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The Seasons
James Thomson · 1805 · Rooke Books
£255.00 (€305.66 | $336.89 | ¥53,797)
London, James Wallis, 1805 . Leather. The first Bewick illustrated edition of Thomson's famous collection of poems, The Seasons in a lovely original binding. Direct from the library at Newton Hall, the 18th century country house and estate in Northumberland, with a pencil s…
A Classical Dictionary; Containing a Copious Account of All the Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors; with the Value of Coins, Weights, and Measures, Used Among the Greeks and Romans; and a Chronological Table.
J. Lempriere · 1815 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815. Leather. A very scarce copy of John Lempriere's Classical Dictionary. The ninth edition, corrected. John Lempriere (c. 1765, Jersey  1 February 1824, London) was an English classical scholar, lexicographer, theologian, te…
Guy Mannering or the Astrologer
Sir Walter Scott · 1905 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, J M Dent, 1905. Leather. The Temple Edition of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novel, 'Guy Mannering', in a lovely Blackwell Binding. Volumes III and IV of The Temple Edition, and the complete two volumes of Guy Mannering, bound as one. With the bookplate of R…
Annals of the Poor Containing the Dairyman&Apos;S Daughter, the Negro Servant and Young Cottager, &C. &C.
Rev. Legh Richmond · 1828 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)
London, J Hatchard and Son, 1828. Leather. A collected edition of Richmond's stories of village life, first published in 1814 under the title of Annals of the Poor.Scarce in this edition published by Hatchard, a new edition, enlarged and illustrated with a frontispiece port…
Collected Plays of Richard Cumberland
Richard Cumberland · 1789 · Rooke Books
£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)
London , C. Dilly, 1789-1797. Leather. A collection of seven plays by Richard Cumberland bound in one volume. Plays include: The Imposters, Second Edition. The West Indian, Second Edition First Love, Third Edition Days of Yore, First Edition Wheel of Fortune, Fourth Edition The …
The Reports of That Late Reverend and Learned Judge, Thomas Owen Esquire; One of the Justices of the Common Pleas
Thomas Owen · 1656 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
London, H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place, 1656. Leather. A collection of sixteenth century legal cases heard by respected judge Thomas Owen, with a brief description of each case and the outcome. Full title continued: Wherein are many choice cases, most of them throughly argue…
The Man Who Died
D. H. Lawrence · 1935 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)
London , Heinemann, 1935. Cloth. An first edition thus of The Man Who Died (the alternative title to Lawrence's preferred The Escaped Cock), illustrated by John Farleigh. The novel was originally published as The Escaped Cock in 1929. It was inspired by Lawrence's visi…
Memorials of the Sea
William Scoresby · 1835 · Rooke Books
£2,400.00 (€2,876.78 | $3,170.74 | ¥506,325)
London , James Nisbet, 1835. First edition. Leather. A first edition of the account of his voyages by William Scoresby, the English scientist, clergyman, and Arctic explorer. The work includes his account of the so-called Mary Russell murders, in which during a cargo run to Barb…
The Middle Parts of Fortune; Somme and Ancre 1916
Frederic Manning · 1929 · Rooke Books
£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)
London, The Piazza Press, 1929. Cloth. The limited first edition of Frederic Manning's powerful novel, set in the trenches during the First World War. The novel was written in response to the sudden demand in the late 1920s for literary material dealing with the war. Wherea…
Jumper
Nicholas Kalashnikoff · 1948 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)
London, Peter Lunn , 1948 . Cloth. A smart copy of this beautifully illustrated children's novel about a war horse based on the author's wartime experience. An early edition, first published in 1944 by Scribner. In the original brown cloth binding. With the very scarc…
Bracebridge Hall or the Humourists
Washington Irving · 1896 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)
New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons , 1896. Cloth. A pleasing first Surrey edition of 'Bracebridge Hall', adorned with illustrations from Arthur Rackham and others. First Surrey edition. Complete in two volumes.In the publisher's decorative cloth binding. Vol II wi…
The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis Translated Into English Verse
Decimus Junius Juvenalis; William Gifford [trans.] · 1802 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)
London, Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for G. and W. Nicol, 1802. First edition. Leather. A smart English translation of Juvenal's satirical poems, by critic, editor and famous satirist William Gifford. First edition of this English translation by William Gifford, with notes.…
Henry, Earl of Moreland: A Beautiful and Affecting History
Henry Brooke · 1810 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
Burslem, John Tregortha, 1810 . Leather. Illustrated throughout with engraved plates, this is a charming provincial printing of Henry Brooke's picaresque and sentimental novel. An attractively illustrated provincial edition of Henry Brooke's novel, published in the civ…
Meditations and Contemplations
Rev. James Hervey · 1811 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
Burslem, J. Tregortha, 1811. Leather. An illustrated early 19th century edition of James Hervey's sentimental devotional work on morality, nature and divine providence. First published in 1746, James Hervey"s devotional work reflects on mortality, nature, and divine provide…
Wrecked on a Reef: A True Story
F.E. Raynal [François-Edouard Raynal] · 1896 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)
London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1896. Cloth. An uncommon illustrated edition of a first-hand account of a sailor who was shipwrecked on the Auckland Isles with a small company. An uncommon and translated illustrated edition of Wrecked on a Reef, or Twenty Months Among the Auckla…
The Story of a Red-Deer
J.W. Fortescue [John William Fortescue] · 1925 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Macmillan and Co. 1925. Cloth. The illustrated edition of a lovely children's book that follows the life of a beloved creature native to the British Isles. The illustrated edition of The Story of a Red-Deer, a lovely children's book, written by writer and milit…
The History and Antiquities of the Borough of Lyme Regis and Charmouth
George Roberts · 1996 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
Lyme Regis, Lymelight Press, 1996. Cloth. The limited edition facsimile of a local history of Lyme Regis and Charmouth on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. Contains folding plates and is in excellent condition. The History and Antiquities of Lyme Regis and Charmouth, a scarce facsim…
On Artificial Manures; Their Chemical Selection and Scientific Application to Agriculture
M. Georges Ville; William Crookes [ed.] · 1879 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1879 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the first edition of the English translation of this illustrated series of lectures by French agronomist and plant physiologist. The very scarce first English edition of the work.In publisher&ap…
Dante and His Comedy by Allan Gilbert the Ladder of Vision a Study of Dante&Apos;S Comedy by Irma Brandeis an Approach to Dante by Thomas G. Bergin
Allan Gilbert; Irma Brandeis; Thomas G. Bergin · 1960 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
London, Peter Owen, 1960-1965. Cloth. A 3 volume collection of critical glances into Dante's literary legacy, all in their original unclipped dust wrappers. A collection of 3 titles by scholars of Italian literature.Bound in their original coloured cloth, in lovely conditio…
The End of the Affair
Graham Greene · 1951 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
Melbourne; London; Toronto, William Heinemann Ltd, 1951. Cloth. Sought-after first edition of Greene's prominent alternative love story of infidelity and obsession. With unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, sixth impression.In publisher's original cloth binding. With…