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Augustus Schmoelders · 1836 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,877.20 | $3,171.27 | ¥506,471)

Bonnae, Regiis Arabicis, 1836. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Schmoelders' commentary of Golden Age Arabic philosophy. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.A Latin commentary on three Arabic texts, 'Risalah fima yanbaghi an yaqdum q…

A Philosophical Historical and Moral Essay on Old Maids

William Hayley · 1785 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)

London, T Cadell, 1785. First edition. Leather. A bright, first edition copy of these essays by William Hayley, regarding the 'sisterhood of old maids' in the late eighteenth century. With essays on the 'situation and treatment of old maids in general', &apos…

Belisaire

Jean-Francois Marmontel · 1767 · Rooke Books

£210.00 (€251.75 | $277.49 | ¥44,316)

Paris, Merlin, 1767. First edition. Leather. The original French first edition of Jean-Francois Marmonetal's controversial and banned novel on the life of Belisarius, illustrated. The first edition of this work. In the original French. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and t…

Inscriptions to the Phoenician Character Now Deposited in the British Museum, Discovered on the Site of Carthage, During Researches Made by Nathan Davies, Esq. , at the Expense of Her Majesty&Apos;S Government, in the Years 1856, 1857, and 1858

Nathan Davis · 1863 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1863. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this fascinating look at the Phoenician inscriptions found at Carthage by Nathan Davis. Illustrated with thirty-two plates. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. Illustrated with thi…

La Sainte Bible Selon la Vulgate Traduite En Francais, Avec Des Notes Par L&Apos;Abbe J. -B. Glaire Des Introduction, Note Complementaires Et Appendices Par F. Vigouroux Pretre de Saint-Sulpice Professeur D&Apos;Ecriture a la Faculte Catholique

J.B Glaire; F Vigouroux · 1903 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Paris, A. Roger & F. Chernoviz, 1903. Leather. Translated into French, this volume contains the New Testament of the Vulgate Bible, which remained the most significant Catholic text for nearly five centuries. New Edition. Translated into French, it includes the Bible's New …

Kim

Rudyard Kipling · 1901 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1901. Cloth. The second impression of Kipling's acclaimed masterpiece which coined the 'Great Game' in this spy novel on tensions between imperial Britain and Russian The second impression of Kim, the acclaimed picarsque novel and espiona…

Fables from Ancients and Moderns

Various [ed. by James Gorle] · 1838 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Birmingham, H.C. Langridge, 1838. Cloth. A very scarce collection of well-known fables adapted into charming children's verse, offering lighthearted lessons for young readers. Fables from Ancients and Moderns, a very scarce collection of fables adapted to verse, written by …

2 Vols the Roman History, from the Foundation of the City of Rome

Oliver Goldsmith · 1775 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, S. Baker and G. Leigh; T. Davies; L. Davis; W. Owen; G. Robinson; T. Cadell; T. Evans, 1775 . Leather. The third edition of Oliver Goldsmith's narrative history of ancient Rome, tracing its foundation through to the fall of the Western Empire, complete in two volume…

Poems by Robert Southey; Ballads, Metrical Tales and Other Poems

Robert Southey · 1797 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Bristol, Printed by N. Biggs, for Joseph Cottle; Clarke, Beeton, and Co. 1797-1854. Leather. The second edition of Robert Southey's first book of poems, bound together with his 'Ballads, Metrical Tales and Other Poems&apos. Two poetical works bound in one, including th…

The Kelmscott Chaucer: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer · 2008 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Folio Society, 2008. Cloth. A lovely facsimile of William Morris's and Edward Burne-Jones's illustrated edition of Chaucer, considered among the most beautiful editions ever printed. A lovely Folio Society facsimile of The Kelmscott Chaucer: The Works of Geoffr…

Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes (Text Volumes Part I & II)

G. Yazdani; Laurence Binyon; John Allan · 1930 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Oxford University Press , 1930-1933. First edition. Cloth. Part I & Part II of the text volumes from this comprehensive study of the Ajanta Caves, with an introduction by Laurence Binyon. Comprising the first two of four text volumes which form this work. Issued as accom…

Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow: Being Anecdotes of the Camp, Court, Clubs, and Society, 1810-1860

Captain R.H. Gronow · 1900 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Nimmo, 1900. Cloth. The complete two volume set of the autobiography of an eccentric and very popular dandy, considered among the best pistol shots of his day. Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow: Being Anecdotes of The Camp, Court, Clubs, and Society, 1810…

The Essays, or Councils, CIVIL and Moral

Sir Francis Bacon · 1701 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Printed by E. Holt for Henry Herringman, 1701. Leather. An early 18th century edition of Francis Bacon's 'Essays', issued with 'Of the Colours of Good and Evil' and his discourse on the 'Wisdom of the Ancients&apos. One of the several editio…

Palmerston the Duke

Philip Guedalla · 1926 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1926; 1931. First edition. Leather. A smart pair of half morocco biographies by English barrister and popular travel and historical writer, Philip Guedalla. A smart pair of biographical works, bound in half brown morocco and tan cloth boards, with el…

Linda Tressel

Anthony Trollope · 1868 · Rooke Books

£1,695.00 (€2,032.02 | $2,239.71 | ¥357,695)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, c1879. Leather. A handsomely bound example of the very scarce remainder issue of Anthony Trollope's cautionary tale, bound from the unsold sheets of the first edition. A very scarce work in all editions.First published in 18…

Introduction to the Literature of Europe, in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries in Three Volumes

Henry Hallam · 1847 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.63 | $422.84 | ¥67,529)

London, John Murray, 1847. Leather. A beautiful set of the Introduction to the Literature of Europe by Henry Hallam. Complete in three volumes. Third edition. Henry Hallam (9 July 1777 – 21 January 1859) was an English historian. The Introduction to the Literature of Europe con…

Bobo&Apos;S Motor Car

Anonymous · 1866 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

England/London, Alf Cooke, c1905. Hardback. A scarce twentieth century children's book. An author and date is not stated to this work. Only 'Made in England.' 'Alf Cooke' colophon to the rear board. Alf Cooke Printworks was a business founded by its name…

Joao Penalva: Works with Text and Images

Various [inc. Rachel Withers, Bruno Marchand, Joao Nisa] · 2011 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Lisbon/Odense, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian Lisboa & Kunsthallen Brandts, 2011. First edition. Paperback. The signed first edition of an illustrated catalogue celebrating the work of award-winning Portuguese conceptual artist Joao Penalva, with his work often focusing on memory …

Studies of D.H. Lawrence

Warren Roberts; H.M. Daleski; F.R. Leavis; Harry T. Moore [ed.]; Graham Hough · 1961 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Cambridge; London, Cambridge University Press; Faber and Faber; Chatto & WIndus; Heinemann; Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. 1961-1982. Cloth. A very smart five volume set of biographies and studies on English modernist novelist D.H. Lawrence. A five volume set of works on D.H. Lawre…

The Life of Erasmus

John Jortin, D. D. · 1808 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Printed by Richard Taylor for John White , 1808. First edition. Leather. An uncommon three-volume edition of John Jortin's comprehensive history of Erasmus, with the very scarce appendix volume. The first three-volume edition, issued and complete with the very scarc…