James, G P R

Morley Ernstein; or, the Tenants of the Heart

G. P. R. James · 1842 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.79 | $106.11 | ¥16,957)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1842. First edition. Cloth. The first american edition of George Payne Rainsford James' 'Morley Ernstein', complete with two volumes bound in one. The scarce first American edition. Complete in two volumes, bound in one. In the origi...

Philip Augustus or the Brothers in Arms

G. P. R. James · 1831 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.40 | $305.08 | ¥48,750)

London , Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley , 1831. First edition. Cloth. The complete set uniformly bound, making up this romantic, adventure novel from English novelist and historical writer, George Payne Rainsford James. First edition. George Payne Rainsford James was for ma...

The Smuggler

G. P. R. James · 1845 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,550.64 | $1,717.72 | ¥274,484)

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1845. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this exciting historical fiction novel by G. P. R. James. The very scarce first edition.Complete in three volumes.'The Smuggler' is set during the eighteenth century, a histor...

The Ancient Regime a Tale in Three Volumes

G. P. R. James · 1841 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.66 | $172.44 | ¥27,554)

London , Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1841. First edition. Cloth. The complete set in their original publishers bindings, making up this romantic, adventure novel from English novelist and historical writer, George Payne Rainsford James. First edition. George Payne Rain...

Mary of Burgundy; or, the Revolt of Ghent. In Three Volumes

G. P. R. James · 1833 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.49 | $258.65 | ¥41,332)

London , Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833. First edition. Leather. A first edition and complete set of James's historical novel, dating from the 1830s. First Edition. Complete in three volumes. George Payne Rainsford James (August 9 1799 – June 9 1860...

One in a Thousand or the Days of Henri Quatre

G P R James · 1850 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.91 | $46.42 | ¥7,418)

London, Simmy and M'Intyre, 1850. Leather. A mid nineteenth century copy of this novel by GPR James, 'One in a Thousand Or The Days of Henri Quatre&apos. With the bookplate of one Henry Foley to the front pastedown. George Payne Rainsford James was an English novelis...

One in a Thousand; or, the Days of Henry Quatre

G. P. R. James · 1835 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.38 | $318.34 | ¥50,870)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1835. First edition. Leather. A smart three volume set of the first edition of James's historical work on Henry IV, in presentation from the author. Complete in three volumes. First edition. With an inscription from the autho...

The Life and Times of Louis the Fourteenth

G. P. R. James · 1839 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.42 | $298.45 | ¥47,690)

London, Richard Bentley, 1839. Cloth. A comprehensive biography of the Sun King, Louis the Fourteenth, unusual in a complete four volume set. A four volume set in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with Louis the Fourteenth's coat-of-arms gilt stamped to the fr...

Darnley, or, the Field of the Cloth of Gold

G. P. R. James · 1849 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.28 | $62.34 | ¥9,962)

London, Richard Bentley, 1849. Leather. A pocket-sized edition of James' historical novel. George Payne Rainsford James (1799-1860) was a writer of novels and histories, serving as British Historiographer Royal for King William IV. His most famous work was 'Richelieu...

The King&Apos;S Highway in Three Volumes

G. P. R. James · 1840 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€466.99 | $517.31 | ¥82,663)

London , Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans , 1840. First edition. Cloth. The complete set in their original publishers bindings, making up this romantic, adventure novel from English novelist and historical writer, George Payne Rainsford James. First edition. George Pay...

The Desultory Man

G. P. R. James · 1836 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.71 | $145.91 | ¥23,315)

New York , Harper and Brothers, 1836. Cloth. A very scarce early American edition of The Desultory Man a novel by George Payne Rainsford James. In two volumes complete. George Payne Rainsford James (1799 - 1860), was an English novelist and historical writer. He was for many y...

Adrian; or the Clouds of the Mind a Romance

G. P. R. James Esq Maunsell B. Field, Esq. · 1852 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.86 | $66.31 | ¥10,596)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1852. First edition. Cloth. A scarce early edition of Adrian; or the Clouds of the Mind A Romance by George Payne Rainsford and Maunsell B. Field with a decorative colour half title. First edition. George Payne Rainsford James (1799 - 1860), ...

Three Works from the Hakluyt Society: Second Series, Volumes 183, 184 & 188

R. C. Bridges; P. E. H. Hair; Wendy James; Gerd Baumann; Douglas Johnson; P. G. Foote · 1996 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.77 | $119.38 | ¥19,076)

London, The Hakluyt Society, 1996-1998. First edition. Cloth. Three scholarly historical works from the text publication society the Hakluyt Society, in the original dust wrappers. The first editions of these three works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with th...

A Whim and Its Consequences

G P R James · 1848 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.35 | $331.61 | ¥52,989)

London, William Tegg and Co, 1848 . Cloth. A very scarce, early edition of this historical novel by George Payne Rainsford James. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A very scarce edition of this novel, published the year after the first. Written by the noted histo...

Morley Ernstein or the Tenants of the Heart and the Life and Adventures of John Marston Hall or Little Ball of Fire

G P R James · 1850 · Rooke Books

£44.99 (€53.87 | $59.68 | ¥9,536)

London, Simms and M'Intyre, 1850. Leather. A collection of charming romance's inspired by James' travels in France and Spain soon after the abdication of Napoleon. George Payne Rainsford James was an English novelist and historical writer, his other works includ...

Henry of Guise: Or, the States of Blois

G. P. R. James · 1839 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.12 | $450.98 | ¥72,065)

London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1839. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition copy of this uncommon novel about the life of Henri I, Duke of Guise. The first edition of this uncommon work.Complete in three volumes.Half-title is present to each volume.An ...

Three Surrey Churches: A Chapter of English History

Rev. H. R. Ware; P. G. Palmer; Major-General E. Renouard James · 1900 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.84 | $79.59 | ¥12,717)

Guildford, Frank Lasham, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated historical study of three churches in Surrey, England. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty-four in-text images. A detailed historical study of three churches in ...

The New Naturalist; Sea-Birds, the Common Lands of England and Wales, Freshwater Fishes, British Larks, Pipits & Wagtails, the New Naturalist, Loch Lomondside, Dragonflies, Wildfowl

James Fisher & R. M. Lockley; L. Dudley Stamp & W. G. Hoskins; P. S. Maitland & R. N. Campbell; Eric Simms; John Mitchell; Peter Marren, Philip Corbet & Stephen Brooks; David Cabot · 1954 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.05 | $994.82 | ¥158,968)

London , Collins , 1954-2009. First edition. Cloth. A stunning set of eight volumes of the charming New Naturalist Library collection. This is a collection of eight volumes from the Collins The New Naturalist Library series. This set includes: Sea Birds by James Fisher & R. ...

Morley Ernstein or the Tenants of the Heart in Three Volumes

G. P. R. James · 1842 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.16 | $431.09 | ¥68,886)

London , Saunders and Otley, 1842. First edition. Leather. A uniformly bound set of fictional works from English novelist and historical writer, George Payne Rainsford James. First edition. George Payne Rainsford James was for many years British Consul at various places in the...

The Fate: A Tale of Stirring Times, Vol I and II

G. P. R. James · 1862 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.64 | $185.70 | ¥29,674)

Leipzig, Alphons Dürr, 1862. Cloth. Volume I and II of one of G. P. R. James's romances, bound in one volume; now a scarce find. Two volumes bound in one, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down. George Payne Rainsford James (1799...