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Letters to a War Bride

SWAN, Annie S. [Mrs. Burnett Smith, 1859-1943] · 1915 · Fine Editions Ltd

$274.00 (€248.59 | £207.36 | ¥43,759)

London Hodder and Stoughton First Edition First printing of this very scarce epistolary novel. 8vo: 126,[2]pp. Original green paper embossed with crosshatch pattern and printed in red and black over stiff boards. Very slight edge wear, webbing just peaking through between pp 56-…

Collection of 13 Natural History Booksellers catalogues.

Collection of Natural History Booksellers catalogues · 1895 · Hermann L. Strack, Antiquarian Book Dealer

€132.00 ($145.49 | £110.11 | ¥23,236)

1895-1980 This collection includes the following: Felix L. Dames, 1895 (No. 30. Bibliotheken Oberbergraths v. Dücker und des Bezirksgeologen Halfar / Felix L. Dames, 1899 (No. 30. Bibliotheca Mariano de la Paz Graells III. Arachnida, Myriapoda, Crustacea) / Max Weg, 1925 (No. 18…

Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae

Phaedri; S. A. Phillippe [Ed.] · 1754 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

Paris , Joseph Barbou, 1754 . Leather. A scarce mid eighteenth-century edition of the fables of Phaedrus, strikingly illustrated with vignettes and a frontispiece from Durand. Scarce work. Beautifully bound in contemporary calf, housed in a custom cloth chemise and slipcase. Pa…

Nugae Antiquae: Being a Miscellaneous Collection of Original Papers in Prose and Verse

Sir John Harington; Sir John Harrington · 1769 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, W Frederick, 1769. Paperback. The popular Elizabethan courtier Sir John Harington's writings. Harington was prominent in Elizabeth I's court and was known to fall in and out of her favour due to his controversial writings. This work comprises of letters, prose …

TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)

ELIOT, T. S · 291955 · Charles Agvent

$1,125.00 (€1,020.68 | £851.39 | ¥179,669)

London. A 1-1/2-page single-spaced letter on both sides of 6-7/8" x 8" Faber & Faber stationery SIGNED by the poet on the verso. Addressed to poet Margaret Stanley-Wrench. In full: "I have not been able to lay my hands on the letter which you say I wrote to you a year or two ago…

Den of Thieves. Bande des voleurs.

[Paper Peepshow] · 1750 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€3,000.00 ($3,306.62 | £2,502.44 | ¥528,088)

[Augsburg, M. Engelbrecht, [ca. 1750]. Seven large, oblong cardboard sheets (ca. 16.0 x 20.0 cm), with fine hand-colouring, being six cards with delicate cut-outs and one backpanel, together forming a single scene. = A rare view into a den of thieves, having a jolly good time. G…

Japan Photographs 1854-1905

Worswick, Clark (Editor and historical text); Morris, Jan (introduction) · 1979 · Jorge Welsh Works of Art Lda

€25.00 ($27.56 | £20.85 | ¥4,401)

Book Very Good Dust Jacket Included 1st Edition Alfred A. Knopft, Inc. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 1 kg.; 29 x 24 cm.; 151 pages with black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The exterior shows minor edge wear and mi…

Cours de Litterature Dramatique Traduit de L&Apos;Allemand

A. W. Schlegel · 1814 · Rooke Books

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

Paris, J J Paschoud, 1814. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the French translation of A W Schlegel's lectures On Dramatic Art and Literature, scarcely found complete in three volumes. The first edition of the French translation of A W Schlegel's lectures O…

A History of Italian Painting

J. A. Crowe; G. B. Cavalcaselle · 1864 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, John Murray, 1864-1885 . First edition. Leather. A wonderfully illustrated collection of works surrounding the history of Italian art and artists, written by Crowe and Cavalcaselle. Bound by Hatchards in a half crushed morocco with cloth to the boards.A collection of ten…

A Japanese and English Dictionary; with an English and Japanese Index. Shanghai (Yokohama), American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1867.

HEPBURN, JAMES CURTIS: · 1830 · Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books (ILAB)

€4,500.00 ($4,959.93 | £3,753.65 | ¥792,132)

4to. Pp. xii, 557, one blank, (Index) pp. 132. With titles in Japanese and English. Partly stained, titles and a few leaves at the end more severe. Contemporary half calf on cloth boards, restored, spine with four raised bands, lettered in gilt. Interesting provenance: Stamp of …

Sinai and Palestine

Francis Frith · 1863 · Rooke Books

£6,500.00 (€7,792.41 | $8,588.85 | ¥1,371,692)

London, William Mackenzie, 1863. Cloth. A scarce collection of illustrations by Francis Frith on Sinai and Palestine. The first edition of this work, which was one of four works produced by Frith from this series. With thirty-seven mounted photographs total. Each photograph rema…

La Vie Et Les Bons Mots de Mr Santeuil Et Melange de Litteratures a Monsieur Des Santeuil

Jean-Baptiste de Santeuil · 1722 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Cologne, Abraham l'Enclume, 1722. Leather. The scarce two volume second edition of the works of this seventeenth century French poet. Containing critical and biographical insights into the poet's works, and numerous examples of his hymns and poetry. In the original Fre…

Labern&Apos;S Comic Song Books

John Labern · 1852 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)

London, John Duncombe & Co, [1852]. Cloth. Five very scarce volumes of comical songs by John Labern, each volume illustrated with hand-coloured folding plates. Five very scarce volumes of comical songs by John Labern bound in none.Labern was a prolific songwriter, whose writings…

Le &Apos;Francais&Apos; Au Pole Sud, Journal de L&Apos;Expedition Antarctique Francaise 1903-1905

Jean-Baptiste Charcot; A. Matha; J. J. Rey · 1906 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

Paris, E. Flammarion, 1906. Leather. A French work on the 1903-05 Antarctic Expedition led by Jean-Baptiste Charcot, illustrated with detailed folding maps. In the original French.Recounting the 1903-1905 French expedition to the Antarctic, an adventure led by Jean-Baptiste Char…

Opere Teatrali Edite Ed Inedite

Cammillo Federici · 1802 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Venezia, Per Francesco Andreola Stampatore dell'E. Governo, 1802-1816. First edition. Leather. Seven volumes from the scarce first edition of the collected theatrical works of Cammillo Federici in the original Italian. Seven of fourteen volumes only. The first edition of th…

A Collection of Novels by Ethel M. Dell

Ethel M. Dell · 1913 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)

London, Cassell and Company, Ltd; T. Fisher Unwin; Hutchinson & Co; Wright & Brown, 1913-1938. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of romance novels by British author, Ethel May Dell. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding, in a variety of colours.Comprised…

Canal view.

[Paper Peepshow] · 1750 · Antiquariaat Schierenberg

€480.00 ($529.06 | £400.39 | ¥84,494)

Augsburg, M. Engelbrecht, ca. 1750. A complete set of six engraved and carefully hand-coloured card-backed oblong prints (five with careful cutaways). Each ca. 7.5 x 9.6 cm. = A wonderfully preserved, complete set of cards, with delicate cut-outs and hand-colouring. This peepsho…

Le Romant Comique, and, Histoire Des Amours de Henry IV

Paul Scarron; Louise Marguerite de Lorraine · 1662 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)

Paris; Leyde, Not Stated; J. Sambyx, 1662-63. Vellum. Two early French novels bound in one volume, by Paul Scarron and Louise Marguerite de Lorraine. Three volumes in one, being two volumes complete of 'Le Roman Comique', and one volume complete of 'Histoire des A…

Secret Memories of Napoleon

Dorris,Charles · 1896 · Richard Thornton Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

James Gowans & Son This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's brown buckram cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and with gilt eagle crest to the front cover.Binding remains firm with no hinge weakness.Chocolate coloured endpapers with top edge of the book in gilt …

James Dunn and Sally Eilers

[20th Century Photographer] · 1930 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

London: Fox, [Ca. 1930s]. Original hand colored real photograph issued as a postcard. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good+. Printed on verso: "Film Partners" Series, 85, Long Acre, London; No. PC 12. Made in Great Britain. James Howard Dunn (November 2, 1901 - September 1, 1967), billed…