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The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley · 1890 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)
London, Ward, Lock and Co. 1890. Leather. Second edition of this biographical work on the life and correspondence of English educator Thomas Arnold. The second edition of this work. From the Minerva Library of Famous Books series edited by G. T. Bettany. Biographical work conce…
Official Report of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee · 1966 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.90 | ¥179,313)
Tokyo, Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee's official report of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad in two striking large paper volumes, housed in the original slipcase and box. Complete in two volumes. Large paper …
Poems and Letters by Thomas Gray
Thomas Gray · 1874 · Rooke Books
£139.00 (€166.61 | $183.63 | ¥29,323)
London, Printed at the Chiswick Press, 1874. Leather. A Riviere bound large paper copy of the poems of Thomas Gray, prize binding from Eton college. The collected poems of Thomas Gray, English poet known for his 1751Â Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. An Eton College editio…
Works of George Moore
George Moore; John Freeman · 1919 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)
London, Heinemann; Cumann Sean-eolair na h. Eireann, 1919-1925. Cloth. Ten works by George Moore as part of a signed limited edition series in the original dust wrappers. A lovely ten volume collection of works by George Moore in the original publisher's cloth bindings and …
Essays Reprinted from &Apos;Economica&Apos;
S. G. Checkland; C. S. Soper · 1953 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
None, None, 1953-1964. Brochure/Pamphlet. Two scarce volumes of essays by Soper and Checkland previously published in 'Economica&apos. With one volume signed by Soper. Scarce works. Two volumes. Previously printed in 'Economica&apos. An essay by C. S. Soper, an Austral…
A Comedy Royal in Four Acts
Eden Philpotts · 1925 · Rooke Books
£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.15 | ¥14,556)
London, Privately Printed by T Werner Laurie, 1925 . First edition. Hardback. A bright copy of the signed Limited Edition, first edition of this entertaining play by English writer Eden Phillpotts. In the original dust wrapper.Number two-hundred and seventy of two-hundred and se…
The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G.
Field Marshal The Viscount Bernard Montgomery of Alamein · 1958 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)
London, Collins, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's autobiography, covering the full span of his career, from boyhood to the post-war years. Signed 'Montgomery of Alamein F. M.' to the front free endpaper.The f…
The World of Franz Kafka
J. P. Stern · 1980 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)
London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, signed copy of this fascinating biography of writer Franz Kafka. A first edition copy. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Franz Kafka was a German speaking novelist and short-story writ…
Illustrated History of England
G M Trevelyan · 1960 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Longmans, 1960. Leather. A sumptuous half crushed morocco bound copy signed Harrods of this pictorial history of England by GM Trevelyan. Second impression of the illustrated edition. A complete history of England from the Iberian and Celtic civilisation through to the a…
The Professor at the Breakfast-Table What He Said, What He Heard, and What He Saw
Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1896 · Rooke Books
£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1896. Leather. A Sotheran signed leather-bound copy of this collection of essays from Oliver Wendell Holmes's 'Breakfast Table' series. Originally published in 1859. Sequel to Oliver Wendell Holmes's The Autocrat of the Breakf…
Dragonsong
Anne McCaffrey · 1978 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, Corgi Books, 1978. Paperback. An uncommon to see signed copy of one of Anne McCaffrey's popular science fantasy novels, a paperback reprint with striking illustrated wraps. Signed by the author to the title page, 'To John Cameron, Anne McCaffrey&apos. It's…
Notes on Indian Ants; Descriptions of a New Species of Indian Aculeate Hymenoptera; Descriptions of a New Species of Bees
George Alexander James Rothney; Frederick Smith · 1875 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Entomological Society, 1875-1895. Leather. Four essays on scientific discoveries regarding ants, bees and other insects, signed by respected entomologist George Rothney. Four essays in a half calf binding. Inscribed by the author George Alexander James Rothney to the fir…
The Godson: A Fantasy
Clemence Dane [Winifred Ashton] · 1964 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.94 | ¥12,446)
London, Michael Joseph, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Clemence Dane's final published work, an imagining of the childhood of William Davenant, the godson of William Shakespeare. With a signed Christmas card from the author. The first edition, first impre…
A Concubine in the Middle East: American-Israeli Relations
Ezra Sohar · 1999 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
Jerusalem, Gefen , 1999. First edition. Hardback. Ezra Sohar's signed first edition, first impression of this book concerned with foreign policy and relations. The first edition, first impression of this work. Ezra Sohar's study of the relations between the United Sta…
Four Works by Frank Richards
Frank Richards [Charles Hamilton] · 1975 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, Howard Baker Press Ltd, 1975-1979 . Cloth. A fine collection of limited edition works by Charles Hamilton, signed by the publisher and in the original glassine dust wrappers and slipcases. Four works by Frank Richards from the Greyfriars Book Club edition, each in the or…
Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus John Flaxman
John Flaxman · 1795 · Rooke Books
£3,200.00 (€3,835.65 | $4,227.39 | ¥675,062)
London, J. Matthews, 1795 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this collection of illustrations by John Flaxman and signed by the artist. First edition of Compositions From the Tragedies of Aeschylus John Flaxman. Rebound in modern cloth. Engraved by Thomas Pi…
Wellington Role of Honour 1939-1945
George Edinger · 1949 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
Newport, R. H Johns Limited, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this roll of honour from the alumni of Wellington College with illustrations from the library of G. F. H. Berkeley. First edition of Wellington Role of Honour 1939-1945 edited by George Edinger in the…
Some of Our Old Pictures
Chris Howell · 1979 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Bath, Not stated; Printed by Fosseway Press Ltd. 1979 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this scarce collection of photography from English history, signed by the author. First edition of Some of Our Old Pictures by Chris Howell in the original publisher's pap…
Brittany a Series of Thirty-Five Sketches
Birket Foster · 1878 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)
Surrey, Birket Foster, 1878 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this collection of sketches and illustrations by Victorian illustrator Birket Foster. First edition of Brittany A Series of Thirty-Five Sketches by Birket Foster in the original publisher's cl…
Vanishing Cornwall
Daphne Du Maurier · 1967 · Rooke Books
£425.00 (€509.42 | $561.45 | ¥89,657)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. Cloth. A very neat edition of this work on Cornwall by Daphne du Maurier, signed by the author. Third impression, August 1967. First published July 1967. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated throughout with photographs by Christi…