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The Works of Lord Byron in Six Volumes

Lord Byron · 1830 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , John Murray, 1830-1831. Leather. A set of the works of Lord Byron. Complete in six volumes. Volumes I-IV are described as complete in four volumes, with volumes V and VI desrcibed as complete in six volumes. With an engraved frontispiece of Lord Byron in volume I. Geo...

The Clockmaker; or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville

Thomas Chandler Haliburton 'Samuel Slick' · 1838 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Richard Bentley, 1838-1840. Cloth. The complete series of The Clockmaker by 'Samuel Slick&apos. First, Second and Third Series First series is the fourth edition. Second series is the third edition. Third series is the first edition. Sam Slick was a character crea...

The Everyman&Apos;S Library a Selection of Works

Various · 1906 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, J M Dent and Sons, c1910. Leather. A selection of works from J M Dent's 'Everyman's Library&apos. These eight volumes are from a variety of the essay, theatrical, fictional and children's series published by Dent. The works are as follows: A Doll&ap...

Works by Richard Jefferies

Richard Jefferies · 1900 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1900-1906. Leather. A scarce collection of works from renowned English nature writer in both novels and fiction, John Richard Jefferies. With the collection comprising of: Wood Magic a Fable, being the third impression of the first Silver Librar...

Percy Society Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Age Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications

Various · 1842 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

London, Printed for the Percy Society, 1842-1849. Leather. Ninteen volumes of the Percy Society's reproductions of medieval poems and stories. Including: Volume VI (1842): Ancient Poetical Tracts of the Sixteenth Century, edited by E. F. Rimbault; Cock Lorell's Bote,...

The Poems of Mr Gray to Which Are Added Memoirs of His Life and Writings in Four Volumes

Thomas Gray, W Mason · 1778 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, A Ward, 1778. Leather. A collection of Thomas Gray's poetry. With memoirs of Gray's life and writings written by W Mason. With a portrait frontispiece of Gray to volume I. Thomas Gray was an English poet, letter-writer and classical scholar. His best known wo...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott in Seven Volumes

Sir Walter Scott · 1826 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Paris, A. and W. Galignani, 1826. Leather. A collection of the poetry of Sir Walter Scott. In seven volumes. Volume I contains: The Lay of the Last Minstrel, volume II contains: Marmion, volume III contains: The Lady of the Lake, volume IV contains: Rokeby, volume V contains: ...

Elegant Epistles Being a Copious Collection of Familiar and Amusing Letters and Elegant Extracts in Prose

Various · 1807 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London, J. Johnson , 1807-1808. Leather. A uniformly bound set of anthologies containing pieces of fiction, written in the format of both letters and verse. New edition. Selected for the improvement of young persons, and for general entertainment. With work from authors and re...

Poetry of Today a Quarterly "Extra" of the Poetry Review

Various · 1937 · Rooke Books

£29.99 (€35.95 | $39.62 | ¥6,327)

London , The Poetry Society, 1937-1938. Paperback. Three issues of Poetry of Today, an additional "extra" of Poetry Review. Poetry Review is the magazine of the Poetry Society. Founded in 1912, shortly after the establishment of the Society, its editors have included such poet...

Ecclesiastical Biography or Lives of Eminent Men, Connected with the History of Religion in England; from the Commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution; Selected and Illustrated with Notes

Christopher Wordsworth · 1853 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London , Francis and John Rivington, 1853. Leather. A set of biographies of influential clergymen, priests, and religious figures from Christopher Wordsworth. Containing biographies of Sir Thomas More, John Rogers, Bishop Latimer, Thomas Cranmer and many others. Christopher Wo...

White Lies a Story

Charles Reade · 1857 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London , Trubner and Co. 1857. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this novel by Charles Reade. Charles Reade (8 June 1814 – 11 April 1884) was an English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the Hearth. No half titles required for this work. White Lie...

Mary of Burgundy; or, the Revolt of Ghent. In Three Volumes

G. P. R. James · 1833 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London , Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833. First edition. Leather. A first edition and complete set of James's historical novel, dating from the 1830s. First Edition. Complete in three volumes. George Payne Rainsford James (August 9 1799 – June 9 1860...

The Poet at the Breakfast-Table the Professor at the Breakfast-Table, and the Autocrat at the Breakfast-Table

Oliver Wendell Holmes · 1872 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

London , William Paterson and Co. c1900. Leather. A uniformly bound set of Oliver Wendell Holmes' fictionalised breakfast table talk novels, which include poetry, stories, jokes and songs. Being the complete set of Holmes' "Breakfast-Tables" series. Holmes first gain...

Four Novels: Old St. Paul&Apos;S, the Flitch of Bacon or the Custom of Dunmow, the Spendthrift, and the Star Chamber

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1805 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London , George Routledge and Sons, c1880. Leather. A set of four novels from William Harrison Ainsworth, uniformly bound. Comprised of Old St. Paul's, The Flitch of Bacon or the Custom of Dunmow, The Spendthrift, and The Star Chamber William Harrison Ainsworth (1805–188...

Works of Lord Byron. In Twelve Volumes

Lord Byron · 1821 · Rooke Books

£725.00 (€869.03 | $957.83 | ¥152,952)

London , John Murray et al, 1821-1825. Leather. A uniformly bound set of Byron's works from several different publishers. Volume I features an engraved portrait frontispiece. Complete in twelve volumes. With a bookseller's stamp for Dennen's, Michigan, to the fr...

A Collection of Early Prose Romances

William J. Thoms · 1828 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London , William Pickering, 1828. Leather. A scarce complete first edition set of Thoms's wonderful collection of 'scattered specimens of popular fiction&apos. Rarely seen complete. Composed of eleven tales, divided into three volumes published in 1827 and 1828. Volu...

The Handy-Volume Shakspeare in Thirteen Volumes

William Shakespeare · 1564 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. c1866. Cloth. The Handy-Volume set of Shakespeare's plays. Complete in thirteen volumes. Volume I contains: The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Comedy of Errors, volume II contains: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure For Measure an...

The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray in Twenty-Four Volumes

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1867 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London , Smith, Elder and Co. 1867-1869. Cloth. A set of novels from nineteenth-century novelist William Makepeace Thackeray. It is missing one volume. Including The Newcombes (In two volumes), The Four Georges/The English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century, The Christmas Boo...

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Baronet. In Ten Volumes

Walter Scott · 1821 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London , Archibald Constable, 1821. Fine Binding. A lovely early set of Walter Scott's poetry, in decorative full calf bindings. 'Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland; with a f...

The Shakespeare Head Edition of the Novels of Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope, Michael Sadleir (edited) · 1929 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

Stratford Upon Avon and Oxford, Shakespeare Head Press, Basil Blackwell, 1929. Cloth. A selection of works by Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope. The works present are as follows: The Warden Framley Parsonage I and II Doctor Thorne The Last Chronicle of Barset I, II, III and ...