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The Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Volume 2, 1857-1869; (Everyman's Library #626)

TENNYSON, ALFRED, LORD · 1918 · Bluebird Books

$17.00 (€15.42 | £12.87 | ¥2,715)

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1918. Hardcover. A 1918 reprint of the 1912 issuance. Volume two only (of the two volume set) of Everyman's Library's comprehensive anthology of poems by the great English Victorian poet Alf…

The Atlantic Magazine, April 1956 *Cover Painting of Arthur Miller by James Avati*

MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTORS · 1956 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$79.95 (€72.54 | £60.52 | ¥12,767)

Concord, NH: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1956. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Avati, James: Cover Art. 100 pages. Features: Reports from Washington, India, and Russia in the Middle East; The Angry South, by Ralph McGill; The Family in Modern Drama, by Arthur Miller; …

The Works of Lord Byron with Letters and Journals, and His Life.

Lord Byron · 1933 · Rooke Books

£1,295.00 (€1,552.26 | $1,710.88 | ¥273,205)

London , John Murray , 1933. Leather. A handsomely bound set of seventeen volumes of the works of Lord Byron, a smart illustrated set of the Romantic poets works. Seventeen volumes in a Clarke and Bedford signed binding. The first edition thus. Each volume includes the original …

All the Works of Epictetus, Which Are Now Extant; Consisting of His Discourses, Preserved by Arrian, in Four Books, the Enchiridion, and Fragments

Epictetus; Elizabeth Carter [transl.] · 1758 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,996.65 | $3,302.85 | ¥527,422)

London, Printed by S. Richardson and Sold by A. Millar , 1758. First edition. Leather. The rare first edition of the first English translation of Epictetus' Complete Works, translated with an introduction and notes by Elizabeth Carter. The very scarce first edition of the f…

Songs, Poems & Verses, Edited, with a Memoir and some Account of the Sheridan Family, by her Son The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava

Dufferin, Lady Helen (Countess of Gifford) · 1894 · Bookbarrow

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

John Murray, London, 1894. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Tissue-guarded b/w. portrait frontis.; title page in red & black; begins with a 100 page 'Sketch of my Mother' by Lady Helen's son. Helen Selina Blackwood, Baroness Dufferin…

A Prospect of the Sea and Other Stories and Other Prose Writings

Dylan Thomas; Daniel Jones [ed.] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1955. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas's short stories and essays, selected by Thomas before his death and arranged by Daniel Jones. A first collected edition of Dylan Thomas's short stories and e…

Racecourse and Hunting Field: The Doncaster St. Leger and Melton in 1830

Sir Francis Hastings Doyle; Bernal Osborne; Samuel J. Looker · 1931 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Constable and Co. 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated commentary on racecourses and the hunting field, with the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Limited to seven hundred and fifty copies. With the vanish…

The Castle of Indolence: An Allegorical Poem, Written in Imitation of Spenser.

James Thomson · 1845 · Rooke Books

£89.99 (€107.87 | $118.89 | ¥18,985)

London , M. M. Holloway, 1845. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon illustrated edition of James Thomson's Castle of Indolence. Thomson (1700 – 1748) was a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his masterpiece The Seasons and the lyrics of Rule, Britannia!.The Castle of Ind…

The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore, Comprehending All His Melodies, Ballads Etc.

Thomas Moore · 1832 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

Paris, A & W Galignani, c1850; 1832. Leather. The complete collection of Thomas Moore's poetry. Undated to title pages. Bound to the rear of volume IX is The Summer Fete, A Poem With songs by Thomas Moore, published by Galignani is 1832. No collation available though appear…

The Philosophy of History in a Course of Lectures Delivered at Vienna

Frederick Von Schlegel; James Baron Robertson [translator] · 1846 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1846. Cloth. A second edition of this translation of the lectures of German philosopher Frederick von Schlegel. Second edition, revised. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of lectures delivered in Vienna on the philosophy of history, exploring subj…

Description of an Ancient Medallion, in the Possession of H. Rooke, Esq.

ROOKE (Hayman) · 1800 · Forest Books

£209.63 (€251.27 | $276.95 | ¥44,225)

Nottingham: Printed by Samuel Tupman, 1800. First Edition, 8vo (220 x 135 mm), 7, [1]pp., engraved plate showing both sides of the medallion, nineteenth century half morocco, lettered in gilt on spine, a nice copy. The brass medallion was found by some labourers who were worki…

California: Views by Robert Adams of the Los Angeles Basin, 1978-1983

Hass, Robert · 2000 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$90.00 (€81.66 | £68.12 | ¥14,372)

San Francisco, Fraenkel Gallery, 2000. Hardcover. Oatmeal cloth boards, bw-photographic dust jacket with yellow and black lettering. Unpaginated. Illustrations. "Since the 1960's, Robert Adams has used his camera lens to document the changing landscape of the United States. Cove…

Book and Magazine Collector : No 215 Feb 2002

CRISPIN JACKSON (EDITOR) · 2002 · Godley Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

London, Diamond Publishing Group Ltd. 2002. Soft Cover, 8.25 x 6 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 163pp. This issue includes Thomas Hardy - novels and stories,…

Gerald Massey: 16 E-Books eBooks On CD Media! Book Of The Beginnings, Light of the World Vol.1 and 2, Egyptian Book Of The Dead, Gnostic, Lectures, Poems and Ballads, Historical Jesus and Mythical Christ, Natural Genesis Vol. 1 and 2

GERALD MASSEY, MYSTIC MAGUS (EDITOR) · 2018 · Les Livres The Books

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Sedona, AZ, Mystic Magus. 2018. (ISBN: 808939680184) Digital Electronic Books. E-Books on DVD, 16 Digital E-Books by Gerald Massey electronic format - Ebooks PDFs, Mobi, Epubs, azw3, in varying degree of quality, Most are great! All at least readable. This listing includes all 1…

The Works of Thomas Gray; Containing His Poems, and Correspondence, with Several Eminent Literary Characters to Which Are Added, Memoirs of His Life and Writings

Thomas Gray; W. Mason [editor] · 1807 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1807. Leather. A smart complete fourth edition of this collection of works from English poet Thomas Gray, with a memoir of the author. Complete in two volumes. Fourth edition. With a portrait frontispiece to volume one. Containing the poetry and …

Cardiomorphoseos sive ex corde desumpta emblemata sacra. Verona, superiorum permissu, 1645. 4to. With engraved allegorical title-page (signed ''G.G.'' below right) showing King David and Saint Paul holding a heart, with the arms of the dedicatee, Cardinal Jules Mazarin, at the foot, 101 engraved emblems in text, each on the theme of the heart, with a letterpress title in any of about 7 different woodcut panels, and a letterpress explanation below, continuing onto the verso. Each is printed from an oval plate (10.5 x 8 cm). Contemporary sheepskin parchment.

PONA, Francesco. · 1594 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€8,950.00 ($9,864.53 | £7,466.68 | ¥1,575,238)

[8], 208 pp.First edition of a religious emblem book in Latin, built around the theme of the heart, written by the Marinist poet, writer, doctor and philosopher Francisco Pona (1594-1654). The illustrations, largely etched and unsigned, are slightly primitive in execution, but h…

Achille Bocchi and the Emblem Book As a Symbolic Form

Watson, Elizabeth See · 1993 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Cambridge, England / New York, New York, Cambridge University Press, 1993. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; color illustrated dust jacket, white lettering on black spine; bw illustrated frontispiece; x, 299 pp; bw illustrations. " Achille Bocchi and the E…

The Minor Minstrel; or, Poetical Pieces, chiefly familiar and descriptive.

HOLLOWAY (William): · 1808 · John Price Antiquarian Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London: Printed for W. Suttaby..., and Darton and Harvey...; and sold by Vernor, Hood, & Share...; and L. B. Seely..., 1808. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 12mo, 160 x 92 mms., pp. vii [viii Erratum], 182, engraved frontispiece (by R. Corbould, as artist and engraver) recently rebound…

Dead Ned: An Autobiography of a Corpse & Live and Kicking Ned: A Continuation of the Tale of Dead Ned

John Masefield · 1938 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, William Heinemann, 1938-1939. First edition. Cloth. A first edition set of these volumes following the tale of the young doctor who was brought back to life, written by Masefield. Complete in two volumes. First edition. This set includes: Dead Ned: The Autobiography of a…

THE SPORTSMAN’S DICTIONARY; Containing Instructions for Various Methods to be Observed in Riding, Hunting, Fowling, Setting, Fishing, Racing, Farriery, Hawking, Breeding and Feeding Horses for the Road and Turf; the Management of Dogs, Game and Dunghill-Cocks, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Doves, Singing Birds, Etc. and the Manner of Curing their Various Diseases and Accidents. Improved and Enlarged by ...

Pye, Henry James. · 1807 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

John Stockdale 1807. 5th Ed. 4to. v + [iii] + 547pp. 17 engraved copper plates. Light browning, marbled e.ps., contemporary half calf with marbled boards, corners rubbed, joints rubbed with sl. loss towards heads, dec. gilt motifs with gilt lettered title labels to spine, spine …