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Petite Histoire de France
Jacques Bainville · 1930 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)
Tours, Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, 1930. Cloth. A bright copy of Bainville's illustrated Petite Histoire de France, with the original glassine wraps. In the publisher's original quarter cloth and pictorial paper boards, with the original glassine wraps. 16 colour plate…
The Friend
Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1850 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)
London, William Pickering , 1850. Cloth. The fourth edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Friend', a series of essays concerning literary, moral, and philosophic matters. Samuel Taylor Coleridge's series of essays titled The Friend, in which Coleridge s…
The Rural Walks of Cowper
William Cowper; James Storer · 1879 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, c1825 . Leather. A scarce first edition of this collection of poems by William Cowper accompanied by illustrations. First undated edition in half calf leather binding of this collection of poetry by William Cowper compiled and edited by Jame…
The Highways and Its Vehicles
Hilaire Belloc · 1926 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, The Studio Limited, 1926. First edition. Cloth. 888th copy of the first limited edition of Belloc's historical study of transport. The first limited edition illustrated copy of Hilaire Belloc's The Highway and its Vehicles. This is copy 888 out of the 1250 prin…
The World of William Clissold
H. G. Wells · 1926 · Rooke Books
£1,800.00 (€2,157.59 | $2,378.05 | ¥379,744)
London, Ernest Benn LTD, 1926. First edition. Vellum. A very special signed limited edition of H. G. Wells' longest novel, a unique copy inscribed by Wells himself. The first limited edition, limited to 198 copies.Signed by H. G. Wells to the limitation page to Volume I.Com…
My African Journey
Winston Spencer Churchill · 1908 · Rooke Books
£775.00 (€928.96 | $1,023.88 | ¥163,501)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his 1907 five month long trip to in East Africa. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates. The first edition of Winston Churchill's first hand account …
Buenos Ayres and the Provinces of the Rio de la Plata: From Their Discovery and Conquest by the Spaniards to the Establishment of Their Political Independence.
Sir Woodbine Parish · 1852 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
London, John Murray, 1852. Cloth. A fascinating Victorian study on Buenos Aires, written by Woodbine Parish, who worked in the city for almost a decade. The second edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, cloth-backed folding map, five plates, and eighteen in-text engravings.Col…
The Life and Correspondence of Sir Thomas Lawrence
D. E. Williams · 1831 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this two volume biography of this immensely popular Regency era portrait artist, a scarce work. The scarce two volume first edition biography of leading Regency era portrait artist Sir…
Charles Kingsley: His Letters and Memoirs of His Life
Charles Kingsley; Frances Eliza Grenfell Kingsley (ed.) · 1880 · Rooke Books
£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)
London, C. Kegan Paul and Co. 1880. Fine Binding. A handsomely bound copy of this collection of letters and memoirs of renowned Victorian author Charles Kingsley, illustrated throughout. A collection of letters and memoirs, including copious biographical information, from renown…
The Coloured Dome
Francis Stuart · 1932 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this work of fiction by Francis Stuart, following his success with 'Pigeon Irish', in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition, Scarce.In the original unclipped dust wrapp…
Memoirs of Count Miot de Melito
General Fleischmann · 1881 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1881. Cloth. A smart copy of this comprehensive memoir of French statesmen and scholar, André François Miot de Mélito, a scarce work. A very detailed and comprehensive memoir of eighteenth and nineteenth century French states…
Life of Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch
Alexander Marin Delavoye · 1880 · Rooke Books
£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)
London, Richardson, Marchant Singer & Co, 1880 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this biographical account of the life of celebrated politician and army officer Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch. The first edition of this very scarce biographical study of Thoma…
The Story of a Red-Deer
J. W. Fortescue · 1899 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1899. Cloth. An 1899 edition of J. W. Fortescue's fictional work, revolving around the life of a red deer and his family, with an illustrated frontispiece. 1899 reprint. Illustrated with a lovely frontispiece depicting a stag.'The St…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol XLVIII, No 5: The Macmillan Arctic Expedition Returns
Donald B. MacMillan · 1925 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
Washington D. C. and Great Britain, National Geographic Society, 1925. Cloth. A remarkable account of Donald MacMillan's important Arctic expedition, which provided surveys of Baffin and Ellesmere Islands. Illustrated with a folding map and photographs throughout. This expe…
Bygone Suffolk
Cuming Walters · 1900 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, A. Brown & Sons, Ltd. 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition relating to the history of Suffolk by Cuming Walters, from the library of zoologist Leonard Harrison Matthews. This work closely examines the church and Suffolk, the monasteries, parish churches, and…
Danny the Champion of the World
Roald Dahl · 1975 · Rooke Books
£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of this popular whimsical Roald Dahl novel, signed by Dahl with his signature tipped-in to the title page, rare to find in such a lovely condition. The first edition, first impression of this work.Sig…
Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture-Book for the French Red Cross
Edmund Dulac · 1915 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]. Cloth. A marvellous illustrated book containing stories and songs for children by the remarkable Edmund Dulac; with Cinderella and other stories. Undated. Dated from Copac [1915]. A stunning picture book illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Publishe…
Gryll Grange
Thomas Love Peacock · 1861 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
London, Parker, Son, and Bourn, 1861. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Thomas Love Peacock's final novel, a witty work that had originally been serialised. The scarce publisher's adverts are present. The first edition of this work.Peacock's final novel, …
A Whim and Its Consequences
G P R James · 1848 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, William Tegg and Co, 1848 . Cloth. A very scarce, early edition of this historical novel by George Payne Rainsford James. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A very scarce edition of this novel, published the year after the first. Written by the noted histori…
Historical Odes and Other Poems
Richard Watson Dixon · 1864 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Smith, Elder, and Co, 1864. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of exciting historical poems, written by the English poet Richard Watson Dixon/ The first edition of this work. A collection of the historical poems of the English poet Richard Watson …