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Journal of the Sieges in Spain Carried on by the Army Under the Duke of Wellington in Spain During the Years 1811 to 1814; with Notes and Additions: Also Memoranda Relative to the Lines Thrown Up to Cover Lisbon in 1810
Major-General Sir John T. Jones · 1998 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)
Cambridge , Ken Trotman Ltd. 1998. Cloth. A fine limited edition facsimile of this three-volume account of British sieges in the Peninsular war. This facsimile of the third edition by Ken Trotman is limited to 125 copies. In the original cloth binding. A diligent account of si…
Select Fables
Aesop; Various · 1820 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)
Newcastle; London, S. Hodgson for Emerson Charnley; Baldwin Cradock and Joy, 1820. Leather. The Bewick brother's edition of Aesop, complete with their iconic woodcuts of the fables. Thomas and John Bewick's edition of Aesop's 'Fables&apos.Illustrated with a f…
Romance and Reality, Essays and Studies
Holbrook Jackson · 1911 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, Grant Richards Ltd, 1911. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce series of essays by Holbrook Jackson, from his library with his bookplate. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, with his bookplate t…
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison · 1952 · Rooke Books
£3,850.00 (€4,614.84 | $5,086.39 | ¥812,230)
New York, Random House, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The sought after first edition, first printing of Ralph Ellison's monumental award winning novel, his first and only work to be published during his lifetime. The first edition, first printing as stated to the edition page…
The Mistress with Other Select Poems of Abraham Cowley 1618-1667
Abraham Cowley; John Sparrow (ed.) · 1926 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1926. Cloth. A limited edition of 'The Mistress with Other Select Poems of Abraham Cowley 1619-1667' edited by John Sparrow for the Nonesuch Press. A limited edition of this work, being copy seven hundred and four of one thousand and fifty c…
The Six Chief Lives from Johnson&Apos;S "Lives of the Poet" with Macaulay&Apos;S "Life of Johnson
Samuel Johnson; Thomas Babington Macaulay; Matthew Arnold [ed.] · 1892 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1892. Leather. A smartly bound copy comprising both Samuel Johnson's biographies of eminent poets, and an analysis of his own biography by Macaulay. A new edition, with numerous alterations and additions. First published in 1878. In full calf priz…
Fifty Leaders of British Sport: A Series of Portraits
F. G. Aflalo · 1904 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1904. First edition. Cloth. An attractive volume comprising a series of portraits of notable British sports figures, illustrated with portrait plates The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's decorative cloth binding. Colla…
Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man
Siegfried Sassoon · 1928 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)
London, Faber & Gwyer, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of Siegfried Sassoon's semi-autobiographical novel revolving around a huntsman. First edition, first impression. With the original printing references: "A" on the front blank, no author det…
Autobiography
John Stuart Mill · 1873 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, 1873. First edition. Cloth. The first issue of John Stuart Mill's brilliant autobiography. The first edition, second issue, with the errata to the rear.The autobiography of John Stuart Mill.Mill was a philosopher, civil servant, and …
Statistics Relative to Schools in Scotland Collected by the Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages Under Instructions from Her Majesty&Apos;S Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Schools in Scotland
Education Commission (Scotland) · 1865 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
Edinburgh, Her Majesty's Stationery Office , 1865. Leather. A very scarce leather-bound report containing thorough statistics of Scotland's schools. A very scarce report carried by the Education Commission of Scotland, with a series of statistics collected under instru…
The Eighth Duke of Beaufort and the Badminton Hunt
T. F. Dale · 1901 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
Westminster, Archibald Constable and Co. 1901. Cloth. A smart copy of the first edition of this biography of the 8th Duke of Beaufort, with a history of the Badminton Hunt and the Somerset family. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, wit…
Bookano Stories Number 4
S. Louis Giraud; Various · 1920 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Strand Publications; Bookano Books, c1937. Hardback. A popular number of Bookano stories, an entertaining volume, illustrated with with five colourful pop-ups. A popular number of 'Bookano Stories', this being Number 4. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, …
It May Never Happen & Other Stories
V. S. Pritchett · 1945 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular collection of the stories of V. S. Pritchett, from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition, first impression.From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding the…
Nomads of the Night
Gaston Leroux · 1925 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
New York, The Macaulay Company, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the first US edition of Gaston Leroux's entertaining mystery novel, following Chéri-Bibi as he pursues his enemies through the south of France. The first US edition, first printing of this nov…
The Little Man and Other Satires
John Galsworthy · 1915 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)
London, William Heinemann, 1915. First edition. Cloth. An anthology of tales and plays by John Galsworthy, the first edition, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An anthology of twelve short stories and plays by John Galsworthy,…
Sea and Sardinia
D. H. Lawrence · 1921 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)
New York, Thomas Seltzer, 1921 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of D. H. Lawrence's travel books, illustrated with colour plates and retaining the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first issue of this work, with line 3 of page 127 printed upside down.In the…
Rough the Terrier His Life and Adventures
Emily Brodie · 1879 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, John F. Shaw and Co, [1879]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this endearing scarce work by Emily Brodie about a terrier called rough, illustrated throughout by T. Pym. The first edition. Undated, dated by the publisher's advertisements.  In the publishe…
Winter; Mamista; City of Gold; Violent Ward
Len Deighton · 1987 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London , Century, Hutchinson and Harper Collins , 1987-1993. First edition. Hardback. Four first edition of novels by Len Dighton in original dust wrappers. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrappers.Four UK First Edition thrillers by Len Deighton. Len Deighton i…
The Scorpion God; Darkness Visible
William Golding · 1971 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, Faber and Faber, 1971-1979. First edition. Cloth. Smart and bright first edition copies of two works by the renowned author William Golding. First edition copies of these two works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original dust wrappers. The dust…
Gods Terrible Voice in the City
Thomas Vincent · 1668 · Rooke Books
£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)
London, George Calvert, 1668 . Leather. The sixth edition of Thomas Vincent's very scarce sermon preached after the Great Plague, in which he describes the plague as a manifestation of God's wrath. The sixth edition of this work, very scarce in all editions. Published …