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G. Gregory · 1785 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€929.10 | $1,024.06 | ¥163,548)

London, J. Johnson, 1785. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of George Gregory's wide-ranging collection of essays on society, government, women, language, religion and the slave trade. In a contemporary full speckled calf binding.  The very scarce first…

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences [First British Edition]

Capote, Truman (1924-1984) · 1966 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$275.00 (€249.50 | £208.12 | ¥43,919)

London Hamish Hamilton First U.K. Edition pp. 284. Small 8vo., measuring 5.75" x 8.75". Bound in publisher's original forest-green boards, silver lettering and monogram of the publisher to the base of spine; mustard endpapers. Light bumping to spine tail otherwise, extremities r…

A History of British Birds in Three Volumes

William Yarrell · 1845 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, John Van Voorst, 1845. Leather. An uncommon and well-illustrated complete set, in decorative full calf binding. An uncommon set, complete in 3 volumes.Bound in full tan calf, and decorated with marbled page edges and endpapers, as well as gilt tooling to each spine, and …

Arundines Cami Sive Musarum Cantabrigiensium Lusus Canori

Henricus Drury · 1851 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Cambridge, J Deighton, 1851. Leather. A collection of English rhymes, poems songs and hymns translated into Latin and Greek. With one illustrated page. Arundines Cami is a compilation written by a group of Cambridge alumni and edited by their friend, Henry Drury. Drury attended …

L&Apos;Ami Des Enfants

Arnaud Berquin · 1867 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Paris, Didier et Cie, 1867. Leather. The most famous work of children's author Arnaud Berquin. In original French. Berquin did not want his work to contain fairy tales or imaginative literature. He wrote stories consisting of events that might happen to children in their ev…

La Vie Rustique

Andre Theuriet · 1888 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Paris, Librairie Artistique - H. Launette, 1888. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound first edition novel depicting rural life in nineteenth century France, illustrated by Leon Lhermitte. In the original French.A first edition, this is no. 500 of 525 copies printed on whi…

Nouveau Dictionnaire Anglais-Francais Et Francais-Anglais: Contenant Tout le Vocabulaire de la Langue Usuelle Et Donnant la Prononciation Figuree de Tous Les Mots Anglais Et Celle Des Mots Francais Dans le Cas Douteux Et Difficiles

E. Clifton; E. Fenard · 0 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Paris, Garnier Brothers, c1890. Leather. A smart 19th century French to English, and English to French, dictionary, revised and enlarged by E. Fenard. A revised and enlarged edition of this language dictionary in a half calf binding. A late 19th century language dictionary, cons…

Zoological Recreations

W. J. Broderip · 1873 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler , c1872. Leather. Illustrated zoological studies by W. J. Broderip in a full calf binding. Dated from Jisc, a later edition of this work. A book of natural history with zoological studies of singing birds, owls, turkeys, swans, cats, dogs, apes and …

Nouveaux Memoires Sur L'etat Present De La Chine

Le Comte P. Louis · 1698 · George Jeffery Books

£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)

Published A Amsterdam : Chez Henri Desbordes, & Antoine Schelte Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Collation, Volume 1, engraved frontis, [16],342pp, 16 single page, 3 folding engraved plates. Volume 2, engraved frontis, [4]355pp, 2 single page engraved …

Thresor des antiquitez de la couronne de France, represente?es en figures d'apre?s leurs originaux : soit en pierre, dans les batimens anciens, soit en or, argent, cuivre, ou autre metal ou matie?re, dans les Palais

Montfaucon, Bernard De · 1745 · George Jeffery Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.90 | $2,378.45 | ¥379,853)

" La Haye : Che?s Pierre De Hondt 1745 2 volumes bound in 1. Book measures 41x28.cm. Collation, engraved frontis, [2], 34pp, [2],36pp, 309 plates, of which 104 are double page, 1 folding plate, a couple of plates miss-numbered, 5 plates numbered twice. Bound in full calf. Recen…

LES CHEFS-D’OEUVRE D’ART ANCIEN A L’EXPOSITION DE LA TOISON D’OR A BRUGES EN 1907.

Lettenhove, M.M. Le Baron H. Kervyn de et al. · 1908 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Bruxelles: Librairie Nationale d’Art & d’Histoire 1908. Thick Folio. xvi + 272pp. + [ii]. 102 engraved plates. French text. From the library of Jerrold Northrop Moore, ex.-Brooklyn Public lib. with perforated lib. stamp to title page and p.98, accession no. to lower leading corn…

Traité Général du Commerce, contenant les Réductions des Mesures, Poids & Monnoies de la Hollande ou d'Amsterdam, Reduites aux Mesures, Poids & Monnoies des principales Places de l'Europe, comme aussi pour les Escomptes ou Rabais, avec diverses Tables à ce Sujet.

RICARD Samuel & STRUYCK Nicolas : · 1732 · Antiquariaat W. de Goeij

€676.00 ($745.09 | £563.88 | ¥118,996)

"8. Amsterdam, Aux dépens de la Compagnie, 1732, in-4°, 25 x 19 cm, engraved frontispiece + (6) + 760 pp with two folding engraved tables, contemporary calf, gilt back (backlabel missing, binding worn but firm, frontispiece with a tear which has been backed, title a bit soiled, …

Hello, Steve.

Wheeler, Steve · 1947 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$800.00 (€725.82 | £605.44 | ¥127,765)

New York, Press Eight, 1947. Signed and Inscribed. Hardcover. Oblong blue & grey cloth boards w/ green quarter spine; gilt printed. illustrated lithographed pastedowns & endpapers. frontis and 13 plates; tissue guard. navy blue slipcase. Copy 105 Of 500. Signed and inscribed by …

L'Art Corporel

Pluchart, Francois · 1975 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.19 | ¥10,381)

Paris, France, Editions Rodolphe Stadler, 1975. Softcover. black wraps w/ white illustration, white printing. approx 50 unpaginated pgs w/ bw illustrations. Page edges have fine, light speckled foxing. Textblock remains tightly bound. Opening essay and artist profiles in English…

Hocus Pocus: A Novel

VONNEGUT, KURT · 1990 · Bluebird Books

$10.50 (€9.53 | £7.95 | ¥1,677)

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399135243. Author's madcap novel featuring a private Japanese-owned upstate New York prison and a school for learning disabled rich kids in a good copy. Book in white halfcloth and paperboard covers w/corn…

Yanks and Yellow-Bellies

Wendy G Powell · 1965 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Arthur H Stockwell Limited, Ilfracombe, Devon, 1965. First Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: dust-jacket by Cora E M Paterson. Very Good Condition/Good. Signed by Author. Yellow unclipped dust-jacket is rubbed with a sunned spine and wear at the corners, clean firm pale green …

Yorkshire Life, January - December 1966, Volume XX, Numbers One - Twelve, plus three supplements, bound together

various · 1966 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Whitethorn Press Ltd, Leeds, 1966. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Twelve monthly magazine and three supplements for 1966 Yorkshire Life bound together in lightly marked firm dark green covers with gilt lettering on the spine. library labels on inside of…

Yorkshire Life, January - December 1966, Volume XX, Numbers One to Twelve, plus six supplements, bound together

various · 1966 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

Whitethorn Press Ltd, Leeds, 1966. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Twelve monthly magazine and six supplements for 1966 Yorkshire Life bound together in lightly marked firm dark green covers with gilt lettering on the spine. library labels on inside of f…

Yorkshire Life, January - December 1965, Volume XIX, Numbers One to Twelve, plus six supplements, bound together

edited by Maurice Colbeck · 1965 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Whitethorn Press Ltd, Leeds, 1965. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Twelve monthly magazine and six supplements for 1965 Yorkshire Life bound together in clean firm dark green covers with gilt lettering on the spine. library labels on inside of front…

Inland Architect, Chicago Chapter, American Institute of Architects (Aia), November (Nov. ) 1974 - Chicago's 1974 Award Buildings / Messed Up Lincoln Park

MILLER, NORY; NEWMAN, M.W.; KOPULOS, GORDON · 1974 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$199.95 (€181.41 | £151.32 | ¥31,933)

USA: American Institute of Architects (AIA), Chicago Chapter, 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Hedrich-Blessing. 26 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Features: Chicago's 1974 Design Awards - nine winners; Lincoln Park - walled in and messed up; Seigfried, John…