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To Be a Printer

Brooke Crutchley · 1980 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, The Bodley Head, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this fascinating autobiography of the Cambridge University Printer who served during the typographical revival, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition in the publisher's…

The Mystery of the Green Heart

Max Pemberton · 1910 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.34 | ¥68,561)

London, Methuen & Co, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the very scarce first edition of Max Pemberton's murder mystery, with a loosely inserted signed slip from the author. The very scarce first edition, first impression.With a loosely inserted slip si…

An Enclyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture

J.C. Loudon · 1842 · Rooke Books

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

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 . Cloth. The scarce new revised edition of John Loudon's extensive architectural encyclopeadia, illustrated with thousands of engravings throughout. An immense encyclopaedia on the architecture and furniture found in cottage…

Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent

A. Huntbach · 1910 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Stafford, J & C. Mort Limited, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce local history of a key district during the Industrial Revolution and one of the six towns that made Stoke-on-Trent written immediately prior to its birth as a city. The presentation copy of Hanley, Stoke-on…

The Analysis of the Hunting Field

[Robert Smith Surtees] · 1923 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1923 . Cloth. Detailled analysis of the 1845-6 hunting season, charmingly illustrated by Henry Alken. In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding.Featuring seven colour plates and 43 additional black-and-white in-text illustrations reproduced f…

Permanent and Temporary Pastures: With Descriptions and Coloured Illustrations of Leading Natural Grasses and Clovers

Martin J. Sutton · 1886 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Hamilton, Adams, & Co. 1886. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work on pastures, signed and inserted with the author's signed letters. With real samples of grass and clovers, collected by contemporary author on livestock, J. P. Sheldon. The author&apos…

On a Glass Lightly

Simon Whistler · 2004 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Marlborough, Libanus Press, 2004 . First edition. Cloth. Signed limited first edition on the glass engravings of Simon Whistler, illustrated with over 100 photographs. First limited edition. No. 106 of 200 copies.Signed by the author to limitation page.In publisher's origin…

Southern France Including Corsica

Karl Baedeker · 1907 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

Leipsic , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1907. Cloth. A smart fifth edition of this popular handbook to southern France, complete with folding maps and plans. Fifth edition. In the publisher's original red cloth.Illustrated with thirty-three maps and forty-nine plans, twenty-fi…

Lost in a Good Book

Jasper Fforde · 2002 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.83 | ¥14,345)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of Jasper Fforde's second 'Thursday Next' title. A first edition, first impression of this 2002 title, in excellent condition, in a near fine unclipped dust wra…

Silverfin

Charlie Higson · 2005 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, Puffin Books, 2005. First edition. Paperback. The signed first edition of SilverFin, the first novel of the very successful Young Bond series, written by Charlie Higson. The first edition of SilverFin, the first novel of the very successful Young Bond series, written and…

The Armorial of Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount

Alex Maxwell Findlater, Sir David Lyndsay of Mount · 2018 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

Edinburgh, The Heraldry Society of Scotland, 2018. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of a fascinating record of heraldic coats of arms from sixteenth century Europe, including nobility, royalty and legendary figures such as the Nine Worthies. The signed first editio…

1906-[1914] 3 Vols Land Reform and the Colonization of Rural Britain

Jesse Collings · 1906 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co.; The Rural World Publishing Company, Ltd. 1906-[1914]. First edition. Cloth. A scarce three-volume collection of first editions by the Liberal reformer Jesse Collings, with Volume I signed and inscribed by the author to loosely inserted front fre…

Versiflage

Percy Waxman · 1922 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

New York, The H. K. Fly Company, 1922. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of American poetry, signed and inscribed by the author. A very scarce first edition volume of American poetry.In original, vibrantly coloured pictorial boards and quarter cloth.Doubly ins…

Songs from the Journey

Wilton Agnew Barrett · 1920 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

New York, George H. Doran Company, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this selection of poems by Wilton Agnew Barrett, signed by the author and in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, signed by the author. In the publisher's original quarte…

We Went to War

H. D. Gallaudet · 1939 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

New York, Coward McCann, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of H. D. Gallaudet's war poetry compilation, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue cloth with the original orange, unclipped dust wra…

R.A. C. &Apos;Quick Way&Apos; Motoring Map of London and Its Outer Districts with Index; "Lightning" Plan of London ; Burrow"S Pointer Guide Map of Ealing

None Stated · 1935 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London; Cheltenham , The Lightning Cities & Road Map Co. Ltd; George Philip & Son, Ltd.; Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. [1935]-c1960. Hardback. A three volume collection of large fold-out London maps, each showcasing a different early navigation system from the motoring age to suburba…

Banners in the Dawn: Sixty-Four Sonnets

Vincent Starrett · 1923 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Chicago, Walter M. Hill, 1923. First edition. Hardback. A scarce limited edition of this collection of sixty-four refined sonnets, signed and inscribed by Vincent Starrett. In the publisher's original paper covered boards.A limited edition, being one of two hundred and fift…

1919 Poemes

Jules Supervielle · 1919 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

Paris, Eugene Figuiere, 1919 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of this collection of poetry by anti-surrealist poet Jules Supervielle. A scarce presentation copy of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper.Includes author's…

Oor Gate-En&Apos;

David J. Beattie · 1915 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Galashiels, A. Walker and Son, 1915 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work on the history of the Langholm and Carlisle area in the borders region of Scotland, signed by the author to the front free endpaper.  The first edition, signed by the author to the front f…

Fã-â«Rin: Collected Verses

Giles Dixey · 1948 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of a poetic anthology written by Giles Dixey, containing over one hundred charming poems based on his personal experiences. The signed first edition of FÃ-«rin: Collected Verses, a comprehensive poeti…