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The Horizontal Instrument
Christopher Wilkins · 1999 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Doubleday, 1999. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Christopher Wilkins. Held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. 'The Horizontal Instrument' follows the project of Robert Garrett, a watchmaker who lo…
The Dreamwalker&Apos;S Child
Steve Voake · 2005 · Rooke Books
£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)
London, Faber and Faber, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this science fiction novel for young people from Steve Voake. Signed by the author to the title page. In a blue cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with just a couple…
Oxford Proof
Veronica Stallwood · 2002 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)
London, Headline, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Veronica Stallwood's Oxford Proof. Bound in black paper-covered boards with an unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by author. First edition. Veronica Stallwood is a British author who lives near Oxford, and …
Acid Row
Minette Walters · 2001 · Rooke Books
£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)
London, Macmillan, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this gripping crime novel from Minette Walters. Signed by the author to the title page. The novel examines contemporary reactions to pedophilia and resulting urban rioting, and was shortlisted for the Crime Writer…
Death and Faxes
Leslie O'Kane · 1996 · Rooke Books
£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
New York, St Martin's Press, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this humorous crime novel from Leslie O'Kane, featuring her character Mollie Masters. First edition, first printing. With a signature and ink caricature by the author to the title page. In a bl…
The Book of Common Prayer
Anon · 1797 · Rooke Books
£415.00 (€497.52 | $548.36 | ¥87,577)
Oxford, W. Dawson, T. Bensley, and J. Cooke, 1797. Leather. A scarce late eighteenth century edition, bound in full leather with decorative gilt borders. With marbled endpapers. Direct from the library at Newton Hall, the 18th century country house and estate in Northumberland, …
The Plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan · 1908 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1908. Leather. A handsomely bound collection of the plays of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Including The Rivals, The School for Scandal, Pizarro and others. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1751. His most famous works includes &apo…
Village Communities in the East and West Six Lectures Delivered at Oxford
Sir Henry Sumner Maine · 1876 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)
London, John Murray, 1876. Leather. A smart collection of six lectures on society in Eastern countries, including India. Third edition, to which are added other lectures and addresses. Bound by J. Low, with binders label to the rear pastedown. Sir Henry Sumner Maine, born in 182…
Bartolozzi and His Works Second Edition Corrected and Revised with Additional Matter
Andrew W Tuer · 1885 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Field and Tuer, 1885. Leather. A biographical study into this famous Italian eighteenth century engraver, Bartolozzi The second edition of this work. Signed by the author to the edition page. Limited edition, number 79 of 500 copies. Andrew White Tuer was a British publi…
Recollections of the Life of Lord Byron
R C Dallas · 1824 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, Charles Knight, 1824. First edition. Leather. A nicely presented first edition of these detailed set of accounts on the life of prolific author, Lord Byron. Presentation copy "From her affectionate friend the author." "From the year 1808 to the end of 1814; exhibiting hi…
A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine Von Gravenitz
Marie Hay · 1906 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)
London, Archibald Constable and Co, 1906. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this semi-fictional account of Wilhelmine Von Gravenitz. Wilhelmine von Gravenitz was a German noble as well as the favourite and royal mistress of Duke Eberhard Ludwig of Wurttemberg between …
Poems
Samuel Rogers · 1834 · Rooke Books
£320.00 (€383.63 | $422.84 | ¥67,529)
London, T Cadell et al. 1834. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this poetry collection by Samuel Rogers. In a beautiful red morocco binding with gilt stamped detailing to boards and spine. With illustrations based on engravings by Turner and Stothard. Joseph Mallord W…
By the Niger and Other Poems
Michael Thorpe · 1969 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Fortune Press, 1969. Cloth. A scarce signed edition of the poetry of Michael Thorpe. Michael Thorpe is a widely published poet, critic and editor, born and educated in England yet widely travelled, teaching English in Turkey, Nigeria, Singapore and Holland, and finally C…
My First Alphabet
John Loch · 1994 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
Marlborough, John Loch, 1994. Hardback. A lovely copy of the memoir of John Loch, a former service worker in the colonies. Signed by the author to the title page: 'Stephen With many happy memories (p115 - 133) John' A limited edition, one of 115. In a paper binding. Ex…
A List of English Tales and Prose Romances Printed Before 1740
Arundell Esdaile · 1912 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, The Bibliographical Society, 1912. Cloth. A catalogue of various pre-1740 English works. Written by Arundell Esdaile, a British librarian, and the Secretary to the British Museum from 1926 to 1940. Dealing with tales and prose romances, the volume contains two parts, bei…
News from the Mountain
Richard Church · 1932 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London , J. M. Dent and Sons, 1932. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry from Richard Church. Ink inscription to front free-endpaper reads, 'In friendship to Beth Hogg. Richard Church&apos. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally,…
Sir John Vanbrugh: Architect and Dramatist
Sir John Vanbrugh; Laurence Whistler · 1938 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London , Cobden-Sanderson, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A biography on English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh. First edition. Illustrated throughout, with fifteen plates of buildings designed by Vanbrugh. Collated, complete. Written by Laurence Whistler, a British poet and…
The Widows&Apos; Fund Association (Established 1764) a Historical Sketch
H. McLachlan · 1937 · Rooke Books
£44.99 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London , Printed for Private Circulation, 1937. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon copy of The Widows' Fund Association (Established 1764) A Historical Sketch by H. McLachlan, printed for private circulation. First edition. "In the Historical Sketch which follows, an attempt…
The Voyage of Arundel and Other Rhymes from Cornwall
Henry Sewell Stokes · 1884 · Rooke Books
£59.99 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,660)
London , Longmans, Green and Co, 1884. Cloth. A presentation copy, signed by the author, of this charming poetry of South-West England. A New Edition with additions. With a lovely frontispiece. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. In a cloth binding. Externally sound, slight …
The Universal Cambist and Commercial Instructor: Being a Full and Accurate Treatise on the Exchanges, Coins, Weights and Measures, of All Trading Nations and Their Colonies. By P. Kelly, Author of Several Works on Commercial and Astronomical Subjects, and Mathematical Examiner to the Trinity House. The Second Edition Corrected from Verified Standards, by Order and Aid of Government and the East India Company: And Kept Correct During Subsequent Alterations by a Series of Supplements, Comprising t
Unamed · 1835 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)
London, Printed for the Author and sold by Longman and Co, 1835. Cloth. An important economical work by Patrick Kelly which includes two maps of India to the rear and the half title page. Scarce. Two volumes bound in one. An important economical work by Patrick Kelly which inclu…