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The Inheritance of Fecundity in Fowls
Oscar Smart · 1921 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
London, The City and South London Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. 1921. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the second edition of this illustrated study examining heredity and selective breeding in poultry at the dawn of modern agricultural science. Rebacked in a quarter cloth, with t…
With a Show Through Southern Africa
Charles du Val · 1884 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
London, Tinsley Bros, 1884. Leather. Signed by the author, this is the second edition of Charles Du Val's biography of his travels in late 19th century South Africa, illustrated throughout. The second edition of this work, complete in two volumes.Inscribed by the author to …
The Flora of Warwickshire
James E. Bagnall; W. B. Grove · 1891 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London; Birmingham, Gurney & Jackson; Cornish Brothers, 1891. Cloth. An uncommon signed limited edition of this title, featuring a folding map of Warwickshire. An uncommon limited edition, signed by the author to the limitation page.One of a limited print run of 500 copies, of w…
People of Importance Important People
J. H. Dowd; Brenda E. Spender · 1936 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
London; New York, Country Life Ltd; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936; 1933. First edition. Cloth. An enchanting pair of uncommon illustrated works from British artist J. H. Dowd, complemented with text passages by Brenda E. Spender. A pair of uncommon titles, richly illustrate…
Two Original Sketches by Joseph Simpson
Joseph Simpson R.B.A.; Holbrook Jackson · 1911 · Rooke Books
£1,200.00 (€1,438.37 | $1,585.27 | ¥253,148)
Not Stated, None, 1911. First edition. Unbound. Two striking and accomplished original sketches from artist Joseph Simpson, presented by bibliophile Holbrook Jackson in a signed letter to his brother, Charlie. Two original unsigned sketches from British painter and etcher Joseph…
The Diagnosis of Mineral Deficiencies in Plants
T. Wallace · 1943 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1943 . First edition. Hardback. Resourceful first edition of the insightful research by Dr. T. Wallace, profusely illustrated with colour photographs. First edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding with paper boards…
Tennyson and His Pre-Raphaelite Illustrators
George Somes Layard · 1894 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)
London, Elliot Stock, 1894. First edition. Leather. The first edition of a loving and scholarly analysis of Tennyson and his relationship with the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, signed and written by George Somes Layard. The signed first edition of Tennyson and his Pre-Raphaelite I…
Southern Germany and Austria, Including Hungary and Transylvania
Karl Baedeker · 1887 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
Leipsic, Karl Baedeker , 1887. Cloth. The sixth edition of Karl Baedeker's guide to southern Germany and Austria, illustrated with numerous folding maps and plans. Sixth edition, revised and augmented. In the publisher's cloth binding. Illustrated with fourteen maps …
The Rhine and Northern Germany
Karl Baedeker · 1870 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Coblenz , Karl Baedeker , 1870. Cloth. A scarce copy of this Baedeker handbook covering the Rhine and Northern Germany, notably the last edition before the establishment of the German Empire. Fourth edition. A scarce Baedeker traveller's guide covering the Rhine and Northe…
Lost in a Good Book
Jasper Fforde · 2002 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of this popular fantasy title, in original unclipped dust wrapper. A first edition, first impression of this 2002 title, in excellent condition, with complete number line.The second alternative his…
Buttermaking on the Farm and at the Creamery
Theodore R. Robinson; C.W. Walker-Tisdale · 1906 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, John North, 1906. Cloth. A very scarce sixth edition of this illustrated treatise for butter-makers and students, with a letter from the authors. The revised and enlarged sixth edition of the work.With a tipped in signed letter from the authors, to J. Prince Sheldon, des…
Letters Relating to the Love Episode of William Pitt
William Pitt; Lord Rosebery [intro.]; Sir Walter Farquhar · 1900 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
Not Stated, Printed for Private Circulation, 1900 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the scarce first edition of the letters written by William Pitt to his intended, Eleanor Eden. With an account of Pitt's health from his physician. The scarce first edition o…
Historical Account of Charter-House
Robert Smythe · 1808 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Printed for the editor, by C. Spilsbury, 1808 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with engraved plates, this is the first edition of Robert Smythe's history of Charterhouse school, the important public school that he attended himself. The first edition of this work.…
Southern Germany and Austria, Including Hungary and Transylvania
Karl Baedeker · 1883 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
Leipsic , Karl Baedeker , 1883. Cloth. A very smart fifth edition of this Baedeker travel guide to southern Germany and Austria. Fifth edition, revised and augmented.In the publisher's original cloth.Illustrated with thirteen maps and twenty-eight plans, seven of which are …
The Wine of Witchery
John J. Gaynor · 1921 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)
New York, James T. White & Co. 1921 . First edition. Hardback. A good copy of the first edition of this rare work of esoteric poetry by John J. Gaynor, signed by the author. The first edition. In the publisher's original paper-covered boards. A rare work of esoteric poet…
The Unseen House and Other Poems
Sylvester Baxter · 1917 · Rooke Books
£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.69 | ¥56,958)
Boston , The Four Seas Company, 1917. First edition. Hardback. The author"s own copy of this thoughtful poetry collection, preserved with an exceptional collection of letters and ephemera documenting its creation, reception, and literary milieu. In the publisher's original …
3 Vols Ourselves a Dream: Verses; Schoolroom Echoes; Postscripts
Giles Dixey · 1947 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)
Oxford, H. G. Dixey, 1947. Paperback. A very scarce three-volume set of Giles Dixey"s hand-printed poetry pamphlets, each a limitation and signed with the author"s presentation inscription. In the publisher's original paper wraps.A three-volume collection of privately print…
Skylark and Swallow
R. L. Gales · 1920 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)
London, Erskine Macdonald Ltd. 1920 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of Gales"s post-WWI devotional and nature poetry, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. …
Songs of the Stalwart
Grantland Rice · 1917 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
New York; London, D. Appleton and Company , 1917. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this patriotic wartime poetry collection by famed sportswriter Grantland Rice, a presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author. In the publisher's original green cloth bi…
Verses
L. R. J [Lucy] · 1923 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
None Stated, Privately Printed, 1923. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce privately printed first edition of L.R.J."s inscribed poetry collection, recounting the experiences and observations of a vivacious upper-class American woman in the early 1920s, issued only for …