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All the Talents; a Satirical Poem, in Four Dialogues. To Which Is Added, a Pastoral Epilogue
Polypus; [Eaton Stannard Barrett] · 1807 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, John Joseph Stockdale, 1807. Leather. A popular satirical poem by Eaton Stannard Barrett, focusing on the Whig governments of 1800 to 1807, illustrated with a Rowlandson frontispiece. The seventeenth edition, published in the same year as the first.Illustrated with a Row…
British Water-Colour Art in the First Year of the Reign of King Edward the Seventh, and During the Century Covered by the Life of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours
Marcus B. Huish · 1904 · Rooke Books
£285.00 (€341.62 | $376.52 | ¥60,126)
London, The Fine Art Society; Adam and Charles Black, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition work on watercolour painting in Great Britain, with numerous colour plates throughout. The De Luxe First Edition. Limited to 500 signed and numbered copies, this being num…
Specimens of the British Poets
Thomas Campbell [ed.] · 1819 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)
London, John Murray, 1819. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this seven volume anthology of works of both famous and obscure British poets, from 1400 to 1805. The first edition of this work.Complete in seven volumes. Edited by Thomas Campbell, chiefly remembered for h…
Events in the Taeping Rebellion
General Gordon; A. Egmont Hake [ed.] · 1891 · Rooke Books
£1,475.00 (€1,768.02 | $1,948.68 | ¥311,179)
London, W.H. Allen and Co. 1891. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce illustration narration of the events of the Taeping Rebellion in China taken from the journals of General Charles George Gordon. A fascinating, first-hand account of the events of the Taeping Rebellion (somet…
Annals of the Parish and the Ayrshire Legatees
John Galt; Alfred Ainger · 1896 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1896. Cloth. A lovely copy of these two popular works by political novelist John Galt, issued here in one volume with many illustrations by Charles E. Brock. In the original striking decorative binding, with the distinctive yellow peacock patte…
Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims, Reflating to the Conduct of Human Life
William Penn · 1901 · Rooke Books
£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)
London, Edward Arnold, 1901. Vellum. A lovely limited edition of one of William Penn's important philosophical works, a nice edition of this work which was first published in 1682. A limited edition work, limited to two-hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered si…
Fleurs Et Fruits
Eva Mannering · 1955 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
Germany, Editions du Chene, 1955. Paperback. A colourful volume of the botanical paintings of Pierre-Joseph Redoute, a lovely work highlighting his popular watercolours. In French.A limited edition work of an unknown limitation - this volume numbered twenty-five.In the original …
The Ruling Passion
William Camp · 1959 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London, Macgibbon & Kee, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of William Camp's dramatic work of fiction, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition, very scarce. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work of fiction, written by Wil…
The Cardinal&Apos;S Treasure: A Romance of Elizabethan Days
George W. Gillingham · 1951 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
Worcester and London, Ebenezer Baylis & Son Ltd. 1951. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this adventure romance novel by George W. Gillingham, with a typewritten signed letter loosely inserted to front of text. First Edition, Uncommon. In the original unclipped…
Jazz
Paul Whiteman; Mary Margaret McBride · 1926 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
New York , J. H. Sears & Company, Inc. 1926. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition, first impression of Paul Whiteman and Mary Margaret McBride's study of jazz music and its history, presented by McBride and complete with an excellent dust wrapper. Presented by th…
Memories of Sixty Years
Earl of Warwick and Brooke · 1918 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Cassell and Company , 1918. Cloth. The second printing of this scarce autobiography of the Early of Warwick and Brooke. A scarce autobiography of Francis Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick and Brooke, from his early through his travels around Florida, Mexico, and East Africa.…
The Story of My Life
Augustus J C Hare · 1896 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
London, George Allen, 1896-1900. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Augustus Hare's autobiography, complete in six volumes. A collection complete in six volumes of this extensive autobiographical work by Augustus Hare. The first edition, published between 1896 and 190…
Seasons with the Sea-Horses; or, Sporting Adventures in the Northern Seas
James Lamont · 1861 · Rooke Books
£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)
London, Hurst and Blackett , 1861. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of James Lamont's account of his hunting expeditions in the Northern seas. The scarce first edition of this work, detailing James Lamont's hunting adventures in the Northern Seas. Inclu…
Left Hand Right Hand! Great Morning Laughter in the Next Room
Osbert Sitwell · 1945 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1945-49. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of three volumes of Osbert Sitwell's autobiography, an illustrated memoir with the original decorative dustwrappers. The first edition of these works.Three volumes, being volumes I, III, and IV of a …
Historic Scenes in Forfarshire
William Marshall · 1875 · Rooke Books
£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)
Edinburgh , William Oliphant and Co. 1875. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition describing historic scenes in Forfarshire, Scotland, the author's presentation copy. The first edition of this work by William Marshall. With a history of Forfarshire, detailing histor…
The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life, by Food, Clothes, Air, Exercise, Wine, Sleep, &C. And Peptic Precepts, Pointing out Agreeable and Effectual Methods to Prevent and Relieve Indigestion, and to Regulate and Strengthen the Action of the Stomach and Bowels to Which Is Added, the Pleasure of Making a Will
1823 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, Printed Hurst, Robinson, and Co.; et al. 1823 . Cloth. The fourth edition of this charming cookery book promoting a healthy lifestyle by William Kitchiner. The fourth edition of this cookery book by William Kitchiner, promoting a healthy lifestyle through good recipes, e…
Andrew and Nathaniel Plimer
George C. Williamson · 1903 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, George Bell and Sons, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A large, limited edition of this remarkable illustrated biography of miniature artists Nathaniel and Andrew Plimer, by George C. Williamson. The first edition, limited to three hundred and fifty-two copies printed for sal…
Marjorie Fleming: A Sketch Being the Paper Entitled Pet Marjorie a Story of a Child Fifty Years Ago
John Brown, M.D · 1885 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1885. Hardback. A new, uncommon illustrated edition of Marjorie Fleming's story. The story of Marjorie Fleming. New edition, illustrated.Marjorie Fleming was a Scottish child writer and poet who received appreciation by many popular writers such as…
Adventures of an Aide-de-Camp
James Grant · 1822 · Rooke Books
£97.00 (€116.27 | $128.15 | ¥20,464)
London & New York, George Routledge and Sons, c1890. Leather. A lovely rebound military novel by Scottish novelist James Grant. James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish novelist and a distant relation of celebrated poet, Sir Walter Scott. He wrote around ninety books, including fi…
Strictures on Military Discipline; in a Series of Letters, with a Military Discourse
[James Cuninghame] · 1774 · Rooke Books
£800.00 (€958.93 | $1,056.91 | ¥168,775)
London, John Donaldson, 1774. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Colonel James Cuninghame's military letters, from the library of his great-great-grandson. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.From the library of Adrian Grand Duff, who was t…