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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott: With the Author&Apos;S Introductions and Notes

Sir Walter Scott; J. Logie Robertson (ed) · 1926 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London , Oxford University Press, 1926. Leather. A lovely prize bound collection of Sir Walter Scott's poetical works with notes from literary scholar J. Logie Robertson. In full calf prize binding with marble endpapers. With a portrait frontispiece of Sir Walter Scott.Â...

Oeuvres de J.B. Poquelin Moliere: Edition Collationnee Sur Les Textes Originaux

Molière [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin] · 1875 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

Paris, Delarue, Libraire-Editeur, 1875. Leather. A very smart complete collection of works by French playwright Moliere. A collection of works by Moliere, complete in four volumes with two volumes to each.Bound in half morocco with cloth boards.Undated, dated from copies held ...

The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza

Bernard Shaw · 1930 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Constable and Company Ltd. 1930. Cloth. A smart first edition of this satirical comedy from Irish writer Bernard Shaw, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. A satirical comedy about political philosophies which are represented by the characters. This...

Studies in Jocular Literature: A Popular Subject More Closely Considered

W. Carew Hazlitt · 1890 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

New York, A. C. Armstrong & Son, 1890. First edition. Cloth. A smart scarce first US edition of this detailed commentary on Jocular literature from English writer William Carew Hazlitt. First US edition. Scarce edition. A collection of writings on the study and criticism of Jo...

The Cloister and the Hearth or, Maid, Wife, and Widow: A Matter-of-Fact Romance

Charles Reade · 1861 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

New York, Rudd & Carleton, 1861. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this historical novel from British author Charles Reade, his best known work. First US edition. Set in the 15th century, this novel revolves about the travels of a young scribe and illuminator, ...

Jim Bludso of the Prairie Belle and Little Breeches

John Hay · 1871 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Boston, James R. Osgood & Co. 1871. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of these illustrated tales in verse by American statesman John Hay. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven full-page images. Collated complete. Two charming tales in verse. Th...

Poems on Several Subjects

John Ogilvie · 1771 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

London, George Pearch , 1771 . Leather. The third edition of this collection of poetry by John Ogilvie, complete in two volumes. Bound in full calf.Scarce work. The third edition. First published in 1764. Complete in two volumes. This collection features poetry written by Scot...

Kim

Rudyard Kipling · 1901 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this classic novel from Rudyard Kipling, with illustrations. First edition, first impression. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth, with a gilt elephant to the fr...

Selecta Poemata Anglorum Latina

Eduardo Popham [Edward Popham] · 1774 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.22 | $759.66 | ¥121,269)

Bathoniae [Bath], J. Salmon, 1774-76 . First edition. Leather. A vanishingly scarce, first edition of this collection of Latin poetry written by English authors, compiled by Edward Popham. The first edition, complete in three volumes. Uniformly bound in full calf.Very scarce w...

The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams

Henry Fielding · 1742 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, C. Cooke, c1793 . Leather. Cooke's Edition of Henry Fielding's first full-length novel, telling the story of Joseph Andrews and his friend Abraham Adams. Uniformly bound in full tree calf. Complete in two volumes.'Joseph Andrews' is the story of a g...

Hudibras in Three Parts

Samuel Butler · 1720 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, D. Browne, et al. 1720 . Leather. An excellent copy of Samuel Butler's satirical poem, with illustrations throughout and bound in full calf. Wonderfully bound in full calf with five raised bands.Comprised of 'Hudibras. In Three Parts', corrected and amen...

Oeuvres Posthumes de Jean-Jaques Rousseau, Ou Recueil de Pieces Manuscrites

Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1781 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

Geneve, Not Stated, 1781-82. Leather. A set of the collected works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the original French, published only a few years after his death. Complete in nine volumes.In the original French.Half-titles present to each volume.Folding table to Volume III. A co...

Oeuvres de Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762 · Rooke Books

£2,900.00 (€3,476.07 | $3,831.32 | ¥611,618)

Paris; Amsterdam, Neuchatel; Marc Michel Rey; Jean Neaulme, 1762-64. First edition. Leather. The collected works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, an illustrated set which includes the first edition of 'Emile&apos. Sixteen volumes of the collected works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, ...

Tableau Historique Et Critique de la Poãƒâ©Sie Franãƒâ§Aise Et Du Theatre Francais Au Xvie Siãƒâ¨Cle

Charles Augustin Sainte Beuve · 1843 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Paris, Charpentier, 1843. Vellum. Sainte-Beuve's interesting study on the literature of France during the Renaissance, in the original French. In the original French.This work explores the poetry and theatrical writings produced in France during the sixteenth century. An ...

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1908 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

New York, The Grolier Club, 1908. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated limited edition copy of one of the most important American novels ever written. A limited edition of 300 unnumbered copies, published by the Grolier Club, a private club and society of bibliophiles based in New...

Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy, Who Lived Five and Forty Years Undiscovered at Paris

Giovanni Paolo Marana; Anonymous · 1770 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)

London, A. Wilde; J. Brotherstone and Sewell, C. Bathurst; et al, 1770. Leather. A smart set of this curious epistolary novel about a Turkish spy who lived for forty years in the court of Louis XIV. Complete in eight volumes.Illustrated with a frontispiece to Volume I.The twen...

The Poetical Works of Sir John Davies

Sir John Davies · 1773 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

London, T. Davies, 1773. Leather. A very scarce collection of the poetical works of Elizabethan and Stuart poet Sir John Davies. A very scarce work.An anthology of the poetical works of Sir John Davies.This volume includes his three best known works; 'Immortality of the S...

Hawthorne&Apos;S Faust

William Bysshe Stein · 1953 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Gainesville, University of Florida Press, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting work of literary criticism, looking into Hawthorne's use of Faustinan symbols in his works. From the library of Nathaniel Hawthorne specialist, Norman Holmes Pearso...

The Novels of George Eliot

George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans] · 1891 · Rooke Books

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

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1891-1896. Leather. A handsomely bound set of the novels of George Eliot, as well as a short story collection, with many illustrations. A seven-volume set, one containing two volumes bound in one, in half calf bindings with marbled boards, e...

Les Quatre Heures de la Toilette Des Dames

M. de Favre · 1883 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

Paris, J. Lemonnyer, 1883 . Leather. A beautifully illustrated edition of M. de Fevre's erotic poetry, illustrated by Leclerc. In a half morocco binding. In the original French.First published in 1779, this is a beautifully illustrated collection of erotic poetry.Illustra...