Letteratura

A Vindication of the Genuineness of the Ancient British Poems of Aneurin, Taliesin, Llywarch Hen, and Merdhin

Sharon Turner · 1803 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, E. Wiilliams, 1803 . First edition. Leather. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this wonderful discussion of works by ancient Welsh poets, edited by historian Sharon Turner. The first edition of this very scarce work.English historian Sharon Turner presents a disc...

Mamista; City of Gold; Violent Ward

Len Deighton · 1991 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, HarperCollins; Century, 1991-3. First edition. Cloth. Three lovely first edition novels of Len Deighton in their original dust wrappers. Three thrilling novels by Len Deighton, all first editions. Comprising: First UK edition of 'Mamista'; First UK edition ...

The Case Against Butterfly

Gregory Tree · 1951 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this mystery novel by Gregory Tree, a lovely example in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. Mystery novel by American author Gregory Tree, aut...

Win, Place and Die!

Lawrence Lariar · 1953 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. 1953. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Lawrence Lariar's thrilling novel in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, a scarce volume. Thrilling novel concerned with the intrigue of "men who will st...

The Poetical Works of William Cowper with Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes; Alexander Pope

William Cowper; Charles Cowden Clarke [editor]; Alexander Pope · 0 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1872. Cloth. A complete two volume set of this collection of poetry from William Cowper and Alexander Pope, with a biographical sketch of the authors. Complete in two volumes. Scarce set. With a collection of poetry from William Cowper, an...

A Collection of Volumes from Cassell&Apos;S National Library

John Evelyn; William Shakespeare; William Makepeace Thackeray; Edmund Burke; Cicero · 1904 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1904-1905. Cloth. Five smart volumes by great writers from the Cassell National Library. Five volumes. Cassell's National Library. Each volume includes a portrait frontispiece. This set includes: The Diary of John Evelyn (Reign of Charl...

Red Fox: The Story of His Adventurous Career in the Ringwaak Wilds End of His Final Triumph over the Enemies of His Kind

Charles G. D. Roberts · 1905 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Duckworth & Company, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A First Edition of this Canadian adventure, following the experiences of the Red Fox as it learns life lessons and how to survive. This is a First Edition of the work, bound in green cloth with a fox motif to the front b...

Soldier Tales and &Apos;Captains Courageous&Apos;: A Story of the Grand Banks

Rudyard Kipling · 1896 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1896-1898. Cloth. Two smart early printings of the first editions of these works by the popular author Rudyard Kipling. The second printing (first reprint) of the first edition of Soldier Tales, published November 1896, a month after the first edition...

The Waverley Novels

Sir Walter Scott · 1900 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,877.20 | $3,171.27 | ¥506,471)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1900. Leather. A complete Library Edition set of Sir Walter Scott's most popular novel series, The Waverley Novels, in attractive half leather binding. A complete Library Edition set of the popular Waverley Novels, by Sir Walter Scott. In a...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott · 1820 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.95 | $1,189.23 | ¥189,927)

London, Arch. Constable and Co. 1820. Leather. A finely bound set of the poetry of Sir Walter Scott, being the first collected edition of the works. The first collected edition of his works. Complete in twelve volumes. With a frontispiece portrait to volume one after Raeburn.S...

The Wayfaring Tree

B.B. [Denys Watkins Pitchford] · 1945 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Hollis & Carter Ltd. 1945. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this semi-autobiographical work from Denys Watkins Pitchford, complete with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, eleven full-page images and many in-text sketches. Collated comp...

Beeton&Apos;S Annual; a Book for the Young

Various · 1866 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Frederick Warne & Co, 1866. Cloth. A smart illustrated annual for children, containing a variety of exciting stories, including one by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The fourth edition.A charming Victorian annual for children, containing a variety of stories by eminent authors...

The English Illustrated Magazine

Various · 1884 · Rooke Books

£770.00 (€923.10 | $1,017.45 | ¥162,493)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1884-96. First edition. Cloth. A scarce group of fourteen volumes from 'The English Illustrated Magazine&apos. Fourteen volumes from 'The English Illustrated Magazine', the first edition. Scarcely seen in larger sets. In the original pu...

All of a Piece: New Essays

E. V. Lucas · 1937 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of essays from humorist E. V. Lucas, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. With illustrated frontispiece. A collection of essays including: Oil&ap...

A Poem on the Last Day. Love of Fame, the Universal Passion

Edward Young · 1713 · Rooke Books

£585.00 (€701.32 | $773.00 | ¥123,452)

Oxford; London, Edward Whistler; J. Tonson, 1713-28. Leather. A smartly bound volume of two second edition poems by Edward Young, early examples of his popular poetry. Two second edition poetical works by Edward Young bound in one volume.'A Poem on the Last Day', pub...

Life and Works of William Blake

Alexander Gilchrist · 1880 · Rooke Books

£1,875.00 (€2,247.81 | $2,477.55 | ¥395,680)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1880 . Leather. A beautifully bound copy of the preferable second edition of Alexander Gilchrist's richly illustrated biography of William Blake. The two volume second edition of this work. First published in 1863, this second edition is expanded...

The Agatha Christie Crime Collection: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd; They Do It with Mirrors; Mrs. Mcginty&Apos;S Dead

Agatha Christie · 1969 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Paul Hamlyn, 1969. Cloth. A wonderful omnibus of three popular Agatha Christie mystery works, featuring both Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. A smart work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Containing the Hercule Poirot novels 'The Murde...

Visions of the Western Railways

R.E.A. Townsend [Richard Edward Austin Townsend] · 1838 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Samuel Bagster [Printed for Private Circulation], 1838 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce privately circulated volume of poetry by Richard Edward Austin Townsend. A lovely copy of this very scarce privately published collection of poems, de...

Illustrations of Old English Literature

J. Payne Collier · 1966 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

New York , Benjamin Blom, 1966. Cloth. A smart three volume set of this collection of old English works. A complete three volume set. These volumes are facsimile reprints of the original 1866 edition of Old English works. Each volume contains eight works of Old English litera...

The Wonderful Cure of Naaman

1840 · Rooke Books

£134.00 (€160.64 | $177.06 | ¥28,278)

London, The Religious Tract Society , c1830. Paperback. Charming little chapbook containing the biblical tale of the cleansing of Naaman. A scarce work. Tale of juvenile literature concerned with the healing of Naaman, the Leper. Relating to physical and spiritual salvation, w...