Housman, Laurence

An Englishwoman&Apos;S Love-Letters

Laurence Housman · 1901 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.12 | $130.76 | ¥20,765)

London, John Murray, 1901 . Vellum. The sixth impression of this scandalous collection of love-letters by Laurence Housman, in the original paper vellum binding. The sixth impression, with the first being published the year prior.  In the publisher's original full paper v...

The Blue Moon

Laurence Housman · 1904 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.27 | $200.14 | ¥31,783)

London, John Murray, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A whimsical collection of short stories by the progressive playwright, with beautiful woodcuts which immerse readers into realms of fantasy. The first edition of The Blue Moon, a charming collection of fantasy short stories, wri...

Tanglewood Tales; Stories from the Arabian Nights; the Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales

Nathaniel Hawthorne; Laurence Housman; Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch · 1938 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.41 | $160.11 | ¥25,426)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1938. Cloth. A delightful selection of children's fairy tales, folk tales and myths, all of which are adorned with colour plates by Edmund Dulac. This set offers three beautifully illustrated children's anthologies, comprising retellings...

Green Arras

Laurence Housman · 1896 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.24 | $206.81 | ¥32,842)

London; Chicago, John Lane at The Bodley Head; Way and Williams, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this poetry anthology by Laurence Housman, illustrated by the author himself. Illustrated by Housman with a woodcut frontispiece and title page and five plat...

Number Three Joy Street: A Medley of Prose & Verse for Boys and Girls

Walter de la Mare; G. K. Chesterton; A. A. Milne; Laurence Housman; Compton Mackenzie; Hilaire Belloc; Hugh Chesterman; Et al. · 1925 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.15 | $233.50 | ¥37,080)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1925. Cloth. The first American edition of the third Joy Street annual, a richly illustrated children's anthology featuring A. A. Milne, Walter de la Mare, G. K. Chesterton, and many others, in the scarce original pictorial dust wrapper....

All-Fellows: Seven Legends of Lower Redemption with Insets in Verse

Laurence Housman · 1896 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.12 | $130.76 | ¥20,765)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. A charming anthology of legends showing the best of Laurence Housman's creativity, illustrated with his intricate woodcuts. The first edition of All-Fellows: Seven Legends of Lower Redemption with Inset...

A Farm in Fairyland

Laurence Housman · 1894 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€262.93 | $293.54 | ¥46,615)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an original collection of fairy tales, the first work written and published by writer and activist Laurence Housman. The first edition of A Farm in Fairyland, an enchanting collection ...

Mendicant Rhymes

Laurence Housman · 1906 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.34 | $180.13 | ¥28,604)

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, Essex House Press, 1906 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderful limited edition first edition collection of poetry by English playwright, writer and illustrator Laurence Housman. The first edition of this limited edition work, one of 300 copie...

Alfred Edward Housman: Recollections

Katharine E. Symons; A. W. Pollard; Laurence Housman; R. W. Chambers; Alan Ker; A. S. F. Gow; John Sparrow · 1936 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.73 | $73.38 | ¥11,654)

Bromsgrove , Bromsgrove School , 1936. First edition. Cloth. A limited work of five hundred copies, being a series of recollections about English poet and scholar, A. E. Housman. A limited edition of five hundred copies. Published at Bromsgrove School, which is where Housman a...

Stories from the Arabian Nights

Anonymous; Laurence Housman · 1923 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.17 | $226.83 | ¥36,020)

Nottingham, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1923. Cloth. The Boots edition of the tales of Arabian Nights retold by Laurence Housman, illustrated with lovely colour plates by Edmund Dulac. The Boots edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictor...

Stories from the Arabian Nights

Laurence Housman · 1923 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.22 | $213.48 | ¥33,902)

Nottingham, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1923. Cloth. A delightful Boots edition retelling the tales of Arabian Nights, illustrated with colour plates by Dulac and presented in lovely decorative cloth. Containing such well-known tales as Ali Baba and the forty thieves, the st...

Stories from the Arabian Nights

Laurence Housman · 1907 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€537.81 | $600.42 | ¥95,348)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, beautifully illustrated edition of these stories from the famous 'Arabian Nights&apos. Compiled and edited by Laurence Housman, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Collated, complete with fifty tipped i...

The Venture: An Annual of Art and Literature

Various [eds. by Laurence Housman, W. Somerset Maugham] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€352.56 | $393.61 | ¥62,506)

London, John Baillie, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A charming annual of art and literature that brings together the best-loved authors and illustrators at the turn of the 20th century. The scarce first edition of The Venture: An Annual of Art and Literature, edited by esteemed ...

An Englishwoman&Apos;S Love-Letters

Anonymous [Laurence Housman] · 1900 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.73 | $73.38 | ¥11,654)

London, John Murray, 1900. Hardback. The second impression of Housman's anonymously written series of fictional letters, considered a popular scandal of its time. An early printing of the scandalous novel An Englishwoman's Love-Letters, written by progressive English...

Princess Badoura a Tale from the Arabian Nights

Laurence Housman · 1913 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€657.32 | $733.85 | ¥116,536)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Cloth. A wonderfully-illustrated tale from the Arabian Nights, retold by the notable English playwright, writer and illustrator Laurence Housman. Illustrated throughout with ten beautiful tipped-in coloured plates by Edmund Dulac. Dulac was ...

Stories from the Arabian Nights

Laurence Housman · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.41 | $160.11 | ¥25,426)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, c1920. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated retelling of stories from 'Arabian Nights' from English playwright Laurence Housman. A classic anthology of tales from 'Arabian Nights', retold here by notable English playwright, writer a...

Arthur Boyd Houghton: A Selection from His Work in Black and White, Printed for the Most Part from the Original Wood-Blocks

Laurence Housman · 1896 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.61 | $106.74 | ¥16,951)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1896. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this profusely illustrated work by Laurence Housman on the artwork of Arthur Boyd Houghton. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and eighty-eight monochrom...

Arthur Boyd Houghton a Selection from His Work in Black and White, Printed for the Most Part from the Original Wood-Blocks

Laurence Housman · 1896 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.12 | $130.76 | ¥20,765)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. Limited, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition volume looking at the art of Arthur Boyd Houghton, an extensively illustrated work with almost one-hundred plates. The first edition.An artistic study on Arthur Boyd Houghto...

Stores from the Arabian Nights

Laurence Housman · 1923 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€472.07 | $527.04 | ¥83,694)

London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co, 1923. Cloth. Edmund Dulac's beautifully illustrated edition of 'Arabian Nights', a colourful edition of the popular classic tales, a lovely copy of this work. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Ill...

Gods and Their Makers

Laurence Housman · 1897 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.71 | $80.06 | ¥12,713)

London , John Lane: The Bodley Head , 1897. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this religious fantasy novel by English novelist and playwright Laurence Housman. The first edition of this work.With twelve pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.In ...