A new week means hundreds of new volumes added to our libraries here at Rooke Books. We have grouped below some of our favourite new arrivals for you to browse easily. From a wonderful pop up book to various volumes on the French Revolution, the treasures are endless; make sure to check them out before they're gone!

c1935 Bookano Stories by S. Louis Giraud

A marvellous pop-up book with a number of colour illustrations as well as six pop ups. The Bookano Stories began publication towards the end of the 1920s. You can check out more of our books for children here.

£165.00


1923 The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen

A very smart, limited edition set of Jane Austen's novels. Being one of 950 copies produced of R W Chapman's series based on early editions of the novels.

£695.00


1910 Bonaparte by Georges Montrogueil

A colourfully illustrated history of the life of Napoleon, vividly illustrated by Job, in the original French. A lovely work. There are many biographical works in our libraries ready to be browsed.

£325.00


1948 Mickey Mouse Annual by Not Stated

A rare survival of this annual detailing the adventures of Mickey Mouse and his friends, complete with puzzles and games, as well as many illustrations.

£295.00


c1870 The Fables of La Fontaine by La Fontaine

A lovely copy, stunningly illustrated, containing an anthology of fables by French author La Fontaine. A lovely volume printed on large paper containing various fables by French author Jean de la Fontaine, one of the most popular poets of the seventeenth century. Translated into English by Walter Thornbury.

£975.00


1989 Dear David, Dear Graham by Graham Greene

A superb limited edition copy comprising the complete and fascinating correspondence between Graham Greene and David Low, who held a strong friendship for many years. A limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies. Machine set in Spectrum by Solo-Type and printed on Arab Foolscap Folio.

£240.00


1896 From North Pole to Equator Studies of Wild Life and Scenes by Alfred Edmund Brehm

A superior copy of the first English translation of zoologist Alfred Edmund Brehm's account of his travels. A lovely copy of this work, which details travels in many locations including Lapland, The Tundra, Siberia, The Nile and the Danube. There is an account of the flora, fauna and geography of each area discussed. Explore more travel books here.

£275.00


1845 Beauties of the Opera and the Ballet by Charles Heath

A very smart copy of this celebrated title. With over ten beautiful steel engravings in a cartouche style, this work celebrates the opera and ballet of the nineteenth century. A very bright copy of this wonderful work, which paints a contemporary picture of the performing arts in the mid nineteenth century. In the original full morocco binding.

£425.00


1871 Turner's Liber Studiorum by Joseph Mallord William Turner

A lovely and scarce set of folios comprising some of the greatest works by Joseph Mallord William Turner, these volumes on Architectural and Historical Subjects, Pastoral Subjects and Elegant Pastorals, and Mountain and Marine Subjects. Seek to find your favourite art volume in this section.

£475.00


1880 Rowlandson the Caricaturist by Joseph Grego

A set in two volumes, the first edition documenting the works and life of Thomas Rowlandson with about four hundred illustrations, and a letter from the author tipped in. Comprising a selection of Thomas Rowlandson's works, as well as anecdotal descriptions of his caricatures.

£550.00


1978 All the Mowgli Stories by Rudyard Kipling

A lovely edition of this volume comprising all the Mowgli stories, from the Jungle Book to the Second Jungle Book, and In the Rukh. Find more of Rudyard Kipling's works here.

£65.00


1956 Adonis and the Alphabet by Aldous Huxley

A lovely first edition copy of this fascinating collection of essays by Aldous Huxley. In the original well preserved unclipped dustwrapper.

£70.00


1960 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

A superb first UK edition copy of the Pulitzer Prize winner and classic of modern American literature, the story of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Click here for more of our modern fiction for you to discover.

£350.00


1969 Travels with my Aunt by Graham Greene

A lovely first edition of this exhilarating novel, following the travels of Henry Pullins, by Graham Greene in the original unclipped dustwrapper designed by Stephen Russ.

£125.00


1929 Wrought Iron in Architecture by Gerald K. Geerling

The first edition of this immensely illustrated guide to the historical use of wrought iron in architecture. Gerald K. Geerling's study on the use of wrought iron in architecture, looking at the beauty of design used across the world, focusing on Europe and America in particular.

£70.00


1907 The Builders of Florence by J. Wood Brown

A comprehensively illustrated guide to the architecture and builders of Florence, illustrated by the leading illustrator Herbert Railton. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifty-five plates, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's gilt cloth.

£110.00


1899 Speeches by the Earl of Elgin by The Earl of Elgin

A collection of the speeches of the ninth Earl of Elgin. In a charming calf binding with the crest of Clan Bruce, the Earl's family, to the front board. More historical volumes easily accessed here.

£280.00


1926 Hieroglyphic Tales by Horace Walpole

A limited edition of this short story collection by Horace Walpole. This work was Walpole's third piece of fiction.

£175.00


1789 L'Adone by Giambattista Marino

A lovely illustrated edition of Giambattista Marino's popular mythological epic poem. Giambattista Marino was an immensely influential and popular Italian poet of his day, best known for this epic work. He later became much imitated by the admirers of his style. Browse more poetry here.

£950.00


1929 Little Fairy Daydreams by Una Rosamond

The first edition of this beautiful illustrated children's fairy tale, illustrated by Douglas. L. Dick. A beautiful and immensely charming children's work, a fantastical fairy tale. Illustrated with a frontispiece, illustrated title page, and thirteen plates.

£44.00


1959 Baker Street By-Ways by James Holroyd

A lovely first edition copy of this book on Sherlock Holmes published on the centenary year of the birth of Arthur Conan Doyle, written by James Holroyd.

£70.00


1962 The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes by Adrian Conan Doyle

A superior second edition copy of this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle's son Adrian, and the master of detective fiction, John Dickson Carr.

£80.00


1970-83 The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys

An eleven volume set comprising the diaries of Samuel Pepys, complete in dust wrappers and with a companion volume and index volume. These eleven volumes comprise the entirety of Pepys' diary, and include a companion volume and an index volume. Samuel Pepys kept a diary for ten years between 1660 and 1669, which chronicles life during the English Restoration, and as well as Pepys' personal and day-to-day life. It documents important events such as the Great Plague of London, the Great Fire of London and the Second Dutch War. It was first published in the nineteenth century. Find more autobiographical volumes here, and if you're interested in the History, some books on the history of Britain can be found here.

£340.00


1837 A Practical Treatise on the Five Orders of Architecture by William Chambers

William Chambers' fascinating treatise on the orders of architecture and the Gothic style, illustrated throughout, including with folding plates.

£590.00


1817 Select Pieces of Early Popular Poetry by Various

A scarce collection of early poems collected from black letter manuscripts by Edward Vernon Utterson.

£395.00


1889 The Useful Native Plants of Australia by J. H. Maiden

A very scarce botanical work regarding the plants of Australia, signed and inscribed by the author. This is a first edition of the author's first work, detailing all manner of useful plants found across Australian and Tasmanian territory.

£440.00


1819 A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland by John MacCulloch

A lovely and uncommon atlas volume written by an important Scottish geologist, complete with folding maps. Describing the islands off the west coast of Scotland, their geology, agriculture, scenery and antiquities. Profusely illustrated.

£1,200.00 


1841 The Poems of Geoffrey Chaucer Modernized by Geoffrey Chaucer

The very scarce first edition of this mid-nineteenth century modernisation of Chaucer's poems, rewritten by Wordsworth and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

£675.00


1827 A Full Relations of the Scots Martch from Barwicke to Newcastle by Andrew Coe

A very scarce copy of this fascinating little book on the beginning of the Scottish invasion in 1644. This volume containing the circumstances attending the transaction. Search more historical volumes here. 

£250.00


1875 The Glyptic or Musee Phusee Glyptic by John W. Jarvis

An excellent first edition on Henry Jones' Glyptic museum in Stratford-On-Avon, illustrated throughout by W. J. Welch.

£60.00


1885 More New Arabian Nights: The Dynamiter by Robert Louis Stevenson

A first edition of Stevenson's collection of short stories bound in their original paper wraps. A first edition, in the original pictorial paper wraps. Explore more works by Robert Louis Stevenson here. 

£275.00


1994 Closing Time by Joseph Heller

A lovely edition of the sequel to Catch 22, signed by the author to the front endpaper. The sequel to sensational novel Catch-22, published thirty years after the first novel. A marvellous work of fiction, with the same old characters that made Catch-22 the remarkable masterpiece it is known for, but revised; older; wiser. We have other novels by Joseph Heller, make sure you don't miss out, browse them here.

£70.00 


1974 Shardik by Richard Adams

A superb first edition of this fantastic novel by Richard Adams, inscribed and signed by the author to the title page. Inscribed and signed by the author to the title page "To Peter Gant with best wishes." A fantastic sombre of tragic character following the reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik.

£150.00


c1980 Zaehnsdorf Specimen Binding by None

A fantastic specimen binding by prestigious London bindery, Zaehnsdorf. A late 20th century binding, with 95 blank white wove leaves, brown silk moire endpapers. Envelope flap design to the lower fore-edge. 'Source of Renaissance' to the spine.

£875.00 


c1930 Flowers of the Field by Charles Alexander Johns

A later impression of Johns' important botanical work often referred to as 'the bible of the amateur botanist', illustrated with ninety-six coloured plates. This work ran more than fifty editions, such was its popularity. It describes the plants of Britain, with their common and Latin names.

£60.00


1880 The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace

An early edition of this important work by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace detailing his scientific exploration from 1854-1862. Illustrated, with a frontispiece, two folding maps and seven plates. The illustrations are made from Wallace's own sketches, photographs and specimens.

£975.00 


1846 The Prisoner of Ham by Frederic T. Briffault

A scarce, first edition of this work detailing Napoleon III's attempt to seize power in 1840, and his subsequent capture and imprisonment in the fortress of Ham. A presentation copy with inscription to the recto of front pastedown, 'H A Payne the gift of Prince Napoleon'. More historical novels can be explored here.

£625.00


1896 La Revolution Francaise by Armand Dayot

A lovely French account of the French Revolution and rise of Napoleon, a lavishly illustrated history. A French account of the Revolution, looking at the turbulent decades in France, told expressively through illustrations.

£110.00


1801 Junius by Junius

An early edition of Junius' satirical and scathing letters, attacking the government of George III. Illustrated throughout. This edition contains 'Dedication to the English Nation', supporting republicanism.

£375.00