Letteratura

Opere Scelte Di Vittorio Alfieri

Vittorio Alfieri · 1847 · Rooke Books

£37.99 (€45.54 | $50.19 | ¥8,015)

Paris, Baudry, 1847. Leather. An impressive volume of the selected works of the Italian poet and dramatist Count Vittorio Alfieri. An impressive volume of the selected works of the Italian poet and dramatist Count Vittorio Alfieri. Considered the "founder of Italian tragedy", ...

Nouveaux Contes

Mme. Pauline Guizot · 1823 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Paris, Chez Bechet Aine, 1823. Leather. A scarce collection of short tales from Pauline Guizot, wife of the famous historian Francois Guizot. A scarce collection of short tales from Pauline Guizot, wife of the famous historian Francois Guizot. In French. Illustrated with five ...

Monsieur Botte

Charles-Antoine-Guillaume Pigault-Lebrun · 1818 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

Bruxelles, Ferra, 1818. Leather. A scarce copy of this French novel from Charles-Antoine-Guillaume Pigault-Lebrun. A scarce copy of this French novel from Charles-Antoine-Guillaume Pigault-Lebrun. Charles-Antoine-Guillaume Pigault-Lebrun (8 April 1753 - 24 July 1835) was a Fre...

Monsieur le Vent Et Madame la Pluie

Paul de Musset · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Paris, Librarie Hachette, c1927. Leather. A French children's tale about Mr Wind and Mrs Rain. A French children's tale about Mr Wind and Mrs Rain. Illustrated with numerous engravings in the text. From the Collection des Grands Romanciers Contemporains series. In pa...

Michel Strogoff: Moscou-Irkoutsk

Jules Verne · 1880 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Paris, Hachette, c1910. Hardback. A decorative copy of this novel from Jules Verne, described by Davidow as, 'One of the most thrilling tales ever written&apos. A decorative copy of this novel from Jules Verne, described by Davidow as, 'One of the most thrilling tale...

Le Livre de la Jungle

Rudyard Kipling · 1930 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Paris, Librairie Delagrave, 1930. Leather. An illustrated French translation of the children's classic The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. An illustrated French translation of the children's classic The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated throughout by Roger ...

Oeuvres Completes de la Fontaine

Jean de la Fontaine · 1877 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Paris, Garnier Freres, 1877. Leather. An illustrated collection of the works of la Fontaine, in the original French. In the original French.A collection of the poems and fables of Jean de la Fontaine.Jean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most w...

Poesies

Alfred de Vigny · 1931 · Rooke Books

£36.99 (€44.34 | $48.87 | ¥7,804)

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, c1890. Leather. A lovely collection of the charming French poetry of Alfred de Vigny, illustrated throughout. In the original French. A collection of the poems of Alfred de Vigny.Including 'La Prison', 'Le Deluge', 'La Maison ...

Le Songe D&Apos;Une Femme

Remy de Gourmont · 1925 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

Paris, Camille Boch, 1925. Leather. A beautiful limited edition collection of French poetry, illustrated throughout. In the original French.Limited to 385 copies, of which is this is number 302.A lovely, limited edition copy of this collection of poetry by Remy de Gourmont.Ill...

Dansk Litteratur Fra Saxo Til Kaj Munk

Svend Norrild · 1949 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Copenhagen, Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1949. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this comprehnsive history of Danish literature. The first edition of this work.In the original Danish.Complete as two volumes bound in one.A fascinating and concise history of Danish literatur...

Histoire de la Litterature Francaise

Frederic Godefroy · 1878 · Rooke Books

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Paris, Gaume et Cie, 1878. Leather. An individual volume looking at the history of poetry in France. In the original French.One volume only, this being Volume I.A fascinating history of French poetry and prominent French poets.By Frederic Godefroy, a French author, notable for...

Theatre de Moliere

Moliere · 1930 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

Paris, Plon, 1930. Leather. A beautiful set of the Theatre de Moliere with illustrations. In the original French.Complete in six volumes.A collection of the works of Moliere.Moliere was a French playwright, generally regarded as one of the greatest writers of the Frenhc langua...

Arundines Cami Sive Musarum Cantabrigiensium Lusus Canori

Henricus Drury · 1846 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Cantabrigiae, Joh. Gul. Parker et J. J. Deighton, 1846. Leather. The third edition of this entertaining Latin poetry collection by Henry Joseph Thomas. The third edition of this work.In the original Latin.A Latin collection of poetry from Cambridge. Henry Joseph Thomas "Harry...

Francois le Bossu

Countess of Segur; Sophie Rostopchine · 1893 · Rooke Books

£34.99 (€41.94 | $46.23 | ¥7,382)

Paris, Hachette, 1893. Cloth. A new edition of Countess de Segur's popular children's novel, here in the original French, illustrations throughout by Emile Bayard. In the original French.A children's work, 'Francois le Bossu' was originally serialised ...

Chansons

Gustave Nadaud · 1857 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Paris, E. Dentu, 1857. Leather. A wonderful third edition of these beautiful and lyrical French songs by Gustave Nedaud. The third edition of this work.In the original French.A selection of the poetical songs of Gustave Nadaud.Nadaud was a noted French composer and chansonnier...

L&Apos;Espion

James Fenimore Cooper · 0 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

Paris, Boivin et Cie. c1880. Cloth. A French translation of James Fenimore Cooper's novel, The Spy, illustrated throughout. Adapted into French by Emile Pech. Illustrated throughout by L. Bombled. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Harvey Birch, a peddler, becomes...

Manon Lescaut

KAHKJFDSKJ · 1928 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1928. Cloth. A large limited edition paper copy of this short novel from Antoine Francois Prevost, illustrated by John Austen. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Memoires et aventures d'un homme de qualite (Memoirs and Adventur...

La Grandeur de Dieu Dans Les Merveilles de la Nature, Poeme

Paul-Alexandre Dulard · 0 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

Paris, Desaint et Saillant et Despilly, 178. Leather. Paul-Alexandre Dulard's poem, with extensive explanatory notes. In French. Paul-Alexandre Dulard's poem, with extensive explanatory notes. In French. Quatrieme edition. With copperplate inscriptions to both sides ...

Fables Choisies, a L&Apos;Usage Des Enfans

Louis Chambaud · 1800 · Rooke Books

£49.99 (€59.92 | $66.04 | ¥10,546)

Edinburgh, Adam Neill and Company, 1800. Leather. A later copy of Louis Chambaud's popular 1751 textbook to help children learn the French language through fables. With an alphabetical index of all words translated into English. With an English preface and guide to French...

Raccolta Completa Delle Poesie Giocose Del Dottore Antonio Guadagnoli

Giovanni Berchet · 1848 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Pisa, Fratelli Nistri, 1848. Leather. A wonderful collection of the works of the nineteenth-century Italian poet Antonio Guadagnoli. A collection of the works of the nineteenth-century Italian poet Antonio Guadagnoli. The complete collection of the playful poems of Doctor Anto...