James, Henry

The Outcry

Henry James · 1911 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.40 | $129.46 | ¥20,676)

London, Methuen and Co, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Henry James's entertaining final completed novel, 'The Outcry&apos. The first edition. Originally conceived as a three-act play, this work was converted into a novel in 1911 and was the last no...

The Liberty of Love

James Blyth [Henry James Catling Clabburn] · 1909 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.61 | $250.99 | ¥40,086)

London, F. V. White & Co. Ltd. 1909. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this very scarce novel from British author James Blyth. First edition. Very scarce. Opening on a conversation between a General and his wife, sharing their concerns for their daughter Millicent, a se...

A Little Tour in France

Henry James · 1900 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1900. First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first UK edition of this beautiful travel book by Henry James. With ninety-four stunning illustrations by Joseph Pennell. The first edition of this work. Beautifully and profusely illustrated throughout...

The History of Great Britain, from the First Invasion of It by the Romans Under Julius Caesar & the History of Great Britain from the Death of Henry VIII to the Accession of James VI of Scotland to the Crown of England

Robert Henry; James Pettit Andrews · 1788 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.45 | $990.75 | ¥158,232)

London, T Cadell et al. 1788-1796. Leather. All volumes of Robert Henry's History of Great Britain plus James Pettit Andrews' continuation. Two books are bound in each volume. Direct from the Regency library of Elizabeth Greenly, later Lady Elizabeth Coffin Greenly. ...

Confidence

Henry James · 1880 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.52 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1880. Cloth. A first thus edition of this novel by Henry James. Henry James was an Anglo-American writer who spent the bulk of his career in Britain. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. In a cloth binding. Ext...

The Tragic Muse

Henry James · 1891 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.71 | $184.94 | ¥29,537)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1891. Cloth. Henry James' broad story of two artistic individuals striving for success and fulfilment in late Victorian England. Miriam Rooth, one of those characters who endeavours to succeed on the stage, is often considered one of James' be...

The Golden Bowl

Henry James · 1905 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.54 | $290.62 | ¥46,415)

London, Methuen & Co, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition, first issue of Henry James's celebrated and claustrophobic study of marriage and adultery. The scarce first UK edition of this work, published shortly after the US first edition.Edel & Laurence, A60b...

Alfred, an Epic Poem

Henry James Pye · 1815 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Suttaby, Evance and Fox, 1815. Leather. A sound copy of this epic poem in six books from English poet Henry James Pye. With a frontispiece and engraved title page. An epic, long narrative poem focusing on the life and heroic deeds of King Alfred the Great, divided into...

The Pytchley Book of Refined Cookery and Bills of Fare

Major L [James Henry Landon] · 1886 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.91 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1886. Cloth. The scarce second edition of Major L's guide to simple bills of fare for the everyday family. Second edition. Scarce edition. A wonderful guide to late nineteenth century cookery and dining. With chapters on stocks, sauces, soups, fish...

The Spoils of Poynton

Henry James · 1897 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.87 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, William Heinemann, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant novel by Henry James, following the fate of a family and their country house. The first edition in the second state binding, with nine tulips to the front board. 'The Spoils of Poy...

The Pytchley Book of Refined Cookery and Bills of Fare

Major L [James Henry Landon] · 1885 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.88 | $79.26 | ¥12,659)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1885 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Major L's guide to simple bills of fare for the everyday family, from the library of prominent publisher and food writer Jill Norman. A scarce first edition.The work of Major L. James Henry...

Notes of a Son and Brother

Henry James · 1914 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.88 | $79.26 | ¥12,659)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first UK edition of Henry James's autobiographical work, one of the last books James saw to the press before his stroke in December 1915, and his death three months later. The first edition UK edition, publis...

The Golden Bowl

Henry James · 1905 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.52 | $303.83 | ¥48,525)

London, Methuen & Co, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A scarce to see first U.K. edition of 'The Golden Bowl', published only a few months after the first U.S. edition. The scarce first U.K. edition of this work, first impression, this UK first edition is complete in one...

Lawful Issue

James Blyth [Henry James Catling Clabburn] · 1906 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.63 | $237.78 | ¥37,976)

London, Eveleigh Nash Company, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this very scarce novel from British author James Blyth. First edition. Very scarce. Less than two years married, with a child not yet a year old, Joseph Tyler had moved to a farm with his wife Elsie ...

Folly&Apos;S Gate

James Blyth [Henry James Catling Clabburn] · 1911 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.18 | $521.80 | ¥83,336)

London, John Long, Limited, 1911. Cloth. A second edition copy of this very scarce novel from British author James Blyth. Second edition. Very scarce work. Dickie Lound, or Lord Richard Lound, was one of those fine specimens of the human race who can still be found in the Uppe...

Deborah&Apos;S Life

James Blyth [Henry James Catling Clabburn] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.64 | $231.18 | ¥36,921)

London, Eveleigh Nash Company, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this very scarce novel from British author James Blyth. First edition. Very scarce. Following the life of a young woman named Deborah, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Deborah is a strong-wille...

The Irrevocable and Other Stories

James Blyth [Henry James Catling Clabburn] · 1907 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.61 | $250.99 | ¥40,086)

London, Digby, Long & Co. 1907. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this collection of short stories from British author James Blyth. First edition. Very scarce. A collection of short stories, including: The Irrevocable, The Craven, The Legend of The Lake, The...

Respectability: A Novel

James Blyth [Henry James Catling Clabburn] · 1913 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.64 | $231.18 | ¥36,921)

London, F. V. White & Co. Ltd. 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this very scarce novel from British author James Blyth. First edition. Very scarce. Following a group of Scottish luggers battling a storm towards the end of the second week of November 1911. Disheve...

The Sense of the Past

Henry James · 1927 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.75 | $158.52 | ¥25,317)

London, W. Collins Sons & Co Ltd , [1927]. Cloth. Henry James' unfinished comedy of manners featuring time travel, in the original very scarce dust wrapper. A later edition, first published in 1917. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped, very...

A History, Military and Municipal, of the Ancient Borough of the Devizes

James Waylen; Henry Bull · 1859 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.69 | $198.15 | ¥31,646)

London, Longman, Brown & Co; Henry Bull, 1859 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this enormously informative study of the history of the medieval borough of Devizes, and its surrounding area. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-f...