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Ernest McGaffey · 1937 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

Los Angeles , Graphic Press, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A signed vanishingly scarce book of war poetry from Chicago lawyer Ernest McGaffey, being one of only twenty-one copies. A limited edition, being one of only twenty-one copies printed. This copy is number 20.With the autho…

The Fables of Aesop, with Instructive Applications

Aesop; Samuel Croxall · 1839 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, William Milner, 1839. Leather. A beautifully bound pocket sized copy of Samuel Croxall's noted edition of Aesop's fables, bound in full diced calf, housed in a uniform chemise and slipcase, adorned with many wood engravings. A beautifully bound nineteenth centu…

Studies in Chaucer: His Life and Writings

Geoffrey Chaucer; Thomas R. Lounsbury · 1892 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A complete three volume first edition of this detailed study on the life and work of Geoffrey Chaucer, from American literary historian Thomas Lounsbury. Complete in three volumes. First edition. With a portrait frontispie…

A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland with Descriptive and Historical Letterpress

The Rev. F. O. Morris [ed.] · 1880 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

London, William Mackenzie , 1880. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated series describing the history and design features of the county seats, adorned with colour plates to each volume. A wonderfully illustrated series exploring the county seats of noblemen and gentlemen of Great Bri…

Universal Register Uber Die Sechs Theile Der Westphalischen Friedens-Handlungen Und Geschichte, Imgleichen Uber Die Zween Theile Der Nurnbergischen Friedens-Executions-Handlungen Und Geschichte

Johann Ludolph Walther · 1740 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Gottingen, Uniiversitats-Buchhandlung, 1740. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition copy of this German study on the Peace of Westphalia. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original German, printed in black letter.Illustrated with one vignette, one fo…

Rupert&Apos;S Adventure Book

1940 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Daily Express Publications, 1940. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this wartime Rupert adventure volume, containing eight exciting and colourfully illustrated tales. The first edition.A charming Rupert volume, containing eight tales of the bear's exciti…

The Fortieth Victim Red Murder File

Charles Franklin, Charles Dixon · 1963 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Robert Hale Ltd. 1963-4. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition crime novels in their original dust wrappers, with 'The Fortieth Victim' being signed by the author. The first edition. Signed by the author to the title page to 'Fortieth Victim&apos. Two …

Murder by the Way

Michael Halliday; [John Creasey] · 1941 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Stanley Paul & Co. LTD, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce murder mystery novel by John Creasey, a touching presentation copy from the author and his newlywed wife to his mother. The first edition of this very scarce work.Signed by the author using his pen-…

The Blue Fairy Book

Andrew Lang · 1892 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1892. Cloth. An early edition of the first of Andrew Lang's influential and colourful 'Fairy Books', this blue volume containing the tales of many eminent folklorists. The fifth edition, published three years after the first. Illu…

Collection of Len Deighton Novels

Len Deighton; Edward Milward-Oliver; Victor Pettitt; Margaret Pettitt · 1968 · Rooke Books

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

London, Jonathan Cape, 1968-1985. First edition. Cloth. A well presented set of first editions, comprised of the works of Len Deighton, as well as a bibliography of his work. First edition, in a smart, black cloth binding with the original dust wrappers and decorative endpapers.…

Fables in Monosyllables, by Mrs. Teachwell. Book I. To Which Are Added the Morals in Dialogues between a Mother and Her Children.

Mrs. Teachwell [Ellenor Fenn; Mrs. Lovechild] · 1823 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1823 . Cloth. A delightful and very scarce volume of fables and moral lessons for the young, illustrated with vignette woodcuts. A nineteenth century edition of Ellenor Fenn's very scarce volume of fables. First published in 1783, the work…

Poemes: By Michael Drayton Esquire. Viz. The Barons Warres. Englands Heroicall Epistles. The Legend of Robert Duke of Normandie. The Legend of Matilda. The Legend of Pierce Gaueston. The Legend of Great Cromwell. Idea.

Michael Drayton · 1630 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

London, John Smethwicke, 1630. Disbound. Michael Drayton's renowned poetry book, including titles such as, 'The Barons Warre', and, 'Englands Heroicall Epistles&apos. An early edition. With an engraved frontispiece. An early collection of the poetry of Michae…

The Parson and the Painter: Phil May&Apos;S Sketch-Book: Grien on Rougemont

Joseph Slapkins; [Alfred Allison]; Phil May; Louis de Rougemont · 1892 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Central Publishing and Advertising Co; Chatto & Windus; Edward Lloyd Ltd, 1892-98. Leather. A nicely bound collection of three works illustrated by the influential Victorian caricaturist Phil May, a unique volume of his work. Three volumes bound in one, all illustrated b…

Fedora

Victorien Sardou; Henry Llewellyn Williams · 1882 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, John and Robert Maxwell, c1883. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition of this dramatic novel, which was based upon Sardou's successful French play, with a sensational illustration on the front board. First UK Edition, very scarce. This is the wonderful no…

Marion Alive

Vicki Baum · 1943 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Michael Joseph, 1943. Fine Binding. A finely bound, early English language edition of Vicki Baum's novel 'Marion Alive&apos. From the library of socialite and patron of the arts Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. From the library at Julians Park, the former home of Audr…

The Memoirs of Cap. George Carleton, an English Officer

George Carleton; [Daniel Defoe] · 1743 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.50 | $561.58 | ¥89,688)

London, Thomas Astley, 1743. Leather. A scarce reissue of the memoirs of Captain George Carleton, an intriguing work with a complicated authorship history. A scarce work.A reissue with a new title, printed from the unsold sheets of the first edition.ESTC citation number T70329.T…

The Virginians

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1858 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1858-59. First edition. Leather. A nice first issue of Thackeray's historical novel revolving around the American War of Independence, illustrated throughout with Thackeray's original plates. The first edition, first impression of this work. I…

Le Mariage de Figaro, Ou le Folle Journee, Comedie En Cinq Actes

Pierre Beaumarchais · 1818 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

Paris, Barba, 1818. Paperback. A new edition of Beaumarchais' second play in his comedic 'Figaro' trilogy, here in the original French. In the original French. A new edition of this work. Bound without the half-title and final advertisement leaf as called for in t…

A Critical Inquiry Into the Scottish Language with the View of Illustrating the Rise and Progress of Civilisation in Scotland

Francisque-Michel · 1882 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. Leather. A limited edition copy of this interesting analysis of Scottish language, written by the French historian Francisque Xavier Michel. A limited edition, being one of five-hundred copies. 'With the publisher&apos…

A Taste for Death

Peter O'Donnell · 1969 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Souvenir Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Peter O'Donnell's 'A Taste For Death', part of the Modesty Blaise series. The fourth novel to feature, O'Donnell's heroine, Modest Blaise. Featuring the return of the villai…