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George Selwyn

John Heneage Jesse · 1843 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Richard Bentley, 1843-44. Leather. A finely bound set of George Selwyn's memoirs. Compiled by John Heneage Jesse. The first edition. In a signed binding by J R Gray and Son, with their stamp to the front pastedown.  Former owner's book label to the front pas…

L&Apos;Intelligence Des Fleurs

Maurice Maeterlinck · 1910 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Bibliotheque-Charpentier , 1910. Leather. An early edition of this philosophical work by Nobel Prize winning author Maurice Maeterlinck, in a charming Valliant signed binding. A work of philosophy by Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist Belgian playwright, poet Maurice …

The Works of Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb; Alfred Ainger · 1897 · Rooke Books

£890.00 (€1,066.96 | $1,176.01 | ¥187,816)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1897-1904. Leather. A Bumpus bound collection of the works of Charles Lamb, a comprehensive set of his best known and most popular works. In a signed Bumpus binding.In twelve volumes.A collection of the works of Charles Lamb.Charles Lamb was a …

Italian Ceramic Art, the Arabello, a Study in Early Renaissance Maiolica

Henry Wallis · 1904 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, B. Quaritch , 1904. Cloth. A very scarce, limited edition copy of this work on Italian ceramics. Limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number ninety-two.Previously held in the London Library of Pharmaceutical Society, as noted by ex-library st…

The Assay Office and the Silver Plate Trade. A Statement of Facts, with Accompanying Observations, in Reference to the Libellous Attacks of the &Apos;Birmingham Journal&Apos;

George Richmond Collis · 1846 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Birmingham, Thomas Ragg, 1846. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce reply to an attack on the Assay Office in Birmingham, by George Richmond Collis. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.In a signed binding by R. H. Porter.An interesti…

A Picture Book

Edwin Freshfield · 1898 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Printed by Rixton and Arnold, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition picture book by Edwin Freshfield, illustrating a series of communion plates. The author's presentation copy, signed to the front free endpaper. The first edition of this work by Ed…

Guignol

Henri Conti · 1897 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

Paris, Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1897. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of this novel by Henri Conti. Illustrated by A Minartz. In the publisher's original wraps. Signed by the author to Eugene Fasquelle, the publisher of this work to the half-title. I…

Recueil de Cartes Geographiques Plans Vues Et Medailles de L&Apos;Ancienne Grece

Jean Jacques Barthelmey; Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage · 1788 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Paris, De Bure et al, 1788. Paperback. An uncommon first edition of the Atlas collection to accompany Barthelmey's 1788 retelling of Anacharsis. Comprising 31 plates total. Collated, complete. The plates to this volume all depict ancient Greece. With the text in French. W…

One Hundred Years of Singapore, Being Some Account of the Capital of the Straits Settlement from Its Foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919,

Walter Makepeace; Dr Gilbert E Brooke Roland St J Braddell · 1921 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.90 | $2,378.45 | ¥379,853)

London, John Murray, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, signed, first edition copy of this early account of Modern Singapore. Inscription from the author to R W Makepeace to the front pastedown of both volumes. Walter Makepeace was an editor of 'The Singapore Free Press&…

The Ox-Bow&Apos;S Heath

Adam Thorpe · 1999 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Ulysees, 1999. First edition. Paperback. A lovely copy of poetry by Adam Thorpe, bound in an unclipped dust wrapper. Printed in limited edition and signed by the author. A lovely collection of poetry by British poet, playwright, and novelist Adam Thorpe. Including a beau…

Hector Servadac

Jules Verne · 1828 · Rooke Books

£470.00 (€563.45 | $621.04 | ¥99,184)

Paris, Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation, c1878 . Leather. An early edition of Jules Verne's science fiction work, richly illustrated throughout by Paul Philippoteaux. Titled 'Off on a Comet' in English, this science fiction work tells of a comet touc…

The Bfg

Roald Dahl · 1982 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.96 | $2,312.38 | ¥369,302)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of Roald Dahl's popular 'The BFG', here signed by both Dahl and the illustrator, Quentin Blake, rare to find in such a lovely condition. The first edition, first impression of this work…

Across the Frontiers

Philip Gibbs · 1938 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Michael Joseph, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Philip Gibb's fascinating account of European history, signed by the author. Published the year before the outbreak of the Second World War, this work functions as a survey of the world and intern…

The Silvery Thames

Walter Jerrold · 1906 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London, Alf Cooke , 1906. First edition. Vellum. Walter Jerrold and Ernest W. Haslehust's eulogy to the beloved River Thames. A limited, deluxe edition, signed by both the author and the illustrator. A stunning volume celebrating the history and course of the River Thames, …

Holyhead Road. Reports of Mr. Telford to the Commissioners for the Improvement of the Improvement of the Holyhead Road, Upon the State of the Road between London and Shrewsbury

1820 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, The House of Commons, 1820. Leather. A very scarce report on the improvements for the London-Holyhead road, by Thomas Telford, illustrated with folding plates. A very scarce work.Illustrated with nine colour folding plans and one plate.Collated, complete.An important rep…

Necessary Ends

Stanley Middleton · 1999 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Hutchinson, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition novel by Stanley Middleton, a sentimental rumination of old age. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page, 'To Jean, with love, Stanley Middleton, 1999…

Scarne&Apos;S Encyclopedia of Games

John Scarne · 1976 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

London, Book Club Associates , 1976. Hardback. An uncommon book club edition of Scarne's wonderful encyclopedia of games. An excellent copy in the unclipped dustwrapper. The book club edition, published in 1976, uncommon in the original dustwrapper designed by Keith Davis. …

Moods

Arthur Ball · 1938 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Wick, Peter Reid & Coy. LTD, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of the poems of Arthur Ball, a lovely collection of his popular poems. The scarce first edition of this work.Inscribed by the author to the title page, 'For M. W. Were, with good wishes f…

The Girl in a Swing

Richard Adams · 1980 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Allen Lane, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed copy of one of Richard Adams' popular novels, imbued in the world of antique pottery. The first edition, second state of this novel, with the female protagonist being named 'Karin Forster'; the name was…

The Story of Mr George Edalji

Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard and Molly Whittington-Egan [ed.] · 1985 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Grey House Books , 1985. First edition. Cloth. A superb limited edition, and first published in book form, of the plea for justice for George Edalji by Arthur Conan Doyle, originally published in columns for The Daily Telegraph. The first edition published in book form, …