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The Chace Bound with Hobbinol or the Rural Games. A Burlesque Poem, in Blank Verse

William Somervile · 1767 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Printed for W. Bowyer, W. Strahan, and R. Baldwin, 1767. Leather. The fourth edition of William Somerville's famous poem on hunting, bound together with 'Hobbinol&apos. Fifth edition of 'The Chase', bound with the fifth edition of 'Hobbinol, or T…

Humberside, Being the Magazine of the Hull Literary Club, Vol. III No. 2. October 1929

E Rayner Dawon, Ernest A Parsons, Eric Philip, H Shoosmith, Sherard Vines etc. · 1929 · Bailgate Books Ltd

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

printed by A Brown & Sons; Hull Literary Club, 1929. First Edition, Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Darkened and rubbed blue card covers with dark blue lettering and decoration, sound binding, clean slightly darkened uncut (untrimmed) pages. Contents include: Frontis s…

Oswald Bastable and Others

E. Nesbit [Edith Nesbit] · 1905 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. The bright first edition of this witty collection of Nesbit"s Edwardian stories, illustrated by Charles Edmund Brock and H. R. Millar. The first edition, in the attractive publisher's original decorative cloth…

The Tour of the Don. A Series of Extempore Sketches Made During a Pedestrian Ramble Along the Banks of That River and Its Principal Tributaries

[John Holland] · 1837 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

Sheffield, R. Groombridge, Panyer-Alley, Paternoster-Row; and G. Ridge, 1837. First edition. Cloth. The first book edition of this uncommon topographical account of the Yorkshire River Don, by the newspaper editor John Holland. The first book edition, originally published in the…

Les Douze. [Dvenadtsat' the Twelve]. Traduction Définitve de Y. Sidersky. Dessins de J. Annenkoff.

BLOK, Alexandre Alexander. Illustrated by Yury Annenkov. · 1923 · Marijana Dworski Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

Paris, Au Sans Pareil [René Tancrède], 1923. Original illustrated paper wrappers in original plain cellophane dust-wrapper. 19x14 cm, 45 pp. A very good copy in excellent condition. Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok, poet, dramatist and prose writer: "The last Romantic poet". Dvenad…

The Joy of Not Knowing It All : Profiting from Creativity at Work or Play

ZELINSKI, ERNIE J · 1994 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$49.95 (€45.32 | £37.81 | ¥7,976)

Edmonton, AB: Visions International Publishing, Canada, 1994. First Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0969419422. 188 pages including bibliography. Whether you are an artist, poet, or entrepreneur, this entertaining resource is designed to help you profit from creativity at work or pla…

Letters from America; the Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke

Rupert Brooke; Henry James [preface] · 1916 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1916-1918 . First edition. Cloth. The first editions of two works from war poet Rupert Brooke, who died aged 27 in 1915. Including a review copy of his 'Collected Poems&apos. Two first edition posthumously published works from Rupert Brooke, the …

The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1826-1844

Elizabeth Barrett Browning · 1893 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Yardley & Hanscomb, c1893. Leather. An uncommon collection of poetry by the influential Elizabeth Barrett Browning, in half morocco binding. A collection of works by Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, bound in half morocco and marbled boards. Decorated with marb…

The Poetical Works of James Montgomery with Explanatory Notes

James Montgomery · 1795 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , Frederick Warne And Co, c1879. Hardback. The collected works of humanitarian poet and hymn-writer James Montgomery, with illustrations and commentary A collection of James Montgomery's poetry and hymns, complete with frontispiece and 6 plates of illustrations by Si…

The Crier by Night: A Play in One Act

Gordon Bottomley · 1902 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, At the Unicorn, 1902. First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first edition of this one-act play by English poet Gordon Bottomley, a Unicorn Press publication. First edition, published by the Unicorn Press or 'At the Sign of the Unicorn&apos. Very scarce.Later publ…

Marina Tsvetaeva: the double beat of Heaven and Hell.

Feiler, Lily. · 1994 · Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Durham : Duke University Press,1994. Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. xv,230pp.,ills. Index. Bibliography. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - Born to a family of Russian intelligentsia in 1892 and coming of age in the crucible of revolutio…

Beyond Faith and Infidelity: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari

Leonard Lewisohn · 1995 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Surrey, Curzon Press, 1995. Paperback. 344p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Like-new apart from a former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on title page. Otherwise clean and tight. From the Curzon Sufi Series. A study of the life and work of medieval Suf…

The History of Devonshire

Reverend Richard Polwhele · 1793 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Exeter, Cadell, Johnson, and Dilly; Cadell, Dilly, and Murray; Messrs. Cadell and Davies, 1793-1806. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition copy of this topographical study of Devonshire in three volumes, bound in one volume. The first edition of this scarce work rebound…

Poetical Works of William Collins, the

FORE-EDGE PAINTING; The "DOVER PAINTER", artist; HAYDAY, binder; COLLINS, William · 1830 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)

$2,250.00 (€2,041.41 | £1,703.07 | ¥359,296)

London: William Pickering, 1830. A Fine Fore-Edge Painting by "The Dover Painter" FORE-EDGE PAINTING. [The "DOVER PAINTER"], artist. HAYDAY, binder. COLLINS, William. The Poetical Works of William Collins. London: William Pickering, 1830. With a fine fore-edge painting executed …

Bibliographie Des Oeuvres de Paul Valery Publiees de 1889 a 1965 Par Georges Karaiskakis Et Francois Chapon Conservator de la Bibliotheque Jacques Doucet Editee Sous Les Auspices de la Foundation Singer-Polignac Preface de Lucienne Julien-Cain

Georges Karaiskakies; Francois Chapon · 1976 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Paris, Librarie Auguste Blaizot, 1976. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this bibliographical reference guide to the works of Paul Valery. In French. The first edition of the work. Paul Valery was a prolific French poet, essayist and philosopher who was nominated for th…

Oeuvres de Mr. Boileau Despreaux. Avec Des Eclaircissemens Historiques, Donnez Par Lui-Meme

Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux · 1716 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Geneve, Fabri & Barrillot, 1716. Leather. An original French collection of the important poetry of the satirical writer Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, an important edition with illutsrations. In the original French.Complete in two volumes.Bound without half-titles.Volume I illustrat…

Between Sun and Moon

Cecil French · 1922 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, The Favil Press, 1922 . First edition. Hardback. A bright example of the very scarce signed first edition of this limited edition collection of poetry from Cecil French, illustrated with tipped in initialled woodcuts. A very scarce limited edition. Number 101 out of 350.…

Nature with Man

John Silkin · 1965 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

London, Chatto and Windus, The Hogarth Press, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of poetry by John Silkin. First edition. Published as a part of 'The Phoenix Living Poets' series. With original unclipped dustwrapper. John Silkin was a popu…

Memoirs by a Celebrated Literary and Political Character from the Resignation of Sir Robert Walpole in 1742 to the Establishment of Lord Chatham&Apos;S Second Administration in 1757 Containing Strictures on Some of the Most Distinguished Men of That Time

Richard Glover, Richard Duppa (Editor) · 1814 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , John Murray, 1814. Cloth. The diaries of poet Richard Glover. The second edition of this work, published a year after the first. Stated to the title page as a 'New Edition&apos. Richard Glover was an English poet and politician. Ex-library, with occasional Bath Pub…

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Lord Byron

George Clinton · 1827 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, John Robins and Co. 1827. Cloth. A smart copy of this memoir of the life and works of prolific writer Lord Byron, with illustrations. Scarce work. Illustrated with frontispiece and thirty-eight plates. Collated complete. The life and works of English Romantic poet and pe…