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The Gentle Lover: A Comedy of Middle Age

Forrest Reid · 1913 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, Edward Arnold, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. An association copy of the first edition of Forrest Reid's very scarce novel about a middle aged couple rediscovering their love for one another. With a 'Presentation Copy' stamp to the title page. The very sca...

Selected Bab Ballads

W. S. Gilbert; Hesketh Pearson [Intro.]; Philip James [A Note on the Illustrator] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Oxford, Allen Lane/University Press, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. A beautiful limited edition of W. S. Gilbert's delightful 'Bab Ballads', with a handwritten letter from Hilary Jenkinson to Philip James, contesting James's interpretations of Gilbert's ...

The Adelphi Edition of the Works of Jane Austen

Jane Austen · 0 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Cambridge, W. Heffer and Sons, c1940 . Cloth. A six volume collection of the chief novels and short prose works of Jane Austen - including 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility' - uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth. Six volume...

The Virgin and the Gipsy

D. H. Lawrence · 1930 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. In the original dust wrapper, this is the first US edition of D. H. Lawrence's posthumously published novel about a young woman's romance with a free-spirited gipsy. The first US edition, first printing of this ...

Our Own Pompeii: A Romance of to-Morrow

Samuel Middleton Fox · 1887 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1887 . First edition. Cloth. Inscribed by the author to his own mother, this is the very scarce first edition of Samuel Middleton Fox's entertaining science fiction novel about a society's failure to run a futuristic pleasure ci...

Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain · 1948 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Paul Elek Publishers Ltd, 1948. First edition. Cloth. First edition of the Camden Illustrated Classics printing of Mark Twain's classic adventure novel, delightfully illustrated throughout by Edward Burra. First Paul Elek edition for the "Camden Illustrated Classi...

Oola-Boola&Apos;S Wonder Book

Bruno H Bürgel; Ivy E. Clegg [trans.] · 1932 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1932 . First edition. Cloth. First English edition of this delightful children's short story collection on the adventures of Doctor Oola-Boola, illustrated throughout with sixteen plates. First English-language edition.In publisher's ori...

Horizon Stories

Cyril Connolly · 1943 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1943 . Cloth. Charming anthology of short stories from literary magazine Horizon, including the likes of Kafka, Urquhart and more. Second impression.In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper.Lovely anthology of sho...

The King&Apos;S Men: A Tale of to-Morrow

Robert Grant; John Boyle O'Reilly; J. S. of Dale; John T. Wheelwright · 1884 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1884. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this uncommon science fiction novel, exploring a dystopian future where England's monarchy has been overthrown. First edition. Uncommon.In the publisher's cloth bindin...

The Prophet

P. P. Sheehan · 1913 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A superior first UK edition copy of this scarce novel from speculative and pulp author Perley Poore Sheehan. First UK edition. Very scarce, with no previous records in auction. Jisc records five copies. Published in the US...

Merope. A Tragedy

Matthew Arnold · 1858 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts , 1858. First edition. Cloth. A smart presentation copy of Matthew Arnold's epic poem of Greek mythology, rarely found signed. The author's presentation copy, with a signed inscription to the half title: "with the ...

Gulliver&Apos;S Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World

Jonathan Swift · 1909 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, J. M. Dent & Co. 1909. First edition. Cloth. Arthur Rackham's striking illustrations accompany this edition of Jonathan Swift's classic novel. First trade Arthur Rackham illustrated edition. In the publisher's decorative cloth binding. Jonathan Swift&a...

Typhoon and Other Stories

Joseph Conrad · 1903 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, William Heinemann, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first UK edition, first state of Joseph Conrad's short fiction collection. First UK edition, first state.First impression with the windmill device on the title page and without "Reserved for the Colonies on...

Shelley&Apos;S Declaration of Rights

[Percy Bysshe Shelley]; Francis Freeling; William D. Fellowes; Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue · 1868 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Not Stated , Not Stated , 1868-9. Paperback. A curious, very scarce private printing of Shelley's 'Declaration of Rights', supported with letters by Francis Freeling and Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue. Accompanying this copy of Shelley's manifesto are lette...

Early Printed Book Labels

Brian North Lee · 1976 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Middlesex, Private Libraries Association; Bookplate Society, 1976. Cloth. A scarce title detailing the history of book labels and bookplates, in lovely condition. A lovely copy of this scarce title, in original burgundy cloth.With gilt motif to the spine.Featuring frequent vig...

St. Mawr and Other Stories Apocalypse and the Writings on Revelation

D. H. Lawrence; Brian Finney [ed.]; Mara Kalnins [ed.] · 1980 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1980-1983. Cloth. A very scarce pair of poetry works by D. H. Lawrence, in original unclipped dust wrappers, in very good condition. The Cambridge edition of the work.D. H. Lawrence's most well-known titles are also his most controve...

Two Little Pilgrims&Apos; Progress Little Lord Fauntleroy

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1913 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Cloth. A lovely pair of illustrated children's stories by Frances Hodgson Burnett, in the publisher's original decorative cloth. Two volumes in the publisher's original decorative and pictorial cloth.A pair of childr...

A Scarce Set on Children&Apos;S Literature

Alice Orton; M.B. Synge; Rosa N. Carey; L.T. Meade · 1909 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons; The Office of Girl's Own Paper; Henry Frowde Hodder and Stoughton, 1909-1915. Cloth. Four volumes of scarce children's literature written by female authors, including the popular Rosa N. Carey and L.T. Meade, including colour plates. F...

A Farm in Fairyland

Laurence Housman · 1894 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an original collection of fairy tales, the first work written and published by writer and activist Laurence Housman. The first edition of A Farm in Fairyland, an enchanting collection ...

Lamentation and Tombland: Shardlake Series

C.J. Sansom · 2014 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Mantle/Pan Macmillan, 2014-2018. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of the final two novels within Sansom's bestselling Tudor detective Shardlake series, with Tombland being a signed limited edition. The first editions of Lamentation and Tombland, the final ...