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A Treatise on Copyholds
Charles Watkins · 1825 · Rooke Books
£285.00 (€341.67 | $376.59 | ¥60,143)
London, R. Pheney, 1825. Cloth. The fourth edition of this treatise on copyhold law from Charles Watkins. Charles Watkins (died 1808) was a Welsh lawyer and legal writer. Edited by Thomas Coventry. During his lifetime Watkins was author of some able treatises on aspects of the l…
Folk-Lore, Old Customs and Tales of My Neighbours
Fletcher Moss · 1898 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
Didsbury, Fletcher Moss, 1898. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon signed first edition of this fascinating work on English folk-lore of Didsbury near Manchester. An uncommon signed first edition of this fascinating work on English folk-lore of Didsbury near Manchester. With many …
Adversaries and Other Poems
Mary Lascelles · 1971 · Rooke Books
£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)
Cambridge , Rampant Lions Press , 1971. First edition. Cloth. A first edition presentation copy of 'The Adversaries and other Poems' by Mary Lascelles. Includes an ink inscription to the front free-endpaper from the author, simply stating 'Diana, from Mary&apos. O…
Leisure Moments a Collection of Miscellaneous Poems
James Larkin · 1849 · Rooke Books
£129.99 (€155.84 | $171.76 | ¥27,432)
Woolwich , James Black, 1849. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of James Larkin's Leisure Moments, signed by the author. First Edition. Signed by the author. Inscribed by the author on the front free end paper, dated "July 1st '49". James Larkin, of Woolwich, …
Creating French Culture Treasures from the Bibliotheque Nationale de France
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie; Marie-Helene Tesniere; Prosser Gifford · 1995 · Rooke Books
£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)
New Haven, Yale University Press, 1995. Paperback. An illustrated work on French art. The exhibition described in this catalogue is the second in a series sponsored by the Library of Congress, designed to bring to the American public some of the highly valued - and often unique …
Nature Notes
Peter Brookes · 1997 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, Little, Brown and Company, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of these cartoons by Peter Brookes. First collected edition. Peter Brookes is an English political cartoonist who produced work for many publications, most notably The Times, for which he is th…
Albanich a History of the Galloway Rifle Volunteers
Ian Devlin · 1996 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
Scotland, G.C. Book Publishers, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive and illustrated history of the Galloway rifle volunteers, beginning with the Battle of the Standard 1129 AD. Limited first edition, number three-hundred and sixty-six of the five-hundred that are signed.…
Les Vieilles Actrices and le Musee Des Antiques
J. Barbey D'Aurevilly · 1884 · Rooke Books
£700.00 (€839.18 | $924.95 | ¥147,721)
Paris, Librairie des Auteurs Modernes, 1884. First edition. Leather. A scarce first collected edition of these two works by J. Barbey D'Aurevilly. A scarce first collected edition of these two works by J. Barbey D'Aurevilly. In the original French. Jules-Amedee Barbey …
Rafael&Apos;S Leben
None · 1483 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.94 | $52.84 | ¥8,439)
Not Stated, Not Stated, c1880. Disbound. A collection of ten plates by the Italian artist Raphael Sanzio. Disbound volume with ten plates. Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone (in Italian Raffaello) (April 6 or March 28, 1483 April 6, 1520), was an Italian paint…
Fine Imported Clocks: Harris & Harrington
Harris & Harrington · 1981 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)
New York, Adams Brown Co. 1981. Magazine. A very scarce limited reprint of a catalogue of clocks designed to the highest of standards from J.J. Elliot and Harris & Harrington in 1915. A very scarce limited reprint of Fine Imported Clocks, a catalogue of finely made clocks by Lon…
The Sculptor Caught Napping
Jane Elizabeth Cook · 1895 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
London, The Autotype Company, 1895. Cloth. A scarce showcase of paper sculptures from a talented artist who wished to raise money for her husband's grammar school. The Sculptor Caught Napping: A Book for the Children's Hour, a showcase of beautifully crafted paper scul…
The Ainu Group at the Saint Louis Exposition
Frederick Starr · 1904 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
Chicago , The Open Court Publishing Company, 1904 . First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of this illustrated account of the Ainu people at the St. Louis World"s Fair, documenting early ethnographic exhibition and Western perceptions of Indigenous Japan. In the publish…
A Flight of Words
Jean Kenward · 1966 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Youth Press, 1966 . First edition. Paperback. A wonderful example of this very scarce poetry collection from Jean Kenward, with a signed letter from her publisher loosely inserted. The very scarce first edition, first impression.With a signed letter from the publisher, d…
Childe Harold&Apos;S Pilgrimage. Canto the Fourth
Lord Byron · 1818 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, John Murray, 1818. Hardback. The first edition, third issue of the fourth canto of Lord Byron's influential narrative poem, 'Child Harold's Pilgrimage&apos. The first edition, third issue, according to the following issue points detailed by Wise [p. 61-62]…
English Fairy Tales
Flora Annie Steel · 1918 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd. 1918. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of these retold fairy tales by Flora Annie Steel, complete with striking illustrations by Arthur Rackham. First trade edition. Published same year as a signed limited edition of the work.In the publishe…
Prophecy; Execution; the Dead of Winter: Three Giordino Bruno Novellas
S.J. Parris [Stephanie Merritt] · 2011 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, HarperCollins, 2011-2020. Cloth. The first editions of three intriguing historical crime thrillers with Italian Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno as the protagonist, with Execution signed by the author. Three first editions within the historical thriller Giordano Br…
500 Cookery Dishes That You Can Make for Sixpence Each
Mary Woodman · 1935 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, W. Foulsham and Co. 1935. Paperback. A very scarce home cookery book designed for easy-to-make budget friendly recipes, written during the fallout of the Great Depression. 500 Cookery Dishes That You can Make for Sixpence Each, a very scarce cookery book, written by cook…
The Shadowy Waters
W. B. Yeats · 1901 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
New York , Dodd, Mead and Company , 1901. First edition. Hardback. The first U.S. edition of this haunting poetic drama from celebrated Irish poet W. B. Yeats. First U.S. edition. In the publisher's paper covered boards, with paper title label to the front board. Several le…
The Story of the Guides
Col. G. J. Younghusband · 1911 · Rooke Books
£69.00 (€82.72 | $91.17 | ¥14,561)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1911. Hardback. A lovely half calf prize binding of this illustrated military history. A lovely prize binding of this uncommon shilling edition.Stamped with the gilt crest of St Wilfrid's School, in Seaford. The school taught and housed ar…
Julia Elizabeth: A Comedy in One Act
James Stephens · 1929 · Rooke Books
£46.00 (€55.15 | $60.78 | ¥9,707)
New York, Crosby Gaige, 1929. First edition. Hardback. The signed limited edition of a domestic comedy written by Irish author James Stephens, a friend of James Joyce. The signed limited edition of Julia Elizabeth: A Comedy in One Act, written by Irish novelist and poet James St…