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Selected Poets of Great Britain to Which Are Prefixed Critical Notes of Each Author
William Hazlitt · 1825 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)
London , Thomas Tegg, 1825 . First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound collection of poetry and critical notes created by William Hazlitt. The first edition trade edition. First published the year prior, but suppressed due to copyright infringement. Handsomely bound in a conte…
Tales of My Native Village: Being Studies of Medieval Life, Manners, Art, Minstrelsy, and Religion, in the Form of Short Stories
Sir George Reresby Sitwell · 1933 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)
London, Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford , 1933. First edition. Hardback. First edition of this collection of stories concerning medieval studies by George Sitwell. Collection of stories by Sir George Reresby Sitwell, 4th Baronet, British antiquarian writer and Conserva…
A Thousand and One Gems of English Poetry
Charles Mackay [ed.] · 1877 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, George Routledge and Sons, 1877 . Leather. A charming anthology of English poetry, in a smart full calf prize binding, illustrated throughout. A wonderful anthology of poetry from English authors, selected and edited by Scottish poet Charles Mackay. Featuring examples of…
Collection of Biographies of Notable Authors and Historical Figures
0 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)
Not Stated, Not Stated, c1900 . Leather. A comprehensive collection of biographies of acclaimed authors and important historical figures. In a half calf binding, with marbled boards.A collection of biographies on many acclaimed authors and historical figures.Including: Sir Walte…
Humorous Poems
William Michael Rossetti · 1872 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)
London, E. Moxon, Son, & Company, 1872. Leather. A very neat collection of humorous poems, selected and edited by William Michael Rossetti. Dated from the British Library. Humorous poets from writers such as, Geoffrey Chaucer, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Samuel Butler, John Cleveland, and…
Tales of My Native Village: Being Studies of Medieval Life, Manners, Art, Minstrelsy, and Religion, in the Form of Short Stories
Sir George Reresby Sitwell · 1933 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford , 1933. First edition. Fine Binding. First edition of this collection of stories concerning medieval studies by George Sitwell. Collection of stories by Sir George Reresby Sitwell, 4th Baronet, British antiquarian writer and Cons…
The Great Authors of English Literature Their Lives and Selections from Their Writings
W. Scott Dalgleish · 1893 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)
London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition work on the great authors throughout the history of English literature, by W. Scott Dalgleish. The scarce first edition of this work.An interesting study into many of the great authors of English …
The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900
Arthur Quiller-Couch · 1912 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Oxford, At the Clarendon Press, 1912. Leather. Handsome half-calf edition of this extensive selection of English verse from a range of major poets, compiled by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Beautifully bound in blue half calf with cloth boards and marbled endpapers.Comprehensive col…
Thames: Sacred River
Peter Ackroyd · 2008 · Boekhandel Louis Tinner
€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)
Random House UK. 2008, paperback, good copy. "In this perfect companion to London: The Biography, Peter Ackroyd once again delves into the hidden byways of history, describing the river's endless allure in a journey overflowing with characters, incidents, and wry observations." …
Parliament and Literature in Late Medieval England
Matthew Giancarlo · 2007 · Winkles Books
£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)
Book New New 1st Edition Cambridge University Press Cambridge 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Parliament and Literature in Late Medieval England investigates the relationship between the development of parliament and the practice of English poetry in the later fourteenth and early fif…
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (F&Sf): March, Mar. 1956
F&SF (POUL ANDERSON; JOHN W. VANDERCOOK; EVELYN E. SMITH; SAKI; CHAD OLIVER; CHARLES BEAUMONT; P. M. HUBBARD; J. B. PRIESTLEY; L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP; HELEN M. URBAN; ANTHONY BOUCHER; RAY BRADBURY; ANTHONY BRODE) · 1956 · Books from the crypt
$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.05 | ¥1,278)
NY, Fantasy House. 1956. SingleIssueMagazine. Book, Vol. 10, No. 3. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Nicholas Solovioff for "Superstition" (short novelet) by Poul Anderson. Includes "The Challenge" by John W. Vandecock; "The Captain's Mate" by Evelyn E. Smith; "The Wolves…
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (F&Sf): March, Mar. 1956
F&SF (POUL ANDERSON; JOHN W. VANDERCOOK; EVELYN E. SMITH; SAKI; CHAD OLIVER; CHARLES BEAUMONT; P. M. HUBBARD; J. B. PRIESTLEY; L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP; HELEN M. URBAN; ANTHONY BOUCHER; RAY BRADBURY; ANTHONY BRODE) · 1956 · Books from the crypt
$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.05 | ¥1,278)
NY, Fantasy House. 1956. SingleIssueMagazine. Book, Vol. 10, No. 3. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Nicholas Solovioff for "Superstition" (short novelet) by Poul Anderson. Includes "The Challenge" by John W. Vandecock; "The Captain's Mate" by Evelyn E. Smith; "The Wolves…
A Wreath of Christmas Poems
Hayes, Albert M; Laughlin, James · 1942 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)
Norfolk, CT, New Directions / The Poet of the Month, 1942. Staplebound. Octavo. Staplebound chapbook. green wraps with black titles and red illustration. [32] pages ; 23 cm. The fourth eclogue / Virgil -- St. Bernard's hymn to the virgin / Dante -- [Second nun's tale selection] …
Katherine Swynford: The History Of A Medieval Mistress
Jeannette Lucraft · 2010 · Book Haven
NZ$13.50 (€6.77 | $7.46 | £5.64 | ¥1,191)
History Press Limited 2010 Paperback, 226pp. Katherine Swynford - sexual temptress or powerful woman at the centre of the medieval court? This book unravels the many myths and legacies of this fascinating woman, to show her in a whole new light. Katherine was sister-in-law to Ge…
The Book of English Poetry: With Critical and Biographical Sketches of the Poets
1854 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)
London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1854. Leather. A smartly bound early edition of this collection of English poetry with commentary on the poets. Early edition, first published in 1853. Illustrated with a frontispiece, illustrated title page, and five plates. Collated complete. A coll…
The Story of English Literature
Anna Buckland · 1905 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London, Cassell and Company , 1905. Leather. A lovely copy of this history of English literature by Anna Buckland, a new impression in a charming full calf school prize binding. A new impression of Anna Buckland's work on the history of English literature, from Keltic liter…
Tales from the Poets
W.J. Glover [ed.] · 1933 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, A. & C. Black Ltd. 1933 . Cloth. A scarce copy of this charmingly illustrated selection of poetical tales from noted authors, with coloured plates. A reprint, first published in 1915. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. In the original unclipped dus…
In Praise of Bishop Valentine
Frank E. Bliss [Ed.] · 1893 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
London, Printed for Private Circulation, 1893 . First edition. Vellum. A charming and very scarce anthology of poetry concerning the celebration of St. Valentine, in a smart vellum binding. A very scarce Limited Edition anthology of poetic and literary works concerning St. Valen…
Dreamthorp with Selections from &Apos;Last Leaves&Apos;
Alexander Smith; Hugh Walker · 1914 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)
London, Humphrey Milford: Oxford University Press, 1914. Leather. A finely bound collection of essays from Scottish poet, Alexander Smith. Bound by Syd. A Howe, Sheffield. In a very unusual and fine leather binding. A collection of essays, including: Dreamthorp, On the Writing o…
Illustrated English Social History
GM Trevelyan · 1950 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)
London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1950-52. Cloth. The first illustrated edition of GM Trevelyan's history of English society in four uniform volumes. Complete in four volumes. Mixed impressions of the illustrated edition: Vol. I third impression; Vol. II first impression; Vol…