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Benjamin Britten: His Life and Operas
Eric Walter White · 1970 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, Faber and Faber, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated biography of English composer Benjamin Britten, signed by the author in presentation to his daughter. First edition. Signed by the author to the half title "with fondest love" to his d…
The Literary History of the Adelphi and Its Neighbourhood
Austin Brereton · 1908 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated history of the Adelphi Theatre in London, signed with an inscription by the publisher. Second edition. Signed with an inscription from the publisher, Thomas Fisher Unwin, an English publisher who fo…
Yanks and Yellow-Bellies
Wendy G. Powell · 1968 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Ilfracombe, Devon , Arthur H. Stockwell Limited , 1968 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce novel surrounding the amusing antics in a Lincolnshire village when an American air base moves in during the Second World War, signed by the author. The first edition. Signed by the auth…
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Laurence Whistler · 1946 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1946. First edition. Hardback. A completely reversible work that reveals two versions of surrealistic portraits by Rex Whistler, with text by his brother and poet, Laurence Whistler. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's …
Time I Was Dead: Pages from My Autobiography
Cecil Aldin · 1934 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd, 1934. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition of this illustrated autobiography from Cecil Aldin, a signed limited edition copy. First edition. Limited to one hundred copies of which this is number forty-three. Signed by the author …
Selections from Sleight of Pen - Ballades and Other Poems
H. S. Mackintosh · 1940 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Buenos Aires, The English Printery , 1940 . First edition. Paperback. A signed, first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry from Scottish poet, H. S. Mackintosh. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. The first edition.Signed by the author. Inscribed to J…
Chicago Loop
Paul Theroux · 1990 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A smart first impression of this tense thriller by Paul Theroux, signed by Theroux to the half-title. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the half-title.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A gripping…
Verses and Reverses
Wilfrid Meynell · 1910 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
Letchworth, Privately Printed; Arden Press, 1910. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition copy of the poetry of Wilfrid Meynell, the author's presentation copy. The scarce first edition, privately printed.ÃÂ Signed by Meynell to the recto of the front endpaper, "To…
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Robert A. Wilson · 1977 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
New York, Bob Wilson and the Phoenix Book Shop, 1977 . First edition. Paperback. A presentation copy of this uncommon limited edition of Robert A. Wilson's account of his meeting with Queen Modjadji, the inspiration of Haggard's 'She&apos. The first edition of thi…
Etching Craft: A Guide for Students and Collectors
W. P. Robins · 1922 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, The Bookman's Journal and Print Collector, 1922 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Robins's study of the history and techniques of etching, inscribed to renowned etcher Muirhead Bone. A signed first edition of this work…
A Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Planting with Special Reference to Ceylon
H. F. Macmillan · 1914 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
Colombo, H. W. Cave & Co. 1914. Cloth. A smart second edition of this illustrated handbook to tropical gardening from British botanist Hugh Fraser Macmillan, with letters from the author tipped in. Second edition. With two letters tipped in at page 552, one of which is signed by…
The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison; Thomas Tickell [ed.] · 1805 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
London, Vernor and Hood; John Walked; Cuthell and Martin; et al, 1805 . Leather. The first five volumes only of this six volume illustrated edition of the collected works of Joseph Addison, comprising of his best known literary works. Presents I-V only of a six volume edition ar…
The Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, with a Memoir by James P. Browne, M.D. Containing Extracts from the Life by Thomas Moore
Richard Brinsley Sheridan; James P. Browne; Thomas Moore · 1884 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)
London, Bickers and Son , 1884. Leather. A leather bound two-volume set containing the works of Sheridan, together with a memoir by James P. Browne. A set of works from Irish-born playwright impresario and Whig politician, Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Complete in two volumes. Bou…
The Most Magnificent Invention Mansion: A Three Dimensional Mystery
Steve Cox; Nick Denchfield · 1999 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1999. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this marvelous fold-out carousel with paper characters to play with. First edition. Scarce work. A large-scale fold-out mansion scene with a laminated map showring the mansion grounds…
3rd Dimension Picture Book with the Wonder Spectacles
Anonymous · 1950 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)
London, W. Walker & Sons, c1950 . Paperback. A very scarce 1950s non-fiction children's work, with 'wonder spectacles' that allow the photograph images to be viewed in three dimensions. A very scarce work.An informative children's work with green and red tint…
Medleys and Songs without Music
H. J. L. G. [Sir Henry John Lowndes Graham] · 1891 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, W. H. Allen and Co. 1891. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this scarce collection of verses from Scottish public servant Sir Henry John Lowndes Graham, signed by the author in presentation. First edition. Scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author in p…
The King Who Was a King
H. G. Wells · 1929 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Ernest Benn, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing treatise by H. G. Wells on the history and nature of cinema. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original first issue cloth, without the dust wrapper. An interesting treatise by H…
Upper Cuts: Stories of the Ringside
Fritz Holland · 1929 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
Sydney, New Century Press Limited, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A bright copy of this very scarce collection of short stories on the subject of boxing, by the American middleweight boxer Fritz Holland. A very scarce work in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps,…
The Elegies of a Glass Adonis
C. A. Trypanis; Will Carter · 1967 · Rooke Books
£108.00 (€129.47 | $142.71 | ¥22,791)
New York, Chilmark Press, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first limited edition of C.A. Trypanis's anthology of verses, signed by the author. With the original plastic wrap and slip case. First edition. Limited to four hundred and fifty copies of which this is number t…
Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville
Henry Greville; Viscountess Enfield · 1883 · Rooke Books
£640.00 (€767.25 | $845.67 | ¥135,059)
London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1883-1884. First edition. Leather. An extra illustrated first edition of the diaries of Henry Greville, with a signed letter from editor Viscountess Enfield, Greville's niece. The scarce first editions of both the first and second series of this…