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A War Photographer in Thrace: An Account of Personal Experiences During the Turco-Balkan War, 1912

Herbert F. Baldwin · 1913 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing copy of the first edition of this very scarce work by English war photographer Herbert Baldwin, in the publisher's original red cloth with pictorial gilt embossed, and thirty-two photographic plates taken by Ba…

Notes on the Parishes of Fyfield, Kimpton, Penton Mewsey, Weyhill and Wherwell, in the County of Hampshire

Rev. Robert Hawley Clutterbuck; Edward Doran Webb [ed.] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Salisbury, Bennett Brothers, Printers , 1898. First edition. Cloth. A very smart local history of various Hampshire parishes, written by Rev. Robert Hawley Clutterbuck. The first and only edition. Uncommon. In the original cloth binding.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece…

A Selection of Fifty of Moore&Apos;S Irish Melodies, Harmonized for Four Voices

M. W. Balfe · 1859 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, J. Alfred Novello, 1859. Cloth. A collection of Moore's Irish Melodies harmonized for four voices, with the original musical score from Michael William Balfe. Very scarce work. A collection of the Irish Melodies of Thomas Moore, an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist, …

Historical Essays: First and Second Series

Edward A. Freeman · 1871 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1871-1873. First edition. Leather. A smartly rebacked set of two volumes of historical essays from English historian Edward Augustus Freeman, the first edition of this work. Complete in two volumes. First collected edition of these works. A collection o…

Woburn Abbey and Chenies

Robert Hobbes; J. A. Froude · 1913 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Privately Printed by J.M. Dent & Sons, 1913 . Leather. Inscribed by Hebrand Russell, the 11th Duke of Bedford, this is a very scarce privately published work gathering together historical writings on his family seats. A very scarce, privately printed work. The second edi…

Histoire de Pierre Lapin

Beatrix Potter; Victorine Ballon [trans.]; Julienne Profichet [trans.] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Frederick Warne & Co, 1921 . Hardback. A scarce early French language edition of one of the most popular children's works ever published, Beatrix Potter's 'Peter Rabbit&apos. A scarce early French language edition of Potter's classic, translated into …

The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe

Marjorie Blamey; Christopher Grey-Wilson · 1989 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1989 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this extensive guide, exploring 2,400 wild plants in meticulous detail, pairing Marjorie Blamey"s vivid colour illustrations with Christopher Grey-Wilson"s insightful botanical descriptions. In …

History of Corea, Ancient and Modern: With Description of Manners and Customs, Language and Geography

Rev. John Ross · 1879 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

Paisley, J. and R. Parlane, 1879 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first history of Korea written in a European language, as recorded by one of the founders of Korean Protestantism, Rev. John Ross. The scarce first edition.Collated, illustrated with a frontispiece…

Die Welt Ist Schon

Albert Renger-Patzsch · 1928 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Munchen [Munich], Kurt Wolff, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this important volume of photography from Albert Renger-Patzsch, a copy inscribed from Sigmund von Weech to Ambrose Heal. In the original German.The first edition of this influential photobook by Ger…

The Beauties of Wiltshire

John Britton · 1801 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, J. D. Dewick; Vernor and Hood, 1801 . First edition. Leather. Beautifully illustrated throughout with engraved plates, this is the first edition of antiquary John Britton's study of Wiltshire's history, in handsome straight-grain morocco bindings. The scarce fi…

Notes in Answer to Mr. Scott&Apos;S Remarks on Mr. Combe&Apos;S Essay on the Natural Constitution of Man

George Combe · 1827 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Edinburgh, P. Neill, 1827. First edition. Disbound. The first edition of this very scarce rebuttal to an essay against George Combe's presentation of phrenology, signed by the author. The first edition of this very scarce work.Signed by the author to the head of the title p…

The House of Special Purpose; a Ladder to the Sky; My Brother&Apos;S Name Is Jessica; Water

John Boyne · 2009 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, Doubleday; Puffin, 2009-2023. First edition. Cloth. An excellent selection of signed first edition works from John Boyne, the author of 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas&apos. Signed by the author to each work. The first editions, first impressions. Complete with the…

Marlborough: His Life and Times

Winston S. Churchill · 1933 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London, George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd. 1933-1938. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing complete first edition of Churchill's four-volume biography of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. First editions. Complete in four volumes. In the publisher's cloth binding.This bi…

Arabia Felix: Across the Empty Quarter of Arabia

Bertram Thomas; T. E. Lawrence · 1932 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1932. Cloth. A smart illustrated first edition, second impression, of Bertram Thomas' account of his crossing the Rub' al Khali. The first edition, second impression of this work, reprinted in the same year as the first impression. Illustrated wi…

Tobacco, Snuff-Boxes and Pipes & Smokerama: Classic Tobacco Accoutrements

Lutz Libert; Philip Collins · 1984 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London; San Francisco, Orbis; Chronicle Books, 1984-1992. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes celebrating tobacco products, with illustrations throughout. Two volumes. First edition. This set contains: Tobacco, Snuff-Boxes and Pipes, 1984. Illustrated with eighty-four plates …

Memoires for My Grand-Son

John Evelyn; Geoffrey Keynes [ed.] · 1926 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Nonesuch Press, 1926. Hardback. A charming Limited Edition of this biographical work by English writer John Evelyn, written between 1704 and 1705. Housed in the publisher's original glassine and slip case. Number three-hundred and thirty-three of one-thousand two-hu…

Occasions

Holbrook Jackson · 1922 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, Grant Richards Ltd, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of these brilliant essays on diverse subjects by Holbrook Jackson. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper. A series of diverse and engaging essays, many of whi…

The Printing of Books

Holbrook Jackson · 1938 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, Cassell & Company LTD, 1938. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant work of literary criticism by Holbrook Jackson, signed by the author to his brother. The first edition. Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "J. C. Jackson, from h…

William Morris

Holbrook Jackson · 1926 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Jonathan Cape LTD, 1926. Cloth. An uncommon monograph on the great William Morris, by Holbrook Jackson, his presentation copy of his brother. An uncommon work.Author's presentation copy to his brother, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, "J. C. Jackson, fr…

In the Wet & on the Beach

Nevil Shute · 1953 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Melbourne, Heinemann, 1953-1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of two first Australian edition novels from English writer and aeronautical engineer Nevil Shute. Two volumes. First Australian editions. Written by Nevil Shute Norway, an English novelist and aeronautical…