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The Poetical Works of Patrick Hannay, A.M. Reprinted from the Edition of 1622

Patrick Hannay · 1875 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Glasgow, The Hunterian Club, 1875. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce collection of the poetical works of Patrick Hannay, being a facsimile of the edition of 1622 and presented in the very scarce original publisher's paper wraps. Complete in one volume with two ful...

Gilian the Dreamer, His Fancy His Love Fancy Farm Jaunty Jock and Other Stories Doom Castle a Romance the Lost Pibroch & Other Sheiling Stories Children of Tempest a Tale of the Outer Isles the Daft Days the Shoes of Fortune the New Road

Neil Munro · 1905 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1905-23. Leather. A smartly bound collection of the novels and short stories of Neil Munro, in a fine binding by Ramage in London. In nine volumes. In a signed binding by Ramage in London. A collection of novels and short stories by the Scot...

Frank Bedwell His Christmas Verses 1897-1909

Frank Bedwell · 1935 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Unknown, Printed for Private Circulation , 1935. Leather. A very scarce collection of Christmas poems by Frank Bedwell, bound in a lovely imitation morocco binding and signed by two of his sons. Whilst little is known about the author, this volume is charming example of late e...

The Quarterly Review

Unamed · 1815 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, John Murray , 1815. Leather. A scarce work of literary and social criticism from the early nineteenth century. Volume XIII of this early 19th century journal. The Quarterly Review was a periodical originally created as a rival to the Edinburgh Review. Highly political ...

The Second Man a Comedy in Three Acts

S. N. Behrman · 1927 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

New York, Doubleday, page, & Company, 1927. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this comical play by S. N. Behrman, held in the original dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Held in the original unclipped dustwrapper, which is adhered to the spine as issued. ...

The Drums of the Fore and Aft; without Benefit of Clergy

Rudyard Kipling · 1899 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

New York, Doubleday and McClure Company, 1899. First edition. Cloth. A lovely two volume set of the work of Rudyard Kipling, both first U.S. editions. This set features two fictional works by Kipling, 'Without The Benefit of Clergy' and 'The Drums of Fore and Af...

The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man; the Cold Heart

A. von Chamisso; Wilhelm Hauff; Dr. A. S. Rappoport (Intro) · 1913 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Holden & Hardingham, 1913. Cloth. A handsomely bound work featuring two works of fiction by A. von Chamisso and Dr. A. S. Rappoport. Undated, dated using Copac. A collection of two cautionary tales by A. von Chamisso and Wilhelm Hauff, handsomely bound in the publisher...

The Song of Hiawatha the Courtship of Miles Standish Tales of a Wayside Inn

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1855 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)

London, David Bogue; W. Kent & Co; Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1855-64. First edition. Leather. Three of Henry Longfellow's most popular poems, here bound smartly together in a half calf binding, two of the poems being first editions. Three volumes in one. 'The ...

L&Apos;Opere Di Virgilio Mantoano Cioe la Bucolica, la Georgica, E L&Apos;Eneide Commentate in Lingua Volgare Toscana Con Ordine Che L&Apos;Espositione Volgare Dichiara la Latina & la Latina la Volgare Et E Utile Tanto a Chi in Questo Poema Uvole Imparar la Lingua Latina, Quanto a Chi Cerca D&Apos;Apprendere la Volgare Nuouamente Stampate & Diligentemente Corrette Con Privilegii

Virgil; Giovanni Fabrini; Carlo Maletesta; Filippo Venuti · 1615 · Rooke Books

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

Venetia, Appresso i Sessa , 1615. Vellum. A very scarce collection of Virgil's works. Being the Eclogues, Georgics and his epic, Aeneid. With extensive notes in the vernacular Tuscan language and the original text presented in Vulgar Latin. A very scarce edition of Virgil...

The Poetical Works and Remains of Henry Kirke White

Henry Kirke White; Robert Southey · 1852 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, George Routledge and Co. 1852. First edition. Leather. A scarce first thus edition of the collected poetical works of the renowned English poet Henry Kirke White. Henry Kirke White, who died at the tragically young age of twenty one, had a short but prolific literary c...

The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature Volume I: 600-1660 Volume II: 1660-1800 Volume III: 1800-1900 Volume IV: 1900-1950 Volume V: Index

George Watson (ed.); I.R. Willison (ed.); J. D. Pickles (ed.) · 1969 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.74 | $290.70 | ¥46,427)

Cambridge, University Press, 1969-1977. Cloth. A lovely complete five volume set of this monumental reference work on English Literature. The culmination of works by more than fifty specialists and foremost scholars in their respective fields, this work is, after the 'Oxf...

Berlin Game

Len Deighton · 1983 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Hutchinson, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of the first novel in the 'Game, Set and Match' trilogy by Len Deighton, best known as one of the top three spy novelists of his generation. This work is the first novel in the first of three...

Trivia or the Art of Walking T the Streets of London

John Gay · 1716 · Rooke Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.43 | $2,907.00 | ¥464,265)

London, Bernard Lintott, 1716. First edition. Leather. The first edition of John Gay's poem 'Trivia', with the embellished head and tail pieces. This scarce work is one of 2000 copies printed for this run. This is the first edition of the work, undated to title ...

A True Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Her Grace Sarah, Late Duchess Dowager of Marlborough with the Codicil

Sarah, Dowager Duchess of Marlborough; · 1744 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, M Cooper, 1744. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the last will and testament of the influential courtier, formidable character, and close friend of Queen Anne, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Malborough. The first edition of this work. Several printings were is...

Le Dernier Abencerage

Chateaubriand · 1896 · Rooke Books

£28.00 (€33.57 | $37.00 | ¥5,909)

Paris, E. Guillaume, 1896. Leather. A leather bound, copiously illustrated copy of Chateaubriand's well renowned short story, 'Le Dernier Abencerage' François-Rene, Viscount of Chateaubriand was a writer and French politician often deemed by critics as one of t...

The Works of Shakspere Imperial Edition Edited by Charles Knight [and] a Biography of William Shakspere

William Shakespeare; Charles Knight (Ed) · 1791 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, J. S. Virtue and Co, c1900. Leather. A desirable copy of the Imperial Edition of the Works of Shakespeare, profusely illustrated throughout. This particular volume is two volumes bound in three. In a uniform half calf binding, with gilt detailing to the front board of ...

The Story of a Life

Moyle Sherer · 1825 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.71 | $323.73 | ¥51,702)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825. First edition. Leather. Two volumes bound as one of this novel by Moyle Sherer, describing the life of a man who is down on his luck. The first edition of this work. Complete with two volumes bound as one. The protago...

Barnaby Rudge Sketches by Boz Christmas Books

Charles Dickens · 1849 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.30 | $792.82 | ¥126,618)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1849-52. First edition. Leather. A smartly rebound collection of Charles Dickens' novels, with 'Sketches of Boz' and 'Christmas Book's being the first cheap editions, all volumes illustrated with a frontispiece. 'Sketches...

Lord Byron Vindicated; or Rome and Her Pilgrim

Manfred; [E W Preston] · 1876 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Simpkin, Marshall and Co, 1876. First edition. Leather. An interesting very scarce work, being a long poem covering the topics of Rome, Fame, Love, Byron and more. The first edition of this work penned under the pseudonym 'Manfred&apos. An interesting poetical wor...

The Cud Being the Experimental Poems of Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking

Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking · 1922 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Mills and Boon Limited, 1922. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of Lancelot de Giberne Sieveking's collection of experimental poetry, with an inscription and several annotations by the author throughout the volume. First edition. Limited edition copy, ...