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Elefant Byggeplads
Peter Lautrop; Kristine Suhr · 1998 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)
None, None, 1998 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderfully unique piece of artwork depicting a group of elephants constructing a tower of cards, drawn by Peter Lautrop, with a pop-up element incorporated by Kristine Suhr, signed by both artists. A wonderfully unique piece of colo…
The Little Schoolmaster Mark: A Spiritual Romance
J. H. Shorthouse · 1885 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1885. Vellum. A smart copy of this philosophical novel from J. H. Shorthouse, bound in signed half vellum. Bound in half vellum by Birdsall and Son, with marbled boards. Originally published in two volumes, this philosophical novel delves into the inter…
The Life of Mrs. Godolphin
John Evelyn · 1848 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
London, William Pickering , 1848. Vellum. An affectionate biography dedicated to the life and religious education of Margaret Godolphin, bound in full signed vellum binding. The second edition of this work. In full Bickers and Son vellum binding, with marbled endpapers.An intima…
The Fox, the Hare and the Rooster
V. Andriyevich; Tom Botting [trans.] · 1980 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
Moscow, Malysh Publishing House, 1980 . Paperback. A vibrantly illustrated and scarce Russian children's pop-up book about the adventures of a fox, hare and rooster. Published in the USSR. A scarce work.Translated from the original Russian into English by Tom Botting.Illust…
A Journal Kept by Richard Doyle in the Year 1840
Richard Doyle; J. Hungerford Pollen · 1886 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1886. Cloth. The second edition of this entertaining journal kept by a teenaged Richard Doyle, which his comical illustrations throughout. The second edition.A journal kept by Richard Doyle in his youth in the year 1840. Doyle kept this journal in his…
Roaring Lion Tales Pop-Up Book
Alain Presencer; Ron van der Meer · 1984 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Blackie, 1984 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this children's pop-up of tales about lions, signed by the illustrator and paper engineer Ron van der Meer. The first edition of this work, flat signed to the first leaf by Ron van der Meer, the illustrat…
The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England; Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed As They Are to Be Sung or Said in Churches
1731 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.12 | $858.69 | ¥137,122)
London, His Majesty's Printer, and of Henry Hills, deceas'd, 1731-2 . Leather. A beautifully -bound copy of the book of common prayer, with the Psalms of David, with this copy belonging to English author Brian Aldiss. Bound in contemporary full crushed morocco with gil…
Passage of Arms
Eric Ambler · 1959 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)
London, Heinemann, 1959 . First edition. Cloth. Brian Aldiss's copy of Eric Ambler's thrilling espionage novel set in the Malaysian jungle, Singapore, and Indonesia. The first edition, first impression.In the original dust wrapper, price clipped.The novel concerns the …
The Mermaid Series: Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe; Havelock Ellis [ed.]; J. A. Symonds [intro.] · 1894 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1894 . Cloth. Award winning science fiction writer Brian Aldiss's copy of the works of Christopher Marlowe. First published in the Mermaid Series in 1887, this is an 1894 edition of Marlowe's works, and includes 'Doctor Faustus' and &…
The Worst Desert on Earth: Crossing the Taklamakan
Charles Blackmore · 1995 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, John Murray, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the author's dangerous crossing of the Taklamakan desert in China, signed and inscribed. First edition. Signed to the title page, addressed to Robert Carver, potentially an…
Text Books of Ornamental Design: Nature in Ornament
Lewis F. Day · 1898 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, B. T. Batsford, 1898 . Leather. A handsomely bound example of Lewis F. Day's work dedicated to ornamental designs in nature, with charming illustrations. The third edition, fifth thousand of this work, which was first published in 1892.Lewis F. Day was an important …
Zaleski&Apos;S Percentage
Donald MacKenzie · 1974 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)
London, Macmillan, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling novel from Canadian author Donald MacKenzie, signed to the front endpaper. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper. With a letter from Macmillan Administration …
Thomas de Quincey: His Life and Writings
H. A. Page [Alexander Hay Japp] · 1877 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)
London, John Hogg & Co, 1877. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this important early biography of Thomas De Quincey, in handsome Zaehnsdorf signed bindings. The first edition of this work, complete in two volumes.Illustrated with a frontispiece to volume I.A biographi…
Eight April Days
Scott Hart · 1949 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
New York, Coward-McCann, Inc, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this scarce novel set during the American Civil War, signed by the author. The first edition, first printing.A scarce novel.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the …
American Society and Black Revolution
Frank Hercules · 1972 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)
New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich , Inc, 1972. First edition. Cloth. An inscribed first edition of this important work on the conditions of the black community throughout American history, written by Frank Hercules. The first edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author to…
Brockport, New York: Beginning with "and
William Heyen · 1988 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,282)
Dallas, Northouse and Northouse , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this poetical collection from American poet William Heyen, in the publisher's dust wrapper. A limited edition, being number 6 out of 50 numbered copies.Signed by the author to the…
A Moment of Bells
Richard C. Raymond · 1970 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
Boston, The Plowshare Press Incorporated, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of this poetical collection from Richard C. Raymond. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper, dated Dec. 16 1970.The first edition of this work. In the publisher's orig…
Presence
Glyn Hughes · 1971 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1971. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poems.…
The Marble Faun: Or, the Romance of Monte Beni
Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1860 · Rooke Books
£1,175.00 (€1,408.40 | $1,552.25 | ¥247,874)
Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1860 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel about murder and love, set in Italy. The first edition, first printing of this work, complete in two volumes.Coinciding with the issue points of Clark&a…
IL Decamerone Di M. Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio; Filippo Villani · 1802 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)
Londra, Not Stated, 1802. Leather. An Italian edition of the important work of Boccaccio, including a life of the author. Complete in four volumes.In the original Italian.'The Decameron' is a collection of novellas by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, spilt into o…