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The Pirate

Sir Walter Scott · 1822 · Rooke Books

£129.00 (€154.65 | $170.46 | ¥27,223)

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable & Co. 1822 . Leather. The second edition of Sir Walter Scott's historical novel, loosely based on the life of the notorious pirate, John Gow, complete in three volumes. The second edition. Published the same year as the first. Complete in th...

Bring Up the Bodies

Hilary Mantel · 2012 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Fourth Estate, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition, first impression, of Hilary Mantel's second novel tracing the life of Thomas Cromwell. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original u...

Sighs; or, the Daughter, a Comedy

August von Kotzebue; Prince Hoare · 1799 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Machell Stace; J. Hatchard; F. & C. Rivington, 1799. First edition. Leather. The first edition in English of this romantic and comedic play by August von Kotzebue, translated to English by Prince Hoare. The first edition in English of this scarce play.'Sighs'...

The Pilgrim&Apos;S Progress

John Bunyan · 1837 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Glasgow , Blackie and Son, 1837. Leather. A smart copy of this important theological fiction, complete with notes, a memoir of John Bunyan and very scarce illustrations, including a folding plate. Bound in half calf, with marbled boards. Undated, dated from a copy held instit...

Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe

Walter De La Mare · 1930 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London; New York, Faber and Faber Limited; The Fountain Press, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first and limited edition of Walter de la Mare's exploration of the trope of deserted islands in fiction, signed by the author. The limited first edition, of six hundred and fif...

The Novels of Lord Lytton

Lord Lytton · 1877 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1877-1878. Leather. A pleasing twenty-six volume set of novels from English writer and politician, Edward Bulwer-Lytton. A handsome set of twenty-six volumes.Containing the novels of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, an English writer and politician who ...

The Alchemist

Ben Jonson; H. C. Hart [editor] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, The De La More Press, 1903. Cloth. A smart copy of this limited edition printing of Jonson's comedy The Alchemist, from The King's Library series. The King's Library - De La More Press Quartos. Limited to four hundred and eighty copies on hand-made paper...

Vingt Ans Apres

Alexandre Dumas · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Paris, Calmann-Levy, c1890. Leather. Two volumes of this novel acting as a sequel to the Three Musketeers, bound in one volume. In the original French. French. Complete in two volumes, bound in one. From Oeuvres Completes D'Alexandre Dumas. The second book of The D'A...

The Lady of the Lake

Birket Foster; John Gilbert · 1869 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1869 . Cloth. The 'Author's Edition' of Sir Walter Scott's narrative poem set in rural Scotland, with illustrations from Birket Foster and John Gilbert. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth. The author's...

Reynard the Fox or the Ghost Heath Run

John Masefield · 1921 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, William Heinemann, 1921. Cloth. A brightly illustrated copy of this narrative poem from English writer John Masefield. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, twelve monochromatic plates, and many in-text figures. Collated complete. A thrilling nar...

Poems

Charles Abraham Elton · 1804 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this collection of poetry from English British Army officer Charles Abraham Elton. First edition. Very scarce work. The author's first published work. A collection of poetry with...

Strict Joy: Poems

James Stephens · 1931 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this poetry collection from Irish writer James Stephens. First edition. A collection of poetry including titles such as: Cadence, Apple Blossom, The White Swan, Reverie on a Rose, and Saras...

Tally-Ho Back!

Rancher · 1931 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Country Life Ltd, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this delightful book of verses on hunting, illustrated with monochrome plates by Lionel Edwards. First edition. Illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated complete. A poetry collection themed to hunting an...

The Professor. To Which Are Added the Poems of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell: Now First Collected.

Currer Bell [Charlotte Bronte] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1860 . Cloth. An early edition of the first novel written by Charlotte Bronte, alongside a selection of poetry from all three Bronte sisters. An early edition of the work. First published in 1857. Published as part of Smith, Elder & Co's new and...

Letters on Several Subjects

Martin Sherlock · 1781 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, J. Nichols, T. Cadell, P. Elmsly, H. Payne, N. Conant, 1781. First edition. Leather. A scarce collection of sixty-three letters on various literary subjects by Martin Sherlock, the first edition. The first edition of this scarce work.Complete in two volumes.Half-title ...

Our Street.

Mr. M. A. Titmarsh [William Makepeace Thackeray] · 1848 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1848. Leather. The second edition of this charming volume by M. A. Titmarsh, a pseudonym of famed Victorian era author William Makepeace Thackeray. The second edition, published in the same year as the first.Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispie...

Cruikshank at Home a New Family Album

Robert Cruikshank [Isaac Robert Cruikshank] · 1840 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, W. Kidd, 1840 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of the third series of Robert Cruikshank's charmingly illustrated anthology volume of humorous poems and tales. The scarce third series of this work.The work of Isaac Robert Cruikshank, the less well-k...

Poems by William Cowper of the Inner Temple

William Cowper · 1825 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.35 | $62.10 | ¥9,918)

London, C. and J. Rivington; Longman and Co.; T. Cadell et al, 1825. Leather. A smart gilt-decorated pocket book containing the poetical works of William Cowper, from the library of revolutionary physician, Henry Wentworth Acland. In full contemporary crushed morocco binding, ...

Forty Fine Ladies

Patrick R. Chalmers · 1933 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode (Publishers) Limited , 1933. Cloth. A pleasing copy of this series of verses on fox-hunting, illustrated throughout by British artist, Cecil Aldin. The cheap edition of this work. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.Embellished wit...

Difficulties of a Bridegroom

Ted Hughes · 1995 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Faber and Faber, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A superb first impression of one of Ted Hughes' anthologies of short stories. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.This work features nine short stories written by English poet, tra...