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Kate Greenaway&Apos;S Birthday Book for Children
Kate Greenaway; Mrs. Sale Barker · 1880 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1880. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular and charming birthday book by Kate Greenaway, beautifully and colourfully illustrated throughout. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eleven colour plates, and in-te…
The Poems of Heine, Complete
Heinrich Heine; Edgar Alfred Bowring [translator] · 1859 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1859. Cloth. An early translated edition of this scarce collection of poetry from German writer Heinrich Heine, signed by the translator Edgar Alfred Bowring. Early edition, first published in 1858. Very scarce work. Signed b…
The Nurse, a Poem. Translated from the Italian of Luigi Tansillo.
Luigi Tansillo; William Roscoe [trans.] · 1798 · Rooke Books
£1,350.00 (€1,618.17 | $1,783.43 | ¥284,792)
Liverpool, J. McCreery for Cadell and Davies, 1798 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of William Roscoe's translation of Luigi Tansillo's didactic poem, handsomely bound in straight grain morocco. The very scarce first…
The Letters of Junius
Junius · 1810 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, W. Suttaby, B. Crosby & Co. 1810. Leather. A smart copy of this collection of political letters critical of the government of King George III from the anonymous "Junius". With a frontispiece and title vignette. A collection of private and open letters critical of the gov…
Ode on the Proclamation of the French Republic
Algernon Charles Swinburne · 1870 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, F. S. Ellis, 1870. First edition. Paperback. First edition in the publisher's original paper wraps, commemorating the declaration of the French Third Republic in lyrical ode form, with an original dedication to Victor Hugo. First edition in the publisher's or…
The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska
Karl Baedeker · 1907 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
Leipzig , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1907. Cloth. A smart third edition of this traveller's guide to Canada, from prominent publisher Karl Baedeker. Third edition. In the publisher's red cloth binding. Illustrated with thirteen maps (five folding) and twelve plans (t…
The Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland and an Excursion to Alaska
Karl Baedeker · 1922 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
Leipzig , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1922. Cloth. The fourth edition of this Baedeker traveller's handbook to Canada, complete with folding maps. Fourth revised and augmented edition. In the publisher's red cloth binding.Illustrated with fourteen maps (four folding) a…
The Ocean Telegraph to India a Narrative and a Diary
J. C. Parkinson · 1870 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1870. First edition. Leather. A very scarce association copy of this informative work regarding the British-Indian submarine telegraph. The first edition of the work. Scarce.With a colour frontispiece, six further monochrome plates, a folding …
3 Vols Wayside and Woodland Blossoms: A Guide to British Wild-Flowers
Edward Step · 1929 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1929-1935 . Cloth. A three-volume set of Edward Step"s illustrated guide to British wildflowers, covering common species, rarities, and all British orchids. In the publisher's original red cloth bindings with gilt.This is a three volume se…
An Artist in the Riviera
Walter Tyndale · 1916 · Rooke Books
£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.79 | ¥78,054)
London, Hutchinson, 1916 . First edition. Vellum. A wonderful example of the signed Edition de Luxe of Walter Tyndale's illustrated account of his riviera travels, a scarce edition illustrated with tipped in colour plates. The scarce signed limited edition of this work, wit…
Child of the Deep: An Autobiographical Narrative
Joan Lowell · 1929 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, William Heinemann Ltd , 1929. First edition. Leather. The first UK edition Joan Lowell's largely fabricated autobiography, handsomely bound here in polished calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. The first UK edition of this work.Bound in signed half polished calf by Sangor…
Fritz Kredel 1900-1973: A Comprehensive List of Kredel&Apos;S Work
Mathilde Kredel Brown; Judith Kredel Brown; Gay Walker; Hermann Zapf; Ronald Salter · 2000 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)
Michelstadt, Odenwald Museum, 2000. First edition. Paperback. A very smart first edition of this study on the works of German-American artist Fritz Kredel, inscribed and signed by one of the authors. First edition, published on the occasion of Fritz Kredel's centennial and …
The Historie of That Most Famous Saint and Souldier of Jesus Christ; St George of Cappadocia
Peter Heylyn · 1631 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)
London, B. A. and T. F. for Henry Seile, 1631 . First edition. Leather. The scarce and sought-after first edition of Peter Heylyn's seventeenth century account of St. George of Cappadocia. The first edition. A scarce work. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered board…
The Coleopterist&Apos;S Manual Containing the Lamellicorn Insects of Linneus and Fabricus the Coleopterist&Apos;S Manual, Part the Second Containing the Predaceous Land and Water Beetles of Linneus and Fabricius
Reverend F. W. Hope · 1837 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.78 | $1,182.35 | ¥188,806)
London, Henry G. Bohn, 1837-1838. First edition. Cloth. The first and second series of this scarce entomological work, signed by the author, and with lovely hand coloured plates. The first edition of both works. With a hand coloured frontispiece and three partially hand coloured…
Four Months in Algeria: With a Visit to Carthage
Rev. Joseph Williams Blakesley · 1859 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.03 | ¥125,519)
Cambridge, Macmillan and Co , 1859. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition copy of Joseph Williams Blakesley's scarce account of his time in Algeria, with folding maps. The first edition. The author's presentation copy, with his inscription to the hal…
Andersonville
MacKinlay Kantor · 1955 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
Cleveland , The World Publishing Company , 1955. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel concerning the Andersonville prisoner of war camp. One of one thousand signed copies of the first edition, of which five hundred are for …
The Church Bells of Somerset, to Which Is Added an Olla Podrida of Bell Matters of General Interest
Rev. Henry Thomas Ellacombe · 1875 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
Exeter, Printed for the Author by William Pollard , 1875 . First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of this scarce work highlighting the history of Somerset's church bells and parishes. The first edition. Signed to the front cover, "To F. P. Browne Witte from the…
Never Fully Concentrated Anywhere: A Second Commonplace Book
Various; Ian Rogerson [Compiler] · 2012 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
Manchester , Rossendale, 2012. First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce first edition of Rogerson"s second commonplace book, privately printed for family, friends, and select libraries, featuring eclectic excerpts, personal observations, and a signed postcard from the c…
A New and Compleat History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent: From the Earliest Accounts, to the Beginning of the Year 1770
Henry Chamberlain · 1771 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
London, J. Cooke, [1771]. Leather. A detailed and richly illustrated history and survey of London, edited by Henry Chamberlain, and bound in full calf and with coloured folding map. The revised, corrected and improved edition by Henry Chamberlain. Illustrated with a monochrome …
British Furniture Makers
John Gloag · 1945 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)
London, William Collins , 1945. First edition. Hardback. A desirable association copy of this history of British furniture, previously owned by Arts and Crafts furniture designer Ambrose Heal and given to him by the author. Author's presentation copy. From the library of A…