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Three Plays and a Pantomime

George Calderon · 1922 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,770)

London , Grant Richards Ltd , 1922 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this theatrical work. Featuring front and rear panel of original scarce dustwrapper slipped in. Plays include "Revolt" by Sybil Thorndike, "The Fountain" by Mary Jerrold, and "Cromwell: Mall O&a...

The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman in Three Parallel Texts Together with Richard the Redeless in Two Volumes

William Langland · 1924 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London , Lowe & Brydone, 1924. Cloth. A two volume set of Piers the Plowman by William Langland. Edited from numerous manuscripts with preface, notes, and a glossary by Walter W. Skeat. Volume I contains the text and Volume II the preface, notes and glossary. William Langland ...

From Wisdom Court

Henry Seton Merriman and Stephen C. Tallentyre · 1893 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , William Heinemann, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this selection of essays by Henry Seton Merriman First edition. Illustrated throughout by E. Corbin. With essays on matrimony, the sea, visitors, women and many more. In a red cloth binding. Externally s...

Crookleigh a Village Story

Silas K. Hocking · 1890 · Rooke Books

£24.99 (€29.96 | $33.02 | ¥5,274)

London and New York, Frederick Warne and Co. 1890. Cloth. A sweet tale of country life by Silas K. Hocking. With original illustrations by W. S. Stacey. Silas Kitto Hocking (24 March 1850 – 15 September 1935) was a Cornish novelist and Methodist preacher. In a decorative red ...

The Table Talker or Brief Essays on Society and Literature

William Johnstone · 1840 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.89 | $105.70 | ¥16,880)

London , William Pickering, 1840. Cloth. William Johnstone's collection of essays on society and literature. Including topics such as Invisible Existences, Female Education, Enlightenment and much more. Bookplates of Sir Henry Doulton and H. Lewis Doulton to front free-en...

The Tragedies of Sophocles, Literally Translated Into English Prose, with Notes

Sophocles · 1833 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Oxford , D. A. Talboys, 1833. Cloth. A third edition of the tragedies of Sophocles translated for D A Talboys. Sophocles is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose first plays have survived. Only seven of 123 of his plays have survived in a complete form, among which a...

Hey Nonny Yes Passions and Conceits from Shakespeare

Hallam Fordham · 1947 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

London , Saturn Press, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A collection of quotations from Shakespeare's works. Arranged by Hallam Fordham. Illustrated throughout by Edward Ardizzone. The First Edition. As stated to the introduction, 'the quotations in this book touch or lie...

The Wide Wide World

Elizabeth Wetherell (Susan Warner) · 1850 · Rooke Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,643)

London, Bliss, Sands and Co. c1880. Cloth. A scarce Victorian novel from Susan Warner. 'The Wide, Wide World' is an 1850 novel by Susan Warner, published under the pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell. It is often acclaimed as America's first bestseller. The book is a ...

The English Master; Student&Apos;S Guide to Reasoning and Composition

William Banks · 1829 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.87 | $132.12 | ¥21,101)

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1829. Cloth. A scarce second edition of this analytical view of the English language, of the human mind, and of the principles of fine writing. The writer explores the importance of language, interpreting the world through senses, what makes up the...

Nonsense for Somebody Anybody or Everybody Particularly the Baby-Body

A. Nobody · 0 · Rooke Books

£54.99 (€65.92 | $72.66 | ¥11,605)

London, Gardner, Darton & Co. c1920. Cloth. A charming and copiously illustrated nonsense work written and illustrated by A. Nobody. Designed in England Printed in Holland on English paper. With a dedication: "This nonsense book I wrote by myself and the pictures my pencil dre...

Agatha: A Fanciful Flight for a Gusty Night

George Halse · 1861 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,549)

London, Harrison, Bookseller to the Queen, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this scarce collection of poetry and prose by Victorian author George Halse, with beautiful illustrations by the eminent 'Phiz', Hablot K. Browne. George Frederick Halse wa...

Letters and Poems by the Late Mr John Henderson

John Henderson; John Ireland · 1786 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.31 | $101.74 | ¥16,249)

London, J. Johnson, 1786. First edition. Paperback. A uncommon first edition biographical work from the eighteenth century. First edition. An uncommon and interesting biographical work. An important memoir of one of the best actors of the eighteenth century. During his career ...

Crux

Philip Roberts · 1973 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Quebec, Ladysmith, 1973. Paperback. A scarce collection of poetry by the Canadian poet, Philip Roberts, with numerous abstract illustrations throughout. Philip Roberts is a Canadian poet, who moved to Australia and founded the Island Press of Australia in 1970. An internationa...

Oeuvres de a de Lamartine le Tailleur de Pierres de Saint-Point

Alphonse de Lamartine · 1887 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1887. Leather. A decoratively bound edition of Alphonse de Lamartine's novel 'Le Tailleur de Pierres&apos. Published as a part of a wider set of de Lamartine's works. With a vignette title page. In the original French. This novel is a le...

Oeuvres Completes Texte Etabli Et Presente Par Jean Plattard

Mathurin Regnier · 1930 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Editions Fernand Roches, 1930. Leather. The poetical works of Mathurin Regnier. In the original French. Limited edition, this copy is numbered 269 as it is one of 300 examples in 'papier Biblio-Pelure India&apos. With the original wraps bound in text. Regnier was a...

Basia Joannis Secundi Nicolai Hagensis or the Kisses of Joannes Secundus Nicolaius of the Hague in Latin and English Verse with the Life of Secundus and a Critic Upon His Basia

Johannes Secundus Nicolaius; George Ogle · 1731 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,019.01 | $1,123.16 | ¥179,375)

London, Henry Lintot, 1731. First edition. Leather. An early edition of this volume of poetry by popular New Latin Poet. Johannes Secundus was a New Latin poet of Dutch nationality. He was active during the sixteenth century and was a prolific writer. He produced several books...

The Rambles of a Rat

A.L.O.E. (Charlotte Maria Tucker) · 1871 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1871. Leather. A smart copy of this novel in which anthropomorphised rats tell the tales of their lives and travels. Featuring a number of plates, including a frontispiece. Charlotte Maria Tucker (1821-1893) was an English children's writer and...

Poems by Robert Browning

Robert Browning · 0 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.88 | $132.14 | ¥21,103)

London, George Routledge, c1901. Leather. A very attractive copy of the poetry of Robert Browning. Including The Pied Piper of Hamlyn, Sordello, Christmas-Eve and Easter Day and many more. In a tree calf binding with gilt detailing. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly b...

Les Adventures Du Chevalier de Faublas

Louvet de Couvray · 1869 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Bruxelles, Librairie Universelle, 1869. Leather. A new edition of Couvray's Adventures of Chevalier du Faublas. Complete in four volumes and illustrated with plates. Text is in French. Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai (June 12, 1760 - August 25, 1797), was a French novelis...

Les Encouragemens de la Jeunesse in Two Volumes

J. N. Bouilly · 1894 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London , Dulau and Company, 1894. Leather. A set of Les Encouragemens de la Jeunesse by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly. Complete in two volumes. Seventh edition. In French. With an engraved frontispiece to volume I. Jean-Nicolas Bouilly (24 January 1763 – 14 April 1842) was a French pl...