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Reminiscences of an Octogenarian of the City of New York (1816 to 1860)
Charles Haynes Haswell · 1890 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers , 1890. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of Charles Haswell's interesting personal recollections of New York during the nineteenth century. The scarce first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding with …
The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esq
William Cowper; William Hayley · 1803 · Rooke Books
£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)
Chichester, J. Johnson, 1803. Leather. A good second edition of William Hayley's important and influential biography on the Romantic poet William Cowper, complete with illustrations. The second edition of this work.In two volumes; a third volume was later published in 1804.…
A General History of Quadrupeds
Thomas Bewick · 1791 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
Newcastle Upon Tyne, S. Hodgson, R. Beilby and T. Bewick, 1791. Leather. A very smart, second edition copy of Thomas Bewick's famous work, 'A General History of Quadrupeds', illustrated throughout and in full calf binding. A second, much larger and improved editio…
The New Rupert Book
Alfred Bestall · 1938 · Rooke Books
£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)
London, Daily Express Publications, 1938. Cloth. A lovely illustrated Rupert Bear annual, the third ever published, complete with the colour illustrations by Alfred Bestall. The third Rupert Bear annual, containing a selection of the classic and charming comic strips.Rupert Bear…
Fors Clavigera. Letters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain
John Ruskin · 1876 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, Hazell, Wayson & Viney, 1876-77. Leather. Two volumes of John Ruskin's influential letters, written for the workmen and labourers of Britain, ruminating on the social issues of the day. Volumes VI and VII of the first series of Ruskin's 'Fors Clavigera&apo…
The Comic History of Rome
Gilbert Abbott A Beckett · 1911 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. c1852. Leather. An early printing of this humorous retelling of the history of Rome, with ten hand-coloured plates by Punch artist John Leech. An early edition of this work, dated from Jisc. A comical re-telling of the history of Rome by English hu…
Abraham Lincoln
Lord Charnwood · 1917 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)
New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1917. Fine Binding. A finely bound, early edition of this biography of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. From the library of socialite and patron of the arts, Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The third edition of this work. A co…
Sailing, a Course of My Life
Edward Heath · 1975 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1975 . Cloth. A signed and richly illustrated 'sailing autobiography' from British Prime Minister Edward Heath. The third printing of this autobiographical work from British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party Edward Heath, i…
In Lionland, the Story of Livingstone and Stanle
Mary Douglas · 1901 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this scarce work about missionary work and travel in Africa, written by Mary Douglas. This works recounts the experiences of David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley in the mid-late nineteenth century …
The Parasite
Arthur Conan Doyle · 1894 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)
London, A. Constable, 1894. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition copy of Arthur Conan Doyle's novelette, in its original paper wraps. A rare copy of this work. The Parasite is an 1894 novelette by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Parasite makes use of a form of …
The Principle and Practice of Hydraulic Engineering; Applied to Arterial and Through Drainage, the Conveyance of Water and MILL Power: Also, the Tables of Earthwork, for Finding the Cubic Quantities of Excavations and Embankments, in Railways, Roads, Rivers, Drains, Etc. For the Use of CIVIL and Military Engineer, Architects, Builders, Contractors, and Surveyors, Drainage Trustees and Inspectors, Land and MILL Proprietors, Overseers, Etc.
John Dwyer · 1852 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
Dublin, James McGlashan, 1852. Cloth. A very scarce second edition of this work by John Dwyer regarding hydraulic engineering. A very scarce volume rarely found in any edition. The second edition of 1852 of this work by John Dwyer, in which he explores the principles and practic…
Discourses Upon Cornelius Tacitus
Virgilio Malvezzi · 1642 · Rooke Books
£900.00 (€1,078.79 | $1,189.03 | ¥189,872)
London, E. G. for R. Whitaker, 1642. First edition. Leather. The first English edition of Virgilio Malvezzi's discourse work on the life of Virgilio Malvezzi, illustrated with a detailed woodcut title page. The first English edition of this work.Illustrated with a woodcut t…
The Wood Engravings of Gwenda Morgan
Gwenda Morgan; John Randle · 1985 · Rooke Books
£3,200.00 (€3,835.71 | $4,227.65 | ¥675,101)
London, The Whittington Press, 1985 . First edition. Fine Binding. A scarce, finely bound, limited edition copy of Gwenda Morgan's wood-engravings. With a letter from Morgan to the prior owner of this work, Allan Freer. From the library of Allen and Beryl Freer. The Freers …
The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillana
A. R. Lesage; Martin Smart · 1807 · Rooke Books
£980.00 (€1,174.69 | $1,294.72 | ¥206,750)
London, Richard Phillips, 1807. Leather. A nicely bound four volume complete set of Alain-Rene Lesage's picaresque novel 'Gil Blas', illustrated profusely. 'Gil Blas' is an adventurous novel following the eponymous character, who is born into poverty. He…
I Promessi Sposi Storia Milanese Del Secolo XVII
Alessandro Manzoni · 1828 · Rooke Books
£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)
Parigi; Paris, Baudry, 1828. Leather. A beautiful and excellently bound copy of the fourth edition of the famous novel 'I Promessi Sposi', a historical novel by the Italian Alessandro Manzoni. The fourth edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. In Italian. In a…
Lost London Being a Description of Landmarks Which Have Disappeared
E. Beresford Chancellor · 1926 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Constable and Company Limited; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. First edition. Cloth. An intriguing first edition volume detailing London's lost buildings, featuring the artwork of John Crowther. In the late nineteenth century Charles Chadwyck-Healey, a barrister lat…
The Lodging House Fire
W H Davies · 1993 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
Harvington, The Waseley Hills Press, 1993. Paperback. A very scarce and beautifully produced copy of this poem by Welsh author, William Henry Davies. Being one of seven copies produced. In a wonderful condition, this poem has been printed on hand-made paper from the Wookey Hole …
The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists Up to 1920
H. L. Mallalieu · 1976 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
Suffolk, Antique Collector's Club, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A dictionary work on British watercolour painters, complied by Huon Mallalieu, held in the original unclipped pictorial dustwrapper. The first edition of this work, in the original unclipped pictorial dustwrappe…
A Supplement to the Flora of Somerset
Edward Shearburn Marshall · 1914 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
Taunton, Somersetshire Archaeological Natural History Society, 1914. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of Edward Shearburn Marshall's 'A Supplement to the Flora of Somerset', that provides additions and corrections to Richard Paget Murray'…
Travels in Switzerland, in 1817, 1818, and 1819
L. Simond [Louis Simond] · 1822 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Sir Richard Phillips and Co. 1822 . Cloth. An uncommon copy of this contemporary account of post-Napoleonic Switzerland, drawing upon Simond"s extensive travels through the Alps. Rebound in a later full cloth binding with a segment of an earlier calf spine bearing the gi…