Cerca libri

Country Life, Volume XII

Various · 1902 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, George Newnes, 1902. Cloth. Volume XII of the quintessential English magazine, 'Country Life', with numerous articles and illustrations about life in the British countryside. A British weekly magazine discussing all sorts of topics relating to the rural life, w…

The Encyclopedia of Fish Cookery

A. J. McClane · 1977 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York , Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A striking illustrated encyclopedia of fish cookery, offering the ultimate guide to their methods and preparations. The first edition, fifth printing. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.An…

The Sportsman&Apos;S Book for India

F. G. Aflalo; Various · 1904 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Horace Marshall & Son, 1904. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated guide to the various popular sporting pursuits of India, the first edition of this work edited by F. C. Aflalo. A detailed guide to the sporting pursuits of India, including shooting, hunting, fishing, gol…

The Wide World Magazine, February 1955 - Australian Edition

MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTORS · 1955 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$149.95 (€136.05 | £113.50 | ¥23,945)

London: George Newnes Limited, 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Features: The Vanished Trophy - a story for horse-lovers, the missing King George V International Jumping Championship Trophy; Saharan Adventure (continued) - fascinating account of a trip across the Sahara - Tuareg …

The Old House by the River

William Cowper Prime · 1853 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Harper & Brothers , 1853 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this literary collection from nineteenth century American writer William Cowper Prime. The first edition of this work.By American journalist, art historian, numismatist, attorney, and travel writer W…

The New Sporting Magazine, New Series Volume VI (6) - July 1843 to December 1843

Riddlesworth, Sylvanus Swanquill, Nimrod, Master Harry, etc. · 1844 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

R. Ackermann, London, 1844. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Half leather with marbled covers and banded spine with gilt lettering and decoration. Marbled end-papers. Slightly bumped corners and very light wear at spine-ends. Covers a little rubbed. …

A Handful of Leather

Will H. Ogilvie · 1928 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Constable and Company, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of equine poems, illustrated with bright tipped in colour plates from Lionel Edwards. The first edition of this collection of forty horse themed poems from William Henry Ogilvie, a S…

The New Sporting Magazine, Vol. 4 nos. 19 - 24, November 1832 - April 1833 & The Racing Calendar 1832

Nim South; Sylvanus Swanquill; Nimrod; N.W.; (Surtees); a Yorkshireman; a Fetter-Lane Coachman; Charles Waterton; Martin Hawke · 1832 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Baldwin & Craddock, London, 1832. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Half-leather with marbled boards and end-papers, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, light wear at joint ends, sound binding, clean pages, end-papers and plates. All plates are pr…

The New Sporting Magazine, Vol. 6 nos. 31 - 36, November 1833 - April 1834 & The Racing Calendar 1833

a Single Dorset; Nimrod; N.W. ; Paddy Blake; Hon. Martin Hawke; a Yorkshireman (Surtees); Orlando; Esau; J H Lethbridge; Uncle Toby · 1834 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Baldwin & Craddock, London, 1834. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Half-leather with marbled boards and end-papers, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, light wear at joint ends, sound binding, clean pages, end-papers and plates. All plates are pr…

A Tour in Sutherlandshire

Charles St. John · 1884 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1884 . Leather. Handsomely bound in full calf, this is the second edition of Charles St. John's comprehensive two volume account of field sports and natural history in Sutherland. The second edition of this work, complete in two volumes.The author&…

Here Are The News

Josie, Edith (1921-2010) · 1966 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

Toronto & Vancouver Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited First Edition, First Printing pp. viii, 135. Small 8vo. Light-blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Black-and-white photographs of the author amongst the Indigenous inhabitants of the Northern community of Ol…

Letter from Ernest Hemingway's Son Gregory Following the Death of His Father on Behalf of Roberto Herrera, Ernest's Long-Time Secretary and Friend

Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961); Gregory Hancock Hemingway ( 1931 - 2001); Roberto Herrera (died 1970) · 1961 · Wittenborn Art Books

$1,000.00 (€907.29 | £756.92 | ¥159,687)

Bahia Honda, Cuba: July 10, [1961]. Als. 265 x 185mm. sheet size. Letter from Hemingway's son Gregory following the death of his father on July 2, 1961 asking "To Whom it May Concern" to help Roberto Herrera, Hemingway's friend and secretary in [settling the estate.]..Gregory Ha…

Studies in Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology, vol. 4: Animals at Ancient Sagalassos Evidence of the Faunal Remains

Bea De Cupere · 2001 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€55.00 ($60.62 | £45.88 | ¥9,680)

Leuven, Brepols, 2001 Softcover, 271 pages, 29.5 x 21 cm, English text. *very fine condition. ISBN 9782503510620. This volume deals with the exploitation of animals at Sagalassos (SW-Turkey) during Roman and early Byzantine times (1st to 7th centuries AD). The archaeological ex…

[An indigenous community in Suriname].[19th century]. 28.5 x 38.5 x 11.5 cm. A diorama made with papier-mâché, wood, dried plant material, and oil paint. The wooden outside has been covered in black paper. The diorama can be viewed through a glass plate.

[DIORAMA - SURINAME]. · 1779 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€7,500.00 ($8,266.36 | £6,257.00 | ¥1,320,032)

Remarkable diorama depicting daily life in an indigenous community in the jungle of South America, most likely Suriname. Each of the figures is engaged in a different activity. While the men are hunting and fishing, the women are spinning cotton and baking cassava bread. The cha…

Hugh Fearlessly Eats It All: Dispatches from the Gastronomic Frontline

FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL, HUGH · 2006 · Little Lane Books

A$14.00 (€8.61 | $9.49 | £7.18 | ¥1,515)

UK, Bloomsbury. 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, 288pp & less than 500g, gift inscription 1st page. Hugh would always bypass a McBurger in favour of a squirrel sandwich, or make a detour for fresh road kill - to some he is bonkers+ but to others a shining and shagg…

Hugh Fearlessly Eats It All: Dispatches from the Gastronomic Frontline

FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL, HUGH · 2006 · Little Lane Books

A$30.00 (€18.44 | $20.33 | £15.38 | ¥3,246)

UK, Bloomsbury. 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, Book in great order. Hugh would always bypass a McBurger in favour of a squirrel sandwich, or make a detour for fresh road kill - to some he is bonkers+ but to others a shining and shaggy beacon of good sense in a fo…

Hugh Fearlessly Eats It All: Dispatches from the Gastronomic Frontline

FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL, HUGH · 2006 · Little Lane Books

A$22.00 (€13.52 | $14.91 | £11.28 | ¥2,380)

UK, Bloomsbury. 2006. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, ex-Essex County lib, usual indicators & a lib overwrapper, Hugh would always bypass a McBurger in favour of a squirrel sandwich, or make a detour for fresh road kill - to some he is bonkers+ but to others a shining a…

The New Sporting Magazine, Volume 3 - 1832 May to October

Black Diamond, Sylvanus Swanquill, Nimrod, Mr Jorrocks, Backwoodsman, · 1832 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Baldwin & Cradock, London, 1832. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Half leather with marbled covers and banded spine with gilt lettering and decoration. Marbled end-papers. Slightly bumped corners and very light wear at spine-ends. Covers rubbed and m…

The Wide World Magazine, Volume 17: April 1906 Through October 1906, Lacking the August Issue

MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTORS · 1906 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$595.00 (€539.84 | £450.37 | ¥95,014)

London: George Newnes, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Please note that this volume lacks the August 1906 issue. Features: The Shwebo Dacoities; The Oldest Industry in England; The Doctor's Escape; Travel and Adventure on the 'Roof' of the World - II; The "Freshmen's Banquet"; O…

Voyage à Terre-Neuve. Observations et notions curieuses propres à intéresser toutes les personnes qui veulent avoir une idée juste de l'un des plus importants travaux des marins français et étrangers, recueillies pendant plusieurs séjours faits dans ces froides régions

Constant-Jean-Antoine CARPON · 1852 · Librairie Le Feu Follet

€600.00 ($661.31 | £500.56 | ¥105,603)

Envoi autographe signé de Constant-Jean-Antoine Carpon | Eugène Poisson Dutot | Paris • Caen 1852 | 13 x 21.7 cm | Relié | Edition originale peu commune contenant de très intéressantes considérations sur la vie à bord des Terre-Neuvas (cf Sabin 11020.) Les chapitres sur la chass…