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Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture Book for the French Red Cross

Edmund Dulac · 1916 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London , Hodder and Stoughton, [1916]. Cloth. A collection of songs and stories from popular culture, illustrated by Edmund Dulac. During World War I, Dulac produced relief books and when after the war the deluxe children's book market shrank he turned to magazine illustr...

The Satires of Juvenal

Juvenal · 1807 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London , T. Bensley, 1807. Cloth. Francis Hodgson's translation of the satirical poems of Roman poet, Juvenal. The Satires are a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD. Francis Hodgson (1781 – 1852), (...

Love Among the Haystacks and Other Pieces

D. H. Lawrence · 1930 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

London , The Nonesuch Press, 1930. Cloth. This is a limited edition of collected short pieces by D.H. Lawrence. Number 425 of 1600 copies. David Herbert Lawrence was an english novelist, poet, playwright and essayist whose works are among the most famous of the Modernism colle...

Romance of a Midshipman

W. Clark Russell · 1898 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London , T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. First edition. Cloth. Romance Of A Midshipman is a novel by William Clark Russell. First English edition. William Clark Russell (1844 - 1911) was an English writer best known for his nautical novels. At the age of 13 Russell joined the Merchant ...

William Shakespeare of Stratford-on-Avon His Epitaph Unearthed and the Author of the Plays Run to Ground with Supplement

Scott Surtees · 1888 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

London , Henry Gray, 1888. Cloth. A study of Shakespeare's life and epitaphs. With chaptes on his 'after-residence' at Stratford-on-Avon, the true authorship of Shakespeare's plays, and cryptic messages hidden in his writings. In a cloth binding with gilt l...

The Poetical Works of Hemans, Heber and Pollok Complete in One Volume

Reginald Heber, Felicia Hemans and Robert Pollok · 1832 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London , John Grigg, 1832. Cloth. The collected poetical works of Reginald Heber, Felicia Hemans and Robert Pollok. Including a Memoir of Heber followed by his poetical works, The Course of Time, A Poem in Ten Books by Pollok and The Poetical Works of Mrs. Felicia Hemans. Thre...

Cliff House a Story for School Girls

A. M. Irvine · 0 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , S. W. Partridge and Co. c1908. Cloth. An illustrated edition of Irvine's novel for school girls, with six full page illustrations throughout by Malcolm Paterson. With previous owner's ink inscription to label to front free endpaper. In a decorative cloth bin...

The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior · 1835 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London , William Pickering, 1835. Cloth. Two volumes of Matthew Prior's poetry. With an engraved frontispiece of Prior to the first volume. Published as a part of the Aldine Edition of the British Poets by William Pickering. Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat....

The Daughter at School

Rev. John Todd. · 1874 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London , John Nelson and Sons. 1874. Cloth. A late nineteenth century conduct guide aimed at girls. Written by the Reverend John Todd. Todd wrote many popular moral tales such as The Student's Manual. This work intended to help young girls who are sent away to school. Cha...

Jungle Tales of Tarzan

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1919 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Chicago , A.C. McClurg, 1919. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Jungle Tales of Tarzan. A collection of twelve loosely connected short stories concerning the eponymous character, they ran monthly in the American publication Blue Book Maga...

Legend of St Swithin a Rhyme for Rainy Weather

George Davidson · 1861 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London , Hamilton, Adams and Co, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A poem of St Swithin, with the wonderful illustrations of John Faed. First edition. John Faed, R.S.A. (31 August 1819 – 22 October 1902) was a Scottish painter. His paintings, popular in Victorian Britain, can today...

Ulick and Soracha

George Moore · 1926 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London , Nonesuch Press, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of George Moore's novel Ulick and Soracha. Limited edition, number 637 of 1250 copies printed on japon vellum for the Nonesuch Press. With scarce original dustwrapper in a complete and fine condition. ...

The Death of Oenone, Akbar&Apos;S Dream and Other Poems

Alfred, Lord Tennyson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,382)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1892. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of poetry by Tennyson. Including June Bracken and Heather, Kapiolani, The Dreamer, St. Telemachus and many others. In a green cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some bumping and...

Haphazard

Gina Harwood · 1933 · Rooke Books

£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)

London , Elkin Matthews & Marrot, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A volume of poetry and epitaphs by Gina Harwood. A collection of various poems which originally appeared in The Spectator, Country Life and the Oxford Magazine. First edition. Uncommon. In a quarter cloth binding wi...

The Portfolio Monographs on Artistic Subjects

P.G.Hamerton · 1894 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.47 | ¥14,766)

London , Seeley and Co. Limited , 1894. Cloth. A charming collection of short stories, including Fair Women by William Sharp, The New Forest by C.J.Cornish and T.Gainsborough by Walter Armstrong. Beautifully illustrated throughout with frontispiece of The Snake in the Grass by...

The White Dragon

Logi Southby · 1934 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, The Griffon Press Ltd, 1934. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated work by Southby. Illustrated with ten pochoir plates. Lacking the duplicate set in the pocket to the rear, which has been removed. Pochoir is a form of stencil art work, a refined techinque of making fine li...

Little Max

Unknown · 1869 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , Seeley, Jackson and Halliday, 1869. Cloth. A scarce and beautifully illustrated children's book. Illustrated with fifteen etchings by Rudolf Geissler Rudolf Geissler (1834-1906) was a Victorian painter, engraver and illustrator who worked on several Victorian chi...

The Devil on Two Sticks

Rene le Sage · 1927 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,382)

London , The Navarre Society Limited, 1927. Cloth. An edition of The Devil on Two Sticks by Rene le Sage. A new edition with an introduction by Arthur Symons. With illustrations and decorations by Philip Hagreen. In a green cloth binding with gilt decoration to the front board...

The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith · 1837 · Rooke Books

£26.99 (€32.35 | $35.66 | ¥5,694)

Edinburgh , Peter Brown, 1837. Cloth. A copy of The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith. This book features his famous novel The Vicar of Wakefield, The Good-Natured Man, She Stoops to Conquer, and others, including miscellaneous essays. Frontispiece of Goldsmith. In a gre...

The Globe Restored a Study of the Elizabethan Theatre

C. Walter Hodges · 1953 · Rooke Books

£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1953. Cloth. A study of the theatre of Shakespeare, with particular reference to The Globe. Illustrated with numerous plates to the rear. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, though with some light bumping. Dus...