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Eight Randolph Caldecott Picture Books

Various · 1878 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1878-85. First edition. Leather. A collection of eight charming picture books illustrated in colour by Randolph Caldecott, beautifully bound into one volume in crushed half morocco, with the original wraps bound in. The first editions, with the...

The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green; the Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green; Mr. Verdant Green, Married and Done for

Cuthbert Bede [Edward Bradley] · 1853 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.47 | ¥49,562)

London, Nathaniel Cooke , 1853-1857 . First edition. Leather. A delightfully illustrated trio of Cuthbert Bede's 'Verdant Green' stories, bound together in one volume, with two of them being first editions. Three volumes bound in one, each with a separate pagina...

The Floral Gift

Samuel Stanesby · 1863 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Griffith & Farran, [1863]. First edition. Cloth. The stunning first and only edition of this scarce floral gift book, with each leaf illuminated with vivid chromolithograph border detail. Undated, dated from a copy held at The British Library. Scarce. The first and onl...

The Works of Edmund Spenser with a Selection of Notes from Various Commentators; and a Glossarial Index: To Which Is Prefixed, Some Account of the Life of Spenser.

Edmund Spenser; Rev. Henry John Todd · 1856 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Edward Moxon, 1856. Leather. A smart volume of Edmund Spenser"s major works, including The Faerie Queene, in a full morocco binding by Wiseman. Rebound in a full morocco binding by Wiseman.This volume is illustrated with a frontispiece of portrait of Edmund Spenser, en...

Sketches of Young Couples, Young Ladies, Young Gentlemen

Quiz [Charles Dickens]; Various · 1869 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1869 . First edition. Cloth. The first collected edition of Sketches of Young Ladies, Young Gentlemen, and Young Couples (1869), humorously depicting Victorian society with 16 plates by Phiz, with contributions attributed to Charles Dickens...

A Sketch of Old England

A New England Man [James Kirke Paulding] · 1822 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Sir Richard Phillips and Co. 1822. First edition. Leather. The first UK edition of these unfavourable letters discussing England, from American writer James Kirke Paulding. The first UK edition of this work. Smartly rebound in quarter calf with red cloth boards. Thou...

Adventure Novels from James Fenimore Cooper, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Michael Ballantyne &C.

Various · 1920 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited; Collins' Clear-Type Press; T. Nelson and Sons; Hodder & Stoughton; Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.; W. A, c1890-1920. Cloth. London: Cassell & Company, Limited; Collins' Clear-Type Press; T. Nelson and Sons; Hodder & Stoughton; Wells G...

First Person Singular: Stories

Haruki Murakami; Philip Gabriel [translator] · 2021 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Harvill Secker, 2021. First edition. Hardback. A pleasing first UK edition of this collection of eight short stories from Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. First UK edition, first impression. A collection of eight short stories which, as the title suggests, are told in ...

Japanese Fairy Tales

Juliet Piggott · 1962 · Rooke Books

£465.00 (€557.37 | $614.33 | ¥98,070)

London, Frederick Muller Ltd, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A delightful collection of Japanese fairy tales retold in English by English author Juliet Piggott, signed and inscribed to her father. First edition. Very scarce work. Signed by the author to the title page, with an in...

Seven Men

Max Beerbohm · 1919 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, William Heinemann, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Beerbohm's Seven Men, five short stories by English caricaturist and writer Max Beerbohm, praised by Virginia Woolf as "a little masterpiece." In the publisher's original blue cloth...

Summoned by Bells

John Betjeman · 1960 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, John Murray, 1960. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Poet Laureate John Betjeman's autobiographical poetry collection. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of personal and intimate...

Sweet Blossom: A Picture Story Book for Little Ones

Anonymous · 1901 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, S. W. Partridge & Co, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce early 20th century juvenile work, charmingly illustrated throughout and in bright pictorial boards. A very scarce first editions.With nine full page illustrations, and numerous vig...

The Christmas Bookman: A Portfolio of Pictures by Edmund Dulac Illustrating Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe · 1929 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A Christmas edition of The Bookman, featuring a collection of poems by Edgar Allan Poe accompanied by fantastic colour illustrations by Edmund Dulac. The first edition.Illustrated with four colour plates by ...

Pekin White

T. L. McCready, Jr. · 1955 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

New York, Farrar, Straus; Ariel Books, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this delightful children's work from husband and wife Tasha Tudor and T. L. McCready. A signed presentation copy from Tudor herself. The first edition, first printing.Signed by the il...

The True Story Book

Andrew Lang · 1893 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,543)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1893. Hardback. The scarce limited large paper edition of this charming anthology of children's stories from the renowned Andrew Lang, complete with spectacular illustrations. The limited edition, large paper edition. Number 44 out of one ...

The Sleeping Beauty

C. S. Evans · 1920 · Rooke Books

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

London, William Heinemann, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of C. S. Evans's retelling of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale to feature the illustrations of Arthur Rackham, in the original dust wrapper. The first Arthur Rackham edition of this work.In th...

The Green Fairy Book

Andrew Lang [ed] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.20 | $779.48 | ¥124,433)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1892. Hardback. The scarce limited large paper edition of Andrew Lang's beloved green fairy book, illustrated throughout with Ford's stunning plates. The limited edition, large paper edition. Number 112 out of one hundred and fifty co...

Hey Nonny Yes: Passions and Conceits from Shakespeare

Hallam Fordham · 1947 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, The Saturn Press, 1947. First edition. Hardback. A delightful volume of less-familiar fragments from the works of Shakespeare, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. First edition.With the publisher's original price-clipped dust wrapper. This charming anthology compris...

The Poems of John Donne (Vol. I: The Text of the Poems with Appendixes; Vol II: Introduction and Commentary); John Donne: Selected Prose

John Donne; Herbert J. C. Grierson [ed.]; Evelyn Simpson [ed.] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Oxford , Oxford University Press; Clarendon Press, 1963-1967. Cloth. A pleasing set offering the poems and prose of John Donne, including a volume of commentary by Herbert J. C. Grierson. Includes a first edition of 'John Donne: Selected Prose' and a later impression...

Buster&Apos;S Diaries

Roy Hattersley · 1998 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Little, Brown, and Company, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this charming illustrated collection of dog-diaries from Roy Hattersley, signed by the author and illustrator. First edition. Signed by the author and illustrator to the title page. I...