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Pop-Up Tour de France: The World&Apos;S Greatest Bike Race

Pamela Pease · 2009 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

New York, Paintbox Press , 2009. First edition. Cloth. An advanced review copy of this fascinating and unique pop-up book about the famed cycling race the 'Tour de France', created by Pamela Pease with a folder containing publishing information and promotional material…

Popville

Joy Sorman · 2009 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Paris, Helium, 2009. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this pop-up town with a charming story for children, in the original French. French. First edition. Illustrated with six full-colour pop-up scenes. Collated complete and in perfect working condition. With a c…

Baby Animals: A Kaleidoscope Book

Larry Shapiro · 1979 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Los Angeles, Intervisual Communications, Inc. 1979. First edition. Hardback. A beautifully illustrated "kaleidoscope" book, in which children can witness illustrations of baby animals transform into adults, by activating moveable wheels. A "kaleidoscope" book in the original lam…

Farmyard Friends: Come to Life Stories

Anonymous · 1947 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Sandle Brothers, c1947 . Hardback. A vibrantly illustrated and scarce children's first edition pop-up book set on a rural farm, following the interactions of the various animals that reside on it. A very scarce work.Illustrated with two double-pages colour pop-up pl…

Pop-Up Train Book

Anonymous · 1950 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Purnell, 1950 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of this delightful children's pop-up book, depicting the railway of the 1950s. A very scarce first edition.A charming juvenile work which folds out into a 360 degree work displaying four pop-out …

Monster Island

Ron van der Meer · 1981 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1981 . First edition. Cloth. A signed example of the scarce first edition of Ron van der Meer's thrilling children's pop-up, about encounters with fearsome monsters. The scarce first edition of this work, flat signed by illustrator and paper en…

Fourteen Plates from Richard Pococke&Apos;S &Apos;a Description of the East&Apos;

Richard Pococke · 1743 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Printed for the Author by W. Bowyer, 1743. First edition. Unbound. Fourteen engraved plates and one additional leaf from the first edition of the first volume of Richard Pococke's account of his travels in Egypt. Fourteen disbound plates from the 1743 first edition …

Deja Dead; Death Du Jour

Kathy Reichs · 1997 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, William Heinemann, 1997-1999. First edition. Cloth. Two bright UK first edition crime novels from American author and forensic anthropologist, Kathy Reichs. Both UK first editions. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. These books are the first two instalments of Re…

Arnold Bennett and H.G. Wells: A Record of a Personal and a Literary Friendship

Arnold Bennett; H. G. Wells; Harris Wilson [Ed.] · 1960 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of letters between H. G. Wells and Arnold Bennett, with this particular copy belonging to English author Brian Aldiss. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the ori…

Bobby Bocker & My Father, A.G. Street

A. G. Street; Pamela Street · 1957 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London, Michael Joseph; Robert Hale and Company , 1957-69 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of A. G. Street's charming novel "Bobby Bocker", and a signed copy of his daughter's biography on his life, with a letter from the author. Comprised of the first e…

A Modern Symposium

G. Lowes Dickinson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1930 . Leather. A beautifully bound collection of essays exploring philosophical and social issues of the early twentieth century, written by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson. Bound in an elegant leather binding with gilt motif. A signed binding by B…

Music and Silence

Rose Tremain · 1999 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this historical novel from English writer Rose Tremain, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. In 1629, a young English luteni…

The Warlow Experiment

Alix Nathan · 2019 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Serpent's Tail, 2019. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling novel from English author Alix Nathan, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the half-title. Herbert Powyss lives on a small estate in the We…

Pilgrimages to Old Homes Mostly on the Welsh Border

Fletcher Moss · 1903 · Rooke Books

£96.00 (€115.07 | $126.82 | ¥20,252)

Didsbury, Published by the Author, 1903-1910. First edition. Cloth. Three smart volumes from this charming travel book exploring old homes, with a letter signed by the photographer. Three volumes. Volumes one, four, and five only. First edition. With a letter enclosed to volume …

Super-City

Harry Hershfield · 1930 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

New York, The Elf, Publishers, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this entertaining novel by Harry Hershfield, a signed copy in the original very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, dated November 7th 1930…

Midland Humor: A Harvest of Fun and Folklore

Jack Conroy [ed.] · 1947 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

New York, Current Books, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this charming anthology of humorous writings from the American Midwest. The first edition, first printing.Inscribed to the front free endpaper by the editor with 'For my friend, Mark Reinsbe…

In the Sealed Cave

Louis Herrman · 1935 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Williams & Norgate LTD, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Louis Herrman's lost race science fiction novel, with a signed presentation inscription from the illustrator, H. V. Meyerowitz. The first edition, first impression. With an inscription from t…

Select Works of British Poets

Various; H. B. [preface] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Not Stated , Not Stated , 1826. Leather. A collection of British poetry principally selected from the modern poets of the time, with works from those such as Campbell, Moore and Milton. A carefully curated collection of British poetry, with a focus on modern poets of the time.In…

Thomas Tompion: His Life & Work

R. W. Symonds · 1951 · Rooke Books

£540.00 (€647.27 | $713.37 | ¥113,917)

London, B. T. Batsford Ltd. 1951 . First edition. Leather. A signed, limited edition of this profusely illustrated biographical study of English clockmaker, Thomas Tompion. A limited edition, signed by the author to the limitation page. This is copy 151 out of 350. Bound in hal…

Light of Evening, Morning Glory, Unto the Fourth Generation, the Illustrated Portrait of Wiltshire, the Timeless Moment, Late Harvest, the Colonel&Apos;S Son, Keeping It Dark, King&Apos;S Folly, the General&Apos;S Wife

Pamela Street · 1981 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Robert Hale, 1981-96. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of ten signed works by Pamela Street, all presented by the author to Christina Foyle. Ten signed works by Pamela Street.Pamela Street was a prolific author, who was the secretary and lover of the historian Arthur Br…