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The Heroines of History

Mrs. Octavius Freire Owen [Emily Owen] · 1858 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, G. Routledge & Co. 1858. Cloth. A smart new edition of this collection of writings on the heroines of history, with illustrations from Sir John Gilbert. New edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. A collection of writi...

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction

J. D. Salinger · 1963 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, William Heinemann, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this volume of two long pieces from American writer Jerome David Salinger. First UK edition. Previously published in The New Yorker. Two novellas revolving around the character of Seymour Glass:...

Poems 1968-1970

Robert Graves · 1970 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Cassell, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from English writer Robert Graves, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Four groups of poems that form additions to the author's earlier Collected Poems 196...

Passport for a Pilgrim & Never Had a Spanner on Her

James Leasor · 1968 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)

London, William Heinemann, 1968-1970. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first editions of novels from prolific British author James Leasor, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Two volumes. First edition. Written by James Leasor, a prolific British author who wrote histori...

The Wise and the Wayward & Quales Ego: A Few Remarks in Particular and at Large

G. S. Street · 1896 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1896. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first editions from British writer George Slythe Street. Two volumes. First edition. Scarce works. This set includes: The Wise and the Wayward, 1896. A charming novel exploring the paths of different p...

The Recreations of Christopher North

Christopher North [John Wilson] · 1842 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1842. First edition. Leather. A complete three volume first edition set of this collection of essays from Scottish writer John Wilson. Complete in three volumes. First edition. A collection of essays written under the pseudonym o...

Hours with Famous Parisians

Stuart Henry · 1897 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Chicago, Way and Williams, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of anecdotes from time spent with famous Parisians from British author Stuart Henry. First edition. A collection of rich and revealing anecdotes from time spent with famous or impor...

Po&Apos; White Trash and Other One-Act Dramas

Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland · 1900 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Chicago, Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of one-act plays from American writer Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland. First edition. A series of one-act plays including: In Far Bohemia, The End of the Way, A Bit of Instruc...

Rupert Annuals for the Years 1969 & 1970

Alfred Bestall · 1969 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Daily Express Publications, 1969-1970. First edition. Hardback. Two smart first editions of the Rupert Bear annuals for the years 1969 and 1970. Two volumes. First edition. Brightly illustrated in colour throughout. A collection of stories about Rupert, a bear who live...

Not Wisely, But Too Well & Nancy

Rhoda Broughton · 1879 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1879-c1880. Cloth. Two smart novels from Welsh author Rhoda Broughton, known for her sensationalism. Two volumes. Written by Rhoda Broughton, a Welsh novelist and short story writer whose early novels earned her a reputation for sensationalism,...

More Rupert Adventures

Mary Tourtel; Alfred Bestall · 1952 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,552)

London, Daily Express Publications, 1952. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this collection of Rupert Bear adventures, with bright illustrations throughout. First edition. Brightly illustrated in colour throughout. A collection of stories about Rupert, a bear w...

Atala; Ou Les Amours de Deux Sauvages Dans le Desert: Suivie de Rene

Francois-Auguste Chateaubriand · 1809 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

Londres, Chez Colburn, 1809. Leather. An uncommon copy of these two novellas in the original French in one volume by Francois-Auguste Chateaubriand. French. Uncommon edition. This volume includes: Atala, our Les Amours de deux Sauvages dans le Desert. Translated: The Love and ...

Tomorrow&Apos;S Child: A Comedy in Three Acts

John Coates · 1947 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Samuel French Limited, 1947 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce, first edition of this comedic, science-fiction play which was performed at the Lyric Theatre in 1946, written by John Coates. French's Acting Edition.Bound in the publisher's original pict...

The Sweet Singers

William Croft Dickinson · 1953 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Edinburgh, Oliver and Boyd, 1953 . First edition. Hardback. An uncommon, first edition of this anthology of four ghost stories written by William Croft Dickinson, with illustrations by Joan Hassall. The first edition, first impression, of this uncommon work. An anthology of fo...

The Clocks of Rondaine and Other Stories

Frank R. Stockton · 1892 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1892 . First edition. Leather. A wonderfully illustrated, first edition if this charming collection of tales by American author and humorist, Frank Stockton. The first edition. Bound in a smart, contemporary half morocco with marbled pa...

God Likes Them Plain

Eric Linklater · 1935 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this humorous collection of short stories by Eric Linklater, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original dust wrapper and an extra dust wrapper i...

The Quick or the Dead?

Amelie Rives · 1888 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1888. First edition. Cloth. The first separate edition of the notorious first novel of Amelie Rives Troubetzkoy, a controversial love story. The first edition of this work published separately, originally published in the April 1888 issu...

The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, the Iliad, the Odyssey

Alexander Pope; Homer · 1804 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.36 | $2,576.23 | ¥411,261)

London, F. J. du Roveray; T. Bensley; J. and A. Arch; E. Lloyd, 1804-06. Leather. A striking and lavishly illustrated set of the works of Alexander Pope, including his translations of Homer's epics. Complete as eighteen volumes bound in nine.Volumes I to III contain &apos...

The Present State of Literature; a Poem, Delivered in New-Haven, at the Public Commencement of Yale-College, September 10, 1800

Warren Dutton · 1800 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Hartford, Hudson and Goodwin, 1800. First edition. Leather. A scarce poem discussing literature, delivered at Yale University upon the author's receiving his M.A. The first edition of this uncommon work.This is a sprightly poem discussing the state of literature at the tu...

A Member of the Third House, a Story of Political Warfare

Hamlin Garland · 1897 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Cloth. An uncommon novel on American politics by Hamlin Garland, the author's presentation copy. The second edition of this uncommon work.Signed by the author to the half-title, "A study of contemporary legislation, Hamlin Garland"...