Search Results: Titles starting with E from Rooke Books

London: Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1932. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A selection of three novels by Elsie J Oxenham from her 'Abbey' series. Comprising of 'The Abbey Girls Win Through', 'The Abbey Girls at Home' and 'The Abbey Girls Play Up'. First thus, the first edition of these works together in one volume. Complete with the scarce, unclipped dustwrapper. Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley, known under her pen name 'Oxenham' was best known for her Abbey series of 38 titles. Oxenham is considered a major figure among girls' story writers at the start of the twentieth century. This work is undated, dated using Copac. In original cloth binding and held in scarce original dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine. Minor rubbing to the tail of spine resulting in a small loss. Small amount of bumping to the extremities. Crease to the spine of work. Dustwrapper is generally smart with chipping to the head and tail of spine, resulting in… Read More

London: Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1932 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 6". None. The first edition thus of this omnibus edition of three early novels in Elsie Oxenham's Abbey Girls series. The tenth, eleventh and twelfth published works of Oxengham's main Abbey Series, bound in a single volume, but with individual pagination to each work.Initially published in 1928, 1929, and 1930, present here are 'The Abbey Girls Win Through', 'The Abbey Girls at Home', and 'The Abbey Girls Play Up'.Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley, known under her pen name 'Oxenham', was best known for her Abbey series, and is considered a major figure among girls' story writers in the first half of the twentieth century.With former owner's inscriptions to the front pastedown and front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light shelf wear to spine tail, with rubbing to spine head. Mark to centre of back strip, with handling marks to front board. Front hinge strained, and a touch tender. Inscription to front… Read More

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A signed first edition of Sue Grafton's exciting detective novel, the fifth in her series, inscribed to what appears to be her neighbour, Gail. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Inscribed by the author to the title page, 'For Gail... thanks for the rain for collapsing ceiling tiles and for your friendship! warmly Sue on Kinsey's birthday 5-5-88'. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'E is for Evidence' is the fifth novel in Sue Grafton's 'Alphabet Murders' series. The mystery novel features Kinsey Millhone at its centre, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California. In this novel, the reader learns more about Kinsey's past, including her second ex-husband, Daniel Wade, who is a jazz musician and drug abuser. Written by Sue Grafton, who is best known for this influential and popular series of detective novels, known as the 'alphabet series'. She started… Read More

New York: Hawthorn Books, 1967. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None . Scarce first edition of Hans Holzer's study of precognition, mediums, psychic healing, telepathy, &c, signed by the author. The first edition of this work, scarce in commerce. Study of the extraordinary perception in the life of the mind by Hans Holzer, one of the world's leading parapsychologists. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Author's presentation copy inscribed and signed to title page.  From the library of Desmond Morris, a zoologist best known for his 1967 sociobiological work "The Naked Ape". Alongside achieving great acclaim as a zoologist, Morris was also known for being an ethnologist and surrealist painter, and for popular television programmes, including "Zoo Time". In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with light bumping to head and tail of spine. Desmond Morris bookplate to front pastedown. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent.… Read More

Cambridge: W. Metcalfe and Sons, 1871-73. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. Two volumes of the Cambridge-based periodical, The Eagle. Containing: Volume VII, Volume VIII The poet Thomas Ashe founded The Eagle in the year in which he graduated from St John's., with the help of a college fellow, Joseph Bickersteth Mayor. Henry George Hart (1843?21) and Robert Forsyth Scott (1849?33) were later editors of the magazine. Bound by Gray of Cambridge. In half-calf bindings. Externally, sound, though rubbed, with a few marks. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges are a little strained. Pages are quite bright and clean. Very Good

London: Robert Hale Limited, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A very scarce first edition of this entertaining novel in which history meets fantasy, written by Edward Atiyah. First edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Very scarce. A file copy from David Higham's, a prominent literary agent founded in 1935. Written by Anglo-Lebanese author Edward Atiyah, who was known for his autobiographical work and his political activism. This particular novel centers on the little-known fact that Napoleon was almost born in England rather than Corsica. The premise of this novel assumes that this possibility actually happened, with the author reconstructing Napoleon's entire life in a British setting. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear. Pencil inscription of 'David Highams File Copy' to the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is very smart,… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1991. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. The first edition of Jack Higgins' exciting World War Two novel that follow fictional events, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'The Eagle Has Landed' is a novel set during the Second World War, a thrilling novel of espionage featuring Hitler, Himmler, Churchill, and Mussolini. Written by Henry Patterson under the pseudonym Jack Higgins. Patterson also wrote under the pseudonym James Graham. He is best known for his novel 'The Eagle Has Landed'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine

London : Mills & Boon, 1965. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated. A lovely first edition copy of this history of W. Lucy and Company, with a typed letter from the company and many illustrations. A first edition copy of this work. This volume is the history of W. Lucy & Co, which is an important electrical engineering business that is still running today. Their story is of particular interest with its history going back to 1760 when its principle buisness was manufacturing metal castings. The volume is richly illustrated throughout. With twenty-six plates and four colour illustrations. With a typed letter from W. Lucy & Co to a Yvonne Ball, gifting her the book in the hopes it will be of interest, dated 19th July, 1965. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original hardback binding. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is also very smart with… Read More

London: Michael Joseph , 1947. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated . The scarce first edition of Vita Sackville West intriguing double biography contrasting the life of saints Teresa of Avila and Thérèse of Lisieux, in the very rare, unclipped dust wrapper. St. Teresa of Avila and St. Thérèse of Lisieux were both Carmelites; both canonised; and shared the same name. However Vita Sackville-West explores their points of contrasts, characteristics that make both women interesting and unique: Teresa of Avila in an aristocratic and intellectual, a humorous Spaniard of the sixteenth century; Thérèse of Lisieux was a guileless and sentimental figure of the French bourgeoise. This is the scarce first edition of this biography, in which the extraordinary rise of the cult of both women is scrutinised by Vita. In the very scarce, unclipped dust wrapper, well-preserved. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four plates. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7.5". Not Stated. A limited edition copy of this account of a dinner given in London by General Paoli, in honour of Earl Percy. The first edition, and no. 389 of 550 limited edition copies, of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with nine plates and a folding map. Collated, complete. Harold Murdock (1862–1934) was a Boston banker, book collector, and Director of Harvard University Press. He wrote several books on English and American history. This work recounts a dinner given in London by General Paoli, the Corsican patriot and refugee, in honour of Earl Percy, in 1778. The guests include Mr Boswell, Doctor Johnson, Mrs Anna Williams and Thomas Pennant. Although Murdock uses research concerning these well-known figures, there is some artistic license used. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, though a little bumped to the extremities, with a couple of marks… Read More

London: Privately Printed by Harrison & Son, 1851. First edition. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. An uncommon booklet containing a dialogue written by Richard Monckton Milnes for a single performance at Nuneham. This uncommon volume contains a dialogue written by Richard Monckton Milnes for a single performance at Nuneham. The play was dedicated to Frances Waldegrave, who was a theatre enthusiast who hosted many parties at her home in Nuneham. Monckton translated and adapted the dialogue from Alfred De Musset's proverb 'il faut q'une porte soit ouverte ou fermee', which roughly translates to 'a door must be open or closed'. Milnes was an English poet, patron of literature, and politician who strongly supported social justice and women's rights. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very smart. The pink colour of the wrap has faded and there is some very light spotting to the front cover. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Very… Read More

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1937. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good Only. 7.5" by 5". None. A very scarce first edition of this thrilling novel from Brock Williams, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Very scarce work. An exciting novel following two Chicago bootleggers. Robert Kilmount finds out he has inherited land and a title in England after his uncle, the Earl of Gorley, passes away. At the same time Quentin Ramsey is released from prison after serving his time for a crime that Kilmount framed him for. Written by Brock Williams, a prolific English screenwriter, novelist, and director. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the board. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with chipping resulting in loss to the head and tail of the spine and the front board. Creases to the boards and the odd closed tear. A 5" closed tear to the front board. Internally,… Read More

Edinburgh: David Douglas , 1882. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None . A complete collection of two first editions exploring the intriguing history of the Earldom of Mar. The history of the Earldom of Mar during five hundred years by Alexander Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay, and other. The first edition, complete in two volumes. With an preface by Alexander's wife, Margaret Crawford and Balcarres. With letters to the lord Clerk Register of Scotland, the oldest surviving Great Officer of State in the country, with origins in the thirteenth century to care and maintain public records. The title of the Earl of Mar was created seven times, currently there are only two existing. An ancient earldom with history that dates back as far as 1014. This book opens with a section titled 'Circumstances under which my Protest took place,' with a discussion on the death of John Erskine, Earl of Mar who died childless. This caused disputes over whom the title should be passed upon,… Read More

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1889. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A very smart copy of this collection of the early works of Daniel Defoe, with a biographical sketch. The Carisbrooke Library edition. A collection of the early works of Daniel Defoe, an English writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy best remembered for his work Robinson Crusoe. This collection includes: A Hymn to the Pillory, The Consolidator, and An Essay on Projects, as well as a biographical sketch of his life from 1661 to 1706. Edited by Henry Morley, an English academic and one of the earliest professors of English Literature in Great Britain. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed

New York: William R. Scott, Inc, 1937. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 11.5" by 9". None. A new edition of this beautifully illustrated history of American wall stencils. New edition. Illustrated with tipped in colour frontispiece, six tipped in colour plates, and ninety-six figures on plates to the rear of the text. Collated complete. A guide to the American wall stencils with reference to their historical important in different regions across the United States. Written by Janet Waring, an American art historian specializing in American decorative arts. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fraying to the head of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with chipping to the extremities and the odd closed tear. Loss to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good

Michigan: Medieval Institute Publications Western Michigan University, 1990. First edition. Paperback. Fine. 9" by 6". None. An interesting first edition study on the ancient art of the West Riding of Yorkshire, inscribed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author to the title page, 'Barbara D. Palmer, with best wishes, to David Palliser'. This is possibly a presentation copy of the emeritus professor of medieval history at the University of Leeds.An exhaustive study on the extant and lost ancient and early art of the West Riding of Yorkshire, an important reference work on early art of the county.Illustrated with forty-four plates. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Spine is a little sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , [1883]. Cloth. Very Good. 6.5" by 4.5". None . A scarce edition of this fascinating study of the history of Roman Britain. A scarce early edition of this fascinating historical work regarding Roman Britain by Harry Mengden Scarth. A thorough study pf the history of Britain before the Roman Invasion and the various events during the reigns of Caesar and Nero, Emperor Severus, Constantine the Great and others.Looking at the construction of Roman roads, the growth of the cities during the Roman occupation, and the spread of Christianity.  A very interesting historical volume.  Illustrated with a coloured folding map to the frontispiece.    In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities; a minor cockling to the cloth of the rear board. The cloth to the spine has slightly darkened. With a small bookseller sticker to the front… Read More

Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1933. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A scarce first edition work studying the indigenous people of South Africa by Isaac Schapera and Benjamin Farrington, illustrated throughout. The scarce first edition of this work.A fascinating study into the Khoikhoi people, South African non-Bantu speaking indigenous nomadic pastoralists.The information from this work was extracted from the descriptions in the writings of Olfert Dappeer in 1668, Willem ten Rhyne in 1686, and Johannes Gulielmus de Grevenbroek in 1695.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and six plates.The original texts translated, with an introduction and notes, by Isaac Schapera, and Benjamin Farrington.Published by the Van Riebeeck Society, a South African society founded in 1918, aiming to republish historical primary sources. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards. Spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and… Read More

Wellington, Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne: A. H. and A. W. Reed, 1969. Leather. Near Fine. 16" by 11.5". None. A large limited edition detailing various early maps, diagrams and charts of New Zealand, in a slipcase. Consists of facsimile maps of New Zealand as created by various pioneers and explorers, dating from the mid sixteenth century until the mid nineteenth century. Written by Peter Bromley Maling (1912-2006), a Christchurch-based historian, geolographer, ornithologist and photographer.In a slipcase with gilt detail to the cover.This is a limited edition, number 420 of 500 printed.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In a half morocco… Read More

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1864. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. An attractively bound scarce copy of this work intended for the education of young women. A scarce work, in a delightful leather binding. A comprehensive guide for the education of young women by Rev. W. K. Tweedie. Illustrated throughout with many engraved plates. In a decorative morocco binding with gilt detailing. Externally, smart, with just some slight rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Ink signature to recto of front free-endpaper. Pages are bright and generally clean, with just a couple of spots. Very Good Indeed