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Spike Milligan Works and Biographies

Spike Milligan · 1988 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Virgin; Michael Joseph , 1988-2000 . First edition. Cloth. London: Virgin; Michael Joseph , 1988-2000 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 8"; 9.5" by 6.5"; 9" by 5.5". None. Four first editions of works by and about Spike Milligan in the original dust wrapper…

And Then What?

Paul James; [James Warburg] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£940.00 (€1,126.90 | $1,242.08 | ¥198,368)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First edition. Leather. A nicely bound first edition of these wonderful poems by James Warburg, from the library of and bound by the Bright Young Thing Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.A lovely collection of the poetry of …

Studien über Stellung und Gebrauch des lateinischen Relativsatzes unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Lukrez.

VONLAUFEN, J., · 1974 · Scrinium Classical Antiquity

€29.50 ($32.52 | £24.61 | ¥5,193)

Universitätsverlag Freiburg, Freiburg, 1974. 205p. Sewn. Cardboard. Unopened. Pages a bit yellowed, due to paper quality. Series: Seges, philologische und literarische Studien und Texte, 19. 'This judicious and scholarly investigation into the use of the Latin relative clause i…

Mary Stuart: A Play

John Drinkwater · 1921 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Boston , Houghton Mifflin Company , 1921 . First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of John Drinkwater's historical play surrounding Mary Stuart, inscribed to fellow author and friend, Jack Crawford. The first US edition. Inscribed 'with every fond wish' from the autho…

Christian Furchtegott Gellerts Leben

Johann Andreas Cramer; Christian Furchtegott Gellert · 1774 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Leipzig, M G Weidmanns Erben und Reigh, 1774. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this biography regarding the German poet and moral philosopher, Christian Furchtegott Gellert. Written by Johann Andreas Cramer, an associate of Gellert. Illustrated, with a folding fronti…

Skylark and Swallow

R. L. Gales · 1920 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Erskine Macdonald Ltd. 1920 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of Gales"s post-WWI devotional and nature poetry, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. …

Sleepless Nights: A Versification by Antice Evans

Antice Evans · 1989 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.54 | $515.33 | ¥82,302)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1989. First edition. Leather. A unique manuscript containing the poetry of Welsh scientist and author, Antice Evans, signed by the author and with a handwritten letter loosely inserted. An exceptionally scarce work, containing a manuscript of poetry from…

Absalom, a Chronicle Play in Three Acts

T. Sturge Moore [Thomas Sturge Moore] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Sign of the Unicorn, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Thomas Sturge Moore's epic play concerning the famous biblical tale of Absalom's betrayal of his father, King David of Jerusalem. The first edition of Thomas Sturge Moore's play Absalom,…

Sarah Bernhardt

Maurice Baring · 1938 · Kubik Fine Books Ltd.

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1938. Hardcover. Grey cloth. 162p. Cover is lightly soiled. Otherwise, this is a clean and tight book in very good condition. Sarah Bernhardt (22/23 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage and early film actress. She was referred to as "the…

Drake in California Ballads and Poems

SCHEFFAUER, HERMAN · 1912 · S. Howlett-West Books

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

London, England: A. C. Fifield, 1912. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is a small format book (approx. 7" by 4.5"). The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. …

An Essay on History; In Three Epistles To Edward Gibbon, Esq. With Notes.

HAYLEY (William): · 1780 · John Price Antiquarian Books

£500.00 (€599.42 | $660.68 | ¥105,515)

London: Printed for J. Dodsley..., 1780. FIRST EDITION. 4to, 270 x 210 mms., pp. [ii], [1 - 3] - 159 [160 blank], rebound in quarter calf, preserving old marbled boards, gilt spine, red morocco label, marbled boards. Original end-paper preserved with bookplate of Studely Pr…

Latitude 18 South; a Sojourn in Tahiti, by Irene Dwen Andrews A Bookfellow Book

Andrews, Irene Dwen · 0 · Brookline Village Books

$86.00 (€78.03 | £65.08 | ¥13,735)

Cedar Rapids, Ia. The Torch press, c1940. Hardcover. 371 p. incl. plates, ports. diagrs. front. 21 cm. Very good condition/good, A personal account of life and culture in Tahiti during the early 20th century. Andrews’ narrative blends travel literature with cultural observation,…

A Collection of Poems in Six Volumes by Several Hands

Various; Robert Dodsley [ed.] · 1758 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, R. and J. Dodsley , 1758. Leather. The complete fifth edition of this best-selling 18th-century poetry anthology, edited by celebrated publisher Robert Dodsley. Fifth edition. Complete in six volumes. First published in three volumes in 1748. In full contemporary calf.…

Albii Tibullii Quae Supersunt Omnia Opera Varietate Lectionum Novis Commentariis, Excursibus Imtationubus Gallicis Vita Auctiris Et Indice Absolutissimo Instruxit Philipp Amat de Golbery E Regia Antiquariorum Societate Et in Suprema Alsatiae Curia Consiliarius, Etc.

Albius Tibullus; Philipp Amat. de Golbéry. · 1829 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Parisiis, Colligebat Nicolaus Eligius Lemaire, 1829. First edition. Leather. The uncommon first edition of this collection of works by Albuis Tibullus in Latin and in full calf binding. First edition, in full calf binding, of 'Albii Tibullii Quae Supersunt Omnia Opera Varie…

Album unique offert au directeur Madoux de l'Étoile Belge lors de la fête du cinquantenaire du journal L'Étoile Belge.

L'ÉTOILE BELGE - Denis MADOUX - Alfred MADOUX - Amedée LYNEN - Albert GIRAUD : · 1900 · Antiquariaat W. de Goeij

€1,560.00 ($1,719.44 | £1,301.27 | ¥274,606)

"19. (Bruxelles), 1900, thick (10 cm) in-folio, 34 x 26 cm, album containing as frontispiece an original design in ink by Amedée Lynen + a holograph poem by Albert Giraud ( dedication) + 25 original photograph portraits, each separately mounted on thick board. Binding ; Bound …

William Morris [Softcover, English text.]

Linda Parry (edit.) · 1996 · SomeThingz, books etcetera

€21.50 ($23.70 | £17.93 | ¥3,785)

London Philip Wilson in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum 1996 Softcover, 384pp., 24.5x28.5cm., richly illustr. in col. and b/w., in godd condition (covers with light traces of use, spine folded, interior fine). William Morris was one of the most influential desig…

latin et la littérature néo-latine au XIXe siècle. Pratiques et représentations

Christophe Bertiau, Dirk Sacré (eds) · 2020 · ERIK TONEN BOOKS

€41.00 ($45.19 | £34.20 | ¥7,217)

, Brepols, 2020 Paperback, v + 299 pages, Size:160 x 240 mm, Languages: French, English, Italian. ISBN 9789492771322. Summary Le XIXe siècle est connu comme l'époque où l'essor des nationalismes et des langues nationales en Europe a définitivement relégué le latin aux marges d…

Phaidon encyclopedia of surrealism

Passeron, René · 1978 · Boekhandel - Antiquariaat Emile Kerssemakers - Member ILAB/NVvA

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Phaidon, 1978 Cloth, with dust jacket. 288 pages. Text in English. Clean, tight and fresh copy. This book brings to life the story of the main periods of Surrealism, presents the most important works and puts in perspective a movement that would lastingly influence contemporary …

Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts by Rupert Brooke Edward Marsh & Christopher Hassall

Rupert Brooke, Edward Marsh, Christopher Hassall · 1970 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. A limited edition copy of this catalogue of works by Rupert Brooke, Edward Marsh and Christopher Hassall. A limited edition copy. Four hundred and fifty copies of this book were printed with this being number 184. Thi…

Lucretilis

Cory William · 1951 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press, 1951. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition of William Johnson Cory"s Lucretilis, a Latin verse meditation on nature and scholarship. Bound in the original brown quarter cloth binding, with marbled paper boards.A very scarce, limited edition of thi…