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The Poetical Works of John Milton

John Milton; Sir Egerton Brydges [ed.] · 1876 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

London, William Tegg, 1876 . Leather. A beautifully illustrated and handsomely bound volume of the poetry of John Milton, illustrated with engraved plates after J. M. W. Turner. A wonderful collection of the poetry of John Milton, including his celebrated best known works, &ap...

Mary and Charles Lamb: Poems, Letters, and Remains

W. Carew Hazlitt · 1874 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1874 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this charmingly illustrated biographical study of English writers and siblings Charles and Mary Lamb. A scarce first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece and eighteen plates, including a f...

&Apos;Midst the Wild Carpathians

Maurus Jokai [Mór Jókai] · 1940 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Everybody's Books, c1940 . Paperback. A very scarce 1940s copy of Maurus Jokai's historical novel set in seventeenth century Transylvania, rebound in paper wraps in a wartime "Save Paper" campaign. An uncommon novel in all contemporary English language editio...

The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq.

John Dryden · 1760 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

London, J. and R. Tonson, 1760 . First edition. Leather. The scarce four volume first comprehensive collected edition of the poetry, translations and literary writings of England's first Poet Laureate, John Dryden. A first edition, complete in four volumes.This was the fi...

The Works of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens · 0 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press , c1910. Leather. A charming set of Charles Dicken's works, with classic illustrations throughout by Cruikshank, 'Phiz' and others. Comprising eighteen out of the twenty volumes total issued total for this edition...

The Works of John Galsworthy (Manaton Edition)

John Galsworthy · 1923 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1923-1936. Vellum. A limited Manaton edition of this collection of John Galsworthy's works, signed by him to Vol I. A Manaton limited edition set (No. 172 out of 500) of the works of John Galsworthy. Comprising 25 out of the 30 total volumes...

Clio

Anatole France · 1900 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

Paris , Calmann Levy , 1900. First edition. Leather. A sought after first edition of Anatole France's novel, 'Clio', complete with Alphonse Mucha's beautiful colour plates. The first edition of this work. Handsomely bound in quarter crushed morocco with ma...

A Tarot Deal and Other Poems

Eric W. White · 1962 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Scorpion Press, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this scarce collection of poetry from British writer Eric W. White. First edition. Scarce work. A collection of poetry including a sequence of verses based on the symbolism of the Tarot cards, as...

Splendor and Death of Joaquin Murieta

Pablo Neruda; Ben Belitt [translator] · 1973 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)

London, Alcove Press, 1973. First edition. Paperback. A smart first UK edition of this play from Chilean poet-diplomat Pablo Neruda, a review copy with original reviews. Dual language book with both the original Spanish text and translation into English. First UK edition. Revi...

There Is a Valley

John H. F. McEwen · 1950 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Edinburgh, C. J. Cousland and Sons, Ltd. 1950. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from British author John H. F. McEwen, signed by the author in presentation to a friend. First edition. Scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author to th...

The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope · 1821 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, Thomas McLean, 1821. Leather. A smartly bound, large paper edition of the poetical works of Alexander Pope, complete in two volumes, uniformly bound in full diced calf. A limited large paper edition, of which only one-hundred copies were printed. Complete in two volume...

The Doctor &C.

Robert Southey · 1836 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1836 . First edition. Leather. The first US edition of Robert Southey's celebrated prose anthology, complete with two volumes bound in one, in a smart half calf binding. Complete in two volumes, bound in one. Bound in a lovely half calf with ...

The Man Who Died

D. H. Lawrence · 1931 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Martin Secker, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this short novel by D. H. Lawrence, printed in a limited run of 2000 copies. The first English edition. This work had previously been published in Paris as a limited edition in 1929 under the title...

The Beauties of Shakespeare, Johnson, Goldsmith, Hume, and Swift

William Shakespeare; Samuel Johnson; Oliver Goldsmith; David Hume; Johnathan Swift · 1782 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, G. Kearsley, 1782-83. Leather. Six volumes exploring the first-class poems of leading writers across the centuries. Six volumes of G. Kearsley's 'Beauties of' series, exploring the poetry of eminent British authors. Each volume provides examples of the b...

Puss in the Corner

Edith Francis Foster · 1904 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Boston, Dana Estes & Company, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming children's tale about a group of kittens, authored and illustrated by Edith Francis Foster. The very scarce first edition of this work.A delightful children's work from auth...

Shakespeare&Apos;S Comedy As You Like It

William Shakespeare · 1909 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of Hugh Thomson's charmingly illustrated edition of Shakespeare's beloved comedy, illustrated with colour plates. The first trade edition of Thomson's edition.Illustrated with forty...

Gazette Des Enfants, Journal Hebdomadaire

Leon Guerin [ed.] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

Harlem, Emrik & Binger, 1892-1893 . First edition. Paperback. A wonderful collection of sixty-nine issues of the charming children's periodical 'Gazette des Enfants', beautifully illustrated with chromolithographic plates. In the original French.Sixty-nine issue...

The Works of Thomas Love Peacock

Thomas Love Peacock; Lord Houghton [preface]; Edith Nicolls [ed.] · 1875 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1875 . Leather. A scarce complete three volume edition of the works of Thomas Love Peacock, in half morocco signed bindings by Maclehose. Complete in three volumes, this is a scarce set.With a portrait frontispiece to volume I, by Henry Cole.A ...

The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators to Which Are Added Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens

William Shakespeare · 1778 · Rooke Books

£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)

London, C. Bathurst; W. Strahan; J. F. and C. Rivington; et al. 1778. Leather. A complete ten volume collection of William Shakespeare's plays, including some of his most popular works such as Romeo and Juliet, bound in full morocco by Jeffrey Binder. The second edition o...

Le Christ Ideal Du Moine: Conferences Spirituelles Sur la Vie Monastique Et Religieuse

D. Columba Marmion · 1923 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Namur , Abbaye de Maredsous , 1923. Leather. A pleasing third edition of Columba Marmion's reflections on monastic life at the Maredsous Abbey in Belgium. The third edition of this work. Very scarce to find copies of this edition and earlier.Bound in quarter crushed moroc...