Letteratura

In Praise of Swinbrook Poetry and Prose

Jean Rhodes Zivkovic · 1992 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Oxford, The Amate Press, 1992. First edition. Paperback. A scarce first limited edition copy of this charming collection of poetry and prose about the small village of Swinbrook; written, illustrated, and signed by the author. Containing the following works: 'In Praise of...

Misterton&Apos;S Mistake

Walter Raymond · 1890 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.60 | $449.26 | ¥71,750)

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co, 1890. Cloth. A scarce copy of this interesting novel by Walter Raymond set in Somerset, signed by the author. A scarce work. Signed by the author to the verso to the front endpaper, an author's presentation copy to Charles R. Wainwright. Th...

The British Bibliographer

Sir Egerton Brydges · 1810 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)

London, R. Triphook, 1810 - 1814. First edition. Leather. The first edition Sir Egerton Brydges' four volume work of British bibliography, illustrated throughout, in a signed binding by Carss. The first edition of this work. Complete in four volumes. In a full calf signed...

Collection of British Authors Vol. CCCCXLIX Doctor Thorne- Volume I Vol. CCCL Doctor Thorne- Volume II. Vol. 717. The Small House at Allington- Volume I Vol. 718. The Small House at Allington- Volume II Vol. 719. The Small House at Allington- Volume III.

Anthony Trollope · 1858 · Rooke Books

£215.00 (€257.75 | $284.09 | ¥45,371)

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858-1864. Cloth. Two works from Anthony Trollope's 'Chronicles of Barsetshire', published in the Tauchnitz 'Collection of British Authors' series: 'Doctor Thorne' and 'The Small House at Allington&apos. Anth...

Westward Ho! or the Voyages & Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight of Burrough in the County of Devon in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth Rendered Into Modern English

Charles Kingsley · 1923 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, J M Dent, 1923. Cloth. An illustrated copy of Charles Kingsley's historical novel, 'Westward Ho!&apos. This novel is based on the adventures of real-life corsiar Amyas Preston, referred to in this novel as Amyas Leigh. Charmingly illustrated, with sixteen col...

Quality Street a Comedy in Four Acts

J. M. Barrie · 1901 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1901. Vellum. A limited edition copy of J. M. Barrie's play 'Quality Street', illustrated with colour plates throughout by Hugh Thomson, signed by the artist. A limited edition work, limited to one thousand copies, this one numbered o...

The Crown of Wild Olive. Four Lectures on Industry and War. Sesame and Lilies

John Ruskin · 1904 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, George Allen, 1904-06. Vellum. A smartly bound two volume collection of interesting essays by the influential John Ruskin. Complete in two volumes. In a full vellum binding, signed by Bumpus. 'The Crown of Wild Olive' is a collection of four lectures by Ruski...

Paolo & Francesca a Tragedy in Four Acts

Stephen Phillips · 1916 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1916. Leather. A lovely leather bound copy of Stephen Phillips's tragedy 'Paolo & Francesca', in a signed Bumpus binding. Stephen Phillips was a notable English poet and dramatist, widely renowned for this play, 'Paolo & ...

Letters from His Late Majesty to the Late Lord Kenyon, on the Coronation Oath with His Lordship&Apos;S Answers: And Letters of the Rt. Hon. William Pitt to His Late Majesty, with His Majesty&Apos;S Answers, Previous to the Dissolution of the Ministry in 1801.

George III; Lord Kenyon; William Pitt; · 1827 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, John Murray, 1827. First edition. Leather. A selection of letters from George III to two political figures regarding the proposition of Catholic emancipation and his Coronation Oath. He writes to British politician and barrister, Lord Kenyon and the then Prime Minister...

Voltaire Et L&Apos;Encyclopedie

Raymond Naves · 1938 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Paris, Les Editions des Presses Modernes, 1938. Cloth. An interesting look on Voltaires pamphlet arguing for the ban on 'l'Encyclopedie' to be lifted in France. An uncommon work. This is a critical work looking at Voltaire's 1774 pamphlet 'De l'En...

A Cape Horn Calm and Other Verses

R. M. Ballantyne · 1911 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

Edinburgh, James Nisbet & Co. Limited, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A charming copy of this collection of poetry, inscribed by the author's daughter. First edition. Scarce. With an inscription by the author's daughter, Isobel, to the title page reading: "Robert James ...

Queer Fish: Character Sketches

Robert Overton · 1883 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Dean & Son, c.1883 [as stated by Copac]. Paperback. A scarce second edition copy of Robert Overton's 'Queer Fish: Character Sketches&apos. Containing nine character sketches: 1- Peter Adair: a CURATE'S Story. 2- Two Scars: a COCOANUT-MAN'S Story. 3-...

Dear Illusion

Kingsley Amis · 1972 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Covent Garden Press Limited, 1972. Paperback. A limited edition copy of this short story, signed by Amis to the colophon. Limited edition of six hundred copies, of which one hundred are signed. This is number forty two. In this short story, Amis tells the story of an a...

The Anti-Death League

Kingsley Amis · 1966 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this novel by Kingsley Amis. With a tipped in signature of the author to the title page. The first edition of this work. Held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Critically, this intellectual thr...

Gerald Scarfe

Gerald Scarfe · 1983 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Thames and Hudson, 1983. Paperback. A collection of Gerald Scarfe's cartoons and illustrations. Signed by the author to the half-title page, 'To the Denetts Best Wishes Gerald Scarfe, Royal Festival Hall April 29th 1983&apos. A reprint of this work, which was...

Rhymes for the Irreverent

E Y Harburg · 1965 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

New York, Grossman Publishers, 1965. First edition. Hardback. A signed, first edition of this collection of rhymes. Signed by the author to the half title page, with his name 'E Y Harburg&apos. Gift inscription to the recto of front endpaper from two individuals who were ...

Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe

Walter De La Mare · 1930 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Faber and Faber, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating work of literary criticism on 'Desert Islands' in literary fiction. First trade edition. Issued the same time as a limited, signed edition. Held in the original dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout wit...

Sabine&Apos;S Notebook in Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine Continues

Nick Bantock · 1993 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Macmillan, 1993. First edition. Hardback. The first U.K edition of this wonderful interractive epistolary work, which won the 'Bill Duthie Bookseller's Choice Award' for 1993 This is the second work in 'The Griffin and Sabine Trilogy&apos. Alike to ...

Night Train; Heavy Water and Other Stories

Martin Amis · 1997 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1997-1998. First edition. Cloth. Two first editions by the prolific postmodern author Martin Amis, including a signed copy of a macabre mystery, and a quirky short story anthology. The first editions of Night Train and Heavy Water, the ninth novel and a ...

Selection of Poems, Designed Chiefly for Schools and Young Persons

Various [ed. by Joseph Cottle] · 1823 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, T. Cadell, 1823. Leather. The third edition of a scarce selection of didactic, lyrical and sentimental poems from the great writers of early modern England. The third edition of Selection of Poems, Designed Chiefly for Schools and Young Persons, a scarce anthology edit...