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The Gentleman&Apos;S Magazine and Historical Chronicle for the Year Mdccxciii Volume LXIII Part the First
Sylvanus Urban; Edward Cave · 1793 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
London, John Nichols and Sold by Eliz Newbery, 1793. Leather. A well preserved copy of 'The Gentleman's Magazine', being volume LXIII from the year 1793. This publication was the first to use the work 'magazine' for a periodical and was Samuel Johnson&ap…
3 Vols the Croker Papers: The Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker
John Wilson Croker; Louis J. Jennings [Ed.] · 1885 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, John Murray, 1885. Leather. The second edition of Croker"s revealing diaries and correspondence, chronicling his political and literary life from inside the Tory establishment, handsomely bound in half morocco by Bickers and Son. In a handsome half morocco binding with m…
Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, Esq. F.R. S. Author of the "Sylvia," &C. &C. Comprising His Diary, from the Year 1641 to 1705-6, and a Selection of His Familiar Letters. To Which Is Subjoined, the Private Correspondence between King Charles I. And His Secretary of State, Sir Edward Nicholas, Whilst His Majesty Was in Scotland, 1641, and at Other Times During the CIVIL War; Also between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon, and Sir Richard Browne, Ambassado
John Evelyn; William Bray [ed.] · 1819 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)
London, Henry Colburn , 1819. Leather. The superior second edition of John Evelyn's life and writings, offering a wealth of sources on 17th-century life. Illustrated with plates. The second edition of this work, frequently regarded as the best edition of the publication. Co…
Memoirs of the Reign of King George III
Horace Walpole [ed. by Denis Le Marchant] · 1845 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Richard Bentley, 1845. Cloth. The posthumously published memoirs of King George III's early reign from the original manuscripts, written by the youngest son of Robert Walpole, Britain's first Prime Minister. Memoirs of the Reign of King George III, first publis…
The Novels and Stories of Richard Harding Davis (Crossroads Edition)
Richard Harding Davis · 1916 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1916. Leather. A uniformly leather-bound complete 'Crossroads' edition of this collection of Richard Harding Davis' works. The 'Crossroads' edition of this literary collection, comprising the novels and stories of…
The Life of Takla Haymanot the Miracles of Takla Haymanot the Book of the Riches of Kings
E. A. Wallis Budge · 1906 · Rooke Books
£6,500.00 (€7,791.28 | $8,587.41 | ¥1,371,298)
London, Privately Printed for Lady Meux; W. Griggs, 1906. Cloth. A very scarce beautiful facsimile of Ethiopian manuscripts regarding the life and miracles of Tekle Haymanot, a striking work published for Lady Meux, complete with colourful plates. A very scarce work.Complete in …
Trattato Dell&Apos;Amore Humano Dell&Apos;Ecclellente
Flaminio de'Nobili · 1580 · Rooke Books
£2,500.00 (€2,996.65 | $3,302.85 | ¥527,422)
Bologna, Pellegrino Bonardo, 1580. Vellum. The second edition of Flaminio De Nobili's very scarce treatise on Human Love. In a contemporary vellum binding. A very scarce work, with all sixteenth century editions of this work seldom found. This is one of two editions in the …
Voyage Along the Eastern Coast of Africa to St. Helena in the Nisus Frigate; Narrative of a Voyage in the Indian Seas in the Nisus Frigate
James Prior · 1819 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)
London, Sir Richard Phillips, 1819. First edition. Leather. Insightful accounts of voyages from a naval surgeon aboard the HMS Nisus, including accounts of islands across the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. A smart sammelband containing two fascinating Napoleonic accounts of voyages…
The Coast of Pleasure
Grant Richards · 1928 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Grant Richards"s richly illustrated guide to the French Riviera, an exceptional dedication copy inscribed to his wife, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth bi…
The Newcomes, Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
William Makepeace Thackeray · 1854 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Bradbury and Evans, 1854. First edition. Leather. A first edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's 'The Newcomes' - two volumes in one. The novel tells the story of Colonel Thomas Newcome, a virtuous and upstanding character. It is equally the story of Col…
The Nursery "Alice
Lewis Carroll · 1890 · Rooke Books
£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1890. Cloth. The first published edition of this unique abridgement of Carroll's beloved tale, beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. The second edition, being the first published edition, with 'four shillings' price to the tail of…
Meredith. A Novel.
The Countess of Blessington [Marguerite Gardiner] · 1848 · Rooke Books
£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)
London, Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1848 [1843]. Leather. A smart, scarce, contemporary edition of this Romantic novel from Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington. In three volumes. First published in three volumes by Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans in 1843, and not…
Mr Sponge&Apos;S Sporting Tour Ask Mamma Mr Jorrock&Apos;S Jaunts and Jollities
Robert Smith Surtees · 1981 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, The R. S. Surtees Society; Folio Society, 1981-84. Hardback. A very striking set of three facsimile sporting novels by Surtees, lovely editions complete with the original colourful illustrations. Three facsimile editions of Surtees' novels. In the original slipcase,…
The Strange Effects of Faith with Remarkable Prophecies [with[ a Continuation of Prophecies by Joanna Southcott
Joanna Southcott · 1816 · Rooke Books
£1,950.00 (€2,337.38 | $2,576.22 | ¥411,389)
London, W Marchant , 1816. Cloth. Two very scarce writings by the self-described religious prophetess from Devon, Joanna Southcott. Southcott claimed to have supernatural gifts and dictated prophecies in rhyme. Very scarce in any edition. Comprising 'The Strange Effects of …
Spain Under Charles the Second; or, Extracts from the Correspondence
Alexander Stanhope · 1840 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, John Murray, 1840. First edition. Leather. A presentation copy of these historical letters illuminating the situation in Spain during the reign of Charles II, inscribed by Philip Henry Stanhope to Lady Holland. The first edition of this uncommon work.Editor's presen…
Principes Generaux Et Raisonnes de la Grammaire Francoise, Avec Des Observations Sur L&Apos;Orthgraphe, Les Accents, la Ponctuation, & la Prononciation Et Un Abrege Des Regles de la Versification Francoise
Pierre Restaut · 1741 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)
Paris, Le Gras; Prault; Lottin; Desaint, 1741. Leather. The fourth edition of Pierre Restaut's early French work on the French language and its grammar. The fourth edition of this work. In the original French. This went through many editions but here in a rare early copy in…
The Oeconomy of Human Life. Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an Ancient Bramin. To Which Is Prefixed an Account of the Manner in Which the Said Manuscript Was Discovered. In a Letter from an English Gentlemen Now Residing in China to the Earl of E****
[Robert Dodsley] · 1795 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, S. and E. Harding, 1795. Leather. Robert Dodsley's anonymous illustrated work 'The Oeconomy of Human Life', offering a series of moral lessons in the guise of an eastern philsopher. First thus, the first edition with these illustrations. 'The Oeconomy…
The War Illustrated: Complete Record of the Conflict by Land and Sea and in the Air, Volumes I and II (September 1939 - July 1940)
Various [ed. by Sir John Hammerton] · 1939 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, The Amalgamated Press, 1939-1940. Leather. A brilliant visual record of the Second World War as key developments unfolded, edited and signed by Harmsworth Encyclopedia creator John Alexander Hammerton. Volumes I and II of the popular series The War Illustrated: Complete …
3 Vols a Philosophical, Historical, and Moral Essay on Old Maids
A Friend to the Sisterhood" [William Hayley] · 1785 · Rooke Books
£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)
London; Dublin, Printed for T. Cadell; Printed for Messrs, White, Byrne, Cash, and Moore, 1785-1786. Leather. A witty and wide ranging series of essays, defending and examining the lives of old maids across history, society, and literature, complete in three volumes, made up of …
The Novels of Francis Brett Young, Severn Edition: Marching on Tanga; the Black Diamond; the House Under the Water; This Little World; White Ladies; They Seek a Country; the City of Gold
Francis Brett Young · 1935 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)
London, William Heinemann, 1935-1950. Cloth. A scarce set of the Severn edition novels by author of the Mercian novels Francis Brett Young, with City of Gold signed by Young. Seven of the scarce Severn Edition novels, written by English novelist and poet Francis Brett Young, wit…