Letteratura

A Close Run Thing

Allan Mallinson · 1999 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Bantam Press, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Allan Mallinson's first Matthew Hervey novel, 'A Close Run Thing&apos. The first edition of this work, Signed by the author, with a tipped in note to the tile page. Held in the original publi...

Wit and Mirth: Or, Pills to Purge Melancholy; Being a Collection of the Best Merry Ballads and Songs, Old and New. Fitted to All Humours, Having Each Their Proper Tune for Either Voice, or Instrument: Most of the Songs Being New Set

Thomas d'Urfey · 1719 · Rooke Books

£1,300.00 (€1,558.26 | $1,717.48 | ¥274,260)

London, Not Stated, c1876. Leather. A very smartly rebound Zaehnsdorf bound set of Thomas d'Urfey's poems and songs, being a smart facsimile of the original 1719-20 editions. A facsimile reprint of the original 1719-20 editions. The facsimile is undated, though is is...

Paved with Gold or the Romance and Reality of the London Streets

Augustus Mayhew · 1858 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1858. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of Augustus Mayhew's novel 'Paved with Gold', with numerous illustrated plates by the renowned artist H. K. Browne. Augustus Septimus Mayhew was a renowned English journalist and author...

Favourite English Poems of Modern Times

Various · 1862 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Sampson, Low, Son, and Co. 1862. First edition. Leather. A first edition copy of this scarce work, containing an impressive collection of renowned English poems; copiously illustrated throughout and rebound in a signed Hayday and Co. binding. Described as containing a ...

Laurence and Eleanor Hutton Their Books of Association

M. E. Wood · 1905 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

New York, Privately Printed, 1905. Vellum. A signed, limited edition copy of this reference work of the library of Laurence and Eleanor Hutton. Inscribed to Henry Mills Alden by Eleanor Hutton. Inscribed by Eleanor Hutton to the front pastedown, 'To Henry M. Alden, with w...

Christmas Formula and Other Stories

Stella Benson; Geoffrey West · 1932 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, William Jackson, 1932. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of Stella Benson's collection of three short stories, illustrated with a frontispiece, and signed by the author to the edition page. A limited edition work, of which five-hundred and fifty copies were pri...

The White Paternoster

T. F. Powys · 1930 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1930. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Theodore Powys' short story collection 'The White Paternoster&apos. A limited edition work, of which three hundred and ten copies were printed, three hundred being for sale. This copy is numbered thirty-...

Aphrodite in Aulis

George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition copy of George Moore's novel 'Aphrodite in Aulis', signed by the author, held in the original slipcase. A limited edition work, limited to 1825, of which 1 to 900 were for sale in Great Britai...

Daily Express Adventure Book for Boys and Girls

Various · 1934 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Daily Express Publications, 1934. Cloth. A charming children's annual published by the Daily Express. This work is in an extremely smart condition, and still contains the cut-out goalie from one of the games in addition to the spinner and counters. An illustrated ...

The Dream

John Masefield · 1922 · Rooke Books

£52.00 (€62.33 | $68.70 | ¥10,970)

London, William Heinemann, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of this poetical work by John Masefield. Illustrated throughout by Judith Masefield. With the bookplate of William Marchbank to the front pastedown. This particular edition is numbered 415 and...

The Fairy-Land of Living Things

Richard Kearton · 1922 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Cassell and Company, LTD, 1922. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this children's work on the wildlife in the British countryside, by Richard and Cherry Kearton, illustrated throughout. In a signed binding by Bicker's & Son. This work was written to offer an i...

Trilby: A Novel

George du Maurier · 1895 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Osgood, McIlvaine and co. 1895. Vellum. A limited first thus edition copy of George du Maurier's 'Trilby' in a quarter vellum binding and signed by the author. George du Maurier's second novel, 'Trilby' was one of the best selling novels o...

Poems on Several Occasions with a Supplement of Several Poems of the Author&Apos;S Never Before Collected and Others Taken from His Original Manuscripts in the Custody of His Friends

Matthew Prior · 1768 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, William and William Smith, 1768. Leather. Two volumes of Matthew Prior's poetry. A scarce Dublin imprint, this edition was issued following Prior's death and has a memoir of his life as well as his Last Will and Testament. Two volumes bound as one. ESTC No. T...

Contes Et Nouvelles En Vers Par M. De la Fontaine

Jean de La Fontaine · 1874 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

Lyon, N. Scheuring, 1874 - 1875. Leather. A beautiful copy of this illustrated collection of Jean de la Fontaine's fables, limited edition works in the half crushed morocco signed binding by Bumpus. In a lovely condition. In the original French. Limited edition, with the ...

The Works of the Late Aaron Hill Esq in Four Volumes Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects and of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious with an Essay on the Art of Acting.

Aaron Hill · 1753 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

London, For the Benefit of the Family, 1753. First edition. Leather. The first collected edition of Aaron Hill's writings, posthumously published. Scarce to find all four volumes together. With a subscriber's list to the start of volume I. This work is a collection o...

A Selection from the Papers of Addison in the Spectator and Guardian; for the Use of Young People

Rev. E. Berens · 1827 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, C and J Rivington, 1827. Leather. A very scarce work, designed for young people in the early nineteenth century. A very scarce work. Inscribed by the author to the half-title page, that reads 'Edward Harshires from Edward Berens 1827. Written by Edward Berens, the...

Angel Pavement

J. B. Priestley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

London, William Heinemann, 1930. Leather. A rebound new impression edition of 'Angel Pavement&apos. Rebound in a blue crushed calf binding, with gilt detailing to the front board and spine. Featuring an ink inscription to free-endpaper: 'To Mabel, With Devoted Love, ...

Jane Austen&Apos;S Sanditon a Village by the Sea

Arthur M Alexrad · 2010 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Indiana, AuthorHouse, 2010. First edition. Cloth. Arthur Axelrad's interesting analysis of Jane Austen's unfinished 'Sanditon&apos. 'Sanditon' was an unfinished novel, left behind by Jane Austen when she died in 1817. There were only 120 pages of this ...

The Pleasure of Poetry

Kingsley Amis · 1990 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, Cassell, 1990. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry with a loosely inserted letter signed by author Kingsley Amis. First edition, first impression. Contains a loosely inserted note addressed to a 'Mr Harvey' on Jonathan Clowes ...

A Look Round the Estate

Kingsley Amis · 1967 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1967. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry by noted author Kingsley Amis. In the original unclipped dustwrapper designed by Leigh Taylor. Kingsley Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. Amis's first n...