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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...

The English Illustrated Magazine in Four Volumes

Various · 1884 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1884 - 1887. Leather. A collection of some editions of The English Illustrated Magazine by Various Contributors. In four volumes. These cover the years 1883-1884, 1884-1885, 1885-1886 and 1886-1887. With a Table of Contents to the front of each volume...

Devereux the Last of the Barons Zanoni Pelham or Adventures of a Gentleman Godolphin the Pilgrims of the Rhine Paul Clifford Rienzi the Last of the Roman Tribunes Eugene Aram, a Tale the Disowned the Last Days of Pompeii Night and Morning Ernest Matravers or the Eleusinia Part the First Ernest Maltravers Part the Second

Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton · 1848 · Rooke Books

£599.99 (€719.18 | $792.67 | ¥126,579)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1848-1853. Leather. A fourteen volume uniformly bound set of the works of 'Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton', each with illustrated frontispieces. Fourteen volumes. Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton was an English novelist, playwright, and politician...

Old Court a Novel

William Harrison Ainsworth · 1867 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1867. First edition. Cloth. A complete three volume set of this scarce first edition of 'Old Court' by William Harrison Ainsworth. William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 1805 – 3 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born in Manc...

The Writings of Mrs Humphry Ward Westmoreland Edition

Mrs Humphry Ward · 1911 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.20 | $792.68 | ¥126,581)

London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1911-12. Leather. A sixteen volume set of the complete works of Mrs Mary Augusta Humphry Ward. A limited edition copy, signed by the author. The Westmorland edition. Signed by the author to volume I with limited edition number 167 of 250. Illustrat...

Stereotype Edition of the British Essayists the Spectator Vol I - VI No. 1 - No. 635 Tatler Vol I - III No. 1 - No. 271 with Notes and Illustrations the Guardian Vol I - II No. 1 - No. 175 with Notes and Illustrations

Various · 1819 · Rooke Books

£499.99 (€599.32 | $660.56 | ¥105,482)

London, Andrew Wilson, 1819. Cloth. Eleven hardbound volumes of 'The British Essayists', very scarce in the original paper boards. The Spectator was a daily publication of 1711–12, founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England after they met at Charterhous...

Lord Ormont and His Aminta

George Meredith · 1894 · Rooke Books

£129.99 (€155.81 | $171.73 | ¥27,424)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, three volume set of George Meredith's Lord Ormont and his Aminta. First edition. Three volumes, complete. George Meredith, OM, 1828 – 1909, was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era. A...

The Dew-Drop: A Monthly Magazine for the Young

Anonymous · 1849 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Glasgow, Christian News and Day Star Offices, 1849-1855. Cloth. A six volume set of this 19th century children's magazine. Volumes I, III, IV, V, VI and VII. Each issue has numerous b&w illustrations, and articles, anecdotes, poems, and short, short stories mean to teach ...

Selected Plays Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Richard Cumberland · 1783 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, C Dilly and Lackington, Allen and Co, 1783-1804. Paperback. Five plays by English dramatist and civil servant Richard Cumberland. The volumes include: The Mysterious Husband, A Tragedy in Five Acts (1783) First Edition The Wheel of Fortune, A Comedy (1795) Second Editi...

A Hall of Mirrors

Robert Stone · 1968 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, The Bodley Head, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of American novelist Robert Stone's 'A Hall of Mirrors' - of only a 1000 estimated to have been published. 'A Hall of Mirrors' was Stone's first novel. As written in the synop...

White Skin Man

John Baker · 2003 · Rooke Books

£14.99 (€17.97 | $19.80 | ¥3,162)

London, Orion, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this mystery novel by John Baker. ''White Skin Man' is John Baker at his best. Powerful, moving and very human, this is a novel both of tension and huge emotion.' John Baker is a British author, ...

The November Man

Brian Freemantle · 1976 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Brian Freemantle's thriller 'The November Man&apos. Featuring the original illustrated dustwrapper. "The treaty is so simple that the American president can hardly believe his luck. In exchange for...

The Man Who Wanted Tomorrow

Brian Freemantle · 1975 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,985)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Brian Freemantle's psychological thriller 'The Man Who Wanted Tomorrow&apos. Featuring the original dustwrapper. "Four boxes hidden by the Nazis in a lake, become the focal point of international a...

The Man Who Lied to Women

Carol O'Connell · 1995 · Rooke Books

£36.99 (€44.34 | $48.87 | ¥7,804)

London, Hutchinson, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this murder mystery novel from Carol O'Connell, featuring her recurring enigmatic character Kathy Mallory. First edition, first impression. Mallory is described by her creator as a sociopath. Emotionally s...