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172632 libri in Letteratura
The Satires of Ludovico Ariosto
Ludovico Ariosto; Rev. Mr. Horton [Trans.]; Temple Henry Croker [Trans] · 1759 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, A. Millar, 1759. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this English translation of Ariosto's seven candid satirical verse epistles. Rebound in a full brown cloth for the Lincoln's Inn Library, endpapers renewed. The first edition of this translation of Ar...
Shakespeare&Apos;S Comedy As You Like It
William Shakespeare · 1909 · Rooke Books
£155.00 (€185.82 | $204.81 | ¥32,710)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, c1915. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated with tipped in colour plates by Hugh Thomson, and in the publisher's original decorative cloth, this is a wonderful example of Shakespeare's beloved comedy. First published in 1909, this is an early ex...
Wrestling with the Angel: Two Plays
Frank Sargeson · 1964 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
Christchurch, The Caxton Press, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of two play scripts published together, once owned by actress Joan Crawford, with the original dust wrapper. A very smart first edition. Bound in publisher's original black cloth, with the o...
The Works of Mr. Thomas Brown, Serious and Comical, in Prose and Verse. Volumes III and IV.
Thomas Brown · 1730 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, Edward Midwinter, 1730 . Leather. Volumes III and IV only of the illustrated seventh edition of Thomas Brown's satirical works, offering a vivid portrait of the manners, vices and street life of early 18th century London. In contemporary full calf bindings. The ...
Peake&Apos;S Progress: Selected Writings and Drawings of Mervyn Peake
Mervyn Peake; Maeve Gilmore; John Watney · 1978 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, Allen Lane, 1978 . Cloth. The first edition of this charming selection of the works and illustrations of Mervyn Peake, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the unclipped dust wrapper. Extensively illustra...
Number Three Joy Street: A Medley of Prose & Verse for Boys and Girls
Walter de la Mare; G. K. Chesterton; A. A. Milne; Laurence Housman; Compton Mackenzie; Hilaire Belloc; Hugh Chesterman; Et al. · 1925 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)
New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1925. Cloth. The first American edition of the third Joy Street annual, a richly illustrated children's anthology featuring A. A. Milne, Walter de la Mare, G. K. Chesterton, and many others, in the scarce original pictorial dust wrapper....
The Stone Book Quartet
Alan Garner · 1983 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Collins, 1983. First edition. Cloth. The first collected edition of a beautifully written series spanning four generations of the author's family, inspired by folk traditions from his local Cheshire. The first edition of The Stone Book Quartet, the complete editio...
The Poems of Mr. Gray, to Which Are Prefixed Memoires of His Life and Writings
Thomas Gray, [ed. by W. Mason] · 1775 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Dublin, D. Chamberlaine, J. Potts et al. 1775. First edition. Leather. The first Irish edition of a scarce collection of letters offering insight into the mind of the eminent Poet, complete in two volumes. The first Irish edition of Poems of Mr. Gray, to which are Prefixed Mem...
A Collection of Modern Poems: The Love of Fame; the Last Day; Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard; Hymn to Adversity; the Grave; the Hermit; the Splendid Shilling
Various [Edward Young; Mr. [Thomas Gray]; Robert Blair; Thomas Parnell; Mr. Philips] · 1762 · Rooke Books
£245.00 (€293.71 | $323.73 | ¥51,702)
London, J. James, 1762. Leather. A very scarce and charming collection of great poems from the Enlightenment era, bound in a lovely later quarter calf binding from Bath. A Collection of Modern Poems, a charming selection from Britain's best poets of the era, including Edw...
Gleanings from the Works of Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne · 1796 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, T. Wills, [1796]. First edition. Leather. A scarce pocketsized collection of the works of Laurence Sterne, with a charming engraved frontispiec.e The first and only edition of this particular collection of Sterne"s works. ESTC Citation No. T14804. Duodecimo. Undated. D...
Pictures from the Life of Nelson
W. Clark Russell · 1897 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, James Bowden, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this uncommon biography work, illustrated throughout and penned by celebrated writer Clark Russell. An uncommon first edition biography, in smart original green pictorial boards. With only one record on Jisc. Fe...
Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children
Kate Greenaway · 1878 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, George Routledge & Sons, [1878]. First edition. Cloth. A charming first edition, second issue of Kate Greenaway's beautifully colour illustrated collection of rhymes for children. The first edition, second issue. Bound in the publisher's original quarter clot...
Crack of Dawn
Leslie Ford [Zenith Jones Brown] · 1945 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of Leslie Ford's thrilling murder mystery set in Washington high society, and involving a double murder. The very scarce first UK edition, first impression of this work, which...
The Works of Horace, Translated Into Verse
Christopher Smart · 1767 · Rooke Books
£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)
London, W. Fleyney; T. Caslon, 1767 . First edition. Leather. In full tree calf bindings, this is the very scarce complete four volume first edition of Christopher Smart's verse translation of Horace's 'Odes&apos. The very scarce first edition of this work, comp...
The Keepsake for Mdcccxlii
Marguerite Gardiner, The Countess of Blessington · 1842 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1842 . First edition. Cloth. The beautifully illustrated and scarce first edition of this literary annual for the year 1842, with engraved plates throughout. The scarce first edition of The Keepsake for the year 1842. Illustrated wit...
The Works of Thomas Gray
Thomas Gray; Rev. John Mitford · 1816 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)
London, J. Mawman, 1816 . First edition. Leather. The uncommon two volume first edition of the collected poetry and correspondence of Thomas Gray, in handsome half calf bindings. The first edition, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume. The wo...
Endless Night
Agatha Christie · 1967 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)
London, The Crime Club [Collins], 1967. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of Agatha Christie's favourites of her works, a darker tale that reminds readers of her mastery in suspense. The first edition of Endless Night, a doom-laden story, written by the Queen...
2 Vols the Diplomatic Correspondence of the Right Hon. Richard Hill: Envoy Extraordinary from the Court of St. James to the Duke of Savoy, from July 1703 to May 1706.
Richard Hill; W. Blackley [Ed.] · 1845 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, John Murray , 1845. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Richard Hill"s diplomatic correspondence, complete in two volumes, documenting Britain"s role in the War of the Spanish Succession and the politics of Savoy, Piedmont and the Vaudois. In the publisher'...
Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons: Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Prose. And Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages of Prose, Book Third & Fourth.
Vicesimus Knox [Ed.] · 1801 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, J. Johnson , 1801. Leather. Three smart, tree calf volumes of this popular, nineteenth-century miscellany of passages; designed for the improvement of young persons. The seventh edition of the Elegant Extracts of Verse and Prose. edited by Vicesimus Knox. Knox's ...
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
Beatrix Potter · 1906 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)
London, Frederick Warne & Co, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first issue of this charmingly illustrated Beatrix Potter title, bound in a charming panorama format that was only used for two of her works. The first edition, first issue of this work. Quinby 12, w...