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Relics of Shelley

RIchard Garnett · 1862 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London , Edward Moxon, 1862. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of Shelley's unpublished works, discovered by the noted English scholar and librarian. Garnett worked for the British Library, becoming superintendent of the Reading Room and eventually Keeper of Print...

Selected Works of Robert Smith Surtees

Robert Smith Surtees · 1831 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London , Bradbury, Agnew and Co. c1904. Cloth. Two volumes of the sporting novels of Robert Smith Surtees. Containing: Mr Romford's Hounds Hawbuck Grange; or, the Sporting Adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq. Illustrated with thirty-one coloured plates and many more illustrat...

Out of Doors Nature Stories for Children

Alice Talwin Morris · 0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , Blackie and Son Limited, c1909. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated collection of stories for children. Alice Talwin Morris was a late 19th and early 20th century children's book illustrator and author. In a cloth binding in paper covered boards. Externally, smart wi...

Winter Count Poems 1934 - 1965

Frederick Manfred · 1966 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London , James D. Thueson, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Manfred's Winter Count - Poems 1934 - 1965. With a dedication to English author Robert Graves, including a signed slip of paper addressed to Graves. Frederick Feikema Manfred (1912 – 1994) was a no...

Portrait of a Village

Francis Brett Young · 1937 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , William Heinemann Ltd. 1937. First edition. Cloth. A collection of countryside tales from English novelist Francis Brett Young. First edition. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings by Joan Hassall. In a black cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally, bright...

English Alice a Poem in Five Cantos

Alexander John Evelyn Esq. · 1852 · Rooke Books

£74.99 (€89.89 | $99.07 | ¥15,821)

London , Pickering, 1852 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce Pickering first from Evelyn. This charming poem is set in broad, clear margins, with sharp, easty-to-read text. A welcome addition to any collection of rare Pickering editions. Replete with publisher's catalogue. B...

Mcauslan in the Rough and Other Stories

George MacDonald Fraser · 1974 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London , Barrie and Jenkins, 1974. Cloth. An uncorrected proof copy of this collection of short stories from George MacDonald Fraser. With handwritten details to the front board. In paper wraps. Externally, smart, though with some marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bri...

A Legend of Old Lincoln

Anonymous · 1876 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

Lincoln , James Williamson, 1876. Cloth. A scarce short story set in medieval Lincoln. Published locally and presumably written by publisher James Williamson, who printed several works on the history, topography and charm of Lincoln. In a blue cloth binding. Externally, genera...

Joys and Sorrows of Childhood

Mrs Sherwood · 1844 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London , Darton and Clark, [1844]. Cloth. A pocket sized children's book by prolific author Mrs Sherwood. With an illustrated frontispiece and title page. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. No date to titl...

Poems Chiefly Religous

Rev. H. F. Lyte · 1845 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London , William Pickering, 1845. Cloth. The second edition of this collection of religious poetry by H. F. Lyte. Including titles such as To A Blade of Grass, Jehovah-Jireh, Domestic Love and many more. Bookplate of Bernard Warrington to front pastedown. In a cloth binding. E...

Essay on Sepulchres or, a Proposal for Erecting Some Memorial of the Illustrious Dead in All Ages on the Spot Where Their Remains Have Been Interred

William Godwin · 1809 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London , W Miller, 1809. Cloth. The first edition of this essay by William Godwin. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. With an illustrated frontispiece, bound without advertisements. Printer's colophon to v...

Coridon&Apos;S Song and Other Verses

Anon · 1894 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London , Macmillan & Co. 1894. Cloth. A limited edition late 19th century collection of light-hearted poetry, illustrated by Hugh Thomson and with an introduction by Austin Dobson As part of the first edition, one hundred and fifty copies of this large paper edition were print...

Vanity Fair a Novel without a Hero

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1890 · Rooke Books

£23.99 (€28.76 | $31.69 | ¥5,061)

London , Smith, Elder and Co, 1890. Cloth. Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1847-48, satirising society in early 19th-century Britain. Illustrated throughout with engravings. The book's title ...

The Most Delectable Nights of Straparola

Giovanni Francesco Straparola · 1906 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Paris, Charles Carrington, 1906. Cloth. A limited edition of this collection of seventy five short stories from the late Medieval period - the work for which Straparola is best known. The title of the work is sometimes translated as 'The Facetious Nights' or 'Th...

The Sirens an Ode

Robert Laurence Binyon · 1925 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Macmillan and Co, 1925. Cloth. An ode by Robert Laurence Binyon This is the first trade edition of the poem which was first published in a limited hand printed run from the Stanton Press in 1924. Lacking original dustwrapper, which is not unusual. Robert Laurence Biny...

The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the XVIII Century

Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, 1892. Cloth. A charming collection of eighteenth-century poetry from Austin Dobson. Illustrated throughout with many plates and illustrations in the text by Hugh Thomson. Henry Austin Dobson (18 January 1840 ? 2 September 1921), comm...

Yet Again

Max Beerbohm · 1909 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1909. First edition. Cloth. An anthology of critical essays from English essayist, parodist and caricaturist, Henry Maximilian Beerbohm. First edition. With essays entitled "The Fire", "Whistler's Writing", "The Naming of Streets" and "The Humour o...

A Lay of Hero Worship and Other Poems

David Holt · 1850 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, William Pickering, 1850. Cloth. A scarce collection of poems A Lay of Hero Worship and Other Poems by David Holt (1766 - 1846). With a dedication to Philip James Bailey to front. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown 'Ex-Libris. Bernard Warrington. Pi...

Janus, Lake Sonnets, Etc. And Other Poems

David Holt · 1853 · Rooke Books

£54.99 (€65.91 | $72.65 | ¥11,601)

London, William Pickering, 1853. Cloth. An uncommon collection of poems Janus, Lake Sonnets, Etc. and Other Poems by David Holt (1766 - 1846). With an illustrated half title. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown 'Ex-Libris. Bernard Warrington. Pickering Coll...

Popular Tales from the Norse

George Webbe Dasent · 1859 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.36 | $627.54 | ¥100,210)

London, Edmonston and Douglas, 1859. Cloth. A scarce copy of Popular Tales from The Norse. Translated into English from the original Norske Folkeeventyr, the second edition features an additional thirteen stories, expanded from the first edition. Sir George Webbe Dasent was a ...