Search Results: Titles starting with R from Rooke Books

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office , 1945. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 9" by 7" . None . The first edition of this official account of air operations in the Middle East during the Second World War. The official account of the air operations in the Middle East during the Second World War, from February 1942 to January 1943. R.A.F. Middle East was a command of the Royal Air Force active during the First and Second World War, one of the three British commands in the Middle East. It became a major sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command in February 1943. Telling of the official air operations in the Middle East, including the critical campaigns in Egypt and Libya in 1942. Illustrated throughout. In the original publisher's illustrated wraps. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear, a touch of sunning to the spine. Previous ownership inscription internally to the front wrap, dated 1945. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated in text throughout… Read More

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1881. Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 8". R. Caldecott; E. Evans. A collection of illustrated children's song from Randolph Caldecott, with illustrations printed by Edmund Evans. Dated from the National Trust Libraries. Illustrated with sixty full-page colour plates, and many black-and-white images. Containing: The Diverting History of John Gilpin, The House That Jack Built, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog, The Babes in the Wood, The Three Jovial Huntsmen, Sing a Song for Sixpence, The Queen of Hearts, and The Farmer's Boy. Collected and illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, a British artist and illustrator. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans, an English wood-engraver and colour printer of the Victorian era. In the original pictorial brown cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping resulting in light loss to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. A 4" split to the cloth at the front joint and a 2"… Read More

London: Frederick Warne and Co., c1900. Leather. Good. 9" by 8". Randolph Caldecott . A charming picture book containing four stories for children, illustrated in colour by the noted illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Rebound, lacking the title page and publication information. R. Caldecott's Picture Book number one, comprising four tales for children, charmingly illustrated in both black and white and in colour. The tales being William Cowper's The Diverting History of John Gilpin: showing how he went farther than he intended, and came safe home again; The House That Jack Built; The Babes in the Wood; and An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog. A lovely, entertaining copy with rhyming tales, illustrated and compiled by the noted illustrator Randolph Caldecott, who greatly influenced the illustrations of nineteenth century children's books. With various plated both in colour and in black and white to embellish and enrich the volume. Rebound in quarter vellum with cloth covered boards and marbled… Read More

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1880-1900. Paperback. Good Only. 9" by 9.5". R. Caldecott [Randolph Caldecott]. Fifteen volumes of Randolph Caldecott's children's picture books, in their original pictorial wraps. Fifteen works in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Eight colour plates to 'John Gilpin', 'The House that Jack Built', 'The Babes in the Wood', 'Sing a Song for Six Pence', 'The Queen of Hearts' and 'The Farmer's Boy'. Six colour plates to 'The Milkmaid', 'A Frog', 'The Fox', 'Come Lasses and Lads', 'Ride a-Cock Horse', 'Mrs Mary Blaize' and 'The Great Panjandrum'. Lacking the rear of the wrap and the last colour plate to 'An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog'. Lacking the rear of the wrap to 'A Frog he would a-Wooing go'. Collated. Fifteen volumes from the 'Picture Books' series of children's books by Randolph Caldecott, published every Christmas for eight years and sold for a shilling each. Each title features the original colourful wraps with colour plates and black and… Read More

London : Frederick Warne and Co. , 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 9.5". Randolph Caldecott. A charming collection of children's verses, written and drawn by Randolph Caldecott. R. Caldecott's Second Collection of Pictures and Songs contains The Milkmaid, Hey Diddle Diddle, and Baby Bunting, The Fox jumps over the Parson's Gate, A Frog he Would a-Wooing Go, Come Lasses and Lads and others. Randolph Caldecott was a British artist and illustrator who largely did book illustrations. This volume is illustrated with beautiful in text drawings, as well as with full plates in colour. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, smart wiht some marks to the boards and some fading to the spine. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine also. Previous owner pencil inscription to front pastedown. Front hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright pages with some scattered spots concentrated to the first and last few pages. Very Good

London: George Routledge and Sons, [1881]. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 8". R. C.; E. Evans . Re-backed copy of this collection of children's songs by well-known illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Dated from Jisc. A collection of illustrated children's rhymes by Randolph Caldecott, containing numerous well-known stories such as 'The House that Jack Build' and 'The Babes in the Wood' among others. All accompanied with beautiful engravings, of which numerous in colour. Randolph Caldecott was a well-known British artist and illustrator, known for his influence for children's books illustrations in the nineteenth century. Re-backed in full cloth binding with the original boards restored. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, cockling to boards due to renewed binding. Previous owners' gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1881. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good

London: Frederick Warne and Co, c1905. Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 8". Randolph Caldecott. A charming illustrated picture book comprising of four tales for children. Comprising of The Diverting History of John Gilpin, The House that Jack Built, An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog and The Babes in the Wood. Compiled and illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. Originally these four tales were issued as separate picture books. Posthumously, this series was created with several stories per book. Caldecott was a well known illustrator and the Caldecott medal was named in his honour. He influenced the illustration of nineteenth century children's books. In original publisher's pictorial cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine and to the extremities. Spine has faded. Small score mark to the front board from the head to the tail. Offsetting to the endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound though strained in places. Tape repairs to pages 10-14 of John Gilpin at the… Read More

London : Frederick Warne and Co, 1895 . Cloth. Good. 8" by 9.5". R. Caldecott. A charming collection of illustrated children's stories. A collection of children's stories, written and illustrated by R. Caldecott, an illustrator known for his fairy tales. In the original pictorial publisher's cloth binding. Undated; dated from copies on JISC. The Second Collection of Pictures and Songs contains The Milkmaid, Hey Diddle Diddle, Baby Bunting, The Fox Jumps Over The Parson's Gate, A Frog He Would a-wooing Go, Come Lasses and Lads, and others. The text is accompanied by a charming collection of illustrations from coloured plates to line drawings. It includes forty six plates. In the original pictorial binding. Externally generally smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and boards resulting in loss. Hinges tender. The odd spot to the first and last pages. Marginal age toning. Gift inscription to the half-title. Pencil annotation to the half-title. Closed tear to page… Read More

London: George Routledge & Sons, c1880. Cloth. Good. 9" by 8". Randolph Caldecott. A collection of eight children's picture books by Randolph Caldecott collected in one volume, each comprising its original wraps. Eight volumes in one from the 'Picture Books' series of children's books by Randolph Caldecott, published every Christmas for eight years and sold for a shilling each. Comprising the following titles: The Diverting History of John Gilpin; The Three Jovial Huntsmen; The House that Jack Built; An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog; The Babes in the Wood; Sing a Song for Six Pence; The Queen of Hearts;  and The Farmer's Boy. Each title features the original colourful wraps bound in with colourful plates and black and white illustrations in text. With Routledge's 'Shilling Toy-Books' series catalogued to wraps. Randolph Caldecott was a very popular British artist and illustrator known for his influential work with children's books and humorous depictions of hunting and fashionable life. Rebound… Read More

London : Frederick Warne and Co. , c1880. Cloth. Good. 9" by 8". R. Cladecott . A pleasing copy of R. Caldecott's second picture book containing classic children's stories that are beautifully illustrated. This is a delightful copy of R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2 that contains the classic children's stories The Three Jovial Huntsmen, The Queen of Hearts, Sing a Song for Sixpence and The Farmer's Boy. Randolph Caldecott was a British artist and illustrator, who chiefly illustrated books. This copy has thirty two colour illustrations. Collated, complete. In the publisher's full decorative cloth. Externally, smart. There are some marks to the boards and some fading to the spine. There is an inscription to the front free endpaper. Front hinge is starting and remains firm, however title page is beginning to loosen. Generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good

London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 9.5". Randolph Caldecott. A lovely collection of children's verses, written and illustrated by beloved artist Randolph Caldecott. Containing verses such as 'The Milkmaid', 'Hey Diddle Diddle', 'The Great Panjandrum Himself' and 'A Farmer Went Trotting Upon his Grey Mare'.Written and illustrated by Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886), an illustrator and artist known for his illustrations of fairy-tales, with his other works including 'The House that Jack Built' and 'John Gilpin'.Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc.Illustrated with in-text line drawings, as well as full plates in colour by Caldecott.Bound in the publisher's original bright and decorative cloth.A smart collection of songs, accompanied with colourful illustrations. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a little general wear. Internally, binding is generally firm, with a little straining occasionally. Pages have the odd… Read More

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1880-1895. Cloth. Good. 9.5" by 9.5". R. Caldecott [Randolph Caldecott]. Two volumes, each comprising eight of Randolph Caldecott's colourfully illustrated children's books, with the original wraps bound in. Sixteen volumes rebound in two volumes in cloth bindings, with gilt detailing to the spines. Bookplate of Oscar Boulton to the front paste down. Illustrated with seven colour plates to each volume of Volume I and six colour plates to each volume of Volume II. Collated, complete. Eight volumes in each volume from the 'Picture Books' series of children's books by Randolph Caldecott, published every Christmas for eight years and sold for a shilling each. Each title features the original colourful wraps bound in with colour plates and black and white illustrations in text. With the publisher's advertisements to the rear of the wraps.Volume I comprises: The Diverting History of John Gilpin; The House that Jack Built; The Babes in the Wood; An Elegy on the Death of a… Read More

Paris: Musee d'Art Moderne, 2012 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 12.5" by 9.5". Robert Crumb. The first edition of this catalogue from the exhibition of the work of Robert Crumb in the Musee d'Art Modern in Paris. First edition of R. Crumb De L'Underground A La Genese in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. A catalogue for the exhibition at Musee d'Art Modern de la Ville de Paris, hosted from 13th April to 19th August 2012. The dust wrapper folds out to become a large exhibition poster. Densely illustrated throughout with work by the artist, in black and white and in colour, and appreciative and praising text in French. Robert Crumb is an American cartoonist, his work is often nostalgic of American folk culture and humorous satires of contemporary American culture. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine

Parmae: Pauli Monti, 1723. Vellum. Good. 14.5" by 9.5". None. An extensive volume collecting the works of Tomas Sanchez, a Spanish Jesuit, including his religious and legal works in Latin. In Latin.Two volumes in one.Half-title is present.Register runs as [4], §6, A-Hh6, Ii-Kk4, †6, A-X6, Y-Z4, Aa-Cc6, Dd-Ee4.Collated, complete.The works of Tomas Sanchez, published posthumously. Sanchez was a sixteenth century Spanish Jesuit and famous casuist. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1567.This extensive work includes his writing on canon and roman law, and on religious ethics, all compiled from manuscript notes after Sanchez's death.Monastery label to the front paste down. In a full vellum binding. Externally, worn, with some loss to the spine. Front joint is starting. Boards and spine are discoloured, as is usual with vellum, with some marks. Light bumping to the extremities. A little lifting to the tail of the rear board. Hinges are a little strained. Monastery label to the front paste down. Front… Read More

London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1923. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 7" by 5". None. A smart copy of the first UK edition of Karel Capek's science-fiction play. An important work of twentieth century science fiction, remarkable for introducing the word 'robot' to modern language. The first UK edition; translated into English in the same year in a US edition published by Doubleday. These two adaptations differ.First performed in the original Czech in 1921, the work quickly became influential, and by 1923 had been translated into thirty languages.Capek coined the word 'robot' in the play, based on the Czech word 'robota', or 'forced labor'. With blank paper mounted to the verso of the title page, covering the cast list of the first UK performance; this was done by the publishers to the first edition for copyright reasons.With the inscription of Percy Clark, dated June 1923, to the head of the title page.Single advertisement leaf to the rear.A very smart copy of a first… Read More

Praha [Prague]: Aventinum, 1923 . Leather. Fine. 8.5" by 6". None. A signed copy of the fifth edition of Karel Capek's science-fiction play, an important work of twentieth century science fiction, remarkable for introducing the word 'robot' to modern language. In the original Czech.Flat signed by Capek to a front endpaper. Signed copies of R.U.R., Capek's best known work, are very scarce.The fifth Czech edition of the work, from the same publisher as the first edition.First performed in the original Czech in 1921, the work quickly became influential, and by 1923 had been translated into thirty languages.Capek coined the word 'robot' in the play, based on the Czech word 'robota', or 'forced labor'. A signed copy of an early edition of this important work of science fiction, set in a factory that makes artificial people that have been created from synthetic organ matter. Initially happy to work for humans, the robots revolt and cause the extinction of the human race. Isaac Asimov's "Laws of… Read More

London: Dawsons of Pall Mall , 1968. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 6" . None . Bright first edition of this study into R. M. Ballantyne's work by Eric Quayle, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. A bibliography of first editions by R. M. Ballantyne, prolific Scottish author of juvenile fiction. A definitive work in contribution to Victorian bibliography by Eric Quayle. The first edition of this work, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Featuring black and white plates. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine

New York: Modern Library , 2008-2011. Paperback. Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A very smart Modern Library Classics collection of the works of English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. Twenty-three volumes. Modern Library Classics edition. A collection of the works of William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet and actor who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Edited by Jonathan Bate, a British academic, biographer, critic, broadcaster, scholar, playwright, and poet, who specialises in Shakespeare and Romantic literature, and Eric Rasmussen, an American scholar, academic and author. This set includes: A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2008. Hamlet, 2008. The Tempest, 2008. Richard III, 2008. Love's Labour's Lost, 2008. The Winter's Tale, 2009. Antony and Cleopatra, 2009. Henry IV Part One, 2009. Henry IV Part Two, 2009. Macbeth, 2009. Romeo and Juliet, 2009. Othello, 2009. The Sonnets, 2009. Much… Read More

New York: Modern Library , 2008-2011. Paperback. Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A very smart Modern Library Classics collection of the works of English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. Twenty volumes. Modern Library Classics edition. A collection of the works of William Shakespeare, an English playwright, poet and actor who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Edited by Jonathan Bate, a British academic, biographer, critic, broadcaster, scholar, playwright, and poet, who specialises in Shakespeare and Romantic literature, and Eric Rasmussen, an American scholar, academic and author. This set includes: A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2008. Hamlet, 2008. The Tempest, 2008. Richard III, 2008. Love's Labour's Lost, 2008. The Winter's Tale, 2009. Antony and Cleopatra, 2009. Henry IV Part One, 2009. Henry IV Part Two, 2009. Macbeth, 2009. Romeo and Juliet, 2009. Othello, 2009. The Sonnets, 2009. Measure… Read More

Edinburgh : Edmonston and Douglas , 1872. Paperback. Good. 7" by 5". Not Stated . John Brown's popular story of a loving Scottish mastiff named Rab. John Brown's most well known and appreciated work of fiction, originally published in 1859. Popular in the nineteenth century, this little volume tells the story of Rab, loyal and loving mastiff in Edinburgh, and his master Doctor James Syme. Written by Dr John Brown, Scottish physician and essayist. Illustrated with charming plates throughout. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally generally sound with shelf wear, considerable loss to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to the leaves. Illustrated with charming plates. Good