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The Silver Mistress

Peter O'Donnell · 1973 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Souvenir Press, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of O'Donnell's exciting novel, 'The Silver Mistress', one of the Modesty Blaise series. The seventh novel to feature O'Donnell's heroine Modesty Blaise. Featuring nuns, a kidna…

The Foxglove Saga

Auberon Waugh · 1960 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Chapman & Hall , 1960. First edition. Cloth. A First Edition of Auberon Waugh's novel 'The Foxglove Saga&apos. 'The Foxglove Saga' is the first novel, by Auberon Waugh, the son of prolific author Evelyn Waugh. This particular novel follows Martin Foxg…

Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water

The Right Rev. Dr. George Berkeley · 1744 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, W. Innys and C. Hitch, 1744. Leather. One of the last publications from "the father of idealism", George Berkeley, in which he argues for the medicinal properties of tar-water. A new London edition, published the same year as the first and second London editions.  ESTC …

The Journals of Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson, 1879-1922

Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson · 1969 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New York, Burt Franklin, 1969. Cloth. The complete two volume set of journals belonging to an Arts and Crafts figure and the creator of the acclaimed Dove Type. The Journals of Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson, 1879-1922, the memoirs of the bookbinder who was a respected authority …

Peter Ibbetson

George du Maurier · 1892 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1892. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first novel by prolific cartoonist George du Maurier, an excellent exploration of dreams as the titular character confronts his past. The first edition of Peter Ibbetson, the first nove…

Lecons ãƒâ‰Lãƒâ©Mentaires D"Histoire Naturelle Et de Chimie

A. F. de Fourcroy [Antoine-Francois de Fourcroy] · 1782 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.26 | $1,710.88 | ¥273,205)

Paris, Rue et Hotel Serpente, 1782 . Leather. The first edition of Fourcroy"s influential two-volume chemistry course, illustrated with an engraved folding plate and four folding tables, published at the dawn of the Chemical Revolution. In contemporary full calf bindings. First …

(1954) a Few Late Chrysanthemums; (1966) High and Low; (1974) a Nip in the Air; (1982) Uncollected Poems.

John Betjeman · 1954 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, John Murray, 1954-1982. First edition. Cloth. A delightful collection of four first-edition poetry works from John Betjeman, smartly presented in their original dust wrappers. Collection comprised of: (1954) A Few Late Chrysanthemums; (1966) High and Low; (1974) A Nip in…

Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris

John Parkinson · 1904 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Methuen & Co. 1904. Cloth. A bright folio reproduction from the 1629 first edition of John Parkinson's 'Paradisi', one of the first works on British gardening. The first facsimile edition of the first edition, published in 1629.  In the original quarter c…

A Perfect Spy

John Le Carré · 1986 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an acclaimed espionage thriller said to be the work closest to Le Carré's heart, with strong parallels between protagonist and author. The first edition and third impression of A Perfect Spy, an…

The Dramatic Festivals of Athens

Arthur Pickard-Cambridge · 1953 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a comprehensive study into the historic dramatic festivals of Ancient Athens, written by an eminent authority within the field. The first edition of Dramatic Festivals of Athens, written by British scholar…

Histoire Du Roi de Boheme Et de Ses Sept Chateaux

[Charles Nodier] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

Paris, Delangle Freres, 1830 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Nodier's eccentric Romantic pastiche, illustrated with fifty wood engravings after Tony Johannot. In a later half dark blue morocco binding with marbled paper boards.  First edition.  Illustrated …

Two Waifs in Cloud-Land

Walter Hawes; Reginald Michell · 1910 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,210)

London; Felling-on-Tyne, The Walter Scott Publishing Co. 1910. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Hawes"s richly illustrated cloud-land fantasy, a charming children"s adventure told in prose and verse. In the publisher"s original blue pictorial cloth binding.  Fi…

Christophori Cellarii Smalcaldensis Geographia Antiqua Recognita Denuo, & Ad Veterum Novorumque Scriptorum Fidem, Historicorum Maxime, Identidem Castigata, & Quinta Editione Plurimis Locis Aucta & Immutata

Christophori Cellarii [Christoph Cellarius]; Samuel Patrick · 1755 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, S. and E. Ballard, M. Senex, G. Innys, T. and T. Longman, and J. Richardson, 1755. Leather. Christoph Cellarius' Latin textbook on ancient geography, illustrated with many folding engraved maps. The sixth edition of this work on ancient world geography by philologis…

Ludwig the Second, King of Bavaria

Clara Tschudi [trans. by Ethel Harriet Hearn] · 1908 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1908. First edition. Cloth. A scarce translated biography on the extravagant Bavarian king, famous for a turbulent reign yet a devoted patron of the arts. The first English translated edition of Ludwig the Second, a historical biography on the ext…

Emile Verharen: A Study in the Development of His Art and Ideas

P. Mansell Jones · 1926 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Cardiff, The University Of Wales Press Board, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a biography on the esteemed Belgian poet and pioneer of symbolism, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of Emile Verharen: A Study in the Development of His Art an…

The Portfolio of the Martyr-Student

[Thomas Bradford] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce copy of this touching book of poetry attributed to Thomas Bradford, who narrates the life of a "Martyr-Student" he discovered in Germany. The first edition of this very rare and anonymous…

The Land of to-Morrow a Newspaper Exploration of Up the Amazon and over the Andes to the California of South America

J. Orton Kerbey · 1906 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, W.F. Brainard, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing and scarce, signed first edition of this travel guide by American journalist and diplomat, Joseph Orton Kerbey. The first edition of this work.  A presentation copy, with a signed dedication from the author to one …

The Violet Fairy Book

Andrew Lang · 1902 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, second impression of Lang's sought after, seventh collection of fairy tales, one of the scarcer works in the Coloured Fairy Book series. The first edition, second impression of this work, with the…

Odd Corners in North Wales

William T. Palmer · 1937 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Skeffington & Son, LTD. 1937 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed copy, presented by the author to the illustrator, of this charming guide to the natural beauty of North Wales. The first edition. A scarce presentation copy, inscribed to the illustrator by the aut…

World at Bay

E. C. Tubb · 1954 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Panther Books, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of E. C. Tubb"s atomic Cold War-era science fiction novel, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Complete with the original unclipped dust…