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The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie

Richard Wagner, Margaret Armour (trans.) · 1914 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1914. Cloth. A very pleasing copy of this stunningly illustrated copy of The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie The 1914 impression of the English translation of this popular opera by German composer Richard Wagner. Thanks to the accompanying stunning illus…

Memorable Remarks Upon the Ancient and Modern State of the Jewish Nation [with] the Death of Abel [with] the French Convert

Nathaniel Crouch; Gessner · 1786 · Rooke Books

£975.00 (€1,168.86 | $1,288.33 | ¥205,754)

Bolton, B Jackson, 1786. First edition. Cloth. Three uncommon religious works bound together. All were published by B Jackson in 1786. The first work to this volume is 'Memorable Remarks Upon the Ancient and Modern State of the Jewish Nation&apos. This is written by Nathani…

A Fool&Apos;S Alphabet [with] Where My Heart Used to Beat [with] on Green Dolphin Street

Sebastian Faulks · 1992 · Rooke Books

£57.00 (€68.33 | $75.32 | ¥12,029)

London, Hutchinson, 1992-2015. First edition. Cloth. A fine collection of three first edition novels by Sebastian Faulks. All novels are first editions, with complete numberlines. Being 'A Fools Alphabet', 'Where my Heart Used to Beat', 'On Green Dolphin…

Pen and Pencil Sketches, Being the Journal of a Tour in India

Captain Mundy; [Godgrey Mundy] · 1832 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.54 | $1,651.70 | ¥263,787)

London, John Murray, 1832. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Captain Godfrey Mundy's detailed account of his time in India with the British Army, illustrated with many plates illustrated by the author. The first edition of this work. A really quite pleasant copy of…

The Lounger a Periodical Paper, Published at Edinburgh in the Years 1785 and 1786.

Henry Mackenzie · 1804 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1804. Leather. The sixth edition of this complete collection of the issues of 'The Lounger', a late eighteenth century literary journal. The sixth edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. A collection of the issues of the uncomm…

Essays on Professional Education

Richard Lovell Edgeworth · 1809 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, J Johnson, 1809. First edition. Cloth. An excellent, wide margined copy of the first edition of this essay collection by Richard Lovell Edgeworth, a pioneer in the education field. Gift inscription from the original binding to the front pastedown, 'A W English Esqu …

Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae Ex Codice Salmanticensi Nunc Primum Integre Edita

Charles de Smedt; Joseph de Backer · 1888 · Rooke Books

£420.00 (€503.51 | $554.97 | ¥88,632)

Edinburgh; London, Blackwood, 1888. Leather. A nice copy of the Acta Sanctorum, looking at the Irish Saints, these extracts written by Charles de Smedt and Joseph de Backer. In Latin. A work discussing the Saints of Ireland. Containing the works of Charles de Smedt and Joseph de…

The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White; Grant Allen (Editor) · 1908 · Rooke Books

£2,600.00 (€3,116.96 | $3,435.54 | ¥548,677)

London, John Lane, 1908. Fine Binding. A beautiful Riviere bound copy of this popular natural history work by ornithologist Gilbert White. An exceptionally bound work, with natural history motifs gilt tooled to the spine. 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne&apo…

The Architectural Director: Being a Guide to Builders, Draughtsmen, Students, and Workmen, in the Study, Design, and Execution of Architecture: Containing Comprehensive Comparative Tables of the Respective Proportions of Each Member of the Orders of Antiquity, and Those of the Modern Masters; and Detailed Tables Presenting the Dimensions of Every Moulding in the Orders of Vignola, Together with Plates Showing the Particular Form of Each Distinct Part, and the Different Methods of Tracing Them; w

John Billington · 1834 · Rooke Books

£148.00 (€177.43 | $195.56 | ¥31,232)

London, John Bennett, 1834. Cloth. The second edition of John Billington's extensive look at architecture, profusely illustrated throughout, including with folding plates. An uncommon work. The second edition of this work. This work is a very interesting and extensive study…

La Fin de Babylone

La Fin de Babylone · 1959 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Belgique, J L Kellinckx, 1959. Paperback. A beautifully illustrated edition of Guillaume Apollinaire's fictional novel, 'La Fin de Babylone&apos. The illustrations to this work are by one 'de Van Craenenbroeck&apos. A scarce imprint of this work, which is a limite…

Notices of Brazil in 1828 and 1829.

Robert Walsh · 1830 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

London, Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis, 1830. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the second volume of Robert Walsh's fascinating work on Brazil, written as a part of an effort to abolish the slave trade. Robert Walsh was a renowned Irish clergyman, historian, …

Sport in Art an Iconography of Sport

William A. Baillie-Grohman · 1919 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, [1919]. Cloth. An uncommon second edition copy of William Adolf Baillie Grohman's fascinating study of sport in art, specifically focusing on Europe and America from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. Grohman was an An…

The History of the Parish of Grittleton, in the County of Wilts with an Introductory Essay on the Attributes and Interesting Peculiarities of Topographical Literature; the Sources, Objects, and Uses of National and Local Records, Also Definitions and Explanations of Topographical Words &C.

Rev J. E. Jackson; John Britton · 1843 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, J. B. Nichols and Son, 1843. Cloth. An illustrated history of the parish of Grittleton in Wiltshire, written by John Jackson, with an essay by John Britton. Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Mr Rev Joseph Buckley from J. E. Jackson January 1 …

English Water- Colour with Reproductions of Drawings by Eminent Painters

Charles Holme; Frederick Wedmore · 1902 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Offices of "The Studio" , 1902. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy of this collection of beautiful watercolours by 'eminent artists', complete in eight parts. Including contributions from Prout, David Cox, Swan, Herbert Marshall, Turner and many oth…

Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick&Apos;S Dublin, in a Series of Letters from John Earl of Orrery to His Son, the Honourable Hamilton Boyle

John Boyle · 1752 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, A. Millar, 1752. Leather. A smartly bound early edition of this interesting biography on the author Jonathan Swift, written by John Boyle. The fourth edition of this work. A biography about the author, poet, and satirist, Jonathan Swift. Swift is best known for his works…

Ronsard Et Son Temps Avec 24 Phototypies Hors Texte

Pierre Champion · 1925 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Paris, Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, 1925. Cloth. A fascinating look into the life and time of the important French poet, Pierre de Ronsard. Illustrates throughout and in the original French, this volume was written by the historian, Pierre Champion. In the original frenc…

The Vision of Don Roderick and Other Poems

Walter Scott · 1811 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

Edinburgh, John Ballantyne and Co, 1811. Leather. A collection of Walter Scott's poems, including 'The Vision of Don Roderick&apos. The second edition of this work. 'The Vision of Don Roderick' is a poem celebrating the victories of the Duke of Wellington dur…

Selection from Wodrow&Apos;S Biographical Collection Divines of the North-East of Scotland

Robert Wodrow; Robert Lippe · 1890 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Aberdeen, New Spalding Club, 1890. Cloth. A selection of short biographies of Scottish religious figures, written by the historian Robert Wodrow. This work is a limited edition, being numbered 356 of a total of 525 copies printed. This volume contains concise biographies on John…

The Spendthrift a Tale

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1857 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, George Routledge and Co, 1857. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Ainsworth's novel 'The Spendthrift', illustrated by 'Phiz', otherwise known at Hablot K. Browne. The first edition of this work. 'The Spendthrift' is a no…

The Work of Shakspeare Imperial Edition Edited by Charles Knight. With Illustrations of Steel from the Pictures by C. W Cope, R. A; W. P Frith, R. A; C. R Leslie A.R. A; D. Maclise, R.A. ; E. M Ward, R.A. ; C. Clint, A.R. A. ; W. Q Orchardson, A.R. A. And Others

William Shakespeare; Charles Knight (Ed) · 1873 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.72 | $1,453.50 | ¥232,133)

London, Virtue & Co. 1873-1876. Leather. A lovely five volume set of Charles Knight's Imperial Edition of 'The Works of Shakespeare&apos. Includes a biography of the bard, as well as numerous plates throughout. Handsomely rebound in a uniform leather binding. The Imper…