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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…
Chequers: The Prime Minister&Apos;S Country House and Its History
Norma Major · 1996 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London , Harper Collins , 1996. Cloth. A signed copy of this profusely illustrated exploration of the Chequers Estate in excellent condition. An excellent early copy of this historical work.Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original unclipped dust …
Amphibians and Reptiles & Loch Lomondside
Trevor Beebee; Richard Griffiths; John Mitchell · 2000 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2000-2001. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions from the New Naturalist Library volumes, with illustrations. Two volumes. First edition. Number eighty-seven and eighty-eight of The New Naturalist Library volumes, a survey of Briti…
Just a Little Bit of String
Ellaline Terriss · 1955 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London, Hutchinson, 1955. First edition. Cloth. The compelling autobiography of popular actress and singer Ellaline Terriss, signed by the author to her "luncheon partner" William Foyle, co-founder of Foyles bookshop, with the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. The first …
The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins
Robert Paltock; A. H. Bullen [preface] · 1884 · Rooke Books
£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)
London, Reeves & Turner, 1884 . First edition. Leather. A fine first edition thus of Robert Paltock's 'Gulliver's Travels' inspired novel, in crushed half morocco Bayntun bindings. The first edition thus, being the first edition to feature the significant exp…
Prince Charles Edward
Andrew Lang · 1900 · Rooke Books
£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)
London, Goupil & Co; Manzi, Joyant & Co, 1900 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound, full morocco, limited edition biography of Prince Charles Edward, illustrated throughout. Number 701 of 1,500 copies of this limited edition work produced.Illustrated with a hand-coloure…
Antique Brassfoundry
R. M. Coy · 0 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Not Stated, R. M. Coy , c1930. Disbound. A very scarce illustrated catalogue containing a wide array of antique brass pieces. A very scarce catalogue of antique brass pieces from a foundry.Internally, pages are disbound, but are displayed in the publisher's original wraps.Â…
A Daughter of the Middle Border
Hamlin Garland · 1922 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
New York, The Macmillan Company, 1922. Cloth. The second volume of Hamlin Garland's autobiography, and illustrated volume signed by the author/ An early edition, published the year after the first edition.Inscribed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "This is …
Angel
DuBose Heyward · 1926 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
New York, George H. Doran Company, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this vivid novel about religion in North Carolina by DuBose Heyward. The 'Carolina Edition', a limited edition published concurrently with the first edition, an unspecified …
Brockport, New York: Beginning with "and
William Heyen · 1988 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
Dallas , Northouse and Northouse , 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this poetical collection from American poet William Heyen. A limited edition, being number 7 out of 50 numbered copies.Signed by the author to the colophon. In the publisher's o…
A Victorian Christmas Card: "for Old Times&Apos; Sake
May Byron · 0 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, W. McKenzie & Co. c1890 . Paperback. A charming pictorial Victorian christmas card depicting two kittens by a fireplace, painted by Frederick Leighton. A charming pictorial Christmas card, published by W. McKenzie & Co. who were a prominent seller of Christmas cards duri…
Clown Land
1824 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)
London, Perry & Co. Limited, c1894. Paperback. A very scarce Victorian's children's work, containing nine poems about clowns and their adventures, colourfully illustrated. A vanishingly scarce work. Held institutionally at only three libraries; University of Cambridge,…
Enjoyment of Poetry with Other Essays in Aesthetics
Max Eastman · 1939 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Cloth. A smart new edition of this collection of essays from American writer Max Eastman, signed and inscribed by the author. New edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper dated 1942. A collection of essays in…
The Polaris Trilogy
Charles B. Stilson · 1966 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
New York, Avalon Books, Thomas Bouregy and Company Inc, 1966-68. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition set of this intriguing science fiction trilogy following a Tarzan-like man, by Charles B. Stilson. The first edition, first printings, in book form. Each volume is in th…
Pitcherino: A Provincial Variation of the Modern Game of Pitch Descended from the More Ancient Game of All Fours
An Observer [George Hill, Jr.] · 1930 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
Houston, Rein Company, 1930. First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of George A. Hill, Jr.'s scarce work on card games. A privately printed limited edition. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper with 'To Lamar Fleming, Esq. from his friend, Ge…
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah
W. G. Burn Murdoch · 1908 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
London, George Routledge & Sons, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated travel guide to India and Burma from Scottish painter and travel writer William Gordon Burn Murdoch, signed in presentation to his sister. First edition. Signed by the author to the …
A Flight of Fancies
Norman Gale · 1926 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
Old Bilton, Rugby, Norman Gale, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of the first edition of this privately published volume of poems, with a signed letter from the author. The first edition of this work.With a signed letter from the author, Norman Gale, taped to the…
The Season of Comfort
Gore Vidal · 1949 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel centering on the relationship between a mother and her son, written by Gore Vidal, with a signed note from the author tipped-in. The first edition. With a note tipped-in to the half ti…
What Did I See?
William Jay Smith · 1962 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
New York , The Crowell-Collier Press , 1962. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming children's book of weird and wonderful sights, signed by the author and published as part of a curated series. The first Crowell-Collier Press edition of this work in the ori…
Not in Israel
Guy Thorne; [Cyril Ranger Gull] · 1913 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)
London, Cassell & Company LTD, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce novel by Guy Thorne, his presentation copy to the dedicatee of the novel. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.Author's presentation copy, signed to the dedi…