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The Poetical Works of Samuel Rogers

Samuel Rogers; Edward Bell · 1891 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1891. Leather. A poetical anthology of Samuel Rogers' work. With a portrait frontispiece. With a memoir of the author by Edward Bell to the preface. In a Mudie binding, with binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper. Samuel Rogers wa...

Oeuvres de Shakespeare Tomes I and II

Francois-Victor Hugo · 1903 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.55 | ¥30,589)

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1903. Leather. A part set of two volumes of the Oeuvres de Shakespeare. Translated into French by Francois-Victor Hugo. The set consists of Volume I: The Comedy of Errors, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Volume II consis...

Julia de Trecoeur

Octave Feuillet · 1877 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

Paris , Calmann Levy, 1877. Leather. A beautifully bound copy of Octave Feuillet's renowned work, Julia de TreÂÂoeur. Scarce third edition. Bound in a nicely presented half crushed morocco binding with marbled boards by Loisellier. Feuillet holds a place midway between t...

Mademoiselle de la Condemine; la Petite Comtesse; Mademoiselle Cleopatre

Charles Merouvel; Octave Feuillet; Arsene Houssaye · 1874 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Paris, E. Dentu; Michel Levy Freres, 1874-1876. Leather. Three attractive historical and fictional volumes in French. Charles Merouvel (December 1832 - June 1920) was a French novelist and lawyer famous for writing romance novels. Octave Feuillet (August 11, 1821–December 2...

Theatre Complet Eugene Labiche

Eugene Labiche · 1883 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.29 | ¥58,013)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1883-94. Leather. A collection complete in ten uniformly bound volumes of the theatrical works of Eugene Labiche, in the original French. A copy of Eugne Labiche's Thatre Complet.  With an introduction by Emile Augier.  A French literature writer a...

Cyrano de Bergerac

Edmond Rostand · 1939 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Paris, Editions Pierre Lafitte, 1939. Paperback. A uncommon decorative limited edition of Rostand's 'Cyrano de Bergerac,' in French. An uncommon decorative limited edition of Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, in French. With decorative colour plates, vignettes...

Histoire de Gil Blas and de L&Apos;Amour

Alain-René Lesage; Stendhal · 1500 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

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...

Gesprache in Dem Reiche Derer Todten

David Fassman · 1720 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.24 | ¥167,711)

Leipzig, Cornerische Erben, 1720. Vellum. Sixteen issues of this moral German weekly bound in one volume. Sixteen issues of this moral German weekly bound in one volume. In German blackletter script. With decorative engraved head and tail pieces. This periodical, by David Fass...

Les Poetes Francais: Recueil Des Chefs-D&Apos;Oeuvre de la Poesie Franaise Depuis Les Origines Jusqu&Apos;a Nos Jours

Eugene Crepet · 1887 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Paris, Maison Quantin, 1887. Leather. A history of French poetry, collected and arranged by Eugene Crepet. A history of French poetry, collected and arranged by Eugene Crepet. Volume I covers the first period, from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Volume II covers the third...

L&Apos;Eneide

Jacques Delille · 1804 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

Paris, Chez Giguet et Michaud, 1804. Leather. A two volume set of The Aeneid translated into French. A two volume set of The Aeneid translated into French. Four volumes in two. Complete in two volumes with the full twelve books of the Aeneid. Translated to French by Jacques De...

Korners Werke

Theodor Korner · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Leipzig und Wien, Bibliographisches Institut, c1893. Leather. An uncommon German language, two volume collection of the works of Theodor Korner. An uncommon German language, two volume collection of the works of Theodor Korner. Korner was a German poet and soldier noted for hi...

Histoire de Mes Betes

Alexandre Dumas · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

Paris, Hachette, c1937. Leather. A short animal story, with wonderful illustrations, from celebrated author Alexandre Dumas. A short animal story, with wonderful illustrations, from celebrated author Alexandre Dumas. Illustrated with many vignettes from Henry Morin. Rebound in...

La Bibliotheque de Feu Edouard Rahir Ancient Libraire

Edouard Rahir · 1930 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Paris, Francisque Lefrancois, 1930-31. Leather. A two volume set of the catalogue of the library of Edouard Rahir. A two volume set of the catalogue of the library of Edouard Rahir. Complete in two volumes. Later extended to six volumes as sales continued. Profusely illustrate...

Jerome Paturot a la Recherche de la Meilleure Des Republiques Jerome Paturot a la Recherche D&Apos;Une Position Sociale

Louis Reybaud · 1859 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.09 | ¥21,094)

Paris, Michel Levy Freres, 1859. Leather. Two satirical social novels by Luis Reybaud, here in the original French. In the original French.Two volumes bound in one, 'Jerome Paturot a la Recherche de la Meilleure des Republiques', and 'Jerome Paturot a la Recherc...

La Carriere D&Apos;Andre Tourette

Lucien Muhlfeld · 1900 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

Paris, Librairie Paul Ollendorff, 1900. Leather. A fifth edition of Muhlfeld's novel, in a leather binding. In the original French.Lucien Muhlfeld was a French novelist and dramatic critic famous for his novels on Parisian life. In a quarter calf binding. Externally, a tr...

Elemens Du Droit Ou Traduction Du Premier Livre Du Digeste Avec Des Notes Historiques Sur le Droit Romain Et Sur le Droit Francois

M. Troussel · 1771 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

Avignon, Girard and F. Seguin, 1771. Leather. A very scarce edition of Elemens du Droit ou Traduction du Premier Livre du Digeste avec des Notes Historiques sur le Droit Romain et sur le Droit Francois by M. Troussel. Two parts bound in one. In French. Elements on the Laws of ...

Poesies Nouvelle de Alfred de Musset, 1836-1852

Alfred de Musset · 1852 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Paris, Charpentier, 1852. Leather. A collection of poems by Alfred de Musset. A collection of poems by Alfred de Musset. Nouvelle edition. In French. Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (11 December 1810 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his ...

Theatre de Jean Racine, En Trois Volumes, Et Precede D&Apos;Une Preface Par V. Fournel

Jean Racine · 1873 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.32 | ¥23,205)

Paris, Librarie de Bibliophiles, 1873-74. Leather. A uniformly-bound collection of the dramatic works of Jean Racine. A uniformly-bound collection of the dramatic works of Jean Racine. In the original French. Including works such as La Thebaide, Britannicus, Andromaque, Alexan...

L&Apos;Heritage

Guy de Maupassant · 1946 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

Le Cercle des Bibliophiles, Portal et Cie, 1946. Hardback. A limited edition of Guy de Maupassant's amusing tale of inheritance and baby-making. A limited edition of Guy de Maupassant's amusing tale of inheritance and baby-making. Number 436 of 777 copies. In the ori...

Theatre de Beaumarchais

Pierre Beaumarchais · 1851 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Paris, Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1851. Leather. A collection of the plays of Pierre Beaumarchais. A collection of the plays of Pierre Beaumarchais. Preceded by a Notice on his life and works by M. Auger. In the original French. With a Frontispiece. Re-bound in a red ha...