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A Draft of XXX Cantos; Cantos LII-LXXI; a Draft of Cantos XXXI-XLI

Ezra Pound · 1933 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,053)

London, Faber & Faber, 1933-1940 . First edition. Cloth. The first editions of three volumes of Ezra Pound"s lengthy modernist epic "The Cantos", retaining the original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression of each of these three volumes, each in the publisher"s o...

Language of Flowers

Kate Greenaway · 1884 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1884 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce first edition of this delightfully illustrated children's work from celebrated illustrator Kate Greenaway, with illustrations printed in colour by Edmund Evans. The scarce first edition of this ...

Tropic of Cancer

Henry Miller · 1963 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, John Calder, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. 'Notorious for its candid sexuality', this is the first UK edition of this important work of twentieth century literature from controversial American author Henry Miller. The first UK edition, first impression of this...

Poems by T. Sturge Moore: The Rout of the Amazons; the Centaur&Apos;S Booty; Gazelles and Other Poems; Theseus, Medea and Lyrics

T. Sturge Moore · 1903 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Duckworth, 1903-1904 . First edition. Paperback. The first editions of four charming volumes of poetry by author, artist and poet Thomas Sturge Moore, housed in a slip case. Four first edition volumes from Thomas Sturge Moore. Two further volumes - 'Pan's Pro...

Phoenix Broadsheet No. 27: O Mistress Mine

William Shakespeare · 1973 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Leicester, Toni Savage and Zeta Alessandra, 1973. Loose Pages, Articles. A very scarce phoenix broadsheet featuring William Shakespeare's poem 'O Mistress Mine&apos. A single loose sheet. With a charming colour illustration to the head of the page. A very scarce wo...

Vivette, or the Memoirs of the Romance Association

Gelette Burgess · 1897 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,912)

Boston, Copeland and Day, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming work by Gelett Burgess following a young man who finds employment with 'The Romance Association&apos. The first edition, being one of 1500 copies printed. In the publisher's ori...

The Whitsun Weddings

Philipp Larkin · 1989 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, The Camberwell Press, 1989. Paperback. A limited edition of Philipp Larkin's best known poem, beautifully illustrated by Robbie Burns. A limited edition, being one of only two hundred copies produced for the 'Wynkyn de Worde' society. In the publisher&a...

The Bushwhackers and Other Stories

Charles Egbert Craddock [Mary Noailles Murfree] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Chicago , Herbert S. Stone and Company , 1899. First edition. Hardback. A vanishingly scarce copy of this short-story collection from Mary Noailles Murfree, published here under her pen name. The first edition. Very scarce work, with only one record found on auction in 1901. ...

Meadow-Grass: Tales of New England Life

Alice Brown · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

Boston, Copeland and Day, 1896. Paperback. An uncommon collection of New England-based stories from American writer Alice Brown. Seventh thousand edition (August). First published July 1895. In the publisher's original illustrated wraps. This charming short-story collec...

A Writer&Apos;S Notes on His Trade

C. E. Montague; H. M. Tomlinson [intro.] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1930. First edition. Cloth. An excellent limited edition of these essays written by English journalist and novelist, C. E. Montague. Limited to seven hundred numbered copies, signed by H. M. Tomlinson to the limitation page. This copy is number twe...

The Passing of the Essenes: A Drama in Three Acts

George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, William Heinemann Ltd , 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition copy of this Biblical play by influential Irish writer George Moore. This edition is limited to 775 copies, of which 750 are for sale. This copy is number 272. Signed by the author to the limitation page.Â...

The Making of an Immortal: A Play in One

George Moore · 1927 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

New York , The Bowling Green Press, 1927. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed limited edition of this one-act play from influential Irish writer and art critic George Moore. First edition, limited to 1,240 copies signed by the author, this copy being number 659. Author&a...

A Collection of Cool and Lam Novels

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1956 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1956-1961. First edition. Cloth. A collection of five smart first edition novels from American author Erle Stanley Gardner. Five volumes. First edition. A collection of Cool and Lam novels, following a fictional American private detec...

Ring O&Apos; Rushes

Shan F. Bullock · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

New York, Stone & Kimball, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this exciting novel from Irish writer Shan Fadh Bullock. First US edition. Following the return of "His Magnificence", or Thomas Burke, Esq. to the small town of Lismahee from the United States,...

A Collection of Novels from Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo · 1987 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Heinemann; Collins; HarperCollins, 1987-2007. First edition. Cloth. Four smart first edition novels from English author Sir Michael Morpurgo, best known for his children's novels. Four volumes. First edition. Written by Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo, an Engli...

That Lass O&Apos; Lowries

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1877 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

New York, Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1877. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated work from British-American novelist Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. The author's fir...

Rab and His Friends

John Brown · 1882 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Detroit, Thorndike Nourse, 1882. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this charmingly illustrated short story from Scottish writer Dr. John Brown. First US edition. Scarce edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and six plates. A popular nineteenth century short ...

The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books

Robert Bridges · 1929 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1929. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this delightful poem from British poet laureate Robert Bridges, bound in leather. First edition, first impression. A long philosophical poem, in four books, for which Bridge's wa...

Giovanni and the Other Children Who Have Made Stories

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1892 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this illustrated collection of children's stories from British-American writer Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett. First US edition, containing one additional story than the first U...

Impressions and Opinions

George Moore · 1891 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London, David Nutt, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of George Moore's collection of essays on art and literature. First edition. An interesting and varied collection of essays. Whilst studying art in Paris in the 1870s, Moore befriended many of the leading Fre...