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The Works of Walter Scott, Esq.

Sir Walter Scott · 1812 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

Edinburgh, Longman, Hurst, Rees et al; A. Constable and Co; James Ballantyne, 1812-1815 . Leather. A wonderful collection of early editions of eight poetical works from Sir Walter Scott, uniformly bound in handsome diced calf bindings. Present here are early editions of two of...

Peter Simple

Captain Marryat [Frederick Marryat] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Constable & Co. Ltd, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume first illustrated edition set of this naval novel from Frederick Marryat, limited to seven hundred and fifty copies. Complete in two volumes. First illustrated edition, limited to seven hundred and fif...

The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse

Beatrix Potter · 1919 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1919 . Hardback. An exceptionally bright example of an early edition of Beatrix Potter's charming retelling of Aesop's 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse&apos. First published the year prior, this is an early edition of this...

The Tale of Tom Kitten

Beatrix Potter · 1910 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Frederick Warne, [1910] . Hardback. Beautifully illustrated throughout with Beatrix Potter's watercolours, this is a lovely early edition of Beatrix Potter's classic tale. An early edition of Potter's charming tale, published three years after the 1907 f...

Agrippina: Empress-Mother; "Amid the Alien Corn

F. A. Evelyn · 1932 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Heath Cranton Ltd. 1932-1940 . First edition. Leather. Signed presentation copies of two very scarce first editions from F. A. Evelyn, a 20th century translator of Greek tragedies and poetry. Signed presentation copies of two very scarce first editions, being 'Agr...

The Temple of the Muses

Antoine de La Barre de Beaumarchais · 1738 · Rooke Books

£3,750.00 (€4,495.62 | $4,955.11 | ¥791,361)

London, T. Astley, 1738 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful example of the very scarce first English language edition of Antoine de La Barre de Beaumarchais's retelling of the Greek myths to be published in England. The vanishingly scarce first English language translat...

The House at Pooh Corner

A. A. Milne · 1928 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.31 | $786.21 | ¥125,563)

London, Methuen and Co. 1928 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the first impression of this classic children's book, A. A. Milne's fourth 'Winnie The Pooh' instalment, featuring the first appearance of Tigger. The first trade edition, first imp...

New Treasure Seekers

Edith Nesbit · 1907 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, T Fisher Unwin, 1907 . Cloth. The second edition of one of Edith Nesbit's popular children's adventure novels, following the adventures of the Bastable children, beautifully illustrated throughout. The second edition of this work, published three years after ...

The Story of the Amulet

Edith Nesbit · 1906 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

T Fisher Unwin, London, 1906. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the final work in Edith Nesbit's Psammead trilogy, a continuation of the story told in 'Five Children and It' and 'The Phoenix and the Carpet&apos. In this charming first edition, firs...

The Wouldbegoods

Edith Nesbit · 1901 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, T Fisher Unwin, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, this is the scarce first edition of Edith Nesbit sequel to 'The Treasure Seekers', following the Bastable siblings on new adventures. The scarce first edition, first impression of this work....

The Works of Mr Edmund Smith, Late of Christ-Church, Oxford

Edmund Smith · 1719 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, Bernard Lintot, 1719. Cloth. A collection of theatrical and poetical works from Edmund Smith, including his popular work 'Phaedra and Hippolitus', an excellent copy of this scarce collection in modern cloth. The third edition, first published posthumously in ...

Poemata

Jani Van Den Broucke [Janus Van Den Broucke] · 1741 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Dordrechti, Joannem Van Braam , 1741. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this scarce collection of poetry from Janus Van Den Broucke, written in Latin. The first edition of this very scarce work. Written in Latin.A collection of poetry from Janus Van Den Broucke, t...

Dialogues of the Dead

[George Lyttelton] · 1760 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, W. Sandby , 1760 . First edition. Leather. An early impression of George Lyttelton's satirical collection of 'Dialogues of the Dead', using illustrious figures, both dead and alive, to discuss literary, political and philosophical matters. An early impre...

Nine Tales from the Contes Drolatiquese de Honore de Balzac, Rendered Into English of the Xivth and Xvith Centuries

Honore De Balzac; Robert Crawford [trans.] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, T. Werner Laurie, 1921. First edition. Vellum. A signed limited edition of nine tales from Honore De Balzac, translated by Robert Crawford, and signed by him. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, being the first edition of these tales...

Eleven Comic Plays Performed at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane

Samuel Foote; David Garrick et al. · 1761 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, J. Newberry; T. Becket; et al. 1761-9. First edition. Leather. A collection of eleven scarce eighteenth century plays which were performed at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, including first and early edition of these scarce comic plays, and including 'The Cunning...

Guy Fawkes: A Legend of the Tower of London

None stated · 1840 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, John Williams, 1840. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce illustrated novel on the infamous Guy Fawkes, bound in half calf. The first edition. A vanishingly scarce work, with only one copy held institutionally. Illustrated with a monoc...

Collins&Apos; Children&Apos;S Annual - Eleventh Year of Issue

Various · 0 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.16 | $47.57 | ¥7,597)

London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, c1925. Cloth. The scarce eleventh issue of this children's annual from Collins' Clear-Type Press, an illustrated entertainment for children. Eleventh year of issue. Scarce issue. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eighteen...

Bibliography of William Hazlitt

William Hazlitt; Geoffrey Keynes · 1931 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Nonesuch Press, 1931. First edition. Hardback. A pleasing copy of the limited edition of this bibliography of the works of William Hazlitt compiled by Geoffrey Keynes. First edition. Limited to seven hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number one hundred and for...

Wild Flowers; or, Pastoral and Local Poetry.

Robert Bloomfield · 1806 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1806 . First edition. Leather. Robert Bloomfield's charming anthology of pastoral poetry, 'Wild Flowers', wonderfully illustrated with eight plates. The first edition. Bound in full calf. A charming collection of poems by Robert...

Italy, a Poem.

Samuel Rogers · 1830 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, T. Cadell, 1830 . Leather. A smartly bound example of the first illustrated edition of Samuel Rogers' epic poem illuminating his time spent in Italy. The first illustrated edition, first issue, with the incorrect engravings to pages 88 and 91. Illustrated with two...