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The Life of William Wilberforce
Robert Isaac Wilberforce; Samuel Wilberforce · 1838 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)
London, John Murray, 1838. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Robert Isaac and Samuel Wilberforce's five volume biography on the life of their father William Wilberforce, covering his life and efforts to abolish slavery, with a bookplate and signature from William W…
Peace in Our Time: Addresses on Europe and the Empire
Sir Austen Chamberlain · 1928 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.78 | $1,182.35 | ¥188,806)
London, Philip Allan & Co. 1928. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of speeches from British statesman Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, a limited edition signed by the author. First edition. Limited to twenty-five special copies signed by the author to …
May We Borrow Your Husband? and Other Comedies of the Sexual Life
Graham Greene · 1967 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
London, The Bodley Head, 1967 . First edition. Cloth. A fine limited edition copy of this anthology of short stories by Graham Greene, signed by the author. A limited edition of five hundred copies, of which this is numbered three hundred and sixteen.Flat signed by Greene to the…
The Church Bells of Huntingdonshire: Their Inscriptions, Founders, Uses, Traditions, Etc.
Rev. T. M. N. Owen · 1899 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)
London, Jarrold and Sons, 1899. Cloth. An uncommon limited edition survey of Huntingdonshire's church bells, in which is loosely inserted a presentation note from the author. A limited edition of two hundred copies super royal octavo, this being no. 119. With a loosely ins…
Hitchin Worthies: Four Centuries of English Life
Reginald L. Hine · 1932 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this history of English life from English historian Reginald Leslie Hine, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Illustrated with a colour fronti…
Lyra Apostolica
[John Henry Newman] · 1845 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Derby, Henry Mozley and Sons, 1845. Leather. A very scarce anthology of religious poetry by the Anglican priest John Henry Newman. A very scarce work.A selection of religious poetry compiled by the theologian, academic, and writer John Henry Newman.Originally published in the Br…
Our English Cathedrals Their Architectural Beauties and Characteristics and Their Historical Associations Properly Described
Rev. James Sibree · 1911 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)
Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this detailed architectural study of English cathedrals, in two volumes. Complete in two volumes. First US edition. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous full-pa…
The Table Talker
[William Johnstone] · 1840 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)
London, William Pickering, 1840. First edition. Leather. The first edition of these essays by William Johnstone, signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author to the half-title of Volume I. Complete in two volumes.The essays in these volumes had originally been p…
The Bibliographer&Apos;S Manual of English Literature
William Thomas Lowndes; Henry G. Bohn · 1857 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
London, George Bell & Sons, 1857-1864 . Leather. A handsomely bound example of the 'New Edition' of William Thomas Lowndes's bibliographer's guide, in half morocco by Hatchards. A new edition, 'revised, corrected and enlarged' by Henry G. Bohn.Compl…
Lexicon Balatronicum: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence
Captain Francis Grose · 1811 · Rooke Books
£575.00 (€689.22 | $759.61 | ¥121,300)
London, C. Chappel; J. Johnston , 1811 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful example of the first retitled edition of Grose's colourful dictionary of slang and vulgar language, in a full morocco binding from Maltby's of Oxford. A first edition thus, being the retitled …
A Bishop&Apos;S Unbending: A Story for Bishops and Curates and All Congregations Committed to Their Charge
Lester Everson [Harold Mary Porter] · 1916 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, Robert Scott, 1916 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the very scarce first edition of this charming and entertaining novel about the adventures of the clergy. Flat signed by the author to the tail of the final leaf.A very scarce first edition.The only published wo…
The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature
Joseph Butler; Rev. Daniel Wilson [Intro.] · 1829 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
Glasgow, William Collins; William Whyte et al, 1829 . Leather. A third edition thus of this important religious work by Joseph Butler, in which he defends the Christian faith from non-believers. The third edition of this work to feature Rev. Daniel Wilson's introductory ess…
The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy
Laurence Sterne · 1903 · Rooke Books
£475.00 (€569.35 | $627.50 | ¥100,205)
London, Gibbings & Company, 1903 . Leather. A beautifully illustrated two volume edition of Laurence Sterne's 'Tristram Shandy', with engraved plates from Harry Furniss, and in signed Zaehnsdorf bindings. Complete in two volumes.Sterne's work is a humorous an…
The Vocal Works Composed by G.F. Handel: The Messiah & Jephtha
G. F. Handel; John Clarke · 1742 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)
London, Button & Whitaker , c1809 . Leather. A scarce work containing the music sheets for George Handel's celebrated choral works, 'Messiah' and 'Jephtha', arranged by John Clarke. Bound in half calf. Dated through the dedication page, and through regar…
Winds of Change, and, the Blast of War
Harold Macmillan · 1966 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)
London, Macmillan, 1966-67. First edition. Cloth. The first impression of the first two volumes in Harold Macmillan's autobiography, both volumes signed and with two letters from Macmillan. The first edition, first impressions.Signed by the author to the title pages.Two let…
The Young-Students-Library, Containing Extracts and Abridgements of the Most Valuable Books Printed in England, and in the Foreign Journals
John Dunton [ed.]; The Athenian Society · 1692 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)
London, John Dunton, 1692 . First edition. Leather. A smart example of the very scarce first edition of this educational anthology of seventeenth century works, retaining the desirable engraved frontispiece. A very scarce first edition.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece b…
A Smaller Dictionary of the Bible
Sir William Smith · 1914 · Rooke Books
£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.45 | ¥49,575)
London, John Murray, 1914 . Leather. A beautifully bound example of Sir William Smith's extensively illustrated dictionary of biblical terms and events, in a sumptuous tree calf signed binding from Bickers. The second impression of the popular edition of this work, which wa…
A Sheaf of Verses
Rev. George Bird · 1929 · Rooke Books
£129.00 (€154.62 | $170.42 | ¥27,213)
Oxford, Printed for Private Circulation, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce collection of verses from Rev. George Bird, with a loosely inserted signed letter from the author. A very scarce, privately published, first …
Winston S. Churchill
Randolph S. Churchill · 1966 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)
London, William Heinemann , 1966-1971. First edition. Cloth. The first three volume of this definitive Winston Churchill biography, including a signed copy of the first volume by his son, Randolph Churchill. Volume I signed by Randolph Churchill to the half title. A set of thre…
A Slow Dance; the Great Cloak
John Montague · 1975 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)
Oxford , The Dolmen Press, 1975-78. First edition. Paperback. Two lovely volumes of poetry from John Montague, one of which is signed. With a signed inscription by the author to the title page of 'Slow Dance&apos. First editions of these two early poetry collections from I…