Letteratura

Mark Twain a to Z the Essential Reference to His Life and Writings

R. Kent Rasmussen · 1995 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

The United States of America, Facts on File, Inc. 1995. First edition. Cloth. A near fine first edition of Mark Twain A to Z: The Essential Reference to his Life and Writings. As written in the synopsis, "Until now, tracking down information on Mark Twain's complex life a...

The Biglow Papers

James Russel Lowell · 1859 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London , Trubner and Co, 1859. Cloth. This fascinating fictional work in verse presents three main characters each representing different aspects of American life, and using authentic American dialects in their dialogue. Described by the Grolier Club as "the most influential b...

Cupid and Psyche from the Latin of Apuleius Done Into English Verse in Nine Cantos

Reverend George Ratcliffe Woodward, M. A. · 1912 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London , Herbert and Daniel, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful book of Woodward's English translation of Apuleius' famous story. First edition. Printed at the Chiswick Press. George Ratcliffe Woodward (27 December 1848 – 3 March 1934) was an Anglican priest wh...

Island Nights&Apos; Entertainment

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1893 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London , Cassell & Company, 1893. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first issue, of three Stevenson short stories in the original binding. The first edition, with the visible revision of price from 5/- to 6/-. With the bookplate of Angus Alexander Colles Heron to the fr...

Poems on Several Occasions

Austin Dobson · 1889 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

New York, Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1889. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon complete set of Poems on Several Occasions by Austin Dobson. With notes to rear of each volume. First edition. In two volumes complete. Henry Austin Dobson (1840 - 1921), commonly Austin Dobson, was an ...

Doings and Dealings

Jane Barlow · 1913 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A bright, scarce, first edition by Doings and Dealings by Jane Barlow. First Edition. Scarce. Jane Barlow, 1857 – 1917 was an Irish poet and writer. Barlow was educated at home and is said to have been frail and slight. T...

Three Plays and a Pantomime

George Calderon · 1922 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)

London , Grant Richards Ltd , 1922 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this theatrical work. Featuring front and rear panel of original scarce dustwrapper slipped in. Plays include "Revolt" by Sybil Thorndike, "The Fountain" by Mary Jerrold, and "Cromwell: Mall O&a...

From Wisdom Court

Henry Seton Merriman and Stephen C. Tallentyre · 1893 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , William Heinemann, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this selection of essays by Henry Seton Merriman First edition. Illustrated throughout by E. Corbin. With essays on matrimony, the sea, visitors, women and many more. In a red cloth binding. Externally s...

Hey Nonny Yes Passions and Conceits from Shakespeare

Hallam Fordham · 1947 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

London , Saturn Press, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A collection of quotations from Shakespeare's works. Arranged by Hallam Fordham. Illustrated throughout by Edward Ardizzone. The First Edition. As stated to the introduction, 'the quotations in this book touch or lie...

Agatha: A Fanciful Flight for a Gusty Night

George Halse · 1861 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Harrison, Bookseller to the Queen, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this scarce collection of poetry and prose by Victorian author George Halse, with beautiful illustrations by the eminent 'Phiz', Hablot K. Browne. George Frederick Halse wa...

Letters and Poems by the Late Mr John Henderson

John Henderson; John Ireland · 1786 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.31 | $101.74 | ¥16,249)

London, J. Johnson, 1786. First edition. Paperback. A uncommon first edition biographical work from the eighteenth century. First edition. An uncommon and interesting biographical work. An important memoir of one of the best actors of the eighteenth century. During his career ...

Basia Joannis Secundi Nicolai Hagensis or the Kisses of Joannes Secundus Nicolaius of the Hague in Latin and English Verse with the Life of Secundus and a Critic Upon His Basia

Johannes Secundus Nicolaius; George Ogle · 1731 · Rooke Books

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

London, Henry Lintot, 1731. First edition. Leather. An early edition of this volume of poetry by popular New Latin Poet. Johannes Secundus was a New Latin poet of Dutch nationality. He was active during the sixteenth century and was a prolific writer. He produced several books...

The Rambles of a Rat

A.L.O.E. (Charlotte Maria Tucker) · 1871 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1871. Leather. A smart copy of this novel in which anthropomorphised rats tell the tales of their lives and travels. Featuring a number of plates, including a frontispiece. Charlotte Maria Tucker (1821-1893) was an English children's writer and...

Les Travailleurs de la Mer

Victor Hugo · 1866 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Paris, Librairie Internationale, 1866. Leather. A set of Les Travailleurs de la Mer by Victor Hugo. A set of Les Travailleurs de la Mer by Victor Hugo. Two of the complete three volumes. The set consists of volumes II and III, and is missing volume I. Eighth edition. The book ...

Charlemagne; Ou L&Apos;Eglise Delivree Poeme Epique En Vingt-Quatre Chants

Lucien Bonaparte · 1814 · Rooke Books

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

Londres, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, et Brown, 1814. First edition. Leather. A leather bound edition of Lucien Bonaparte's epic poem on the life and reign of Charlemagne. First editions with excellent margins in an excellent quality contemporary full speckled calf bindin...

La Pucelle D&Apos;Orleans

M. de Voltaire · 1982 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Paris, Lescaret, 1982. Cloth. A smart copy of the Voltaire classic, The Maid of Orleans. In the original French. Illustrated throughout with many erotic coloured and engraved plates. Limited to 3050 copies, of which this is numbered 2024. The Maid of Orleans (La Pucelle d&apos...

Oeuvres Du Comte Antoine Hamilton

Comte Antoine Hamilton · 1812 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

Paris, Antoine-Augustine Renouard, 1812. Leather. Antoine (or Anthony) Hamilton (1646 – 21 April 1720) was an Irish classical author of near Scottish ancestry, who wrote in French. In imitation and satiric parody of the romantic tales which Antoine Galland's translation ...

Poemes Et Reveries D&Apos;Un Paien Mistiqe

Louis Menard · 1895 · Rooke Books

£159.99 (€191.80 | $211.40 | ¥33,763)

Paris, Librairie de L'Art Independant, 1895. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this collection of poetry by the French man of letters Louis-Nicolas Menard. The first edition of this work. In the original French. A collection of interesting poetry. Written by Lo...

Les Chansons Des Rues Et Des Bois

Victor Hugo · 1866 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

Paris, Librairie International, A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven et Cie, 1866. First edition. Leather. The first Parisian edition of 'Les Chansons des Rues et des Bois', from Victor Hugo, in a decorative calf binding. Whilst the Brussel's edition is stated 1865, it see...

The Constable de Bourbon

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1866 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1866. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this novel by the prolific William Ainsworth Not seen at auction since 1978. In the publisher's original cloth. Ainsworth had intended to be a lawyer, but found that it held no attraction for hi...