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Illustrating the Redecoration of the Chapel
Royal Naval College, Greenwich · 1955 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)
Greenwich, Royal Naval College, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this commemoration of the post-war redecoration of the Royal Naval College Chapel at Greenwich, illustrated with colour plates. A scarce first edition.Originally designed by Sir Christopher …
A Is for Annabelle
Tasha Tudor · 1954 · Rooke Books
£215.00 (€257.71 | $284.03 | ¥45,356)
New York, Oxford University Press, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed copy of the first edition of Tasha Tudor's delightful children's educational work, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing, in the publisher's original price…
A Short History of St. Mary Abchurch
R. M. LaPorte-Payne · 1946 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, Blades, East & Blades Ltd, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this scarce architectural and historical study of St. Mary Abchurch by R. M. LaPorte-Payne. The first edition.The author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the front free e…
Sixth Report of the Commissioners Appointed by Her Majesty to Inquire Into and Consider the Most Effectual Means of Improving the Metropolis
Anonymous · 1847 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.71 | $1,255.01 | ¥200,409)
London, William Clowes and Sons, 1847 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce, sixth report from commissioners appointed to consider the best means to improve the metropolis, illustrated with four large folding plates, three of which are signed by the architect, James Pen…
The Impossible Adventure: Journey to the Far Amazon
Alain Gheerbrant; Edward Fitzgerald [translator] · 1953 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of an extraordinary journey through the Amazon, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated with three maps and thirty-two plat…
Testament to the Bushmen
Laurens van der Post; Jane Taylor · 1984 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)
London, Viking, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this study of the Kalahari Bushmen from South African writers Laurens van der Post and Jane Taylor, signed by both authors. First edition. Signed and inscribed by both authors to the title page, dated 23rd…
Discovery II in the Antarctic
John Coleman-Cooke · 1963 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
London, Odhams Press Ltd. 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the author's experiences on the Discovery II as part of a voyage to the Antarctic, with a handwritten letter signed by the author. First edition. With a handwritten le…
Food for Pleasure: An Anthology of Recipes
Ruth Lowinsky · 1950 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this anthology of recipes and intuitive menus designed for a variety of occasions and people but Ruth Lowinsky, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth bindin…
Two Miniature Souvenir Accordion Photobooks (Paris & El Escorial)
None · 0 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Not Stated , Not Stated , c1920. Leather. Two fantastic and very scarce miniature souvenir accordion books showing landmarks of Paris and El Escorial. A delightful pair of miniature accordion souvenir books, one containing eight coloured prints of Paris landmarks and one contain…
The Pocket Guide to Good Cooking
Robin McDouall · 1955 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Collins, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this brightly illustrated guidebook to good cooking from British author Robin McDouall. First edition. Illustrated with four colour plates and sixteen black-and-white plates. Collated complete. A book for people who…
Good Fare: A Book of Wartime Recipes; the ABC of Cookery; Domestic Preservation of Meat and Poultry; Pumpkins, Squashes and Thingsãâ-ãâ-and How to Cook Them
Various; C. R. Upton · 1945 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)
London; Sussex, Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.; Her Majesty's Stationery Office; Castle Printers, 1945-c1980. First edition. Paperback. A four-volume collection of scarce British home cookery booklets and government-issued pamphlets. In the publisher's original pictorial paper …
Full Circle
Algernon Blackwood · 1929 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)
London, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this short story from the renowned English author, Algernon Blackwood, signed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. A limited edition, being number 58 out of five hundred and thirty…
Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes; Martin Jenkins · 2009 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)
London, Walker Books Ltd, 2009. Hardback. A very pleasing copy of this brightly illustrated retelling of Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, signed by the illustrator. Signed by the illustrator to the title page. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour images. A fantastic ret…
A Collection of Charming Cookery Books
Various · 1934 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)
London; New York, The Literary Press Ltd.; Thomas Y. Crowell Company; The Macmillan Company; John Lehmann Ltd.; Spring Books; Random House; Arco; , 1934-1966. First edition. Cloth. London; New York: The Literary Press Ltd.; Thomas Y. Crowell Company; The Macmillan Company; John …
An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by Shakspeare; Calculated to Point out the Different Meanings to Which the Words Are Applied
Rev. Samuel Ayscough · 1827 · Rooke Books
£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.57 | ¥18,775)
London, Thomas Tegg; J. Anderson; R. Griffin and Co.; J. Cumming et al , 1827. Leather. A calf-bound second edition of this authoritative index to Shakespeare's writings, by English writer and scholar Samuel Ayscough. Although not stated to this copy's title page, othe…
Reynolds Stone: A Memoir
Humphrey Stone · 2019 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Dorset, The Dovecote Press, 2019. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition, first impression of this illustrated memoir of English designed Reynolds Stone. First edition, first impression. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous in-text images. With the origi…
Pure Dead Brilliant
Debi Gliori · 2003 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)
London, Doubleday, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed first impression of this 'Pure Dead' young adult novel by Debi Gliori. Signed by the author to the title page, accompanied with her own charming illustration and a loosely inserted photograph of Gliori a…
A Bite of the Apple
Lennie Goodings · 2020 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)
Oxford , Oxford University Press , 2020. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic signed first impression of this part memoir part history of Virago Press, this copy from the library of its founder Carmen Callil. A strong association copy of this memoir from the library of Carmen Calli…
Curtain Call, Freya, & Eureka
Anthony Quinn · 2015 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2015-2017. First edition. Cloth. Three excellent first edition copies of these exciting novels from English author Anthony Quinn, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. Three volumes. First edition, first impression. Each volume is signed and inscribed b…
A Card from Angela Carter
Susannah Clapp · 2012 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, Bloomsbury, 2012. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this exploration of the life and works of Angela Carter from British writer Susannah Clapp, signed in presentation to Carmen Callil. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the au…