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Footsteps of Jesus
Ernest C. Price · 1887 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Castell Brothers, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this brightly illustrated collection of children's stories from the Bible. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with ten colour images with tissue guards and numerous in-text figures. A …
Vega and Other Poems
Lawrence Durrell · 1973 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, Faber and Faber, 1973. Cloth. A very scarce review copy of this diverse poetical collection from Lawrence Durrell. A very scarce review copy of the first edition. With the publisher's review slip tipped in. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A…
Nelson
A. de Lamartine · 1859 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)
Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1859. Leather. A smart copy of this scarce biography of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson from French author Alphonse de Lamartine, in the original French. French. Scarce edition. Originally published in Le Civilisateur, this work explores the l…
Last Poems and a Shropshire Lad
A. E. Housman · 1933 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, The Richards Press, 1933-1935. Leather. Two smart pocket-sized volumes of poetry from English classical scholar, A. E. Housman. Two volumes. Written by Alfred Edward Housman, an English classical scholar and poet. This set includes: Last Poems, 1933. First published in 1…
Burlesques
H. M. Bateman; A. E. Johnson [introduction] · 1916 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Duckworth & Co. 1916. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming and humorous collection of drawings from British cartoonist Henry Mayo Bateman. First edition. A collection of thirty-six humorous and entertaining illustrations. Collated complete. Containing a…
Picturesque Sketches of London Past and Present
Thomas Miller · 1852 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London, Office of the National Illustrated Library, [1852]. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated copy of this topographical account of the streets of London in the past and present by Thomas Miller. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispie…
Pythian Odes
Pindar; H. T. Wade-Gery; C. M. Bowra [translators] · 1928 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1928. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this collection of the victory odes by Pindar, here translated into English. Limited edition of one thousand and fifty copies of which this is number one hundred and fifty-four. A collection of the Pythian victo…
Things As They Are: Ballads
Berton Braley · 1916 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
New York, George H. Doran Company, 1916 . First edition. Hardback. Very scarce signed first-edition poetry collection from Berton Braley, author of "The Will to Win". Very scarce first edition.Publisher's original hardback.Presentation copy. Signed by the author with an ins…
Louie&Apos;S Married Life
Sarah Doudney · 0 · Rooke Books
£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)
London, S. W. Partridge & Co. Ltd. c1892. Cloth. A smart popular edition of this scarce illustrated novel from prolific English writer Sarah Doudney. Popular edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates, and numerous decorations. Collated complete. Followin…
Studs Lonigan: A Trilogy
James T. Farrell · 1938 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
New York , Modern Library , 1938. Cloth. A smart edition of this exciting trilogy from James T. Farrell, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A novel trilogy including: Young Lonigan (1932), The Young Manhood of Sud Lonigan (1934), and Judgment Day (1935). Written during th…
Cainge Y Gog; Neu Amryw Gyfansoddiadau, Ar Wahanol Destunau
William Moses · 1824 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
Merthyr Tydfil, J. James, 1824. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry by the Welsh poet William Moses. The first edition of this very scarce work, rebound in boards with a paper spine label. Ink inscriptions to the first blank page. …
Histoire Des Girondins
A. De Lamartine · 1858 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)
Paris, Furne, 1858. Leather. A detailed history of the Girondins complete in four volumes, in the French language. French language. Four volumes. A detailed history of the Girondins, a political group at the time of the French Revolution who were active in the Legislative Assemb…
Light Reading
Aliya Whiteley · 2008 · Rooke Books
£34.00 (€40.76 | $44.93 | ¥7,175)
London, Macmillan New Writing, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A first edition mystery novel, which relates the tale of two young wives who try to uncover the truth behind a TV star's death, with a signature from the author to title page. First edition, first impression. Signe…
Longfellow&Apos;S Poetical Works
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 0 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
London, Griffith and Farran, c1890. Leather. A complete collection of Longfellow's poetical works illustrated by John Gilbert and bound in beautiful full morocco. The authors complete copyright edition.Bound in full red morocco, gilt decorations, text and fore edge and rais…
Le Charme de Bruges
Camille Mauclair · 1929 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
Paris, L'Edition d'Art H. Piazza , 1929. Paperback. A smart copy of this travel work on the charm of Bruges, including many illustrations in colour. In French. In the publisher's original paper wraps. A fascinating work on the city of Bruges, the capital of West …
Songs & Poems
Henry Carey · 1924 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
Berkshire, Golden Cockrell Press, 1924. Vellum. A smart copy of this limited edition collection of verses from English writer Henry Carey, with illustrations throughout. Limited to three hundred and eighty copies of which three hundred and fifty are for sale. This is number one …
Fifty Poems, a Selection by Edgell Rickword
Edgell Rickword; Roy Fuller [intro.] · 1970 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Enitharmon Press, 1970 . First edition. Leather. A fine signed presentation copy of this poetry collection from English communist poet Edgell Rickword. A limited edition work. A signed presentation copy of this limited edition poetry volume from Edgell Rickword.Number 52…
Anderson&Apos;S Cumberland Ballads and Songs. Edited, with Life of Anderson & Notes
Rev. T. Ellwood · 1904 · Rooke Books
£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)
London, W. Holmes Ltd. 1904. Cloth. A copy of this edited volume of Anderson's poetry. With a portrait frontispiece and a number of plates. Robert Anderson (1770Â1833), was an English labouring class poet from Carlisle. He was best known for his ballad-style poems in Cumbr…
A Forgotten Genius: Charles Whitehead a Critical Monograph
H. T. Mackenzie Bell · 1884 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Elliot Stock, 1884. First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of this scarce first edition study of the life and work of Charles Whitehead by HT Mackenzie Bell. Tribute to the life and work of Charles Whitehead by Mackenzie Bell, noted English writer. With biographical and bib…
Veilles en l'honneur de Vénus - A une jeune fille trop parée - Exemplaire de l'acteur Mounet-Sully
Alde MANUCE - ARBORIUS · 1888 · Librairie Le Feu Follet
€120.00 ($132.26 | £100.10 | ¥21,124)
G. Richard & Cie | Paris 1888 | 13 x 18 cm | broché | Edition originale de la traduction française établie par F.E. Callot et imprimée à 450 exemplaires numérotés. Plats salis. Le premier poème étant attribué à l'imprimeur vénitien Alde Manuce et le second au poète gaulois Arbor…