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NIEUWENHUIS,THEO. Schendel,Arthur van. (introd.). · 1911 · Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.

€1,250.00 ($1,377.73 | £1,042.83 | ¥220,005)

Amst., E.J.van Wisselingh, 1911-1915. 5 vols in 1. [4] pages text. 180 collotype plates of works of Theo Nieuwenhuis, depicting (details of) clocks, furniture, interiors, lights, tapestry, bookbindings etc. All issues bound together in tartan decorated cloth from the nineteen-tw…

Sixteen Years in Siberia Some Experiences of a Russian Revolutionist

Leo Deutsch; Helen Chisholm · 1903 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, John Murray, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first English language edition of the memoir of Leo Deutsch's time spent in exile in Siberia, a fascinating account complete with plates throughout. The first edition of this work in English, translated by Helen Chisholm.…

Through Jungle and Desert Travels in Eastern Africa

William Astor Chanler · 1896 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

New York, Macmillan and Co, 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Astor Chanler's illustrated hunting journal on his time spent in East Africa. The first edition of this work.The New York edition, with a gilt hippo to the front board.An exploration of Eas…

Post Haste a Tale of Her Majesty&Apos;S Mails

R. M. Ballantyne · 1880 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,578)

London, James Nisbet & Co, 1880. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon to see signed first edition of this mysterious children's novel by R. M. Ballantyne, an illustrated mystery revolving around the postal system. Signed by the author, with his signature pasted to the front pa…

Belford Regis; or, Sketches of a Country Town

Mary Russell Mitford · 1835 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

London, Richard Bentley, 1835. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Mary Russell Mitford's charming topographical work on Reading, lightly veiled as 'Belford Regis&apos. The first edition of this work.Complete in three volumes.Half-title present to Volume I.A Bri…

A Volume of Handwritten Poetry by Fanny Crofton to Her Sister

Fanny [Crofton] · 1831 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Handwritten, 1831. Leather. A volume of handwritten poetry by 'Fanny' to her sister Mary Crofton, dated 1831 from Cadogan Place in London. The poems are neatly written, sometimes in a portrait and sometimes a landscape orientation. They generally cover romantic…

Salve Venetia Gleanings from Venetian History

Francis Marion Crawford · 1905 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

New York, The MacMillan Company, 1905. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this two volume set on Venetian history. A two volume set in the publisher's original cloth bindings. 16 plates including the frontispiece to Volume I. 13 plates including the frontisp…

Ducs de Bourgogne de la Maison de Valois

Ernest Petit · 1909 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

Paris, H. Champion, 1909. First edition. Leather. A very scarce limited edition history of the life of Philippe le Hardi, an important Duke of Burgundy and figure of the Valois house, this limited edition illustrated throughout. In a full crushed morocco binding by the Atelier B…

Eugenie de Guerin Journal Et Fragments

Eugenie de Guerin; G. S. Trebutien · 1864 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Paris, Didier et Cie, 1864. Leather. An original French volume containing extracts of the diaries and letters of Eugenie de Guerin, from the library of Adolphus William Ward. In the original French.The second edition of this work.A selection of the diaries and letters of Eugenie…

Memoirs of William Cox, J.P. , Lieutenant and Paymaster of N.S. W. Corps, or 102nd Regiment.

William Cox · 1901 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Sydney; Brisbane, William Brooks & Co. 1901. First edition. Cloth. A scarce account of early colonial New South Wales by a senior officer of the New South Wales Corps, William Cox. In the publisher's original red cloth binding with gilt. First edition.Illustrated with three…

Our Own Country. Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, c1890. Cloth. Two beautifully illustrated volumes exploring the topography of Britain, a wonderful work on the beauty of the country. Two volumes, being Volumes I and III of a total of six volumes.A lavishly illustrated work exploring the be…

Hugh Thomson: His Art, His Letters, His Humour and His Charm

M. H. Spielmann and Walter Jerrold · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, A. & C. Black, Ltd, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition of this engaging biography of the prominent Victorian illustrator. First edition. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Featuring a colour frontispiece, eleven further colou…

Cum explicatione notarum in usum juventutis. (Tironibus rei lapidariae studiosis ut posthabita barbarie quam in plerisque recentibus inscriptionibus eruditi fastidiunt, et nova epigrammata eleganter condere, et vetera interpretari recte discant. Angelus Josephi F. Cominus hunc inscriptionum fasciculum D.D.)

ROMANARUM INSCRIPTIONUM FASCICULUS. · 1774 · Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta

€175.00 ($192.88 | £146.00 | ¥30,801)

Padua (Patavii), Excudebat Josephus Cominus, Superiorum permissu, 1774. 8vo. (XVI),222 p. Contemporary limp cardboard. 18.5 cm (Details: Cover still remarkably fresh; woodcut printer's device on title: a man digging for antique objects, Motto: 'Quidquid sub terra est in apricu…

Autobiography

John Stuart Mill · 1873 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,700)

London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer , 1873. First edition. Cloth. Second issue of John Stuart Mill's celebrated autobiography. The first edition, second issue of this autobiography of John Stuart Mill, with errata leaf to rear of the volume. English philosopher, polit…

Northern Germany: Handbook for Travellers

Karl Baedeker · 1884 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Leipsic , Karl Baedeker , 1884. Cloth. A very smart traveller's handbook to northern Germany, from renowned German publisher Karl Baedeker. Eighth edition, revised and augmented. In the original cloth binding. Illustrated with thirty-two maps and forty-one plans, thirteen…

A Manual of Domestic Economy

J. H. Walsh · 1859 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, G. Routledge & Co, 1859 . Leather. A smart copy of this uncommon and extensively illustrated guide Victorian era domestic economy. An uncommon work in all editions, first published in 1856.This is the work of John Henry Walsh, who usually served as a sports writer, but i…

Kate Greenaway&Apos;S Book of Games

Kate Greenaway · 1889 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, George Routledge and Sons, [1889]. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this charming work, containing instructions for playing numerous different games, popular during the Victorian Era. This work was written by Kate Greenaway, a renowned Victorian artist and w…

Hunting Poems

G. J. Whyte-Melville · 1911 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Edinburgh, T. N. Foulis, 1911. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this excellent collection of verse by Scottish novelist and poet, George Whyte-Melville. A first edition of this poetry work.  Rebound in a signed, full morocco binding by Craftsmen Binders …

A Historical Tour Through Pembrokeshire

Richard Fenton · 1903 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Brecknock, Davies & Co. 1903. Cloth. Enlarged second edition of this topographical work on Pembrokeshire by Richard Fenton, complete with all plates and maps. Topographical and historical work on Pembrokeshire by Richard Fenton. Second enlarged edition with additional notes by R…

Les Nuits Champetres

M de la Veaux [Jean-Charles Laveaux] · 1784 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Berlin, Chr. Fred. Himbourg, 1784. Hardback. A charming scarce book containing meditations on country nights by M de la Veaux. A very scarce French work, rarely seen in commerce and found institutionally only at the British Library and the libraries at the University of Leeds an…