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Memoirs of the Reign of George II from His Accession to the Death of Queen Caroline
John, Lord Hervey · 1884 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
London, Bickers and Son , 1884. Cloth. Lord Hervey's frank memoir of George II. Hervey was a courtier and political writer. It was said he had affairs with many notable figures including Anne Vane, Lady Montagu, Princess Caroline, Francesco Algarotti and possibly Prince Fre…
High-Ways and by-Ways; or, Tales of the Roadside, Picked Up in the French Provinces
Thomas Colley Grattan · 1825 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Henry Colburn, 1825. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this second series of Grattan's most popular work, 'High-ways and By-ways&apos. Complete in Three Volumes. Second Series only. Thomas Colley Gratton, 1791 - 1864, was an Irish journalist and noveli…
The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. In Verse and Prose.
Rev. William Lisle Bowles, A.M. (ed) · 1806 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
London, J. Johnson, J. Nichols and Son, R. Baldwin et al, 1806. Leather. A scarce eight volume, leather bound set of The Works of Alexander Pope edited by William Lisle Bowles. This is the first edition of The Works of Alexander Pope that was edited by William Lisle Bowles. Eigh…
The Virginians a Tale of the Last Century by W.M. Thackeray with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by the Author
W. M. Thackeray · 1858 · Rooke Books
£83.99 (€100.68 | $110.96 | ¥17,719)
London, Bradbury and Evans, 1858-9. Leather. William Makepeace Thackeray's satirical work. Leather bound with gilt detailing to spine and marble, paper boards. This book contains two volumes of The Virginians, both with illustrated title pages. Both volumes contains 23 full…
The Colour Bar
Learie Constantine · 1954 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd. 1954. Cloth. A scarce reprint of the first edition of a book reflecting on modern race relations and the embracing of tolerance from a prominent Trinidadian cricketer. A scarce reprint of the first edition of The Colour Bar, a book reflecting ra…
Fã-â«Rin: Collected Verses
Giles Dixey · 1948 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of a poetic anthology written by Giles Dixey, containing over one hundred charming poems based on his personal experiences. The signed first edition of FÃ-«rin: Collected Verses, a comprehensive poeti…
Romance and Reality, Essays and Studies
Holbrook Jackson · 1911 · Rooke Books
£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)
London, Grant Richards Ltd, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of this scarce series of essays by Holbrook Jackson, inscribed to Jackson's own brother. The first edition of this uncommon work.An association copy inscribed b…
A Lap Full of Seed
Max Plowman · 1917 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)
Oxford, B. H. Blackwell, 1917. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation of this volume of poetry, signed by author and pacificist poet Max Plowman. A very scarce presentation copy of this already very scarce volume of poetry. Signed and inscribed to front free endpaper -…
The Unfortunate Traveller or the Life of Jackie Wilton
Thomas Nashe [ed. by H.F.B. Brett-Smith] · 1948 · Rooke Books
£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)
Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1948. Cloth. Nashe's classic picaresque novel, delightful episodic adventures in fifteenth century Europe. Reprinted for the limited Percy Reprints series. An edited edition of The Unfortunate Traveller or The Life of Wilton, written by Thomas Nashe…
The Letters of Thomas Babington Macaulay
Thomas Pinney [ed.] · 1974 · Rooke Books
£198.00 (€237.33 | $261.59 | ¥41,772)
Cambridge , Cambridge University Press , 1974-1981. First edition. Cloth. The attractive 6 volume set of letters by influential Whig politician Thomas Babington Macaulay, with 6 frontispieces and unclipped dust wrappers. The first editions of the work.Volumes 1 and 2 published i…
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair & the Baltimore Boys
Joel Dicker; Sam Taylor [translator]; Alison Anderson [translator] · 2014 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, MacLehose Press, 2014-2017. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first English translation edition of these fantastic Marcus Goldman novels from Swiss writer Joel Dicker, signed by the author. Two volumes. First English translated edition, first impression. Signed by the…
100,000,000 Guinea Pigs: Dangers in Everyday Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Arthur Kallet; F. J. Schlink · 1933 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
New York, Vanguard Press, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this exposé, unmasking the dangers in everyday products and the deception involved in their marketing, this work shocked American readers, launching a consumer rights revolution in American public …
Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae Aesopiae Novissime Recognitae Et Emendatae
Phaedrus; Aesop · 1784 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
Biponti , Biponti , 1784 . Vellum. A vellum-bound copy of the celebrated "Biponti" edition of Phaedrus's fables of Aesop, along with contributions from other noted fabulists. The Biponti edition, part of a celebrated series of Greek and Latin texts published in Biponti, Ger…
The Aesop for Children
Aesop · 1927 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
Chicago, Rand McNally & Co. 1927. Cloth. A brightly illustrated collection of the fables of Aesop, written for children and young readers. Later edition, first published in 1919. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous in-text and full-page colour images. A collectio…
C1896 the Fables of Aesop with Instructive Applications
Aesop; Samuel Croxall · 0 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Milner and Company, c1896 . Cloth. A very scarce edition of The Fables of Aesop translated by Samuel Croxall, featuring one hundred woodcut illustrations. In the publisher's original in blue cloth binding with blind stamp decorations. Undated, dated from inscription…
All Manner of Folk, Interpretations and Studies
Edward Lear; Holbrook Jackson [editor] · 1912 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
London, Grant Richards Ltd, 1912. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon work of literary criticism by Holbrook Jackson, signed by the author. The first edition of this uncommon work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, with his bookplate to…
Dreamers of Dreams
Holbrook Jackson · 1948 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exploration of the idealism of the nineteenth century by Holbrook Jackson, inscribed by the author to his brother. The first edition, first impression.Author's presentation copy, inscribe…
The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley; Harry Buxton Forman · 1876 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, Reeves and Turner, 1876-77. Leather. An illustrated set of the collected poetical works of Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. In three volumes, being Volumes II, III, and IV of a total of IV volumes, lacking Volume I.A set of the collected poetical works of Percy Bysshe…
Principles of Political Economy with Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy
John Stuart Mill · 1865 · Rooke Books
£159.00 (€190.59 | $210.06 | ¥33,544)
London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1865 . Cloth. The single volume 'People's Edition' of John Stuart Mill's important discussion of Political Economy, a work credited with helping to establish him as a leading public intellectual. The 1865 &…
A Burnt-out Case; the Comedians; Travels with My Aunt; a Sort of Life; Doctor Fischer of Geneva or the Bomb Party; Ways of Escape; Monsignor Quixote
Graham Greene · 1961 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)
London, The Bodley Head; Heinemann , 1961-1982. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set of first edition novels from reputable English writer Graham Greene, each complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impressions of these works. Offering seven bri…