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A Collection of First Edition Thrillers
Mark Oldfield; Tim Glister; Mai Jia [Jiang Benhu]; Olivia Milburn [translator] · 2014 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
London, Head of Zeus; Point Blank, 2014-2020. First edition. Cloth. Three excellent first edition thrillers, from fantastic authors, each of which has been signed by its author. Three volumes. First edition, first impression. This set contains: The Sentinel, 2014. Signed by the …
The Enchanted & the Butterfly Girl
Rene Denfeld · 2014 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2014-2019. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first UK edition novels from American author Rene Denfeld, signed by the author. Two volumes. First UK edition, first impression. Each volume is signed by the author to the title page. Written by Rene D…
Ask an Astronaut
Tim Peake · 2017 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Century, 2017. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of Tim Peake's work exploring the world of space travel, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A brillian…
The Y.W. C.A. Of Malaya & Singapore Cookery Book
Mrs. A. E. Llewellyn [ed.] · 1951 · Rooke Books
£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.69 | ¥56,958)
Kuala Lumpur, The Y.W.C.A. of Malaya and Singapore, 1951 . Cloth. A wonderful example of this scarce guide to Asian cooking, compiled by the Young Women"s Christian Association. A scarce work.The 1951 sixth edition of Mrs. A. E. Llewellyn's guide to the food of Malaya and S…
Reminiscences of Twenty Years&Apos; Pigsticking in Bengal
Raoul [R. Dubus] · 1893 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)
Calcutta, Thacker, Spink & Co, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this autobiographical account of twenty years spent pigsticking - hunting wild boar - in Bengal. A very scarce first edition.Inscribed by the author to a front blank &a…
The &Apos;Wines of the World&Apos; Pocket Library
Various; Andre L. Simon [ed.] · 1951 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London, The Wine and Food Society , 1951. Cloth. A charming collection of pocket books from this 'Wines of the World' series, one of which is signed by editor Andre L. Simon. Comprising eight volumes across the first and second series of the 'Wines of the World&ap…
Fairy Tales
Hans Andersen · 1932 · Rooke Books
£2,950.00 (€3,535.99 | $3,897.13 | ¥622,323)
London, George G. Harrap, 1932 . First edition. Vellum. Beautifully illustrated with full colour plates, and in the publisher's original vellum binding, this is a charming limited edition collection of the tales of Hans Christian Andersen, signed by illustrator Arthur Rackh…
The Art of Good Living
Andre L. Simon; Maurice Healy · 1929 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
London, Constable & Co LTD, 1929. First edition. Vellum. Andre Simon's exploration on the joys of food and drink, a smart signed illustrated limited edition. A limited special edition of three hundred copies, of which this is numbered two hundred and twenty three. Published…
The Carpenter and Joiner&Apos;S Assistant
James Newlands · 1880 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)
London, Blackie & Son, 1880 . Leather. A fascinating and illustrated guide to carpentry and joinery, with a glossary of architecture terms, by the engineer James Newlands. This useful guide, first published in 1860, is split up into eight educational sections; Practical Geometry…
An Historical Topographical and Descriptive Account of the Weald of Kent
T. D. W. Dearn · 1814 · Rooke Books
£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.69 | ¥56,958)
Cranbook, S. Reader; B. & R. Crosby and Co, 1814 . First edition. Leather. A lovely example of the first edition of T. D. W. Dearn's study of the Weald of Kent, charmingly illustrated with sepia aquatint plates. The first edition.Illustrated with eight sepia aquatint plates…
Out of the World
Pamela Bourne; Pamela Eriksson · 1935 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1935. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce account of Pamela Bourne's voyages at sea, an illustrated work signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "Pamela Bo…
The Story of New Zealand, a History of New Zealand from the Earliest Times to the Present
Prof. Frank Parsons · 1904 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.92 | ¥24,260)
Philadelphia, Equity Series, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Professor Frank Parson"s illustrated and informative history of New Zealand. The first edition of this work. Inscribed to the front free endpaper "To the Editor of The Ma…
The Octoroon: Or, the Lily of Louisiana
Mary Elizabeth Braddon; Jennifer Carnell · 1999 · Rooke Books
£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.52 | ¥31,222)
Hastings, The Sensation Press, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, published here for the first time in book from in Britain. Signed by the publisher. A very scarce work.The first edition thus, being the first time this work appeared in boo…
The Song of the Soldiers
Thomas Hardy · 1915 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
Hove, [E. William], 1915 . First edition. Paperback. An excellent example of the first trade edition of Thomas Hardy's sombre poem, written at the start of the First World War. The first trade edition, first issue, with a comma after "9th September" on the title page and fr…
British Government in India
Marquis Curzon of Kedleston; George Curzon · 1925 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)
London, Cassell & Company LTD, 1925. First edition. Cloth. An extensive survey of British Government in India by the former Viceroy of India, George Curzon, signed by Curzon. Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper of Volume I "To my friend Gough, from Curzon of …
Famous Ocean Liners Photo Postcards
William H. Miller Jr; Stephen J. Card · 1988 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
Toronto; London, General Publishing Company LTD; Constable and Company LTD, 1988. Paperback. A volume of twenty-four postcards depicting famous ocean liners, including four signed colour plates by Stephen J. Card. A unique volume comprising of twenty-four ready-to-mail postcards…
The Book of Household Management
Mrs. Isabella Beeton · 1861 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)
London, S. O. Beeton, 1861 . First edition. Leather. The first edition, second issue, of Mrs Isabella Beeton's important cookery work, one of the most influential cookery books ever published. Illustrated with colour plates. The first edition, second issue of this work, wit…
The Form and Order of the of the Service That Is to Be Performed and the Ceremonies That Are to Be Observed in the Coronation of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary
Anonymous · 1911 · Rooke Books
£485.00 (€581.34 | $640.71 | ¥102,314)
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1911 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first Eyre and Spottiswoode edition of this liturgical work outlining the religious and ceremonial proceedings of the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, in a signed straight grain morocco bindin…
The English Print 1688-1802
Timothy Clayton · 1997 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)
New Haven & London, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this history of prints in England, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 30th Oc…
The Complete Writings of O. Henry
O. Henry [William Sydney Porter] · 1917 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)
New York, Doubleday, Page and Company , 1917. Hardback. An excellent Edition de Luxe offering a complete collection of O. Henry's works, with the handsome cloth dust wrappers. A limited edition de luxe or 'Memorial Edition', limited to 1075 copies. This set is num…