Monks, Nuns and Monasteries

Sacheverell Sitwell · 1965 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A very good first edition copy of Sacheverell Sitwell's history of monasteries and nunneries through the Medieval period and the eighteenth century First edition with original publisher's binding and original…

Cyprianus, Thascius Caecilius. Erasmus, Desiderius Von Rotterdam. Eucherii Lugdunensis.

Desiderius Erasmus 11682, Cyprian · 1541 · Boekhandel J de Slegte BV

€1,250.00 ($1,377.76 | £1,042.68 | ¥220,037)

Poncetum le preux, 1541, Perkament, later edition of the work of Saint-Cyprian edited by Erasmus from recently discovered manuscripts. Cyprian was a bishop of Carthage and an early Christian writer of Berber descent, many of whose Latin works are extant. He is recognized as a …

P.D.. Échantillons de papier peint - Pochoir wallpaper samples [Flowers and birds].

[Wallpaper] Paul Dumas · 1930 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€2,000.00 ($2,204.41 | £1,668.29 | ¥352,058)

[Paul Dumas, Paris, ca. 1930]. A fine set of two very large sheets (119 x 73 cm each) with pochoir designs with flowers and birds, for wallpaper or similar ornamental purposes. = A rare collection of very large original wall-paper artwork. The pochoir process involves the applic…

A Hermit Disclosed (SIGNED & DATED COPY)

Trevelyan,Raleigh · 1960 · Richard Thornton Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Longmans This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's original reddish brown coloured cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Very Good Dust-Jacket with a couple of repaired closed tears to the head of spine and with general rubbing and wear along the outer extremi…

Traité de l'équilibre et du mouvement des fluides. Pour servir de suite au Traité de Dynamique.

ALEMBERT, J. LE ROND D' · 1744 · Antiquariaat B.M.Israel B.V.

€2,250.00 ($2,479.97 | £1,876.83 | ¥396,066)

Paris, Chez David..., 1744. 4to. W. 10 engr. fold. plates, vignet on title. Contemp full clf., edges and corners rubbed /dam., outer hinges split, upper cover loose [Needs binder's attention rehinging or rebacking]. (XL, 458, II (errata) pp.). (5 or 6 lvs. a few foxed spots; els…

Greenland Journey

Else Wegener; Dr. Fritz Loewe · 1939 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this record of the German Expedition to Greenland in 1930 to 1931, with illustrations throughout. First UK edition, translated from the seventh German edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece,…

A Lost Lady of Old Years

John Buchan · 1899 · Rooke Books

£2,750.00 (€3,296.79 | $3,633.74 | ¥580,331)

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of John Buchan's romantic historical fiction, set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. In it's original art nouveau cloth binding. The very scarce first edition of this …

Six Novels by Captain Marryat

Captain Frederick Marryat · 1792 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, George Routledge and Sons, c1875. Leather. Six novels by Captain Frederick Marryat, bound together in one volume. Bound in half leather and marbled paper-covered boards, with gilt lettering. Includes Percival Keene, Mr. Midshipman Easy, The Dog Fiend, or, Snarleyyow, The…

Plaisir de Bibliophile: Gazette Trimestrielle Des Amateurs de Livres Modernes

Various · 1925 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Paris, Au Sans Pareil, 1925. Paperback. A collection of the four complete issues of Plaisir De Bibliophile for the year 1925, in the original French. French. Complete in four volumes. The four first issues of Plaisir De Bibliophile, a French gazette for modern book lovers publis…

Francia En Las Islas Malvinas

Rafael H. Saiegh · 2005 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Buenos Aires, Emece Editores, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition Spanish work on the French occupation and possession of the Falkland Islands, complete with colourful illustrations throughout. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.…

A Whim and Its Consequences

G P R James · 1848 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, William Tegg and Co, 1848 . Cloth. A very scarce, early edition of this historical novel by George Payne Rainsford James. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A very scarce edition of this novel, published the year after the first. Written by the noted histori…

Nursery Rhymes, Tales, and Jingles

1846 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, James Burn, 1846. Cloth. A charming work of popular childhood nursery rhymes and jingles, illustrated throughout and in a cloth gilt decorated binding. The second edition of this work. This collection of nursery rhymes, tales, and jingles, combine all of the most popular…

Hopes and Fears for Art: Five Lectures Delivered in Birmingham, London, and Nottingham 1878-1881

William Morris · 1883 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Ellis & White, 1883. Cloth. A scarce third edition of this collections of lectures from British artist and textile designer, William Morris. Third edition. Scarce work. A collection of five lectures on art, delivered in Birmingham, London, and Nottingham, including: The …

Quintessence of Ibsenism

G Bernard Shaw · 1891 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.31 | $101.74 | ¥16,249)

London , Walter Scott, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular essay by George Bernard Shaw. Shaw championed Ibsen's plays when many theatregoers regarded him as outrageous. Therefore, his Quintessence of Ibsenism remained a classic throughout the 20th…

Crackers for Christmas: More Stories

E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen · 1883 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, George Routledge and Sons , 1883 . Cloth. A charming Victorian fairy-tale collection, illustrated with eight plates and showcasing Knatchbull-Hugessen"s whimsical, gently Gothic storytelling. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. A new edition. Feat…

Encyclopedie Des Ouvrages de Dames

Therese de Dillmont · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Mulhouse, Bibliotheque D.M.C, c1907. Cloth. An early twentieth century French guide to needlework, with illustrations and colour plates. Published in the original French, with colour plates and numerous vignette illustrations.An encyclopaedia of 'Ladies Work', from the…

Canonbury House

George W M Reynolds · 1870 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, John Dicks, 1870. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this penny dreadful by George William Macarthur Reynolds. With illustrations by E H Corbould. Written by the noted Victorian author George William MacArthur Reynolds. Reynolds worked hard to expose Victorian poverty and…