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Walks Through London, Including Westminster and the Borough of Southwark, with the Surrounding Suburbs; Describing Every Thing Worthy of Observation in the Public Buildings, Places of Entertainment, Exhibitions, Commercial and Literary Institutions, &C. Down to the Present Period: Forming a Complete Guide to the British Metropolis
David Hughson · 1817 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)
London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones , 1817. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this richly illustrated historical walking tour through London. First edition of this work, complete in one volume. Also published in two volumes in the same year. Uncommon. In full pebbled cl…
A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485
James E. Doyle · 1864 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)
London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1864. First edition. Leather. A beautiful 1864 first edition of this title, illustrated in full colour, and bound in morocco leather. A handsome first edition, bound in full morocco leather. Covered in striking tooled gilt detai…
The Dialogue Concerning Tyndale by Sir Thomas More Reproduced in Black Letter Facsimile from the Collected Edition (1557) of More&Apos;S English Works
Sir Thomas More; ed. by W.E. Campbell; A.W. Reed, M.A., D. Lit. · 1927 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London , Eyre And Spottiswoode Limited, 1927. Cloth. A scarce facsimile of Sir Thomas More's dialogue concerning Tyndale, with a frontispiece portrait. A scarce facsimile edition, reproduced in black letter from the collected edition (1557) of More's English works.In p…
The Life of William Cavendish Duke of Newcastle to Which Is Added the True Relation of My Birth Breeding and Life
Margaret Duchess of Newcastle; ed. by C. H. Firth, M.A · 1906 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, George Routledge & Sons, [1906]. Cloth. The revised second edition of the memoirs of the Duke of Newcastle, written by his wife, Margaret Cavendish. The second edition of the work, revised with additional notes.In publisher's original red cloth binding. Includes gil…
A Song to David
Christopher Smart; J. B. Broadbent [ed.] · 1960 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Rampant Lions Press , 1960. Hardback. A limited edition printing of Christopher Smart's 'Song to David', issued by the Rampant Lions Press. This copy previously owned by Bloomsbury Group member, Roger Senhouse. Limited edition of 600 copies, of which this …
The Maxims of Methuselah: Being the Advice Given by the Patriarch in His Nine Hundred Sixty and Ninth Year to His Great Grandson at Shem&Apos;S Coming of Age in Regard to Women
Gelett Burgess · 1907 · Rooke Books
£63.00 (€75.52 | $83.23 | ¥13,291)
New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this humorous novelette by American poet, Gelett Burgess, with illustrations throughout. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, and decorations through…
Yun-Nan: The Link between India and the Yangtze
Major H. R. Davies · 1909 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
University Press, Cambridge, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates, this is the first edition of Davies's geographical and ethnographical study of the Chinese province of Yunnan. A first edition, first impression.Henry Rodolph Davies e…
The History of Wolfelee
Palliser Hudson · 1921 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Cassell and Company, 1921 . First edition. Leather. A lovely copy of the very scarce first edition of Palliser Hudson's posthumously published study of the history of Wolfelee House, a grand home his father bought for him. A vanishingly scarce first edition, in the …
The Story of the Amulet
Edith Nesbit · 1906 · Rooke Books
£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)
T Fisher Unwin, London, 1906. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the final work in Edith Nesbit's Psammead trilogy, a continuation of the story told in 'Five Children and It' and 'The Phoenix and the Carpet&apos. In this charming first edition, first …
The Pastoral Letters of the Incomparable Jurieu
Pierre Jurieu · 1689 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
London, T. Fabian , 1689 . First edition. Leather. The exceptionally scarce first English translated edition of Pierre Jurieu's work advocating for Protestants in France who were caught under "Babylonish tyranny", as they were forced to convert to Catholicism. The first Eng…
Notes and Narratives of a Six Years&Apos; Mission, Principally Among the Dens of London
R. W. Vanderkiste · 1854 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, James Nisbet and Co. 1854. Cloth. A vivid 19th-century account of London"s poorest districts through Vanderkiste"s missionary encounters and social critique, this book once belonged to philanthropist and banker, Samuel Gurney. On the publisher's original brown cloth…
Souvenir of Becket by Alfred, Lord Tennyson; First Presented at the Lyceum Theatre, 6th Feb. , 1893
Henry Irving; Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1904 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, George Bell & Sons, 1904. Cloth. A charming piece of theatrical ephemera, the souvenir edition of Tennyson"s Becket with twelve lithographed plates of portraits and stage scenes. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards.A…
The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century
W. M. Thackeray · 1858 · Rooke Books
£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)
London, Bradbury & Evans , 1858-9 . First edition. Leather. The first edition, first impression of Thackeray's classic historical fiction novel set during the American War of Independence, illustrated throughout by the author. The first edition, first impression of this wor…
Will Someone Lead Me to a Pub? & Diner Is Served!
Thomas Burke · 1936 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1936-1937. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes from Thomas Burke on pubs and restaurants across London, with illustrations. Two volumes. First edition. Very scarce works. Illustrated throughout. Written by Thomas Burke, a Britis…
Pioneers in Canada
Sir Harry Johnston · 1912 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1912. Cloth. A brightly illustrated commentary on the "white man's discovery of North America" and expeditions into Canada from British explorer Sir Harry Hamilton. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and eight black-a…
P. Vergilii Maronis Opera
Virgil [Publius Vergilius Maro]; Philip Melanchthon · 1536 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
Not Stated, Lugduni Apvd Gryphium , 1536 . Leather. A vanishingly scarce, early sixteenth-century edition of the works of Virgil, or Publius Vergilius Maro, one of the best remembered Ancient Roman poets. The collected works of Virgil, printed in the original Latin.Vanishingly s…
Drayneflete Revealed; with an Eye to the Future; Essay on Malta
Osbert Lancaster; Nigel Dennis · 1951 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, John Murray, 1951-1972. Cloth. A smart set of works from English cartoonist and architectural historian, Osbert Lancaster. Includes the first editions of 'Eye to the Future' (1967) and 'An Essay on Malta' (1972) and the fourth impression of 'Dray…
The Fables of Aesop and Others; with Instructive Applications
Aesop; Samuel Croxall · 1834 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
London, Joseph Smith, 1834. Leather. A smartly bound pocket sized edition of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables, bound by Eric Sweet in crushed morocco with a uniform chemise and clamshell casing, and adorned with many wood engravings. A beautifully bound…
Les Grandes Heures de Rohan
Jean Porcher · 1943 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
Geneva , Albert Skira , 1943. First edition. Disbound. A striking series of colour plates illustrating the Rohan Hours, from Albert Skira's reputable art publishing house. First edition. In total, this work consists of twelve tipped-in coloured reproductions of art from Th…
The Fables of Aesop
Samuel Croxall; Aesop · 1837 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
Halifax, William Milner, 1837. Leather. A pocket sized edition of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables, bound in full suede and adorned with many wood engravings. A nineteenth century edition of Samuel Croxall's edition. Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen co…