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The Blithedale Romance

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1852 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.67 | $369.98 | ¥59,088)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1852 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce two volume first UK edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel about life on a utopian farming commune. The scarce first UK edition of this work, complete in two volumes.This edition of 'The Blithdale Roma...

Scintillations from the Prose Work of Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine; Simon Adler Stern [translator] · 1873 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

New York, Holt & Williams, 1873. First edition. Cloth. The first translated edition of this collection of extracts from the work of German writer Heinrich Heine. First thus. Part of the Leisure Hour series. A collection of extracts and anecdotes from the prose work of Christia...

The Publican&Apos;S Wife

Robin Estridge · 1948 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Peter Davies, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exceptionally scarce work of suspense fiction, written by Robin Estridge. The first edition, first impression. Very scarce. Written by British screenwriter and author of suspense fiction, Robin Estrid...

Les Confessions Du Comte de ***

[Charles Pinot Duclos] · 1742 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Amsterdam, Not Stated, 1742. Leather. The second edition of this popular romance novel by Charles Pinot Duclos, in the original French. The scarce second edition of this work.Complete as two volumes bound in one.In the original French.'Confessions' is an intriguing h...

The Artist&Apos;S Book of Fables

Edmund Southey Rogers · 1845 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1845. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this illustrated anthology of fables, engraved after the designs of James Northcote. The first edition of this scarce work.An anthology of fables, highlighted with the illustrations of James North...

Pamela&Apos;S Conduct in High Life

[John Kelly] · 1741 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Ward and Chandler, 1741. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce continuation of Samuel Richardson's influential novel, following Pamela after her marriage. The first edition of this very scarce work.Volume II only, of a total of two volumes....

The Tatler

Richard Steele; Joseph Addison · 1786 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.78 | $244.45 | ¥39,040)

London, C. Bathurst; J. Buckland; J. Rivington and Sons; et al, 1786. Leather. A complete set of the essays published in the journal 'The Tatler', by Richard Steele and Joseph Addison. Complete in six volumes.'The Tatler' was a society and literary journal ...

The Works of Robert Burns

Robert Burns · 1809 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809 . Leather. The four volume sixth edition of the poetical works of Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland. The complete four volume sixth edition, published in 1809.Illustrated with a frontispiece to Volume I.A collection of the poetry...

The Owlet of Owlstone Edge: His Travels, His Experience, and His Lubrications.

[Francis Edward Paget] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Joseph Masters, 1856. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this charming tale about an owlet, written by Francis Edward Paget. The very scarce first edition. In the publisher's original gilt and blind stamped cloth. Illustrated with an engraved...

Win-Oh-Ah and Other Poems

J. R. Ramsay [Andrew John Ramsay] · 1869 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Toronto, Adam, Stevenson & Co, 1869. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce book of poetry by J. R. Ramsay. The first edition. A very scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth. This very scarce book of poetry was written by Andrew John Ramsay ...

Gems of Literature, Elegant, Rare and Suggestive

Various · 1866 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Edinburgh , William P. Nimmo , 1866. Cloth. A profusely illustrated collection of stories and poetry bound in smart gilt decorated cloth binding. A very scarce edition of this work.With an array of charming illustrations throughout. In the publisher's original cloth bind...

Comus: A Mask

John Milton · 1858 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, George Routledge & Co. 1858. Cloth. A smart illustrated copy of the masque originally performed at Ludlow Castle to celebrate the Lord President of Wales in 1634. An illustrated edition of this work.With a monochrome frontispiece and large vignettes throughout. In the...

The New Rupert Rupert

The Daily Express · 1954 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London , Daily Express, 1954-1955. First edition. Hardback. A delightful set of two Rupert Bear books from The Daily Express Annual with colourful illustrations throughout. Two unclipped Rupert works from The Daily Express Annual.In the publisher's original illustrated la...

Myron

Gore Vidal · 1975 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Heinemann, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the scarce first UK edition of Vidal's sequel to his 1968 bestseller Myra Breckinridge. First UK edition, published in the US in 1974. Scarce edition. Myra Breckinridge, the transsexual who terrorized Hollywoo...

The Old Church Clock

Richard Parkinson · 1843 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, J. G. F. & J. Rivington, 1843. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming tale on the history of the old church clock, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. A homely tale originally written f...

Songs and Meditations

Maurice Hewlett · 1896 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co. 1896. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from English writer Maurice Hewlett. First collected edition. Most poems collected were previously unpublished, with few having been published in the Academy o...

The Complete Murder Sampler

James Nelson [Ed.]; et al · 1950 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Macdonald, 1950 . Cloth. The first UK edition of James Nelson's collected murder mystery stories from a variety of authors, including Leslie Charteris and W. Somerset Maugham. The first UK edition, with the first US edition being published in 1946. This intriguing...

Mr. Norris Changes Trains

Christopher Isherwood · 1952 · Rooke Books

£138.00 (€165.44 | $182.35 | ¥29,122)

London, The Hogarth Press , 1952 . Cloth. The fifth impression of Christopher Isherwood's novel surrounding a chance encounter on a train from the Netherlands to Germany. The fifth impression. First published in 1935. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original...

In the Fire of the Forge: A Romance of Old Nuremberg

Georg Ebers; Mary J. Safford · 1895 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition in English of this historical romance novel by Georg Ebers, complete in two volumes. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Complete in two volumes. Scarce work. Written by German novelist...

Quicksilver Sue

Laura E. Richards · 1899 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

New York, The Century Co. 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming tale for children by American author Laura E. Richards, the author's own copy from her library. The first edition of this uncommon work.Author's own copy, signed and inscribed to...