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Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1985 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, Harrap Limited, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first Ralph Steadman edition of this illustrated copy of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. First edition with Ralph Steadman illustrations. Illustrated in colour throughout with twenty-four colour...

Coridon&Apos;S Song and Other Verses

Various; Austin Dobson [introduction] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1894. Cloth. A lovely copy of Coridon's Song with a collection of poetry from various sources, illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous images throughout. A delightful collection of poetry featuring works from a v...

The Beggar&Apos;S Opera

Mr. Gay [John Gay] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, William Heinemann, 1921. Cloth. A brightly illustrated edition of Gay's ballad opera, signed with an inscription from the widow of Claud Lovat Fraser. Signed and inscribed by Grace Lovat Frazer, the widow of Claud Lovat Fraser, born Grace Inez Crawford, an America...

Chasing the Hoopoe

John Weston · 2005 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Cornwall, Peterloo Poets, 2005. First edition. Paperback. A very pleasing first edition volume of this poetry collection from English writer John Weston, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. A remarkable first...

A Collection of Plays Performed at the Theatre-Royal

Arthur Murphy; Richard Cumberland · 1772 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

London, W. Griffin; T. Lowndes; John Miller, 1772-1815. Paperback. Four fantastic plays written as they were originally performed at the Theatre-Royal, in modern paper wraps. Four volumes. A collection of plays written as they were originally performed on the West End, at the ...

A Collection from the "Teaching of English" Series

John Buchan · 1925 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1925-1949. Cloth. A smart collection of nine volumes from the "Teaching of English" series. Nine volumes. With a frontispiece to each volume. From the "Teaching of English" series, a collection of educational books published by Thomas Nelson and S...

Prester John & Sir Walter Raleigh

John Buchan · 1911 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, c1910-1911. Cloth. Two smart volumes from Scottish novelist and historian John Buchan. Two volumes. Written by John Buchan, a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. Thi...

The Island of Sheep

John Buchan; Susan Buchan · 1920 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company , 1920 . First edition. Cloth. One of John Buchan's scarcer titles, here in the first US edition, 'The Island of Sheep' presents a fictional discussion of political, economic and social issues of the time. The first ...

Pictures of Life & Character: First, Second, Third and Fourth Series

John Leech · 1862 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1862-64 . Cloth. The first four installments of John Leech's humorous 'Pictures of Life & Character' series, containing a collection of his contributions to Punch magazine. Bound in the publisher's original half calf with cloth b...

The Power-House

John Buchan · 1916 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1916 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of John Buchan's exciting thriller novel set in London, his first to feature fictional Scottish barrister and MP, Edward Leithen. The first edition in book form. Thi...

Cinderella

1873 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

London, George Routledge & Sons , 1873. Paperback. A scarce children's "toy book" retelling the beloved fairy tale 'Cinderella', complete with colourful plates by Walter Crane. A scarce work.A charming rendition of the beloved fairy tale 'Cinderella', ...

Witch Wood

John Buchan · 1927 · Rooke Books

£1,175.00 (€1,408.42 | $1,552.34 | ¥247,889)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of 'Witch Wood', John Buchan's historical fiction novel set during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this wor...

Ten Novels by John Buchan

John Buchan · 1928 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons LTD, 1928-57. Cloth. A nice set of ten brilliant novels by the prolific Scottish author John Buchan, all in their original dust wrapper. A set of ten exciting novels by John Buchan.Buchan was an eminent and prolific Scottish novelist, British Arm...

The Nature of a Crime

Joseph Conrad; Ford Madox Ford · 1924 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Doubleday, Page and Company, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of this collaborative novel by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford. The first U.S. edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A collaborative novel between the two eminent authors Josep...

My Mother

[Ann Taylor] · 0 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

[London], [Nelson and Sons], c1850. Cloth. A scarce volume of poems about the wonders of mothers, illustrated with chromolithograph head-pieces. A scarce work.A charming volume of juvenile poetry, all celebrating mothers, and the care they take for their children.Illustrated w...

The Man and the Book: Sir Walter Scott; Midwinter; Prester John; Sea Life in Literature from the Fourteenth to the Nineteenth Century; Modern Short Stories; Ten Modern Plays; a Book of Escapes and Hurried Journeys

Henry Newbolt [Editor]; John Buchan; John Hampden [Editor]; Various · 1925 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London; Edinburgh; New York, Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd. 1925-1928. Cloth. A smart seven-volume set from "The Teaching of English Series" edited by Henry Newbolt, featuring works by John Buchan and others. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.This is a seven volume s...

The Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone

William Shenstone · 1773 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, J. Dodsley, 1773. Leather. A three volume collection of verse, prose and letters by William Shenstone, bound in contemporary half calf. A three volume complete set, volumes one and two being the fourth edition, and volume three a third edition, as is usual with this se...

Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1912 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1912. Leather. A smart prize-bound copy of the first collection of Robert Louis Stevenson's essays. A new impression of this collection which brings together essays written by Robert Louis Stevenson, most of which were previously published in C...

The Pilgrim&Apos;S Progress, from This World to That Which Is to Come & a True Relation of the Holy War Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus

John Bunyan; Rev. Robert Maguire; Rev. William Brock · 0 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1870. Leather. Two allegorical works from English writer and nonconformist preacher John Bunyan, bound into one volume. Two volumes bound into one. With a frontispiece to each volume and numerous illustrations. Written by John Bunyan, a pr...

Les Amours D&Apos;Ismene Et D&Apos;Ismenias, Suivis de Ceux D&Apos;Abrocome & D&Apos;Anthia

1782 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Geneve, Not Stated, 1782. Leather. A scarce translation of this lyrical poem in prose, first translated into French by Pierre Francois Godard de Beauchamps. French. Scarce work. With a frontispiece. A lyrical poem in prose written as an imitation from the Greek of Eustathius M...