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Capt. W. E. Johns · 1943 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. The first Canadian edition of this exciting adventure featuring Biggles, written by W. E. Johns, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first Canadian edition. First published in the UK in 1936.Scarce to see …

The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell · 1811 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1811. Leather. A smartly rebacked set of the influential biography on Samuel Johnson by James Boswell. Complete in four volumes.The sixth edition of this work.The influential biography of the English writer Samuel Johnson. This biography has been…

Under the Lens: Social Photographs

E. C. Grenville Murray · 1886 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Vizetelly & Co. 1886. Cloth. An attractive two-volume set of Murray's illustrated satirical work 'Under the Lens', in which he creates caricatures of society figures. The second edition of this scarce two-volume work in the publisher's original pictor…

The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor of England

Edward Hyde, the Earl of Clarendon · 1759 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

Oxford, Clarendon Printing-House, 1759 . First edition. Leather. A smart example of the first edition of this account of the life of the Earl of Clarendon. The first edition of this work, complete in three volumes. The ordinary paper edition.A comprehensive autobiography of Edwa…

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone

John Morley · 1903 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1903. Leather. A smartly bound second impression of this biographical set of works exploring the prolific career of Liberal politician and former Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone. The first edition, second impressions of this set of bio…

Gene Tunney: The Enigma of the Ring

Nat Fleischer [Nathaniel Stanley Fleischer] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, The Ring, Inc. 1931. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this biography of famous American professional boxer, Gene Tunney, with the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, uncomm…

The Grenadier Guards in the War of 1939-1945

Captain Nigel Nicolson; Patrick Forbes · 1949 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

Aldershot, Gale & Polden, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set of the first edition of this military history from the Second World War. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a colour frontispiece, nineteen images across eleven plate…

The Water-Babies

Charles Kingsley · 1864 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London and Cambridge, Macmillan and Co, 1864. Leather. A sought after early edition of Charles Kingsley's important children's fantasy novel, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. The second edition, published the year after the first.Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe.'The…

Bristol and America: A Record of the First Settlers in the Colonies of North America, 1654-1685

N. Dermott Harding [preface]; Wm. Dodgson Bowman [intro.]; R. Hargreaves-Mawdsley [transcriptions] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, R. Sydney Glover, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this scarce historical study of the first settlers in North America between 1654 and 1685, with the separate index loosely inserted. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's …

The Toilet and Cosmetic Arts in Ancient and Modern Times

Arnold J. Cooley · 1866 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Robert Hardwicke, 1866 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce work in which Arnold Cooley explores the history of the toilet, examining different theories on beauty, hygiene and medicine. The first edition. Scarce work. Bound in an elegant full calf w…

Oeuvres de J.B. Poquelin Moliere: Edition Collationnee Sur Les Textes Originaux

Molière [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin] · 1875 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Paris, Delarue, Libraire-Editeur, 1875. Leather. A very smart complete collection of works by French playwright Moliere. A collection of works by Moliere, complete in four volumes with two volumes to each.Bound in half morocco with cloth boards.Undated, dated from copies held in…

The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams

Henry Fielding · 1742 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, C. Cooke, c1793 . Leather. Cooke's Edition of Henry Fielding's first full-length novel, telling the story of Joseph Andrews and his friend Abraham Adams. Uniformly bound in full tree calf. Complete in two volumes.'Joseph Andrews' is the story of a goo…

Heredity and Hybridism: A Suggestion, and Spiritualism Answered by Science; with the Proofs of a Psychic Force

Edward W. Cox · 1875 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

London, Longman and Co, 1875 . First edition. Leather. The vanishingly scarce first edition of English lawyer Edward W. Cox's biological study of heredity and hybridism, bound with the second edition of his vanishingly scarce work on spiritualism. Two vanishingly scarce wor…

The Adventures of Rupert

Alfred Bestall · 1939 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Daily Express Publication, 1939 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the fourth ever Rupert Bear annual, following the beloved anthropomorphic bear and his friends. The fourth Rupert Bear annual, containing a selection of the classic and charming comic strips.Rup…

The Day of Rest: An Illuminated Magazine of Sunday Reading for the Family

Anonymous · 1882 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Philadelphia, George Barrie & Co, 1882 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce illuminated US Christmas number of the periodical 'The Day of Rest', inscribed by publisher Alexander Strahan. A very scarce US Christmas number of this periodical, in the original wraps. …

Poesies Completes de Robert Burns

Robert Burns; M. Leon de Wailly [trans.] · 1845 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

Paris, Adolphe Delahays, 1845. Leather. A smart copy of Leon de Wailly's very scarce French language translation of Robert Burns's poetry. Translated from the original English into French.A very scarce translation of the works of the major Scottish literary figure.Arma…

God Stand Up for Bastards

David Leitch · 1973 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this unique autobiography by David Leitch, previously owned by author Stephen Vizinczey. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper: "For Stephen & Gloria Vizinczey, Cher Mai…

Neo Poems

John Robert Colombo · 1970 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Vancouver, The Sono Nis Press, 1970 . First edition. Hardback. An uncommon, first edition of this collection of poetry by John Robert Colombo, inscribed by the author to fellow writer, Stephen Vizinczey. First edition, in the publisher's original paper-covered boards, with …

A Thin Ghost and Others

Montague Rhodes James · 1919 · Rooke Books

£1,395.00 (€1,672.13 | $1,842.99 | ¥294,302)

London, Edward Arnold, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A sought after first edition copy of this collection of cheerful horror stories by Montague Rhodes James. The scarce to see and sought after first edition, first impression, of this work.Half-title is present.Collated, complete.…

Kashmir

Sir Francis Younghusband · 1911 · Rooke Books

£465.00 (€557.38 | $614.33 | ¥98,101)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1911 . Cloth. The richly illustrated second edition of Younghusband's 'Kashmir', in the very scarce dust wrapper. The second edition of this work, in the very scarce publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated…