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A Memoir of William Bagshawe (of Ford Hall)

William H. G. Bagshawe · 1887 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Mitchell and Hughes, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition biography of writer and minister William Bagshawe or Bagshaw, illustrated, and once owned by a member of Abney Hall's Watts family. A very scarce first edition biography. Bound in publish...

The Water-Babies

Charles Kingsley · 1922 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, [1922]. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated edition of this popular children's fairy-tale by Charles Kingsley, with coloured plates. A later edition, originally published in 1863.  In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding.  W...

Poems

John Wilson · 1825 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood, 1825. First edition. Leather. A new and complete edition of the poems of the Edinburgh Romantic poet John Wilson, bound in full decorative contemporary calf. A new edition of Poems, the scarce anthology of a complete collection by the prolific Edi...

The Works of Samuel Foote, with Remarks on Each Play and an Essay on the Life, Genius and Writings of the Author

Samuel Foote [ed. by John Bee] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1830. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of collection of comical plays by the witty Cornish playwright, known as the 'English Aristophanes&apos. The first edition of The Works of Samuel Foote, a very scarce literar...

Hanasaki Zizi (le Veillard Qui Fait Fleurir Les Arbres Morts. )

J. Dautremer [Trans.] · 1886 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

Tokyo , Kobunsha, 1886. Paperback. A scarce French plain-paper edition of Hanasaki Jiji, one of the earliest Hasegawa fairy-tale publications, beautifully illustrated throughout by Kobayashi Eitaku. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wrappers with silk ties.  An ...

Der Jugend Fabelschatz. Eine Auswahl der schönsten Fabeln...

Hoffmann, Julius (Bearb.): · 1897 · Antiquariat Bücheretage - Hagena & Schulte

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,400)

Stuttgart, Thienemanns (1897). Frontispiz, 148 S. u. 3 Tafeln. Ill. OHln. Kanten beschabt. Name a. Titel.

Die Maje. Ein Volksblatt für Alt und Jung im deutschen Vaterlande. Jg. 4. Hrsg. von W.O. van Horn (d.i. Friedrich Wilhelm Philipp Oertel).

1861 · Antiquariat Bücheretage - Hagena & Schulte

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,520)

12 Hefte in 1 Bd. Wiesbaden, Riedner 1861. 572 S. u. einige Tafeln. Neueres Hln. m. Rückentitel. Originalrücken aufgezogen. Titelei stark fleckig. Exlibris. Papier teils etwas fleckig.

Lederstrumpf-Erzählungen. Band 1: Wildtöter. Für die Jugend bearbeitet von Franz Hoffmann.

Cooper, James Fenimore: · 1845 · Antiquariat Bücheretage - Hagena & Schulte

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,520)

Stuttgart, Schmidt & Spring 1845. Frontispiz, 374 S. u. einige Tafeln. Hln. d. Zt. m. Resten v. handschr. Rückenschild. Einband stark berieben. Innengelenke angeplatzt. Stempel a. Vorsatz. Titelei u. Tafeln stark fleckig. Papier fleckig.

An Outcast of the Islands [ Nice Binding ]

Conrad Joseph · 1929 · George Jeffery Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Methuen & Co. Ltd Book measures 17.5x11.5.cm. 303,[2]pp. Bound in original publishers brown leather, with gilt design on top board and spine, lettering in black and gilt, top gilt edges, brown endpapers. Some wear on edges. Binding in very good clean condition. Internally, pag...

Chance a Tale in Two Parts [ Fine Binding ]

Conrad Joseph · 1927 · George Jeffery Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Methuen & Co. Ltd Book measures 17.5x11.5.cm. 351pp. Bound in original publishers brown leather, with gilt design on top board and spine, lettering in black and gilt, top gilt edges, brown endpapers. Some minor wear on edges. Binding in near fine condition. Internally, pages n...

Too Strange Not to be True

Fullerton Lady Georgiana · 1864 · George Jeffery Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

Richard Bentley VOLUMES 2 & 3 ONLY. Books measure, 20.5x13.5.cm.[4],266pp, [4],296pp. Bound in original publishers embossed green cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth very lightly rubbed, slight lean on spines. Both bindings in very good clean condition. Internally, possible peri...

The Strand Magazine [ Complete Run from 1891 to 1919 ]

Doyle A. Conan and Others · 1891 · George Jeffery Books

£1,450.00 (€1,738.03 | $1,915.54 | ¥305,887)

George Newnes Limited A complete run in 60 volumes. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, flat gilt bands, gilt lettering. Calf rubbed, scuffed, some joints split, a few boards loose, some loss on head and tails of spines. Generally bindings in good condition....

Dartomoor a Descriptive Poem

Carrington N. T. · 1826 · George Jeffery Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Hatchard and Son Book measures 24.5x16.5.cm. cv,[2],[3],4-204pp, 4pp subscribers, 4pp catalogue, 12 full page plates. Bound in full period calf, raised bands, leather label. Calf rubbed, worn on edges, top board deatched. Internally, previous owners bookplate, minor spotting. ...

The Works of Laurence Sterne [ Complete Set ]

Sterne Laurence · 1798 · George Jeffery Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

Printed for J. Johnson Complete set in 10 volumes. Book measure 18x12.cm. Each volume has an engraved frontis. Bound in red cloth, gilt crest and lettering on spine. Cloth rubbed, stained, library numbers of spines. Generally bindings in good firm condition. Internally librar...

The Plays of William Shakspeare in Twenty One Volumes with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators

William Shakespeare · 1813 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.14 | ¥146,615)

London, J. Nichols and Sons; etc. 1813. Cloth. A scarce uniformly bound collection of the theatrical works from prolific playwright, William Shakespeare, with comments from a variety of literary figures. Referred to as the Reed Edition of 1813, also known as Johnson-Steevens-R...

The Bibliographer&Apos;S Manual of English Literature

William Thomas Lowndes and Henry G. Bohn · 1869 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.42 | $561.45 | ¥89,657)

London, Bell and Daldy, 1869. Cloth. A scarce, complete set of this extensive bibliographer's guide. Written by William Thomas Lowndes, and revised for this new, large-paper edition with appendix by Henry G. Bohn, the work is an exhaustive account of "rare, curious and us...

The Works of Hannah More a New Edition with Additions and Corrections

Hannah More · 1830 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.51 | $1,453.17 | ¥232,053)

London, T Cadell, 1830. Leather. The complete works of Hannah More in eight volumes. In a smart diced calf binding. Complete in eleven volumes, this is the 'New Edition' of More's works. Hannah More was an English religious writer and philanthropist. She wrote a...

Hilary St. Ives a Novel

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1870 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London , Chapman and Hall, 1870. First edition. Cloth. Hilary St. Ives is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth first published in 1870. First edition in book form. In three volumes complete. William Harrison Ainsworth (1805 - 1882) was an English historical novelist. Ainswort...

The Plays of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare; Mr Rowe; Dr Johnson · 1824 · Rooke Books

£539.99 (€647.25 | $713.36 | ¥113,915)

London, Otridge & Rackham, 1824. Leather. An important edition of the sought after Steevens Shakespeare in a really nice original diced calf binding. Priced to be a part set. (i.e. about 1/3 price of a full set) Eight leatherbound volumes with gilt titles to the spines. Willia...

Collected Essays Papers & C

Robert Bridges · 1927 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Oxford University Press, 1927-1930. Cloth. A three volume set of the collected essays and works of Robert Bridges. Volumes I-III of original ten. Volumes include: Volume I: The Influence of the audience on Shakespeare's Drama, Volume II: II. Humdrum & harum-scarum...