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Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Tales of England

James Orchard Halliwell · 1849 · Rooke Books

£258.00 (€309.25 | $340.83 | ¥54,427)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. c1900. Leather. A charming morocco-bound copy of these children's rhymes and tales, collected by scholar and antiquarian James Orchard Halliwell. A new edition. First published as 'Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales' in 1849. With ...

Poems 1830-1833

Alfred, Lord Tennyson · 1862 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

Toronto , Privately Printed [for J. Dykes Campbell], 1862. Leather. A morocco-bound copy of this pirated edition of Tennyson's early poems, from the library of former Prime Minister, Lord Rosebery. A desirable copy of this already intriguing poetical collection, previousl...

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft

George Gissing · 1912 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Constable & Co. Limited, 1912. Leather. A smart, black morocco copy of George Gissing's semi-autobiographical novel, from 1912. Bound in smart black morocco, this is a smart, decorative copy, published in 1912 - an indication of the popularity of the first edition...

The Prelude or Growth of a Poet&Apos;S Mind the Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Including Poems and Versions of Poems Now Published for the First Time Volume II Dramatic Works and Appendices the Poetical Works of John Keats

William Wordsworth; Samuel Taylor Coleridge; John Keats · 1966 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, Oxford at the Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press, 1966-1968. Cloth. An uncommon instance of these three titles in their original dust wrappers, bound in smart, deep blue cloth. A 3 volume set of poetic works by Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Keats, all in their origi...

9 Vols Eoin Colfer"S Artemis Fowl Series

Eoin Colfer · 2001 · Rooke Books

£690.00 (€827.06 | $911.53 | ¥145,560)

London; New York, Viking; Puffin; Miramax Books, 2001-2010. First edition. Cloth. A nine volume collection of works from Eoin Colfer's lauded Artemis Fowl series, with one advance copy, and all but one copy signed by the author. In the publisher's original bindings, ...

Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets Etc. Etc.

Edward Lear · 1889 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London , Frederick Warne and Co , 1889. Cloth. The fifth edition of this witty children's book of alphabets by Edward Lear, with 162 illustrations alongside humorous captions. The fifth edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative cloth binding.An abundantl...

A Book of Pictured Carols Designed Under the Direction of Arthur J. Gaskin

1893 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, George Allen, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A scarce illustrated anthology of carols compiled under the direction of Arthur Gaskin, featuring the work of the Birmingham Art School. First edition. Scarce.In the original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. A...

Ionica

William Cory · 1891 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)

London and Orpington, George Allen, 1891. Cloth. A smart, and limited edition collection of Cory's poetry, in light green cloth, and half paper vellum binding. A limited edition, of which one hundred copies were printed, this being number 40.Bound in half paper vellum and...

Watch Your Mouth

Daniel Handler [Lemony Snicket] · 2001 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

London, Allison & Busby, 2001 . First edition. Paperback. An uncorrected proof copy of Daniel Handler's (better known as Lemony Snicket) coming of age comedy Watch Your Mouth, in the publisher's original paperback binding. An uncorrected proof copy of Daniel Handler...

The Mind Readers

Margery Allingham · 1965 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.49 | $103.04 | ¥16,455)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Margery Allingham's eighteenth novel in the excellent Albert Campion series, the last she finished before her death. The first edition of Margery Allingham's The Mind Readers, published by Ch...

Touch & Go

D. H. Lawrence · 1920 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London, C. W. Daniel, Ltd. 1920. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of D. H. Lawrence"s Touch and Go, a post-war drama of class conflict and alienation inspired by the 1919 coal strikes. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. First edition.Complete with...

Knock Upon Silence

Carolyn Kizer · 1965 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1965 . First edition. Cloth. A smart presentation copy of this collection of lyrical and incisive poems by Pulitzer Prize–winner, Carolyn Kizer, inscribed by the author.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.A pre...

The Knight of Gwynne; a Tale of the Time of the Union

Charles Lever · 1847 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1847. First edition. Leather. A rare and pleasing first edition of Charles Lever's historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of the union of Great Britain and Ireland, bound in half morocco and illustrated by the renowned 'Phiz&apos....

The Old Ships

James Elroy Flecker · 1915 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, The Poetry Bookshop, 1915. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of 'The Old Ships', a poem by James Elroy Flecker published by the Poetry Bookshop. The very scarce first edition, first impression of this work. With the front cover illustration ...

In Autumn

Herbert Palmer · 1931 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, Privately Printed for Terence Fytton Armstrong , 1931. First edition. Hardback. One of ten limited lettered editions of this privately printed seasonal poem by Herbert Palmer, signed by him and the illustrator. This is one of ten lettered copies signed by the author an...

The Works of George Meredith

George Meredith · 1897 · Rooke Books

£1,550.00 (€1,857.89 | $2,047.64 | ¥326,983)

Westminster , Archibald Constable and Co Ltd, 1897-1906. Leather. A handsome selection of George Meredith's works, uniformly presented here in half morocco by Sotheran & Co. Revised editions.A fifteen-volume set comprising the works of George Meredith, a prominent Victori...

A Treasury of Scottish Verse

Henry Arthur Kellow · 1912 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, George and Harrap and Company, 1912. First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of A Treasury of Scottish Verse. An illustrated frontispiece of Robert Burns. Bound in reverse calf. The scarce first edition of A Treasury of Scottish Verse, selected by Scottish-Au...

The Works of Mr. A. Cowley; in Prose and Verse

Mr. A. Cowley [Abraham Cowley]; Samuel Johnson · 1809 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, John Sharpe , 1809. Leather. The works of the seventeenth century English poet and author Abraham Cowley, including Samuel Johnson's biography on the author bound in three volumes in modern half calf. A new edition, pointing out the pieces selected by Richard Hurd...

Drawing-Room Duologues

Fred M. Simpson · 1894 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1894. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce illustrated collection of short drawing room plays by Fred M. Simpson, smartly bound in modern half calf. The first edition.A very scarce work. Illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen wi...

The Paisley Wallet and Literary Album

Various · 1856 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Pailsey, J. and R. Parlane, 1856. Leather. A very scarce copy of this collection of issues from The Paisley Wallet and Literary Album for the year 1856. Very scarce work. Being a collection of issues from The Paisley Wallet and Literary Album for the year 1856, running from No...