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Signature (8vols); Studies in Bibliography and Booklore (27vols)
Various; Oliver Simon [ed.] · 1946 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)
London; Cincinnati, Ohio, Signature; Library of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion , 1946-1982. First edition. Paperback. A prolific selection of volumes from two unique journals, one specialising in typography and the graphic arts, and the other in studies of Jew…
Examples of the Architecture of the Victorian Age, and Monthly Review of the World&Apos;S Architectural Progress
1862 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)
London, Darton and Hodge, 1862. First edition. Leather. A very scarce contemporary study on Victorian architecture, an illustrated work with chromolithographs. The first edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven chromolithographs, and eleven monoch…
The Apes of God
Wyndham Lewis · 1930 · Rooke Books
£270.00 (€323.68 | $356.77 | ¥56,978)
London, The Arthur Press, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first limited edition of this satirical novel on London literary society by Wyndham Lewis, signed by Lewis himself. The first limited edition, one of seven hundred and fifty signed and numbered copies, of which this is nu…
The Duke of Beaufort: Memoirs
Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort · 1981 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
London, Country Life Books, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the memoirs of Henry Hugh Arthur FitzRoy Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated with thirty-six photographs across …
The Oxford Historical Pageant June 27-July 3, 1907: Book of Words with Illustrations
1907 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
Oxford, Printed for the Pageant Committee, 1907. First edition. Vellum. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of scenes from the Oxford Historical Pageant, signed and inscribed by the printer. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the printer, Horace Henry Hart, …
The Dwellings of the Labouring Classes
Henry Roberts · 1850 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)
London, The Society For Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes; Seeleys; Nisbet & Co; J. W. Parker; Hatchard, [1850]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon and important work on the homes of the Victorian labouring classes. The first edition of this …
Collected Poems
Allan Ahlberg · 2008 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Puffin, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of Allan Ahlberg's Collected Poems, illustrated by Charlotte Voake, with inscriptions by both. A signed first edition of the work, with its original unclipped dust wrapper. Includes inscriptions from the author: &apo…
Poems
Michael James O'Brien · 2015 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
Milton Keynes, Michael James O'Brien, 2015. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry from writer Michael James O'Brien, signed by the author. First edition. Very scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author to the titl…
This Is Sylvia
Sandy Wilson · 1954 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Max Parrish , 1954 . Cloth. The second impression of this delightful memoir of Sandy Wilson's glamorous cat, Sylvia, with a signed letter and signed photograph from the author. The second impression, published the same year as the first edition. Bound in the publish…
The Bomb
Frank Harris · 1909 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
New York, Mitchell Kennerley, 1909. First edition. Cloth. The first U. S. edition of this brilliant novel on the Haymarket affair by Frank Harris, signed by Harris. The first U. S. edition, first printing. Published in London the year prior to this edition.Signed by the author t…
Essays of Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison; John Richard Green [ed.] · 1903 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1903. Leather. A notable selection of essays from Joseph Addison, founder of 'The Spectator' magazine, in full signed calf binding by Zaehnsdorf. A selection of works from the highly regarded essayist, Joseph Addison, who founded The…
Peter Ibbetson
George du Maurier · 1892 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
London, James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of George du Maurier's romantic novel, illustrated by du Maurier throughout. The first edition, second issue, stamped in black to the front boards.Complete in two volumes.In two custo…
Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Bristol
Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland · 1853 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; George Bell, 1853 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this illustrated guide to the history of Bristol. The scarce first edition of this production of the Archaeological Institute of Great Britain a…
Services for Use in the Diocese of Chelmsford: Published by Authority of the Bishop for Use in the Diocese
1936 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1936. First edition. Leather. A scarce service-book created for the Diocese of Chelmsford, bound in very smart signed calf by Morrell. First edition. A scarce service-book dedicated to the attendants of the Diocese of Chelmsfor…
Snack Attack
Lynette Ruschak · 1990 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
Singapore, White Heat, 1990. Hardback. A very scarce Japanese edition of this humorous children's book with pop-ups. Japanese. Very scarce edition. Illustrated with five folding pop-up scenes. Collated complete and in perfect working condition. A charming and humorous child…
The World&Apos;S First Ever Pop-Up Games Book
Ron van der Meer · 1982 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
London, Heinemann, 1982 . First edition. Hardback. A signed copy of the scarce first edition of Ron van der Meer's charming children's pop-up volume of interactive games. The scarce first edition of this work, flat signed by the author and illustrator, Ron van der Meer…
Bibliographia (1951 - 1965)
Harry Harrison; Francesco Biamonti · 1965 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Trieste, Editoriale Libraria, 1965. First edition. Paperback. A scarce bibliography on the works on Harry Harrison, a signed copy from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by Harry Harrison to the title page.A lovely association copy, from th…
Tales of a Wayside Inn
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1863 · Rooke Books
£925.00 (€1,108.92 | $1,222.26 | ¥195,202)
Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1863 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's collection of poems, with a signed letter from Longfellow to his friend Hermine Kuchenmeister-Rudersdorf. The first edition of Longfellow's work, with a signed le…
Pure
Timothy Mo · 2012 · Rooke Books
£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)
London, Turnaround Books , 2012. First edition. Cloth. A very scarcely signed first edition of this anticipated comeback novel from Booker Prize short-lister, Timothy Mo. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page. Pure marks the most…
Shalimar the Clown
Salman Rushdie · 2005 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A superb signed first edition of Salman Rushdie's powerful story portraying the destruction of Kashmir. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original uncl…