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Artillery of Words the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill
Frederick Woods · 1992 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Leo Cooper, 1992 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this literary criticism of Winston Churchill, a presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author. First edition of Artillery of Words The Writings of Sir Winston Churchill by Frederick Woods in the origina…
Unbelievable!
Michael Winner · 2010 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, J R Books, 2010. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this food journal by Michael Winner, signed by the author. First edition, first impression of Unbelievable! by Michael Winner in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust w…
Madame Dame Dianne de Poytiers la Grande Senseschale de Normandie
Marie Hay · 1900 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)
London, John & E. Bumpus, Ltd. 1900 . First edition. Hardback. The first limited edition of this biography of Dianne de Poytiers signed by the author. Limited edition of Dianne de Poytiers La Grande Senseschale de Normandie Duchesse de Valentinois on Japanese paper vellum. A mo…
Our Kind of Traitor
John le Carre · 2010 · Rooke Books
£215.00 (€257.71 | $284.03 | ¥45,356)
London, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2010 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this popular novel by John le Carre, signed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carr…
Rhodesian Genesis, the Story of the Early Days of Southern Rhodesia
Neville Jones; Robert Tregold [forward] · 1953 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)
Bulwayo, Not States, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the scarce first edition of this illustrated historical study of Zimbabwe from Neville Jones. A signed copy of the scarce first edition of missionary and archaeologist Neville Jones's study of the 'Rhod…
Carte Blanche
Jeffery Deaver · 2011 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London , Hodder & Stoughton , 2011. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed first edition copy of this thrilling 007 novel. A signed first edition first impression copy of this 007 novel by Jeffery Deaver. Signed by Deaver to the title page.Jeffrey Deaver is an American myster…
Stand-Ups... Mother Goose
Sidney Sage · 1934 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
Akron, Ohio, The Saalfield Publishing Company , 1934. First edition. Paperback. Pop-up book of nursery rhymes designed by Sidney Sage. Nursery Rhymes by 'Mother Goose' with stand-up decorations, designed by Sidney Sage. Featuring delightful illustrations, numerous cut-…
The Darling Buds of May; a Breath of French Air
H. E. Bates · 1958 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)
London, Michael Joseph, 1958-9. First edition. Cloth. Bright first impressions of the first two volumes in H. E. Bates series concerning the Larkins. The first editions, first impressions of these books. Two of five novels concerning a rural family from Kent written by H. E. Bat…
Sheridan&Apos;S Plays
Richard Brinsley Sheridan; W. Fraser Rae (ed.); The Marques of Dufferin and Ava · 1902 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, David Nutt, 1902 . Leather. A scarce edition of this collection of plays by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in half calf binding. Scarce edition of Sheridan's Plays edited by W. Fraser Rae in half calf Bicker's and Son binding. Now printed as he wrote them, and his …
The Followers of William Blake: Edward Calvert, Samuel Palmer, George Richmond
Laurence Binyon · 1925 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)
London; New York, Halton & Truscott Smith, LTD; Minton, Balch & Company, 1925. First edition. Leather. A striking signed limited edition copy of Laurence Binyon's important study on the Romantic followers of William Blake, complete with colour and monochrome plates. The fir…
My Lively Lady
Alec Rose · 1968 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
Lymington; London , Nautical Publishing Company; George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. 1968. Leather. A signed, limited edition copy of this popular sailing book describing Alec Rose's circumnavigation of the globe. A limited edition. Published in the same year as the first editi…
The Natural and Agricultural History of Peat-Moss or Turf-Bog; to Which Are Annexed Corroborative Writings, Correspondence and Observations, on the Qualities of Peat or Fen Earth, As a Soil and Manure, and on the Methods Used in Scotland for Converting Moss Soils Into Arable and Pasture Grounds, Plantations of Trees, &C.
Andrew Steele · 1826 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
Edinburgh, W & D Laing; Adam Black; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green; John Cumming , 1826. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition copy of this natural history work regarding peat-moss, rebound in quarter calf by Maltbys. A scarce first edition. Rebound in a modern eleg…
Place-Names of Scotland
James B. Johnston · 1934 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)
London, John Murray, 1934. Leather. In a sumptuous signed binding by Maltby's of Oxford, this is an excellent copy of the third edition of this detailed encyclopaedia of Scottish place names. First published in 1892, this is the third edition of James B. Johnston's wor…
Art and the Beauty of the Earth. A Lecture Delivered by William Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881
William Morris · 1898 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)
London, Longmans & Co, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition copy of this notable art lecture delivered by the famous British designer and artist, William Morris. The first edition. Bound in the original paper boards with cloth spine. Printed at the Chiswick Press with t…
Works by Reginal Hill
Reginald Hill · 1988 · Rooke Books
£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)
London , Harper Collins, 1988-2007. First edition. Cloth. Eight wonderful first edition first impression copies of books by crime writer Reginald Hill. Eight first edition works by the crime writer Reginald Hill. In 1995 he was the winner of the Crime Writers' Association C…
Short Studies on Great Subjects
James Anthony Froude · 1901 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1901-3. Leather. Essay collections by James Anthony Froude in beautiful tree calf bindings signed T Hunt. New impressions, dated 1903 to vols I-III and 1901 to vol IV. A collection of short essays concerned with a variety of topics, from history,…
1896 a Knight of the White Cross a Tale of the Siege of Rhodes
G. A. Henty · 1896 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
Glasgow and Dublin, Blackie & Son, Limited, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. First edition, first impression of this military inspired novel by G. A. Henty with illustrations. 1896 A Knight of the White Cross, A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes by G. A. Henty in the original publisher&ap…
A Little Tour in America
Reverend S. Reynolds Hole · 1895 · Rooke Books
£520.00 (€623.29 | $686.95 | ¥109,698)
London, Edward Arnold, 1895. First edition. Cloth. An association copy of Reverend Samuel Reynolds Hole's travel work on America, a presentation copy from Holy to his longtime friend William Shepherd. First edition.Author's presentation copy. Loosely inserted is a sign…
Shakespeare&Apos;S Comedy of the Merry Wives of Windsor
William Shakespeare · 1894 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)
London, George Allen, 1894. Cloth. A beautiful limited edition collection of eight plates by Walter Crane illustrations 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', signed by Crane. A limited edition, limited to 650 numbered copies, of which this is number 122.Signed by Walter Crane …
Monsell Digby
W. Marshall · 1880 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)
London, Remington and Co. 1880. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce novel by W. Marshall, a signed presentation copy by the author to his niece. A thrilling, late nineteenth-century Victorian novel by W. Marshall. This novel is set in 1815 rural La…