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Lettres Choisies de Madame de Sevigne

Madame de Sevigne; Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve · 1878 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Paris , Garnier Freres, 1878. Leather. A decorative leather-bound collection of the letters of French aristocrat, Madame de Sevigne. A later edition. Bound in quarter calf, with decorative gilt to the spine. Comprising the chosen letters of Madame de Sevigne, whose writing i...

A Hundreth Sundrie Flowres

George Gascoigne · 1926 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Humphrey Milford: Oxford University Press, 1926. Cloth. A smart copy of this collection of poetry attributed to English writer George Gascoigne, based on the first edition. From the original edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two portrait plates and numerous in-...

Ayesha: The Return of She

H. Rider Haggard · 1905 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated gothic fantasy novel from the popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. The first edition, With the following misprints as per the first edition: p.49 - "Khublighan" for "Khubi...

Reminiscences of J.L. Toole Related by Himself and Chronicled by John Hatton

Joseph Hatton; J. L. Toole · 1892 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, George Routledge and Sons Limited, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A signed edition of Joseph Hatton's biography on J. L. Toole, the English actor and theatrical producer, with a presentation inscription from J. L. Toole. The cheap edition.J. L. Toole's presentat...

The Edge of Madness

Michael Dobbs · 2008 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Simon and Schuster, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this Harry Jones thriller from British author Michael Dobbs, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Cyber-warfare: the kin...

Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley · 0 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1844. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this illustrated work on English educator and historian Thomas Arnold. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. A biographical study of Thomas Arnold, an English educator ...

A Collection of Studies on the Life and Works of Edith Sitwell

Edith Sitwell; Richard Fifoot; Geoffrey Elborn; Richard Greene [editor] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London; New York, Rupert Hart-Davis; Sheldon Press; Peter Owen; Sinclair-Stevenson Peter Lang; Virago Press, 1963-1997. First edition. Cloth. A collection of smart volumes on the life and works of British poet and critic Edith Sitwell, with one signed volume. Six volumes. A co...

The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne; George Parsons Lathrop · 1890 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1890-1891. Cloth. A smart collection of thirteen volumes of the works of American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. Complete in thirteen volumes. Riverside edition. Illustrated with etchings by Blum, Church...

A Collection of First Edition Novels by Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin · 1999 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Orion, 1999-2022. First edition. Cloth. A very smart collection of nineteen first edition volumes from Scottish crime writer Sir Ian James Rankin. Nineteen volumes. First editions. Written by Sir Ian James Rankin, a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known ...

Childe Harold&Apos;S Pilgrimage. A Romaunt.

Lord Byron · 1853 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, John Murray, 1853 . Leather. A strikingly illustrated edition of Lord Byron's narrative poem 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage', the important work that launched Byron's poetical career. An illustrated edition. Bound in full calf. Illustrated with a ...

Collected Verse of Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling · 1912 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1912 . Leather. A beautifully bound, second edition of Rudyard Kipling's celebrated anthology of verse. Second edition. First published in 1907.In an elegant half morocco binding with cloth boards. A charming collection of verses written by En...

Edward Fitzgerald and Omar Khayyam

Holbrook Jackson · 1899 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

London; Liverpool, David Nutt; The Liverpool Booksellers' Co Limited, 1899. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this critical work on Edward Fitzgerald by Holbrook Jackson, a touching copy inscribed by the author to his mother. The first edition.Author's p...

A Strange Adventure in the Life of Miss Laura Mildmay

J. Sheridan Le Fanu; Herbert van Thal · 1947 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Home and Van Thal, 1947. Cloth. A brilliant gothic ghost story by Sheridan le Fanu, a nice copy in the original dust wrapper, and Felix Kelly frontispiece. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A gripping and darkly romantic story by the master writer of gothic ghost ...

Cuthbert Hartington: A Tale of Two Sieges

G. A. Henty · 1899 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, S. W. Partidge, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first retitled edition of G. A. Henty's thrilling work of historical fiction, in a charming pictorial cloth binding. The very scarce first retitled edition of 'Cuthbert Hartington: A Tale of Two Sieg...

Rhymes of Childhood

James Whitcomb Riley · 1891 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Indianapolis, The Bowen-Merrill Co. 1891. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of children's verses from American writer James Whitcomb Riley. First edition, second state. The first being in a full maroon cloth binding. With a frontispiece. A col...

A Collection of the Works of William Blake and Thomas Gray

William Blake; Thomas Gray; Irene Tayler · 1964 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London; New Jersey, Trianon Press; Princeton University Press, 1964-1971. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of first edition studies on the works of William Blake and Thomas Gray, with illustrations. Three volumes. A collection of studies on the life and works of Willia...

Poems and Plays

Oliver Goldsmith · 1777 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

Dublin, Price, Sleater, W. Watson; et al, 1777. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this anthology of the poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith, published only three years after his death. The first edition, with the "Messrs. Price, Sleater" imprint, and no engraved can...

Coniston Tales

W. G. C. [William Gershom Collingwood] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Ulverston, WM. Holmes, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A very scare first edition of this charming collection of short stories featuring the nineteenth century village of Coniston. First edition. Very scarce work. With a frontispiece and illustrated title page. A collection of sho...

Leila or the Island

Ann Fraser-Tytler · 1894 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1894. Cloth. A smart copy of this scarce novel from Scottish writer Ann Fraser-Tytler. Scarce work. Originally published in 1839, this novel follows the adventures of its titular character, Leila, exploring themes of childhood, the importance o...

Hereward the Wake &Apos;Last of the English&Apos;

Charles Kingsley · 1889 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1889. Leather. A smartly bound later edition of this popular historical novel by Charles Kingsley. In a prize binding for Southampton University, with a prize label to the recto of the front endpaper, dated 1888.Charles Kingsley's popular histori...