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Illuminated Presentation Book Presented to the Reverend Benjamin Gibbons by the Parishioners of Lower Milton (Stourport)
The Parishioners · 1894 · Rooke Books
£2,850.00 (€3,416.67 | $3,765.88 | ¥601,434)
Lower Milton, N/A, 1894. First edition. Fine Binding. A beautiful, unique, work on the parish of Lower Mitton in Stourport. A presentation book created by the parishioners of the area and gifted to their Reverend Benjamin Gibbons. With the bookplate of Reverend Benjamin Gibbons …
Six Tennyson Essays
Charles Tennyson · 1954 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Cassell and Company, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this detailed and interesting essays on Alfred Tennyson's poetry by the poet's grandson, Charles Tennyson. The first edition of this work. Inscribed by the author to front free endpaper:…
Philip Rollo, or, the Scottish Musketeers
James Grant · 1822 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London, George Routledge and Sons, c1880. Leather. A lovely copy of this novel by Scottish historical fiction writer James Grant. James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish novelist and a distant relation of celebrated poet, Sir Walter Scott. He wrote around ninety books, including …
Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World
John Reinold Forster · 1778 · Rooke Books
£2,300.00 (€2,757.31 | $3,039.13 | ¥485,368)
London, G Robinson, 1778. First edition. Leather. A scarce, first edition copy of John Reinhold Forster's travelogue regarding his account of Cook's second Pacific voyage. This work forms a month by month account of the Resolution's voyage from July 1772 - July 17…
Das Weib IM Modernen Ornament Ein Vorlagenwerk Fur Alle Gebiete Des Kunstgewerbes
Julius Klinger · 0 · Rooke Books
£3,000.00 (€3,596.50 | $3,964.08 | ¥633,089)
Leipzig, Verlag von Baumgartners Buchhandlung, c1900. Cloth. A very scarce German work, a collection of beautiful and colour plates, depicting women in beautiful dresses and art deco style. An excellent copy of this important and very scarce work. Seen three times at auction in …
Illustrations of the Natural Scenery of the Snowdonian Mountains: Accompanied by a Description, Topographical and Historical, of the County of Caernarvon
Harry Longueville Jones · 1829 · Rooke Books
£300.00 (€359.65 | $396.41 | ¥63,309)
London, Charles Tilt, 1829. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated topographical work on the Snowdonian mountains in Wales, illustrated with sixteen lithograph plates. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with a lithograph frontispiece, and fifteen li…
Freefall
Roderick Gordon; Brian Williams · 2009 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Frome, Chicken House, 2009. First edition. Paperback. An excellent scarcely found, signed and inscribed first edition of Gordon and Williams' children's adventure novel. This uniquely signed and inscribed first edition of acclaimed children's authors Roderick Gord…
The Gipsy; a Tale
George Payne Rainsford James · 1835 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1835. First edition. Leather. A very good copy of the first edition of George Payne Rainsford James' historical novel looking at the life of the Romani people. The first edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. &…
Amid the High Hills
Sir Hugh Fraser · 1923 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, A and C Black, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated natural history work by Hugh Fraser. Signed by the author, with a dedication to the recto of front endpaper, 'E F Bathurst with love and kindest wishes from the a…
Speech of Lieutenant General William Thornton in the House of Commons, on Thursday the 7th of May 1818 on His Motion to Repeal the Declarations, Against the Belief of Transubstantiation and Asserting the Worship of the Church of Rome to Be Idolatrous with Authorities and Illustrations, Deductions and Conclusion
William Thornton · 1818 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of Lieutenant General William Thornton's parliamentary speech on transubstantiation and the idolatry nature of the Catholic Church. With the inscription to the half titl…
Popular Names of Flowers, Fruits &C,. As Used in the County of Somerset and the Adjacent Parts of Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire
A. S. Macmillan · 1922 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
Yeovil, Western Gazette, 1922. Cloth. An interesting look at the popular colloquial names of flowers in Southern England from the early twentieth century. This is an interesting work looking at the local names of flowers and fruits, focused on Southern England in Somerset, Devon…
Scenes in England. For the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travellers
Isaac Taylor · 1823 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, J. Harris and Son, 1823. Leather. An uncommon copy of 'Scenes in England' by Isaac Taylor, illustrated throughout with a folding map frontispiece. A charming topographical guide for children. The second edition of this work. 'Scenes in England' is an …
The Invisible Playmate & W.V. Her Book
William Canton · 1897 · Rooke Books
£27.00 (€32.37 | $35.68 | ¥5,698)
London, Isbister & Co. Ltd. 1897. First edition. Cloth. A charming uncommon first edition copy of poetry and prose by the notable children's writer William Canton, written for his daughter Winifred Vida. Illustrated with two plates by the notable English painter and book il…
The Encyclopaedia of Sport
The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire Hedley Peek · 1897 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)
London, Lawrence and Bullen, 1897. Cloth. A nineteenth century set of illustrated sporting encyclopaedia, featuring several plates by the notable artist, A. Thornburn. An excellent example of a 19th century reference work, ideal for those with a passion for sport and sporting wo…
Monographie Du Thã©ã¢Tre Antique D&Apos;Arles
Louis Jacquemin · 1862 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
Arles, Dumas et Dayre, 1862-1863. First edition. Leather. The first edition of a very scarce complete two volume examination of the Roman Theatre at Arles, an excellent source on Roman culture. The first edition of Monographie du Théâtre Antique d'Arles (Monograph of the An…
The Life of Algernon Charles Swinburne
Edmund Gosse · 1917 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1917. First edition. Cloth. The advanced review copy of a smart biography on the famous pre-Raphaelite known for his rebellion and complex poetry. The advanced review copy of The Life of Algernon Charles Swinburne, a charming literary biography on the c…
The Man Who Vanished Into Space: Another Adventure of the Spacecraft Tavons in the Great Unknown
W.E. Johns · 1963 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. Cloth. The Children's Book Club edition of W.E. John's final science fiction novel, following the adventures of the Tavona Spacecraft after finding a mysterious body. The Children's Book Club edition of The Man Who Vanished Into…
Sporting Adventure
J. Wentworth Day · 1937 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this richly illustrated sporting classic, with a signed House of Lords letter from close confidant of President Kennedy, Lord Harlech, loosely inserted. In the publisher's original green cl…
Oeuvres Choises de Destouches
Andre Cardinal Destouches · 1826 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
Paris, De Bure, 1826. Leather. The complete works of the esteemed composer of French comedies, a prominent figure in Restoration Drama, bound in full decorative calf. The complete series of Oeuvres Choises de Destouches (The Works of Destouches), in three volumes, comedic operas…
Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Teneriffe, and Along the Shores of the Mediterranean
W. R. Wilde · 1840 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)
Dublin, William Curry, Jun. and Company , 1840. First edition. Cloth. The complete first edition of this travelogue from Oscar Wilde's father, William Wilde, with illustrations. First edition. Complete in two volumes.In the original cloth binding. Volume I illustrated with …