Letteratura

Vivette, or the Memoirs of the Romance Association

Gelette Burgess · 1897 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

Boston, Copeland and Day, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming work by Gelett Burgess following a young man who finds employment with 'The Romance Association&apos. The first edition, being one of 1500 copies printed. In the publisher's ori...

The Bushwhackers and Other Stories

Charles Egbert Craddock [Mary Noailles Murfree] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Chicago , Herbert S. Stone and Company , 1899. First edition. Hardback. A vanishingly scarce copy of this short-story collection from Mary Noailles Murfree, published here under her pen name. The first edition. Very scarce work, with only one record found on auction in 1901. ...

A Writer&Apos;S Notes on His Trade

C. E. Montague; H. M. Tomlinson [intro.] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1930. First edition. Cloth. An excellent limited edition of these essays written by English journalist and novelist, C. E. Montague. Limited to seven hundred numbered copies, signed by H. M. Tomlinson to the limitation page. This copy is number twe...

The Making of an Immortal: A Play in One

George Moore · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

New York , The Bowling Green Press, 1927. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed limited edition of this one-act play from influential Irish writer and art critic George Moore. First edition, limited to 1,240 copies signed by the author, this copy being number 659. Author&a...

A Collection of Cool and Lam Novels

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1956 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1956-1961. First edition. Cloth. A collection of five smart first edition novels from American author Erle Stanley Gardner. Five volumes. First edition. A collection of Cool and Lam novels, following a fictional American private detec...

Ring O&Apos; Rushes

Shan F. Bullock · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, Stone & Kimball, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this exciting novel from Irish writer Shan Fadh Bullock. First US edition. Following the return of "His Magnificence", or Thomas Burke, Esq. to the small town of Lismahee from the United States,...

A Collection of Novels from Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo · 1987 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Heinemann; Collins; HarperCollins, 1987-2007. First edition. Cloth. Four smart first edition novels from English author Sir Michael Morpurgo, best known for his children's novels. Four volumes. First edition. Written by Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo, an Engli...

That Lass O&Apos; Lowries

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1877 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

New York, Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1877. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated work from British-American novelist Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. The author's fir...

Rab and His Friends

John Brown · 1882 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Detroit, Thorndike Nourse, 1882. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this charmingly illustrated short story from Scottish writer Dr. John Brown. First US edition. Scarce edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and six plates. A popular nineteenth century short ...

The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books

Robert Bridges · 1929 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1929. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this delightful poem from British poet laureate Robert Bridges, bound in leather. First edition, first impression. A long philosophical poem, in four books, for which Bridge's wa...

Giovanni and the Other Children Who Have Made Stories

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1892 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this illustrated collection of children's stories from British-American writer Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett. First US edition, containing one additional story than the first U...

Impressions and Opinions

George Moore · 1891 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, David Nutt, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of George Moore's collection of essays on art and literature. First edition. An interesting and varied collection of essays. Whilst studying art in Paris in the 1870s, Moore befriended many of the leading Fre...

Their First Formal Ball

Grace MacGowan Cooke · 1906 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

New York and London, Harper & Brothers Publishers , 1906. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this scarce short novel from American writer Grace MacGowan Cooke, with illustrations by Peter Newell. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece...

Californian Verses

Chas. Henry Phelps · 1882 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

San Francisco , The California Publishing Company , 1882 . First edition. Cloth. A very scare collection of poetry from Californian author Charles Henry Phelps, all of which surround his home state of California, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to "Mr...

Corn and Poppies

Cosmo Monkhouse · 1890 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Elkin Mathews , 1890 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon collection of lyrical poetry from British poet and art critic, Cosmo Monkhouse, with a signed letter from the author bound in to the work. First edition. Small paper edition, in a limited run of 350 copies. Bound...

Analekten Oder Blumen Phantasien Und Gemaãƒâoeã‚âˆHlde Aus Griechenland

Karl Philipp Conz · 1793 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Leipzig, Paul Gotthelf Kummer, 1793 . First edition. Leather. A very scarce, first edition of Dr. Karl Conz's selection of writings inspired by Greek authors, bound in half calf. First edition. Very scarce work. Bound in half calf with paper-covered boards.A compilation o...

We Moderns: Enigmas and Guesses

Edward Moore; [Edwin Muir] · 1918 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1918. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this philosophical work by Edwin Muir, from the library of Frank Harris. The first edition.From the library of Frank Harris, with his inscription to the front paste down, and the occasional unde...

Songs and Ballads; Translated from Uhland, Korner, Burger, and Other German Lyric Poets

Charles T. Brooks; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Various · 1842 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Boston, James Munroe and Company, 1842. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce anthology of German lyric poems translated into English, including a translation by Longfellow. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work. Last seen at auction in 1924.An anthology of be...

The Sacred Band: A Litany of Ingratitude

Guido Bruno · 1921 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, Not Stated, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce volume of writings by Guido Bruno. The first edition of this very scarce work.A collection of writings and sketches originally published in 'The Book Hunter', 'Pearson's...

La Centenaire de Moliere

Jean-Baptiste Artaud · 1773 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1773. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this very scarce play written upon the centenary of Moliere, in the original French. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original French. A comical play published upon the centenary of th...