Letteratura

Almanach Du Bibliophile Pour L&Apos;Annee 1901

Various · 1901 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Paris, Edouard Pelletan, 1901. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy of this literature anthology produced by Edouard Pelletan. Scarce in the original wraps, retaining glassine wrap.Limited edition, numbered 26. This particular copy has been signed by the publisher to...

Le the Chez Miranda

Jean Moreas; Paul Adam · 1886 · Rooke Books

£3,250.00 (€3,895.64 | $4,293.70 | ¥685,649)

Paris, Tresse et Stock, 1886. First edition. Leather. An extremely scarce first edition copy of this important symbolist novel. This particular copy once belonged to Edmund Gosse, and has been signed by the author. The dedication to the half-title bears the author's inscr...

Drama: Its Costume & Dãƒâ©Cor

James Laver · 1951 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, The Studio Publications, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A fantastic presentation copy signed by James Laver of this volume exploring the theatrical scene from early Greek and Roman times to the twentieth century. The first edition. James Laver explores the theatrical sce...

Shakespeare&Apos;S Genius Justified: Being Restorations and Illustrations of Seven Hundred Passages in Shakespeare&Apos;S Plays: Which Have Afforded Abundant Scope for Critical Animadversion; and Hitherto Held at Defiance the Penetration of All Shakespeare&Apos;S Commentators

Zachariah Jackson · 1819 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Printed for John Mayor by J Johnson, 1819. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this brilliant discussion on Shakespeare's plays by Zachariah Jackson. An excellent copy. A brilliant discussion on Shakespeare's plays by Zachariah Jackson to j...

The Plays of J.M. Barrie Quality Street

J. M. Barrie · 1918 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1918. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of one of his most popular plays, 'Quality Street', here inscribed by Barrie to an actress, Irenie Russell. Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto to the front endpaper, &...

Remains of Nithsdale and Galloway Song: With Historical and Traditional Notices Relative to the Manners and Customs of the Peasantry

Robert Hartley Cromek [ed.]; Allan Cunningham · 1810 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, T Cadell and W Davies, 1810. First edition. Leather. A collection of Scottish folk ballads, accompanied by humorous accounts of peasant traditions and superstitions. The first edition of this work, edited by and with an engraved title page from Robert Hartley Cromek, a...

Ned Garth; or, Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade

William Henry Giles Kingston · 1878 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1878. First edition. Cloth. A children's adventure novel about the slave trade, from the descendant of an abolitionist who himself owned a plantation. A scarce work, here published 'under the direction of the Commit...

Live from Golgotha: The Gospel According to Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal · 1992 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1992. Cloth. A signed first British edition of Gore Vidal's irreverent parody of the New Testament. This work parodies the New Testament, narrating the travels of Saint Timothy and Saint Paul as they encounter a hacker from the future who seeks to &...

Selected Short Stories of Rudyard Kipling: Soldiers Three, in Black and White, Under the Deodars, Phantom Rickshaw, Wee Willie Winkie

Rudyard Kipling · 1889 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,388)

Allahabad, A.H. Wheeler & Co, 1889-90. Leather. A decorative anthology of five of Rudyard Kipling's noted short stories in half morocco binding with marbled paper boards. Presenting this collection of short stories by noted English author Rudyard Kipling. This anthology i...

Sleepy Time Tales Off Cherub Village, Apricot Farm, Playtown, Puddletown, Happy Town, the Little Cherub, Playtime Village, Primrose Wood

Sheila Hodgetts · 1958 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Sampson Low , [1958]. Magazine. A lovely scarce collection of five and fifteen minute sleepy time tales for children, illustrated in colour throughout. By Sheila Hodgetts. A scarce set in eight volumes of these lovely little tales for children. Dated from Copac 1958. ...

The Empire Annual for Girls

Dorothea Moore; Lucy Laing; Doris Pocock; et al. · 0 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Religious Tract Society , c1920. Cloth. A charming magazine with many short stories mostly by women authors, designed for women. Richly embellished with various plates throughout. A charming volume of this magazine for women by Dorothea Moore, Lucy Laing, and others. ...

England, England

Julian Barnes · 1998 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this satirical Julian Barnes novel, inscribed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust...

Illyrion

Adelaide Eden Phillpotts · 1916 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Cecil Palmer and Hayward , 1916. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition inscribed by the author of Adelaide Eden Phillpott's first published book of poems. The first edition of Adelaide Eden Phillpotts-Ross's first published book of poems. A scarce v...

Cross and Shrine

Mary Winter Were; Herbert Palmer · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Sans & Co, c1942. First edition. Cloth. A signed very scarce first edition of this lyrical collection of poems by Mary Winter Were. The very scarce first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.A selection of the Christian poems of Mary Winter Were,...

Harvest Moon

Rupert Croft-Cooke · 1953 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A superb signed first edition of this popular Rupert Croft-Cooke novel, inscribed by the author. The author's presentation copy, signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Inscribed for Jac...

Season and Festival

Herbert Palmer · 1943 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1943. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this beautiful poetry collection by Herbert Palmer. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the half-title, 'For Mary Winter Were signed by Herbert E. Palmer with best wi...

Woffington: A Tribute to the Actress and the Woman

Augustin Daly · 1888 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.46 | $1,519.31 | ¥242,614)

Philadelphia , Privately Printed for Augustin Daly , 1888. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first and limited edition of this charming tribute to Peg Woffington, illustrating her life and career as an actress by Augustin Daly. Signed and inscribed by the author, printed on ...

Junius

Junius · 1801 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.50 | $495.43 | ¥79,113)

London, T. Bensley, 1801. Leather. An early edition of Junius' satirical and scathing letters, attacking the government of George III. Illustrated throughout. Complete in two volumes.An early edition of this work.A selection of the letters of Junius.'Junius' was...

Our Man in Havana

Graham Greene · 1958 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London, Heinemann , 1958. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this brilliant black comedy novel by Graham Greene. The first edition, first impression of this work by one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. A melodrama with undertones s...

Closing Time

Joseph Heller · 1994 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Simon and Schuster , 1994. First edition. Cloth. A lovely edition of the sequel to Catch 22, signed by the author to the front endpaper. The first UK edition of this work, in the original, translucent, unclipped dustwrapper.Signed by Joseph Heller to the front free end...