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Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology
J W Mackail · 1911 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1911. Cloth. Bright copy of this anthology of Greek epigrams. The third edition of this work, edited with revised text translation, introduction, and notes by J W Mackail, Scottish academic known as a scholar of Virgil. Text in Greek and English.…
Imaginary Conversations
Walter Savage Landor · 1936 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
London, The Limited Editions Club, 1936. Cloth. A limited edition copy of the Victorian authors dialogues with the dead. A limited edition copy of Walter Savage Landor's best-know prose work, Imaginary Conversations. The present volume is number 383 of 1500 copies printed f…
Fornar Smãâ¡Sãâ¶Gur ãâºR Noregskonunga Sãâ¶Gum
Edwin Gardiner; Sir William A. Craigie · 1949 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
Reykjavik, H. F. Leiftur, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this very scarce collection of ancient short stories from the Norwegian Kings' sagas, written in Icelandic. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Insc…
The Challenge of Anthropology: Old Encounters and New Excursions
Robin Fox · 1994 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
New Brunswick, Transaction Publishers, 1994 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition presentation copy of Robin Fox's collection of anthropological essays, dedicated to zoologist Desmond Morris. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original pri…
Colomba
Prosper Merimee · 1897 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
Paris, Calmann Levy, 1897 . Leather. A very smart, illustrated edition of Prosper Merimee's thrilling novella about a deadly vendetta. In the original French. Illustrated throughout by French artist Gaston Vuillier.Merimee's novel follows the tale of a young Corsican…
A Survey of the Holy Land; Its Geography, History and Destiny
J. T. Bannister · 1845 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
Bath, Binns and Goodwin, 1845. Cloth. An illustrated guide to the Holy Land, with folding plates. A detailed survey of the Holy Land, with details of geography, history and destiny, designed to elucidate the imagery of scripture and demonstrate the fulfilment of prophecy. Missi…
Lifting Off at Sunset and Other Poems
Lionel Brett · 1986 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
Not Stated , Lionel Brett, 1986. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A signed limited edition copy of this collection of poems by Lionel Brett. A limited edition copy. Only 150 copies were printed with this being number 49. Signed by the author to the title page and editions page…
La Renaissance: Savonarole - Cesar Borgia - Jules II - Leon X - Michael-Ange Scenes Historiques
Le Comte de Gobineau · 1913 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
Paris, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1913. Leather. Le Comte de Gobineau's study of prominent historical figures from the Renaissance in signed Roger De Coverly & Sons' binding. The seventh edition of this work. In the original French. Written by Joseph Arthur de Gobineau, infa…
The View from Chickweed&Apos;S Window: A Novel of Suspense
John Holbrook Vance [Jack Vance] · 1979 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
San Francisco, Underwood/Miller, 1979 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this mystery novel from American science fiction author Jack Vance, set in 1950s San Francisco. Flat signed by Vance to the title page.The first edition, first impression of this work, one of…
A Signed Letter from the Engraver George Thomas Doo
George Thomas Doo · 1825 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
Not Stated, None, c1850 . Loose Pages, Articles. The final leaf of a signed and handwritten letter from the prominent nineteenth century British engraver George Thomas Doo. The final leaf only of a correspondence from the English engraver, with no indication as to who he is addr…
Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae Cum Fragmentis Variis Lectionibus Et Indice Locupletissimo
Cornelii Nepotis · 1803 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
Oxonii, E Typographeo Clarendoniano , 1803. Leather. A smart leatherbound copy of this Latin history of Emperors. In the original Latin. Excellentium Imperatorum Vitae Cum Fragmentis Variis Lectionibus et Indice Locupletissimo explores the lives of excellent emperors with fragm…
Eighteenth Century Vignettes
Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
London , Chatto & Winduss, 1892-1894 . First edition. Hardback. Two limited edition copies of Austin Dobson's Eighteenth Century Vignettes, with illustrations and signed to the first series. Series one and two. Both are limited edition works, with only two hundred and fift…
The Pulse of Life a Story of a Passing World
Mrs Belloc Lowndes · 1909 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
New York , Dodd Mead & Company, 1909 . Cloth. A signed, scarce title by author Mrs. Belloc Lowndes. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. A scarce title by Mrs Belloc Lowndes. A second edition copy published by Dodd, Mead & Company in the US, with the first edition …
The Master of the House
Radclyffe Hall · 1932 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.90 | ¥179,313)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A scarce to see signed presentation copy of this religious-themed novel by Radclyffe Hall, touchingly inscribed by the author to the half-title. The first edition, second impression, published in March 1932.Signed by the author …
Lives of the Hunted, Containing a True Account of the Doings of Five Quadrupeds & Three Birds
Ernest Thompson Seton · 1904 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)
London, David Nutt, 1904. Leather. A beautifully illustrated volume of short stories about man's relationship with animals, in a full morocco signed binding, and from the library of the Countess of Ilchester. The fifth impression of author and wildlife artist Ernest Thompso…
Poems of Peace and War
Christmas Humphreys · 1941 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, The Favil Press, 1941 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this collection of poetry by British barrister, judge and author Christmas Humphreys, known for his 1920s conversion to Buddhism. Inscribed to the half title 'for Diana, a little late but no…
Wellington&Apos;S Men Remembered
Janet and David Bronley · 2012 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)
Yorkshire, Praetorian Press, 2012-2015 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this two volume set documenting the history of Wellington's men, with illustrations and including the two DVDs. First edition of Wellington's Men Remembered by Janet and David Bromley i…
English Sonnets by Living Writers
Living Writers; Samuel Waddington · 1884 · Rooke Books
£285.00 (€341.61 | $376.50 | ¥60,123)
London, George Bell and Sons, 1884. Cloth. A scarce second edition of this collection of sonnets from English writers, signed by Samuel Waddington. Second edition, enlarged. Scarce work. Signed by the author to the front endpaper with inscription in presentation to Cosmo Monkhou…
Under the Lily and the Rose: A Short History of Canada for Children
Arthur G. Doughty · 1928 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
Ottawa, The Modern Press, 1928 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of the very scarce first edition of this illustrated children's guide to Canadian history, in a half morocco Morrell binding. The privately printed first edition of this work, 'offered as…
Remarks on Secular & Domestic Architecture Present & Future
George Gilbert Scott · 1858 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London , John Murray , 1858. Cloth. A second edition copy of this work on domestic architecture by George Gilbert Scott. A second edition copy. Remarks on Secular & Domestic Architecture Present & Future explores the state of domestic architecture in the mid 1800s, the revival …