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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...

D (a Tale of Two Worlds)

Michel Faber · 2020 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Doubleday, 2020 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of Michel Faber's popular Dickensian adventure tale, in the original decorative cloth. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original cloth, signed by the author.Signed by...

Works of Brian Moore: An Answer from Limbo and the Emperor of Ice-Cream

Brian Moore · 1963 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1963-1966. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of An Answer From Limbo and The Emperor of Ice-Cream from award-winning novelist Brian Moore. Both stories hold parallels with the author's life. The first editions of An Answer From Limbo and The ...

2 Vols a Singer at the Wedding; the Song of the Nightingale

Bruce Arnold · 1978 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1978-1980. Cloth. A smart two-volume collection featuring Arnold"s debut and its thematic successor, with one volume signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. In the publisher's origi...

The Waves

Virginia Woolf · 1933 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London , Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1933. Cloth. A scarce copy of the new edition of modernist author Virginia Woolf's most experimental novel. The 'Uniform Edition' of the work, described as the 'new edition' to rear of title pag...

The Colour of Blood Lies of Silence

Brain Moore · 1987 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Bloomsbury; Jonathon Cape, 1987-1990. First edition. Cloth. A captivating two volume set of first edition historical war novels by Brian Moore, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. A captivating two volume set of novels by Northern Irish writer Brian Moore. Includ...

Doctor Vane Answers the Call

W. E. Johns · 1950 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.50 | ¥20,041)

London, Latimer House Limited , 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this short-story collection from W. E. Johns', centring around amateur criminologist Dr. Augustus Vane. First edition.In the original cloth binding. This anthology comprises ten short storie...

The Poetical Works of William Collins

William Collins; Dr. Langhorne [ed.] · 1821 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Suttaby, Evance and Fox , 1821 . Leather. A small and pleasing copy, in full calf, of the poetical works of the pre-Romantic poet William Collins, with an introductory section on the life of the author by Dr. Johnson. In full calf.With an introductory section on the li...

2 Vols the Critical Works of John Dennis

John Dennis; Edward Niles Hooker [Ed.] · 1967 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Batlimore, The John Hopkins Press, 1967. Cloth. A foundational two-volume scholarly edition of John Dennis"s major critical writings. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Complete in two volumes. First published in 1939, these copies are the third printing of thi...

The Isle of Unrest the Grey Lady Roden&Apos;S Corner

Henry Seton Merriman [Hugh Stowell Scott] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London , Smith, Elder & Co. 1898-1905. Cloth. An exciting 3 volume set of novels by Hugh Stowell Scott, under the pseudonym of Henry Seton Merriman. An exciting 3 volume set of works by Hugh Stowell Scott, under the pseudonym of Henry Seton Merriman.In publisher's origina...

The Bard of the Dimbovitza: Roumanian Folk-Songs Collected from the Peasants

Helene Vacaresco [collected]; Carmen Sylva; Alma Strettell [trans.] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)

London, James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co, 1892. Cloth. A very smart English edition of this anthology of Romanian folk-songs, collected by aristocrat writer Helene Vacaresco. The second English edition of this collection. First published in the original Romanian in 1889.In the ...