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Greenland and Other Poems

James Montgomery · 1819 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1819. First edition. Leather. The first edition of an enchanting anthology containing a titular poem on the Moravian Church in Greenland, celebrated for its imagery. The first edition of Greenland and Other Poems, a charming antholog…

The Geology of the Country Around Bognor (Explanation of Sheet 332)

Clement Reid · 1897 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce explanation of results from the Geological Survey surrounding the Sussex coastal resort, including insights on different rocks and fossils found. The Geology of the Country around Bognor (Exp…

Puniana or Thoughts Wise and Other-Wise. A New Collection of the Best; More Puniana; or, Thoughts Wise and Other-Why&Apos;S. A New Collection of the Best Riddles, Conundrums, Jokes, Sells, &C.

Hon. Hugh Rowley [ed.] · 1867 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, John Camden Hotten; Chatto and Windus , 1867-1875. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition 'Puniana' collections written and illustrated by Hugh Rowley, a popular Victorian joke and riddle book. This set offers two first edition copies of 'Puniana' an…

A Short History of the Saracens

Ameer Ali Syed [Syed Ameer Ali] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London; New York, Macmillan and Co. Limited; The Macmillan Company, 1899. Cloth. A copy of the scarce first edition of this cultural and religious history, illustrated throughout, with folding plates. A copy of the scarce first edition. Illustrated throughout, featuring a monoch…

Arthur Machen&Apos;S Occult Catalogues

R. A. Gilbert [ed.] · 2019 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Leyburn, Friends of Arthur Machen; Tartarus Press, 2019. First edition. Cloth. A fine limited edition produced for The Friends of Arthur Machen, containing reproductions of his catalogues for the London occult bookseller George Redway. A limited first edition of 360 copies print…

Maximes

Napoleon Bonaparte [trans. by J.A. Manning] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1903. Paperback. A brilliant resource for understanding the military and political thinking of the iconic French leader, in the original glassine wrapper. Maximes, a collection of political, military and social thoughts, written by the iconic French …

A Vanished Arcadia the Horses of the Conquest

R. B. Cunninghame Graham · 1924 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, William Heinemann; William Heinemann Ltd, 1924-1930. First edition. Leather. Two histories, bound in matching half Morocco and marbled boards, with illustrations and folding plates. A smart pair of works in matching half navy morocco and marbled boards.  Decorated with …

Lamberti Bos Ellipses Graecae, Sive de Vocibus, Quae in Sermone Graeco Supprimuntur

Lamberti Bos [Lambert Boss] · 1748 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Lipsiae , Jo. Christiani Martini, [1748]. Leather. The sixth edition of Lambert Bos' most famous work, a critical reference on omitted text in the ancient Greek language. Sixth edition.  In a contemporary full speckled calf binding. Raised bands and decorative gilt to the …

Reynolds Stone Engravings

Reynolds Stone [intro. Kenneth Clark] · 1977 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, John Murray, 1977. First edition. Cloth. The first complete collection of the prestigious engravings of Reynolds Stone, whose artwork is recognisable on bank notes and postage stamps among other mediums. The first editions of Reynolds Stone Engravings, being the first co…

Dalou: Sa Vie Et Son Oeuvre

Maurice Dreyfous · 1903 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Paris, H. Laurens, 1903. First edition. Leather. The first edition of a biography on the celebrated French sculptor, with numerous illustrations showcasing his work, bound in quarter morocco. The first edition of Dalou: Sa Vie et son Oeuvre (Dalou: His Life and Work), a scarce b…

Common-Sense Cookery for English Households Based Upon Modern English and Continental Principles with Twenty Menus for Little Dinners Worked out in Detail

A. Kenney-Herbert · 1894 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Edward Arnold, c1894. Cloth. A pleasing early edition of Kenney-Herbert's simple, but delicious cookery book. A pleasing early edition of Arthur Kenney-Herbert's cookery book, first published in 1894. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding. With …

Excerpt from the Transactions of the Mining and Geological Institute of India: The Calorific Value of Jharia Coals As Calculated by Formulae

C. Forrester · 1932 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Calcutta , Mining and Geological Institute of India , 1932. Paperback. The author's personal copy of this vanishingly scarce research paper on Jharia coals, by the Principal of the Indian School of Mines, Charles Forrester. The personal copy of Charles Forrester, a graduate…

Death of a Hero

Richard Aldington · 1929 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Richard Aldington's poignant World War I novel, a debut novel based on the author's own experiences. First edition.With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper, designed by Paul…

La Fontaine&Apos;S Fables: A Selection

La Fontaine; Edward Shirley [trans.] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons , 1905. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon children's English edition of these popular fables, colourfully illustrated throughout by Carton Moore Park and Rene Bull. First edition of this illustrated translation of La Fontaine's Fables, tr…

A Staff Officer&Apos;S Scrap-Book During the Russo-Japanese War

Sir Ian Hamilton K C B · 1905 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.65 | $396.41 | ¥63,309)

London, Edward Arnold, 1905. Leather. A first-hand account of the Russo-Japanese War, in a charming leather binding. Written by Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, a senior officer in the British Army. H Today, Hamilton is best known for commanding the Mediterranean Expeditionar…

The Mistress with Other Select Poems of Abraham Cowley 1619-1667

Abraham Cowley; John Sparrow (ed.) · 1926 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1926. First edition. Cloth. 'The Mistress with Other Select Poems of Abraham Cowley 1619-1667' edited by John Sparrow for the Nonesuch Press. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis M…

A Visit to Paris, in June 1814

Henry Wansey · 1814 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Bath , Richard Cruttwell, 1814. Hardback. A very scarce copy of this early 19th century account of an English antiquary's visit to Paris. First edition. Very scarce. No previous records found in auction, with only copies found being institutional.In contemporary paper cover…

Plays for an Irish Theatre

W. B. Yeats · 1911 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, A. H. Bullen, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this significant collection of Irish plays for the theatre, from Nobel Prize-winning poet and dramatist W. B. Yeats. First edition.In the original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards.Illustra…

The Shadowy Waters

W. B. Yeats · 1901 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

New York , Dodd, Mead and Company , 1901. First edition. Hardback. The first U.S. edition of this haunting poetic drama from celebrated Irish poet W. B. Yeats. First U.S. edition. In the publisher's paper covered boards, with paper title label to the front board. Several le…

News from the Invisible World; or, Interesting Anecdotes of the Dead

John Tregortha · 1806 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Burslem, J. Tregortha, c1817 . Leather. A smart improved edition of publisher John Tregortha's very scarce collection of writings on ghosts, apparitions, and the supernatural, intended to prove to the reader the existence of the afterlife. A 'new and improved edition&a…