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Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes (Text Volumes Part I & II)
G. Yazdani; Laurence Binyon; John Allan · 1930 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
London, Oxford University Press , 1930-1933. First edition. Cloth. Part I & Part II of the text volumes from this comprehensive study of the Ajanta Caves, with an introduction by Laurence Binyon. Comprising the first two of four text volumes which form this work. Issued as accom…
Specimens of the Early English Poets, to Which Is Prefixed an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language; in Three Volumes
Various; George Ellis · 1811 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811. Leather. The fourth edition of George Ellis" popular anthology, including an extensive selection of English poetry from Middle English to the 17th century. The fourth edition, corrected. Complete in three volumes. …
The Franciscan Friar, a Satire; and the Marriage Ode of Francis of Valois and Mary, Sovereigns of France and England, translated into English Verse from the Latin
George Buchanan, translated by George Provand · 1809 · Bailgate Books Ltd
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
Printed for Brash and Reid, Glasgow; Archibald Constable & Co, Edinburgh; Constable, Hunter, Park and Hunter; Vernor, Hood and Sharp, London, Glasgow; Edinburgh; London, 1809. Early Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. George Buchanan was amongst other things a six…
Fables, Original and Selected by the Most Esteemed European and Oriental Authors: With an Introductory Dissertation on the History of Fable, Comprising Biographical Notices of the Most Eminent Fabulists
Jean de La Fontaine; G. Moir Bussey · 1839 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Charles Tilt , 1839. Leather. A richly illustrated book of Jean de La Fontaine's beloved collected fables. Bound in full calf. Illustrated with a frontispiece and forty-four plates by J. J. Grandville. A wonderfully illustrated collection of fables collected by Fr…
Selections from the Works of Sir John Suckling
John Suckling; Rev. Alfred Suckling · 1836 · Rooke Books
£3,950.00 (€4,734.70 | $5,218.50 | ¥833,327)
London, Longman, Rees, Orme et al. 1836 . Leather. Anthony Trollope's own copy of this volume of the works of poet John Suckling, featuring critical annotations in Trollope's own hand. With the armorial bookplate of Trollope to the front pastedown, and with two handwri…
The Works of George Meredith
George Meredith · 1897 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)
London, Archibald Constable and Co. 1897-1907. Leather. A fourteen volumes, uniformly bound set of 'The Works of George Meredith' with frontispiece illustrations to all volumes. George Meredith (1828 - 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. Fourte…
The Beggar&Apos;S Opera
Mr. Gay [John Gay] · 1921 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, William Heinemann, 1921. Cloth. A brightly illustrated edition of Gay's ballad opera, signed with an inscription from the widow of Claud Lovat Fraser. Signed and inscribed by Grace Lovat Frazer, the widow of Claud Lovat Fraser, born Grace Inez Crawford, an American …
The Life of Samuel Johnson
James Boswell; John Wilson Croker · 1839 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
London, John Murray, 1839. Cloth. An illustrated set of James Boswell's acclaimed biography of Samuel Johnson. James Boswell's renowned biography of eighteenth century poet, playwright, critic, moralist, and lexicographer Samuel Johnson. Frequently regarded as the fore…
The Plays of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare; Alexander Chalmers [ed.] · 1826 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)
London, Printed for C. and J. Rivington; T Egerton; J. Cuthell; et al. 1826 . Leather. A neatly bound complete eight volume set of plays by William Shakespeare, in full brown morocco. A handsomely bound set of plays by William Shakespeare.William Shakespeare was an English playw…
The Writings of Bret Harte
Bret Harte · 1902 · Rooke Books
£680.00 (€815.09 | $898.38 | ¥143,459)
Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin, and Company , 1902 . Leather. A wonderfully presented set of works by American author and poet, Bret Harte, complete in sixteen volumes. Uniformly bound in smart, half calf with marbled boards. Complete in sixteen volumes. This collection …
Gretna-Green Bolt-a, the
ALKEN, Henry; ARMSTRONG, William Henry; ACKERMANN, Rudolph, publisher · 1853 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
$1,250.00 (€1,134.11 | £946.15 | ¥199,609)
London [&] Paris: Rudolph Ackermann [&] Galignani & Co. 1853. A Rare Work. The frontispiece. which is executed in the manner of Henry Alken" From the Library of Fitz Eugene Dixon [ALKEN, Henry, in the style of]. [ARMSTRONG, William Henry]. O'BRADLEY, Arthur, pseudonym. The Gretn…
Works of Oliver Goldsmith, the
GOLDSMITH, Oliver; Cunningham, Peter · 1900 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
$2,250.00 (€2,041.41 | £1,703.07 | ¥359,296)
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. The Library Edition of the Works of Oliver Goldsmith GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Works of Oliver Goldsmith. Edited by Peter Cunningham, F.S.A. Illustrated. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. Library Edition. Twelve large octavo volumes (8 3/4 x 5 3/…
The War Trilogy. [Autograph Copy].
Holtzman, Avi. With essays by Frits Gierstberg and William L. Fox. · 1997 · Librarium of The Hague
€40.00 ($44.09 | £33.37 | ¥7,040)
Reno, Nevada Museum of Art, 1997. 1st Edition. Soft cover. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . BRAND NEW. Virgin copy, not yet traded. Large oblong 8vo. Pp. 47. Photographic work. With 25 full-page colour plates (inc. cover), and 53 thumbnail halftone im…
An Ode, Humbly Inscrib&Apos;D to the Queen. On the Late Glorious Success of Her Majesty&Apos;S Arms.
Matthew Prior · 1706 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)
London, Jacob Tonson, 1706 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of poet Matthew Prior's ode to the Duke of Marlborough and his defeat over the French, and of the reign of Queen Anne. The very scarce first edition of this work. Matthew Prior's celeb…
Selections from the Poems of William Wordsworth, Esq. Chiefly for the Use of Schools and Young Persons.
William Wordsworth; Joseph Hine [ed.] · 1831 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Edward Moxon, 1831 . First edition. Leather. A bright example of the scarce first edition of Joseph Hine's selection of the poetry of Poet Laureate William Wordsworth, with these poems aimed to educate and entertain the young. The scarce first edition of this collec…
Asiatic Mythology: A Detailed Description and Explanation of the Mythologies of All the Great Nations of Asia
J. Hackin et al · 1963 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1963. Cloth. A smart later edition of this illustrated historical study into the mythologies of Asian nations, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First published in 1932, now reissued in 1963. Illustrated with a monochromatic frontispie…
The Dial August 1926 Volume LXXXI Number 6
Marianne Moore [editor] · 1926 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)
New Jersey, The Dial Press, 1926. Paperback. A scarce copy of this issue of the political review and literary criticism magazine The Dial. Volume LXXXI, Number 6. Scarce issue. With a colour tipped in plate from Renoir and five black-and-white plates. Collated complete. The Dial…
The Clockwork Testament, or: Enderby&Apos;S End
Anthony Burgess · 1974 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the third of Burgess' four Enderby novels, being an account of Enderby's last day alive. First edition. The third volume of the Enderby quartet. A novella acting as an account of the la…
The Cocktail Book: A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen
1902 · Rooke Books
£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)
London, John Macqueen, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A handsome first UK edition of this classic cocktail recipe book by Frederic Lawrence Knowles. The first UK edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding, blind-stamped to the front board.This charming vo…
On the Morning of Christ&Apos;S Nativity
John Milton; Geoffrey Keynes · 1923 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1923. Cloth. John Milton's important ode, 'On the Morning of Christ's Nativity', paired with beautiful facsimile reproductions of the illustrations by William Blake. An important seventeenth-century nativity hymn,…