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A Kentish Country House; or, Records of the Hall House, Hawkhurst, and Its Inhabitants 1665-1887

Mary Adelaide, Lady Jennings · 1894 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Guildford, Billing & Sons, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, signed copy of this family history of Hall House. Signed by the author to the contents page:To Clara Agnes Jennings These records of her father's family and their Kentish home are presented by her affe…

Masai the Magnificent

Ada Wincza · 1970 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

Nairobi, Hunters & Guides, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition, signed copy of this history of the Masai. A limited edition copy, with five hundred copies printed, with this being number 252. Signed by the author to the edition page. This volume is a sensitive …

Lothair

Benjamin Disraeli · 1870 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.33 | $647.32 | ¥103,369)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1870. Cloth. Two volumes of Lothair, with a signed letter from the author. Two of three volumes of the novel Lothair by Benjamin Disraeli. With letter from the author to Lambert that is dated 1865 before he was in office. The letter states:Dear…

The Family House in England

Andrew Henderson · 1964 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Phoenix House, 1964. First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated architectural study of the English domestic house, written and illustrated by Andrew Henderson. The author's presentation copy. The first edition of this work. Author's presentation copy inscrib…

Sedgemoor 1685 an Account and an Anthology

David G. Chandler · 1985 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Anthony Mott Ltd, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this history of the Battle of Sedgemoor in the original dust wrapper, signed, inscribed and dated by the author. First edition of Sedgemoor 1685 An Account and Anthology by David Chandler in the original…

Prince Charles Edward

Andrew Lang · 1900 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.27 | ¥92,821)

London, Paris & New York, Goupil & Co. 1900 . Leather. A lovely Bumpus signed leather bound limited edition of this biography of Prince Charles Edward. Limited edition of Prince Charles Edward by Andrew Lang in Bumpus signed half morocco binding and cloth boards. A limited edit…

Ginger & Snout

Constance Ripman · 1942 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Leicester, Franklyn Ward & Wheeler Ltd. 1942. First edition. Hardback. A charmingly illustrated first edition of this children's book signed by the illustrator, Eva Ash. First edition. Signed by the illustrator in presentation. A charming children's story following a l…

Wand and Quadrant

Christopher Logue · 1953 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Paris, Collection Merlin, 1953. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition of this collection of poetry by Christopher Logue. First edition. Signed by the author. Limited to three hundred copies on papier d'arches. This is copy number 271. The first published work by …

Cinderella

John Fowles · 1974 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Fowles' charming adaptation of 'Cinderella', complete with beautiful illustrations, signed by both Fowles and the illustrator. The first edition.Signed by Fowles and Beckett to the title …

The Collector

John Fowles · 1963 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.14 | ¥146,615)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of John Fowles' debut novel, with the author's signature loosely inserted. The first edition, first impression, with no subsequent printings listed.Signed to a loosely inserted slip of paper.I…

An Historical Account of Those Parishes in the County of Middlesex, Which Are Not Described in the Environs of London

Rev. Daniel Lysons · 1800 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, T. Cadell, 1800. First edition. Cloth. An extra illustrated, first edition copy of this topographical work on the county of Middlesex, intended as a follow up to Daniel Lysons' popular work, 'The Environs of London&apos. A fascinating historical and topographic…

The Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist

Henry Vaughan; E. K. Chambers [ed.]; H. C. Beeching [intro.] · 1896 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.14 | ¥146,615)

London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1896 . Leather. A beautiful limited edition two volume set of the poetry of Henry Vaughan, presented in vibrant full morocco Zaehnsdorf bindings. A Limited Edition work, with each volume numbered thirty-five of one hundred large paper copies.Beautifull…

The Tree

John Fowles · 1979 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, Aurum Press, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Fowles and Frank Horvat's collaborative work, in which Fowles's writing is accompanied by Horvat's images of trees. Signed by Fowles. The first edition, first impression of this work, with…

Where the Bright Waters Meet

Harry Plunket Greene · 1924 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.08 | $891.72 | ¥142,396)

London, Philip Allan & Co, 1924 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound signed copy of the first edition of Irish baritone Harry Plunket Greene's illustrated work on fly fishing. A signed presentation copy of this work, with the inscription 'H.P.G. Louis S.L. Jun…

An Address on Education

Rev. Edward Thring · 1886 · Rooke Books

£84.00 (€100.69 | $110.97 | ¥17,720)

Uppingham, John Hawthorn, 1886. Cloth. A scarce signed volume of An Address on Education. Signed by the author to the title page. A scarce volume of an address on education by Rev. Edward Thring, head master of Uppingham School. This address was delivered at St Alban's on …

The Dartmoor Window Forty Years After

Beatrice Chase [Katherine Parr] · 1948 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.76 | ¥32,698)

Devon, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, 1948 . First edition. Paperback. The scarce first edition of this fiction work from the Dartmoor Series signed by the author. First edition of The Dartmoor Window Forty Years After by Beatrice Chase in the original publisher's paper wraps. A s…

Whims and Oddities, in Prose and Verse

Thomas Hood · 1861 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Edward Moxon & Co. 1861. Leather. A new beautifully illustrated edition of this collection of poetry and oddities in Maclehose signed leather binding. Early edition of Whims and Oddities, in Prose and Verse by Thomas Hood in Maclehose signed straight grain morocco bindin…

A Selection from the Papers of Addison in the Spectator and Guardian. For the Use of Young Persons.

Edward Berens · 1833 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, J. G. & F. Rivington, 1833. Leather. An uncommon study of the papers of Addison, designed for young people in the early nineteenth century, in a lovely prize binding. in a full calf prize binding, with the gilt stamp of Mr. Walton's School, Surrey, to the front boar…

Printing at Coniston

James S. Dearden · 1958 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Isle of Wight, Yellowsands Press, 1958. Paperback. A signed limited edition of this history of the Isle of Wight private press, moved to Coniston during World War Two. One of 500 limited edition copies, and no. 62 of 75 limited edition copies signed by the author and printer, in…

The Looking-Glass for the Mind; or, Intellectual Mirror: Being an Elegant Collection of the Most Delightful Little Stories & Interesting Tales: Chiefly Translated from That Much-Admired Work, L&Apos;Ami Des Enfans

Arnaud Berquin · 1809 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, J. Harris; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; Vernor. Hood, and Sharpe; F. and C. Rivington et al. 1809. Leather. The English translation of Arnaud Berquin's charming short story collection for children, illustrated throughout by Berwick. The scarce eleventh edition. I…