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The King&Apos;S Men: A Tale of to-Morrow
Robert Grant; John Boyle O'Reilly; J. S. of Dale; John T. Wheelwright · 1884 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1884. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this uncommon science fiction novel, exploring a dystopian future where England's monarchy has been overthrown. First edition. Uncommon.In the publisher's cloth binding.…
A Practical Commentary, Upon the Two First Chapters of the First Epistle General of St. Peter
Dr. Robert Leighton · 1693 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
York, Printed by J. White, Their Majesties Printer, 1693. First edition. Leather. The rare first edition of this theologian work from Robert Leighton, Principal of Edinburgh University. Very scarce first edition. No copies found in previous auctions.Bound in full blind-stamped c…
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne; Heather Amery [ed.] · 1973 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Studio Vista Books, 1973. Cloth. A highly illustrated abridged edition of the science fiction adventure novel by notable author Jules Verne. Originally published in 1870, when the exploration of the sea had hardly begun.This edition has been edited, annotated and abridg…
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Prehistoric Art; or the Origin of Art As Manifested in the Works of Prehistoric Man
Thomas Wilson · 1898 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
Washington, Government Printing Office , 1898. First edition. Cloth. A thoroughly illustrated study of prehistoric art by U.S. museum curator Thomas Wilson. First edition. Uncommon. Bound in pebbled cloth, with paper title labels to the front board and spine.Illustrated with a …
Geology of Oxford and the Valley of the Thames
John Phillips · 1871 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1871. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Phillips"s geological work, a richly illustrated study of the Oxford region and the Thames Valley by one of the founders of modern stratigraphy. First edition.Illustrated with seventeen plates, fo…
At Bertram&Apos;S Hotel
Agatha Christie · 1965 · Rooke Books
£158.00 (€189.39 | $208.74 | ¥33,333)
London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Christie's intriguing Miss Marple mystery set at Bertram's Hotel, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. With the publisher's original u…
The Antiquities of London: Comprising Views and Historical Descriptions of Its Principal Buildings; Also Anecdotes of Eminent Persons Connected Therewith
Thomas Pennant · 1818 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, Printed for J. Coxhead, 1818. Leather. The second one-volume edition of this early 19th-century history of London, complete with fifty engraved plates. Second edition, in one volume. A new edition in two volumes preceded this in 1813.Bound in half crushed morocco, with m…
The Harvesting
W. Forthergill Robinson [William Fothergill Robinson] · 1916 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
London, Erskine MacDonald, 1916. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce anthology of lyrical poems, including those related to the First World War, written and signed by William Fothergill Robinson. The signed first edition of The Harvesting, a very scarce poetic anthology, writ…
Southward Ho! and Other Essays
Holbrook Jackson · 1914 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. A family association copy of the first edition of this collection of essays on literature and book collecting by noted bibliophile Holbrook Jackson. The first edition of this work, part of Dent's 'Wayfarer's …
The Labyrinth and Other Poems
James W. Mills; Patrick Braybrooke [foreward] · 1930 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Williams & Norgate, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this charmingly illustrated poetry collection from James W. Mills, with decorations from Raymond McGrath. The first edition, first impression, inscribed by the author to t…
Richard Porson&Apos;S Notes in Aristophanes
Richard Porson [App. by Peter Paul Dobree] · 1820 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
Canterbury, John Murray, 1820. Leather. The scarce published notes of classical scholar Richard Porson's notes on Aristophanes, the 'Father of Comedy' and his work. In the original Latin and Attic Greek. The scarce Ricardi Porsoni Notae in Aristophanes (Richard Po…
The Cook&Apos;S Oracle; Containing Receipts for Plain Cookery
William Kitchiner · 1831 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Robert Cadell, Whittaker, Treacher, and Co, 1831 . Vellum. An early 19th century edition of William Kitchiner's popular and influential cookery work, which contains one of the earliest references to crisps. A 'new edition' of this work by English optician,…
James I of Scotland: The Kingis Quair
James I of Scotland [int., notes and gloss. by John Norton-Smith] · 1971 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1971. Cloth. A scarce book on the fascinating and mysterious The Kingis Quair, attributed to James I of Scotland. Analysis, introduction and notes by scholar John-Norton Smith. A scarce book on the intriguing medieval poem The Kingis Quair, attributed to…
Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
Mervyn Peake · 1967 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1967. Hardback. An excellent, new edition of Mervyn Peake's first published book. A comical children's tale with whimsical illustrations by the author. An new edition of Mervyn Peake's first published book, Captain Slaughterboard Dr…
Gleanings from French Gardens: Comprising an Account of Such Features of French Horticulture As Are Most Worth of Adoption in British Gardens
W. Robinson · 1869 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1869. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated horticultural study of French gardens from Irish gardener William Robinson. Second edition. A scarce edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and over ninety in-text images and figures. The a…
A Joy for Ever"; (and Its Price in the Market): Being the Substance (with Additions) of Two Lectures on the Political Economy of Art
John Ruskin · 1889 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
Kent, George Allen, 1889. Leather. A smart second edition of this volume of two lectures on the political economy of art from English polymath John Ruskin. Second edition. The substance of two lectures on the political economy of art, originally delivered at Manchester in July o…
The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A. F. Depot between August and December 1922
352087 A/c Ross [T. E. Lawrence]; Prof. A. W. Lawrence [ed.] · 1955 · Rooke Books
£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1955 . First edition. Leather. An exceptional limited edition example of the first edition of T. E. Lawrence's memoirs of his time enlisted in the Royal Air Force. A first edition, limited edition, with this copy being no. 451 of 2,000 copies produced…
The Man with the Golden Gun
Ian Fleming · 1965 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, The Book Club, 1965. Cloth. A very smart Book Club edition of the twelfth and final novel in Fleming's James Bond series. Book Club edition. The twelfth and final novel in the James Bond series. The story centres on the fictional British Secret Service operative Jam…
The Elements of Drawing in Three Letters to Beginners
John Ruskin · 1913 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, George Allen & Sons, 1913 . Leather. A handsomely bound prize copy in full tree calf, this classic guide by John Ruskin offers beginners a richly illustrated, nature-focused foundation in drawing. In lovely full tree calf prize binding, for the Grammar School in Loughbor…
London Labour and the London Poor: The Condition and Earnings of Those That Will Work, Cannot Work and Will Not Work
Henry Mayhew · 1861 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, Charles Griffin and Company, 1861-1862 . Leather. Illustrated throughout, present here are the first two volumes of Henry Mayhew's important study of the lives of the poor and working class in Victorian London. The first two volumes only of Henry Mayhew's four …