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Poetry of Byron Chosen and Arranged by Matthew Arnold

Lord Byron; Matthew Arnold [Ed.] · 1881 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Macmillan and Co , 1881 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Matthew Arnold's selection of the poetry of Lord Byron, with a lengthy introduction to the poet and his works. The first edition of this collection, one of 750 large paper copies, and with an engra…

Henri Létourneau, Raconte

Létourneau, Henri (1907-2002) · 1992 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,187)

Winnipeg, Manitoba Privately Printed | Printed by Provencher Press Ltd. First Edition, First Printing pp. 113. Small 8vo. Pictorial card covers. Richly illustrated with many black-and-white drawings, illustrations, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound binding. Appea…

Moral Tales for Young People

Maria Edgeworth · 1801 · Rooke Books

£1,600.00 (€1,918.13 | $2,114.18 | ¥337,647)

London, J. Johnson, 1801. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Maria Edgeworth's influential collection of moral tales for children, complete here in five volumes, illustrated with detailed engraved frontispieces. The first edition of this work. Complete in five vol…

Classic literature 1685 I Primus in historia; seu Bellum Catlinarum, et Jugurthinum; cum commentariis Johannes Min-Ellii. ‘s Gravenhage, Arnout Leers, 1685, [8]+346+[26] pp.

Sallustius Crispus, Gaius · 1673 · Antiquariaat Arine van der Steur (NVvA/ILAB)

€245.25 ($270.32 | £204.57 | ¥43,171)

Contemporary parchment binding. 140 x 85 mm, 12º: *#4 A-P#12 (-P6,7) Q#8. Etched title page by A. Schoonebeek, on typographical title page printer’s mark “Labore et vigilantia.” Stamps on flyleaves: “Bibl. Gymn. Catu” and “ST.-Alloisiuscoll. s’ Gravenhage.” On the title page als…

Quintessence of Ibsenism

G Bernard Shaw · 1891 · Rooke Books

£77.00 (€92.31 | $101.74 | ¥16,249)

London , Walter Scott, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular essay by George Bernard Shaw. Shaw championed Ibsen's plays when many theatregoers regarded him as outrageous. Therefore, his Quintessence of Ibsenism remained a classic throughout the 20th…

Crackers for Christmas: More Stories

E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen · 1883 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, George Routledge and Sons , 1883 . Cloth. A charming Victorian fairy-tale collection, illustrated with eight plates and showcasing Knatchbull-Hugessen"s whimsical, gently Gothic storytelling. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. A new edition. Feat…

Encyclopedie Des Ouvrages de Dames

Therese de Dillmont · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Mulhouse, Bibliotheque D.M.C, c1907. Cloth. An early twentieth century French guide to needlework, with illustrations and colour plates. Published in the original French, with colour plates and numerous vignette illustrations.An encyclopaedia of 'Ladies Work', from the…

Canonbury House

George W M Reynolds · 1870 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

London, John Dicks, 1870. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this penny dreadful by George William Macarthur Reynolds. With illustrations by E H Corbould. Written by the noted Victorian author George William MacArthur Reynolds. Reynolds worked hard to expose Victorian poverty and…

Home Cookery and Comforts

1908 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, C. Arthur Pearson, Limited, 1908. Cloth. A complete year's run of issues for this charming volume of recipes and home comforts. A very scarce magazine.This volume contains twelve issues of 'Home Cookery and Comforts', for January to December 1908, being Nu…

Table Talk and Other Minor Poems

William Cowper · 1825 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, C. and C. Whittingham, 1825. Leather. A beautifully bound of Cowper's Table Talk and Other Minor Poems. William Cowper (1731 – 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature po…

Vues de Paris: Photogravures de N.D. Phot

N. D. Phot · 1910 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

[Paris], N. D. Phot, c.1910 . First edition. Hardback. A lovely collection of Parisian photography by N. D. Phot, comprised of eighteen monochrome photographic plates. The first edition of this work of Parisian photography by N. D. Phot.Comprised of eighteen full-page captioned …

Contes Gothiques

Josephine Perin von Gradenstein · 1818 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

Paris, Chez Maradan, 1818 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce true first Paris edition of two French language Gothic tales from Josephine Perin von Gradenstein. The very scarce true first edition of this two volume French language work of Gothic tales from Josephine Perin …

Technologie und Terminologie der Gewerbe und Künste bei Griechen und Römern (4 Bände KOMPLETT / 4 Volumes COMPLETE)

BLÜMNER, Hugo (1844-1919) · 1969 · Antiquariaat Berger & De Vries

€250.00 ($275.55 | £208.54 | ¥44,007)

Hildesheim Georg Olms Verlag, Reprographic Reprint (Unaltered facsimile of the Leipzig 1875?1889 editions) Hardcover / Publisher's cloth (4 Octavo Volumes). Texts in German (with Ancient Greek terminology throughout). Four volumes, complete. Richly illustrated with numerous woo…

Mr. God, I'm Sorry

Haywood, Joe; Peter Warren · 1979 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

Winnipeg, Manitoba Gateway Publishing Co., Ltd. First Edition, First Printing pp. 146. Small 8vo. Pictorial card covers held with black plastic spiral binding. Black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm, sound bi…

Hazelthwaite Hall and Other One- Acters For Children's Theatres,Dramatic Societies,Schools and Women's Institutions

Dorothy Una Ratcliffe · 1966 · Richard Thornton Books

£11.98 (€14.36 | $15.83 | ¥2,528)

Percy Lund,Humphries & Co Ltd This is a Very Good + Copy of this book in original maroon cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket which has a couple of small closed tears to the top edge of the lower cover.Not price clipped and the book has NO previous…

What Are Vitamins a Clear and Simple Explanation of What Vitamins Are. . . .

BONAR, E. C. · 1944 · S. Howlett-West Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Chicago, IL: Lanteen Medical Laboratories, Inc, 1944. 3rd Printing. Other. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklets and its contents ar…

Everychild: A Book of Verses for Children

Holbrook Jackson; Various · 1905 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Leeds; London, J. W. Bean & Son; SImplin, Marshall & Co, 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce anthology of verse for children, collected from the works of the most eminent poets. The first edition, the cloth variant.A very scarce work.The third publi…

Punch and Judy, with Illustrations

John Payne Collier · 1828 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, S. Prowett , 1828 . Leather. The second edition of this charming work presenting the history of Punch and Judy, with illustrations by George Cruikshank. The second edition. Published the same year as the first.Bound in half calf with cloth boards. Written anonymously, a…

Mrs. Beeton&Apos;S Everyday Cookery with About 2,500 Practical Recipes

Mrs. Beeton [Isabella Beeton] · 1923 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1923. Cloth. A new edition of Isabella Beeton's celebrated cookery work, with illustrations throughout. New edition. Illustrated with sixteen plates in colour and nearly three hundred in-text illustrations. Collated complete. First publis…

Wyndham Lewis: A Discursive Exposition

Hugh Gordon Porteus · 1932 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Desmond Harmsworth , 1932 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Hugh Gordon Porteus' critical exploration of the works of Wyndham Lewis, with the original, very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition. With the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first criti…