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Rowlandson the Caricaturist: A Selection from His Works with Anecdotal Descriptions of His Famous Caricatures and a Sketch of His Life, Times, and Contemporaries

Joseph Grego · 1880 · Rooke Books

£780.00 (€934.94 | $1,030.43 | ¥164,546)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1880. First edition. Leather. A richly illustrated two-volume study of English caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson, with a charming signed letter from the author. With a beautifully written signed letter by the author, dated May 7th 1880. The letter expres…

The Lost Heart of Asia

Colin Thubron · 1994 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Heinemann, 1994. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce proof copy of this charming travel title, signed to the title page. A very scarce signed proof copy of this travel title by British travel writer and novelist Colin Thubron.Thubron has worked for many year for The …

The Book of Middlesex

Truman Press · 1930 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Twickenham, Printed by Walker & Co (Printers) Ltd. 1930. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this signed limited edition, illustrated throughout. A very scarce limited edition, with only one record on Jisc.A small subscription edition - an impression limited to 200 copies, of …

Arcadian Ballads

James Reeves · 1977 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Gloucestershire, The Whittington Press, 1977 . Cloth. A smart signed limited edition copy of this collection of poetry by James Reeves, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, in the original slipcase. A limited edition, this copy being No.135/200.Signed to the edition page by both the…

My Year

Roald Dahl · 1993 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1993. First edition. Hardback. A delightfully illustrated first edition of Roald Dahl's charming autobiographical account, signed by acclaimed illustrator Quentin Blake. First edition.In the publisher's original hardback binding, accompanied by t…

(1876) Domestic Economy: A Class-Book for Girls; (1884) Breakfast Dishes; (1897) Nelson&Apos;S Home Comforts; (1893) Liebig Company&Apos;S Practical Cookery Book; (1901) Sweets & Supper Dishes; [1908] the Pot-Luck Cookery Book.

M. L. Allen; Mary Hooper; Mrs. H. M. Young; Mrs. De Salis; H. E. C. · 1876 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London; New York and Bombay, T. Nelson and Sons; J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited; G. Nelson, Dale & Co. Limited; Liebig's Extract of Meat Company, Limited; Long, 1876-[1908]. Cloth. London; New York and Bombay: T. Nelson and Sons; J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited; G. Nelson, Dale & Co…

Ralph Richards, the Miser

Jefferys Taylor · 1821 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Printed for Baldwin, Cradock and Joy , 1821. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this early title from Jefferys Taylor, which follows the eponymous miser Ralph Richards as he searches for hidden wealth. The first edition of this rare title from English…

Harry&Apos;S Holiday or, the Doings of One Who Had Nothing to Do

Jefferys Taylor · 1822 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy , 1822 . Leather. A scarce early edition of Jefferys Taylor's debut children's novel, perceived as a forerunner of 'Lord of the Flies&apos. The third edition of Harry's Holiday or, The Doings of One Who Had Nothing To Do, the…

Mrs. Leicester&Apos;S School; or, the History of Several Young Ladies

[Charles Lamb; Mary Lamb] · 1825 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, M. J. Godwin and Co. 1825. Leather. The ninth edition of Charles and Mary Lamb's popular collection of linked children's stories. Ninth edition.In contemporary quarter roan, with marbled paper covered boards. Renewed endpapers.With the engraved frontispiece.Mrs…

Fantastic Daisy Artichoke

Quentin Blake · 1999 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A first edition, early impression of this charming children's title, signed by the author and artist. A first edition of this delightful rhyming children's title, richly illustrated throughout in vibrant colour.Sign…

Words and Pictures

Quentin Blake · 2000 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Chris Beetles Limited, 2000. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition of this richly illustrated autobiography, signed by the author. A scarce first edition, signed by the author to the title page.A limited 'special edition' - this is one of 2000 copies …

Father Christmas&Apos;S Last Present and the Twelve Days of Christmas

Marie-Aude Murail and Elvire Murail; John Julius Norwich · 1998 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Doubleday, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing pair of works signed by celebrated English cartoonist Quentin Blake in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Both the first edition in the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Signed b…

Daddy Lost His Head

Andre Bouchard · 2009 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2009. Hardback. A loveable children's story about a father 'losing his head' and a homage to Quentin Blake, illustrated and signed by the iconic illustrator. The first translated edition of Daddy Lost His Head, an entertaining children'…

A Stickful of Nonpareil

George Scurfield · 1956 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Cambridge , Privately Printed at the University Press, 1956. Cloth. A scarce privately printed work exploring the inner workings of Cambridge University Press, warmly illustrated and flat signed by Ardizzone, issued in a limited run of just five hundred copies. In the publisher&…

The Fly-by-Night

Terry Jones · 1994 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Pavilion, 1994 . First edition. Hardback. A very scarce signed first edition copy of this charming children's story by Terry Jones, illustrated in colour by Michael Foreman. The first edition, first impression.A very scarce signed copy.Signed by both the author and …

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Judith Kerr · 2013 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)

London, HarperCollins, 2013 . Cloth. A fine example of this celebratory edition of Judith Kerr's classic semi-autobiographical children"s novel about fleeing Nazi Germany, featuring two signed bookplates from the author. First published in 1971, this 'Celebration Editi…

Napoleon: The Last Phase

Lord Rosebery · 1900 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, Arthur L. Humphreys , 1900. First edition. Leather. A pleasing first edition, first impression of Lord Rosebery's biography on Napoleon, bound in full straight-grain morocco by Spottiswoode & Co. The first edition, first impression.Bound in signed full straight-grai…

Piero Di Cosimo: Visions Beautiful and Strange

Dennis Geronimus · 2006 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Yale University Press, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of Dennis Geronimus's illustrated exploration of the life and work of Florentine artist Piero di Cosimo, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition in the original unclipped dust wrapp…

Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brother&Apos;S Grimm

Arthur Rackham · 1917 · Rooke Books

£645.00 (€773.12 | $852.08 | ¥136,067)

London, Constable & Co Ltd, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing, signed limited edition of this charming illustrated collection of forty tales from the Brother's Grimm, by Rackham. A signed limited edition of this illustrated collection of forty tales from the Brother&ap…

Selected Poems of Matthew Arnold (Golden Treasury Series)

Matthew Arnold · 1898 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1898. Leather. An attractively bound example of Matthew Arnold's 'Selected Poems', in a desirable period binding by Ramage, London. A carefully selected collection of poems from Matthew Arnold, issued for the 'Golden Treasu…