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Andre Chenier: Elegies and Camille
Andre Chenier; Levi Robert Lind [trans] · 1978 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)
Washington, University Press of America, 1978. Paperback. A bilingual edition of Andre Chenier's elegies, in both French and English, with an inscription from the translator L. R. Lind. The bilingual edition. The translator's presentation copy with an inscription by t…
The Correspondence of James Boswell and John Johnston of Grange
Ralph S. Walker [ed.] · 1966 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)
New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company , 1966. First edition. Cloth. The excellent first 'Research Edition' volume of Yale's James Boswell series, containing the letters between him and lifelong friend, John Johnston. First edition.The first volume of this 'Resea…
Morphological Notes
Sir W. T. Thiselton-Dyer · 0 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,267)
Not Stated, Not Stated, c1903 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, limited print run collecting together articles originally published in Annals of Botany, written by botanist and third director of Kew Gardens, William Thiselton-Dyer, and signed by another of the directors, J.…
Public Faces
Harold Nicolson · 1933 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,053)
Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of this sci-fi novel by Harold Nicolson, foreshadowing the events of the World War Two. Signed by the author to the title page. The first U.S. edition, first printing, published the…
In a Balcony
Robert Browning · 1902 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
New York, The Laurentian Press, 1902 . Cloth. A beautifully designed limited edition of Robert Browning's one-act play, which was originally written in 1853. An uncommon limited edition, with this being number 98 of 265 numbered copies printed on hand-made Van Gelder paper.…
Language of Flowers
Kate Greenaway · 1884 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, George Routledge and Sons, 1884 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of this delightfully illustrated children's work from celebrated illustrator Kate Greenaway, with illustrations printed in colour by Edmund Evans. The scarce first edition of this wo…
Mon Ami Marcel Proust: Souvenirs Intimes
Maurice Duplay · 1972 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)
Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1972 . First edition. Paperback. American poet Cid Corman's own personal copy of the very scarce first edition of Maurice Duplay's account of his friendship with Marcel Proust. In the original FrenchThe copy of American poet, translator and edit…
A Writer&Apos;S Notes on His Trade
C. E. Montague; H. M. Tomlinson [intro.] · 1930 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, Chatto and Windus , 1930. First edition. Cloth. An excellent limited edition of these essays written by English journalist and novelist, C. E. Montague. Limited to seven hundred numbered copies, signed by H. M. Tomlinson to the limitation page. This copy is number twent…
The Passing of the Essenes: A Drama in Three Acts
George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)
London, William Heinemann Ltd , 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition copy of this Biblical play by influential Irish writer George Moore. This edition is limited to 775 copies, of which 750 are for sale. This copy is number 272. Signed by the author to the limitation page. I…
The Making of an Immortal: A Play in One
George Moore · 1927 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
New York , The Bowling Green Press, 1927. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed limited edition of this one-act play from influential Irish writer and art critic George Moore. First edition, limited to 1,240 copies signed by the author, this copy being number 659. Author&apo…
Californian Verses
Chas. Henry Phelps · 1882 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)
San Francisco , The California Publishing Company , 1882 . First edition. Cloth. A very scare collection of poetry from Californian author Charles Henry Phelps, all of which surround his home state of California, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to "Mr E…
Corn and Poppies
Cosmo Monkhouse · 1890 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, Elkin Mathews , 1890 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon collection of lyrical poetry from British poet and art critic, Cosmo Monkhouse, with a signed letter from the author bound in to the work. First edition. Small paper edition, in a limited run of 350 copies. Bound i…
In Clover and Heather
Wallace Bruce · 1890 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1890. Vellum. A limited edition anthology of poems by Wallace Bruce, presented by the author to the Colonial Club of New York. Limited to two hundred and fifty copies printed on large paper, of which this is numbered one hundred and…
Ballyhoo!
Beth Brown · 1927 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)
New York, Lincoln MacVeagh, The Dial Press, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Beth Brown's very scarce novel about circus life in 1920s America. The very scarce first edition, first printing.A signed presentation copy, with the …
The Prometheans
Alec Craig · 1955 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, The Fortune Press, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from British poet Alec Craig, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper with a message that reads: "A pre-publication cop…
A New Song of the Bishop of London and the City Churches
J. C. Squire · 1924 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)
London, Manning Pike, 1924. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated verse from English writer Sir John Collings Squire, signed by the author. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Illustrated throughout. A charming poem on the churches of the city of London which reference…
Barnabae Itinerarium, or, Barnabee&Apos;S Journal
[Richard Brathwait]; [Joseph Haslewood] · 1818 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
London, J. Harding; R. and A. Taylor, 1818. Cloth. The comical poem by Richard Brathwait, signed by the editor, Joseph Haslewood. Signed by the editor, Joseph Haslewood, to the recto of the front free endpaper, "To George Allen ESQ M.A. From the Editor, 13 Feb 1818".Richard Brat…
Severn Tunnel Railway
1886 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)
Not Stated, Not Stated, c1890. Leather. A very scarce large folding map of the Severn Tunnel, a unique hand-coloured map of GWR's tunnel. A very scarce folding map of the Severn Tunnel, two-chain scale line survey, neatly hand-coloured, mounted on linen.Unfolded the map mea…
The Agents of Civilization
William Maccall · 1848 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
London, John Green, 1848. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce series of lectures by William Maccall on contemporary society. The first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this very scarce work.Author's signature, from a letter dated 12th October 1870, tipped…
Peronnik the Fool
George Moore · 1926 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
New York, William Edwin Rudge, 1926. First edition. Hardback. A limited edition copy of this short story from George Moore's 'Heloise and Abelard', designed by Bruce Rogers. One of 785 limited edition copies of this work in the original decorative boards, designed…