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The Scribleriad: An Heroic Poem

Richard Owen Cambridge · 1751 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, R. Dodsley; M. Cooper, 1751 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with engraved plates, this is the scarce first edition of Richard Owen Cambridge's celebrated mock epic, arranged in six books. The scarce first edition of this work. A humorous mock epic poem, in par...

Around the World with the Alphabet

Hendrik Willem van Loon · 1935 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1935 . First edition. Hardback. A beautiful example of the first edition of Hendrik Willem van Loon's children's alphabet, aiming to educate the young about the cities of the world. Illustrated throughout in colour by the author. The fir...

The Arabian Nights&Apos; Entertainments

[Trans. by Edward Forster], [rev. by G. Moir Bussey] · 1840 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Joseph Thomas, 1840. Leather. An illustrated edition of the classic collection of Middle Eastern Folktales, with engravings by Royal Academy painter Robert Smirke. An illustrated edition of the The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, the classic collection of folktale...

8 Vols Memoirs of the Countess de Genlis, Illustrative of the History of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

[Stephanie Felicite, Comtesse de Genlis] · 1825 · Rooke Books

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

London, Henry Colburn, 1825-1826. Leather. The scarce first English edition of Madame de Genlis"s memoirs, complete in eight volumes, recounting her life among the highest circles of pre- and post-Revolutionary France. In a smart contemporary half calf binding with marbled pap...

Best Sf of the Year 15

Various [ed. by Terry Carr] · 1986 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The second to last volume within Terry Carr's popular anthology featuring the year's best science fiction volumes, including Robert Silverberg and Howard Waldrop. The first edition of the Best SF (Science Fiction) ...

The Christopher Robin Verses: Being &Apos;When We Were Young&Apos; and &Apos;Now We Are Six&Apos;

A.A. Milne · 1950 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Methuen, 1950. Cloth. A charming edition combining two of Milne's early anthology, with colour plates illustrated by collaborator Ernest Howard Shepard. The charming eighth edition of The Christopher Robin Verses, being the combined volume of the two bestselling c...

The Contributions of Q.Q. To a Periodical Work: With Some Pieces Not Before Published.

Jane Taylor; Isaac Taylor [ed.] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, B. J. Holsworth, 1826. Leather. The fascinating second edition of this scarce work by the composor of the familiar children's nursey rhyme, 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' The second edition of this work, first published two years prior, in 1824. Scarce i...

The Cosmological Lobster: A Poetic Novel

Henri Chopin [trans. By Jean Chopin] · 1976 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Gaberbocchus Press, 1976. Paperback. The first English translated edition of an avante-garde poetic novel, written by sound poetry specialist Henri Chopin. The first English translated edition of The Cosmographical Lobster: A Poetic Novel, written by Avant-Garde French...

The Doctor, &C.

[Robert Southey] · 1834 · Rooke Books

£2,950.00 (€3,536.56 | $3,898.02 | ¥622,537)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, 1834-47 . First edition. Cloth. A complete set of Robert Southey"s miscellany, including the first appearance of his version of the well-loved children"s classic The Story of the Three Bears. The first edition of this misc...

Pages and Pictures from Forgotten Children&Apos;S Books

Andrew W. Tuer; Various · 1899 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London; New York, The Leadenhall Prefs, Ltd; Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A charming insight into he long legacy of children's literature, illustrated throughout. A first edition, bound in original ...

The Edwin J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1939 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New York, Edwin J. Beinecke, 1939 . Cloth. The first edition of Beinecke Library benefactor Edwin J. Beinecke's collection of scarce miscellaneous Robert Louis Stevenson works. The first edition of this Edwin J. Beinecke collection of Robert Louis Stevenson works.In the p...

Cinderella

C. S. Evans · 1919 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, William Heinemann, 1919 . First edition. Hardback. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham with silhouette figures, this is the first trade edition of his wonderfully decorative edition of the Cinderella tale, in the original dust wrapper. The first trade edition of t...

Dame Truelove&Apos;S Tales, Now First Published As Useful Lessons for Little Misses & Masters

'Dame Truelove' · 1817 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, J. Harris, 1817 . First edition. Leather. Illustrated throughout with charming plates of children at play, this is the very scarce first edition of this collection of educational tales for children, subtly offering moral guidance. The first edition of this very scarce ...

The Ladder to Learning: A Collection of Fables

Mrs. Trimmer [Sarah Trimmer] · 1829 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, John Harris, 1829. Leather. Illustrated throughout, this is the twelfth edition of educational writer Sarah Trimmer's collection of informative fables for young children. The twelfth edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-eight...

German Popular Stories, Translated from the Kinder Und Haus-Marchen, Collected by M.M. Grimm, from Oral Tradition

M. M. Grimm [The Brothers Grimm]; Edgar Taylor [trans.] · 1823 · Rooke Books

£4,500.00 (€5,394.75 | $5,946.13 | ¥949,633)

London, C. Baldwyn; James Robins, 1823-1826 . First edition. Leather. The enormously important first English edition of the Brothers Grimm's 'Kinder-Und Hausmarchen', complete in two volumes and illustrated throughout by George Cruikshank. The first English lang...

Lucian&Apos;S True History

Lucian of Samosata; Francis Hickes [trans.]; Charles Whibley [intro.] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£725.00 (€869.15 | $957.99 | ¥152,996)

London, Privately Printed, 1894 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout and including two plates by Aubrey Beardsley, this is a limited edition first edition of Francis Hickes's translation of Lucien's satirical early science fiction tale. The first edition of...

Sarah and Simon and No Red Paint

Edward Ardizzone · 1965 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Constable Young Books Ltd. 1965. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of this charming tale, illustrated and flat signed by the author and illustrator, Edward Ardizzone. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. First edition. Flat signed by the author...

Thunderball

Ian Fleming · 1961 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)

London, Jonathan Cape , 1961. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of 'Thunderball', the first novelisation of an unfilmed James Bond screenplay. First edition.With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper.The eighth novel in Ian Fleming's iconic James...

A Few Late Chrysanthemums; a Nip in the Air

John Betjeman · 1954 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, John Murray, 1954-1974. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of two anthologies by popular poet laureate John Betjeman, including wry comic verse and admirations of the English landscape. The first editions of A Few Late Chrysanthemums, and A Nip in the Air, two po...

Poems by the Rev. Thomas Penrose, Late Rector of Beckington and Standerwick, Somersetshire

Thomas Penrose; [Anna Laetitia Barbauld] · 1774 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, J. Walter; Joseph Johnson , 1774-1781. First edition. Leather. A sought after first edition of Thomas Penrose's posthumous poetical volume, bound together with the fourth edition of 'Poems' by Anna Laetitia Barbauld. A delightful volume comprising two po...