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A Manual of Vegetable Materia Medica

George S. V. Wills · 1878 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Simpkin, Marshal, and Co, 1878. Cloth. The fourth edition of George S. V. Wills"s concise reference detailing the medicinal properties and therapeutic uses of plant-based remedies within the homÂÂoeopathic tradition, illustrated with colour plates. In the publisher&apos…

Recollections of a Detective Police-Officer

Waters; [William Russell] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.72 | $1,453.50 | ¥232,133)

London, J. & C. Brown & Co. 1856. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this influential short story collection by William Russell, named by Ellery Queen as one of the most important detective pieces of the nineteenth century. The first edition of this collection.Illustra…

Revelations by an Ex-Director of Krupp's: Dr. Muhlon's Memorandum and His Letter to Herr Von Bethmann-Hollweg

MUHLON, DR. WILHELM · 1918 · Round Table Books, LLC

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

NY: George H. Doran Company, (1918). 1st Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. Publisher's printed wraps. Herr Muhlon was appointed a director of Krupp's, the great German armament firm at Essen. He was employed by them on important business in connection with Morocco shortly bef…

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction - 8 Volumes 1961 - Feburary (Volume 20 No. 2), July (Volume 21 No. 1), September (Volume 21 No. 3) and December (Volume 21 No. 6) 1969 - July (Volume 37 No. 1) 1970 - April (Volume 38 No. 4) 1971 - September (Volume 41 No. 3) November (Volume 41 No. 5)

Various; Edward Ferman [ed] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York , Mercury Press Inc, 1961-1971. First edition. Magazine. A brilliant collection of issues from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, with short stories from Fritz Leiber, Isaac Asimov and more. A set of eight volumes from the popular work, The Magazine of Fantasy…

A Collection of Several Remarkable and Valuable Sermons, Speeches, and Exhortations

Various · 1741 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

Glasgow, George Paton, 1741. Leather. A scarce collection of sermons and speeches relating to the National Covenant, an interesting piece of Scottish history. A scarce work.A collection of sermons published for the National Covenant of Scotland, with pieces by Andrew Cant, Thoma…

Memorials of Wilton and Other Papers

James Edward Nightingale; Edward Kite [ed.] · 1906 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Devizes, George Simpson, Gazette Office , 1906. Cloth. A scarce copy of this privately distributed history of Wilton, with a presentation slip from residences of "The Mount", the address of the late author. A scarce work, with only 150 copies printed for private distribution Th…

Anna Kingsford, Her Life, Letters, Diary, and Work

Edward Maitland · 1896 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

London, George Redway, 1896. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this touching and insightful biography on the life and work of Anna Kingsford, an illustrated publisher's presentation copy. The scarce first edition of this work.'With the Publisher's …

Recollections of Old Country Life Social, Political, Sporting, & Agricultural

J. K. Fowler · 1894 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1894. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of J. K. Fowler's work on life in Buckinghamshire, illustrated throughout. Author's presentation copy. A limited edition work, a large paper copy, of which only seventy-five were printed. This …

Le Voyage de Beth-El

Jean de Focquenbergues; Michel le Faucheur; Samuel Durand; et al · 1679 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Saumur, Henry Desbordes, 1679. Leather. A very scarce French religious volume of prayers and meditations, by Jean de Focquenbergues, and other French figures. A very scarce work.In the original French, published in Saumur.A French religious text by Jean de Focquenbergues, includ…

Four Works by Charles Emmanuel

Charles Emmanuel · 1851 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.45 | $621.04 | ¥99,184)

Paris, Lemoine; Leiber Editeur; A. Bourdilliat et Cie; L'Aueter, 1851-60. Leather. A collection of four French scientific works by Charles Emmanuel, looking at the Earth and the skies, including a signed letter from the author. A selection of four very scarce works by Charl…

A souk in Cairo.Cairo, 1902. Signed and inscribed "C. Wuttke. Cairo. 1902". Oil on canvas board (20 x 28 cm). Unframed.

[CAIRO]. WUTTKE, Carl. · 1849 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€5,000.00 ($5,511.04 | £4,170.72 | ¥880,146)

Painting of a souk in Cairo, by the German orientalist Carl Wuttke (1849-1927). Paintings such as these were made to be reproduced as picture postcards, an archetypal consumer product from the early 20th century. Postcards, as a convenient alternative to the letter, had first ap…

Le Roman D&Apos;Un Jeune Homme Pauvre

Octave Feuillet · 1859 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, Libraires Éditeurs, 1859. Leather. A smart copy of Octave Feuillet's most popular novel, which has been adapted for film multiple times. A new edition, part of the publisher's 'Oeuvres Completes d'Octave Feuillet' series. Pu…

Sammelband of Seven Eighteenth Century Plays

David Garrick; Isaac Bickerstaff; Thomas Hull; et al. · 1766 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt; W. Griffin; et al. 1766-7. First edition. Leather. A collection of seven plays bound together, including David Garrick's dramatic play 'Cymon', bound in half calf. Seven volumes bound together,  This volume contains; "The Mai…

Studies for Pictures, a Medley

J. Moyr Smith · 1868 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Edward Moxon & Co , 1868. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition work containing numerous illustrations by J. Moyr Smith, with a bookplate for the Scottish writer, Compton Mackenzie. The very scarce first edition. Held institutionally in only five UK libraries. Reb…

Whole-Meal with Practical Recipes

Ettie A. Hornibrook · 1927 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, William Heinemann, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first UK edition of this practical guide to making whole-meal bread and the benefits of its consumption. First UK edition. Very scarce work. A commentary of the use of whole-meal flower when making bread and it…

Why Didn&Apos;T They Ask Evans?

Agatha Christie · 1934 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, The Crime Club, Collins, 1934. Cloth. An uncommon, early edition of this crime fiction novel by Agatha Christie. 'Why Didn't They Ask Evans' is set in Wales and Hampshire. It follows protagonist Bobby Jones and his friend Lady Frances Derwent as they try t…

Hudson River Bracketed

Edith Wharton · 1929 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,877.20 | $3,171.27 | ¥506,471)

London; New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant novel by Edith Wharton, signed by Wharton to Blair Fairchild. Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, "For Blair, with love + Christm…

Sharks

Guy Thorne; Leo Custance; [Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull · 1904 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€959.07 | $1,057.09 | ¥168,824)

London, Greening & Co LTD, 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce novel by Leo Custance and Guy Thorne, this being Custance's own copy, signed by him and with review letters loosely inserted. The first edition of this very scarce work.The author&a…

Poems

John Lee Lewes · 1811 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

Liverpool, James Smith, 1811. First edition. Hardback. Signed by the author, this scarce collection of poems is by John Lee Lewes, son of the comic actor Charles Lee Lewes. The first edition of this poetry collection. In the publisher's original boards. Several leaves remai…

Travels Through Germany

Thomas Nugent · 1768 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)

London, Edward & Charles Dilly, 1768. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce eighteenth century work on travels to Germany, illustrated with numerous engraved folding plates. A delightful work on travels to Germany, with many observations on the customs, manner…