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Eighteenth Century Vignettes
Austin Dobson · 1892 · Rooke Books
£1,400.00 (€1,678.37 | $1,849.91 | ¥295,441)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1892-1894. First edition. Leather. Beautifully bound extra-illustrated copies of the first edition of the first and second series of Austin Dobson's collection of literary essays, with volume I being signed by the author himself. Extra-illustrated e…
The Works of John Galsworthy (Manaton Edition)
John Galsworthy · 1923 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1923-1936. Vellum. A limited Manaton edition of this collection of John Galsworthy's works, signed by him to Vol I. A Manaton limited edition set (No. 172 out of 500) of the works of John Galsworthy. Comprising 25 out of the 30 total volumes. …
A Handy Classical Dictionary
1830 · Rooke Books
£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)
London, Whittaker & Co. c1890. Leather. A leatherbound copy of this handy classical dictionary from Whittaker & Co. Sixth edition or later. A charming classical dictionary designed to fit in a pocket, with the main object being to produce a book containing as much information as…
There Is a Valley
John H. F. McEwen · 1950 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
Edinburgh, C. J. Cousland and Sons, Ltd. 1950. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from British author John H. F. McEwen, signed by the author in presentation to a friend. First edition. Scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author to the …
The Continental Annual, and Romantic Cabinet, for 1832.
William Kennedy · 1832 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)
London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1832 . First edition. Leather. A brilliant association copy of this poetic annual, inscribed by the artist of the work Samuel Prout to his first-born child Rebecca Elizabeth. The first edition. Inscribed by the artist to his daughter, Rebecca Elizabet…
Our Troubles in Poona and the Deccan
Arthur Crawford · 1897 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co, 1897. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated account of Arthur Crawford's time spent working in India, signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author, inscribed to the front paste down. A memoir on t…
Westminster Abbey: The Church, Convent Cathedral and College of St. Peter, Westminster
Herbert Francis Westlake · 1923 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)
London, Philip Allan and Company, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce two volume limited edition of H. F. Westlake's illustrated study of the history and architecture of Westminster Abbey. Complete in two volumes.No. 6 of 25 copies printed …
The Works of Thomas Love Peacock
Thomas Love Peacock; Lord Houghton [preface]; Edith Nicolls [ed.] · 1875 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)
London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1875 . Leather. A scarce complete three volume edition of the works of Thomas Love Peacock, in half morocco signed bindings by Maclehose. Complete in three volumes, this is a scarce set.With a portrait frontispiece to volume I, by Henry Cole.A co…
Solitudes
Ãdouard Estaunié · 1924 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
Paris , Le Livre Moderne Illustre; J. Ferenczi & Fils, 1924. Leather. A very smart leather-bound copy of this novel from Edouard Estaunie, illustrated with woodcuts. A charming illustrated edition of this 'Solitudes', a novel from French author Edouard Estaunie Bound …
The Etonian
[W. M. Praed; W. Blunt.] · 1824 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Henry Colburn, 1824. Leather. A smartly bound fourth edition set of this collection of issues from The Etonian. Complete in three volumes. Fourth edition. The Etonian was a paper containing articles and fictional works, projected and edited by Winthrop Mackworth Praed an…
Recollections of Rossetti
Hall Caine · 1928 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Cassell and Company, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first complete edition of Hall Caine's account of his years spend in the company of artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. A signed presentation co…
Don"T Call Me by My Right Name and Other Stories
James Purdy · 1956 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)
New York, The William-Frederick Press, 1956. First edition. Paperback. A very smart signed copy of this short-story collection from James Purdy. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. First edition, first printing. Bound in the publisher's wraps.James Purdy was a…
Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold · 1907 · Rooke Books
£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1907 . Fine Binding. An elegantly bound collection of poetry from English poet and professor, Matthew Arnold, in a signed binding by Spottiswoode & Co. Bound by Spottiswoode & Co. in half crushed morocco with cloth boards.Illustrated with a fro…
The Sheltering Sky
Paul Bowles · 1949 · Rooke Books
£2,250.00 (€2,697.37 | $2,973.06 | ¥474,817)
London, John Lehmann, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition, second impression of Paul Bowles' compelling novel set in North Africa following World War Two, complete with the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, second impression of thi…
Les ãâBãâ©Nistes Du Xviiie Siãâ¨Cle
Comte Francois de Salverte · 1927 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
Paris, Nationale d'Art et d'Histoire, 1927. Leather. An illustrated French study on cabinet makers of the eighteenth century, by Francois de Salverte. A revised and expanded edition.'Les Ãbénistes du XVIIIe Siècle' is the first work ever published on Frenc…
An Essay on Comedy and the Uses of the Comic Spirit
George Meredith · 1903 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
Westminster, Archibald Constable and Co, 1903 . Leather. The third edition of George Meredith's discussion of comedy and 'the comic spirit', in an attractive half calf signed binding from Hatchards. First published in book form in 1897, this is the third edition o…
The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840-1867
Matthew Arnold; A. T. Quiller-Couch [ed.] · 1913 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London, Humphrey Milford, 1913 . Leather. A handsomely bound volume of the poetry of Matthew Arnold, with an introduction from literary critic and writer A. T. Quiller-Couch. In a signed half morocco binding by Riviere. The poetical works of Matthew Arnold, the son of English ed…
The White Lantern
Evan S. Connell · 1980 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of the companion volume to Evan S. Connell's 'A Long Desire&apos. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first printing. With the publisher's orig…
The Order of Chance
Tom Pickard · 1971 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Fulcrum Press , 1971. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed limited edition of this poetry collection by Tom Pickard. Of this first edition, 75 copies were specially bound, numbered and signed by the author. This copy is number 62. Signed by the author to the limitation p…
I Advance with a Loaded Rose
Douglas Blazek · 1969 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)
San Francisco , Twowindows Press, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A smart limited edition of this collection of poetry from Polish-American author Douglas Blazek, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to six hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number two. This copy…