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The Complete Works of Adelaide A. Procter
Adelaide A. Procter; Charles Dickens [intro.] · 1905 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
London, George Bell and Sons, 1905 . Leather. A beautifully bound example of the poetry of Adelaide A. Procter, one of the most popular female poets of the Victorian period. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Procter.With an introduction from Charles Dickens, a close fr…
Researches Into the History of Welton and Its Neighbourhood: With a Few Remarks Chiefly of an Antiquarian Nature About Some Adjacent Places in Yorkshire and About the Yorkshire Language.
Thomas Thompson · 1869 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
Kingston-Upon-Hull, J. W. Leng, 1869. First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of the first edition of Thomas Thompson's insightful historical study on Welton and Yorkshire, privately printed for friends and presented by the author with his inscription. The first edition, …
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison · 1952 · Rooke Books
£3,850.00 (€4,614.77 | $5,086.08 | ¥812,184)
New York, Random House, 1952. First edition. Cloth. The sought after first edition, first printing of Ralph Ellison's monumental award winning novel, his first and only work to be published during his lifetime. The first edition, first printing as stated to the edition page…
The King Who Was a King
H. G. Wells · 1929 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing treatise by H. G. Wells on the history and nature of cinema. First edition, in the first issue binding.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Paul Rotha.An interesting trea…
Southward Ho! and Other Essays
Holbrook Jackson · 1914 · Rooke Books
£230.00 (€275.69 | $303.84 | ¥48,520)
London, J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1914. First edition. Disbound. The first edition of this uncommon collection of brilliant essays by Holbrook Jackson, the author's presentation copy. The first edition of this uncommon work, part of Dent's 'Wayfarer's Library&ap…
Adam Hepburn&Apos;S Vow
Annie S. Swan · 1885 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)
London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1885. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon historical fiction novel set in seventeenth century Scotland, an illustrated novel, signed by the author. The first edition of this uncommon work.Signed by the author to the recto …
Listen Here!
Vernon Duke · 1963 · Rooke Books
£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.66 | ¥51,684)
New York, Ivan Obolensky, Inc, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this essay on music depreciation by Vernon Duke, signed by the author. The first edition, first printing. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the recto of the…
Westminster Abbey: The Church, Convent Cathedral and College of St. Peter, Westminster
Herbert Francis Westlake · 1923 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)
London, Philip Allan and Company, 1923. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition of Herbert Francis Westlake's illustrated historical study on Westminster Abbey and its architecture, signed by the author. A limited edition, being number 3 out of fifty copies printed on fine pap…
The Masque: A Theatre Notebook
Various · 1946 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)
London, The Curtain Press, 1946-1949. First edition. Paperback. A smart complete collection of The Masque, a theatre notebook. With the original two slip cases. Complete in nine volumes, with two of the original three slip cases. First edition. The Masque was a publication desig…
Roberti Grosseteste Episcopi Quondam Lincolniensis Epistolae
Robert Grosseteste; Henry Richard Luard · 1861 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)
London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861. Leather. A volume of the letters by the medieval Bishop of Lincoln, Robert Grosseteste, signed by the editor, Henry Richard Luard. Signed by the editor to the half-title.A collection of the letters written by Robert Grosseteste…
The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales from the Old French
A. T. Quiller-Couch · 1910 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1910]. First edition. Cloth. Edmund Dulac's stunning illustrated edition of the beloved fairy tale 'The Sleeping Beauty', among other famous tales, with Dulac's brilliant colour plates. The first trade edition of this Edmund Dul…
Life of W.M. Thackeray
Herman Merivale; Frank T. Marzials · 1891 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)
London, Walter Scott , 1891. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this richly illustrated biography of W. M. Thackeray, bound in signed half calf by Bayntun. First edition. In signed half calf by Bayntun.A charming biography of William Makepeace Thackeray, an English no…
Tom Brown&Apos;S School Days
An Old Boy [Thomas Hughes] · 1894 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1894 . Leather. A lovely prize-bound edition of Thomas Hughes's beloved fictionalised account of life at Rugby School, with illustrations from Arthur Hughes and Sydney Prior Hall. Thomas Hughes' popular children's novel follows the exploi…
Chief Justice Coke: His Family and Descendants at Holkham
Charles Warburton James · 1929 · Rooke Books
£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.40 | ¥39,027)
London, Country Life Ltd , 1929. First edition. Leather. The author's signed presentation copy of this biography of Edward Coke, handsomely bound in half calf by Morrell. Signed dedication inscription by the author to the front endpaper, referring to one Molly as his "very …
Tecumseh: Or, the West Thirty Years Since. A Poem.
George H. Colton · 1842 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
New York, Wiley and Putnam, 1842 . First edition. Hardback. The author's presentation copy of this exceptionally scarce publication containing George H. Colton's best known work, the poem 'Tecumseh&apos. First edition. Very scarce work. The author's presentat…
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens · 1839 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition. Leather. The first edition, first impression, of Charles Dickens' influential 'Nicholas Nickleby', illustrated with beautiful plates by Phiz. The first edition, first issue, with the following issue points; page xiii …
The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second
Lord Macaulay [Thomas Babington Macaulay] · 1906 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1906. First edition. Leather. The two volume 'popular edition' of Thomas Babington Macaulay's popular historical work, in attractive signed prize bindings from Howell. The 'Popular Edition', complete in two volumes.'…
The Life of Benvenuto Cellini: A Florentine Artist
Benvenuto Cellini; Anne Macdonell [translator] · 1926 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, J. M. Dent and Sons Limited , 1926. Leather. An illustrated English translation of Benvenuto Cellini's captivating autobiography, in a signed half calf binding by Bumpus. First thus, second impression. Bound in signed half calf by Bumpus, with marbled paper covered…
The Poems of William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth; Thomas Hutchinson [ed.] · 1911 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)
London, Henry Frowde, 1911 . Leather. A beautifully bound edition of the collected poems of William Wordsworth, in half morocco from Hatchards of Piccadilly. Edited and with an introduction and notes from Thomas Hutchinson.In a half morocco signed binding by Hatchards.Illustrate…
Voices at Play: Stories and Ear-Pieces; Momento Mori and the Girls of Slender Means; the Abbess of Crewe; Territorial Rights; Curriculum Vitae; Muriel Spark, William Trevor, Ian Mcewan: A Bibliography of Their First Editions
Muriel Spark; David Rees · 1961 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)
London, Macmillan; The Reprint Society; Constable; The Colophon Press, 1961-1992. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic selection of works from Muriel Sparks, together with a limited edition bibliography of her first editions. The first editions of these works. A delightful set, co…