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The White Peacock

D.H. Lawrence · 1911 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Heinemann, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A first edition and first printing copy of D.H. Lawrence's first novel, 'The White Peacock&apos. First UK edition. Preceded by the American edition by one day. With pages 227-230 cancels as is called for. Publisher's …

Love Among the Haystacks & Other Pieces with a Reminiscence by David Garnett

D H Lawrence and David Garnett · 1930 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

London , The Nonesuch Press, 1930. Cloth. A posthumously published collection of short stories by D H Lawrence, copy number 199 of a limited edition of 1600. Nonesuch Press Limited Edition. Richard Aldington called Lawrence, "one of the most original and interesting persons of h…

Easter a Play for Singers

John Masefield · 1929 · Rooke Books

£23.99 (€28.76 | $31.69 | ¥5,061)

London , William Heinemann, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this poetic play by John Edward Masefield. Masefield (1878 – 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the aut…

Oxford University Calendar for the Year 1907

Anon · 1907 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Oxford , Oxford University Press, 1907. Cloth. A Oxford University Calendar for the yea Containing the list of pupils in both individual classes and colleges, as well as a schedule of notable events throughout the academic year, the volume makes for an interesting insight into a…

Godoy the First Dictator of Modern Times the End of the Old Spanish Empire

Hans Rodger Madol and G. D. H. Pidcock · 1934 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , Hurst and Blackett , 1934. First edition. Cloth. An insightful biographical look into the life and dictatorship of Manuel Godoy. First translated edition, from the original German by Hans Roger Madol. Featuring rare original dustwrapper, and eight illustrations througho…

Lewis Arundel; or, the Railroad of Life

Frank E. Smedley · 1852 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , Virtue, Hall, & Virtue, 1852. First edition. Cloth. A first edition in book form of this novel by Frank E. Smedley. With illustrations by "Phiz." Francis Edward Smedley, (4 October 1818 – 1 May 1864) was an English novelist. His name appears in print usually as Frank E…

All at Sea a Social Tragedy in Three Acts for First-Class Passengers Only

Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell · 1927 · Rooke Books

£23.99 (€28.76 | $31.69 | ¥5,061)

London , Duckworth , 1927. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this theatrical work, designed for the higher classes. To which is added "A Few Days in an Author's Life", a humorous autobiographical account, used as an introduction to his play, and full of satirical per…

Geological Fragments Collected Principally from Rambles Among the Rocks of Furness and Cartmel

John Bolton · 1869 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London , D. Atkinson; Whittaker and Co. 1869. First edition. Cloth. A scarce edition of Geological Fragments Collected Principally from Rambles Among the Rocks of Furness and Cartmel by John Bolton. First edition. Illustrated with six plates of fossil illustrations, 'beauti…

The Old Public School-Boys&Apos; Who&Apos;S Who Series Eton

Rev. Edward Lyttelton · 1933 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

London , St. James's Press, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The Old Public School-Boys' Who's Who Series: Eton, with a prefatory essay by the Hon. and Rev. Edward Lyttelton who was Headmaster of Eton from 1905-16. With a portrait of founder Henry VI to frontispiece. F…

The Love of the Foolish Angel

Helen Beauclerk · 1929 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, W. Collins Sons and Co. 1929. Cloth. A first edition copy of this work of fiction from the early twentieth century by Helen Beauclerk. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac this particular copy is bound in the publisher's original patterned cloth binding. First edition which …

The Three Fountains: A Faery Epic of Euboea with Other Verse

George Spencer Cautley · 1869 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1869. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of The Three Fountains: A Faery Epic of Euboea With Other Verse by George Spencer Cautley (1807 - 1880). First edition. A collection of poetry including: The Three Fountains, Ruined Greek Temple, Son…

Gleanings of the Histories of Holywell, Flint, Saint Asaph and Rhuddlan

J Poole · 1831 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London , James Davies, 1831. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this topography work by J. Poole. Detailing the antiquities and surrounding scenes of the title areas, with a statistical and geographical account of North Wales in General, and a fold out etching of St. Winef…

Joan Haste

H Rider Haggard · 1895 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1895. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by H Rider Haggard. With 20 plates. Joan Haste is a Victorian melodrama centring on the theme of the fallen woman and social justice. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart with some rubbin…

Shakespeare&Apos;S True Life

James Walter · 1890 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1890. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this biography of William Shakespeare Illustrated with a frontispiece and many engravings in the text by Gerald E. Moira. Large paper copy. In a paper-covered binding. Externally, rather worn, with s…

The Fall of the Roman Empire: A Reappraisal

Michael Grant · 1976 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

Radnor , The Annenberg School Press, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating companion to Edward Gibbon's seminal work The Fall of the Roman Empire. Michael Grant (1914 – 2004), an English classicist, numismatist, and author of numerous popular books on ancient history. …

Last Poems

George Meredith · 1909 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London, Constable & Company, 1909. First edition. Cloth. A volume of poetry by the English novelist and poet George Meredith. Last Poems was his eleventh poetic publication and includes the works 'The Wild Rose', 'Youth in Age' and 'The Call&apos. First …

A Review of the Missionary Life and Labors or Richard Wright

Richard Wright · 1824 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

London , D. Eaton, 1824. First edition. Cloth. A Review of the Missionary Life and Labors or Richard Wright written by himself. He left another autobiography, in manuscript. First edition. With a notice to the Friends and Supporters of the Unitarian Fund to front followed by a L…

The Voyage of the Chelyuskin by Members of the Expedition

Alec Brown · 1935 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.93 | $59.44 | ¥9,491)

New York, The Macmillan Company , 1935. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating recollection of experiences from a group of Russian scientists and explorers, who navigated the north west passage, in 1933 in a cargo boat. First American edition. Featuring numerous photographic plates…

Fairyland in 1918 and Other Poems

E L Thomas · 1919 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)

London , T Werner Laurie Ltd, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A scarce limited edition of poems by E L Thomas. Limited to 500 copies, printed on hand-made paper. First edition. The poems were written while Thomas was on active service in France. Though childlike in subject, the poem…

Limits and Renewals

Rudyard Kipling · 1932 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London , Macmillan and Co, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Kipling's last collection of short stories. Written shortly after the death of Kipling's son, the stories all feature themes of pain, inner suffering, mental anguish and bereavement. Including Th…