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Love-Letters of a Japanese

G. N. Mortlake [Marie Stopes] [Ed.] · 1911 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Stanley Paul & Co, 1911. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this intimate collection of love letters edited by Marie Stopes. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. First edition.This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at…

All About Cookery: A Collection of Practical Recipes Arranged in Alphabetical Order

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1861 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1871. Cloth. A charming cookery book by Mrs Beeton, offering an extensive alphabetical collection of practical recipes, illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original decorative red cloth binding. This copy is undated. Dated here u…

Georgian Love Songs

John Hadfield · 1949 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Preston, Hertfordshire, The Cupid Press, 1949. Cloth. A lavish collection of poetry from the Cupid Press. Limited edition: hand-numbered 299 of 660 copies. Top edge gilt and other edges untrimmed. With six collotype plates from drawings by Rex Whistler, protected by unbound tiss…

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LA FORGE, L. de · 1666 · Antiquariaat B.M.Israel B.V.

€850.00 ($936.88 | £709.02 | ¥149,625)

Paris, M. Bobin & N. le Gras, 1666. 4to. W. small woodc. vignette on pr. title & nice engr. front. portr. [Signed bottom right 'J. Patigny'.]. Cont. full clf. spine. elab. gilt. (Overall some rubb. but a good firm binding.). (LVI, 453, III pp.). (Ownership inscr. in ink at top o…

Karnemelk lekker gezond. [Buttermilk - nicely healthy].

Bruna, D. · 1975 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€750.00 ($826.66 | £625.61 | ¥132,022)

Hilversum, De Jong & Co., 1975. Broadsheet (116.0 x 83.0 cm). Full colour offset print. = A fine, large poster designed by the famous Dutch illustrator and author Hendrik Magdalenus "Dick" Bruna (1927-2017). Meant to promote buttermilk, it shows, inexplicably, a poppy. "Bruna wa…

Ophidia. Tropidonotus natrix. [Grass snake]. Tab. 18.

Pfurtscheller, P. · 1910 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€1,200.00 ($1,322.65 | £1,000.97 | ¥211,235)

Wien, Pichler's Witwe & Sohn, ca. 1910. Very large (140 x 130 cm) broadsheet. Lithographed on two half-sheets, combined into one. Printed in chromolithography on one side. = A very rare pictorial wall chart depicting the morphology and anatomy of the snake, Tropidonotis (now Nat…

Amphibia. Anura. Rana I [AND] Rana II. [Frog]. Tab. 26-27.

Pfurtscheller, P. · 1912 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€1,500.00 ($1,653.31 | £1,251.22 | ¥264,044)

Wien, Pichler's Witwe & Sohn, ca. 1912. Two charts in two. Very large broadsides (140 x 130 cm each). Each single sheet lithographed on two half-sheets, combined into one. Printed in chromolithography on one side. = Two very rare pictorial wall charts depicting the live history …

La Vie de Saint Ignace, fondateur de la Compagnie de Jesus. Suivant la copie de Paris,...

BOUHOURS, D.- Jesuits.- ST. Ignatius · 1680 · Antiquariaat B.M.Israel B.V.

€450.00 ($495.99 | £375.37 | ¥79,213)

Liege, Chez Guillaume Henry Streel, impr. de son Altesse Serenissime, 1680. small in 8vo. Woodcut vignet [St. Ignatius de Loyola] and woodc. head- and tail pieces. Contemp. full clf., spine gilt. (Outer hinges some rubbing). [a4, A8 - Z8, Aa8 - Hh8]. (VIII, 483, XIII (Index) pp…

Hedendaagsche historie of tegenwoordige staat, van alle volkeren; behelzende de beschryving der Vereenigde Nederlanden, en wel in 't byzonder van Overyssel.Amsterdam, P. Schouten, J. de Groot, G. Warnars; Leiden, S. & J. Luchtmans; Dordrecht, A. & P. Blussé; Harlingen, V. van der Plaats, 1781-1803. 4 volumes. 8vo. With an engraved allegorical frontispiece, a folding engraved map, and 9 folding engraved views of Deventer, Zwolle, Kampen, Zwartsluis and Hasselt. Uniform white half parchment (ca. 1900/14?), sewn on 4 recessed cords, with hollow backs, nonpareil-marbled sides, title and volume numbers neatly lettered across the spines in black ink.

DUMBAR Jr., Gerhard. · 1743 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€1,800.00 ($1,983.97 | £1,501.46 | ¥316,853)

[4], 494; [4], 533; [2], 614; [2], 224 pp.The history of Overijssel, by Gerhard Dumbar Jr. (1743-1802), in the original Dutch. The third volume is divided into three parts, with separate title-pages, but a single sequence of page numbers. Dumbar left it unfinished at his death, …

Dialoghi del sig. Speron Speroni nobile Padovano, di nuovo ricorretti; a quali sono aggiunti molti altri non più stampati. E. di più l'Apologia de i primi.Venice, Roberto Meietti, 1596. 4to. With a woodcut printer's device on the title page. Contemporary red morocco, spine with gilt rulling, covers with gilt fillets and gilt oval central piece decorated with floral ornaments, 4 gilt floral cornerpieces.

SPERONI DEGLI ALGAROTTI, [Sperone]. · 1500 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€2,500.00 ($2,755.52 | £2,085.36 | ¥440,073)

[8], 596 (=604), [2 errata] pp.The most complete edition of the celebrated dialogues by Sperone Speroni (1500-1588), a major work of Italian Renaissance humanism and one of the most influential collections of literary and philosophical dialogues of the 16th century.Speroni's 17 …

When in Rome Clutch of Constables Tied Up in Tinsel

Ngaio Marsh · 1968 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, The Crime Club; Collins, 1968-1972. First edition. Cloth. A trio of smart first edition detective novels by Ngaio Marsh, featuring Roderick Alleyn, with the original dust wrappers. Three very smart first editions, published by Collins Crime Club. Bound in original publis…

Waverley; or, &Apos;Tis Sixty Years Since

Sir Walter Scott · 1814 · Rooke Books

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

Edinburgh, James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable; Longman, 1814 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of the first two volumes of Sir Walter Scott's historical novel, set at the time of the Jacobite uprising. The first two volumes only of the three volume f…

A History of British Birds & a History of British Fishes

William Yarrell · 1856 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, John Van Voorst, 1856-1859. Leather. A smart set of William Yarrell's important works on British birds and British fishes, with illustrations. Five volumes. Written by William Yarrell, an English zoologist, prolific writer, bookseller and naturalist admired for his …

Through Masai Land

Joseph Thomson · 1885 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1885. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Joseph Thomson's recollections of his travels through Africa, including meeting the Maasai tribe, an illustrated work. The first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, tw…

A Collection of Novels by Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace · 1926 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1926-1929. Cloth. Eight uniformly bound works of fiction by noted British war correspondent and author, Edgar Wallace. Eight volumes. Early editions. Written by Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace, a British writer of sensational detective, gangster, adve…

Fishing: Salmon and Trout Riding and Polo Shooting: Field and Covert

Various · 1887 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1887-1920. Cloth. Three profusely illustrated volumes on sport from the Badminton Library series from a variety of contributors. Three volumes from the Badminton Library in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bookplates to the …

Kalendarium Hortense, Gardner&Apos;S Almanac, and, Acetaria

John Evelyn · 1706 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.21 | $891.92 | ¥142,445)

London, Rob. Scot, Ric. Chiswell, George Sawbridge, and Benj. Tooke; B. Tooke, 1706. Leather. Two brilliant works on gardening and salads by John Evelyn bound in one volume, including the scarce 'Acetaria&apos. Two works by John Evelyn bound in one.The second title, 'A…

Our Beautiful England and Beautiful Ireland Ten Volume Illustrated Collection

Various · 1920 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London; London, Dublin, Belfast, The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd; The Gresham Publishing Company Limited. c1920. Cloth. A beautiful illustrated ten volume collection of works from the Our Beautiful Homeland Series and Beautiful Ireland. Ten volumes from the Our Beautiful Engl…

New York and New Jersey - Homann Heirs, 1778

Homann Heirs · 1778 · Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge

€1,650.00 ($1,818.64 | £1,376.34 | ¥290,448)

FINE MAP OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, MADE DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR "Mappa Geographica Provinciae Novae Eboraci ab Anglis New York dictae... cura C. J. Sauthier cui accedit Nova Jersey...", copper engraved map on two joined sheets. Original hand colouring with later add…

A Plunge Into Space

Robert Cromie; Jules Verne · 1891 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.60 | $455.87 | ¥72,805)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, [1891]. Cloth. The second edition of Robert Cromie's famous Utopian novel, this second edition with a preface by Jules Verne, and a frontispiece. The second edition, with a preface by Jules Verne.This issue without preliminary leaves, the fir…