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John Ruskin Lectures: Munera Pulveris; the Ethics of the Dust; the Crown of Wild Olive; Sesame and Lilies; Unto This Last
John Ruskin · 1904 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, George Allen & Sons, 1904-1910. Leather. A charming red prize calf group of John Ruskin's lectures, among the most influential polymaths in Victorian Britain. Five volumes of prestigious lectures from Victorian polymath and philanthropist John Ruskin, later printing…
To-Morrow Will Be Different
Daniel George · 1932 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Pharos, [1932] . Cloth. A scarce copy of this modernist free-verse work by Daniel George, with its original dust wrapper and a letter from Mervyn Horder, the Managing Director of Duckworth's. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Complete with the origina…
Ask Mamma" or the Richest Commoner in England and Mr. Facey Romford&Apos;S Hounds
R. S. Surtees · 1900 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, Bradbury, Agnew and Co. Ltd. c1899-1900. Cloth. A collection of two of the Handley Cross novels by R. S. Surtees "Ask Mamma" or the Richest Commoner in England in two volumes illustrated by John Leech and Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds illustrated by John Leech, Hablot …
The Huntingdon Peerage
Henry Nugent Bell · 1820 · Rooke Books
£620.00 (€743.28 | $819.24 | ¥130,838)
London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1820. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Bell's work on the history and restoration of the earldom of Huntingdon. First Edition. Featuring an engraved portrait frontispiece and one engraved portrait plate. Contains a fold-out genea…
The Pilgrim&Apos;S Progress and Other Works of John Bunyan
John Bunyan; Rev George B Cheever (Editor) · 1678 · Rooke Books
£210.00 (€251.75 | $277.49 | ¥44,316)
Glasgow, William Mackenzie, c1860. Leather. A large and illustrated copy of John Bunyan's famous Christian allegory. The Pilgrim's Progress was first published in 1678 and is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature. This text compr…
The Pleasures of Imagination
Mark Akenside · 1803 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, T Cadell and W Davies, 1803. Leather. An illustrated copy of The Pleasures of Imagination by Mark Akenside. With three engraved plates, a frontispiece and a critical essay by Anna Barbauld. Mark Akenside was an English poet and physician. In this, his most famous work, h…
The First Book of Poetry for the Use of Schools Intended As Reading Lessons for the Younger Classes
W F Mylius, [Charles and Mary Lamb] · 1811 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)
London, M J Godwin, 1811. First edition. Leather. A scarce, early first edition of this book of poetry for schools. By Charles and Mary Lamb, published under the pseudonym W. F. Mylius. With two engravings: a frontispiece and one further plate, both illustrative of the plate. Th…
Voyage to Atlantis
James W. Mavor · 1969 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. Leather. A facsimile copy of the original printed manuscript of Mavor's fascinating work. One-sided pages. Details pages printed: e.g. E6594 11 Baskerville, Vince - Machine 11, McQuillan - Machine 11 etc. Appears to be photocopied. …
A Selection of Plays and Miscellaneous Pieces
Various · 1819 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Edinburgh and Paris, Henry Colburn et al. 1819-1839. Cloth. A scarce anthology of Georgian theatrical pieces as well as the first edition of "Massaniello; or a The Revolt of Naples" by Sir John Dean Paul. Includes the third edition of "Mirandola" a tragedy by Barry Cornw…
The Novels of Tobias Smollett
Tobias Smollett · 1926 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. Leather. An attractively-bound set of ten volumes of the novels of Tobias Smollett. Illustrated throughout with nineteen plates reproduced from etchings by George Cruikshank (collated, complete). Containing: Volume I: 'Th…
L&Apos;Histoire de France Depuis Les Temps Les Plus Recules Jusqu&Apos;En 1789
M. Guizot · 1872 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
Paris, Librarie Hachette, 1872. Leather. A history of France, from Roman times to 1789. A history of France, from Roman times to 1789. Illustrated throughout with 227 plates, including two coloured maps. The fifth volume has been edited by Madame de Witt. There were two further …
Selected Bab Ballads
W. S. Gilbert; Hesketh Pearson [Intro.]; Philip James [A Note on the Illustrator] · 1955 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
Oxford, Allen Lane/University Press, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. A beautiful limited edition of W. S. Gilbert's delightful 'Bab Ballads', with a handwritten letter from Hilary Jenkinson to Philip James, contesting James's interpretations of Gilbert's il…
The Memoirs and Secret Negotiations of John Ker, of Kersland
John Ker · 1726 · Rooke Books
£1,295.00 (€1,552.49 | $1,711.16 | ¥273,283)
London, Printed in the Year, 1726-1727 . First edition. Leather. An exceptionally lovely complete first and third edition set of John Ker's fascinating memoirs, including an account of the French in Louisiana and Mississippi, and illustrated with a folding map. The complete…
The Analysis of Beauty Written with a View of Fixing the Fluctuating Ideas of Taste; Rules for Drawing Caricatures: With an Essay on Comic Painting
William Hogarth; Francis Grose · 0 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, Samuel Bagster, c1810. Hardback. William Hogarth's theories of visual beauty, together with Francis Grose's essay on comic painting. Bound in are two large beautifully engraved plates. Comprising two works in one: William Hogarth's Analysis of Beauty and F…
A Catalogue of Maps, Plans, and Views of London Westminster & Southwark
Frederick Crace; John Gregory Crace [ed.] · 1878 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, No. 30 Wigmore Street, W. 1878. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce catalogue of historic architectural records of London, presented to Tate Library by the once Mayor of London. A very smart copy, in tan Library cloth binding, with gilt lettering and library number to…
Old Korea: The Land of Morning Calm
Elspet Keith Robertson Scott · 1946 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, Hutchinson and Co. 1946. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated book depicting Korean life and culture, with colour prints by Scottish artist Elizabeth Keith. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Sis…
The Poems of William Austin
William Austin; Anne Ridler [Editor] · 1983 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
Oxford, The Perpetua Press, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of The Poems of William Austin, being one of 150 copies printed by Vivian Ridler with an introduction by Anne Ridler, signed by both. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pape…
Memorials of St. James&Apos;S Place
Edgar Sheppard · 1894 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of Edgar Sheppard's fascinating historical account of St James's Palace, illustrated throughout . Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispie…
17 Vols Histoire de France Depuis Les Temps Les Plus Reculãâ©S Jusqu&Apos;En 1789
Henri Martin · 1855 · Rooke Books
£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)
Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie, 1855-1859 . Leather. A smart, thirteen-volume collection of the fourth edition of Henri Martin"s acclaimed Histoire de France, spanning from ancient Gaul to the eve of the French Revolution, richly illustrated with steel-engraved frontispieces and pl…
Past Eight O&Apos;Clock; a Foot in the Grave; the Thousand Nights and One Night; the Glass Mountain
Joan Aiken; David Walser; Jan Pienkowski · 1986 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Puffin Books; Jonathan Cape; Walker Books, 1986-2014. First edition. Cloth. An enchanting collection of short stories and folk tales illustrated by Jan Pienkowski. The first editions, first impressions of these works. Complete with the publisher's original unclippe…