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Signposts, a Guide to Modern English Literature
W. Eastwood; J. T. Good · 1960 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
Cambridge, The National Book League at the University Press, 1960. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce chapbook on the history of contemporary literature, the first edition of this work, from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition of this very scarce work.From the li…
Vandyck, and, John Hoppner
M. G. Smallwood; H. P. K. Skipton; Cyril Davenport · 1904 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Methuen & Co, 1904-05. First edition. Leather. A smart Bickers bound set of these two biographies on eminent artists Van Dyck and Hoppner, both volumes are illustrated throughout. The first edition of this two concise biographies on Anthony van Dyck and John Hoppner, pub…
Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields, and Scenes Illustrative of Striking Passages in English History and Poetry
William Howitt · 1840 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1840 . First edition. Leather. An extra illustrated example of the first series of Howitt's guide to the scenery of England, in beautiful half morocco bindings by Zaehnsdorf. The first edition of the first series of William Ho…
Memoires de Guy Joli, Conseiller Au Chastelet de Paris
Guy Joli · 1751 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
Geneve, Fabry & Barillot, 1751. Leather. The memoirs of French magistrate Guy Joli, a confidante of Cardinal de Retz, in the original French. Complete in three volumes.In the original French.The memoirs of Guy Joli, also spelt as Joly.Joli was a French magistrate of the seventee…
Letters to and from the Late Samuel Johnson to Which Are Added Some Poems Never Before Printed
Samuel Johnson; Hester Lynch Piozzi · 1788 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
London, A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1788 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this collection of letters and poetry from Samuel Johnson, edited by his friend Hester Lynch Piozzi, complete in two volumes. First edition. Complete in two volumes. Bound in full tree calf, wi…
The Owl of Athene
Eden Phillpotts · 1936 · Rooke Books
£199.00 (€238.53 | $262.91 | ¥41,983)
London , Hutchinson & Co. 1936. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition novel from Devon-based author Eden Phillpotts with fantastical and science-fiction elements. The first edition, first impression of the work, bound in the publisher's original cloth.Undated, d…
The New Rupert Book
Alfred Bestall · 1938 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
London, Daily Express Publication, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the third ever Rupert Bear annual, following the beloved anthropomorphic bear and his friends. The third Rupert Bear annual, containing a selection of the classic and charming comic strips.Ruper…
The Days of My Life: An Autobiography
H. Rider Haggard; C. J. Longman [ed.] · 1926 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)
London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this two volume posthumously published autobiography from H. Rider Haggard, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the very scarce publisher&…
Normandy to the Baltic
Field Marshall The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein · 1946 · Rooke Books
£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)
Germany, Printing and Stationery Service British Army of the Rhine, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the author's account from the preparations for the invasion of North-West Europe, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front …
The Mint: A Day-Book of the R.A. F. Depot between August and December 1922
T. E. Lawrence · 1955 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of the memoirs of T. E. Lawrence, documenting his time in the Royal Air Force. First trade edition of the work, published the same year as a limited edition of two-thousand copies.Bound in the publisher&…
Northern Trails Some Studies of Animal Life in the Far North
William J. Long · 1905 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
Boston, Ginn & Company, 1905 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this highly illustrated study of animal life in North America, in a smart, full calf prize binding. First edition, rebound in a red full calf prize binding, with a gilt motif of Wycliffe College, Stoneho…
Temora, an Ancient Epic Poem
Ossian; James Macpherson · 1763 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)
London, T. Bicket and P. A. de Hondt, 1763. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition copy of James Macpherson's poetry, a purported series of poems written by a third century Scottish bard. The first edition of this uncommon work.Title page is provided in facsimile…
Buffalo Bill&Apos;S Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World
1894 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)
New York, Fless & Ridge Printing Co, 1894. Paperback. An interesting and scarce piece of Victorian Americana, a programme for Buffalo Bill's 1894 show in New York. A scarce programme for Buffalo Bill's 1894 show run at Ambrose Park, South Brooklyn, New York.Illustrate…
Jackanapes
Juliana Horatia Ewing · 1884 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1884 . First edition. Leather. The first issue of Juliana Horatia Ewing's moral children's tale, in a signed half morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf. The first edition, first issue of this work, with last word of page 27 r…
Jack and the Bean-Stalk
Hallam Tennyson · 1886 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)
London, Macmillan, 1886 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of the first edition of Hallam Tennyson's 'Jack and the Bean-Stalk', in a half morocco Zaehnsdorf binding, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. This classic English fairy-tale first appeared …
Carry on, Jeeves!
P. G. Wodehouse · 1925 · Rooke Books
£725.00 (€869.03 | $957.83 | ¥152,952)
London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this volume of ten brilliant Wooster and Jeeves stories, a smart copy in a later impression dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, with a later impression dust wrapper, spine stating &a…
Coila&Apos;S Whispers
Knights of Morar; [Sir William Fraser] · 1869 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1869. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition poetry collection by Sir William Augustus Fraser, illustrated with striking plates by Gustave Dore and George Cruikshank. The scarce first edition.A scarce collection of poetry…
The Works of Mr. John Oldham, Together with His Remains
John Oldham · 1722 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, J. Bettenham for D. Brown; B. and S. Tooke; G. Strahan; et al, 1722. Leather. The satirical poetical works of John Oldham, an illustrated set of the works of the prominent Stuart-era poet Complete in two volumes.ESTC citation number T135582.A collection of the satirical …
Trifles
Robert Dodsley · 1745 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, At Tully's Head, 1745. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the collected short dramatic works of Robert Dodsley, a smart volume of the publisher's fiction pieces. The first edition.Half-title is present. Two pages of adverts to the rear.Collated, lack…
Fors Clavigera Letters to Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain
John Ruskin · 1871 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)
Kent , George Allen , 1871-1884. Leather. A smart uniformly bound eight volume set of this influential series of letters, written by noted art critic, John Ruskin. Early editions, with second thousand index to rear of volume two and four. Volume eight is second series. Complete …