Cerca libri
Risultati della ricerca
138215 risultati
Real Property
Harold Monro · 1922 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
London, The Poetry Bookshop, 1922. First edition. Hardback. The first edition, a limited edition, of a charming collection of poetry by Harold Monro. Signed by the author. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the edition page. A limited edition, numbered one o…
Views in Affghaunistaun &C. &C. &C. From Sketches Taken During the Campaign of the Army of the Indus
Keith Alexander Jackson · 1841 · Rooke Books
£9,900.00 (€11,866.55 | $13,078.50 | ¥2,088,473)
London, M. A. Nattali, [1841]. Leather. An excellent and exceptionally scarce first edition imprint of this profusely illustrated work regarding the first Afghan War, presented in the original silk moire boards and complete with highly informative tinted lithograph illustrations…
Tewkesbury Abbey and Other Poems
John R. Keble · 1944 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
Exeter, Printed at the Catholic Records Press, [1944]. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this charming collection of poetry by John Richard Keble; signed and dedicated by the author. A very scarce copy, with only two copies held at Oxford University and the British…
In Praise of Swinbrook Poetry and Prose
Jean Rhodes Zivkovic · 1992 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
Oxford, The Amate Press, 1992. First edition. Paperback. A scarce first limited edition copy of this charming collection of poetry and prose about the small village of Swinbrook; written, illustrated, and signed by the author. Containing the following works: 'In Praise of S…
Rides and Studies in the Canary Islands
Charles Edwardes · 1888 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1888. Cloth. An uncommon work of travel writing from the late nineteenth century by the noted writer Charles Edwardes. Profusely illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding, this is a desirable work of travel writing from the 1…
Misterton&Apos;S Mistake
Walter Raymond · 1890 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)
London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co, 1890. Cloth. A scarce copy of this interesting novel by Walter Raymond set in Somerset, signed by the author. A scarce work. Signed by the author to the verso to the front endpaper, an author's presentation copy to Charles R. Wainwright. The …
Principles and Practice of Harbour Construction
William Shield · 1895 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1895. First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of this work, which regards the construction of harbours. From the Longman's Civil Engineering Series, this is the first edition of this work. With a hand written presentation plate to the fron…
History Mankind and His Story
Max Beloff; Various · 1948 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
London, Odhams Press Ltd, 1948. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Max Beloff's work on the history of mankind, profusely illustrated throughout, in a smart signed binding by Zaehnsdorf. The first edition of this work. In a crushed morocco signed binding by Zaehns…
The British Bibliographer
Sir Egerton Brydges · 1810 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)
London, R. Triphook, 1810 - 1814. First edition. Leather. The first edition Sir Egerton Brydges' four volume work of British bibliography, illustrated throughout, in a signed binding by Carss. The first edition of this work. Complete in four volumes. In a full calf signed b…
Collection of British Authors Vol. CCCCXLIX Doctor Thorne- Volume I Vol. CCCL Doctor Thorne- Volume II. Vol. 717. The Small House at Allington- Volume I Vol. 718. The Small House at Allington- Volume II Vol. 719. The Small House at Allington- Volume III.
Anthony Trollope · 1858 · Rooke Books
£215.00 (€257.71 | $284.03 | ¥45,356)
Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858-1864. Cloth. Two works from Anthony Trollope's 'Chronicles of Barsetshire', published in the Tauchnitz 'Collection of British Authors' series: 'Doctor Thorne' and 'The Small House at Allington&apos. Anthon…
Westward Ho! or the Voyages & Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight of Burrough in the County of Devon in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth Rendered Into Modern English
Charles Kingsley · 1923 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, J M Dent, 1923. Cloth. An illustrated copy of Charles Kingsley's historical novel, 'Westward Ho!&apos. This novel is based on the adventures of real-life corsiar Amyas Preston, referred to in this novel as Amyas Leigh. Charmingly illustrated, with sixteen colou…
Quality Street a Comedy in Four Acts
J. M. Barrie · 1901 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1901. Vellum. A limited edition copy of J. M. Barrie's play 'Quality Street', illustrated with colour plates throughout by Hugh Thomson, signed by the artist. A limited edition work, limited to one thousand copies, this one numbered one…
Le Pacte General de Renonciation a la Guerre Comme Instrument de Politique Nationale la Reception Des Plenipotentiaires a L&Apos;Hotel de Ville
Rene Weiss · 1929 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)
Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1929. Leather. An interesting work on a historical war pact, written in French by Rene Weiss, illustrated throughout. In the original French. This is a work describing the historical general pact for renunciation of war as national policy instrument,…
Series II: No XIII the Voyage of Captain Don Felipe Gonzalez Series II: No. XXXI the War of Quito by Pedro de Cieza de leãâ³N, and Inca Documents Series II: No. XLVIII Memorias Antiguas Historiales Del Peru. By Fernando Montesinos. Series II: No. LXXIV Peter Floris. His Voyage to the East Indies in the Globe 1611-1615. Series II: No. XCIII Richard Hakluyt & His Successors. Series II: No. XCIX Further English Voyages to Spanish America 1583-1594 Series II: No. CI Mandeville&Apos;S Travels Volume
Various · 1908 · Rooke Books
£670.00 (€803.09 | $885.11 | ¥141,341)
Cambridge, The Hakluyt Society, 1908-1955. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating collection of varied works from the Second Series of Hakluyt Society publications, bound in the publisher's iconic bright blue cloth binding, with gilt vignette to the front boards. The Hakluyt S…
The Modern Sportsman&Apos;S Gun and Rifle Including Game and Wildfowl Guns, Sporting and Match Rifles and Revolvers
J. H. Walsh · 1882 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)
London, Horace Cox, 1882-1884. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this profusely illustrated two volume set regarding shooting, complete with many illustrations, several of which are folding. With copious publisher's advertisements to the rear of both volumes. The f…
Miscellaneous Works of the Late Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield Consisting of Letter to His Friends Never Before Printed and Various Other Articles to Which Are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life Tending to Illustrate the CIVIL, Literary, and Political History of His Time
Philip Dormer Stanhope; M. Maty (ed.) · 1777 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, Edward and Charles Dilly, 1777. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this uncommon and important collection of the works of Philip Stanhope, complete with many charming engravings. Uncommon. The first edition with no further editions stated and dedication dated F…
The Album of Cambridge Views
Unamed · 0 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
London, Charles Reynolds and Co, c1890. Cloth. A wonderful example of this Victorian souvenir from the university city of Cambridge, featuring a series of illustrations from places across the city. A souvenir work being a series of illustrations of the city of Cambridge. Scarce …
A History of Vijayanagar the Never to Be Forgotten Empire
Bangalore Suryanarain Row · 1905 · Rooke Books
£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)
Madras, Addison & Co, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this work looking at the Vijayanagara Empire, with a telegram signed by the author loosely inserted, and plates throughout. A very scarce work. The first edition of this work. With a telegram signed…
Being and Doing a Selection of Helpful Thoughts from Various Authors, Arranged for Daily Reading
Constance M. Whishaw · 1907 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
Liverpool, Edward Howell, 1907. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this collection of thoughtful quotations, collected here by Constance M. Whishaw, in a signed Bumpus binding. In a full crushed morocco signed binding by Bumpus LTD. This work is a collection of quotations intended…
Original Letters, Written During the Reigns of Henry VI. Edward IV. And Richard III. By Various Persons of Rank of Consequence; Containing Many Curious Anecdotes, Relative to That Turbulent and Bloody, But Hitherto Dark, Period of Our History; and Elucidating, Not Only Public Matters of State, But Likewise the Private Manners of the Age: Digested in Chronological Order; with Notes, Historical and Explanatory; and Authenticated by Engravings of Autographs, Fac Similes Paper-Marks, and Seals. In T
John Fenn (Editor) · 1787 · Rooke Books
£500.00 (€599.32 | $660.53 | ¥105,478)
London, G G J and J Robinson, 1787. Leather. The complete two volumes of this important correspondence from the fifteenth century. This work is the largest surviving English family correspondences of this century, being of the Paston family and the high figures connected to them…