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The Three Trials of William Hone, for Publishing Three Parodies; Viz. The Late John Wilkes&Apos;S Catechism, the Political Litany, and the Sinecurist&Apos;S Creed
William Hone · 1880 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, William Hone, 1880. Cloth. A copy of this interesting work on freedom of the press, exploring the trails of William Hone. William Hone was an English writer, satirist and bookseller. His victorious court battle against government censorship in 1817 marked a turning point…
Lexicon Geographicum; in Quo Universi Orbis Vrbes, Provinciae, Regna, Maria, & Flumina Recensentur
Filippo Ferrari [Philippus Ferrarius]; Michael Antonius Baudrand [ed.] · 1670 · Rooke Books
£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)
Parisiis [Paris], Apud Franciscum Muguet, 1670 . Leather. An excellent copy of this lexicon of ancient and modern geography by Filippo Ferrari, brought up to date and edited by Michael Antonius Baudrand. In the original Latin.Complete with two volumes in one, with a title page t…
A Letter of Thanks to Mr Benjamin Bennet for His Moderate Rebuke of an Insolent Pamphlet, Entitled, Presbyterian Prejudice Display&Apos;D. In Which the Great Candour, and Distinguish&Apos;D Moderation of the Worthy Presbyterian Teacher, Are Set Forth, and His Polite Language, and Flowers of Rhetorick, Put in One View, for the Diversion and Satisfaction of the Reader.
- · 1723 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Thomas Osborne, 1723. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. This letter traces clashes between Zachary Grey and Benjamin Bennet over the latter's narrative of the Reformation. In this letter, an anonymous writer thanks the English Presbyterian minister Benjamin Bennet f…
A Leaf from the Future History of England on the Subject of Reform in Parliament
- · 1831 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Roake & Varty, [1831]. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce pamphlet in which the author demonstrates his contempt for the Reform Act of 1832. A very scarce political pamphlet discussing the changes to the electoral system initiated by the Reform Act of 1832. The Representat…
A Plea for Peasant Proprietors; with the Outlines of a Plan for Their Establishment in Ireland
William Thomas Thornton · 1848 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
London, John Murray, 1848. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition agricultural treatise by William Thomas Thornton, a work admired by John Stuart Mill. The first edition of this uncommon work. An treatise on economics by William Thomas Thornton, in which he discusses t…
Le Progres Par le Christianisme Conferences de Norte-Dame de Paris
Celestin Joseph Felix · 1856 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
Paris, D'Adrien le Clere et Cie; C. Dillet, 1856-67. First edition. Leather. Twelve years of the sermons preached at Celestin Joseph Felix's conferences at the Notre-Dame from 1856 to 1867. Twelve volumes bound in six.In the original French.Bound by Henry Sotheran.An a…
A Political Survey of the Present State of Europe in Sixteen Tables
Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann · 1787 · Rooke Books
£385.00 (€461.48 | $508.64 | ¥81,223)
London, C. Dilly, 1787 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this eighteenth century geographical study in full leather binding. First edition of A Political Survey of the Present State of Europe in Sixteen Tables by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann.A scarc…
Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs
Robert Bloomfield · 1802 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, Vernor and Hood; Longman and Rees, 1802. First edition. Leather. A scarce large paper first edition copy of the popular rural poems of Robert Bloomfield, a sought-after edition. The first edition, a very scarce to see large paper copy, with the misprint 'Jaen' …
Works by John Christopher
John Christopher · 1958 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London , Penguin; Beaver; Sphere; Hodder Paperbacks , 1958-1978. Paperback. Eight volumes of work by the science fiction writer John Christopher. Eight volumes of work by John Christopher.John Christopher was the name used by Sam Youd to write science fiction. He won the Guardia…
The Identity of Junius with a Distinguished Living Character Established a Supplement to Junius Identified
[John Taylor] · 1816 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)
London, Taylor and Hessey, 1816-17. First edition. Leather. John Taylor's scarce first edition work trying to identify Junius, including the illustrated 'Supplement&apos. The scarce first edition.Two volumes in one, including 'A Supplement to Junius Identified&apo…
Kai Lung&Apos;S Golden Hours
Ernest Bramah · 1924 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Grant Richards Ltd. 1924. Cloth. A signed, limited edition copy of this popular work from the 'Kai Lung' series about ancient China. An early edition, limited to 250 copies of which this is number 20. Signed by the author to the limitations page. In the publish…
The Mahatma and the Hare , a Dream Story
H. Rider Haggard · 1911 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of H. Rider Haggard's spiritual novel, illustrated throughout by W. T. Horton and H. M. Brock. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. With a frontispiece a…
Four Translated Works by Francois Mauriac
Francois Mauriac; Gerard Hopkins [trans.] · 1948 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948-1949 . Cloth. Four translated works by Francois Mauriac uniform in the publisher's dust wrappers. A lovely collection of works by Francois Mauriac in the original publisher's cloth bindings and unclipped dust wrappers. Early editions …
Listenings-in, a Poem Sequence
W.G. Hole · 1934 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry by W.G. Hole, a signed presentation copy from the author to British actress Edith Evans, containing a loosely inserted letter of correspondence between the two. A collection …
Works by David Lodge
David Lodge · 1995 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London , Secker & Warburg; Harvill Secker , 1995-2015. First edition. Cloth. Four wonderful volumes, three being novels and one a memoir, by author and critic David Lodge. Thinks.. is signed by the author. Four works by English author and critic David Lodge, including Therapy (1…
Histoire Des Chevaliers de Rhodes Depuis la Creation de L&Apos;Ordre a Jerusalem Jusqu&Apos;a Sa Capitulation a Rhodes
Eugene Flandin · 1867 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)
Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1867. Leather. The second edition of this French illustrated work by Eugene Flandin in which he discusses the Hospitaller Rhodes. In the original French.The second edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, two plates, and in-text illustrations.An inter…
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
John Hanning Speke · 1863 · Rooke Books
£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1863. First edition. Leather. A lovely copy of the richly illustrated first edition of John Hanning Speke's first hand account of his discovery of the source of the River Nile. The first edition of Captain John Hanning Speke…
A General History of England
Thomas Carte · 1752 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, Printed for the author, 1752. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition of Thomas Carte's third volume in his monumental history of England, this volume looking at the depth of the Tudor era. An uncommon first edition.The third volume only out of a total of …
The Village Minstrel, and Other Poems
John Clare · 1821 · Rooke Books
£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,388)
London, Printed for Taylor and Hessey, and E. Drury, 1821. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the second volume only of this work of poetry published early in the career of John Clare, focusing on the lives of the peasant and working classes of rural England. With an i…
Tim Hazard
Walter Van Tilburg Clark · 1951 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)
London, William Kimber, 1951. Cloth. A well presented copy of Van Tilburg Clark's semi-autobiographical fiction, which follows the parallel lives of a variety of interesting characters, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Ed Thus, being the abridged version of the…