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The Life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

Rev. John Fleetwood · 1814 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.49 | $103.05 | ¥16,450)

Burslem, John Tregortha, 1814. Cloth. Illustrated throughout with engraved plates, this is Rev. John Fleetwood's popular account of the lives of Jesus Christ and his apostles. An early nineteenth-century example of Rev. John Fleetwood's famous book on the life of Jes...

The Green Helmet, a Heroic Farce

W. B. Yeats · 1911 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,562)

Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare Head Press, 1911 . First edition. Paperback. An attractive example of the first theatre edition of W. B. Yeats's entertaining short play in which three Irish heroes complete for the titular 'Green Helmet&apos. The 'first theatre ...

The Tables of the Law; & the Adoration of the Magi

William Butler Yeats · 1914 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

Stratford-Upon-Avon, The Shakespeare Head Press, 1914. Cloth. A fine example of the second published edition of these two interlinked tales from Yeats. A limited edition work. Wadw 26. The second published edition of this work, following a privately printed edition and the fir...

Erasmi Roterodami: Silva Carminum, Antehac Nunquam Impressorum. Gouda, 1513

Erasmi Roterodami [Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus; H. CH. Buelens · 1864 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Bruxelles , T. -J. I. Arnold , 1864. Leather. A very scarce limited reproduction of these poems from Erasmus, this being a gift copy signed by the author and publisher. This work was printed in an edition of 100 numbered copies, as well as a "very small number of copies" print...

The Brown Fairy Book

Andrew Lang [ed.] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.55 | $435.98 | ¥69,598)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this captivating Fairy Book from Andrew Lang, adorned with colour plates and engravings by H. J. Ford. The first edition of this enchanting anthology of fairy tales.In the publisher's origin...

The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White

Henry Kirke White · 1830 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, William Pickering , 1830. Leather. A beautifully bound collection of Henry Kirke White's poems - the first Aldine edition. The first Aldine edition, issued as part of the Aldine Edition of the British Poets series.Beautifully bound in full red crushed morocco and ...

Callipaediae, or an Art How to Have Handsome Children; Callipaedia: Or, the Art of Getting Beautiful Children, a Poem, in Four Books

Claude Quillet; Nicholas Rowe [trans.] · 1718 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, J. T.; W. Feales , 1718-1733. Leather. The scarce second and third English editions of Claude Quillet's popular poem about child rearing, bound together. The second English edition (1718) and third English edition (1733) bound together. Though the second edition&a...

The Victim

Saul Bellow · 1948 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, John Lehmann, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of Saul Bellow's second novel, 'The Victim', with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First UK edition.Complete with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The thoug...

Crooked House

Agatha Christie · 1949 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.35 | $634.15 | ¥101,233)

London, The Crime Club by Collins , 1949. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling familial murder-mystery - a standalone from Agatha Christie. First edition. Preceded by the U.S. first published two months prior.Complete with the publisher's unclipped du...

At Bertram&Apos;S Hotel

Agatha Christie · 1965 · Rooke Books

£158.00 (€189.39 | $208.74 | ¥33,323)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Christie's intriguing Miss Marple mystery set at Bertram's Hotel, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. With the publisher's original...

French and English, and Other Poems Life Among the Mountains

Mary Howitt · 1836 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Darton & Co. c.1836 (undated, dated approxima. Paperback. London: Darton & Co. c.1836 (undated, dated approximately from copy of the compiled title held by the Society of Friends. Paperback. Very Good. 6" by 5". Not Stated. An incredibly scarce pair of poetic titles by...

Round the World in Eighty Days and the Tanglewood Tales

Jules Verne; Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1900 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Hutchinson; A. & C. Black, 1900-1935. Cloth. Two scarce and illustrated editions of classic children's books by French author Jules Verne and American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Two scarce editions of beloved children's books: Round the World in Eighty Days ...

Norman Mailer Works: Barbary Shore, the Deer Park, an American Dream

Norman Mailer · 1952 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,562)

London, Jonathan Cape; Wingate; Andre Deutsch, 1952-1965. Cloth. The early novels written by the prolific American author and pioneer of New Journalism, commenting on the ideals and politics of Cold War America. The first UK editions of three early novels written by prolific t...

3 Vols the Spy; a Tale of the Neutral Ground; Referring to Some Particular Occurrences During the American War: Also Pourtraying American Scenery and Manners

[James Fenimore Cooper] · 1823 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.63 | $2,312.01 | ¥369,080)

London, G. and W. B. Whittaker, 1823. Leather. A complete three-volume second edition of Cooper"s popular Revolutionary War novel, inspired by John Jay"s espionage experiences in Westchester"s "Neutral Ground". In a half calf binding with marbled paper boards.Second edition. ...

1817 the Pilgrim"S Progress; from This World to That Which Is to Come. Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream. With Copious Explanatory Notes. Also Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners and a Race for Eternal Life.

John Bunyan · 1817 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

Burslem , J. Tregortha, 1817. Leather. A provincial Staffordshire printing of Bunyan"s Pilgrim"s Progress, issued with extensive explanatory notes and the accompanying Grace Abounding and A Race for Eternal Life. In a contemporary full calf binding, sympathetically rebacked in...

The Adventures of Ulysses

Charles Lamb · 1827 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Printed For Baldwin, 1827 . Leather. A scarce copy of this new edition of the retelling of the classic Greek myth, by prominent essayist Charles Lamb. A new edition of the work.In quarter red morocco binding with marbled boards.Illustrated with a vignette title page. ...

La Nouvelle Abeille Du Parnasse, Ou Choix de Morceaux Tires de Nos Meilleurs Poetes a L&Apos;Usage Des Maisons D&Apos;Education

Various · 1817 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Paris, Le Prieur , 1817 . Paperback. A very scarce copy of the sixth edition of this collection of poetry for the use in schools. The very scarce sixth edition of the work.In half paper binding with marbled boards. Illustrated with a frontispiece.A work for educational instit...

Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1920 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1920 . Leather. A collection of essays by philosopher and leader of the transcendentalist movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson. A later edition, first printed in 1883.A collection of the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, containing both the first and sec...

First Edition Novels by George V. Higgins

George V. Higgins · 1980 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York; London, Alfred A. Knopf; Andre Deutsch; Little, Brown and Company; , 1980-1996. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling five volume set of first editions by crime author George V. Higgins, including a signed copy. A fantastic collection of first edition novels by George V....

The Young Pilgrim; or, Alfred Campbell&Apos;S Return to the East and His Travels in Egypt, Nubia, Asia Minor, Aravoa Petreaea, &C. &C.

Mrs. Hofland [Barbara Hofland] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, John Harris, 1826 . Leather. An illustrated fictional tale of the travels of a young pilgrim by children's writer Barbara Hofland. An uncommon work.In quarter red morocco binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece and 5 further plates. Collated, complete.A work by Ba...