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The Idyllia, Epigrams, and Fragments of Theocritus, Bion and Moschus, with the Elegies of Tyrtaeus; Translated from the Greek Into English Verse. To Which Are Added, Dissertations and Notes in Two Volumes. [and] the Work of Tibullus. Translated from the Latin

Rev. Richard Powhele; James Grainger · 1810 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, J Sharpe; Suttaby, Evance, and Fox, 1810-1812. Leather. Two volumes from the 'Works of British Poets' set.. Volumes fifty-nine and sixty-seven of the 'Works of British Poets', in uniform leather bindings. With four volumes in two, with two frontispi...

The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall

Thomas Hardy · 1923 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1923. Cloth. A beautiful edition of Thomas Hardy's play, 'The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall&apos. This one-act play by Hardy, is one of only two pieces of drama written by the author. Designed for 'mummers' the play was d...

Mr Pickwick Pages from the Pickwick Papers

Charles Dickens · 1910 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. Vellum. A beautifully illustrated edition of a selection from The Pickwick Papers. Limited Edition. Number 150 of 350 copies of this edition. Signed by the illustrator, Frank Reynolds. Featuring 25 tipped-in colour plates with lettered tissu...

Cavalier Lyrics: "for Church and Crown

J. W. Ebsworth · 1887 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London; Hertford. Stephen Austin and Sons, 1887. Paperback. The scarce privately printed first edition of Ebsworth"s Cavalier Lyrics, one of only 150 copies numbered and signed by the author. In the publisher"s original paper wrappers.  First edition, privately printed.  A l...

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John Stevens Wade · 1969 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Poet & Printer, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A very smart, illustrated first edition, with very scarce letter, presenting this copy as a gift from the binder, who also signs the letter. A very smart first edition. Bound in publisher's original pink paper wraps....

Blue Sonata the Poetry of John Ashbery

Jeremy Reed · 1994 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

None, Privately Printed, 1994. First edition. Unbound. A very smart, scarce first and limited edition literary critique, signed by the author. A very smart first and limited edition, in publisher's original binding. One of 75 copies, this being number 18. Signed by Jersey...

The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book

Arthur Rackham · 1965 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.82 | ¥78,059)

London, George G. Harrap, 1965 . Leather. Handsomely bound in half morocco by Hatchards, this is a charming collection of fairy tales illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham. The May 1965 impression of this work, which was first published in this edition in 1933. In a signed ...

Worse Things Waiting

Manly Wade Wellman · 1973 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Carcosa, 1973. First edition. Cloth. The signed deluxe first edition of a celebration of the ghost stories from the Dean of Fantasy and literary master of pulp magazines, with grisly illustrations by Lee Brown Coye. The deluxe first edition of Wors...

Snow on the North Side of Lucifer Mir Poets Ten Three Poems from Canto Two of the Rats the Mentality of the Picaresque Hero

Alan Sillitoe · 1973 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Knotting; Okeford; London, The Sceptre Press; Words Press; Ithaca Press; Alan Sillitoe; Turret Papers, 1973-1993. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Knotting; Okeford; London: The Sceptre Press; Words Press; Ithaca Press; Alan Sillitoe; Turret Papers, 1973-1993. First edition. ...

Shall We Join the Ladies?; Margaret Ogilvy; a Window in Thrums; Dear Brutus: A Comedy in Three Acts; the Admirable Crichton; Peter Pan

J.M. Barrie · 1930 · Rooke Books

£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.58 | ¥18,776)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1930-1942. Cloth. A charming group of works showcasing the talent of Scottish literary figure J.M. Barrie, including illustrated editions of both his plays and novels. Later printings of novels and plays written by prolific writer J.M. Barrie, inc...

The Poetic of Aristotle

Aristotle; Henry James Pye · 1788 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, John Stockdale, 1788 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Henry James Pye"s English Aristotle, in a contemporary full calf binding, issued shortly before Pye"s appointment as Poet Laureate. In a contemporary full marbled calf binding.  First edit...

The Yellow Fairy Book

Andrew Lang · 1894 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the charming, sixth book in Andrew Lang's treasured Coloured Fairy Book series, with original illustrations by H. J. Ford. coll comp? The first edition.  Bound in the original publisher'...

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the Right Hon. Richard Hill: Envoy Extraordinary from the Court of St. James to the Duke of Savoy, from July 1703 to May 1706. Part I.

Richard Hill; W. Blackley [Ed.] · 1845 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, John Murray , 1845. First edition. Cloth. A detailed record of Queen Anne-era diplomacy during the War of the Spanish Succession through the correspondence of envoy Richard Hill, inscribed by the author and illustrated with facsimile autographs. In the publisher's...

2vols in 1 Cobwebs to Catch Flies; or, Dialogues in Short Sentences, Adapted to Children from the Age of Three to Eight Years.

[Ellenor Fenn] · 1837 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Printed for Baldwin and Cradock, 1837. Leather. A charming early Victorian children"s primer of moral dialogues and reading lessons, designed to educate and entertain young readers through conversation. In a contemporary straight-grained roan binding. Lacking the endpa...

Scenes in America for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travellers; Scenes in Europe for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travellers; Scenes in England for the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-Home Travellers

The Rev. Isaac Taylor · 1821 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, J. Harris and Son, 1821-1823. Leather. Three beautifully illustrated topographies for young readers by Isaac Taylor, complete with folding maps and engraved plates. A delightful trio of 19th-century travel works from the Rev. Isaac Taylor, designed with younger readers...

The Bible in Spain; or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in Three Volumes

George Borrow · 1843 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, John Murray, 1843. Leather. A three volume half calf set of Borrow's autobiographical travelogue. The popular travelogue, based on Borrow's own experiences working as a Bible salesman throughout Spain from 1835-1838.Bound in half calf, with marbled boards. D...

The Fly-by-Night Beyond the Rainbow Warrior

Michael Morpurgo; Terry Jones · 1996 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Puffin Books; Pavilion; Pavilion Books Limited, 1996-1997. First edition. Paperback. A very smart pair of first editions, each signed by Michael Foreman, and one copy by Terry Jones. A charming pair of titles, richly illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman. Volume tw...

Quentin Blake&Apos;S the Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor

John Yeoman; Quentin Blake · 2009 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Pavilion Books Limited, 2009. Hardback. A signed copy, retelling, with charming illustrations, tales from The Arabian Nights. A scarce new edition, in beautifully decorated boards.The first impression of this new edition, with complete number line.Signed by the illustr...

The Quentin Blake Book of Nonsense Stories and the Quentin Blake Book of Nonsense Verse

Multiple authors · 1998 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Viking Penguin, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing pair of works selected, illustrated and signed by celebrated English cartoonist Quentin Blake in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Both the first edition, first impression in the publisher's original cloth...

Soggy to the Rescue; Soggy and the Mermaid

Philip Moran · 2007 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Plymouth, Mabecron Books, 2007-2008. First edition. Hardback. Two charming adventures following the heroic teddy bear, set on the Cornish coast, signed by award-winning illustrator Michael Foreman. The first editions of Soggy and the Mermaid and Soggy to the Rescue, two charmi...