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A Collection of Essays on the Works of Chaucer

Chaucer; Frederick J. Furnivall [editor] · 1870 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, The Chaucer Society by N. Trubner & Co. 1870-1890. Leather. A collection of essays and studies on the literary works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Six volumes. From the Chaucer Society. A collection of critical works and studies of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, an English poe…

The Literary Souvenir; or, Cabinet of Poetry and Romance

Various [ed. by Alaric A. Watts] · 1825 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Hurst, Robinson and Co. 1825. First edition. Leather. The second installment of an illustrated Regency literary annual that gathered leading writers of the period, including Felicia Hemans and James Hogg. The second installment of The Literary Souvenir; or, Cabinet of Po…

The Island, Wistanslow and Far Forest in Three Volumes

Francis Brett Young · 1941 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1941 - 1956. First edition. Cloth. A collection of first editions by Francis Brett Young. The set consists of: 'Wistanslow', 'The Island' and 'Far Forest&apos. Francis Brett Young (29 June 1884 – 28 March 1954) was an Engl…

The Prophet's Camel Bell [SIGNED] ; [First Edition, First Printing]

Laurence, Margaret (1926 - 1987) · 1963 · Black’s Fine Books & Manuscripts

$345.00 (€313.02 | £261.14 | ¥55,092)

Toronto McClelland and Stewart Limited | Printed by Robert Maclehose & Co. Ltd. at University Press, Glasgow First Edition, First Printing pp. [x], 239, [3]. 8vo., measuring 5.5" x 8.75" [210 x 136mm]. Publisher's lovely bright red cloth over board, gilt lettering to the spine. …

The History of Melanesian Society, Volume I, Volume II

Rivers, W.H.R. · 1968 · Structure, Verses, Agency Books

$36.00 (€32.66 | £27.25 | ¥5,749)

Oosterhout N.B., The Netherlands, Anthropological Publications, 1968. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. William Halse Rivers Rivers is my hero. Reprint edition of one of the single most important and influential surveys of Melanesia in the heyday of British ethnolo…

Soldier Songs from Anzac, Written in the Firing Line

Skeyhill, Signaller Tom · 1915 · Creaking Shelves Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1915. Soft Cover. From Discover War Poets: Tom Skeyhill was born on 10 January 1895 in Terang, Victoria, Australia and educated at a local state school and St Mary's Convent School, Hamilton. At 14 he left school to become first a telegraph messenger and lat…

Earlier and Later Leaves: Or, an Autumn Gathering

Davis, Francis · 1878 · Structure, Verses, Agency Books

$48.00 (€43.55 | £36.33 | ¥7,665)

Belfast, Ireland, W.H. Greer, 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A delightful copy in octavo format, gilt portrait frontis, at xxvii + 638 pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, gilt device to front over, lettering and illustration to spine. To…

The Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley: Consisting of Those Which Were Formerly Printed, and Those Which He Design&Apos;D for the Pres. Now Published out of the Author&Apos;S Original Copies. With the Cutter of Coleman-Street

Mr. Abraham Cowley · 1700 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Henry Herringman; Mary Clark for Charles Harper, 1700. Leather. Three parts bound into one, forming the popular large collected edition of Abraham Cowley's works. Ninth edition, "now published out of the Author's original copies". Bound together with 'The …

Characteristics of Some Leading Inhabitants of Sheffield, at the Close of the 18th Century - a Paper by William Smith

Wreaks, Barbara · 1889 · Creaking Shelves Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

Printed for Private Circulation, 1889. Soft Cover. Barbara Hofland, a poet and highly prolific and popular novelists of her time, was born in Sheffield in 1770. Shortly after her birth, her father, Robert Wreaks, an extensive manufacturer died; and her mother remarried. Barbara…

An Introduction to Astronomy. in a series of letters, from a preceptor to his pupil. in which the most useful and interesting parts of the science are clearly and familiarly explained... The Eighth Edition, corrected and greatly improved

BONNYCASTLE, JOHN ( 1751-1821 ) - · 1822 · Chilton Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London: Printed for J. Nunn; Cadell and Davies ; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown ; John Richardson ; J. Mawman ; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy ; T. Hamilton ; G. and W. B. Whittaker ; John Robinson ; and Simpkin and Marshall , 1822 . 0. A very good full leather binding. 8vo. p…

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Complete in One Volume. With All His Introductions and Notes; Also Various Readings, and the Editor&Apos; S Notes.

Sir Walter Scott · 1857 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Adam and Charles Black , 1857. Leather. The complete poetical works of Scotland's national bard, Sir Walter Scott, bound in one volume in full morocco. Bound in full morocco. With an engraved title page and a folding facsimile.This work features the complete poetic…

The Life of Oliver Goldsmith from a Variety of Original Sources with the Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. Including a Variety of Pieces Now First Collected

Oliver Goldsmith; Edited by James Prior · 1837 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London , John Murray, 1837. Leather. A scarce set of the works of Irish playwright and author Oliver Goldsmith, complete with an account of his life by James Prior. Containing his miscellaneous works (in four volumes), and his life (in two volumes). Oliver Goldsmith (10 November…

Orpheus, Modern Culture and the 1913 Renaissance [ Painting & Sculpture, Architecture & Crafts, Music-the Novel, Poetry & Drama, Cinema-Radio-Tv, Education-History] a Panoramic Survey, Commemorative Edition-1960

BARZUN, HENRI MARTIN · 1960 · Ultramarine Books

$600.00 (€544.37 | £454.15 | ¥95,812)

Henri Martin Barzun. 1960, First Edition. Printed Wrapper (softcover), 11" x 8 1/2". 148 pages. Dr. Barzun was a poet and a founder-director of arts groups in France and the United States. Here he offers analysis and opinion on the several areas mentioned within the title. Orphe…

Journey from Obscurity. Wilfred Owen 1893-1918.. Memoirs of the Owen Family. I: Childhood; II: Youth; III: War; IV: Aftermath. [Complete extended set]. PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR TO JOHN & MYFANWY PIPER

OWEN Harold · 1963646570 · Island Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

Oxford University Press, 1963[-64-65-70]. 4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with 4 frontispieces and numerous plates; terracotta/brown cloth, gilt backs, a near fine extended set in unclipped dustwrapper (one wrapper price-clipped). The standard biography of the WWI p…

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart Including His Great Metrical Romances, Copyright Lyrical Pieces, Miscellaneous Poems and Ballads with a Memoir of the Author

Sir Walter Scott · 1860 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1860. Leather. An illustrated edition of the poetical works of Sir Walter Scott. With five engraved plates, a folding facsimile of Scott's handwriting, a frontispiece and an engraved title. Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish historical noveli…

The Duke of Guise. A Tragedy. Acted by Their Majesties Servants

John Dryden; Nathaniel Lee · 1687 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, R. Bentley , 1687 . Cloth. An early book edition of 'The Duke of Guise', a controversial tragedy by John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee. An early book edition of The Duke of Guise. First printed in 1683.In a later quarter cloth binding, with marbled paper covered boa…

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Baronet. In Ten Volumes

Walter Scott · 1821 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London , Archibald Constable, 1821. Fine Binding. A lovely early set of Walter Scott's poetry, in decorative full calf bindings. 'Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland; with a few…

A Prospect of the Sea and Other Stories and Prose Writings

Dylan Thomas · 1955 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short stories and essays by Dylan Thomas in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first impression, of A Prospect of the Sea and Other Stories and Prose Writings by Dylan Thom…

Tale of a Tub, Written for the Universal Improvement of Mankind

William Wotton; Jonathan Swift · 0 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, C. Cooke, c1810. Leather. The Cooke's edition of this satirical work from Jonathan Swift with critical essays by William Wotton. Cooke's edition. Illustrated with three plates. Collated complete. A critical exploration of the first major work written by Jonatha…

Pocket Volume of Selections from the Poetical Works of Robert Browning

Robert Browning · 1891 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1891. Leather. A selection of the works of Robert Browning in one pocket sized volume rebound in attractive full calf. An anthology containing a selection from Robert Browning's poetical works. A foremost Victorian poet known for his dramatic mo…