Search Results: Titles starting with I from Rooke Books

London : The Galley Press, 1961. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Sven Berlin. A first edition copy of this moving war novel by Sven Berlin, with illustrations. A first edition copy. This novel is a passionate and moving war novel by painter and writer Sven Berlin. Through this novel, the exploration of the self within war is illuminated. With eight drawings by the author, the frontispiece is cut to the top corner. Collated, complete. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally excellent with a small mark to the front board. The frontispiece is cut to the top corner. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is very smart with some rubbing to the joints and head and tail of the spine. Near Fine

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 6". None. The first edition of this mysterious crime novel from Martha Grimes. This is the eighth in the Richard Jury series. Martha Grimes is an American detective author, and is best known for her series featuring Richard Jury. Some of the other novels in this series are 'The Man With a Load of Mischief', 'The Deer Leap', and 'The Grave Maurice'. In a cloth binding with paper-covered boards and original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and a couple of marks. Dustwrapper is smart, with just some slight edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine

London: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 5.5. None. A bright, clean first UK edition of I Am the Only Running Footman by Martha Grimes. Bound in paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and an unclipped dustwrapper. First UK Edition. Martha Grimes, b.1931, is an American author of detective fiction. Grimes earned her B.A. and M.A. at the University of Maryland. She has taught at the University of Iowa, Frostburg State University, and Montgomery College. Grimes is best known for her series of novels featuring Richard Jury, an inspector with Scotland Yard, and his friend Melrose Plant, a British aristocrat who has given up his titles. Each of the Jury mysteries is named after a pub. In 1983, Grimes received the Nero Award for best mystery of the year for The Anodyne Necklace. "In a rainy ditch in a Devon wood, a hitchhiker is found dead. Almost a year later, on another rainy night, another murder; this time, however, the victim is found just outside… Read More

Rome: Societas Typographica, 1827-8. Cloth. Good. 11.5" by 8.5". Not Stated. The scarce works of Antonio Pereti, comprising lectures on the Justinian Code and Roman law. 'Now for the first time with many errors corrected, on the basis of carefully weighing each law and restoring order'. In Latin. Complete in four volumes. Several relevant religious plates loosely inserted, and one card 'Accademia di Religione Cattolica' with hand-written notes. The Corpus Juris (or Iuris Civilis) ("Body of Civil Law") is the modern name for a collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence, issued from 529 to 534 by order of Justinian I, Eastern Roman Emperor. It is also sometimes referred to as the Code of Justinian, although this name belongs more properly to the part titled Codex. The work as planned had three parts: the Code (Codex) is a compilation, by selection and extraction, of imperial enactments to date; the Digest or Pandects (the Latin title contains both Digesta and Pandectae) is… Read More

London: International; Correspondence Schools, Ltd. , 1914. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated. A textbook on construction and architecture by the I.C.S. Reference Library. The second impression of the first edition. In the publisher's original half morocco binding with gilt lettering. With numerous illustrations and diagrams throughout. Part of the I.C.S Reference Library, with a shelf stamp to the title page. A series of textbooks produced for the students of the International Correspondence Schools, alongside the instruction papers, examination questions and keys used in their various courses. This collection of textbooks includes the following topics: - Elements of Structural Mechanics - Statics of Walls and Arches - Beams and Plate Girders - Columns and Stanchions - Roof Trusses - Warehouse and Factory Design In the original half morocco binding. Externally, very smart with some light rubbing to the extremities. Some marks to the boards and spine.… Read More

London: International Correspondence Schools , c1904. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None . Containing a series of textbooks on numerous subjects for the students of the International Correspondence Schools. Reference Library for the students of the ICS Schools, founded in 1889 in Scranton by Thomas J Foster with the goal to "provide practical men with a technical education, and technical men with a practical education."Containing textbooks on a range of subjects, each with unique pagination:Heat and Steam; Types of Steam Boilers; Boiler Fittings and Accessories; Boiler Settings, Mechanical Stokers, and Chimneys; Boiler Piping and Auxiliaries; Boiler Details; Boiler Installation and Management; Boiler Feeding and Feedwater; Combustion, Fuels, and Firing; Smoke Prevention and Draught; Boiler Trials; Boiler Calculations.With numerous illustrations in text. In half morocco binding over cloth covered boards. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, boards slightly marked. Stamp to title page.… Read More

London: International Correspondence Schools, Ltd. , 1914. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A detailed book of study for students of design and technology, with many illustrations. Reprinted 1914, originally published 1909. Illustrated throughout with seventeen plates, one folding plate, and many in-text diagrams. Collated complete. A study guide for joinery, stair building, ironmongery, plastering, glass and glazing, painting and decorating, electric wiring and bells. With example test questions to the rear. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. A few marks to the boards. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good

London: International Correspondence Schools Ltd. , 1907-1914 . Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. Two early editions of the I.C.S. Reference Library including works on engineering and construction. Two volumes from the International Correspondence Schools Ltd. Reference Library in the original publisher's cloth bindings. A series of textbooks prepared for the students of the International Correspondence Schools and Containing in Permanent Form the Instruction Papers, Examination Questions, and Keys used in their Various Courses. This collection includes Volume 14, which is undated, and has been dated from Jisc and through the limited information provided on the publication page. This is the first edition. With Volume 40, which is a reprint edition, first published in 1909. Volume 14 discusses Steam-Engine Mechanism, indicators and diagrams, slow-speed engines, high-speed engines, valve gears, governors, condensers, engine testing, engine instalment, engine management, steam turbines, and… Read More

Scranton: International Textbook Company, 1912. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A textbook produced by the I.C.S reference library. This work was formed for the students of the International Correspondence Schools. This particular issue has the following sections: Principles of Animal Feeding Principles of Animal Breeding Dairy Barns and Equipment Breeds of Dairy Cattle Dairy-Cattle Management Milk Farm Butter Making Beef and Dual Purpose Cattle Illustrated throughout with numerous drawings and diagrams. In a half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. A Few marks to boards. Patches of rubbing elsewhere to board. Shelf stamp to the title page, 2596 5F. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot throughout. Very Good

London : Andre Deutsch, 1975. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None . A charming first edition collection of writing by Laurie Lee. The first edition. In the original clipped dust wrapper. A collection of Laurie Lee's writing. This book transports the reader to a new environment, it has been described as like a holiday in a book. Some of these pieces have not been published before this publication others were published in the USA. Bound in the original cloth boards in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Edgewear to the dust wrapper. Sunning to the dust wrapper. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1968. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A bright third UK edition copy of Richard Wilhelm's translation of the I Ching, rendered into English by Cary F. Baynes. The third UK edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Ink inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1969. The half title page is present. In this edition, the key for identifying hexigrams is present, but is not a folding plate. In the 2nd century BC, the I Ching became one of the 'Five Classics', regarding Confucianism, and has since become a famous and widely-studied text for the basis of divination across the world. Its popularity resurfaced during the 1960s counterculture period, and was referenced and promoted by popular figures such as Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, and Jorge Luis Borges. This edition contains the Richard Wilhelm translation, rendered into English by Cary F. Baynes. With a foreword by Carl Jung (1875-1961),… Read More

New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1970 . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A smart copy of this ancient Chinese divination text translated into English, with a foreword by C. G. Jung. The third edition. In the original full cloth binding with the original, clipped, dust wrapper. Complete with a folding plate to the rear of the book. 'The I Ching', is a classic Chinese divination text written by Hellmut Wilhelm. In the 2nd century BC, it became one of the 'Five Classics', regarding Confucianism, and has since become a famous and widely studied text for the basis of divination across the world. It's popularity resurfaced during the 1960s counterculture period, and was referenced and promoted by notable pop figures such as Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, and Jorge Luis Borges. With a foreword by Carl Jung, the world famous psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology. The Richard Wilhelm translation, rendered into English by Cary F. Baynes. The half title… Read More

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1954-58. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good Only. 8" by 5.5". None. Two first edition humour works by Art Buchwald, rich with dry wit. The second work, 'More Caviar', is complete with a dust wrapper. Written by Art Buchwald, an American humourist and Pulitzer Prize recipient for Outstanding Commentary. These works were his third and fifth respectively; he became a prolific writer of humour.Both are first editions.'More Caviar' is complete with a clipped dust wrapper.A smart collection of these witty works by Art Buchwald. In the publisher's original full cloth binding; 'More Caviar' has a clipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart; spine is a touch faded to 'I Chose Caviar'. Dust wrapper has some small tape repairs to the head of the spine, which is sunned, otherwise some general wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good

London: Macmillan, 1995. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A first edition of this historical mystery novel by Marilyn Todd. 'I, Claudia' was Todd's first novel featuring her heroine Claudia Seferius. Signed by the author to the title page. In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with just some very light shelfwear. Dustwrapper is smart, with just a couple of marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine

London: Arthur Barker, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 9" by 6.5". None. The first editions of Robert Graves's popular historical novels, 'I, Claudius' and 'Claudius the God'. First editions, first impressions of these works.With 'Claudius the God' in the publisher's original dust wrapper, price unclipped.Written in the form of the autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius, 'I, Claudius' tells the history of the early years of the Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar's assassination to the assassination of Caligula.The sequel, 'Claudius the God', covers the period up until Claudius's death.With a folding table to the rear of each volume.With the bookplate of art collector Samuel Augustine Courtauld to the front pastedown of volume I, and with the inscription 'June 1934' to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with unclipped dust wrapper to second work. Bumping to back strip heads and tails, with rubbing and light marks to volume I back strip. Rear wrap of… Read More

London: Macmillan, 1995. First edition. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A scarce uncorrected proof copy of Marilyn Todd's first book. First edition. The first in Todd's series with protagonist Claudia Seferius. Seferius is the heiress to a wine merchant's business, she is also an amateur sleuth, living in Ancient Rome during the reign of Augustus Caesar. In publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Some light marks and very minor rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed

London: Collins, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. An uncommon to see signed novel by P. L. Travers, a touching war novel inscribed by Travers. The author's presentation copy, signed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Mary Cadogan, from P. L. Travers, 1976'.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'I Go By Sea, I Go By Land' follows the young Sabrina Lind as she and her brother are made to leave England and find safety in America during the early days of World War Two.Written by P. L. Travers, who is best known for creating the character Mary Poppins.Mary Cadogan was an author who wrote biographies on Richmal Crompton and Charles HamiltonThe first Evergreen Library edition. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with a closed tear to the… Read More

Venetia: Gio Battista Combi, 1625. Leather. Good Only. 13" by 8.5". None. An uncommon Italian language edition of this famed early study on Egyptian hieroglyphs. This study looks at hieroglyphics and their use in allegory. With the signatures: A-G4, H2, A-Z8, Aa-Zz8, Aaa-Ccc8, Ddd6. An early edition of this work, and an unusual imprint. Most early editions of this work on the market are in Latin, whereas this work is in Italian. This is not the first Italian translation, which appeared in 1602, however surviving Italian language translations from this period appear to be of a higher scarcity. Valeriano took inspiration from the culturally important and contemporaneous rediscovery of Horapollo's Hieroglyphics. His tutor, Giorgio Valla produced writings on Horapollo and some consider this work to be a sort of continuation. This work formed the most concise Renaissance dictionary of symbols, which was an area of study that was gathering much interest during that period. Each entry to this work… Read More

London: Methuen & Co LTD, 1942. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of H. V. Morton's wartime propaganda, a future history short story which documents a Nazi victory, the scarce first edition. The scarce to see first edition.A fascinating future history story by H. V. Morton, set between the 11th September 1944 and 13th March 1945.The story is told through diary form from the point of view of James Blunt, an English tradesman, whilst he documents the Nazi occupation of Britain and a Nazi victory. The Ministry of Information commissioned this work as propaganda. Morton is also well known for covering the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923 whilst he was working for the 'Daily Express'. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart, with some spotting to the rear wrap. Some light edge wear to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots, mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good

London: Methuen & Co LTD, 1942. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of this unique future history short story by H. V. Morton, a tale in which the Nazi's won the war, commissioned by the Ministry of Information. The scarce to see first edition.A fascinating future history story by H. V. Morton, set between the 11th September 1944 and 13th March 1945.The story is told through diary form from the point of view of James Blunt, an English tradesman, whilst he documents the Nazi occupation of Britain and a Nazi victory. The Ministry of Information commissioned this work as propaganda. Morton is also well known for covering the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923 whilst he was working for the 'Daily Express'. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart, with minor edge wear, including a little light rubbing to the wraps. A few light marks to the wraps, mostly to the rear wrap. A few spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are… Read More