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Lady Windermere&Apos;S Fan
Oscar Wilde · 1911 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Methuen and Co. Ltd, 1911. Cloth. A pleasing seventh edition of Oscar Wilde's 'Lady Windermere's Fan', a biting satire on Victorian society. Seventh edition. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Lady Windermere's Fan is a hec…
Oliver Cromwell: A Play & Robert E. Lee: A Play
John Drinkwater · 1921 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1921-1923. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition copies of these plays from English writer John Drinkwater. Two volumes. First edition. Written by John Drinkwater, an English poet and dramatist known before World War I as one of the Dymock…
A Story of Doom and Poems
Jean Ingelow · 1866 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)
London , Longmans, Green and Co. 1866-1867. Leather. 1 Two uniformly bound volumes of poems by Jean Ingelow. A Story of Doon and other poems is a first edition copy that includes the poems 'The Dreams that Came True,' 'Songs on the Voices of the Birds,' and …
Petri Rodellii Horatius Ad Serenissimum Galliarum Delphinum
[Horace] · 1683 · Rooke Books
£285.00 (€341.67 | $376.59 | ¥60,143)
Tolosae , Guill. Ludovicum Colomerium, & Ieronymum Posuel, 1683. Vellum. A 17th-century vellum-bound collected edition of Horace's works, edited by Jesuit Pierre de Rodelle. A collection of the works of leading Roman lyric poet, Horace, including his Odes, Satires and Epist…
Cannibal Kiss
Daniel Odier (Delacorta) · 1989 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
New York , Random House, 1989. First edition. Hardback. A lovely review copy of this dream-like novel by writer, poet and Zen master, Daniel Odier, better known as Delacorta. A very scarce review copy of the first American edition.With a monochrome photograph of the author provi…
Maud, and Other Poems
Alfred Tennyson · 1855 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, Edward Moxon, 1855. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Alfred Tennyson's 'Maud and Other Poems', his first published collection after becoming poet laureate in 1850. First edition, third or later issue, with the 8pp publisher's catalogue of ad…
Bon Mots
Sydney Smith; Richard Brinsley Sheridan; ed. Walter Jerrold · 1904 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, J. M Dent and Co. 1904. Leather. A charming and witty joke book, containing the one-liners of acclaimed writers Sydney Smith and Richard Brinsley Sheridan. This is a joke book, containing the comedy of Sydney Smith (1771-1845), an English wit and writer,and Richard Brins…
14 original wire photos 1934-1943.
VIERECK, George Sylvester · 1934 · Antiquariaat Fokas Holthuis (ILAB/NVVA)
€350.00 ($385.77 | £291.95 | ¥61,610)
14 newspaper wire photos. One stamped July 12, 1934, a second, a cutout of the same picture, from 1938. The others date from Oct. 10, 1941-March 26, 1943. Various sizes: most are 16,5 x 21,5 cm, the largest 28 x 20 cm. All photos have reverse stamps and text captions, some copie…
Miscellaneous Poems By Joseph Furniss, Jun., Of Loys Weedon
Furniss, Joseph · 1841 · Eastleach Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
printed & published by Thomas Phillips, Bearward Street and sold by the author, Northampton 1841 1st edition. Paper wrappers, G. viii+48pp, sewn as issued, spine lacking, wrappers chipped at the edges, pages a little thumbed & grubby, a greater part of the first blank cut away l…
Jim Dine: A Life in Print
Kayser, Petra · 2017 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)
Victoria, National Gallery of Victoria, 2017. Softcover. An illustrated matte softcover book with French flaps. The spine is white and the title is printed down in black text. The front cover has the title printed in white text. Pages: (4), v-vii, (1), 2-199. Profusely illustrat…
In April Once
Percy, William Alexander · 1920 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)
New Haven, Yale University Press, 1920. Hardcover. Brown covers, tan tape spine. 134 pages. Contents: Pt. 1. Siciliana. In April once -- New moon -- Where Ilium was proud -- Euripides -- Farewell to Etna -- The immortal residue -- Set of moon -- Pt. 2. Lyrical pieces. Overtones …
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
Patricia Lockwood · 2017 · Book Haven
NZ$23.50 (€11.78 | $12.98 | £9.82 | ¥2,073)
Allen Lane 2017 Hardback, 352pp. The childhood of poet Patricia Lockwood was unusual in many respects. There was her mother, a woman who speaks almost entirely in strange riddles and warnings of impending danger. Above all, there was her gun-toting, guitar-riffing, frequently se…
Tuning Up At Dawn: a Memoir of Music And Majorca
Tomas Graves · 2005 · Book Haven
NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.64 | ¥1,191)
HarperPerennial 2005 Paperback, 448pp. A loving portrait of the other Majorca, and of a blissful life there revolving around the magic of music - a book to savour, perfect for escaping those crowded beaches. Tomas Graves was born in and belongs to Majorca. His father, the great …
Shirley
Bronte,Charlotte (Currer Bell) · 1889 · Richard Thornton Books
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
Smith,Elder & Co This is a Very Good - Copy of this Book in dark green cloth boards with gilt titles to spine and with title lettering in green blocked in black to the front cover.This is the First Illustrated Edition and is Volume Two of Seven Volumes from the Life and works of…
A Masque of Dead Florentines
Maurice Hewlett · 1895 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, J. M. Dent & Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming tale in verse by Maurice Hewlett, an illustrated historical tale set in Florence. The first edition.In the first issue coarse brown cloth binding with black titles.'A Masque of Dead Flor…
Robert Eyres Landor, Selections from His Poetry and Prose, with an Introduction, Biographical & Critical
Robert Eyres Landor; Eric Partridge [ed.] · 1927 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
London, The Fanfrolico Press, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. Signed by the editor, Eric Parker, this is a Limited Edition anthology of the prose and verse of Robert Eyres Landor, younger brother of Walter Savage Landor. The first edition of this Limited Edition selection of the w…
Aphrodite in Aulis
George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books
£89.99 (€107.88 | $118.91 | ¥18,991)
London, William Heinemann, 1930. First edition. Vellum. A signed limited edition of George Moore's Aphrodite in Aulis. Bound in vellum with gilt lettering and decoration and bevelled. A nice clean copy. First edition. Signed. Limited edition, number 305 of 1825. George Augu…
Poems Dramatic and Lyrical
John Leicester Warren · 1893 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)
London, Elkin Mathews, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A limited first edition of John Warren's collection of poetry, with illustrations by Charles Ricketts. The first edition, limited to six hundred copies. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and five monochrome plates…
A Jackdaw in Georgia
William Kean Seymour · 1923 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
London, John G. Wilson , 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of William Kean Seymour's amusing collection of poetry and "polite parodies". The first edition. Signed by the author to the half title. A clever and amusing anthology of poems, written by William K. Seymou…
Table Talk and Other Poems
William Cowper · 1825 · Rooke Books
£118.00 (€141.46 | $155.92 | ¥24,901)
London, John Sharpe; C. and C. Whittingham, 1825. Leather. A nicely bound anthology of the poems of William Cowper, and illustrated collection of six of his Romantic works. A fantastic anthology of the poetical works of William Cowper.This volume contains 'Table Talk',…