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The Youth and Manhood of Cyril Thornton
[Thomas Hamilton] · 1827 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Boston, Wells and Lilly, 1827. First edition. Cloth. The first Boston edition of Thomas Hamilton's popular semi-autobiographical novel about life in Glasgow. The first Boston edition of this work, published in same year as the true Edinburgh first.Complete in three volumes.…
Stamboul Train
Graham Greene · 1932 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1932 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of the first edition, second impression of Graham Greene's second important novel, set on a long train journey. The first edition, second impression of this work; the character is referred to as M…
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah
W. G. Burn Murdoch · 1908 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated travel guide to India and Burma from Scottish painter and travel writer William Gordon Burn Murdoch, signed in presentation to his sister. First edition. Signed by the author to the …
Poems on Several Occasions by the Right Honourable Joseph Addison and Matthew Prior
Rt. Hon. Joseph Addison; Matthew Prior · 1770 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
Glasgow, Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for the University of Glasgow, 1770. Leather. A small two-volume set of poems by Joseph Addison and Matthew Prior, in uniform full calf bindings. A two-volume set in uniform full calf bindings, with the spine labels stating 'PRIO…
Mountain Craft
W. Cecil Slingsby; T. G. Longstaff; Geoffrey Winthrop Young [ed.]; et al. · 1934 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1934. Cloth. An early edition of this comprehensive guide to mountaineering around the world, with illustrations throughout. The third edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription of "E. Dudley Ward" to the front…
Washington D. C ; Two Sisters a Novel in the Form of a Memoir ; the Smithsonian Institution a Novel
Gore Vidal · 1967 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London , Heinemann and Little, Brown and Company , 1967-1998. First edition. Hardback. Three first edition novels by the American author Gore Vidal. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual. His novel a…
Sanders&Apos; Orchid Guide, and, Orchid Hybrids
Henry Frederick Conrad Sander · 1901 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
St. Albans, Sander & Son, 1901-06. Leather. A set of three important orchidologist reference works, compiled by the eminent botanical figure Henry Frederick Conrad Sander. Three detailed reference works on orchids, containing detailed lists on orchids and their hybrids.Detailing…
The Travels of Richard and John Lander, Into the Interior of Africa, for the Discovery of the Course and Termination of the Niger; from Unpublished Documents in the Possession of the Late Capt. John William Barber Fullerton, Employed in the African Service
Robert Huish · 1836 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, John Saunders, 1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Robert Huish's illustrated travel work on the Lander Brothers, following their important exploration of Africa. The first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, one map, and six plates…
Uncle Remus, or the Story of Mr. Fox and Breer Rabbit
Joel Chandler Harris · 1939 · Rooke Books
£37.00 (€44.36 | $48.89 | ¥7,808)
Leicester and London, Raithby, Lawrence & Co. [1939]. Cloth. An illustrated copy of Joel Chandler Harris' controversial stories. This edition of Uncle Remus is illustrated with numerous in-text line drawings by Rene Bull, and twelve colour plates by Harry Rowntree, collated…
The Arraignment, Tryal, and Condemnation of Peter Cooke, Gent. For High-Treason
1696 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, Benjamin Cooke, 1696 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce account of the trial and sentencing of Peter Cook, an English merchant accused and convicted of treason in 1696. Peter Cooke was an English merchant accused of involvement in a plot to ove…
The Ancient Halls of the City Guilds Drawn in Lithography by Thos. R. Way with Some Account of the History of the Companies by Philip Norman, F.S. A.
Philip Norman · 1903 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
London, George Bell and Sons, 1903. Cloth. A richly illustrated limited edition of this work concerning the halls of the city guilds of London, signed by the illustrator Thomas R. Way. In the publisher's original cloth binding. An account of the history and architecture of …
The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852
Laurence Oliphant · 1853 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1853. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work containing a description of travels through Russia, written by Laurence Oliphant after he left his legal studies in the early 1850s, in the original rebacked cloth binding with fol…
Appendix to Mr. Adam&Apos;S Geometrical and Graphical Essays Plates to the Geometrical
George Adams; John Gale · 1791 · Rooke Books
£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)
London, R. Hindmarsh; J. Dillon and Co, 1791-97. Leather. An appendix and plate volume of George Adams' mathematical essay collection, collecting together thirty-four folding plates. Two volumes bound in one.'Appendix to Mr. Adams's Geometrical and Graphical Essay…
The Lands of Cazembe: Lacerda&Apos;S Journey to Cazembe in 1798
Captain R.F. Burton · 1873 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)
London, John Murray, 1873. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating work on Portuguese travels to remote Africa, including the original large folding map of the voyage. A very interesting publication of narratives and and information about Portuguese travels to remote areas of Africa…
Life of William Blake, &Apos;Pictor Ignotus&Apos;
Alexander Gilchrist · 1863 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London and Cambridge, Macmillan and Co. 1863. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this important biography of poet William Blake, in the publisher's original decorative binding and complete in two volumes. The first volume comprises a biographical account of Blake, and…
Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines, Collected During Numerous Visits to the Champagne and Other Viticultural Districts of France, and the Principal Remaining Wine-Producing Countries of Europe
Henry Vizetelly · 1879 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)
London, Ward, Lock, and Co, 1879. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of Henry Vizetelly's fascinating in-depth work on champagne, illustrated with many plates and in-text engravings. The first edition of this work. A very scarce work. Illustrated with thi…
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allen Poe · 1896 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,798.25 | $1,982.04 | ¥316,544)
London, George Routledge, 1896. Cloth. A very bright and smart complete six volume set of Edgar Allan Poe's writings. A beautiful set, being the 'Fordham' edition. Illustrated, with a frontispiece to each volume. Volume I has an additional six folding facsimile pl…
Mr Sponge&Apos;S Sporting Tour
[R. S. Surtees] · 1867 · Rooke Books
£105.00 (€125.88 | $138.74 | ¥22,158)
London, Bradbury, Agnew, & Co, c1870. Leather. A colour illustrated edition of Surtees' humorous sporting novel 'Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour&apos. "Mr Sponge"s Sporting Tour" follows the adventures of a grocer who becomes the Master of Fox Hounds, a comical social c…
An Account of the Mode of Draining Land, According to the System Practised by Mr. Joseph Elkington. The Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. Drawn Up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture.
Joseph Elkington; John Johnstone · 1801 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, B McMillan; G and W Nicol; W Creech et al. 1801. Paperback. An informative account of the reformatory methods of land-draining by agriculturalist Joseph Elkington. Profusely illustrated with bright folding plans of various drainage methods, this work preserves the innova…
Historical, Legendary, and Romantic Tales
Walter Scott; William T. Dobson · 1886 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Bickers & Son, 1886. Cloth. A decoratively bound collection of tales by Sir Walter Scott. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Percy Elly Bates from Auntie Lottie, 12 May 1887&apos. This collection of tales from Walter Scott includ…