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The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
William Robertson · 1806 · Rooke Books
£590.00 (€707.21 | $779.47 | ¥124,472)
London, Cadell and Davies; T. Payner; Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; et al, 1806. Leather. William Robertson's insightful and fascinating biography on the life and reign of the Emperor Charles V. Complete in four volumes.A detailed biography and history on the life and reign of …
Fungus the Bogeyman; Gentleman Jim; Ug
Raymond Briggs · 1977 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, Hamish Hamilton; Jonathan Cape , 1977-2001 . First edition. Hardback. A delightful set of first edition graphic novels from renowned illustrator and cartoonist, Raymond Briggs. The first editions, first impressions of these works. In the publisher's original pictor…
Five First Edition Works by Tom Sharpe
Tom Sharpe · 1976 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Secker & Warbug, 1976-84. First edition. Cloth. Five first edition satirical novels from Tom Sharpe, including the first three volumes from his renowned 'Wilt' series, all in their original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression to all. A five volu…
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and, Seymour, an Introduction
J. D. Salinger · 1959 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
Boston; Toronto, Little, Brown and Company, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A superb copy of these two popular novellas by J. D. Salinger, the third state of the first edition. The first edition, first printing, third state, with the dedication leaf tipped-in after the title page.In…
Appendix. Evidences Relating to the Estates of Henry Smith Esquire, Sometime Alderman of the City of London
Joseph Gwilt · 1828 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)
London, George Woodfall, 1828. First edition. Leather. A very scarce account of the estates left behind by Henry Smith, by Joseph Gwilt, the author's own copy. A very scarce work, only twenty-five copies were printed.The author's own copy, with his bookplate to the fro…
A Hundred Fables of Aesop from the English Version of Sir Roger L&Apos;Estrange
Aesop; Sir Roger L'Estrange; Kenneth Grahame · 1924 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1924. Leather. A beautifully bound volume of Aesop's Fables, decorated throughout with illustrations by Percy J. Billinghurst. A handsome later impression of this illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, including 'The Lion and…
Aesop&Apos;S Fables in Verse
Elizabeth Eyears · 1901 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Elliot Stock, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A charming 1901 first edition of Aesop's Fables in Verse by Elizabeth Eyears, with woodcut illustrations throughout. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.This volume is a first edition.This collection present…
Cognac & Cognac: The Treowe Knaulage
Cyril Ray; Jean-Marc Soyez; D. Gallagher [translator] · 1973 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, Peter Davies; Bureau National Interproffesionnel du Cognac, 1973. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes of these illustrated works on the history of Cognac. Two volumes. First edition. This set includes: Cognac, 1973. Illustrated with eight plates and num…
A Book of Wine
P. Morton Shand · 1926 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
London, Guy Chapman, 1926. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce guidebook to wines of the world by Philip Morton Shand. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An exploration of wine by Philip Morton Shand, discussing the differences o…
Russia: From the Varangians to the Bolsheviks
Raymond Beazley; Nevill Forbes; G. A. Birkett · 1918 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
Oxford , Clarendon Press, 1918. First edition. Cloth. A rare copy with dust wrapper of this Russian history. The first edition. With the publisher's very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.This uncommon history of Russia spans from as early as 852 with the traditional beginning…
Pawns, Oliver Cromwell and Robert E. Lee
John Drinkwater · 1917 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 1917-23. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition historical plays by the noted poet, John Drinkwater, including his play depicting the life of Oliver Cromwell. The first editions to all, with 'Pawns' being the first one volume edition…
Skelton&Apos;S Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire
Joseph Skelton · 1823 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)
London, J. Skelton, 1823 . First edition. Leather. A large paper copy of the first edition of this impressive collection of fifty engravings of Oxfordshire antiquities. Engraved by the author, Joseph Skelton, after the work of Frederick Mackenzie. The first edition of English en…
A Collection of Wycliffe Novels from W.J. Burley
W. J. Burley · 1987 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987-1990. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first editions of these Wycliffe novels from Cornish crime writer William John Burley. Three volumes. First edition. Gollancz Crime. Written by William John Burley, a Cornish crime writer, best known for h…
The Massacres of Chios: Described in Contemporary Diplomatic Reports
Philip P. Argenti [ed.] · 1932 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1932 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally bright example of Philip P. Argenti's very scarce history of the Chios Massacre, drawing from contemporary sources to document the catastrophic event. The vanishingly scarce first edition, firs…
Gastronomie Pratique Etudes Culinaires Suivies Du Traitement de L&Apos;Obesite Des Gourmands
Ali-Bab · 1950 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
Paris, Ernest Flammarion, 1950. Cloth. A smart eighth edition of this study of practical gastronomy from French food writer Ali-Bab, in the original French. French. Eighth edition. A detailed and comprehensive study into practical gastronomy, providing information on the fundame…
Report of the Proceedings of the International Free Trade Congress, London, August, 1908
1908 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Cobden Club, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. A report of proceedings at the International Free Trade Congress in 1908, including a speech given by Winston Churchill on the subject, the first edition of the work, presented by the publisher at the Cobden Club. The first editi…
Poems by William Cowper of the Inner Temple
William Cowper · 1825 · Rooke Books
£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)
London, C. and J. Rivington; Longman and Co.; T. Cadell et al, 1825. Leather. A smart gilt-decorated pocket book containing the poetical works of William Cowper, from the library of revolutionary physician, Henry Wentworth Acland. In full contemporary crushed morocco binding, wi…
The Diseases and Disorders of the Ox, with an Account of the Diseases of the Sheep
George Gresswell; Dr. Albert Gresswell · 1894 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
London, W. H. Allen & Co. Limited, 1894. Cloth. Dr. Albert Gresswell's own copy of this very scarce veterinary work, which he contributed to, on the diseases and disorders of the ox. The second edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding,…
As I Was Going Down Sackville Street: A Phantasy in Fact
Oliver St. J. Gogarty · 1937 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, Rich & Cowan Ltd. 1937. Cloth. An early revised edition of this extended prose work from Irish author Oliver St. J. Gogarty, signed by the author. Revised edition, published the same year as the first edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page to Willi…
Temple Tower
Sapper [H. C. McNeile] · 1940 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1940 . Cloth. The sixth installment to H. C. McNeile's Bulldog Drummond series, with the scarce, original dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth, with the original, unclipped, very scarce dust wrapper.Seventeenth impress…