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Pastoral Instructions, and Meditations, for an Annual Retirement of Ten Days
Antoine Godeau; Basil Kennet [trans.] · 1703 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, Richard Sare, 1703 . First edition. Leather. The first English language edition of Antoine Godeau's charming guide to taking part in a self-guided spiritual and meditative retreat. The vanishingly scarce first English language edition of this work, translated from t…
Physico-Theology or, a Philosophico-Moral Disquisition Concerning Human Nature, Free Agency, Moral Government, and Divine Providence
T. Morgan · 1741 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
London, Printed for T. Cox, 1741. First edition. Leather. A scarce philosophical treatise rooted in deism, discussing the relationship between divine power and empirical observations of the natural world. The first and only edition of this scarce work. Bound in full panelled sp…
William Morris: Craftsman-Socialist
Holbrook Jackson · 1908 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, A. C. Fifield , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this charming biographical study of William Morris, from British journalist and leading bibliophile Holbrook Jackson. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. An uncommon first edition of this…
Echoes and Evasions
Collin Brooks · 1934 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, Lovat Dickson, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce work of poetry in the publisher's original cloth, signed by the author to the first free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth. Signed by the author to the first free endpap…
The Thunderer"ãâ in the Making (1785-1841) (1935) the Tradition Established (1841-1884) (1939) the Twentieth Century Test (1884-1912) (1947) the 150th Anniversary and Beyond: Part I (1912-1920) (1952) the 150th Anniversary and Beyond: Part IIãâ (1921-1948) (1952)
The Times · 1935 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
London, The Times, 1935-1952. First edition. Cloth. A nice five volume set of the first edition of The Times' The History of the Times, each volume with tipped-in plate frontispieces and further illustrations throughout. The first edition of The Times' The History of…
Collected Poems of Geoffrey Winthrop Young
Geoffrey Winthrop Young · 1936 · Rooke Books
£108.00 (€129.47 | $142.71 | ¥22,791)
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from Geoffrey Winthrop Young, signed by Eleanor Winthrop Young. The first edition in the publisher's original cloth, signed by Eleanor Winthrop Young to the front free …
Krieg Dem Kriege
W.L. Rosenberg [Wilhelm Ludwig Rosenberg] · 1915 · Rooke Books
£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)
Cleveland, Windsor Avenue Publishing, 1915. First edition. Paperback. The signed first edition of an intriguing anti-war anthology, written by German-American political activist and writer Wilhelm Ludwig Rosenberg. The scarce signed first edition of Krieg dem Kriege (War Against…
The Dawn and Other Poems
Bassett Green · 1918 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)
London, Elliot Stock, 1918. First edition. Hardback. A touching anthology focusing on bereavement, signed and written by Bassett Green. Published in the final year of the First World War. The very scarce signed first edition of The Dawn and Other Poems, written by West Country p…
Leaves and Other Poems
Ralph Cleworth · 1921 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Cambridge , Perkin Warbeck , 1921 . First edition. Paperback. First edition; a scarce privately printed volume in Perkin Warbeck"s Florin series, showcasing Ralph Cleworth"s early lyrical poems. In the publisher's original paper wraps.First edition.First edition; a scarce p…
Collected Poems
Stephen Gwynn · 1923 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of Gwynn"s post-war verse, inscribed to aristocrat, writer, and prominent society figure, Lady Gerald Wellesley. In the publisher's original dark blue cloth binding. Fi…
Later Verses
Alfred Cochrane · 1918 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1918. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of Cochrane"s charming later verse collection, featuring a frontispiece by H. J. Ford. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition.Includes a frontispiece by H. J. Ford, …
Bits O&Apos; Border Breeze
Edward S. Peterson · 1917 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
None Stated, E. S. Peterson, 1917 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce first edition of this small WWI-era poetic memoir recounting the author"s service with the 1st North Dakota Infantry, with just two copies being held institutionally. In the publisher's or…
In Praise of War: Military and Sea Verse
Don C. Seitz · 1917 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
New York; London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce presentation copy of this collection of wartime poetry by American newspaper manager Don Carlos Seitz. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free …
Little Old Belgium
Reginald Wright Kauffman · 1914 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
Philadelphia , Henry Altemus Company, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of wartime poetry by poet Reginald Wright Kauffman. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, 'Un…
The Arena and Other Verses
Norman R. Ewart Smith · 1920 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)
Bristol, Bristol Printers Limited , 1920 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce signed presentation copy of Norman R. Ewart Smith's first book of poems. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the rear of the title page: 'To D…
The History of the King&Apos;S Works
H. M. Colvin [ed]; R. Allen Brown; A. J. Taylor et al. · 1963 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)
London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1963-1973 . First edition. Cloth. Illustrated throughout, present here are three volumes of H. M. Colvin's study of the Office of the King's Works, present alongside the impressive 'Plans' volume. Volumes I, II an…
Mellificium Chirurgiae: Or, the Marrow of Chirurgery Much Enlarged
James Cooke · 1676 · Rooke Books
£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)
London, J. D. for Benj. Shirley, 1676 . Leather. A very scarce and highly impressive late 17th century medical work, offering unparalleled insight into developments in surgery in the late 1600s. First published in 1648, this is a later corrected edition. This work is very scarce…
In Thy Heart&Apos;S Garden
Harry Potter · 1917 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London and Glasgow, Gowans and Gray, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of poems from war poet Harry Potter, signed by the author. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce volume of verses from poet …
Blood of Things, a Second Book of Free Forms
Alfred Kreymborg · 1920 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
New York, Nicholas L. Brown, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the scarce first edition of Alfred Kreymborg's volume of free form verse. A signed copy, with a presentation inscription from the author. The scarce first edition, first printing of this work, in …
The Eternal Now
Holbrook Jackson · 1900 · Rooke Books
£690.00 (€827.19 | $911.74 | ¥145,610)
London, David Nutt, 1900 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Holbrook Jackson's first poetry collection. A remainder copy, inscribed to Jackson's brother. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the front…