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Scribbleomania; or, the Printer&Apos;S Devil&Apos;S Polichronicon: A Sublime Poem
Anser Pen-Drag-on [William Henry Ireland] · 1815 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1815. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of a fascinating series of satirical poems poking fun at the current literary scene, written by the devilish yet talented Shakespeare forger William Henry Ireland. The first edition of Scribbleo…
Oeuvres complètes
George Noel Gordon BYRON LORD · 1836 · Librairie Le Feu Follet
€900.00 ($991.99 | £750.73 | ¥158,426)
Charpentier | 1836 | 17 x 26.50 cm | 4 volumes reliés | Edition originale de la traduction de Benjamin Delaroche. Notes et commentaires de Walter Scott, Thomas Moore, etc. Impression sur beau papier velin. L'exemplaire a été truffé de 39 gravures sur acier de l'album des Femmes …
Original Leaves from Famous English Books
[LEAF BOOK] · 1963 · David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
$1,850.00 (€1,678.45 | £1,400.07 | ¥295,456)
London: The Folio Society, 1963. A Panorama of English Printing The Folio Society's Monumental Collection of Original Leaves from the Great English Presses [LEAF BOOK]. Original Leaves from Famous English Books. London: The Folio Society, [1963]. One of only 200 sets compiled an…
Voordrachten
Hugo Verriest · 1904 · Antiquariaat Tanchelmus bv
€80.00 ($88.18 | £66.73 | ¥14,082)
Half lederen band: Als Nieuw, 21 x 14 cm, 265 blz., Nederlands, Eerste editie, staat: Als Nieuw Halflederen band, de originele zachte kaften zijn mee ingebonden ""Voordrachten"" van Hugo Verriest (editie Jules De Meester, 1904) is een cultuurhistorische bundeling van essays en t…
The Chekhov Theatre. A Century of the Plays in Performance
Senelick, Laurence · 1999 · Boekhandel - Antiquariaat Emile Kerssemakers - Member ILAB/NVvA
€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.68 | ¥3,521)
Cambridge University Press, 1999 Paperback. 441 pages. Text in English. Clean, tight and fresh copy with minimal signs of use. This is the first cross-cultural study of Chekhov's plays in production. Many now consider Chekhov a playwright equal to Shakespeare, and this book stud…
Beschaving, of wat ervan over is. Nieuwe essays van een spraakmakend cultuurcriticus
Dalrymple, Theodore · 2005 · Boekhandel - Antiquariaat Emile Kerssemakers - Member ILAB/NVvA
€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)
Nieuw Amsterdam, 2005 Paperback. 352 pagina's. Nieuwstaat. Het nieuwe boek van de auteur van Leven aan de onderkant draagt het onmiskenbare stempel van Theodore Dalrymples verfrissend scherpzinnige kijk op het menselijk bestaan. Dalrymple levert hierin onder meer kritiek op de c…
Pure Poetry
George Moore · 1924 · Rooke Books
£105.00 (€125.88 | $138.74 | ¥22,158)
London , The Nonesuch Press, 1924. Cloth. A limited edition of this fine collection of poetry. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Limited edition, number 908 of 1250 copies printed and made in Great Britain. Publ…
The Ages of Man
Charles Sayle · 1916 · Rooke Books
£335.00 (€401.61 | $442.66 | ¥70,695)
London, John Murray, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of quotations from Charles Sayle, with the publisher's compliments. First edition. With the publisher's blind stamp "With Mr. Murray's Compliments" to the title page. With a …
Album of Historical Coiffures
Alfred M. Sutton · 1911 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, R. Hovenden & Sons, 1911. Cloth. A scarce work on the history of hairstyles with numerous charming illustrations through the ages. A fascinating and comprehensive historical account of coiffures, including technical descriptions and biographical details. Replete with nu…
Engravings from the Works of Henry Liverseege
None · 1835 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)
London, Hodgson, Boys and Graves, 1835. First edition. Cloth. A vast collection of mezzotint illustrated plates by the noted nineteenth century artist Henry Liverseege. Very scarce. Henry Liverseege was a prolific artist who, during his short-lived career, often depicted scene f…
Half Hours of English History from the Roman Period to the Death of Elizabeth
Charles Knight [editor] · 1869 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1869. Leather. A smartly bound copy of Charles Knight's work offering a history of England as a collection of digestible thirty minute reads. As the title suggests, each article in this volume is designed to be read in half an hour. Arranged …
Mary and Charles Lamb: Poems, Letters, and Remains
W. Carew Hazlitt · 1874 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)
London, Chatto and Windus, 1874 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of this charmingly illustrated biographical study of English writers and siblings Charles and Mary Lamb. A scarce first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece and eighteen plates, including a fol…
The Making of an Immortal: A Play in One
George Moore · 1927 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
New York , The Bowling Green Press, 1927. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed limited edition of this one-act play from influential Irish writer and art critic George Moore. First edition, limited to 1,240 copies signed by the author, this copy being number 659. Author&apo…
By-Ways in Book-Land: Short Essays on Literary Subjects
W. Davenport Adams · 1888 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Elliot Stock, 1888. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of essays on literary subjects by W. Davenport Adams. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. A very scarce work. This work was written by William Davenport A…
More Biography
E. Clerihew Bentley · 1929 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1929. First edition. Cloth. A collection of comic verse, satirising prominent figures including King George III, Shakespeare and Mussolini. The first edition, first impression of this work in a quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Edmund Clerihew B…
The Tenth Man
Graham Greene · 1985 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, The Bodley Head, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of this novel by Graham Greene. The first edition of this thriller novel by Graham Greene. Set in an occupied France, the story follows that of a lawyer who has to face the consequences of his actio…
The Mediaeval Stage
E.K. Chambers · 1954 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
London, Oxford University Press, 1954. Cloth. A smart complete two volume set of this comprehensive historical study of the origins of European theatre. Complete in two volumes. A reprint, first published in 1903. In the publisher's original green cloth bindings. Each v…
The Captain and the Enemy
Graham Greene · 1988 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)
London, Reinhardt Books in association with Viking , 1988. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of the last novel published by English author, Graham Greene, with the very smart unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the …
Nymphidia: The Court of Fairy
Michael Drayton · 1814 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Kent, Private Press of Lee Priory; Johnson and Warwick, 1814. Cloth. A limited edition of Elizabethan poet Michael Drayton's poem, rebound with the original cover wrap preserved within. Michael Drayton (1563-1631) was an English poet, whom associated with many notable figur…
Milton&Apos;S Arcades and Comus with Introduction, Notes and Indexes
John Milton; A. Wilson Verity · 1891 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
Cambridge , University Press, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume containing Milton's masques, 'Arcades' and 'Comus', with the author's literary notes and biography of the poet. The first thus of this work.In the publishers' origin…