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Murder Comes to Eden

Leslie Ford [Zenith Jones Brown] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,671)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the uncommon first UK edition of Leslie Ford's murder mystery, in which a country escape is threatened by developers. The first edition, first impression of the uncommon first UK editio...

The Art of Politicks, in Imitation of Horace&Apos;S Art of Poetry

James Bramston · 1729 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)

London, Lawton Gilliver, 1729 . First edition. Leather. A wonderful example of the first edition, third issue of James Bramston's humorous satirical poem about contemporary British politics. The first edition, third issue (Foxon B387, Williams "D" copy), with an oval engr...

Prefaces, Biographical and Critical to the Works of the English Poets

Samuel Johnson · 1779 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Printed by J. Nichols for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan et. al. 1779-1781. First edition. Leather. A collection of seven first edition volumes from Samuel Johnson's landmark collection of literary criticism and biographies. Present here are volumes I, IV, V...

The Russians of to-Day

By the Author of 'The Member for Paris' [E. C. Grenville-Murray] · 1878 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1878. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition title offering insight into contemporary Russian culture and understanding of history. Rebound by library in half morocco. With library markings to endpapers.  A scarce first edition Russian hist...

Monsieur Bossu"S Treatise of the Epick Poem: Containing Many Curious Reflexions, Very Useful and Necessary for the Right Understanding and Judging of the Excellencies of Homer and Virgil.

Rene Le Bossu; W. J. [Trans.] · 1695 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.78 | $1,189.03 | ¥189,813)

London, Tho. Bennet, 1695 . Leather. The very scarce first English edition of Le Bossu"s influential study of epic poetry, in a contemporary panelled calf binding. In a contemporary full panelled calf binding.  First English edition.  The first English translation of Rene Le...

The Poetic of Aristotle

Aristotle; Henry James Pye · 1788 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

London, John Stockdale, 1788 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Henry James Pye"s English Aristotle, in a contemporary full calf binding, issued shortly before Pye"s appointment as Poet Laureate. In a contemporary full marbled calf binding.  First edit...

The Works of Hildebrand Jacob

Hildebrand Jacob · 1735 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

London, W. Lewis, 1735 . First edition. Leather. In a full calf binding, this is the scarce first edition of the collected poetry and plays of 18th century literary figure Hildebrand Jacob. The scarce first edition of this work, the first and only collected edition of Hildebra...

The Yellow Fairy Book

Andrew Lang · 1894 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the charming, sixth book in Andrew Lang's treasured Coloured Fairy Book series, with original illustrations by H. J. Ford. coll comp? The first edition.  Bound in the original publisher'...

The Violet Fairy Book

Andrew Lang · 1902 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1902. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, second impression of Lang's sought after, seventh collection of fairy tales, one of the scarcer works in the Coloured Fairy Book series. The first edition, second impression of this work, with t...

The Child&Apos;S Companion and Juvenile Instructor for 1873; the Child&Apos;S Companion and Juvenile Instructor for 1874

Anonymous · 1873 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, The Religious Tract Society, 1873-1874. First edition. Cloth. Charmingly illustrated throughout and with two chromolithographs, present here are two volumes of the children's Anglican periodical 'The Child's Companion and Juvenile Instructor&apos. The sc...

Sailor, Beware!

Kenyon Nicholson; Charles Robinson · 1933 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

On Murray Hill; New York, Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1933. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition script of the successful Broadway play, later a film, once owned by critic Clive Hirschhorn. An uncommon first edition, with original unclipped dust wrapper. From t...

The Country Girl

Clifford Odets · 1951 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

New York, The Viking Press, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A copy of the first edition play script, once owned by critic Clive Hirschhorn and later adapted into an award-winning film. A first edition, in publisher's cloth. with original dust wrapper, clipped. From the theatr...

The Old Maid

Zoe Akins [dramatised]; Edith Wharton [based on the novel] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

New York; London, D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first issue copy of Wharton's novella, adapted into the critically acclaimed play by Zoe Akins. A first edition, first issue copy, with no mention of the Pulitzer Priz...

American Dream

George O'Neil · 1933 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

New York, Samuel French, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an intriguing drama analysing the American Dream, taking us through the first colonial settlers and into the 1930s. The first edition of the American Dream, an intriguing historically minded play split i...

The Age of Innocence: A Portrait of the Film

Martin Scorsese, Jay Cocks [ed. by Robin Standefer] · 1993 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

New York City, Newmarket Press, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A lovely celebration of the 1993 academy-award winning adaptation of Wharton's novel on a love triangle in upper-class New York. The first edition of The Age of Innocence: A Portrait of the Film based on the nove...

Meditations and Contemplations

James Hervey · 1804 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Edinburgh, Denham and Dick, 1804 . Leather. A fascinating collection of devotional meditations and contemplations by James Hervey, including his reflections among the tombs, on flower gardens, creation, night, the starry heavens. In a contemporary full roan binding.  First pu...

Far Boundaries: Twenty Science-Fiction Short Stories

August Derleth [ed.]; Nelson Bond; Ray Bradbury; Carl Jacobi et al · 1951 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

New York, Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of the ninth Fantasy and Science Fiction annual, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper, featuring twenty works selected by American writer and anthologist August Derleth. In the publ...

Horizon: A Review of Literature and Art. Vol. XVIII, Nos. 106 and 107

Cyril Connolly [ed.]; W. H. Auden; Antonia White; Edward Glover et al. · 1948 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Horizon, 1948 . First edition. Paperback. Two first edition 1948 issues of Cyril Connolly's cultural periodical 'Horizon', including contributions from W. H. Auden, Edward Glover, and Antonia White. Two 1948 issues of the literary and cultural periodical...

Nemesis

Agatha Christie · 1971 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)

London, The Crime Club [Collins], 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the final Miss Marple novel Agatha Christie wrote, involving the brilliant suspense and intrigue expected from the Queen of Crime. The first edition of Nemesis, the last Miss Marple novel writte...

The Marriage-Go-Round; the Girls in 509; the Child Buyer; a Rainy Day in Newark; Johnny on a Spot

Leslie Stevens; Howard Teichmann ; Paul Shyre, [John Hersey]; Charles MacArthur · 1959 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Samuel French, Inc. 1959-1981. First edition. Paperback. Six plays published by the influential Samuel French publishers, including first editions, very scarce works and Broadway successes. The first editions of four plays from Samuel French Inc. the influential publis...