Letteratura

Zwischen Serajewo Und Versailles: Ein Deutsches Heldenlied

Johann Kähler · 1925 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Hamburg, Johann Kähler, 1925 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this self-published book of German war poetry by Johann Kähler signed by the author. The first edition in the original paper wraps. Zwischen Serajewo und Versailles: Ein Deutsches Heldenlied (&apo...

The Leaf Burners: And Other Poems

Ernest Rhys · 1918 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

London, J.M. Dent and Sons, 1918. Cloth. A charming anthology inspired by experiences visiting British and French camps during World War I, written and signed by Ernest Rhys, most famous as editor of the Everyman Library. The Leaf Burners, a charming poetic anthology, written ...

Recreations in Verse

Robert Campbell · 1915 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

Glasgow, Paterson & Clubb, Ltd. 1915. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Campbell"s charming Jubilee-year verse collection, signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.Signed an...

A Song of the Open Road and Other Verses

Louis J. McQuilland · 1916 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Heath Cranton, Limited, 1916 . Hardback. A charming collection of First World War-era poetry signed and inscribed by the author with a full transcription of William Johnson Cory"s elegiac poem "Heraclitus." In the publisher's original paper covered boards.Signed a...

Colwyn Erasmus Arnold Philipps: Captain, Royal Horse Guards

Colwyn Erasmus Arnold Philipps · 1916 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London , Smith, Elder & Co. 1916 . Hardback. A scarce collection of verses, prose fragments, and extracts from the front by war poet Colwyn Erasmus Arnold Philipps, with a frontispiece, and one plate. A later edition of the work, originally published the year prior.In full pap...

The Golden Heresy

Max Plowman · 1914 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London , Privately Printed, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of poetry by writer and pacifist Max Plowman. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and dedicated by the author to the front free endpaper, with the in...

Rhymes in Reason and Season

D. Lewis · 1920 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

Hove, The Westbourne Press, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. Delightful signed poetry and short-story collection from David Lewis on a range of topics including war, current events and the English coastline. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Pres...

Never Again! (Point de Lendemain) and Other Stories

Claude-Joseph Dorat; Eric Sutton [trans.] · 1928 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Chapman & Hall Ltd, 1928. Cloth. A limited edition copy, bound in unusual patterned pictorial boards. A limited edition - one of only 1000, of which, this copy is number 207 - in uncommon, decorative pictorial boards.Contains translations of the works 'Never Again...

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1884 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London; Paris; New York; Melbourne, Cassell & Company, Limited, [c.1884] Undated, dated approxim. Leather. London; Paris; New York; Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited, [c.1884] Undated, dated approximately from a copy held by the British Library. Leather. Very Good Indeed. ...

London Lays and Other Poems

Bernard Malcom Ramsay · 1903 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London , Elliot Stock, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this book of poems by Bernard Malcom Ramsay. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to half title page.In publisher's original red cloth binding.Includes poems in f...

The Tempest

William Shakespeare; Joseph Moorat · 1908 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.46 | $328.94 | ¥52,528)

London, Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1908. Cloth. Delicately illustrated 1908 edition of The Tempest with 20 colour plates from Paul Woodroffe and multiple songs by Joseph Moorat. In publisher's original green cloth binding.With a frontispiece and 19 further colour plates, includ...

Historical and Literary Associations of Old Highgate

John Sime · 1905 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, 1905. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition essay title, in lovely condition. An uncommon first edition copy of this essay title, delivered out of passion for the Highgate area.John Sime, Vice-President of the Highg...

Word from Wormingford (1997) out of the Valley (2000)

Ronald Blythe · 1997 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Viking, 1997-2000. First edition. Cloth. A set of two illustrated first edition novels by Ronald Blythe, with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers. Out of the Valley signed by the author. A set of two first edition novels by Ronald Blythe, in the publisher&apos...

Memories by Desmond Maccarthy (1953) Humanities by Desmond Maccarthy (1953) Experience by Desmond Maccarthy (1935) Portraits by Desmond Maccarthy (1932) Criticism by Desmond Maccarthy (1932)

Desmond MacCarthy · 1932 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, MacGibbon; Putnam, 1932-1953. First edition. Cloth. A very good set of five works by Desmond MacCarthy, one of which in the original unclipped dust wrapper.  A set of five works by Desmond MacCarthy, one of which in the original unclipped dust wrapper. This set conta...

The Poetical Works of Collins, Gray, Abd Beattie: With Lord Byron&Apos;S English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, Hours of Idleness, &C. &C.

William Collins; Thomas Gray; James Beattie; Lord Byron · 1824 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London , Baynes and Son; J. Hearne; Smith and Elder; J. Bain; W. Mason; et al, 1824. Cloth. A pocket sized collection of poetical works by renowned poets Collins, Gray, Beattie, and Byron, with an engraved title page and frontispiece. A pocket sized collection of poetical work...

The Robber Kitten

R.M. Ballantyne · 1860 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London , Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1860. Cloth. A delightful second edition of the entertaining children's narrative of a robber kitten, with a colourful frontispiece, 7 colourful plates, and a musical score. The scarce second edition of the work, first published in 1858.In...

Eragon; Eldest

Christopher Paolini · 2004 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.33 | $647.32 | ¥103,369)

London, Doubleday, 2004-2005 . First edition. Cloth. Fine signed first UK editions of the first two novels in Christopher Paolini's 'Inheritance Cycle' series of novels about a young dragon rider named Eragon. Signed first UK editions, first impressions of each ...

Ariel; Disraeli; Byron

André Maurois · 1961 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, The Bodley Head, 1961; 1962; 1963. Cloth. Lovely dust-wrapper-clad set of André Maurois texts, including the popular biographies of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. With unclipped dust wrappers.In three volumes, featur...

The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White

Henry Kirke White · 1866 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Bel and Daldy, 1866 . Cloth. Lovely "Aldine" edition of Henry Kirke White poems with a detailed memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas. Published for the "Aldine Edition of the British Poets".In publisher's original maroon cloth binding with gilt detail.Featuring a frontisp...

Three Novels

Yuri Herrera · 2021 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, And Other Stories, 2021 . First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed first edition of this collection of three novels by Yuri Herrera in the original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrapper. A signed first edition of this collection of three novels by Yuri Her...