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The Great War in Twenty-Six Parts
Winston Churchill · 1933 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)
London , George Newnes Limited , 1933. Paperback. An uncommon collection of these periodicals dealing with the scenes and various fronts associated with the first world war, in the original 26 fortnightly parts. Bound in their original pictorial wrappers. Fully illustrated with …
The King&Apos;S Threshold; on Baile&Apos;S Strand
W. B. Yeats · 1905 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)
Dublin, Maunsel & Co. Ltd , 1905. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first Irish editions of these significant plays from Irish poet and dramatist, W. B. Yeats, volumes issued for the publisher's 'Abbey Theatre Series&apos. The first Irish editions of these play…
Seven Tales of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter · 1960 · Rooke Books
£285.00 (€341.62 | $376.52 | ¥60,126)
London, Frederick Warne, c1930-1960. First edition. Hardback. Seven mid-20th century editions of Beatrix Potter's brightly illustrated and much beloved children's tales. Seven volumes of later editions of the classic children's tales of author and illustrator Beat…
Four Non-Fiction Works by John Buchan
John Buchan · 1928 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Thomas Nelson and Sons LTD; Hodder and Stoughton LTD; Peter Davies, 1928-37. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of four first edition historical works by John Buchan, illustrated, including with a folding map. A set of four non-fiction works by John Buchan.This set presen…
Russia
D. Mackenzie Wallace · 1877 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, Cassell Petter & Galpin, 1877. Cloth. The fifth edition of Donald Mackenzie Wallace's historical study of Russia, bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth. Complete in two volumes. Fifth edition. Each volume is illustrated with a colour folding map to…
Bibliotheque Des Sciences Et Des Beaux Arts
Various · 1754 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
Haye, Pierre Gosse Junior, 1754-57. Leather. A very scarce French periodical exploring a variety of subjects of sciences and arts, a brilliant and fascinating collection of essays. Very scarce to see as a set.Volumes I to VII, originally running to a total of fifty volumes. For …
Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to His Son, Philip Stanhope, Esq; Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden: Together with Several Other Pieces on Various Subjects
Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield · 1774 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)
London, J. Dodsley, 1774. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition, second state, of Philip Dormer Chesterfield's important instructional letters written to his son. The first edition, second state, with 'quia uroit' corrected to 'quia auroit' in V…
An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber
Colley Cibber · 1756 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
London, R. and J. Dodsley, 1756 . Leather. Jeffrey Amherst's copy of the fourth edition of Colley Cibber's fascinating autobiographical account of the 'rise and progress of the English stage' from the late seventeenth to early eighteenth century. Inscribed by…
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, the Old Curiosity Shop, and the Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens · 1874 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Chapman and Hall, c1874. Cloth. Three works by noted 19th century author Charles Dickens, uniformly bound in decorative cloth, and illustrated throughout by 'Phiz', C. Green, and J. Barnard. Three popular works by noted nineteenth-century British author, Charle…
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa; Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years&Apos; Residence in the Interior of Africa
David Livingstone · 1857 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, John Murray, 1857. First edition. Cloth. A rebound first edition copy of David Livingstone's travelogue through South Africa, with a folding frontispiece, illustrations, and a folding map. First edition, rebound in blue cloth. Illustrated with a folding frontispiec…
Corallina; or, a Classical Arrangement of Flexible Coralline Polypidoms
J V F Lamouroux · 1824 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Printed by A J Valpy , 1824. First edition. Leather. The first English edition of this work on this work on algae by J V F Lamouroux, selected from his French notes. The first English edition of this work, comprising a selection of the notes on algae by important French …
Cours de Physique Experimentale Et Mathematique Par Pierre Van Mussenbroek
Pierre Van Mussenbroek; M Sigaud de la Fond · 1769 · Rooke Books
£900.00 (€1,078.79 | $1,189.03 | ¥189,872)
Paris, Pissot , 1769. First edition. Leather. A scarce, first French edition of Pieter van Musschenbroek's treatise on experimental physics. Illustrated, with folding plates of engravings demonstrating Musschenbroek's experiments on hydraulics, mechanics, navigation an…
Elementary Art; or, the Use of the Chalk and Lead Pencil Advocated and Explained.
J. D. Harding · 1834 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, W. Kent & Co.; Winsor & Newton, c1859. Leather. The sixth edition of Harding"s influential drawing manual, offering illustrated instruction in chalk and pencil, accompanied by twenty-four plates. In a full calf prize binding for the University of Manchester, Owens Colleg…
Siluria: The History of the Oldest Known Rocks Containing Organic Remains
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison · 1854 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, John Murray; Hamish Hamilton, 1854 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of Roderick Impey Murchison"s landmark synthesis of Silurian geology, extensively illustrated with maps and fossil plates. Smartly rebound in modern brown half morocco with brown cloth boards,…
The Cyclopaedia of Machine and Hand-Tools: A Series of Plans, Sections, and Elevations of the Most Approved Tools for Working in Iron, Wood, and Other Materials; Engraved from Working Drawings Furnished by the Makers, with Descriptive Letterpress.
W. J. Macquorn Rankine; St. John Vincent Day · 1869 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
London, William Mackenzie , 1869. First edition. Leather. A sought after copy of this heavily illustrated Victorian engineering encyclopaedia, from pioneering mathematician and physicist W. J. M. Rankine. The first edition of this very scarce and profusely illustrated folio work…
Alice"S Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
Lewis Carroll · 1872 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1872-82. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set of two desirable Carroll editions; the first edition of Through the Looking-Glass and an early edition of Alice"s Adventures in Wonderland, both with illustrations by John Tenniel. A set comprised of the s…
The Waverley Novels
Sir Walter Scott · 1871 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1871. Leather. Twenty-five volumes of the centenary edition of the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott. With an illustrated frontispiece to every volume and a facsimile of 'The Marriage Contract of the Bride of Lammermoor' to volume VIII…
Wolfert&Apos;S Roost and Other Papers, Now First Collected
Washington Irving · 1855 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
New York, G. P. Putnam & Co. 1855. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, fourth printing of this collection of Washington Irving's writings, preserved in a quarter morocco slipcase by Riviere & Son. First edition, fourth printing. Publisher's address in the title im…
Hillside, Rock and Dale; Farther Afield in Birdland; Territory in Bird Life; in the Highlands
Oliver G. Pike; Seton Gordon; H. Eliot Howard · 1902 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Hutchinson and Co; Jarrold and Sons; John Murray; Cassell and Company , 1902-1931. First edition. Cloth. A delightful selection of first edition bird studies, from notable authorities on the subject including Oliver G. Pike and Seton Gordon. A pleasing set of ornithologi…
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning
Robert Browning · 1888 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1888-1889. Cloth. A smart complete seventeen volume collection of the poetical work of renowned English writer Robert Browning. Complete in seventeen volumes. With a frontispiece to volumes VII, VIII, X, and XVI. The collected poetical works of Robert…