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The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray; Anne Ritchie [intro.] · 1899 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1899-1901. Leather. A complete thirteen volume set of the biographical edition of the illustrated works of William Makepeace Thackeray, bound by Riviere & Son. Complete in thirteen volumes. The biographical edition. Bound in half green calf. A signed b…
The Vigil of Venus
Lewis Gielgud · 1952 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, Frederick Muller, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Lewis Gielgud's English translation of this Latin poem, illustrated with decorative woodcuts by George Buday. The limited edition of this first translated to English by English scholar Lewis …
The House Beautiful
Channing Pollock · 1931 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
New York, Samuel French, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Channing Pollock's play about the true meaning of happiness in opposition to materialism, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's origina…
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
Charles Kingsley · 1910 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1910 . Leather. A lovely full-calf prize binding of Kingsley's prominent children's story, featuring the illustrations of Linley Sambourne and the tipped-in bookplate of Richard Shirley Smith. In a maroon full-calf prize binding of Br…
The Word Detective: A Life in Words from Serendipity to Selfie
John Simpson · 2016 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, Little Brown and Company, 2016. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of an intriguing memoir and digest into language, written by a Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. The signed first edition of The Word Detective: A Life in Words from Serendipity t…
Leonidas, a Poem
[Richard Glover] · 1737 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
London, R. Dodsley , 1737. First edition. Leather. The large quarto first edition of this fantastic, high-minded epic poem, scarcely seen in such pristine condition. The first edition of this work. Rebound in quarter calf with paper covered boards. End papers renewed with the …
Wild Humphrey Kynaston
Henry Hudson · 1899 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)
London, Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Henry Hudson"s fictionalised account of the life of Humphrey Kynaston, the Robin Hood of Shropshire. The very scarce first edition of this work. Inscr…
Landed Estates and the Gentry an Historical Study of the Landed Estates of North-East Shropshire
Anthony Ruscoe · 1999 · Rooke Books
£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.45 | ¥49,575)
Ormskirk, William Ruscoe, 1999-2001. Cloth. A very scarce illustrated collection of five volumes on Shropshire history, all signed. A very scarce title, binding five volumes together in smart blue cloth. Featuring monochrome vignette maps throughout. Each of the five sections i…
Some Verses
John Lingford-Hughes · 2005 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
Not Stated, Not Stated, 2005. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poetry, signed by the author. Some Verses, a very scarce poetical anthology, with no institutional copies of this work held in the UK, written and signed by Shrewsbury lawyer John Lingfo…
Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons: Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Poetry.
Vicesimus Knox [ed.] · 1803 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
London, J. Johnson , 1803. Leather. A smart copy of the eighth and final edition of this miscellany of instructive prose extracts for young persons, four books in one. The smart eighth edition of this collection of prose passages, published in four books bound in one volume. B…
A Flora of Tunbridge Wells Being a List of Indigenous Plants Within a Radius of Fifteen Miles Around That Place
Edward Jenner · 1845 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)
Tunbridge Wells, J. Colbran, [1845]. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed presentation copy of this extensive catalogue of indigenous plants found in Tunbridge Wells, the first edition with plates. The first edition. A scarce signed copy, a presentation copy inscribed: 'Fo…
A Short and Easy Introduction to Heraldry, in Two Parts
Hugh Clark · 1825 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)
London, Edward Edwards, 1825 . Leather. The improved tenth edition of this highly illustrated introduction to heraldry in two parts, with coloured plates. The tenth edition, with considerable improvements. In a quarter brown calf binding. With an illustrated coloured dedicatio…
The Poems of John Bampfylde
Roger Lonsdale; John Bampfylde · 1988 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,282)
Oxford, The Perpetua Press, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A pristine signed limited first edition of this exciting poetry collection from John Bampfylde, including previously unpublished works. First edition. No. 92 of a limited run of 300 copies. Â Signed by the editor Roger Lon…
I Met Them in the Midlands
Quaestor [W. Byford-Jones] · 1937 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)
Wolverhampton, Midland News Association , 1937. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of these charming Midlands stories, with the original dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. First edition. With the publisher's unclipped (un…
Old Sports and Sportsmen
John Randall · 1875 · Rooke Books
£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)
London; Salop, Virtue, Spalding, & Co.; Bunny and Evans; And Randall, 1875. Cloth. An early edition of this sporting work, inscribed by the aging author. An early edition, reflecting on historic sporting figures. Bound in original green decorated cloth. Featuring a monochrome fr…
Midsummer Morning Jog Log
Michael Horovitz · 1986 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
Hereford, Five Seasons Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of an exuberant poem, written by beat poet Michael Horovitz and illustrated by pop artist Peter Blake. The first edition of Midsummer Morning Jog Log, an exuberant poem written and signed by renow…
Microbes, Men and Monarchs: A Doctor&Apos;S Life in Many Lands
Aldo Castellani · 1963 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London, Victor Gollangz Ltd, 1963 . Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this scarce autobiography of the Italian pathologist and microbiologist Aldo Castellani, with plates. A signed author's presentation copy. The second impression, first published in 1960. In the publish…
The Poetical Works of James Thomson
James Thomson · 1726 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
London, C. Cooke, c1798. Leather. Charmingly illustrated with engraved plates and in a tree calf binding, this is a delightful late 18th century edition of Thomson's poetry. A wonderful collection of Thomson's poems, including his lengthy blank verse poem 'The Sea…
Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales & South Wales
Thomas Roscoe · 1836 · Rooke Books
£396.00 (€474.66 | $523.14 | ¥83,539)
London, C. Tilt, Simpkin and Co. 1836-1837. First edition. Leather. An elegantly bound set comprising both of Thomas Roscoe's Wales travelogues, in signed full morocco by Hayday. First edition. Offering a uniform set of the North and South volumes of this richly illustrated…
A Simon Evans Anthology
Simon Evans · 1978 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
Worcestershire , Kenneth Tomkinson Limited , 1978. First edition. Cloth. A lovely limited edition anthology of the writings of Simon Evans, a local personality and postman tied with Cleobury Mortimer. With a signed photograph and card from the author. First edition, first impres…