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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…
Magna Charta Stories: World-Famous Struggles for Freedom in Former Times; Recounted for Youthful Readers
Arthur Gilman [ed.] · 1888 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, Blackie & Son, c1900. Leather. Anthology of adventurous tales for young readers in a beautiful Bickers signed prize binding. Dated via Jisc. Tales concerned with the struggles for freedom in history, from the mythical age of Horatius to the time of King John of England.…
Stars of the Desert
Laurence Hope [Violet Nicolson] · 1917 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, William Heinemann, 1917. Leather. A beautiful later impression of this charming book of verses by Laurence Hope, in a signed Ramage binding. A new impression of 1917, originally published in 1903. Charming book of verses by Violet Nicolson published under pseudonym Laur…
Biographical and Critical Essays Reprinted from Reviews
Abraham Hayward · 1858 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)
London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts , 1858-80. First edition. Leather. A collection of seven volumes in uniform Bowers bindings of the critical and biographical essays of Abraham Hayward. Three series in five volumes of Abraham Hayward's Biographical and Crit…
William Shakespeare: A Critical Study
George Brandes · 1914 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, William Heinemann, 1914. Leather. A critical study of the work of William Shakespeare by George Brandes in a beautiful Hatchards binding. A new impression of this work, originally published in the English language in 1898 in two volumes. In a beautiful half crushed moroc…
Real Sky
P. J. Kavanagh · 1980 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
Gloucestershire, The Whittington Press, 1980. First edition. Paperback. A bright limited edition of this anthology of poems by P. J. Kavanagh adorned with wood-engravings by Miriam Macgregor, signed by the author. The first edition of this work, limited to five hundred copies ha…
Control Gear Catalogue: Burrell Showmen&Apos;S Traction Engines
None · 0 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
UK, Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd, c1950. Cloth. A scarce hand-made catalogue of control gear for Burrell Showmen's traction engines. Scarce work. Hand-made collection. A comprehensive hand-typed list with full particulars resulting from many years of research by …
The Gods Had Wings Legends, Folklore and Quaint Beliefs About Birds
W. J. Brown · 1936 · Rooke Books
£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.62 | ¥12,235)
London, Constable & Co. 1936. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of legends, folklore and beliefs about birds, with beautiful wood engravings by John Farleigh. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original …
Freshest Advices: Early Provincial Newspapers in England
R. M. Wiles · 1965 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
Columbus, Ohio State University Press, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A history of provincial English journalism signed by the author, and presented by him to L. E. J. Brooke, also an author of a book on Somerset newspapers. A 1967 edition of this work in the publisher's origi…
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Charles Dickens · 1837 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)
London, Chapman and Hall , 1837. First edition. Leather. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' first and immensely popular novel, illustrated throughout by Phiz. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' first novel, initially published serially o…
British Water-Colour Art
Marcus B. Huish · 1904 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the signed Edition de Luxe of Marcus B. Huish's beautifully illustrated study of the history of water colour painting in England. A signed Limited Edition of this work, number 152 of 500 signed and …
A Book of Romantic Ballads
Various · 1901 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)
London , George Newnes Limited, 1901. First edition. Hardback. A limited edition, signed copy of this charming work of romantic ballads. A Limited edition copy, with only one hundred and five copies being printed of which one hundred are for sale. This volume is number twenty ni…
Automatic Musical Instruments Their Mechanics and Their Music 1580-1820
Jan Jacobs Leonard Hapels · 1987 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
Netherlands, Koedijk, Nirota, Muziekdruk, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of the first edition of this dissertation study signed and inscribed by the author. First edition of Automatic Musical Instruments Their Mechanics and Their Music 1580-1820 by Jan Jacob Le…
Remembering Babylon
David Malouf · 1993 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1993 . Cloth. The uncommon limited edition of this award winning novel by David Malouf signed by the author and in the original glassine dust wrapper. Limited edition of Remembering Babylon by David Malouf in the original publisher's quarter cloth b…
George Meredith 1909
J. M. Barrie · 1924 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
New York, William Edwin Rudge, 1924. First edition. Paperback. A limited first edition of this memorial of George Meredith, by James Matthew Barrie. First edition. Limited edition. One of five hundred copies. Signed by typographer Bruce Rogers to the rear. In memory of George Me…
Answers to the Various Objections Against Acupressure or the Temporary Metallic Compression of Arteries
Dr. James Young Simpson · 1864 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)
[Edinburgh], [Black], 1864. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce pamphlet by Dr. James Young Simpson defending the practice of acupressure, signed by the author. Signed by the author to the head of the title, 'With the Author's compliments&apos.A scarce pamphlet by James Young …
Unknown Mexico a Record of Five Years&Apos; Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; in the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan
Carl Lumholtz · 1902 · Rooke Books
£975.00 (€1,168.68 | $1,288.03 | ¥205,683)
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of this brilliant travel work on Mexico, signed by the author, complete with colour plates and folding maps. The first U.S. edition.Inscribed by the author to the recto of the front free e…
The Billboard Madonna
Elleston Trevor · 1960 · Rooke Books
£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)
London, Heinemann, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A superb signed first edition copy of Elleston Trevor's 'The Billboard Madonna', following a devastating hit and run. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, 'For Margaret and R…
Gilbert & George Sonofagod Pictures Was Jesus Heterosexual?
Gilbert & George · 2006 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, White Cube, 2006. First edition. Paperback. A stunning signed first edition copy of this exhibition publication for Gilbert & George SONOFAGOD PICTURES Was Jesus Heterosexual? A stunning signed copy of this volume of work by Gilbert & George to accompany the exhibition S…
Churchill&Apos;S Hour
Michael Dobbs · 2004 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
London, HarperCollinsPublishers, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of one of Michael Dobbs's historical novels dedicated to Winston Churchill. Third of four historical novels written around the life and career of Winston Churchill by Michael Dobbs, f…