Letteratura

Winter Words in Various Moods and Metres

Thomas Hardy · 1928 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Macmillan, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Thomas Hardy's posthumously published final volume of poetry, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work from the major literary figure, published in the year of his death.In the publis...

Collected Stories

V. S. Pritchett · 1956 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Chatto & Winduss, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this collection of short stories by V. S. Pritchett. A first edition copy.This is a collection of thirty-seven short stories by the 'complete short story writer' that is V. S. Pritchett. S...

The Inn Album

Robert Browning · 1875 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , Smith, Elder & Co. 1875. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of The Inn Album by Robert Browning. A first edition copy of this poem by Robert Browning. Robert Browning was an English poet and playwright who was well considered amongst the Victorian poets. Wit...

The Modern British Drama in Five Volumes

Various · 1811 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London , William Miller, 1811. First edition. Leather. A complete five volume first edition set of The Modern British Drama. A complete five volume set of The Modern British Drama. The first two volumes contain tragedies, volumes three and four contain comedies and volume fiv...

Moonspender

Jonathan Gash · 1986 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , Collins, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Moonspender, a Lovejoy novel. A first edition copy. Jonathan Gash is the pen name for John Grant, a British doctor and writer, best known as the author of the Lovejoy series. Moonspender is a novel in the ...

The Pleasures of Hope with Other Poems

Thomas Campbell · 1808 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Printed for Mundell et al, 1808. Leather. Long poem around the theme of hope and other verses by Thomas Campbell. Book of poetry by Thomas Campbell. Originally published in 1799.'The Pleasures of Hope' is a traditional eighteenth century didactic poem in hero...

The Bravo of Venice. A Romance

MG Lewis [trans] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Printed for A K Newman and Co , 1826. Leather. The eighth edition of this Zschokke's German novel 'The Bravo of Venice' translated by MG Lewis. The eighth edition of this work, translated from the German by M G Lewis. First published in 1805.Translation ...

Rose Acre Papers Including Essays from "Horae Solitariae

Edward Thomas · 1910 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Duckworth & Co. 1910. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of Edward Thomas's collection of essays concerned with English rural landscapes, the first edition. The first edition of this work. Seen in publisher's variant cloth bindings with gilt or black titles,...

The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly

Various · 1894 · Rooke Books

£3,400.00 (€4,075.44 | $4,491.88 | ¥717,294)

London, Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1894-97. First edition. Cloth. A sought after set of all thirteen volumes from the widely celebrated Victorian literary and artistic periodical 'The Yellow Book&apos. Complete run of all first edition thirteen volumes of The Yellow Boo...

Sprays from the Garden: Poems, Songs, and Prose Sketches

John Hardie · 1898 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Brechin, DH Edwards, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poems and prose sketches by John Hardie. A very scarce work showcasing the poetry and prose of John Hardie. A bright example of this work, rarely seen in commerce. With an intr...

The Spanish Lady and Two Other Stories from Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes; James Mabbe · 1928 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Oxford and London, Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford, 1928 . Cloth. The first thus of this illustrated edition of Cervantes's short stories with illustrations by Douglas Percy Bliss, and in the original dust wrapper. First thus of The Spanish Lady and Two Other St...

Voices at Play

Muriel Spark · 1961 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short stories by Scottish author Muriel Spark. First edition of Voices at Play by Muriel Spark in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. A lovely...

Brechin Faces of the Olden Time: Being Brief Sketches of Old Citizens

W. M. Sievwright · 1902 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Brechin, D. H. Edwards, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work of short biographical sketches of citizens by Sievwright. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a few in-text portraits. Simple and homely sketches written as an affectionate tribute to the writer&ap...

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Library of Samuel Pepys Part III. - Mediaeval Manuscripts

Montague Rhodes James · 1923 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this informative guide to the library of Samuel Pepys, Part III only. First edition. Scarce work. Not more than 500 copies of the complete catalogue will be issued, but a limited number of ex...

The Sun in the Sands

Henry Williamson · 1945 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this post-war novel by English writer, Henry Williamson. First edition. A semi-autobiographical novel of the post-war years of the First World War, from 1921 to 1924. The story is increasingly enha...

Angel Pavement

J. B. Priestley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of J. B. Priestley's novel focusing on one street in London and those who frequent it. First edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. An intriguing novel by J. B. Pri...

The Four-Chambered Heart

Anais Nin · 1959 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Peter Owen Limited, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A smart first U.K. edition of this autobiographical novel by Anais Nin, fictionalising a love affair of the author's. The first U.K. edition, first impression.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.Anais Nin&apos...

Apologie Pour Herodote. Ou Traite de la Conformite Des Merveilles Anciennes Avec Les Modernes

Henri Estiene; Henri Estienne · 1735 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,210)

Haye, Henri Scheurleer, 1735. Leather. A smart edition of Henri Estienne's controversial attack on sixteenth century society, veiled as a look at the life of the Greek historian Herodotus. In the original French.Complete in three volumes.Illustrated with a frontispiece to...

Poems with a Dramatic Entertainment

[Anne Percy] · 1771 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.21 | $779.47 | ¥124,472)

London, J. Dodsley; P. Elmsly; T. Davis, and F. Newbery, [1771]. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition of the poetry of Anne Penny, a brilliant collection including Penny's translations. The first edition of this scarce work.ESTC citation number T42683.Illustrate...

Woodstock, or, the Cavalier

[Sir Walter Scott] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Edinburgh; London, Archibald Constable and Co; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Sir Walter Scott's historical adventure featuring Charles II, in the original drab boards. The first edition of this work.Complete in ...