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Review of the Work of Mr John Stuart MILL, Entitled, &Apos;Examination of Sir William Hamilton&Apos;S Philosophy&Apos;
George Grote · 1868 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, N. Trubner & Co, 1868 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of George Grote's defence of John Stuart Mill's criticisms of the works of Sir William Hamilton. A very scarce first edition.The work of English political radical and classical historia…
Adventure in New Zealand from 1839 to 1844. With Some Account of the Beginning of the British Colonization of the Islands.
Edward Jerningham Wakefield; Sir Robert Stout [ed.] · 1908 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
Christchurch, Whitcombe and Tombs, 1908 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Sir Robert Stout's edition of Edward Jerningham Wakefield's account of the early years of British expansion within New Zealand. First published in 1845, this later 1908 edition is the …
The Amazing Adventures of Little Brown Bear
Dorothy Burroughes · 1930 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Methuen & Co LTD, 1930. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this charming children's tale written and illustrated by Dorothy Burroughes, in the original dust wrapepr. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A charming tal…
A Treatise on Rail-Roads and Internal Communications
Thomas Earle · 1830 · Rooke Books
£900.00 (€1,078.79 | $1,189.03 | ¥189,872)
Philadelphia, John Grigg, 1830 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Thomas Earle's work on early American railroads, illustrated with folding plates and maps. A very scarce first edition.Illustrated with two folding lithographs, two folding maps, and two…
Left Hand, Right Hand! an Autobiography: The Scarlet Tree; Great Morning; Laughter in the Next Room; Noble Essences
Osbert Sitwell · 1946 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)
London, Macmillan , 1946-1950 . First edition. Cloth. Exceptionally bright first editions of four volumes only of Osbert Sitwell's celebrated autobiography, retaining the original dust wrappers. The first editions, first impressions of volumes II-V of Osbert Sitwell's …
The Second World War
Winston Churchill · 1948 · Rooke Books
£840.00 (€1,006.87 | $1,109.76 | ¥177,214)
London, Cassell & Company, 1948-1954. First edition. Cloth. An smart example of the complete six volume first edition of Winston Churchill's monumental history of the Second World War, with each volume retaining the original dust wrapper. A collection of six first editions,…
The Animal Story Book
Andrew Lang · 1896 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1896 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Andrew Lang's collection of animal stories for children, wonderfully illustrated by H. J. Ford. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original decorative navy cloth. A collection o…
Nothing to Wear, and, Two Millions
[William Allen Butler] · 1858 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
Manchester; London, David Kelly; Sampson Low, Son, and Co, 1858. First edition. Leather. Two of the brilliant satirical poems of William Allen Butler bound in one volume, both scarce English printings. Two satirical poems by William Allen Butler bound in one volume, containing &…
A Circumstantial Report of the Evidence and Proceedings Upon the Charges Preferred Against His Royal Highness the Duke of York in the Capacity of Commander in Chief, in the Months of February and March, 1809
G. L. Wardle · 1809 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, James Cundee, 1809. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this insightful report, exploring the wrongdoings of Prince Frederick. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and ten plates.Collated, bound without two plates.This report is an acc…
Mark Twain&Apos;S Sketches
Mark Twain · 1875 · Rooke Books
£435.00 (€521.42 | $574.70 | ¥91,771)
Hartford, Conn,, and Chicago, Ill. The American Publishing Company , 1875 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of this collection of short stories by Mark Twain, including his unique twist on a ghost story, with illustrations throughout. The first edition, f…
Mrs. Caudle&Apos;S Curtain Lectures
Douglas Jerrold · 1866 · Rooke Books
£345.00 (€413.54 | $455.79 | ¥72,784)
London, Bradbury, Evans, & Co, 1866. First edition. Leather. A Zaehnsdorf bound first edition of Douglas William Jerrold's comical series of lectures, complete with a chromolithograph frontispiece. The first edition in book form.Bound by Zaehnsdorf.A comical series by Dougl…
Vie Privee Du Marechal de Richelieu
[Louis-Francois Faur] · 1791 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)
Paris, Buisson, 1791. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this semi-fictionalised biography on Cardinal Richelieu, an intriguing work in the original French. The first edition.In the original French.Complete in three volumes.A semi-fictionalised biography on the life …
The Rack
A. E. Ellis · 1958 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, Heinemann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of the impactful and sole novel by A. E. Ellis, which has won praise for its intense yet highly important story, heavily inspired by the author's own life. The first edition, first impression of this…
Original Poems by John Dryden
John Dryden · 1770 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)
Glasgow, Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for the University of Glasgow, 1770. Leather. A small two-volume set of the poems of England's first Poet Laureate John Dryden, in full calf bindings. A two volume set in full speckled calf bindings. Ink inscription to the title …
Empire
Terry Coleman · 1994 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Sinclair-Stevenson, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition copy of Terry Coleman's novel, inscribed by the author to Hungarian-Canadian author Stephen Vizinczey. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding,…
The Home-Life of the Golden Eagle; the Home-Life of the Osprey
H. B. Macpherson; Clinton G. Abbott · 1911 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Witherby & Co, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. Two wonderful early twentieth century ornithological works, examining the home lives of the Osprey and Golden eagle. Illustrated with mounted photographic plates. The first work present here is the first edition of American orn…
The Works of Lord Byron with His Letters and Journals, and His Life by Thomas Moore
Lord Byron · 1832 · Rooke Books
£575.00 (€689.23 | $759.66 | ¥121,307)
London, John Murray, 1832-3. Cloth. The collected works of Lord Byron with a biographical sketch by Thomas Moore. John Murray's edition of the collected works works of Romantic English poet Lord Byron. Sixteen volumes of seventeen, without vol. I. Originally intended to be …
Mr Poilu: Notes and Sketches with the Fighting French
Herbert Ward · 1916 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this moving volume by British adventurer and sculptor Herbert Ward. With forty six illustrations by the author tipped in. A first edition of this moving and beautifully illustrated volume by British adv…
The History and Antiquities of the City of Bristol; Compiled from Original Records and Authentic Manuscripts, in Public Offices or Private Hands
William Barrett · 1789 · Rooke Books
£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)
Bristol, William Pine; G. Robinson; E. Palmer; J. B. Becket; T. Mills; et al, [1789]. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of William Barrett's interesting history of the city of Bristol, an intriguing work with many folding plates. The first edition.ESTC c…
The Capercaillie in Scotland
J. A. Harvie-Brown · 1879 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1879 . First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the very scarce first edition of J. A. Harvie-Brown's illustrated study of the capercaillie, a large woodland grouse. The scarce first edition of this work from Scottish ornithologist and naturalist John…