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Bury the Dead

Peter Carter · 1986 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this mystery novel by Peter Carter, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This mystery nove...

Essays in Criticism: First Series

Matthew Arnold · 1905 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1905. Leather. A finely bound copy of the first series of Essays in Criticism from English cultural critic Matthew Arnold, bound by Bickers & Son. Later edition. A collection of essays on criticism which remains a significant authority on cri...

A Wreath of Laurel: Being Speeches on Dramatic and Kindred Occasions

William Winter · 1898 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, The Dunlap Society, 1898. Paperback. A very scarce limited edition copy of this collection of speeches from American author William Winter. Limited to two hundred and sixty-five copies printed from type for the Dunlap Society. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a por...

Contes Et Nouvelles de Marguerite de Valois

Marguerite de Valois; Margaret of Navarre · 1740 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.57 | $488.90 | ¥78,081)

Paris, Depens de la Compagnie, 1740. Leather. An illustrated edition of the collected tales of Marguerite of Valois, complete with engravings throughout each volume. Compete in two volumes.In the original French.The collected tales of Marguerite of Navarre, containing a total ...

The Marble Faun, or, the Romance of Monte Beni

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1892 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel set in a fantastical Italy, a lovely set. Complete in two volumes.In custom cloth unclipped dust wrappers.'The Marble Faun' i...

Flowers and Moonshine

Dudu · 1857 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Richardson Brothers, 1857. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this charming collection of whimsical short stories for children, including a group of mischievous fairies who visit a family. Signed and dedicated by the author. The first and only editi...

A Select Collection of Poems, from the Most Approved Authors

Alexander Donaldson [ed.]; Samuel Johnson; Lord Lyttleton; Lord Lovelace; Mr. Mason et al · 1772 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Edinburgh, A. Donaldson, 1772 . Leather. The scarce second edition of this wonderful collection of poetry from a variety of writers from the eighteenth century and earlier. The scarce second edition of this work, complete in two volumes.Retaining the original half titles.These...

A Long and Happy Life and a Generous Man

Reynolds Price · 1962 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

New York, Atheneum , 1962-6. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition novels by Reynolds Price in their original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition, with the second state dust wrapper with the darker green text to the rear for 'A Long and Happy Life', and the ...

Poems

Eliza Cook · 1866 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1866. Cloth. The new edition of the poetical works of Eliza Cook, illustrated and bound in a decorative cloth binding. The new edition in one volume. Illustrated with a monochrome portrait frontispiece and eight monochrome plates.In the orig...

The Seven Deadly Sins

Raymond Mortimer [ed]; Angus Wilson; Edith Sitwell; Cyril Connolly; Patrick Leigh Fermor et al. · 1962 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Sunday Times Publication Ltd, 1962. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of essays on the seven deadly sins, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. An uncommon work. Illustrated with a monochrome illustrated...

Rupert Daily Express Annual

The Daily Express · 1949 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Daily Express, 1949. First edition. Paperback. A charming illustrated Rupert Bear book, with an array of delightful stories and interactive puzzles. In the publisher's original illustrated wraps.A charming contemporary drawing on trace paper tipped in by previous ...

Angels and Earthly Creatures

Elinor Wylie · 1929 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

New York , Alfred A Knopf, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of Elinor Wylie's last collection of poems, selected by her the day prior to her passing. An uncommon limited copy of the first edition printed on Oland (Swedish) hand made paper.Number 95/200.M...

Half a Life: A Novel

V. S. Naipaul · 2001 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)

London, Picador, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression, of this insightful novel from Trinidadian-born British writer Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul. First edition, first impression. Willie Somerset Chandran is the son of a Brahmin father and a...

A Cannibal in Manhattan

Tama Janowitz · 1987 · Rooke Books

£64.00 (€76.73 | $84.57 | ¥13,506)

New York, Crown Publishers Inc. 1987. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first printing, of this modern-day version of 'Candide' from American writer, Tama Janowitz. First edition, first printing. Illustrated with thirty-one figures across sixteen plates, many in...

The Song of the Sword and Other Verses

W. E. Henley · 1892 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, David Nutt, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from English writer William Ernest Henley. First edition. The author's second volume of poetry later re-titled "London Voluntaries" after another section of the work. This c...

The Londoners

Robert Hichens · 1898 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)

Chicago, Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this satirical work on society life from English author Robert Hichens. First US edition, published the same year as the UK first. Uncommon edition. Following two smart young women; on...

Death of a Bride

G. D. H. & M. Cole · 1945 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Vallancey Press Limited, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce, first edition of this detective novel surrounding the mysterious death of new bride Anna Bredon, written by married couple G. D. H. & M. Cole. The first edition, first impression. Bound in the ...

Fashionable Philosophy and Other Sketches

Laurence Oliphant · 1887 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1887. First edition. Paperback. An anthology of four short tales by Laurence Oliphant, a very scarce first edition. The first edition of this very scarce work.An anthology of four short tales by Laurence Oliphant, with fantasti...

The Butterfly

Various · 1899 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Grant Richards, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first six issues of the new series of 'The Butterfly', a popular literary periodical. The first edition.Six issues bound in one volume, the new series of 'The Butterfly', this volu...

The Eagle&Apos;S Heart

Hamlin Garland · 1900 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. An inscribed first edition copy of this early example of an American Western by Hamlin Garland, signed by the author. The uncommon first edition.Signed by the author, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, a...