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An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea: With a Journal of Travels from London Through Russia Into Persia; and Back Again Through Russia, Germany and Holland; the Revolutions of Persia: Containing the Reign of Shah Sultan Hussein, with the Invasion of the Afghans, and the Reigns of Sultan Mir Maghmud and His Successor Sultan Ashreff
Jonas Hanway · 1753 · Rooke Books
£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)
London, Sold by Mr. Dodsley; Mr. Nourse, Mr. Millar, Mr. Vaillant et. al. 1753. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Jonas Hanway's engaging account of his travels as a merchant through Russia and Persia, with copper plates and folding maps. The first edition of thi…
In Praise of Churches; Saint Peter&Apos;S: The Story of St Peter&Apos;S Basilica in Rome
James Lee-Milne; John Betjeman · 1996 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, John Murray; Hamish Hamilton, 1996-1967 . First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set of first editions of these colourfully illustrated religious works, including a presentation copy. A two volume set.The first editions.In the publisher's original blue cloth bindi…
Giambologna: The Complete Structure
Charles Avery · 1993 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)
London, Phaidon Press Limited, 1993. First edition. Paperback. A brilliant signed copy of this scarce first paperback edition on eminent Italian Renaissance sculptor Giambologna. Scarce first paperback edition.In the publisher's original soft covers.Signed by the author to …
The Book of Common Prayer
N/A · 0 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Rivingtons, Cambridge Warehouse, c1860. Leather. A guide to prayer, services and holy days, in smart, Riviere full morocco binding, with decorative page borders. A smart Book of Common Prayer designed for use by the United Church of England and Ireland.Bound in full blac…
How to Work with the Microscope Humble Creatures the Earthworm and the Common Housefly
Lionel S. Beale; James Samuelson · 1857 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, John Churchill; John Van Voorst, 1857; 1860. Leather. A pair of first editions bound in one full calf prize binding, illustrated throughout. A pair of first editions bound in one, in full brown calf, and decorated with the gilt crest of Edinburgh Collegiate School, gilt …
Finger Prints of the Artist: European Terra-Cotta Sculpture from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
Charles Avery [ed. by Lois Katz, ass. by Alastair Laing] · 1981 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1981. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of an art analysis of the European terra-cotta sculptures from Arthur M. Sackler's varied collection, signed by sculpture expert Charles Avery. The signed first edition of Finger P…
Journey&Apos;S End
R. C. Sherriff; Vernon Bartlett · 1930 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)
London, Victor Gollancz, 1930. Leather. A signed limited edition of the novelised version of Sherriff's acclaimed World War I play following British officers in the few days before Operation Michael. The signed limited edition of Journey's End, a war novel, written by …
2 Vols Perrault&Apos;S Tales of Mother Goose: The Dedication Manuscript of 1695 Reproduced in Collotype Facsimile with Introduction and Critical Text
Charles Perrault; Jacques Barchilon · 1956 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
New York, The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1956. Cloth. A lovely limited edition facsimile of the 1695 manuscript of Charles Perrault"s Mother Goose tales, issued in two volumes, complete with the original slipcase. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper c…
Carve Her Name with Pride
R. J. Minney · 1956 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.95 | $1,182.62 | ¥188,871)
London, George Newnes Limited, 1956. First edition. Cloth. An advance presentation copy of the first edition of R. J. Minney"s celebrated biography of SOE agent Violette Szabo, signed and inscribed by the author and retaining the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher…
2 Vols Romola
George Eliot · 1880 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)
London, Smith, Elder, and Co. 1880. Leather. A limited edition of George Eliot"s "Romola," illustrated with plates by Sir Frederick Leighton and handsomely bound in full calf by W. H. Smith, offered here as a partially complete but pleasing copy. In a pleasing full green calf bi…
The Poems of Bishop Henry King
Bishop Henry King; John Sparrow [Ed.] · 1925 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1925 . Hardback. A limited Nonesuch Press edition of the poetry of Bishop Henry King, with a contemporary presentation inscription from the celebrated modernist poster designer E. McKnight Kauffer to the front free endpaper. In the original publisher&…
The Practical Fisherman: Dealing with the Natural History, the Legendary Lore, the Capture of British Freshwater Fish, and Tackle and Tackle Making
J.H. Keene · 0 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)
London, The Bazaar" Office, c1881. Leather. A smartly bound first edition copy of this illustrated nineteenth century guide to the characteristics of fish and how to make tackle. A later edition.In a half green morocco binding. A signed binding by Hatchards.Illustrated with a fr…
Virgil. Georgic the First
Virgil · 1807 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
Salisbury , J. Easton, 1807. Leather. A vanishingly scarce Salisbury printing of Virgil's first 'Georgic' book of rural poetry - an anonymous translation intended for private circulation. The first of Virgil's Georgics. A vanishingly scarce copy intended for …
This Was the Old Chief&Apos;S Country
Doris Lessing · 1951 · Rooke Books
£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)
London, Michael Joseph, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of these stories from Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing. Her second book and her first short-story collection. Flat signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression.With the …
Death of a Hero
Richard Aldington · 1929 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
London, Chatto and Windus , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Richard Aldington's poignant World War I novel, a debut novel based on the author's own experiences. First edition.With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper, designed by Paul…
Discours Sur L&Apos;Histoire Universelle, a Monseigneur le Dauphin: Pour Expliquer la Suite de la Religion, & Les Changemens Des Empires
Jacques Benigne Bossuet · 1758 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)
Paris , Christophe David , 1758. Leather. A lovely calf-bound new edition of Jacques Benigne Bossuet's theological discourse, intended for the education of the Dauphine. New edition. Complete in two volumes. In the original French. First published in 1681.Uniformly bound i…
The Age of Kali Indian Travels & Encounters from the Holy Mountain
William Dalrymple · 1997 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London, HarperCollins Publishers, 1997; 1998. First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy and a first edition of travel works from award-winning author and historian William Dalrymple. A pair of engaging travel titles from Scottish historian, art historian, curator, broadcaster, c…
Schindler&Apos;S Ark
Thomas Keneally · 1982 · Rooke Books
£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. First edition. Hardback. An exquisite, signed first edition of Keneally's profound fictionalisation of Oskar Schindler's heroic deeds during the Holocaust. The first edition of Thomas Kenealley's fictionalisation of the life of …
A Dream of Tartary: The Origins and Misfortunes of Henry P&Apos;U Yi
Henry McAleavy · 1963 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. A very scare signed presentation copy of this fascinating illustrated biography of the last emperor of China. A very scarce signed presentation copy.The first edition. In the publisher's original decorative clo…
First Edition Novels by Joanna Trollope
Joanna Trollope · 1979 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Hutchinson, 1979-1988. First edition. Cloth. A very smart set of first edition novels by esteemed writer Joanna Trollope, with a signed presentation copy. Three volumes.The first editions.With a signed presentation copy by the author. In the publisher's original cl…