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Alice in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll · 1932 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Nottingham , Hodder and Stoughton Limited for Boots Pure Drug Co. Ltd , 1932. Cloth. A lavishly illustrated centenary edition of Lewis Carroll's beloved tale, with the uncommon original dust wrapper. A Centenary Edition of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'...

Peter Pan and Wendy: Retold for Little People

J.M. Barrie [adapt. May Byron] · 1940 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, c1940. Cloth. A lovely illustrated edition of a popular retelling of Peter Pan for young children, with colour gravure plates by Golden Age illustrator Mabel Lucie Atwell. A lovely illustrated edition of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan and We...

The Clandestine Marriage, a Comedy

George Colman; David Garrick · 1766 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, T. Becket, P.A. De Hondt; R. Baldwin; R. Davis; T. Davies, 1766. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the scarce first edition of Colman and Garrick"s comedy of secret marriage, manners, and social ambition, first performed at Drury Lane in 1766. Rebound in a modern r...

La Divina Commedia: Volume Secondo, Purgatorio

Dante Alighieri [ed. by Giosafatte Biagioli] · 1848 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Naples, Gabriele Rondinella, 1848. Leather. An illustrated edition of Purgatorio within Dante's Divine Comedy, including the commentary of a well-known scholar on the literary figure, Giosafatte Biagioli. The second volume Purgatorio, (Purgatory) within Dante's La Di...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon · 2003 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Oxford, David Fickling Books, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. The first children's edition of this popular mystery novel by Mark Haddon, in the original dust wrapper. The first children's edition.  In the publisher's original red cloth binding. In the original unc...

French Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil

The Rev. Samuel G. Green · 1878 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, The Religious Tract Society, [1878]. First edition. Cloth. A richly illustrated first edition of this artistic journey around France, with interesting provenance. An illustrated first edition. This copy, with the bookplate of British Conservative politician and photogr...

Perchance to Dream; Knave of Dreams

Various [ed. by Damon Knight]; Andre Norton · 1975 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London; Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Victor Gollancz Ltd.; Kestrel, 1975. First edition. Cloth. Two intriguing works that focus on the concept of dreams by two science fiction authorities, excellent examples of science fiction New Wave. These two compelling works, published in 19...

Various Pieces in Verse and Prose

Nathaniel Cotton · 1791 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, J. Dodsley, 1791. First edition. Leather. A complete two volume set of an uncommon collection of Nathaniel Cotton's fables, tales and poems, many of which were never published before. Various Pieces in Verse and Prose, of which were never published before, a colle...

The Jungle Book the Second Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling · 1924 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1924. Leather. A pair of full calf, illustrated editions of Kipling's beloved children's novels, featuring an unclipped dust wrapper. A smart pair of Rudyard Kipling's most popular children's works, both bound in smart ori...

Genesis Two

L.P. Davies [Leslie Purnell Davies] · 1969 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a curious science fiction merging mystery and suspense, written by prolific British novelist of the genre L.P. Davies. The first edition of Genesis Two, an intriguing science fiction mystery, written by ...

2 Vols a Collection of the Works of William Penn, to Which Is Prefixed a Journal of His Life.

William Penn · 1726 · Rooke Books

£3,250.00 (€3,896.21 | $4,294.42 | ¥685,846)

London, J. Sowle, 1726 . First edition. Leather. The scarce and important first collected edition of William Penn's writings, comprising his most influential theological and political works, complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in a 19th century quarter morocco with c...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, Alexander Leighton · 1885 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo, c1890. Leather. A decorative morocco bound edition of the Scottish literary titan's classic poetry, previously owned and signed by a Scottish industrialist. An attractive edition of The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, adjoined with a biogr...

Dancer&Apos;S Luck; Dancer in the Wings

Lorna Hill · 1958 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1958. First edition. Cloth. Two popular children's novels on fictional ballerina Annette Dancy, including a first edition, both in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Dancer's Luck and Dancer in the Wings, an early impression of the ...

The Scribleriad: An Heroic Poem

Richard Owen Cambridge · 1751 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, R. Dodsley; M. Cooper, 1751 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated with engraved plates, this is the scarce first edition of Richard Owen Cambridge's celebrated mock epic, arranged in six books. The scarce first edition of this work. A humorous mock epic poem, in par...

Around the World with the Alphabet

Hendrik Willem van Loon · 1935 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1935 . First edition. Hardback. A beautiful example of the first edition of Hendrik Willem van Loon's children's alphabet, aiming to educate the young about the cities of the world. Illustrated throughout in colour by the author. The fir...

The Arabian Nights&Apos; Entertainments

[Trans. by Edward Forster], [rev. by G. Moir Bussey] · 1840 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Joseph Thomas, 1840. Leather. An illustrated edition of the classic collection of Middle Eastern Folktales, with engravings by Royal Academy painter Robert Smirke. An illustrated edition of the The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, the classic collection of folktale...

8 Vols Memoirs of the Countess de Genlis, Illustrative of the History of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

[Stephanie Felicite, Comtesse de Genlis] · 1825 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

London, Henry Colburn, 1825-1826. Leather. The scarce first English edition of Madame de Genlis"s memoirs, complete in eight volumes, recounting her life among the highest circles of pre- and post-Revolutionary France. In a smart contemporary half calf binding with marbled pap...

Best Sf of the Year 15

Various [ed. by Terry Carr] · 1986 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The second to last volume within Terry Carr's popular anthology featuring the year's best science fiction volumes, including Robert Silverberg and Howard Waldrop. The first edition of the Best SF (Science Fiction) ...

The Christopher Robin Verses: Being &Apos;When We Were Young&Apos; and &Apos;Now We Are Six&Apos;

A.A. Milne · 1950 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Methuen, 1950. Cloth. A charming edition combining two of Milne's early anthology, with colour plates illustrated by collaborator Ernest Howard Shepard. The charming eighth edition of The Christopher Robin Verses, being the combined volume of the two bestselling c...

The Contributions of Q.Q. To a Periodical Work: With Some Pieces Not Before Published.

Jane Taylor; Isaac Taylor [ed.] · 1826 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, B. J. Holsworth, 1826. Leather. The fascinating second edition of this scarce work by the composor of the familiar children's nursey rhyme, 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' The second edition of this work, first published two years prior, in 1824. Scarce i...