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Count Karlstein

Philip Pullman · 2002 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Doubleday, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this first newly illustrated edition of 'Count Karlstein', Philip Pullman's first children's novel. Signed by the author to the title page.First Doubleday edition, newly illustrated. Originally p…

Marco Millions

Eugene O'Neill · 1927 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

New York, Boni and Liveright, 1927 . First edition. Hardback. A wonderful signed limited edition, first edition, American playwright Eugene O'Neill's drama about Marco Polo. The limited edition, first edition of this work, in the publisher's original slip case.Num…

Uncle Tony&Apos;S Farm & My House

Arnold Shapiro · 1977 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Manchester, World International Publishing Limited, 1977. First edition. Hardback. Two smart first edition copies of these scarce panorama story books for children. Two volumes. First edition. Scarce works. Two interactive panorama story books for children which, when opened, be…

Find the Animals

Dorothy N. King · 1941 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941. First edition. Hardback. A smart review copy of this first edition children's book with folding parts and paper animals to play with. First edition. Review copy with publisher's ink stamp to the front pastedown. Illustrated …

Scaino on Tennis: Trattato Del Givoco Della Palla

Antonio Scaino; W. W. Kershaw; P. A. Negretti · 1951 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Stangeways Press Ltd. 1951. Cloth. The first translated edition of this historical work on tennis, originally published in 1555, with illustrations. Signed by P. A. Negretti. Limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number nine. Originally publis…

A Biographical Dictionary of the Living Authors of Great Britain and Ireland

[John Watkins] · 1816 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Colburn, 1816. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this biographical dictionary comprising of memories and anecdotes of early 19th century authors of Britain and Ireland. The first edition of John Watkins biographical dictionary of British and Irish authors. Thi…

Theatre Complet Avec Prefaces Inedites

Alexandre Dumas Fils · 1890 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1890. Leather. Four leather bound volumes of plays by Alexandre Dumas the younger. Four leather bound volumes containing the plays of Alexandre Dumas fils. Published in French. The son of Alexandre Dumas père, author of classic works such as the Three Muske…

The Works of Sir George Etherege

George Etherege · 1735 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, J. Tonson, 1735. Leather. A scarce early edition of the collected dramatic and poetical works of Sir George Etherege A scarce early edition, likely the fourth edition.ESTC citation number T52792.Each play with its own title page, pagination, and register.Illustrated with…

The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza

Bernard Shaw · 1930 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Constable and Company Ltd. 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this satirical comedy play by the well renowned playwright George Bernard Shaw. First edition of The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza by Bernard Shaw in the original publisher's cloth b…

The Sophy

John Denham · 1667 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, J. M. for H. Herringman, 1667. Cloth. A tragic blank verse play by the Stuart poet John Denham, a fascinating tragedy set in Persia. Originally bound in 'Poems and Translations', here extracted to include only this poem. The poem was issued with a separate titl…

The Rescue, a Melodrama for Broadcasting Based on Homer&Apos;S Odyssey

Edward Sackville-West; Benjamin Britten · 1945 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Secker and Warburg, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A Limited Edition 'Odyssey' based melodrama from Edward Sackville-West, brightly illustrated by Henry Moore. The first edition of this work from music critic and novelist Edward Sackville-West , a Limited Edition,…

Golf for Beginners - and Others

Marshall Whitlatch · 1910 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

New York , Outing , 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Marshall Whitlatch's handy and informative golfing guide for beginners. Marshall Whitlatch's excellent guide to golfing for beginners, with many practical hints and directives on how to play from its …

Touching the Void

Joe Simpson · 1988 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Simpson's incredible survival story after a mountaineering injury, illustrated, and with the original dust wrapper. Bound in publisher's original black cloth, in lovely condition, with the…

Cot 5

[Edward Knoblock] · 1917 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1917. First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally scarce first edition collection of First World War poems by Edward Knoblock. In the publisher's original paper wraps. First edition. An very scarce copy of Edward Knoblock"s wartime poetry.Poems i…

The Children&Apos;S Bells: A Selection of Poems

Eleanor Farjeon · 1957 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of children's poetry from English writer Eleanor Farjeon. First edition. Illustrated throughout. A collection of charming poems for children and young readers, …

Childhood

Githa Sowerby · 1907 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1907. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this colourful collection of children's poetry by the sister duo Millicent and Githa Sowerby, complete with Millicent's twelve colour plates. The first edition of this work.A collection of nine…

A Collection of Poems, Chiefly Manuscript, and from Living Authors

Joanna Baillie [ed.]; Scott; Crabbe; Wordsworth; Hemans · 1823 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 . First edition. Leather. An attractive first edition of Joanna Baillie's collection of poetry and drama from 'living authors', in a half calf binding. The first edition of this work. An anthology of poetry, writ…

Milton&Apos;S Comus; Being the Bridgewater Manuscript with Notes and a Short Family Memoir

John Milton; The Lady Alex Egerton · 1910 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.69 | $350.16 | ¥55,923)

London, J.M. Dent & Sons , 1910 . Vellum. An illustrated copy of notable poet Milton's Comus, bound in vellum. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 10 plates. Collated, complete.Bound in full vellum, with ribbon ties. A work by John Milton, an English poet, polemicist, and…

Where the Rainbow Ends

Clifford Mills · 1924 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1924 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of Clifford Mills's fantastical children's work, in the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Based upon the 1911 play of the same name, the work was first published in prose form in 1…

Oeuvres de Jean Racine

Jean Racine; L. S. Auger · 1875 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Paris, Furne, Jouvet et Cie. 1875 . Leather. A scarce copy of this compilation of the works of French dramatist Jean Racine, edited and introduced by L. S. Auger. Bound in a smart, quarter morocco with cloth to the boards.Written entirely in the original French. This scarce wor…