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The Seasons

James Thomson; Rev. J. Evans · 1805 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, J. Cundee, 1805. Leather. A second edition of The Seasons series of poems from James Thomson, with a life of the author. Second edition. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated complete. A series of four poems, originally published one season at a time, borrowing Milto...

Leave It to Me

Bharati Mukherjee · 1997 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,960)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this mythological story from Indian American-Canadian writer Bharati Mukherjee. First edition. A story utilizing the myth of the Hindu Goddess, Durga, who is associated with protection, strength, m...

Desirable Daughters & the Tree Bride

Bharati Mukherjee · 2002 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

New York, Theia, 2002-2004. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first edition novels from Indian American-Canadian writer Bharati Mukherjee. Two volumes. First edition. The first two novels in a trilogy, followed by Miss New India. Written by Bharati Mukherjee, an Indian Amer...

The Portfolio of the Martyr-Student

[Thomas Bradford] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.54 | ¥209,848)

London; Chester, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green; Poole & Boult , 1830 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this exceptionally scarce collection of poetry, a presentation copy, inscribed "with the author's best regards". The first and only edition of the wor...

A High-Pitched Buzz

Roger Longrigg · 1956 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Faber and Faber, 1956 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Roger Longrigg's scarce debut novel, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Scarce work.This copy belonging to Geoffrey Cust Faber, the...

The Swan-Tripe Club: A Satyr, on the High-Flyers; in the Year 1705

[William King] · 1710 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

London, Not Stated, 1710. Disbound. A very scarce poetical pamphlet satirising contemporary politics by William King. A very scarce work.By William King, this is a satirical poem on the political and religious extremism of contemporary society. In particular, King attacks the ...

Thoughts Upon the Four Last Things: Death; Judgment; Heaven; Hell. Part I, Death.

[Joseph Trapp] · 1734 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Lawton Gilliver, 1734. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce meditation of death by the clergyman Joseph Trapp. The first edition of this very scarce work.Part I of Joseph Trapp's four part poem 'Thoughts Upon the Four Last Things', for which each part ...

Seven Broadsides by Ralph Hodgson

Ralph Hodgson · 1913 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,543)

London, A. T. Stevens, 1913. Leather. Seven uncommon poetical broadsides by Ralph Hodgson, with illustrations by Claud Lovat Fraser, bound in one volume. A volume of seven uncommon comical broadsides by Ralph Hodgson bound in one.These broadsides were published by Hodgson at h...

Basil

Wilkie Collins · 1901 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Richard Butterworth, 1901. Cloth. An early novel by Wilkie Collins, a dramatic and sensational tale of love and revenge. The second novel by Wilkie Collins, 'Basil' is a dramatic tale of love and revenge, following a young man as he falls in love with a woman...

Nunquam

Lawrence Durrell · 1970 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Faber and Faber, 1970. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional first edition copy of one of Lawrence Durrell's later novels, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with ...

Silence

ShÃÂ-«saku EndÃÂ-; William Johnston · 1976 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

London, Peter Owen, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition, first impression of ShÃÂ-«saku EndÃÂ-'s magnum opus, translated by William Johnston. The first UK edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the o...

No Highway; in the Wet; Beyond the Black Stump; the Rainbow and the Rose

Nevil Shute · 1948 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

New York; London, William Morrow & Co.; Heinemann, 1948-1958. First edition. Cloth. First edition copies of four novels by the popular author Nevil Shute, with their original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impressions of these works in the publisher's original cl...

Monsieur, or the Prince of Darkness; Constance, or Solitary Practices

Lawrence Durrell · 1974 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Faber and Faber, 1974-1982. First edition. Cloth. First edition copies of the first and third novels from Lawrence Durrell's 'Avignon Quintet', in their original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition, first impressions of these two works in the publ...

Hudibras. The First Part: Written in the Time of the Late Wars

Samuel Butler · 1693 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, R. Bentley, J. Tonson, F. Saunders, and T. Bennet; R. Chiswell, T. Sawbridge, R. Bentley, and G. Wells; Thomas Horne, 1693-1694 . Cloth. A late seventeenth century edition of Samuel Butler's mock-heroic satirical poem 'Hudibras&apos. Part I lacks title page. ...

The Hundred Riddles of the Fairy Bellaria

Charles Godfrey Leland · 1892 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this beautifully illustrated work of children's literature from Charles Godfrey Leland. A very scarce first trade edition.Illustrated throughout with monochrome woodcuts.The work of ...

The Long Vacation. A Satyr: Addres&Apos;D to All Disconsolate Traders

Anonymous · 1708 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, H. Hills, 1708 . First edition. Unbound. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this anonymously authored satire about the complaints of traders during the season of the 'Long Vacation&apos. A very scarce first edition.A satirical poem discussing the period of th...

Bleinheim, a Poem.

John Philips · 1709 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, H. Hills, 1709 . Paperback. A scarce early edition of John Philips's celebration of Marlborough's victory at the Battle of Blenheim. First published in 1705, this work is scarce in all early editions.This poem commemorates the Duke of Marlborough's victo...

Roadside Songs of Tuscany

Francesca Alexander [trans.]; John Ruskin [ed.] · 1885 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent, George Allen, 1885 . First edition. Vellum. A beautifully bound full vellum edition of Francesca Alexander's charmingly illustrated collection of Tuscan folk songs, edited by John Ruskin. The first edition of this work.Philanthropist and artist...

Wrack at Tidesend [Vol II], and, on the Continent : A Book of Inquilinics [Vol III]

Osbert Sitwell · 1952 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Macmillan and Co Ltd, 1952-1958. First edition. Hardback. The first edition, first impression of the second and third volumes from Osbert Sitwell's England Reclaimed poetry series, with the original unclipped illustrated dust wrappers. The first edition, first imp...

Satin Island

Tom McCarthy · 2015 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2015. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of this contemporary novel from Tom McCarthy which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The first edition, first printing. With tipped in press content for the book, offering additional ...