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A History of the Jukes Family of Cound, Shropshire & Their Descendants

Percy W. L. Adams · 1927 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

Tunstall, Edwin H. Eardley, 1927. First edition. Vellum. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce limited edition of Percy W. L. Adams's genealogy of the Jukes family, inscribed to his daughter and with a letter from the author. A vanishingly scarce limited edition, wi…

Design

David Gentleman; Brian Webb; Peyton Skipwith · 2009 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Woodbridge, Antique Collector's Club, 2009 . First edition. Hardback. With a signed letter from artist David Gentleman to artists Posy Simmonds and Richard Hollis, this is the scarce first edition of this illustrated study of Gentleman's artistic works. With a signed l…

Cremation: The Planning of Crematoria and Columbaria; Leading Questions About Cremation

Albert C. Freeman; Anonymous [A Cremationist] · 1906 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Albert C. Freeman; Wightman Mountain and Andrews, 1906-1910. Brochure/Pamphlet. Two very scarce insightful works on cremations, including a signed letter by expert and architect Albert C. Freeman. Two very scarce volumes on cremation, both advocating for cremation over b…

Steps

Ian Hamilton · 1997 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Tregarne, Cornwall, Cargo Press, 1997. First edition. Paperback. A signed, limited edition of poetry by Ian Hamilton, this being no. 193 of 250 copies. The signed limited edition of Steps, poems written by British poet and literary editor Ian Hamilton, this being no. 193 of 250 …

The Works of Samuel Johnson. Volume XIV.

Samuel Johnson · 1788 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,805)

London, John Stockdale, 1788 . Leather. A handsomely bound volume of the collected works of Samuel Johnson, including examples of his poetry and his correspondences. Volume XIV only of a fourteen volume collected edition of the works of Samuel Johnson, published only shortly aft…

The Nelson Dispatch Journal of the Nelson Society

Various; The Nelson Society · 1982 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

[Dorking], The Nelson Society, 1982-2011. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon collection of the illustrated Nelson Society Journal, spanning several decades and featuring folding plates. An uncommon collection of ten volumes of this society-published periodical. Within, the procee…

The Pumpkin Eater

Penelope Mortimer · 1962 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Hutchinson , 1962 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Mortimer"s best-known novel, a presentation copy inscribed by the author and complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding.  First edition.  Com…

Fifty Romance Lyric Poems

Richard Aldington · 1928 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

New York, Crosby Gaige, 1928. Cloth. A limited edition of lyrical poetry, one of nine-hundred copies signed by the author and printed. The first US edition of this work.  A limited edition publication, one of nine-hundred copies printed on rag paper. Signed by the author to the…

Arcadian Ballads

James Reeves · 1977 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

Gloucestershire, The Whittington Press, 1977 . Cloth. A smart signed limited edition copy of this collection of poetry by James Reeves, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, in the original slipcase. A limited edition, this copy being No.37/200. Signed to the edition page by both the…

The Landscape Annual for 1834: The Tourist in France

Thomas Roscoe · 1834 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Jennings and Chaplin, 1834 . First edition. Leather. An exceptional first edition of this fascinating travelogue from the early 19th century exploring France, illustrated with engraved plates by J. D. Harding. The first edition of this work, the Landscape Annual for 1834…

Harper&Apos;S New Monthly Magazine: Volumes LXI and LXII

W. H. Babcock; W. H. Bishop; Mrs. Oliphant; Caroline Baldwin; Poultney Bigelow et al. · 1880 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1880-1881 . First edition. Leather. Two first edition late 19th century volumes of the important American periodical 'Harper's New Monthly Magazine', in half morocco bindings and with vignette illustrations throughout. The first editio…

M.T. Ciceronis Ad Familiares Epistolae

[Marcus Tullius Cicero]; Philippe Quartier [Ed.] · 1685 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

Paris, Dionysium Thierry, 1685 . Leather. A smart copy of this Delphin Cicero, edited by the Jesuit Philippe Quartier for the Dauphin, presenting Cicero's "Letters to Friends" with extensive notes and indexes. In a full calf binding, sympathetically rebacked with later calf…

The Field, the Garden, and the Woodland; or, Interesting Facts Respecting Flowers and Plants in General

A Lady [Anne Pratt] · 1838 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, Charles Knight & Co. 1838. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this delightfully illustrated botanical guide for children. Scarce first edition.   Smartly rebacked, with the publisher's original red cloth boards.   Delightfully illustrated throughout w…

Thirteen Views of the Castle of St. Donat&Apos;S, Glamorganshire, with a Notice of the Stradling Family

Frances Stackhouse Acton, George Thomas Clarke · 1871 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Shrewsbury, Adnitt & Naunton, 1871. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition and a presentation copy of a tour of the Welsh castle, written by a prominent local arcaheologist. The first edition and a signed presentation copy of The Castle of Thirteen Views of the Castle of…

Treasure of Bethlehem: A Christmas Mystery

Marjorie C. Ecclestone · 1932 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

London, Heath Cranton Limited, 1932. First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce copy of this beautifully illustrated interwar Nativity mystery play, enriched with a signed letter from the author-artist, known locally as the "Green Lady." In the publisher's original cloth…

Fourteen Years&Apos; Experience of Cold Water: Its Uses and Abuses

Captain Richardson [Mervyn Richardson] · 1857 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1857 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed copy of this medical work on cold water by nineteenth century author Mervyn Richardson, with two plates. A very scarce work. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the rea…

The Book of the Thames, from Its Rise to Its Fall

Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Hall · 1859 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

London, Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co. 1859 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this illustrated topographical study of the river Thames, in a John Leighton designed binding. The first edition.  In the publisher's original gilted green cloth, with a gilt to…

Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy by the President

Joshua Reynolds · 1778 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, T. Cadell, 1778. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this series of seven artistic lectures given by Joshua Reynolds at the Royal Academy. The first edition of the work. ESTC citation number T47974.With a leaf of advertisements to the rear. Half-title is presen…

The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality

Edward Young · 1743 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, R. Dodsley; G. Hawkins, 1743-1745. Leather. A sammelband of early separately issued parts of Young"s "Night Thoughts," celebrated as "the grandest and richest poetry" by Boswell, in a contemporary full calf binding. In a contemporary full calf binding. Night Thoughts wa…

Examples of the Municipal, Commercial and Street Architecture of France and Italy from the 12th to the 15th Century

R. Anderson · 1870 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, William Mackenzie , 1870-1875. Leather. A scarce study of French and Italian architecture by Scottish Victorian architect Robert Anderson, complete with 103 skilfully drawn plates. A fantastic illustrated exploration of the municipal, commercial and street architecture o…