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The Works of Sir William Temple
William Temple · 1757 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, J. Clarke, T. Wotton, D. Browne, H. Lintot, C. Hitch et. al. 1757. Leather. A complete four-volume anthology of the writings of Sir William Temple, including his noted passage on Chinese gardens. A new edition of this literary collection, complete in four volumes. In a c…
Observations on Man; Notes and Additions to Dr. Hartley&Apos;S Observations on Man
David Hartley; Hermann Andreas Pistorius · 1801 · Rooke Books
£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)
London, J. Johnson, 1801 . Leather. A handsome example of the fourth edition of David Hartley's important philosophical work 'Observations on Man', uniformly bound alongside the third edition of Pistorius's study of Hartley and his work. Present here is the 1…
Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, &C. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; Made in the Summer of the Year 1770
William Gilpin · 1789 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)
London, R. Blamire , 1789. Hardback. An early edition of William Gilpin's charming descriptions of the River Wye, illustrated with tinted plates based on his sketches. Second edition. In contemporary paper covered boards. An early and definitive use of the "picturesque", an…
Forty Days in the Desert on the Track of the Israelites
W. H. Bartlett · 0 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, Bell and Daldy, c1850. Cloth. A richly illustrated travel title, with folding map, in striking original binding. Undated, dated approximately from a copy held by the University of Edinburgh Libraries. An uncommon work, in the striking original green cloth, richly decorat…
Stories from Italian Writers: With a Literal Interlinear Translation on the Plan Recommended by Mr. Locke
Various [Ed. Anthony Panizzi] · 1835 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, John Taylor, 1835. Cloth. A very scarce private printing of a fascinating anthology of Italian writers, written before the country became nationalised. The very scarce second edition of Stories From Italian Writers: With a Literal Interlinear Translation On the Plan Reco…
2 Vols in 1 Paris and Its Environs. Displayed in a Series of Picturesque Views.
[L. T. Ventouillac] · 1831 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Jennings and Chaplin, [c1829-1831]. Cloth. A richly illustrated panorama of Paris, with 204 finely engraved views after Augustus Pugin, accompanied by descriptive topographical text by Ventouillac. In the publisher"s original cloth binding, two volumes bound as one. Th…
Remarks Upon North Wales, Being the Result of Sixteen Tours Through That Part of the Principality
W. Hutton · 1803 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
Birmingham, Knott & LLoyd, 1803 . First edition. Leather. A charming first edition of this travel work by William Hutton, illustrated with folding mountainous views, offering a vivid portrait of North Wales. In a contemporary full calf binding. First edition. With an engrave…
A Tour Through Sweden, Swedish-Lapland, Finland and Denmark
Matthew Consett · 1789 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
London, J. Johnston; W. Goldsmith; T. Lewis et al, 1789. Leather. Illustrated with engraved plates by Thomas Bewick, this is Matthew Consett's very scarce account of his pioneering journey to northern Lapland, and Scandinavia. The second edition of this very scarce work, wh…
Origines Sacrae: Or a Rational Account of the Grounds of Natural and Reveal&Apos;D Religion
Edward Stillingfleet · 1702 · Rooke Books
£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)
Cambridge, Henry Mortlock, 1702 . Leather. A handsome example of the seventh edition of Anglican theologian and scholar Edward Stillingfleet's argument for the evidential basis of the Christian faith. The seventh edition of this work, which was first published in 1662. Illu…
Titus in Trouble
James Reeves · 1959 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, The Bodley Head, 1959 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this lively children's story, delightfully illustrated throughout by Edward Ardizzone, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. Complete with …
Tour Through Italy, Exhibiting a View of Its Scenery, Its Antiquities, and Its Monuments; Particularly As They Are Objects of Classical Interest and Elucidation: With an Account of the Present State of Its Cities and Towns; and Occasional Observations on the Recent Spoliations of the French
Rev John Chetwode Eustace · 1813 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, J. Mawman, 1813. First edition. Leather. The first edition of REverend John Chetwode Eustace's Classical Tour, complete with eight plans of churches and cathedrals. The first edition of this seminal travel work. Complete in two volumes. Bound in full calf, with thr…
A Dictionary of the English Language: In Which the Words Are Deduced from Their Origin and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers to Which Are Prefixed a History of the Language, and an English Grammar
Samuel Johnson · 1824 · Rooke Books
£1,240.00 (€1,486.34 | $1,638.21 | ¥261,601)
London, G. and J. Offor, W. Allason, R. Akerman et. al. 1824. Leather. A monumental two-volume edition of Samuel Johnson's standard dictionary of the English language. A later edition of Samuel Johnson's seminal work, his influential dictionary of the English language.…
A.T. James, Carpenter, Joiner, &C. Carriage and Wheelwright Works. Berkeley, Gloucester
None · 1843 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)
Berkeley, Gloucester , A. T. James , c1890. Cloth. A one of a kind photo album, arranged as a portfolio for Edwardian wheelwright Thomas James. A fascinating and unique look into this late ninteenth century trade. The album is entirely filled, with twenty-three original photogr…
A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes by Several Hands
Various; Robert Dodsley [ed.] · 1758 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, R. and J. Dodsley , 1758. Leather. The complete fifth edition of this best-selling 18th-century poetry anthology, edited by celebrated publisher Robert Dodsley. Fifth edition. Complete in six volumes. First published in three volumes in 1748. In full contemporary calf.…
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott · 1857 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1857. Leather. The poetical works of the celebrated Scottish literary figure and father of historical fiction, bound in full morocco, with plates illustrated by Turner. A new edition of The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, the iconic Scottis…
The Collected Plays of John Drinkwater
John Drinkwater · 1925 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1925. First edition. Leather. John Drinkwater's own personal copies of his collected plays, complete in two volumes. With volume I present in the limited edition, and volume II in the trade edition and signed by Drinkwater. John Drinkwater's…
City Under the Sea; Charisma; the Visitors
Kenneth Bulmer; Michael Coney; Clifford D. Simak · 1969 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, Robert Hale; Victor Gollancz Ltd.; Sidgwick & Jackson , 1969-1981. Cloth. Three very smart intriguing science fiction novels, including a first edition by Michael Coney and a first UK edition by Clifford D. Simak, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. In th…
Hoar Cross Estate Private Ledger
F. H. L. Meynell · 1920 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)
Hoar Cross Estate, None, 1920. First edition. Leather. A truly fascinating handwritten private financial ledger detailing the financial state of Hoar Cross Hall and its surrounding estate in Staffordshire in the 1920s, when it still belonged to the Meynell family, who built it i…
Among British Birds in Their Nesting Haunts
Oswin A. J. Lee · 1897 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)
Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1897-1899 . First edition. Cloth. Six parts of the very scarce first edition of Oswald A. J. Lee's charmingly illustrated study of British nesting birds, illustrated with photogravure plates. The first edition of this very scarce work from Oswin A …
Table Talk 1689 Being the Discourses of John Seldon, Esq; or His Sence of Various Matters of Weight and High Consequence Relating Especially to Religion and State.
John Selden; Edward Arber (Ed) · 1868 · Rooke Books
£23.00 (€27.57 | $30.39 | ¥4,852)
London, Alex Murray and Sons, 1868. Paperback. A nice copy of John Selden's work, published posthumously, with two pages of publishers ads to the rear and copy of original title page. Part of the 'English Reprint' series. John Selden (December 16, 1584 Â November…