Letteratura

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

0 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1960. Paperback. An uncommon colourful pop-up nativity scene by the Czech artist Vojtěch Kubašta, a brilliant example. An uncommon pop-up nativity scene, an impressive and colourful scene showing Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the Three Kings, a shepherd, an...

Cavanagh Forest Ranger, a Romance of the Mountain West

Hamlin Garland · 1910 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

New York and London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of Hamlin Garland's popular Western romance, this copy being thrice signed by Garland. The first edition.Author's presentation copy, with an inscription to the rec...

Lyric Masterpieces by Living Authors

Adam L. Gowans [ed]; Rudyard Kipling; W. B. Yeats · 1911 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Gowans and Grey Ltd, 1911. Paperback. A charming pocket sized collection of lyrical poetry from celebrated poets such as Rudyard Kipling and W. B. Yeats, in the original dust wrapper and with the original, vanishingly scarce glassine dust wrapper. The second edition, s...

At Cousin Ada&Apos;S

Ethel Heaton · 1925 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, The Religious Tract Society, [1925]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition children's book about a young girl's time with her aunt by Ethel Heaton, with plates. The first edition.A very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and one plate, ...

The Bible in the Wall

1890 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, W. H. Broom and Rouse , c1890. Cloth. A bright copy of this very scarce true story about a man who learns the value of the Bible, with illustrations and a tipped in contemporary letter. A very scarce Christian short story following a man's repeated rejection of th...

The Poetical Works of Akenside, Shakespeare, Shenstone, & Waller

Mark Akenside; William Shakespeare; William Shenstone; Edmund Waller · 1797 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, C. Cooke, c1795-1797. Leather. Four Cooke's edition collections of poetry from important British writers, with a life of the author to each volume. Four volumes. Cooke's edition. This set contains: The Poetical Works of Mark Akenside: with the Life of the Aut...

A Million Stories in Search of a Happy Ending

Louise Lewis [translator] · 1983 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Blackie, 1983. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce choose your own adventure book for young children, with colour images throughout. First UK edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with colour images to each page. This book tells a million stories at the same time, and t...

The Princess&Apos; Blankets

Carol Ann Duffy · 2008 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Templar Publishing , 2008 . First edition. Hardback. A signed, limited edition of this enchanting fairy tale written by Carol Ann Duffy, with captivating illustrations by Catherine Hyde. Limited edition, with this copy being number 339 out of 500 copies printed. Signed...

Don Juan. Cantos I to VI.

Lord Byron · 1828 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Printed for the Booksellers, 1828 . Hardback. An early edition of Cantos I to VI of Lord Byron's famous epic poem, Don Juan. An early edition. Originally published between 1819 and 1824. Bound in the publisher's original boards, with cloth reinforcements. Th...

Scripta Manent

Alfred Bovet; Philippe Godet · 1887 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Neuchatel, Attinger Freres, 1887. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound limited edition work on the autograph collection of Alfred Bovet, signed by Bovet himself. The first edition of this scarce limited edition. Limited to six hundred copies, of which this is numbered five ...

Helen of Lowbole

Una L. Silberrad · 1924 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, John Long Limited, 1924. Cloth. Una L. Silberrad's very scarce novel about a headstrong women living in a little rural village, in the original, vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. A later edition, first published in 1913. In the publisher's original cloth with...

Fred Markham in Russia; or, the Boy Travellers

W. H. G. Kingston · 1858 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Griffith and Farran, 1858. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this W. H. G. Kingston adventure novel, complete with seven illustrated plates. The very scarce first edition of this work from W. H. G. Kingston, who is widely known for his array of boy...

A Collection of Biggles Stories

Captain W. E. Johns · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Dean & Son Ltd. c1970. Hardback. Six smart volumes of Biggles stories from English pilot and writer Captain W. E. Johns. Six volumes. Written by William Earl Johns, an English First World War pilot, and writer of adventure stories best known by his pen name Capt. W. E....

Santa&Apos;S Merry Carnival

Dorothy N. King · 1955 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

Not Stated, Polygraphic Company of America, 1955 . First edition. Paperback. An intricate pop-up book depicting Santa's Merry Carnival, charmingly illustrated throughout, by Dorothy King. Housed in the original pictorial box. The first edition. Spiral bound in the publish...

A Country Guide

John Samuel Tunnard · 0 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1930. Cloth. A very scarce volume of fourteen nature-themed poems, written and illustrated by John Samuel Tunnard. A very scarce work, containing a total of fourteen poems in a series titled 'A Country Guide', by John Samuel Tunnard. This ser...

Only a Bunch of Cherries

Emma Marshall · 1909 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, S. W. Partridge and Co. c1900. Cloth. A very scarce copy of one of Emma Marshall's popular children's stories, with illustrations throughout. A very scarce work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Prize bookplate to the front free end pa...

The 2nd Class Passenger

Perceval Gibbon · 1922 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

London, Chapman & Dodd, Ltd, 1922. Cloth. A very scarce collection of short stories by Perceval Gibbon, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The 'Abbey Library' edition. First published in 1913 by Methuen & Co. In the publisher's original cloth with the orig...

The Pop-Up Book of Magic Tricks

Ron Van Der Meer · 1983 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1983. First edition. Hardback. A scarce first edition pop-up book of magic tricks by Ron Van Der Meer. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial covers. Illustrated in colour with pop-ups and flaps to open. This scarce pop-...

Holiday Week: Fun to Read and Colour

0 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, English & Partners Ltd. c1945. Hardback. An uncommon colouring and reading book for children, following the holiday week of a young girl. Uncommon work. An English production. Illustrated with sixteen pages ready to colour in. A charming colouring book for children fol...

Stories from Dickens for Boys and Girls

Charles Dickens; Mary Angela Dickens · 1935 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.15 | $60.78 | ¥9,707)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. 1935. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming collection of stories from Dickens, written for children, with a folding panorama. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one colour plate, a double-page ...