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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Edward Fitzgerald; Omar Khayyam · 1909 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of Edward Fitzgerald's translation of Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat', beautifully illustrated with tipped in colour plates by Edmund Dulac. This is the first trade edition of the Ru…
A General History of the Quadrupeds
Thomas Bewick · 1791 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)
Newcastle Upon Tyne, S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick, 1791 . Leather. The second edition, noted for being much larger and more illustrated, of Thomas Bewick's celebrated work, 'A History of Quadrupeds&apos. A second, much larger and improved edition, published just …
The Comedies and Tragedies of George Chapman Now First Collected with Illustrative Notes and a Memoir of the Author
George Chapman · 1873 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)
London, John Pearson , 1873. Cloth. A smart complete set of this collection of the dramatic works of English writer George Chapman. Complete in three volumes. A collection of the dramatic works of George Chapman, an English dramatist, translator, poet, and classical scholar whos…
English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century (Vol II and Vol III) & English Domestic Clocks
Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster · 1910 · Rooke Books
£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)
London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited , 1910-1914. Leather. A pleasing set of profusely illustrated works on English interior decoration from Herbert Cescinsky and Malcolm R. Webster. Includes the second edition of 'English Domestic Clocks' (1914) and Volumes II a…
The Works of Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift; Sir Walter Scott [ed.] · 1814 · Rooke Books
£1,950.00 (€2,337.38 | $2,576.22 | ¥411,389)
Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Co, 1814 . First edition. Leather. An impressive nineteen volume edition of the works of Jonathan Swift. Edited by Sir Walter Scott, this remains one of the most comprehensive collections of Swift's writings. The first edition thus of this…
De Medicina Aegyptiorum
Prosperi Alpini; Prospero Alpini · 1591 · Rooke Books
£5,950.00 (€7,132.02 | $7,860.78 | ¥1,255,265)
Venetiis, Franciscis Senensem, 1591. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this important work on Egyptian medicine, by Prosper Alpini, a very scarce work. The very scarce first edition. Title page is in the second state, with the correct "scarificationes", and lines sev…
The Expedition of Colonel Fabvier to Chios, Described in Contemporary Diplomatic Reports
Philip P. Argenti · 1933 · Rooke Books
£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.82 | ¥78,059)
London, John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of prominent Chiot historian Philip Argenti's account of Colonel Fabvier's attempt to liberate the Greek island of Chios. A very scarce first edition, in the publisher&apo…
The Best from Startling Stories
Samuel Mines [editor] · 1953 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of stories from US pulp magazine Startling Stories. First edition, first impression. A scintillating collection of science-fiction tales representing the cream of the fiction t…
Delle Notizie de&Apos;Professori Del Disegno Da Cimabue in Qua
Filippo Baldinucci · 1683 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
Firenze [Florence], Piero Matini, 1683 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Volume II only of Filippo Baldinucci's seminal biographical dictionary and historical account of Italian artists, primarily focusing on the period from the 13th century through to the…
The Poetical Works of S.T. Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1836 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, William Pickering, 1836. Leather. An anthology of the poetical works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, containing a selection of his important Romantic poetry. Complete in three volumes.An early edition of Pickering's anthology of the poetical works of Samuel Taylor Coler…
A Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan 1841-2
Lady Sale [Florentia Sale] · 1843 · Rooke Books
£285.00 (€341.62 | $376.52 | ¥60,126)
London, John Murray, 1843 . First edition. Cloth. The sixth thousand of the first edition of Lady Sale's account of her time as a hostage of Akbar Khan. The sixth thousand of the first edition of this work, in the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with a f…
A Collection of Works from Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux · 1974 · Rooke Books
£124.00 (€148.63 | $163.82 | ¥26,160)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1974-1980. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of five first UK edition works from American writer Paul Theroux. Five volumes. First UK edition. Written by Paul Edward Theroux, an American novelist and travel writer. He is the father of English-Amer…
Paradise Lost
John Milton; Thomas Newton · 1770 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
London, J. Beecroft; W. Strahan; J. and F. Rivington; et al, 1770. Leather. Milton's influential blank verse poem 'Paradise Lost', illustrated with lovely detailed engraved plates for each book of the poem. Complete in two volumes.Illustrated with a frontispiece a…
Science, Life and Literature
M. P. Shiel; John Gawsworth · 1950 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Williams and Norgate Ltd. 1950 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of M. P. Shiel's final work, collecting his thoughts on a variety of important topics, from tolerance and religion to the notion of time-travelling and happy endings. The first edition. Bound i…
The Analysis of the Turf or the Duties and Difficulties of Racing Officials, Owners, Trainers, Jockeys, Bookmakers and Bettors, with Stories of Horses and Courses
J. Fairfax-Blakeborough · 1927 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Philip Allan and Co. Ltd , 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon guide to all components of the Turf, with experienced commentary on jockeys, bookmakers, betting, training and more. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's origina…
Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones
Lord Teignmouth [John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth] · 1804 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
London, John Hatchard, 1804 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of Lord Teignmouth's biographical work about his close friend, the orientalist Sir William Jones. A scarce first edition.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and with a facsimile plate of Jo…
The Sight of Blood
John Hampson · 1931 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
Bloomsbury , Ulysses Bookshop, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this vanishingly scarce short story, published due to interest shown by Leonard and Virginia Woolf, housed in the original slipcase. The first edition in book form. Originally published in Desmond MacCa…
The Road to Wigan Pier
George Orwell; Victor Gollancz · 1937 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of George Orwell's study on the working classes of Northern England, published by the Left Book Club. The first edition of this work, published by the Left Book Club. This edition preceded the Golla…
Fighting Planes and Aces
W. E. Johns · 1932 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)
London, John Hamilton , 1932 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this illustrated work surrounding war planes, written by Flying Officer W. E. Johns, in the very scarce, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Dated using Jisc from copies of the work held at …
The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight
Sir Joshua Reynolds; Edmond Malone · 1801 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1801 . Leather. The three volume third edition of the works of noted painter Joshua Reynolds, here with a life of the painter by his friend Edmond Malone. The third edition of this work, complete in three volumes.Illustrated with a portrait…