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Caroline Fry · 1856 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, James Nisbet & Co. 1856. Leather. A smartly bound eleventh edition of this collection of life stories and moral lessons from British writer Caroline Fry, complete in one volume. Eleventh edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, illustrated title page, and numerous in-...

Bibliography of William Hazlitt

William Hazlitt; Geoffrey Keynes · 1931 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Nonesuch Press, 1931. First edition. Hardback. A pleasing copy of the limited edition of this bibliography of the works of William Hazlitt compiled by Geoffrey Keynes. First edition. Limited to seven hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number one hundred and for...

The Undying One, and Other Poems.

Mrs Norton · 1830 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley , 1830 . Leather. A neatly bound, second edition of Caroline Norton's second publication, the poetical romance 'The Undying One', alongside her other poetry. The second edition, published the same year as the first. Very...

Poems and Translation with the Sophy, to Which Is Added, Cato Major of Old Age.

John Denham · 1703 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, T. W. for H. Herringman and sold by Jacob Tonson , 1703 . Leather. A smartly bound early edition of two poetical works by "Knight of the Bath", John Denham, bound together in full rebacked calf. Fourth edition. A collection of poetry from John Denham, including 'P...

Wild Flowers; or, Pastoral and Local Poetry.

Robert Bloomfield · 1806 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1806 . First edition. Leather. Robert Bloomfield's charming anthology of pastoral poetry, 'Wild Flowers', wonderfully illustrated with eight plates. The first edition. Bound in full calf. A charming collection of poems by Robert...

Italy, a Poem.

Samuel Rogers · 1830 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, T. Cadell, 1830 . Leather. A smartly bound example of the first illustrated edition of Samuel Rogers' epic poem illuminating his time spent in Italy. The first illustrated edition, first issue, with the incorrect engravings to pages 88 and 91. Illustrated with two...

17 Vols Selected Tales of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter · 1962 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1962-1969. Hardback. A charming seventeen-volume collection of Beatrix Potter tales in their original dust wrappers. In the publisher's original pictorial paper hardbacks.Complete with the original dust wrappers, all but six of which rem...

One Hundred Quatrains from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam; Elizabeth Alden Curtis [Translation]; Richard Burton [Introduction] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, Brothers of the Book, 1899 . Cloth. A limited edition of Elizabeth Alden Curtis"s Rubáiyát rendering, offering a poetic reinterpretation of Omar Khayyám"s classic quatrains. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. This volume is a limited edition of...

Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg : A Golden Legend

Thomas Hood · 1870 · Rooke Books

£97.00 (€116.27 | $128.15 | ¥20,464)

London, E. Moxon, Son & Co. 1870 . First edition. Cloth. The first illustrated edition of Thomas Hood"s satirical poem, featuring 60 illustrations by Thomas Seccombe, a witty critique of Victorian greed, excess, and vanity. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bind...

An Asylum for Fugitives Published Occasionally

[John Alman] · 1776 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.23 | $759.66 | ¥121,307)

London, J. Almon, 1776. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this collection of satirical verse from the controversial publisher and journalist John Almon, commenting on prominent political figures, and bound in half calf. The first edition.Volume one only. A second vo...

Seven Little Australians

Ethel S. Turner · 1894 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1897. Cloth. A classic Australian children's novel from English-born Australian author Ethel Turner. First published in 1894, this is a later edition published circa 1897, after the publisher's trading name became 'Ward, Lock...

Twice Lost & in the Eastern Seas

W. H. G. Kingston · 0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, c1907. Cloth. Two smart illustrated adventure novels from English author William Henry Giles Kingston, from Nelson's The Kingston Library. Two volumes. The Kingston Library. Written by William Henry Giles Kingston, often credited as W. H. G. ...

The Fairy Queen Story Book

Various · 1921 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1921. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this illustrated children's story book full of fantastical tales and bright images. Very scarce work. Illustrated with six colour plates and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A delightful col...

Tiger Tim&Apos;S Annual

Various · 1940 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, The Fleetway House, 1940. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this bright Tiger Tim's Annual for the year 1940, with illustrations throughout. Very scarce issue. With a colour frontispiece, an illustrated title page, and numerous in-text illustrations, many of which are ...

Little Songs of Long Ago "More Old Nursery Rhymes" the Original Tunes Harmonized

Alfred Moffat · 1912 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Augener Ltd. 1912. First edition. Cloth. A charming collection of nursery rhymes and songs for children, set to music by Alfred Moffat and illustrated by H. Willebeek Le Mair. First edition. Illustrated with thirty-one full colour images and decorations. A delightful c...

Dewdrops

Margaret Kennedy · 1928 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, William Heinemann, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this schoolgirl story from Margaret Kennedy, a limited edition signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the limitation page. Limited to five hundred and twenty-five copies, o...

A French Alphabet

Margaret Cardew · 0 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Faber and Faber, c1945. Cloth. A delightfully illustrated alphabet for children to learn common words in French from English writer and illustrator Margaret Cardew. French. Illustrated throughout with colour images. A charming language learning tool for children, being...

The Golden Lotus

Clement Egerton [translator] · 1953 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. 1953. Cloth. A later edition of this four volume translation of the Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei or Chin P'ing Mei. Complete in four volumes. Later edition. Jin Ping Mei or Chin P'ing Mei, translated into English as The Plum in the G...

According to Queeney

Beryl Bainbridge · 2001 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Little, Brown and Company, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of According to Queeney, signed and inscribed by the author, Beryl Bainbridge, five-time Booker nominee and sole recipient of the "Booker Best of Beryl" prize. In the publisher&apo...

The Poems of William Austin

William Austin; Anne Ridler [Editor] · 1983 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Oxford, The Perpetua Press, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of The Poems of William Austin, being one of 150 copies printed by Vivian Ridler with an introduction by Anne Ridler, signed by both. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pa...