Letteratura

IL Toscanismo E la Crusca

Anon · 1740 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Naples, Muziana, 1740. Leather. A piece of Italian theatre concerning the Italian and Tuscan languages in a contemporary vellum binding. This work is often attributed to Francesco Arizzi or Benedetto Marcello.Despite pagination, text is continuous. In a vellum binding. Extern...

Saint Francois D&Apos;Assise

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

£235.00 (€281.68 | $310.45 | ¥49,575)

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 ...

Albert Savarus

Honore de Balzac · 1842 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

Brussels , Societe Belge De Librarie, 1842. Hardback. A scarce early French language edition of this novel by Balzac. Part of his La Comedie Humaine series, this work parodies and depicts French society during the period of the Bourbon Resoration and July Monarchy. Contains in...

Amor Und Komus

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£445.00 (€533.40 | $587.87 | ¥93,876)

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...

Costal L&Apos;Indien Scenes de la Guerre de L&Apos;Independance Du Mexique

Gabriel Ferry, Louis de Bellemare · 1862 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

Paris, Librarie Hachette, 1862. Leather. An adventure novel written by Gabriel Ferry. In original French. Gabriel Ferry is a nom de plume of a father-son writing duo from France. The elder, Eugene Louis Gabriel Ferry de Bellamare, wrote most of the adventure novels attributed ...

Un Bon Petit Diable

Mme la Comtesse de Segur · 1799 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,227)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, c1895. Cloth. A copy of Un Bon Petit Diable by Mme la Comtesse de Segur. Illustrations by H. Castelli. Sophie, Countess of Segur (nee Countess Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina; Saint Petersburg, 1 August 1799 - Paris, 9 February 1874) was a French write...

Rime

Gabriello Chiabrera · 1807 · Rooke Books

£199.99 (€239.72 | $264.20 | ¥42,189)

Milan, The Italian Company of Classic Typography, 1807-8. Leather. A set of Chiabrera's 'Rhymes' written here in the original Italian. A complete set of Chiabrera's Rhymes Complete in 3 volumes Gabriello Chiabrera (1552 1638) was an Italian poet, sometimes ...

The Works of the Famous and Worthy Knight Sir David Lindesay of the Mount Alias Lyon King of Armes

Sir David Lindesay · 1696 · Rooke Books

£2,250.00 (€2,696.94 | $2,972.39 | ¥474,653)

Glasgow, Robert Sanders, 1696 . Leather. The poetical works of Sir David Lindesay (c 1490- c1555). A scarce edition of this work in a pocket sized format. The entire text of this work is in blackletter. ESTC states that there are two contents leaves to the rear, this copy is l...

The Chiswick Shakespeare

W Shakespeare ;John Dennis · 1899 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,996.60 | $3,302.65 | ¥527,392)

London, George Bell and Sons, 1899-1902. Leather. This is an attractive set of the works of William Shakespeare. One of two hundred copies bound in Japanese vellum, though this set is unnumbered. William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor widely regarded as...

Sybil; or, the Two Nations

B. Disraeli · 1845 · Rooke Books

£880.00 (€1,054.80 | $1,162.53 | ¥185,642)

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 ...

The Fox&Apos;S Frolic

Sir Francis Burnand · 1930 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, William Collins Sons and Co. 1930 . Cloth. A comedic and whimsical take on fox hunting in which the foxes become the huntsmen, in the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper-covered pictorial boards, and illustrated throughout in colour by Harry B. Neilson.Â...

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

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

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

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....

Giles

Various · 1955 · Rooke Books

£2,900.00 (€3,476.06 | $3,831.08 | ¥611,775)

Exeter; London, Pedigree Books; Headline; Express Books; Ebury Press; Beaverbrook Newspapers; Annual Concepts Limited, 1955-1999. Paperback. A smart 46 volume set of Giles books, featuring an abundance of the popular cartoons by notable British cartoonist Ronald 'Carl&apo...

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

0 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Folding Books Limited , c1950 . Cloth. An uncommon and unique peepshow volume depicting this beloved children's tale via colourful pop-ups. A unique peepshow book, depicting the fairy tale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' through four double-paged pop-up...

C1930 Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor

R. D. Blackmore · 1930 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,915)

Not Stated , Boots the Chemist, c1930. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of this charming work from Blackmore with tipped-in plates. Circa 1930. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen tipped-in colour plates. Collated, complete. A romantic novel following a group ...

Romances Sans Paroles

Paul Verlaine · 1919 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Paris, Albert Messein, 1919 . Cloth. Artist, collector and poet Cecil French's personal copy of Paul Verlaine's important work of late 19th century French poetry. In the original French.The copy of Cecil French, an artist and art collector known for his 1922 poetry c...

Poems

John D. Batten · 1916 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)

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...

La Belle Aux Cheveux D&Apos;or

Madame d'Aulnoy · 1946 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Paris, Les Éditions Montbrun, 1946 . Paperback. Scarce limited edition of this charming French fairy tale from Madame d'Aulnoy, illustrated by Lluis Vidal Molné. Scarce edition. No. 32 of 350 copies printed on white Velin Alfa paper. Publisher's original paperback...

Passenger to Frankfurt

Agatha Christie · 1970 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

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 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

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...