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The Cruise of the &Apos;Alerte&Apos;: The Narrative of a Search for Treasure on the Desert Island of Trinidad

E. F. Knigh · 1890 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1890 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Edward Frederick Knight's account of his voyage to Trinidade. The scarce first edition of this work, signed to the recto of the frontispiece 'W …

Balkis Et Salomon Histoire de la Reine Du Matin Et Du Prince Des Genies

Gerard de Nerval · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Paris , A L'enseigne du Pot Casse, 1925. First edition. Leather. A pleasing limited edition copy of this story concerning Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, by French romanticism writer Gerard de Nerval. A limited edition copy, being No. 1030 out of 1975 and printed on Chester…

The Journal of Analytical Psychology

Philip Metman; Eva Metman · 1956 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1956-8 . Leather. A compilation of three volumes from The Journal of Analytical Psychology, written by Philip Metman, with notes from the author loosely inserted. A compilation of three articles from The Journal of Analytical Psychology, bound together in…

Parables of to-Day

Herbert N. Casson · 1923 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, The Efficiency Magazine, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce anthology of entertaining parables by Herbert Newton Casson, the first edition. The first edition of this very scarce work.Signed by the author to the half-title, 'To Harvey Anderson, with the highes…

Proper Lessons to Be Read at Morning and Evening Prayer on the Sundays and Other Holy-Days Throughout the Year

1832 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

Oxford, Samuel Collingwood and Co; University Press, 1832. Leather. A leather-bound miniature book containing passages designed to be read alongside Sunday prayer. A smart miniature edition of this work. In full crushed morocco binding. With a lovely contemporary ink inscripti…

The Compleat Naturalist: A Life of Linnaeus

Wilfrid Blunt · 1971 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Collins, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this beautifully illustrated biography of Carl Linnaeus, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 1973. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, reverse of the frontisp…

The "Pop-Up" Mother Goose

Harold B. Lentz · 1934 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

New York, Blue Ribbon Press, 1934 . Hardback. An early edition of this charming Harold B. Lentz's Blue Ribbon pop-up book, with three colour pop-up plates. An early edition of this work, published the year after the first edition.Illustrated with three full colour double-pa…

Farmyard Animals Come to Life Stories

Anonymous · 1947 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Sandle Brothers Ltd, c1947 . First edition. Hardback. A vibrantly illustrated and scarce children's first edition pop-up book set on a rural farm. A scarce first edition.Illustrated with two double-pages colour pop-up plates, in full working order. Collated, complet…

Believe

Robert Sabuda · 2019 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Walker Books Ltd, 2019. First edition. Hardback. A beautiful first edition of this inspiring and hopeful pop-up book from book artist Robert Sabuda. First edition. With six intricate pop-up scenes made with white card. Collated complete and in perfect working condition. …

The Adventures of Tommy

H. G. Wells · 1967 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Constable Young Books Ltd. 1967 . Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated children's book, written and illustrated by H. G. Wells, with the original, very scarce dust wrapper. A new edition. First published in 1929.With the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. This charmin…

Sterrenkaart Voor Nederland

Dr. E. A. Kreiken · 1930 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.80 | ¥158,218)

Amsterdam, Uitgave W. Versluys, c1930 . Hardback. A very scarce early twentieth century Dutch astronomical planisphere, designed by prominent astronomer Dr. E. A. Kreiken. In the original Dutch.A very scarce 1930s moveable guide to reading the stars, an invaluable aid for starga…

The Concept of Mental Maturity

T. H. Pear · 1944 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Manchester, The Manchester University Press, 1944 . Paperback. British psychologist Tom Hatherley Pear's vanishingly scarce essay on the mental maturity of youth, from the library of science-fiction author Brian Aldiss. A vanishingly scarce work, reprinted from the 'Bu…

Monsignor Quixote

Graham Greene · 1982 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, The Bodley Head, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of Graham Greene's pastiche of Miguel de Cervantes's classic seventeenth century novel, 'Don Quixote&apos. The copy of author Brian Aldiss. The first edition, first impression.In the publish…

Utz

Bruce Chatwin · 1988 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1988. Cloth. An early edition of Bruce Chatwin's short novel in excellent condition, with the scarce Booker Prize Shortlist bookplate signed by the author. The first edition, second printing.Signed by the author to the scarce Booker Prize Shortlist bo…

Nice One Cyril: Being the Odd Odessey and the Anecdotage of a Comedian

Cyril Fletcher · 1978 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this humorous autobiography from English comedian and actor Cyril Fletcher, signed by the author with a letter to Christina Foyle. First edition. Signed with an inscription from the author which …

Old English Porcelain: The Lady Ludlow Collection

Arthur Hayden; W. Leslie Perkins [Intro.] · 1932 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.37 | $1,585.27 | ¥253,148)

London, John Murray, 1932 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound and scarce limited edition work celebrating the Lady Ludow porcelain collection, signed by Alice Ludlow herself, and illustrated in colour. The first edition of this scarce work.A limited edition, number 10 …

I Say Rejoice: A Memoir of Christopher Benn

John Benn · 1942 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Faber and Faber, 1942. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce memoir of British soldier Christopher Benn, written by his brother. Signed by the author to W. A. Foyle. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper to William A…

The Junkers

Piers Paul Read · 1974 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1974. Cloth. A smart re-issued edition of this exciting novel from British writer Piers Paul Read, signed by the author. Re-issued. Signed by the author to the front endpaper for a member of the New Fiction Society. Following a young English diplomat po…

Skylines and Horizons

DuBose Heyward · 1924 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this poetical volume by DuBose Heyward, signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.An early anthology of poetry by DuBose Heyward, the noted Ame…

Stores from the Arabian Nights

Laurence Housman · 1923 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co, 1923. Cloth. Edmund Dulac's beautifully illustrated edition of 'Arabian Nights', a colourful edition of the popular classic tales, a lovely copy of this work. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Illus…