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The Life of Samuel Johnson
James Boswell · 1793 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, Charles Dilly, 1793. Leather. The first two volumes of James Boswell's well-known 18th century biography of author Samuel Johnson, the second edition of this work. The second edition of this well-known biography, revised and augmented.Including Volumes I and II, lac…
Ode to France
Charles Morgan · 1942 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1942. Leather. A signed limited edition poem by Charles Morgan, a beautiful ode to the country of France at the end of the war. A limited edition work, limited to five hundred copies, of which this is numbered one-hundred and fifty-five.Signed …
University of Edinburgh: Charters, Statutes, and Acts of the Town Council and the Senatus 1583-1858
Alexander Morgan · 1937 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
Edinburgh , Oliver and Boyd , 1937. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this study of the origin and growth of the university of Edinburgh, the first edition in its unclipped dust wrapper. An interesting study of the origin and development of the University of Edinburgh, t…
The Man with the Golden Gun
Ian Fleming · 1965 · Rooke Books
£300.00 (€359.60 | $396.34 | ¥63,291)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Ian Fleming's final novel in the James Bond series, published posthumously. 'The Man with the Golden Gun' is the best-selling final novel of Fleming's Bond series. The work follows Bo…
Castles
Charles Oman · 1926 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)
London, The Great Western Railway, 1926. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of the first edition of this volume, exploring the castles of England with some beautiful illustrations, complete with the fine, large coloured map inserted tot he rear pocket. British historian Cha…
Devices and Desires a Certain Justice the Murder Room the Lighthouse the Private Patient
P. D. James · 1989 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Faber and Faber, 1989-2009. First edition. Cloth. A collection of five fine novels in P. D. James immensely popular detective Adam Dalgliesh series, all in their original unclipped dustwrappers. The first edition, first impressions of these works. In the original unclipp…
Correspondence of Lieut-General the Hon Sir George Cathcart Kcb Relative to His Military Operations in Kaffraria
Sir George Cathcart · 1857 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)
London, John Murray, 1857. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this military work regarding George Cathcart's experiences in Kaffraria and the Kaffir War. In a lovely full calf binding. Adorned with maps indicating various boundaries. This work is from the correspo…
The Book of Lovat Claud Fraser
Haldane Macfall · 1923 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)
London, J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd, 1923. Cloth. A lovely example of this work of this biographical work by Haldane Macfall, in which he discusses the life and work of the English artist and designer Claud Lovat Fraser. A biography of the artist Claud Lovat Fraser. Born in the Londo…
Pierre Brissaud
Jean Dulac · 1929 · Rooke Books
£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)
Paris, Henry Babou, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A deluxe limited edition of this richly illustrated monograph on Art Deco artist Pierre Brissaud, one of just fifty copies on Japan paper. Loose as issued in the publisher"s original paper wraps, retaining the original glassine…
Childe Harold&Apos;S Pilgrimage, a Romaunt: And Other Poems
Lord Byron · 1814 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, John Murray, 1814. Leather. The eighth edition of Cantos I and II of Lord Byron's influential poem, 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage&apos. The eighth edition of Cantos I and II of Lord Byron's long narrative poem, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: A Romaun…
First Edition Novels by Joanna Trollope
Joanna Trollope · 1979 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Hutchinson, 1979-1988. First edition. Cloth. A very smart set of first edition novels by esteemed writer Joanna Trollope, with a signed presentation copy. Three volumes.The first editions.With a signed presentation copy by the author. In the publisher's original cl…
Memoires Du Duc de Sully
Duc de Sully · 1822 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)
Paris, Chez Etienne Ledoux, 1822. Leather. The memoirs of Maximilien de Bethune, Duc de Sully. The memoirs of Maximilien de Bethune, Duc de Sully. With a frontispiece to each volume. Complete in six volumes. In the original French. The Duc de Sully assisted Henry IV of France in…
Aesop&Apos;S Fables: Literally Translated from the Greek
Aesop; Rev. George F. Townsend [translator] · 1871 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
London; New York, George Routledge and Sons, c1870. Cloth. A smart copy of Aesop's Fables featuring 50 illustrations by Harrison Weir RI, and a charming colour frontispiece. in the publisher's original red cloth binding with blind stamp decoration.This volume is undate…
The Rupert Story Book
Mary Tourtel · 1938 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co LTD, [1938]. First edition. Hardback. A lovely Rupert volume by the inventor of the bear, Mary Tourtel, the first edition of this illustrated work. The first edition of this uncommon work.A charming collection of Rupert tales by Mary Tourtel, il…
Five Nights in Singapore; the Unquiet Sleep; Think, Inc.
Mark Derby [Harry Wilcox]; William Haggard [Richard Henry Michael Clayton] ; Adam Diment · 1961 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Collins; Cassell; Michael Joseph, 1961-1971. First edition. Cloth. Bright first editions of these three exciting thriller novels by three popular writers, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. The first editions of these three works in the publisher's original cl…
Theodore M. Davis&Apos;S Excavations: Biban El Moluk: The Tomb of Siphtah; the Funeral Papyrus of Iouiya; the Tomb of Queen Tiyi
Theodore M. Davis · 1908 · Rooke Books
£1,850.00 (€2,217.52 | $2,444.11 | ¥390,293)
London, Archibald Constable and Co. 1908-1910 . First edition. Cloth. Association copies of three scarce first edition volumes detailing Theodore M. Davis's excavations in the Valley of the Kings with beautifully illustrated plates. A presentation set, with the inscription …
The Pleasures of Hope; with Other Poems
Thomas Campbell · 1801 · Rooke Books
£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)
Edinburgh, Mundell & Son, 1801 . Hardback. The fifth edition of this collection of poetry from Thomas Campbell, from the library of prominent essayist Charles Lamb. From the library of English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, Charles Lamb. Best known for his 'Essays of Elia…
Travels in the Coastlands of British East Africa and the Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, Their Agricultural Resources and General Characteristics
William Walter Augustine Fitzgerald · 1898 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)
London, Chapman and Hall, Ltd. 1898. First edition. Cloth. A first edition work detailing William Fitzgerald's travels in British East Africa, with folding maps and illustrations. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. With a portrait f…
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
Alan Sillitoe · 1959 · Rooke Books
£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)
London, W. H. Allen , 1959. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of Alan Sillitoe's award winning work, 'The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner&apos. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original cloth binding with the o…
Travel and Adventure in South-East Africa. Being the Narrative of the Last Eleven Years Spent by the Author on the Zambesi and Its Tributaries; with an Account of the Colonisation of Mashunaland and the Progress of the Gold Industry in That Country.
Frederick Courteney Selous · 1893 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)
London , Rowland Ward and Co. Limited, 1893. First edition. Cloth. Frederick Courteney Selous recounts eleven years of hunting game and gathering fauna specimens in this first edition of 'Travel and Adventure in South East Africa' A first edition of 'Travel and Ad…