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Three Plays by Brieux with a Preface by Bernard Shaw the English Versions by Mrs Bernard Shaw, St John Hankin and John Pollock

Brieux · 1912 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, A C Fifield, 1912. Cloth. A collection of Brieux's plays, signed by Charlotte Frances Shaw whom translated one of the plays. This work has an extensive preface by her husband, and noted playwright, George Bernard Shaw. The second edition thus of this work, which w...

Gladys of Harlech. An Historical Romance

Anonymous · 1858 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Charles J. Skeet, 1858. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of this historical romance in the original cloth binding; complete in three volumes. Often incorrectly attributed to the popular English novelist and poet Anne Beale (due to Beale's pub...

Poets, Poems and Rhymes of East Cheshire Being a History of the Poetry and Song Lore, and a Book of Biographies of the Poets and Song Writers of the Eastern Portion of the County Palatine of Chester

Thomas Middleton · 1908 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Hyde, John Higham and Co. Ltd. 1908. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poetical works regarding Cheshire, by noted local Mayor, Thomas Middleton. Very scarce. The first edition of the work. Reprinted from The North Cheshire Herald. The a...

The Poetical Works of Patrick Hannay, A.M. Reprinted from the Edition of 1622

Patrick Hannay · 1875 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Glasgow, The Hunterian Club, 1875. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce collection of the poetical works of Patrick Hannay, being a facsimile of the edition of 1622 and presented in the very scarce original publisher's paper wraps. Complete in one volume with two ful...

The Second Man a Comedy in Three Acts

S. N. Behrman · 1927 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

New York, Doubleday, page, & Company, 1927. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this comical play by S. N. Behrman, held in the original dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Held in the original unclipped dustwrapper, which is adhered to the spine as issued. ...

The Drums of the Fore and Aft; without Benefit of Clergy

Rudyard Kipling · 1899 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

New York, Doubleday and McClure Company, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A lovely two volume set of the work of Rudyard Kipling, both first U.S. editions. This set features two fictional works by Kipling, 'Without The Benefit of Clergy' and 'The Drums of Fore and Af...

The Song of Hiawatha the Courtship of Miles Standish Tales of a Wayside Inn

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1855 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)

London, David Bogue; W. Kent & Co; Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1855-64. First edition. Leather. Three of Henry Longfellow's most popular poems, here bound smartly together in a half calf binding, two of the poems being first editions. Three volumes in one. 'The ...

The Poetical Works and Remains of Henry Kirke White

Henry Kirke White; Robert Southey · 1852 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, George Routledge and Co. 1852. First edition. Leather. A scarce first thus edition of the collected poetical works of the renowned English poet Henry Kirke White. Henry Kirke White, who died at the tragically young age of twenty one, had a short but prolific literary c...

Berlin Game

Len Deighton · 1983 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Hutchinson, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of the first novel in the 'Game, Set and Match' trilogy by Len Deighton, best known as one of the top three spy novelists of his generation. This work is the first novel in the first of three...

Trivia or the Art of Walking T the Streets of London

John Gay · 1716 · Rooke Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.43 | $2,907.00 | ¥464,265)

London, Bernard Lintott, 1716. First edition. Leather. The first edition of John Gay's poem 'Trivia', with the embellished head and tail pieces. This scarce work is one of 2000 copies printed for this run. This is the first edition of the work, undated to title ...

A True Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Her Grace Sarah, Late Duchess Dowager of Marlborough with the Codicil

Sarah, Dowager Duchess of Marlborough; · 1744 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, M Cooper, 1744. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the last will and testament of the influential courtier, formidable character, and close friend of Queen Anne, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Malborough. The first edition of this work. Several printings were is...

The Story of a Life

Moyle Sherer · 1825 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.71 | $323.73 | ¥51,702)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825. First edition. Leather. Two volumes bound as one of this novel by Moyle Sherer, describing the life of a man who is down on his luck. The first edition of this work. Complete with two volumes bound as one. The protago...

Barnaby Rudge Sketches by Boz Christmas Books

Charles Dickens · 1849 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1849-52. First edition. Leather. A smartly rebound collection of Charles Dickens' novels, with 'Sketches of Boz' and 'Christmas Book's being the first cheap editions, all volumes illustrated with a frontispiece. 'Sketches...

Lord Byron Vindicated; or Rome and Her Pilgrim

Manfred; [E W Preston] · 1876 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co, 1876. First edition. Leather. An interesting very scarce work, being a long poem covering the topics of Rome, Fame, Love, Byron and more. The first edition of this work penned under the pseudonym 'Manfred&apos. An interesting poetical wor...

The Cud Being the Experimental Poems of Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking

Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking · 1922 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Mills and Boon Limited, 1922. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking's collection of experimental poetry, with an inscription and several annotations by the author throughout the volume. First edition. Limited edition copy, ...

The Complete Works of Thomas Otway

Thomas Otway; Montague Summers (ed). · 1926 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition set of 'The Complete Works of Thomas Otway' edited by Montague Summers and complete in three volumes. First thus, the first Nonesuch edition of these works. Each volume contains the following w...

The Seasons, a Hymn [with] a Poem to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton [with] Britannia, a Poem

Mr Thomson · 1730 · Rooke Books

£300.00 (€359.65 | $396.41 | ¥63,309)

London, J Millan, 1730. Leather. An early and uncommon collected edition of James Thomson's four poem cycle 'The Seasons' with his poem to the memory of Sir Isaac Newton and his 'Britannia&apos. Being the ESTC citation number N21182. Issued the same year as...

Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home a New Edition [with] a Diary [with] Nature and Art [with] Two Years Before the Mast [with] Narrative of the Mutiny of the Bounty [with] the Complete English Tradesman [with] Picciola

Miss Sedgwick et al. · 1841 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London, Edward Moxon, 1841. Leather. A sammelband of nineteenth century publications. Being a variety of topics from travelogues to adventure novels, to a diary on every day life through the eyes of an early feminist. Six of the works to this volume have the same typographical...

The Book of Nonsense

Edward Lear · 1905 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1905. Cloth. A charming copy of Edward Lear's profusely illustrated and much-loved work, The Book of Nonsense. Collated complete from copac. Profusely illustrated by Lear throughout. Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author an...

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald · 1901 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.39 | $693.71 | ¥110,791)

London, John Lane, 1901. Vellum. The desirable limited edition of the 1901 edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Illustrated by Fitzgerald H Cole This is a Limited Edition of 375 total copies, 350 of which are for sale. 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam' is the title E...