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The Frequency of Capital Punishments
William Dodd · 1762 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London, W. Faden; B. Law; E. and C> Dilly, [1762]. First edition. Unbound. A very scarce pamphlet by William Dodd on capital punishment, the first edition. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.A sermon on capital punishment, and how often capital punishment was serv…
The Green Window
Vincent O'Sullivan · 1899 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
London, Leonard Smithers and Co, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition, second issue of this collection of short stories by American short story writer Vincent O'Sullivan, including the vampire tale 'Will&apos. The first edition, second issue. In the sec…
Fantasio: A Comedy in Two Acts
Alfred de Musset; Maurice Baring [trans.] · 1929 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
Haarlem, The Pleiad, 1929 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated limited edition of Alfred de Musset humorous play, designed by Frederic Warde and with two hand coloured plates. Limited to five-hundred and fifty copies, with this copy being out of series.Translated from the original…
Pawns, Oliver Cromwell and Robert E. Lee
John Drinkwater · 1917 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 1917-23. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition historical plays by the noted poet, John Drinkwater, including his play depicting the life of Oliver Cromwell. The first editions to all, with 'Pawns' being the first one volume edition…
Nothing to Wear: An Episode of City Life
1857 · Rooke Books
£79.00 (€94.71 | $104.39 | ¥16,671)
New York, Rudd and Carleton, 1857. First edition. Cloth. The first book edition of this highly popular satirical poem by William Allen Butler. The first book edition of this poem. First published anonymously in Harper's Weekly in the same year. In the publisher's orig…
Cambridge
M. A. R. Tucker · 1907 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study of Cambridge, adorned with many colour plates. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. A richly illustrated hi…
The Poetry Quartos
Various · 1929 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
New York, Random House, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A smart collection of nine limited edition volumes from The Poetry Quartos, issued by Random House. Nine volumes of a twelve volume set. First edition. Limited to four hundred and seventy-five copies printed. The Poetry Qua…
A Book of Caricatures
Max Beerbohm · 1907 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, Methuen & Co. 1907 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful and humorous collection of forty-nine striking caricatures from English humorist Max Beerbohm, the first edition of this uncommon work. The first edition.Bound in the publisher's red quarter cloth and boards. A…
Chapters and Speeches on the Irish Land Question
John Stuart Mill · 1870 · Rooke Books
£445.00 (€533.48 | $588.01 | ¥93,908)
London, Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1870 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of John Stuart Mill's compilation of speeches and writings surrounding the controversial Irish land disputes of the late nineteenth-century. First edition. Bound in the publisher&…
Speech Delivered at a Meeting of the Liverpool Reform League, on December 19th, 1866, Including Extracts from Archbishop Whately and Mr. John Stuart MILL on Plurality of Votes As a Needful Element in Any Final Scheme of Parliamentary Reform
R. A. Macfie · 1866 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1866 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. An exceedingly scarce pamphlet presenting a speech delivered by Scottish Liberal MP Robert Macfie, regarding the importance of plurality voting in parliamentary reform processes. First edition. Disbound. A…
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Charles Dickens · 1874 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, Chapman and Hall, [1874]. Leather. A neatly bound copy of the Household Edition of Charles Dicken's first novel, wonderfully illustrated throughout by Phiz, this edition being the first since Dickens' death. Household edition.Dated using Jisc, from copies of th…
Human Shows Far Phantasies Songs and Trifles
Thomas Hardy · 1925 · Rooke Books
£265.00 (€317.69 | $350.16 | ¥55,923)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A superb, first edition of Thomas Hardy's penultimate collection of poetry, in a fine example of the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. A superior copy, with the publisher's unclipped dust wrap…
Orpheus: A Symposium of the Arts, Volume 2
John Lehmann [ed.]; Laurie Lee; George Barker; Edith Sitwell; Rex Warner; et al. · 1949 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, John Lehmann, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A delightful anthology of articles, poems, essays, stories and illustrations by a range of well-known contributors, edited by John Lehmann. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth bindi…
Tales of the Little Sisters of Saint Francis
Shaw Desmond · 1929 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Grant Richards & Humphrey Toulmin, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A delightful anthology of short stories by the prominent Irish literary figure Shaw Desmond, with the scarce dust wrapper in unusually smart condition. The first edition of this work in the publisher's o…
Lays of India
Aliph Cheem [Walter Yeldham] · 1871 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
Bombay, Thacker, Vining & Co, 1871 . Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the second edition of Walter Yeldham's 'comical, satirical and descriptive poems illustrative of English life in India', published under the pseudonym Aliph Cheem. The second edition of this…
National Missions: A Series of Lectures
William Maccall · 1855 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
London, Trubner & Co, 1855 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Scottish minister William Maccall's discussion of national identity and society, with the author's signature to the front pastedown. A very scarce first edition.Tipped in to the front p…
A New Tale of Two Cities
James Milne · 1923 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of James Milne's pessimistic analysis of society in London and Paris in the years immediately following the end of the Great War. The very scarce first edition, first impression.In…
Adventures Beyond the Zambesi of the O&Apos;Flaherty: The Insular Miss: The Soldier Man: And the Rebel Woman
Mrs. Fred Maturin [Edith Cecil-Porch] · 1913 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, Eveleigh Nash, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this scarce travelogue written by one Edith Cecil-Porch, with illustrations. The first UK edition. Published simultaneously with G. Bell and Sons' edition. A scarce work. In the publisher's or…
The Patriot&Apos;S Progress Being the Vicissitudes of Pte. John Bullock
Henry Williamson · 1930 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1930. First edition. Vellum. A signed limited edition copy of this poignant WWI novel by Henry Williamson. This edition limited to three hundred and fifty copies, signed by the author and illustrator. This copy is number 232.In the publisher's origina…
Giles&Apos;S Minority; or, Scenes at the Red House
Mrs. Robert O'Reilly [Eleanor O'Reilly] · 1874 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, George Bell and Sons , 1874 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce children's tale surrounding a young boy named Giles who inherits his families substantial estate after their untimely death, written by Eleanor Grace O'Reilly. Firs…