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Under the Rainbow

Emily Jane Moore · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, W. Nicholson & Sons, c1880. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this short juvenile tale by Emily Jane Moore. A short tale for young readers by author of 'The Two Margies' and 'Little Bed' Emily Jane Moore, in the 'Emily Jane Moore's New Juvenile...

Legends from Fairyland

Holme Lee; Mrs H.B. Paull [trans.] · 1902 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. c1890. Cloth. A very scarce collection of fairy tales for children by Holme Lee, the pseudonym of Harriet Parr, illustrated throughout. A collection of fairy tales for children, narrating the adventures of charming characters such as Spite, Tuflon...

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

J. M. Barrie · 1906 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.72 | $1,453.50 | ¥232,133)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1906 . First edition. Cloth. Beautifully illustrated with colour plates from Arthur Rackham, this is a wonderful first trade edition of J. M. Barrie's iconic children's tale. The first trade edition of Arthur Rackham's illustrated edi...

In Fairyland: A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World

William Allingham; Richard Doyle · 1870 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.78 | $2,510.59 | ¥400,956)

London, Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, 1870 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of Richard Doyle and William Allingham's beautifully illustrated fairy tales, illustrated throughout with Doyle's plates. The first edition of this beautifully illustrat...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott · 1880 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London , William P. Nimmo, 1880. Leather. A smart, leather binding of The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, with illustrations. This is a smart, leather bound copy of The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, published in 1880. This edition is illustrated by Heeley Halswell an...

A Book of Verses for Children

Edward Verrall Lucas · 1923 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Chatto & Windus , 1923. Cloth. A bright copy of this charming poetry book for children compiled by Edward Verrall Lucas. A collection of children's verses compiled by Edward Verrall Lucas, originally published in 1897. Containing a series of charming poems for chi...

Timothy&Apos;S Quest a Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It

Kate Douglas Wiggin · 1892 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, Gay and Bird, 1892. Cloth. A beautifully bound copy of a popular and charming tale by Kate Douglas Wiggin, here in the original very scarce dust wrapper. In the original very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library...

Souvenir Programme of the Matinee Organised by the Daily Telegraph As a Tribute to Miss Marie Tempest

1935 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London , The Daily Telegraph , 1935. First edition. Cloth. A charming souvenir programme dedicated to a star of the opera and the stage. The Souvenir Programme for Marie Tempest's jubilee matinee organised by the Daily Telegraph for Tuesday May 28th 1935. All the proceeds...

&Apos;Twas in Trafalgar&Apos;S Bay and Other Stories

Walter Besant; James Rice · 1871 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Chatto & Windus , c1889. Leather. A new edition of this collection of short stories from a collaboration between Walter Besant and James Rice. Walter Besant and James Rice began their collaboration in 1871, producing together numerous works of fiction, including the ve...

The Publishing Experience

Cass Canfield · 1969 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)

Philadephia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this bibliographical lecture, in the scarce glassine wrap. The first edition of the work. With an inscription from the author, reading: 'For Deborah, with affection an...

Rhymes of a Rolling Stone

Robert W. Service · 1912 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

Toronto, William Briggs, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming collection of verse from Robert W. Service. An exceptionally lovely copy of this work. The first edition of this volume of poems from 'the Bard of the Yukon', British-born Canadi...

Lost Lane

Dorothy Wellesley · 1925 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, William Heinemann, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed first edition of this short volume of poems from 'Lady Gerald Wellesley', Dorothy Wellesley. A signed first edition of this collection of poems from Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, a ...

The Explorers and Other Poems

M. C. [Catherine Martin] · 1874 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

Melbourne, George Robertson, 1874 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition volume of verse from Australian poet Catherine Martin, featuring her retelling of the Burke and Wills expedition. The very scarce first edition of this nineteenth century collection of poems ...

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and Madame Midas

Fergus W. Hume · 1887 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.90 | $2,378.45 | ¥379,853)

London, The Hansom Cab Publishing Company, 1887-88. Cloth. Two of Fergus Hume's popular works bound in one, including an early printing of his massively important mystery novel 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab&apos. Two volumes in one.'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab&ap...

Many Brightnesses and Other Verse

Michael Juste; [Michael Houghton] · 1954 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, The Neptune Press, 1954. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition of the poetry of Michael Houghton, inscribed by the author under his pseudonym Michael Juste. Signed by the author to the front paste down, 'With compliments, from Michael Juste, Jun 23/59&apos.A very s...

Robert Eyres Landor, Selections from His Poetry and Prose, with an Introduction, Biographical & Critical

Robert Eyres Landor; Eric Partridge [ed.] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, The Fanfrolico Press, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. Signed by the editor, Eric Parker, this is a Limited Edition anthology of the prose and verse of Robert Eyres Landor, younger brother of Walter Savage Landor. The first edition of this Limited Edition selection of the...

The Saint&Apos;S Tragedy; or, the True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary

Charles Kingsely, Junior · 1848 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, John W. Parker, 1848. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition of Charles Kingsley' biographical verse drama about the life of the thirteenth century saint, Elizabeth of Hungary. A bright copy of the first edition of the first published work from English pri...

The Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy

Frances Trollope · 1840 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Henry Colburn, 1840. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the first single volume edition of Frances Trollope's novel about nineteenth century child labour, illustrated throughout. The first single volume edition of Frances Trollope's 'damning expose of...

A Choice of Enemies

Mordecai Richler · 1957 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1957. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Mordecai Richler's thrilling novel set amongst dissident creatives living in London in the 1950s. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An interesting...

The Junkers

Piers Paul Read · 1968 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , Secker & Warburg , 1968. First edition. Cloth. A very well presented first edition copy of Piers Paul Read's historical novel that unravels the human experiences of the Second World War through the lens of one family. Piers Paul Read is a British novelist and won...