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Love Among the Haystacks
D. H. Lawrence; David Garnett · 1930 · Rooke Books
£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A posthumously published collection of short stories by D. H. Lawrence, a smart copy of this limited edition. The first and limited edition, limited to sixteen hundred copies, of which this is one of five hundred and fifty …
Stop! a Handy Monitor, Pocket Conscience and Portable Guardian Against the World, the Flesh, and the Devil
Nathan D. Urner · 1884 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Ward, Lock & Co. 1884. Paperback. Nathan D. Urner's very scarce pocket guide to keeping your conscience, written under one of his many pseudonyms. A very scarce copy of this work in the publisher's original paper wraps. Previous owner's ink inscription to …
Rockets in Ursa Major and Seven Steps to the Sun
Fred Hoyle; Geoffrey Hoyle · 1969 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Heinemann, 1969-70. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of these science fiction novels by Fred and Geoffrey Hoyle, in their original dust wrappers. The first editions, first impressions. Two volumes. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipp…
Beast and Man in India a Popular Sketch of Indian Animals in Their Relations with the People
John Lockwood Kipling · 1891 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of John Lockwood Kipling's work on India, an illustrated study of this work from the library of Kipling's agents. The first edition of this work, uncommon to see in the original cloth.From…
No Dust in the Attic
Anthony Gilbert [Lucy Beatrice Malleson] · 1962 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)
London, Collins for The Crime Club, 1962. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition, first impression of Gilbert's gripping crime novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper designed by John Rose. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher&ap…
Cold Blood
Andy McNab · 2016 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Bantam Press, 2016. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this novel, signed by the author, Andy McNab. This work is in the original blue cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. This novel is part of …
Amateur Gardening for Town and Country. Volume XXI.
T. W. Sanders (ed.) · 1905 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, W. H. Collingridge, 1905. Annual. An illustrated collection of issues from the weekly gardening magazine, from May 1904 until April 1905. This work is in green cloth binding with a decorative motif to the front and to the spine. This work is comprised of a collection of …
Under the Hill and Other Essays in Prose and Verse
Aubrey Beardsley · 1913 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1913. Cloth. The second edition of the collected literary works of the leading artist Aubrey Beardsley, complete with plates. The second edition.The collected prose, poems, and essays of Aubrey Beardsley. Including 'Dedication to "Under th…
Memorials of Sir Francis Chantrey, R.A. Sculptor, in Hallamshire and Elsewhere
John Holland · 1851 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1851. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this study of sculptor Francis Chantrey, whose statue of King George IV stands in Trafalgar Square In this uncommon volume, John Holland offers an account of early nineteenth century sculp…
Three Years of War in East Africa
Capt. Angus Buchanan · 1919 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)
London, John Murray, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this scarce First World War narrative by Victoria Cross recipient Angus Buchanan. The scarce first edition, second impression of this biographical account of a soldier's involvement in the East Africa Campa…
Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy by the President
Joshua Reynolds · 1778 · Rooke Books
£330.00 (€395.56 | $435.98 | ¥69,620)
London, T. Cadell, 1778. First edition. Leather. Seven brilliant artistic lectures given by Joshua Reynolds at the Royal Academy, the first edition. The first edition.Half-title is present.Eighteen pages of adverts to the rear.ESTC citation number T47974.Collated, complete.A ser…
A Dirty Way to Die
George Bagby [Aaron Marc Stein] · 1956 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, Macdonald & Co, 1956. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of this thrilling crime novel by George Bagby, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce first UK edition. Held institutionally in only five UK libraries. In the publisher's full clot…
Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific
Felix Speiser · 1913 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, Mills and Boon, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated account of Felix Speiser's two year journey through the Western Pacific, particularly to the New Hebrides. A fascinating and in-depth first-hand account of Felix Speiser's two yea…
John Caldigate
Anthony Trollope · 1879 · Rooke Books
£1,350.00 (€1,618.19 | $1,783.54 | ¥284,808)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Anthony Trollope's three volume novel about a man accused of bigamy by his former mistress. A novel published in the latter part of Trollope's career, this work tells the tale of the titular cha…
Two Books by C.A. Johns: British Trees and British Birds
C. A. Johns · 1911 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, George Routledge and Sons, Ltd.; George Routledge & Sons, Limited. 1911-1935. Cloth. Two lovely illustrated books by C. A. Johns, on British trees and birds respectively. Two books in original publisher's binding by C. A. Johns.Charles Alexander Johns was a nineteen…
Poor Poems and Rotten Rhymes
A.P. Herbert · 1910 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
Winchester, P. & G. Wells, 1910. First edition. Paperback. A signed, first edition copy of A.P. Herbert's first ever published collection of poetry, the personal copy of British novelist Dennis Wheatley. The first edition of this collection of poetry, Poor Poems and Rotten …
Reach for the Sky
Paul Brickhill · 1954 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London, Collins, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition, first impression of Paul Brickhill's illustrated biography of Battle of Britain and Dunkirk hero, Douglas Bader. The first edition, first impression of Paul Brickhill's authorised biography of Batt…
John Blades Currey 1850-1900 Fifty Years in the Cape Colony
John Blades Currey; Phillida Brooke Simons [ed.] · 1986 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
Houghton, The Brenthurst Press , 1986. First edition. Cloth. A splendid large paper, limited edition copy of John Blades Currey's memoirs of his experiences in South Africa, adorned with striking colour plates. Limited edition of this work, one of eight hundred and fifty un…
Wild Life Across the World
Cherry Kearton · 1913 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1913]. Cloth. Cherry Kearton's impressive study of wild life across the world, adorned with some of is remarkable photography. A bright copy. Cherry Kearton, along with his brother Richard, was a British naturalist, one of the world's ear…
Elements of General Knowledge Introductory to Useful Books in the Principal Branches of Literature and Science
Henry Kett · 1809 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Rivington , 1809. Leather. A seventh edition set of Henry Kett's work on general knowledge, a scarce set. Compete in two volumes. This work was written and compiled by Henry Kett, a versatile English clergyman, academic and writer. It was based on a course of lectur…