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Musci Exotici Containing Figures and Descriptions of New or Little Known Foreign Mosses and Other Cryptogamic Subjects
Sir William Jackson Hooker · 1818 · Rooke Books
£2,600.00 (€3,116.47 | $3,434.76 | ¥548,488)
London, Anon, 1818-20. First edition. Leather. A very scarce signed first edition of this work on mosses by William Jackson Hooker. Signed, with a gift inscription from the author to the half-titles of both volumes 'To Dr Knight with the Author's Best Compliments&apos.…
Music for Chameleons: New Writing by Truman Capote
Truman Capote · 1981 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1981 . Cloth. A fine first U.K. edition of Capote's short story collection, the first he had published in fourteen years. Presented in the fine dust wrapper. Split into three parts, this collection includes stories such as 'Hospitality', &…
Armee Du Rhin Campagnes D&Apos;Allemagne Sous le General Moreau
Charles Fortin · 1899 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)
Anon, Anon, 1899. First edition. Vellum. A facsimile diary of soldier Charles Fortin who fought in a German campaign under General Moreau. The first printed edition of this diary, which belonged to a cavalry conscript in the 13th regiment. This diary was originally written from …
Science in Modern Life
J R Ainsworth Davis [Ed] · 1908 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)
London, Gresham, 1908-10. First edition. Cloth. A very smart set of this educational science series. This series was edited by Professor Ainsworth-Davis and covers a variety of subjects that fall within the everyday 'modern science&apos. With one folding frontispiece and ei…
Le Bocage Amoureux Ou le Divertissement Des Amants Citadins Et Champetres
Roger Allard · 1911 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,797.96 | $1,981.59 | ¥316,435)
Paris, Figuiere & Cie, 1911. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce, limited edition poem by Roger Allard. Beautifully illustrated by Albert Gleizes, the founder of cubism. This copy is signed by both Gleizes and Allard. One of 35 copies inscribed by author & artist. This cop…
Haunted London
Walter Thornbury; Edward Walford [ed.] · 1880 · Rooke Books
£900.00 (€1,078.78 | $1,188.95 | ¥189,861)
London, Chatto and Windus, 1880. First edition. Leather. A very scarce two volume extended first edition of this work on 'the London of the present haunted by the London of the past&apos. With a signed letter from Lord Rosebery. A very scarce two volume edition of this work…
The British Expedition to the Crimea
W. H. Russell · 1858 · Rooke Books
£700.00 (€839.05 | $924.74 | ¥147,670)
London, G. Routledge & Co, 1858. First edition. Leather. The first edition thus of this important source regarding the Crimean War, with illustrations and folding plates. The first edition of this largely expanded work under this title. In 1856 a work with mostly the same conten…
The Noble Science: A Few General Ideas on Fox-Hunting
F. P. Delme Radcliffe; William C. A. Blew [ed] · 1893 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, John C. Nimmo, 1893. Leather. A beautifully bound treatise on fox-hunting, illustrated throughout and with colour plates. In a smart Riviere & Son full crushed morocco signed binding. With ten steel-plate engravings coloured by hand, and eight full-page engravings on woo…
A Phoenix Too Frequent
Christopher Fry · 1946 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)
London, Hollis and Carter, 1946. First edition. Hardback. An excellent signed first edition of this popular comedy by Christopher Fry, in its unclipped dust wrapper. Christopher Fry's popular comedy play, A Phoenix Too Frequent. The first edition of 1946, signed by the au…
There Is a Door
Kathleen Coyle · 1931 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
Paris, Edward W. Titus, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this Irish author's work. This is no. 2 of 500 copies signed by the author. A first edition of this work, with the scarce slipcase. A short 1931 work from Irish novelist Cathleen Coyle, involved …
The Milkmaid and Hey Diddle-Diddle and Baby Bunting
Randolph Caldecott · 1882 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1882. First edition. Leather. Two volumes of Randolph Caldecott's illustrated children's picture books bound together, with charming colour illustrations. Two volumes of Randolph Caldecott's Picture Books bound together in a quarte…
Examples of English Handwriting 1150-1750
Hilda E. P. Grieve · 1954 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)
Essex, Essex Education Committee, Essex Record Office Publications, 1954. Cloth. The publisher's presentation copy of this fascinating study of the development of English handwriting, presented to Richard William Hunt, who assisted in this work. The publisher's present…
Alfred the Great
Thomas Hughes · 1873 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1873. Leather. A signed copy of this historical work by the author known for 'Tom Brown's School Days&apos. A signed copy, in a full morocco binding. With the author's inscription 'Sybil Irene Cutler with the best wishes of her God…
England, England
Julian Barnes · 1998 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1998. First edition. Cloth. An attractive first edition copy of this novel by Julian Barnes. The first edition, first impression of this novel stated. In the original dustwrapper designed by Bill Gregory, a later impression with "shortlisted for the 1998 B…
Blood Hunt
Jack Harvey [Ian Rankin] · 1995 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)
London, Headline Feature, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A very attractive first edition copy of this thriller novel, signed by author Ian Rankin. The first edition, first impression stated of this thriller novel by Ian Rankin, a Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector…
Right Royal
John Masefield · 1920 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1920. First edition. Hardback. A signed, limited edition of this long poem by John Masefield, number 150 of 500 copies issued. Copy number 150 of 500 issued, limited signed edition with hand-made paper. John Masefield was a renowned English poet a…
Remarks When Opening the George Gissing Exhibition at the National Book League
William Plomer · 1971 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, The Enitharmon Press, 1971. First edition. Hardback. A signed limited edition copy of William Plomer's opening speech at the opening of a George Gissing Exhibition. The first edition of this work.A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and ninety-five copies,…
Within an Hour of London Town Among Wild Birds and Their Haunts
[Denham Jordan] · 1892 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1892. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first edition of this charming topographical work about the areas outside of London in the late nineteenth century. In a signed binding by Mudie.The first edition of this work.A charming topographic…
The Eye of Jade
Diane Wei Lang · 2007 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)
London, Picador, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of this work of modern fiction by Diane Wei Liang. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression with complete numberline. Scarce, particularly when signed. The Eye of Jade is th…
The Straight Razor Cure
Daniel Polansky · 2011 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the first work in the Low Town series. Signed, dated and inscribed by the author to the title page, reading '"Welcome to Low Town!' Daniel P 7/06/11' First edition, first impression …