Letteratura

Songs, Madrigals and Sonnets

[Joseph Cundall] · 1849 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Co. 1849 . First edition. Leather. Lovely full-calf poetry collection with colour Italian-inspired borders. First edition.In red full-calf binding.With an illustrated title page and decorative colour borders to each page. The preface reads, "...

The Traveller, the Deserted Village and Other Poems

Oliver Goldsmith · 1827 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, John Sharpe, 1827 . Leather. Smart illustrated full-morocco poetry collection from important British writer Oliver Goldsmith. Bound in full morocco with gilt detailing.Signed by a previous owner to the second title page, dated 1835.Featuring an illustrated title page a...

The Chace. A Poem

William Somervile · 1735 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Printed for G. Hawkins , 1735. First edition. Leather. The first octavo edition of William Somervile's famous poem on hunting. The first octavo edition. First quarto edition had appeared a month earlier.Bound in full speckled calf. For this printing the Bowyer Le...

The Dramatic Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan with an Introduction by Joseph Knight

Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Joseph Knight [intro.] · 1924 · Rooke Books

£136.00 (€163.04 | $179.71 | ¥28,700)

London, Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1924 . Leather. A lovely copy of an illustrated edition of Sheridan's dramatic works, in full calf bound by Bickers and Son. An illustrated edition of The Dramatic Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, in full calf with gil...

The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information

William Hone · 1841 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Thomas Tegg, 1841. Leather. An early edition of William Hone's popular Year Book, containing anecdotes, poems and beautiful wood engraved illustrations. An early edition of The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information, written by English writer and bookseller...

Les Idãƒâ©Es de Mademoiselle Marianne

Emile Desbeaux · 1884 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Paris , P. Ducrocq , 1884. First edition. Cloth. An abundantly illustrated first edition of this 19th century work of French children"s literature, with a frontispiece and 18 plates. The first edition of the work. In publisher"s original decorative red cloth binding. With gilt...

Fãƒâ©Licien Champsaur

Salvator Delaville · 1897 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Paris, Société anonyme, La Plume, 1897. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Engaging French literary study of author and journalist Félicien Champsaur, bound in the original glassine wrap. First edition.In the publisher's original glassine wrap.Written in the original Fr...

Three Tales

Gustave Flaubert; Arthur McDowall · 1923 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1923. First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated first-edition Arthur McDowall translation of Flaubert's classic short story collection. First edition of the illustrated English translation.In publisher's original blue and green decorative...

Jon Duan: A Twofold Journey with Manifold Purposes

[Samuel Orchart Beeton; Aglen A. Dowty; Evelyn D. Jerrold] · 1874 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Weldon and Co. 1874. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this illustrated satirical poem written by Samuel Orchart Beeton, Aglen A. Dowty and Evelyn D. Jerrold. The first edition of this very scarce work. A humorous satirical poem in VIII Cantos, with referenc...

Tales of Hearsay

Joseph Conrad · 1925 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A fine copy of the first edition of this posthumously collected anthology of four stories by Joseph Conrad, in the original cloth.  The first edition of this posthumously collected anthology of four stories by Joseph Conra...

Charles Darwin

Edward Woodall · 1884 · Rooke Books

£585.00 (€701.32 | $773.00 | ¥123,452)

London, Trubner and Co. 1884. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Edward Woodall's biography on Charles Darwin, the first to offer a complete and deep account of the naturalist's life. The scarce first edition of Charles Darwin, a biography of the pione...

The Quidnunc: A Quarterly Vol. 1

Various · 1902 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Bristol, J.S. Fry and Sons, 1902. Cloth. Bristol: J.S. Fry and Sons, 1902. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 7.5". R.J. Fry, A.H. Fry, W.V. Collett, A.H. Sage, F.V. Collett, S.A. Williams, E.F. Dyment, G. Dimery Mallett, C.T. Collis, R.L. Hanover, A.F.V. Collett, J.F. Bawn. The scarce fir...

The Holly Tree and the Seven Poor Travellers

Charles Dickens · 1900 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, J.M. Dent and Co. 1900. Cloth. A lovely illustrated edition of The Holly Tree and The Seven Poor Travellers, winter-themed short stories by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Charles Edmund Brock of the talented Brock siblings. A charmingly illustrated edition of The Holl...

Choice Pictures and Choice Poems

Various [inc. Henry Wadsworth Fellow, Robert Southey, William Wordsworth, Mary Howitt, Alfred Lord Tennyson] · 1865 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1865. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a collection of much-loved ballads from celebrated poets, brought to life by beautiful colour illustrations. The delightful first edition of A Book of Favourite Modern Ballads: Choice Pictures and ...

Modern Literature: A Wide Selection

Various · 1969 · Rooke Books

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

Various, Various, 1969-2023. First edition. Cloth. A vast collection of first editions of modern literature from the past fifty years, including a signed Mirror Mirror by Harriet Waugh, and The Exhibitionist by Charlotte Mendelson. A wide selection of modern literature over th...

Sublunary

Nancy Cunard · 1923 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Hodder and Stoughton , 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Nancy Cunard"s second poetry collection, published early in her career and reflecting her emerging modernist sensibility before her later avant-garde and political work in Paris. In the publis...

Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope; Edith Sitwell · 1930 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1930. Cloth. A smart second impression of Edith Sitwell"s 1930 critical study of Alexander Pope, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original yellow cloth, complete with the original clipped dust wrapper. First pub...

Ludgate Hill: Past and Present

W.P. Treloar · 1892 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London , Hazell, Watson, and Viney, Ld. 1892 . Cloth. A fascinating overview of the etymology, legends and associations of Ludgate Hill, with a frontispiece and 10 plates. The second edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative blue cloth binding.With a frontisp...

Shaman&Apos;S Crossing

Robin Hobb · 2005 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Harper Voyager; HarperCollins, 2005 . First edition. Cloth. A fine example of this scarce signed limited edition of Robin Hobb's first 'Soldier Son' novel, still sealed and in pristine condition in the publisher's original plastic wrap. The 'si...

Mendicant Rhymes

Laurence Housman · 1906 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, Essex House Press, 1906 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderful limited edition first edition collection of poetry by English playwright, writer and illustrator Laurence Housman. The first edition of this limited edition work, one of 300 copie...