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Tales and Novels by Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth · 1832 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London , Baldwin and Cradock, 1832-33. Leather. A collection of the stories of Maria Edgeworth. Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) was a prolific Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children&apos...

Marryat&Apos;S Works

Captain Frederick Marryat · 1862 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.82 | ¥78,059)

London , Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1862-4. Leather. A selection of Captain Marryat's wonderful naval and adventure stories. Includes: The Phantom Ship, Mr. Midshipman Easy, Peter Simple, The Naval Officer: or Scenes and Adventures in the Life of Frank Mildmay, The K...

A Century of French Romance in Five Volumes

Edmund Gosse · 1902 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, William Heinemann, 1902. Cloth. A set of uniformly bound novels, translated from the french and exploring themes of romance. Novels consist of The Lady of Camellias, The Nabob, Notre-Dame of Paris, Pierre and Jean and Romance of a Poor Young Man. Featuring twenty-two c...

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Four Volumes

Henry Fielding · 1806 · Rooke Books

£700.00 (€839.06 | $924.80 | ¥147,678)

London , James Baillie, 1806-07. Leather. A pocket sized collection comprising Henry Fielding's comic novel Tom Jones. Forming part of Baillie's Elegant Pocket Editions of Selected Novels, with a life of the author. Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatis...

Three Beatrix Potter Tales

Beatrix Potter · 0 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London , Frederick Warne and Co. c1930. Hardback. Three wonderful Beatrix Potter tales. Containing: The Tale of Ginger and Pickles The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin Illustrated throughout with coloured plates and sketches in the text. All volumes are undate...

Selection of Francis Bain&Apos;S &Apos;Translated&Apos; Novels in Nine Volumes

Francis William Bain · 1913 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London , Riccardi Press Books , 1913-1919. Cloth. A uniformly bound collection of Francis Bain's fantasy novels reputed to have been translated from the original sanskrit manuscripts. Second reprints of the first editions. Set consists of "A Heifer of the Dawn", "A Mine o...

The Works of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith · 1854 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

London , John Murray, 1854. Cloth. A collection of the works of Oliver Goldsmith. Volume I: Poetical Works, Dramas, The Vicar and Wakefield Volume II: Enquiry into the Present State of Polite Learning, The Citizen of the World Volume III: The Bee, Essays, Unacknowledge Essays,...

The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. In Ten Volumes Edited, with a Biographical Essay, by Leslie Stephen

Henry Fielding; Leslie Stephen · 1882 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.23 | $759.66 | ¥121,307)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1882. Cloth. A large limited edition illustrated set of the works of Henry Fielding, including the classic 'Tom Jones&apos. Bound in the original publisher's' cloth with the original paper labels still intact. Complete in Ten Volumes....

Rose D&Apos;Albret or, Troublous Times a Romance

George Payne Rainsford James · 1844 · Rooke Books

£79.99 (€95.88 | $105.68 | ¥16,875)

London, Richard Bentley, 1844. First edition. Leather. George Payne Rainsford James' historic romance. Complete in two volumes. George Payne Rainsford James (August 9, 1799 – June 9, 1860), was an English novelist and historical writer, the son of a physician in London. ...

A Collection of Plays Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden between 1791 and 1799 in Twenty Volumes.

Various · 1791 · Rooke Books

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

London, The Proprietors , 1791-1799. Leather. A collection of uniformly bound theatrical works all written as they were performed at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, Covent Garden. Regulated from the prompt books by permission of the managers, boasting a range of genres such a...

Peter&Apos;S Letters to His Kinsfolk. In Three Volumes.

Dr. Peter Morris (J. G. Lockhart) · 1819 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.62 | $376.52 | ¥60,126)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood et al, 1819. First edition. Leather. The first edition collection of Lockhart's satirical letters written as Dr Peter Morris, in an attractive fine binding. Complete in Three Volumes. With portrait plates of eminent gentleman, including Sir Wa...

The Task, Table Talk and Minor Poems

William Cowper · 1825 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, John Sharpe, 1825. Leather. Three volumes of popular works by William Cowper. Comprising of The Task, Table Talk and his Minor Poems. Illustrated, with 6 plates to The Task, 7 plates to Table Talk and 4 plates to Minor Poems. Collated, complete. The Task is a blank ver...

Decamerone in Three Volumes

Giovanni Boccaccio · 1825 · Rooke Books

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

London, William Pickering, 1825. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition set of 'The Decameron' by Giovanni Boccaccio, illustrated with ten plates by the famous English illustrator and engraver Thomas Stothard. Collated: Complete in three volumes with the 10 Sto...

The Works of William Cowper; Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and Translations.

William Cowper; Robert Southey (ed.) · 1854 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, H.G. Bohn, 1854. Leather. Five volumes from Bohn's illustrated edition of Cowper's complete works, edited by the poet Robert Southey William Cowper was a forerunner of the Romantic poets of the late 18th century; his work celebrated nature and everyday life w...

Literary Ancedotes of the Eighteenth Century Comprizing Biographical Memoirs of William Bowyer, Printer, F.S. A. And Many of His Learned Friends.

John Nichols · 1812 · Rooke Books

£239.99 (€287.67 | $317.06 | ¥50,630)

London, Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1812. Leather. Three volumes of the scarce Literary Ancedotes of the Eighteenth Century. Bound in leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Volumes I, II and VII. Scarce. John Nichols, 1745 – 1826, was an English printer and author. Nichol...

The Works of John Galsworthy Grove Edition

John Galsworthy · 1928 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, William Heinemann, 1928-31. Cloth. Eleven volumes of 'The Works of John Galsworthy', Grove Edition, including The Forsyte Saga. Including a complete three volume set of 'Caravan', these eleven volumes provide an array of the vast selection of works ...

The Works of Charles Reade

Charles Reade · 1814 · Rooke Books

£890.00 (€1,066.81 | $1,175.81 | ¥187,762)

Boston, Colonial Press Company, c1900. Leather. A very handsome set of the Works of the English novelist and playwright, Charles Reade. Reade (8 June 1814 – 11 April 1884) fell out of fashion by the turn of the century—"it is unusual to meet anyone who has voluntarily read h...

English Literature 1475-1700 in Three Volumes

Carl H. Pforzheimer · 1940 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

New York, Morrill Press, 1940. Cloth. An entire photocopy of the original 1940 edition of English Literature 1475-1700. Clear evidence of a bibliophile's dedication considering the hours of effort this must have taken to produce and to have professionally bound. Complete ...

Westward Ho! or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh

Charles Kingsley · 1855 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Cambridge, Macmillan & Co. 1855. Cloth. The uncommon second edition of one of Kingsley's most popular novels. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering. Complete in Three Volumes. This particular copy comes from the Worcester Public Library, Reference Department, with a lib...

The Lord Mayor of London or, City Life in the Last Century

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1862 · Rooke Books

£670.00 (€803.10 | $885.16 | ¥141,349)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1862. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of this historical novel by William Harrison Ainsworth. One of the most difficult to source. Fading to spines as normally seen. No half titles called for. Complete in three volumes. William Harriso...