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Amelie Ou Les Ecarts de Ma Jeunesse
Paris, Chez Tous les Libraires, 1886. Leather. Two volumes in one of this limited edition volume, Amelie ou Les Ecarts de ma Jeunesse. A limited edition copy, limited to five hundred copies. This volume is number 127. This is a copy of volumes one and two of Amelie or the differences of my youth. Complete in two volumes. In the original French. In quarter morocco with marbled boards. Externally, very smart with light marks to the spine. Front hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound with lightly age toned pages which remain clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 864B29
GBP 150,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 171 US$ 197.22 | JP¥ 30413]
Catalogue: World Literature
Keywords: Amelie ou Les Ecarts de ma Jeunesse Amelie french literature Amelie None
The Arabian Nights: Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
London, The Folio Society, 2009. Cloth. A lovely Folio Society facsimile edition of the Arabian Nights, with beautiful colour plates by E. J. Detmold, and enclosed in a slipcase. The thirteenth printing of the Folio Society facsimile edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eleven further colour plates, reproduced from the original watercolours. Collated, complete. This illustrated English language edition of The Arabian Nights was first published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1924, and contains some of the best-known tales from The Thousand and One Nights, a famous collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. It includes colour reproductions of the exquisite watercolour paintings by the talented book illustrator Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957). This edition includes the following tales: 'The History of Codadad and his Brothers and of the Princess Deryabar'; 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'; 'Sindbad the Sailor'; 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'; 'The Three Calenders'; 'The Story of the King of the Ebony Isles'; 'The Story of Baba Abdalla'; 'The Story of Ganem, the Slave of Love&apos. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very bright and smart, except for light spotting to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Slipcase is very smart and bright. Fine . Ill.: Edward J. Detmold. Fine .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 892M25
GBP 49,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 56 US$ 64.43 | JP¥ 9935]
Catalogue: Classical Literature
Keywords: Arabian Nights One Thousand and One Nights E. J. Detmold One Thousand and One Nights Edward J. Detmold
Le Bambou
Paris, E. Dentu, 1893. Cloth. Six issues of the French literary journal Le Bambou, profusely illustrated throughout. Six issues bound in three volumes. Contains issue one, two, three, four, five and seven. Published in twelve issues, so therefore lacking volumes six and eight through twelve. With the three page advertisement leaf to the beginning of volume one, but lacking the 'volant' supplement, as is common with this work. In French.A literary journey published by Edouard Guillaume and edited by E. Dentu. Includes many engravings by various artists including Ludek Marold and Ary Gambard. Bound in red cloth. Externally very smart with just slight rubbing to the boards and extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just marginal age toning. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 870K6
GBP 225,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 256.5 US$ 295.84 | JP¥ 45619]
Catalogue: Literature
Keywords: Le Bambou Périodique illustré LudÄk Marold Périodique illustré Various
Candide En Dannemarc, Ou L&Apos;Optimisme Des HonnãâªTes Gens
Geneve, Not Stated, 1769 . Leather. A second edition of this extremely scarce continuation of Voltaire's Candide, set in Denmark, written anonymously. The second edition. First published in 1767. Very scarce work, in any early edition. Bound in full calf, retaining the blanks and half title. Written anonymously, mimicking Voltaire. This entertaining tale continues the story of Candide, a character first introduced in Voltaire's French satire. It provides an interesting conclusion to the misadventures of Candide. As the title suggests, in 'Candide en Dannemarc' we follow the titular character to Denmark, where they are living in a luxurious Copenhagen townhouse with their wife, Zenoide. Before achieving this life, the couple must endure a number of trials, ending with Candide leaving Denmark to take up a position as the Danish ambassador to Russia. An amusing work, this tale is particularly known for its satirical portrayal of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, presenting him as a struggling composer and writer living in Copenhagen. In the original French. Bound in full calf. Endpapers renewed. Retaining blanks and half title. Externally, worn, with extensive worming and loss to leather. Hinges are slightly strained, but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 936Q11
GBP 290,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 330.5 US$ 381.3 | JP¥ 58798]
Catalogue: World Literature
Keywords: Voltaire candide candide en dannemarc novel candide None
Les Conteur Des Dames Ou Les Soirãâ©Es Parisiennes, Ornãâ© de Jolie Gravures
Paris, M.me V.e Lepetit , 1822. First edition. Leather. The elusive first edition of this collection of Parisian stories decorated with lovely engravings, complete in two volumes. The first edition of this work, rarely seen on the market, held institutionally by three libraries only. Complete in two volumes. A collection of stories illustrative of Parisian society in the nineteenth century, in the original French. A work of fiction attributed to Pierre-Joseph Charrin, French poet and goguettier.Illustrated with six lovely engravings, including frontispieces, each protected by tissue guards. With half title, errata slip to the rear of vol. II. In uniform full calf bindings with decorative gilt along the extremities of the boards. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, only light rubbing to the extremities of the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Minor staining marks to the fore edge of vol. I affecting only the occasional gutter, otherwise the pages are generally clean and bright with light spotting to the occasional leaf only, particularly to leaves of plates and tissue guards. Illustrated with six full page engravings. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 809A21
GBP 260,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 296.25 US$ 341.85 | JP¥ 52716]
Catalogue: World Literature
Keywords: paris stories pierre-joseph charrin illustrations stories scarce books Not Stated
Edinburgh Cabinet Novels, Vol. I, Part I: The Medicaster
Edinburgh; London; Dublin, John Sutherland; Richard Groombridge; J. Cumming, 1838. First edition. Paperback. The first volume of the quarterly publication Edinburgh Cabinet Novels, containing 'The Medicaster'; a very scarce work. Volume I, Part I of the quarterly publication Edinburgh Cabinet Novels, in the publisher's original paper wraps. Previous owner's stamp and ink inscription of Robert Montgomery Conway to the front of the wraps. Edinburgh Cabinet Novels was a quarterly publication offering original short novels to the public at a cheaper price. This volume I, part I, published in July 1838, contains the short novel The Medicaster.This series is now very scarce. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, sound, though sunned, with small losses to the head and tail of the backstrip. Previous owner's stamp and ink inscription to the front of the wraps. Front of the wrap to page 16 held by one cord. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot and handling mark to the first few pages and last couple of pages. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 931M7
GBP 160,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 182.5 US$ 210.37 | JP¥ 32441]
Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900
Keywords: Edinburgh Cabinet Novels Medicaster Victorian publications Medicaster Not Stated
Five Issues from the Beano Comic Library and Five Issues from the Dandy Comic Library
London, D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. 1982-1985. Paperback. Ten bright issues of these popular children's comics, including five from the Dandy and five from the Beano. Ten issues in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps.The pioneering and popular comic magazine The Beano was well-known for the characters Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx, and Roger the Dodger. The Dandy was one of the best-selling comics in the UK; its longest-running strips featured the characters Desperate Dan and Korky the Cat.The Beano Comic Library, released in 1982, and the Dandy Comic Library, released in 1983, were both series of digest-sized versions of these popular comics. They were later replaced with Dandy Fun-Size and Beano Fun-Size in 1997.This set comprises:Beano Comic Library:No.7: Minnie the Minx in "Follow that Star!" (1982)No.45: Minnie the Minx, "Slippery Customers" (1984)No.46: Winker Watson, Tricky Dicky, Roger the Dodger in "Dodge City" (1984)No.58: Roger the Dodger, Game for a Dodge: Special Olympic Edition (1984)No.69: Minnie the Minx, "Time Traveller" (1985)Dandy Comic Library:No.1: Desperate Dan"s Rodeo Round Up (1983)No.7: Harry and His Hippo (1983)No.8: Brassneck, the Rollicking Robot (1983)No.27: Desperate Dan in "Husky Fellow" (1984)No.28: Brassneck in "The Professor"s Revenge" (1984) In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, bright and generally smart with a little edge wear. Ink marks to the rear of the wraps to Beano No.7. Two closed tears to the rear of the wrap to Dandy No.8. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age toned but clean. Small tears to the fore edge of all issues, not affecting the illustrations. Ink mark to the bottom corner of pages 57 to 66, and crease to page 41, of Beano No. 58. Tide marks to the fore edge of Dandy No.7 and Dandy No.8. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 945M7
GBP 150,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 171 US$ 197.22 | JP¥ 30413]
Catalogue: Literature
Keywords: Dandy Beano Comic Children's fiction Beano Not Stated
Histoire Des Quatre Fils Aymon, Tres-Nobles Et Tres-Vaillants Chevaliers
Lille, Blocquel-Castiaux, 1852. Leather. A French edition of the enduring medieval legend, following four brothers as they fight Charlemagne. A unique copy with modernist author John Fowles' bookplate. In French.'Quatre fils Aymon' is a medieval French tale, revolving around the four sons of Duke Aymon; the Knight Renaud de Montauban, and his brothers Guichard, Allard, and Richardet, and their magical horse, Bayard. The four brothers revolt against the Emperor Charlemagne, following them on exciting and dangerous adventures.This scarce edition, published in Lille, is illustrated with fourteen woodcuts to five pages. Bookplate of renowned author John Fowles to the recto of the front endpaper. Critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism, amongst Fowles's best known novels are 'The Magus', 'The Collector', and 'The French Lieutenant's Woman&apos.Bookplate of William Stirling to the front paste down. In a quarter calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Leather is rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards. Small crack to the head and tail of the front joint. Bookplates to the front paste down and to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and spotted. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 918P53
GBP 295,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 336.25 US$ 387.87 | JP¥ 59812]
Catalogue: World Literature
Keywords: Histoire des Quatre Fils Aymon, Tres-Nobles et Tres-Vaillants Chevaliers four songs of aymon medieval knights four songs of aymon Not Stated
Jugend Munchner Illustrierte Wochenschrift Fãâ¼R Kunst Und Leben
Munchen & Leipzig, G. Hirth Kunstverlag, 1897. Cloth. A 1879 edition of Jugend an influential German arts magazine. The first edition was published in 1897.In the original publisher's cloth. Jugend was an influential German art magazine founded by Georg Hirth. This weekly magazine was intended to showcase German arts and crafts but it became famously known for showcasing the German vision of Art Nouveau. It was founded by Georg Hirth and launched in 1896.From the start, it was intended to be a collectible magazine distinct from others in circulation. In the first five volumes, two hundred and fifty artists were included mostly largely unknown. Accompanied by numerous colour illustrations and vignettes. In the original publisher's cloth. Externally very smart. Light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. The front free endpaper working loose. Marginal age toning. The pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 884V12
GBP 250,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 285 US$ 328.71 | JP¥ 50688]
Catalogue: Literature
Keywords: Illustrated Magazine German Magazine None
Liber Librorum
Stockholm, Stockholm Royal Library, 1955. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon ode to book printing, published on the 500th anniversary of the Gutenberg Bible, an impressive collection of samples of book and type designs. An uncommon work.The first and limited edition of one thousand copies, of which five hundred were for sale.In the original quarter cloth and patterned paper portfolio.An impressive "book of books" issued to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the printing of the Gutenberg 42-line Bible. Each of the specimens containing the first pages of the Old Testament, and are all in their respective languages of the designer. Complete with forty-three specimens.This copy also includes postcard sized headshots of thirty-three of the designers who contributed to this work.Including a presentation slip, "this copy..is presented to you at the suggestion of William R. Stone".This work includes examples of the works of leading book and type designers of the twentieth century, including the work of a total of thirty-seven designers. The designers hail from fifteen countries, designers including Hans Schmoller, Jan Tschichold, Joseph Blumenthal, Carl Dair, Alan Dodson, Berthold L. Wolpe, and more.The samples in this work vary greatly, some are duodecimo, whereas some are folio; some are single sheets, whereas some are multiple pages. In the original publisher's quarter cloth and patterned paper portfolio, with the contents loosely inserted, as issued. Portfolio is generally smart, with some wear to the extremities, resulting in small tears and a small amount of loss of paper. Small tidemarks to the portfolio. Pages are bright and clean. Portfolio is in a very good condition, contents are in a fine condition. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 965P54
GBP 180,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 205.25 US$ 236.67 | JP¥ 36496]
Catalogue: Literature
Keywords: Liber Librorum book of books book design printing book of books Various
De Lisle; or, the Shipwrecked Stranger
London , W. Caffyn , 1848. Leather. A very scarce copy of De Lisle; or, The Shipwrecked Stranger by James Lindridge with illustrations throughout. De Lisle; or, the Shipwrecked Stranger is by James Lindridge and is a romance of real life. With an illustrated additional title page and illustrations throughout the text by H. Carter. With two previous owner inscriptions to the front free endpaper for Thomas Pardoe dated 1849 and William Teague dated 1861. Dated from Jisc. In half calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, a little worn to the spine with some rubbing to the spine and extremities and some marks to the boards. With two previous owner inscriptions to the front free endpaper for Thomas Pardoe dated 1849 and William Teague dated 1861. Rear hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright pages with some scattered spots throughout. Good . Ill.: H. Carter. Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 828B6
GBP 245,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 279.25 US$ 322.13 | JP¥ 49675]
Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900
Keywords: De Lisle; or, The Shipwrecked Stranger james lindridge fiction james lindridge H. Carter
Mãâ©Moires D&Apos;Une Cãâ©Lãâ¨Bre Fille Publique, Ou, Aventures Galantes, Civiles, Politiques Et Militaires de Pauline, Depuis Sa Naissance Jusqu&Apos;ãâ Ce Jour
Not Stated, Not Stated, 1831. Leather. A very scarce pastiche of 'Memoirs of a Contemporary', following Pauline's escapades among the Parisian bourgeoisie of the Restoration. A very scarce work in a half calf binding. Bookplate to the front paste down. A novel describing the life of Pauline and her experiences among Parisian bourgeoisie during the Restoration. This work, sometimes called 'Mémoires d'une Célèbre Fille Publique, ou, Aventures Galantes, Civiles, Politiques et Militaires de Pauline, depuis sa naissance jusqu'à ce jour' and other times referred to as 'Mémoires d'Une Célèbre Courtisane Des Environs Du Palais-Royal, ou, Vie Et Aventures de Mlle Pauline, Surnommée La Veuve de la Grande Armée', is considered to be a pastiche of Ida Saint-Elme's 'Memoirs of a Contemporary&apos. This work is attributed to Edouard d'Eliçagaray and Ãmile Marco de Saint-Hilaire. Undated, dated through copies held at the Hathi Trust Digital Library. In a half calf binding. Externally sound, with small losses to the marbled paper of the front board, now lifting. Rubbing to the spine and extremities. Leather to the rear upper corner is lifting. Front hinge is strained but held firmly by cords. Rear hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright but spotted throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 862M18
GBP 340,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 387.5 US$ 447.04 | JP¥ 68936]
Catalogue: World Literature
Keywords: Edouard d'Elicagaray French literature Restoration French literature Not Stated
Mr. Facey Romford&Apos;S Hounds
London , Bradbury and Evans , 1865 . First edition. Leather. A stunning first edition copy of Mr Facey Romford's Hounds, with beautiful hand coloured illustrations. Robert Smith Surtees was an English novelist most widely remembered for his invested character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good natured cockney grocer. This is a wonderfully illustrated copy of Mr. Facey Romford's Hound, with twenty-four hand coloured illustrations by John Leech and Halbot K. Browne. John Leech was a caricaturist and illustrator best know for illustrating Punch magazine. Collated, complete. In half calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, smart. The boards are a little marked. There is a bookplate to the front pastedown. Front hinge is starting and weak. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. The pages are occasionally a little spotted. Very Good . Ill.: John Leech and Hablot K. Browne. Very Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 820B24
GBP 190,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 216.5 US$ 249.82 | JP¥ 38523]
Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900
Keywords: Robert Smith Surtees Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds fiction illustrated Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds John Leech and Hablot K. Browne
The Net-Maker of Bagdad; or, the Fool and His Cousin
London, Printed by T Maiden, [1807]. Disbound. A very scarce illustrated booklet containing an Eastern tale of life in Baghdad. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce and found institutionally only at the British Library and the University of Oxford libraries. Collated, complete with forty-eight leaves of text and a frontispiece. Frontispiece hand-coloured. Containing a short novel concerned with Baghdad life and customs. Published anonymously. Issued both separately and as part of 'Popular stories.' Dated via Jisc. Unbound. Frontispiece loose but present. Text block bound firmly. Pages clean with only a touch of age toning to title page and odd minor light spotting scattered to odd leaf. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 860A25
GBP 225,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 256.5 US$ 295.84 | JP¥ 45619]
Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900
Keywords: baghdad very scarce chapbook very scarce Not Stated
The New Yorker: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Album
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of the twenty-fifth anniversary album of The New Yorker. First UK edition. A collection of humorous cartoons and quotes from the first twenty-five years of publications of The New Yorker. The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded in February 1925, it soon gained a reputation for publishing serious journalism for a national and international audience. The New Yorker has featured cartoons since it began publication with a collection of contributing cartoonists including many important talents in American humor. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities. Light loss of the paper to the board tips with light discolouration to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 925T91
GBP 30,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 34.25 US$ 39.44 | JP¥ 6083]
Catalogue: Literature
Keywords: The New Yorker Tenty-fifth Anniversary Album Tenty-fifth Not Stated
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