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The Poetical Works of William Cowper with Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes; Alexander Pope

William Cowper; Charles Cowden Clarke [editor]; Alexander Pope · 0 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1872. Cloth. A complete two volume set of this collection of poetry from William Cowper and Alexander Pope, with a biographical sketch of the authors. Complete in two volumes. Scarce set. With a collection of poetry from William Cowper, an E…

Beaumont and Fletcher; or, the Finest Scenes, Lyrics, and Other Beauties of Those Two Poets

Leigh Hunt [ed.] · 1862 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1862. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this work, in original cloth binding, in lovely condition. A very scarce copy of the second edition, in its original green pictorial cloth. A compilation of works by the Jacobean dramatist pair Francis Beaumont and John F…

John Thelwall: A Pioneer of Democracy and Social Reform in England During the French Revolution

Charles Cestre · 1906 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Perth, Cowan & Co, 1906. First edition. Leather. The first edition of French academic Charles Cestre's very scarce biography of the life of radical British orator and reformer John Thelwall. The first edition of this very scarce biography, with this work being 'submitt…

The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl (Number 1895 of a Limited Edition of 3000 Copies)

VON CHAMISSO, ADALBERT · 1950 · Bluebird Books

$19.00 (€17.24 | £14.38 | ¥3,034)

Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Story Classics / Rodale Press, [c.1950s]. Hardcover. An attractive illustrated edition of Adalbert von Chamisso's 1814 story of Peter Schlemihl, a hapless man who sold his shadow to the Devil for a bottomless purse of gold. Schlemihl found that he missed "n…

First Poems.

Elwes, R · 1941 · The Victoria Bookshop

£3.53 (€4.23 | $4.66 | ¥745)

Hodder 1941, 1941. Paperback. 1st G+ [war poet]. Fair.

The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe with a Notice of His Life and Genius by James Hannay and Many Illustrations Complete Edition.

Edgar Allan Poe; James Hannay · 1936 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)

London, J. &. C. Brown and Co., c1856 . Leather. A scarce edition in Bumpus binding of this collection of poetical works by Edgar Allan Poe. Scarce early edition of The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe, including A Notice of His Life and Genius by James Hannay and illustrations…

A Cabinet of Gems, Cut and Polished by Sir Philip Sidney; Now, for the More Radiance, Presented without Their Setting by George Macdonald

Sir Philip Sidney; George MacDonald [editor] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Elliot Stock, 1892. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this collection of poetry from Sir Philip Sidney. A Cabinet of Gems, Cut and Polished by Sir Philip Sidney; Now, for the More Radiance, Presented without Their Setting by George MacDonald. With a portrait frontispiece.…

Walter of Chatillon's 'Alexandreis'. Epic and the Problem of Historical Understanding,

M.K. Lafferty; · 1998 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€60.50 ($66.68 | £50.47 | ¥10,648)

Turnhout, Brepols, 1998 Paperback, 240 p., 16 x 25. ISBN 9782503505763. This study presents Walter of Chatillon?s Alexandreis and his exploration of the problems of interpretating not only languages, but also the texts, philosophies, religions and literatures of the past. Walte…

4 Vols the Works of James Thomson. With His Last Corrections and Improvements.

James Thomson · 1774 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Edinburgh , Alexander Donaldson, 1774. Leather. A smart 18th century edition of the works of James Thomson, uniformly bound in full contemporary roan, with four engraved plates illustrating Thomson's beloved poetry cycle, 'Seasons.' Uniformy bound a full contempor…

The Voice of Liberty or a British Philippic a Poem in Miltonic Verse

Mark Akenside · 1738 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, J Chaney for A Dodd, 1738. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce, first edition copy of this poem by Mark Akenside under the pseudonym of 'Britannicus&apos. A very scarce first edition first state of this work. With 'lifts' spelled incorrectly as 'li…

The Siller Gun. A Poem, in Four Cantos: With Notes, and a Glossary

John Mayne · 1808 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Glocester, D. Walker, for the Author, 1808. First edition. Hardback. A sought after and very scarce copy of this poem about the annual shooting competition of the Seven Trades of Dumfries. Based on a Dumfries wapinschaw in which the competitors were members of the corporations, …

Lyrical Poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson; Poems by Robert Southey; the Golden Treasury

Alfred Tennyson; Orbert Southey; Francis T. Palgrave · 1885 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Macmillan, 1885, 1895, 1902. Leather. Three volumes of 19th century English poetry published by Macmillan, bound together as a three volume set. Alfred Tennyson was Poet Laureate during most of Queen Victoria's reign remains one of the most popular British poets tod…

Johnson&Apos;S England an Account of the Life & Manners of His Age

A. S. Turberville (ed.) · 1965 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1965. Cloth. A complete two volume set of 'Johnson's England', edited by A. S. Turberville Scarce in dustjacket. Copiously illustrated throughout both volumes, with one hundred and sixty illustrations, including two frontispieces. Samuel J…

Johnson&Apos;S England: An Account of the Life & Manners of His Age

A. S. Turberville [editor] · 1952 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1952. Cloth. Two volumes of the corrected edition of this study on the England of Samuel Johnson's time, with illustrations. Complete in two volumes. Later edition, with corrections. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and eighty images ac…

Poems and Letters by Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray · 1879 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

London, The Chiswick Press, 1879. Leather. A Riviere bound collection of the poetical works and letters of the pre-Romantic Thomas Gray, illustrated with mounted photograph plates. A large paper copy.In a full calf signed binding by Riviere & Son.A collection of Thomas Gray&apos…

Sir Walter Scott the Great Unknown Volume I 1771-1821 Volume II 1821-1832

Edgar Johnson · 1970 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London , Hamish Hamilton, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Johnson's biography of Sir Walter Scott. Complete in two volumes. With a number of photographs and illustrations in each. Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scot…

The Man Of Taste. Occasion'd By An Epistle Of Mr Pope's On That Subject

Bramston, James · 1733 · Eastleach Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Printed by J Wright, for Lawton Gilliver at Homer's Head against St Dunstan's Church in Fleet Street 1733 1st edition. Disbound, G. 19+1pp, engraved frontis on the verso of the half title, crease at the centre of the pages where the book has been folded for many years, half titl…

TRIVIA Printed from the Papers of Anthony Woodhouse, Esq. with TRIVIA with MORE TRIVIA

SMITH, Logan Pearsall · Charles Agvent

$1,062.50 (€964.00 | £804.23 | ¥169,668)

London. Chiswick Press/Constable & Company, Ltd.. First Edition. Three small (@5" x 6-1/2") volumes in original cloth-backed boards with printed paper spine labels, housed in a blue cloth chemise and slipcase by Jas. MacDonald Co. The first volume is one of 300 copies printed. T…

De godvreezende zeeman, ofte de nieuwe Christelyke zeevaart, bestuurd door een schriftmatige verhandeling, van zes-en-twintig uytgelezene schriftuurplaatsen ... Amsterdam, the heirs of the widow of Gijsbert de Groot, 1725. 8vo (ca. 15.5 x 10 cm). With the engraved title-page by Jan Luyken (within collation) and a woodcut vignette on the typographical title-page. Contemporary sprinkled calf.

N. S. V. L. [= LEEUWAARDEN, Nicolaas Simon van] and Hieronymus Simons van ALPHEN. · 1648 · A. Asher & Co. B.V.

€850.00 ($936.85 | £709.13 | ¥149,604)

[1], [1 blank], [52], 754 pp.Rare fifth edition of a very popular Dutch work for seafarers written by Nicolaas Simon van Leeuwaarden (1648-1730), a prolific Dutch author of mainly Christian works. He was the grandfather of the Dutch playwright and poet Nicolaas Simon van Winter …

The private journal and literary remains of John Byrom 4 volumes (I.1, I.2, II.1, II.2)

John Byrom, Richard Parkinson (ed.) · 1854 · Moby Dick

€350.00 ($385.76 | £291.99 | ¥61,601)

HB Chetham Society Manchester 1854-1857, X+1-320+321-639; 1-326+654 pages. Plus 40 pages pedigree. Plus pages 641-646 and I-V preliminary index in volume II.1.In vol II.2 three fold-out genealogical tables of the Byram family branches.With bw portrait.Much to peruse for lovers o…