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The Randall Art Gallery and School of Painting, South Brisbane. Catalogue of Works in Oils, Water Colours, Pastels, Black and White &c. &c. [INSCRIBED TO THE ARTISTS' COUSIN]

RICHARD JOHN RANDALL. · 1914 · Clearwater Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

The South Brisbane City Council [circa. 1914]., 1st Edition, First Edition (first printing) - this copy inscribed by an unknown hand on a slip of paper pasted to a preliminary leaf: "To his more than affectionate cousin 'Harry' - admirer, friend, adviser - this is sent as some s…

We Demand the Hotel Back. Fight for the I-Hotel. Demandamos Que Nos Regresan El Hotel! Lucha Por El Hotel Internacional. Demonstration/Awareness Flier. Monday, Aug 15 3: 30 Pm

[Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, AAPI] · 1970 · Mare Booksellers

$54.00 (€48.99 | £40.87 | ¥8,623)

San Francisco, International Hotel Support Committee, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed late 1970s. Single sheet, legal sized, light pink paper. Printed on both sides, with bilingual text: Spanish on one side, English on the other. A flier for a demonstration to stop evictio…

Quest for Sita of Ravana the Dark Angel and His Paradise at Lanka

Maurice Collis · 1946 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Faber and Faber , 1946. First edition. Cloth. A fine, limited edition copy of this beautifully illustrated retelling of a section from the Sanskrit epic 'The Ramayana&apos. From the library of noted collector Pat Milne-Henderson. The first edition of this work. Limi…

Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers. To Which Is Added Porsoniana.

Samuel Rogers · 1856 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Edward Moxon, 1856. First edition. Leather. An extra-illustrated example of the first edition of Samuel Rogers's conversational recollection, sumptuously bound in half morocco by Zaehnsdorf. The first edition of this work, handsomely bound in full morocco by Zaehnsd…

What Shall We Do without Us; the Voice and Vision of Kenneth Patchen

PATCHEN, KENNETH (WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JAMES LAUGHLIN) · 1984 · S. Howlett-West Books

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0871568438. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and …

1893 Handwritten Transcription of Thomas Hood’S Romantic “Sonnet for the 14th of February”

THOMAS HOOD · 1893 · Katz Fine Manuscripts

$59.99 (€54.43 | £45.41 | ¥9,580)

1893. Manuscript. On offer is a testament to true love on Valentine’s Day in the late 19th century. This 14 line sonnet was handwritten by an unknown transcriptionist, presumably for his Valentine. He has written out British poet Thomas Hood’s (1799-1845) Sonnet for the 14th of …

Ecclesiastes and Omar Khayyam a Note for the Spiritual Temper of Our Time

GENUNG, JOHN FRANKLIN · 1901 · S. Howlett-West Books

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1901. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Fair dust jacket. The book covers are bonded leather with embossed green, blue and gilt lettering and decorations. The dust jacket is nearly in pieces wit…

Essays of Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison; John Richard Green · 1903 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, Macmillan, 1903. Leather. A collection of essays by founder of 'The Spectator' magazine, Joseph Addison. Edited by English historian, John Richard Green. Green began a religious career in the church and served various cures in London before turning to writing. …

The Downfall of Napoleon, from Sir Walter Scott&Apos;S Life of Napoleon Buonaparte

Sir Walter Scott · 1827 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Blackie & Son, Limited, c1900. Cloth. Extracts from Sir Walter Scott's 'Life of Napoleon', focusing upon the 'Hundred Days' in which the leader made his final struggle for power, with an illustrated frontispiece. Part of 'Blackie's Libr…

Fables from Ancients and Moderns

Various [ed. by James Gorle] · 1838 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Birmingham, H.C. Langridge, 1838. Cloth. A very scarce collection of well-known fables adapted into charming children's verse, offering lighthearted lessons for young readers. Fables from Ancients and Moderns, a very scarce collection of fables adapted to verse, written by …

Poems

William Cowper · 1808 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, J. Johnston, 1808. Leather. A two volume, full calf edition of the works of celebrated nature poet William Cowper. A two volume edition of the poetical works of William Cowper.Billed as a 'New Edition, with Head and Tail-Pieces, designed by Thurston; and engraved by…

Plays and Controversies; Essays; the Collected Plays of W.B. Yeats; Wheels and Butterflies; the Herne&Apos;S Egg and Other Plays

W. B. Yeats · 1923 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London; New York , Macmillan and Co. 1923-1938. First edition. Cloth. Five works from renowned Irish poet and dramatist, W. B. Yeats, including one true first and three U.S. firsts. This set offers one true first edition, three first US editions and one new and revised US editio…

The Illustrated London News, June 20, 1936: Cover Photo Portrait of the Late G.K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton / Arab Riots in Palestine

CHESTERTON, G. K.; ET AL · 1936 · RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.23 | ¥39,922)

London: The Illustrated London News, 1936. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Spurrier, Steven. Pages 1097- 1142. Features: Cover photo portrait of "G.K.C.", The late Gilbert Keith Chesterton, writer of "Our Note-Book" for 31 years, essayist, novelist, poet, dramatist, cri…

Mao Tsetung Poems

TSETUNG, MAO · 1976 · S. Howlett-West Books

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Peking, China: Foreign Languages Press, 1976. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book with cardstock covers, a glued spine and french wraps. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and …

The Works of the Honourable Sir Philip Sidney, Kt. Vol. III, Containing, a Sixth Book to the Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia Written by R.B. Of Lincoln's-Inn, Esq. ; II. Sir Philip Sidney's Poetical Works

Sidney, Sir Philip, Kt. and R.B. of Lincoln's-Inn, Esq · 1724 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$200.00 (€181.46 | £151.38 | ¥31,937)

London, None Stated, 1724. Original 1724 Binding. Brown, embossed leather/boards. Leather spine with gilt lettering and decoration. Page edges red. 192 pp. with bw frontis. The book is titled "Sidney Works Vol. II" on the spine but actually is Volume III and includes the two mai…

Poems and Translation with the Sophy, to Which Is Added, Cato Major of Old Age.

John Denham · 1703 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, T. W. for H. Herringman and sold by Jacob Tonson , 1703 . Leather. A smartly bound early edition of two poetical works by "Knight of the Bath", John Denham, bound together in full rebacked calf. Fourth edition. A collection of poetry from John Denham, including 'Poe…

Villare Cantianum; or, Kent Surveyed and Illustrated: Being an Exact Description of All the Parishes, Boroughs, Villages, and Other Respective Manors in the County of Kent; and, the Original and Intermedial Possessors of Them, Down to the Author&Apos;S Time. Drawn out of Charters, Escheat-Rolls, Fines, and Other Public Evidences; But Especially out of Gentleman&Apos;S Private Deeds and Muniments

Thomas Philipott · 1776 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Lynn; Printed and Sold by W. Whittingham; R. Baldwin; H. Gardner et al , 1776. Cloth. A pleasing second edition of Thomas Philipott's historical survey of Kent. The second edition, corrected. In a modern white cloth binding, with leather spine label.This fascinatin…

The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling · 1898 · Rooke Books

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

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898-1910. Cloth. A twenty five volume set of the prose and verse of popular author Rudyard Kipling, with plates throughout. A twenty five volume set.In the publisher's original red cloth bindings, with gilt to top edges.A set of the …

Traduzioni. St.-J. [Saint-John] Perse, William Blake, Gongora Essenin, Jean Paulhan, Affrica. [Copy on Ingres and INSCRIBED by the translator in green ink].

Ungaretti, Giuseppe (1888-1970). · 1936 · Fahrenheit 451

€500.00 ($551.09 | £417.13 | ¥88,002)

Rome, Edizioni di novissima, 1936, 130,(5) pag., printed in black and green in 1050 copies on Ingres Fabriano (50) by Lidia Serventi, Italian text, original wrappers. = INSCRIBED on title-page in green ink: "Al poeta segreto Sandro Perma il suo amico [signed] Giuseppe Ungaretti…

By the Way. Verses, Fragments and Notes by William Allingham. Arranged by Helen Allingham. (INSCRIBED)

WILLIAM ALLINGHAM. · 1912 · Clearwater Books

£500.00 (€599.33 | $660.57 | ¥105,484)

Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1st Edition, Inscribed by Author(s), First Edition (first printing) - a presentation copy, inscribed by the author at the head of the half-title: "Austin A.Johnson Esq. from Helen Allingham. August 1917". 8vo. 167pp. Blue cloth lettered in gold at …