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Rudyard Kipling · 1932 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

London , Macmillan and Co, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Kipling's last collection of short stories. Written shortly after the death of Kipling's son, the stories all feature themes of pain, inner suffering, mental anguish and bereavement. Including ...

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Max Beerbohm · 1899 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

London and New York, John Lane, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of More by Max Beerbohm. A collection of essays on various subjects including royalty, actors, Madame Tussaud's, Ouida and the Case of Prometheus. Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm (24 August 18...

The Poetical Works of the Late Christopher Anstey, Esq. With Some Account of the Life and Writings of the Author by His Son John Anstey, Esq.

Christopher Anstey; John Anstey · 1808 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

London, T. Cadel and W. Davies, 1808. Cloth. A first edition copy of the poetical works of Christopher Anstey, with an memoir of the author by John Anstey. First edition. A uncommon edition of The Poetical Works of Christopher Anstey with a portrait of Anstey to frontispiece a...

The Last Fruit Off an Old Tree

Walter Savage Landor · 1853 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Edward Moxon, 1853. First edition. Cloth. A collection of prose and poetry by the eighteenth century writer Walter Savage Landor, whose work has been highly regarded by his literary peers. First Edition 'The Last Fruit off an Old Tree' by Walter Savage Landor...

Joan of the Sword Hand

Samuel Rutherford Crockett · 1900 · Rooke Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. 1900. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this fictional work from Scottish author, Samuel Rutherford Crockett. First edition. Illustrated with several plates throughout. With the success of J. M. Barrie and the Kailyard school of sentimental, hom...

Sir Pulteney: A Fantasy

E. D. Ward (Edward Verrall Lucas) · 1910 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.95 | $46.23 | ¥7,384)

London, Methuen and Co. 1910. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Lucas's fantastical novel. First Edition. Edward Verrall Lucas (11/12 June 1868 – 26 June 1938) was a popular English author of nearly one hundred books. He wrote under the pen names EVL, VVV, E. D. W...

Collected Poems

Mackenzie Bell · 1901 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

London, Thomas Burleigh, 1901. First edition. Cloth. First edition of the collected poems of Henry Thomas Mackenzie Bell. Henry Thomas Mackenzie Bell is best known under Mackenzie Bell, and was a writer and poet. He was well travelled, and knew many prominent literary figures ...

The Way of the World an Unexpurgated Edition Including an Original Signed Etching

William Congreve; Malcolm C Salaman · 1928 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, The Haymarket Press, 1928. Cloth. A limited edition print of William Congreve's famous play 'The Way of The World&apos. With a signed engraved frontispiece by A R Middleton Todd. Todd was a painter and etcher of figure subjects and portraits. He was a member ...

Andrea of Hungary and Giovanna of Naples

Sir Walter Savage Landor · 1839 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Richard Bentley, 1839. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this collection of two plays by Walter Savage Landor: 'Andrea of Hungary' and 'Giovanna of Naples&apos. Walter Savage Landor was an English poet and writer best remembered for his prose...

The Homes and Haunts of the Italian Poets

Francis Eleanor; T. Adolphus Trollope · 1881 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Chapman and Hall Limited, 1881. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of these biographies of the Italian poets. Including chapters on Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Berni and many others. Written by Mrs Frances Trollope and her son, Thomas Adolphus Trollope. Com...

The Fortress

Hugh Walpole · 1932 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1932. Cloth. A limited edition of this novel on family conflict by Hugh Walpole, signed by the author. Limited edition. One of three hundred and ten large paper copies. A desirable work, signed by the author himself. Hugh Walpole was an talented write...

Histoire de Gil Blas and de L&Apos;Amour

Alain-René Lesage; Stendhal · 1500 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Paris, Garnier Freres, c1926 . Leather. Two excellent uniformly bound works by notable French authors in three volumes, both limited editions. Two uniformly bound works by notable French authors. The first two volumes comprise of Alan-Rene Lesage's picaresque novel Gil B...

Saint Francois D&Apos;Assise

Leopold De Cherance; Henri De Grezes; Ubald De Chanday · 1885 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

Paris, E. Plon & Nourrit, 1885. Leather. An illustrated biography of Francis of Assisi. In the original French.An illustrated biography of Francis of Assisi in excellent condition, attractively bound in half morocco. Francis is one of the most famous Roman Catholic saints. He ...

Amor Und Komus

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£445.00 (€533.48 | $588.01 | ¥93,908)

Berlin , Padua, with Pietro Tarone, c1790. First edition. Hardback. A scarce and sought after first edition of this German language collection of erotic stories. The title page bears the inscription in Greek "We are all servants of Satan, he holds us in his claws", and the sto...

Sybil; or, the Two Nations

B. Disraeli · 1845 · Rooke Books

£880.00 (€1,054.97 | $1,162.80 | ¥185,706)

London, Henry Colburn, Publisher , 1845. First edition. Leather. The complete first edition of Benjamin Disraeli's working-class novel, handsomely bound in quarter calf. The first edition of this work. Complete in three volumes.Uniformly bound in quarter calf, with cloth ...

Aunt Effie&Apos;S Rhymes; Afternoon Tea; Stiggles

Jane Euphemia Saxby; J. G. Sowerby; K. K. De Karroff · 1878 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, George Routledge & Sons; Frederick Warne and Co.; Faber and Faber Limited, 1878-1943. First edition. Hardback. Three charming illustrated children's books containing both nursery rhymes and wholesome stories that are bound to put a smile on the reader's face....

Poems

John D. Batten · 1916 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, At the Chiswick Press, 1916 . First edition. Paperback. The vanishingly scarce first edition of artist John D. Batten's poetry collection, including a signed letter from the author to fellow poet and artist Cecil French. A very scarce first edition.With a signed l...

Passenger to Frankfurt

Agatha Christie · 1970 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, The Crime Club by Collins , 1970. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of Agatha Christie's 'Passenger to Frankfurt', the last of her spy novels. Complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression.Complete with the publishe...

A Set of Six

Joseph Conrad · 1908 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Methuen and Co. 1908. First edition. Cloth. A lovely presentation copy of this short fiction collection, from influential Polish-British writer Joseph Conrad. A presentation copy, stamped to the title page imprint. First edition, third issue, with a forty-page catalog...

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad · 1907 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London, Methuen & Co, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Joseph Conrad's celebrated and influential work of anarchist spy fiction, following a terrorist in Victorian era London. The first edition, first impression. The first issue, with "be be" on page 117,...