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The Muse in Chains

Stephen Potter · 1937 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this very scarce satirical work surrounding the history of English literature, written by Stephen Potter. The first edition. Very scarce work. Signed by the author, to 'Joan Viver with best wis...

Rocannon&Apos;S World

Ursula K. le Guin · 1979 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A fine first U.K. hardback edition of the debut novel of noted sci-fi author Ursula K. le Guin. The first U.K. hardback edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Rocannon's World' i...

The Toll

Michael Mewshaw · 1974 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, The Bodley Head, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of Michael Mewshaw's suspenseful novel, in the original illustrated dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression. First published the year prior in the US, this UK first edition...

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord

George MacDonald Fraser · 1994 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Harvill, 1994 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the first edition of the tenth novel in the 'Flashman Papers' series. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper.Flashman and the Angel of the Lord is...

Jumbo Spencer

Helen Cresswell · 1963 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Brockhampton Press, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Helen Creswell's children's novel about the school holidays of a child named Jumbo Spencer. The scarce first edition, first impression of this work.In the publisher's original u...

Marnie

Winston Graham · 1961 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1961. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional example of the first edition of Winston Graham's psychological thriller 'Marnie', the basis of Alfred Hitchcock's 1964 film of the same name. The first edition, first impression.Stamped ...

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

Philip Pullman · 2010 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Canongate, 2010 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Philip Pullman's fictionalisation of the life of Jesus Christ. A signed first edition, first impression of Philip Pullman's 2010 novel retelling the story of Jesus, as if he were two people...

Good Old Secret Seven

Enid Blyton · 1964 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Leicester, The Brockhampton Press, 1964 . Cloth. The second impression of Enid Blyton's twelfth 'Secret Seven' novel. The second impression of this work, which was first published in 1960.In the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a f...

The Novels of Tobias Smollett

Tobias Smollett · 1926 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. Cloth. A limited edition, complete collection of the novels of the noted Scottish author and surgeon, Tobias Smollett A limited edition. Number 262 out of 500 copies published. The large paper edition.Illustrated with monochrome frontisp...

The World&Apos;S Great Classics

Various · 1900 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

New York , The Colonial Press, 1900-01. Cloth. Ten volumes from 'The World's Great Classics' series, featuring a fantastic collection of literature from around the world. The 'University Edition&apos. Ten volumes. All works complete in themselves. Illustr...

The True History of Shakespeare&Apos;S Sonnets

Lord Alfred Douglas · 1933 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,225)

London, Martin Secker, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Lord Alfred Douglas' analysis of Shakespeare's sonnets, particularly of those dedicated to the enigmatic 'Mr. W. H.' The first edition of this work, with no further edition remarks. In...

The True History of Shakespeare&Apos;S Sonnets

Lord Alfred Douglas · 1933 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London, Martin Secker, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition of this intriguing analysis of Shakespeare's sonnets, by English poet, journalist and lover of Oscar Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas. The first edition of this work, with no further edition remarks. In ...

Reynard the Fox or the Ghost Heath Run

John Masefield · 1921 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, William Heinemann, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The very smart first trade edition of John Masefield's narrative poem about a fox hunt, illustrated throughout and with the scarce original dust wrapper. The first trade edition of this work.With the publisher's ...

Plain or Ringlets?

Robert Smith Surtees · 1858 · Rooke Books

£108.00 (€129.45 | $142.68 | ¥22,778)

London, Bradbury, Agnew, and Co, c1880. Leather. A pleasingly bound copy of Robert Smith Surtees' popular hunting novel, with lovely hand-coloured plates throughout and an accompanying slipcase. Originally published in twelve parts from 1858-1860, 'Plain or Ringlets?...

Biggles Secret Agent; Biggles Air Commodore

Captain W. E. Johns · 1946 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

London, Geoffrey Cumberlege; Oxford University Press , 1946-1952. Cloth. A bright set of these popular juvenile adventure books, featuring pilot hero "Biggles", with the uniform dust wrappers and illustrations to each. A set of fourteen adventure novels following the popular p...

Little Sophy: A True Story for Little Children

1830 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

Derby, Henry Mozley , c1830. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this touching historical narration of a young girl's illness and passing, as told from her parent's perspective. The very scarce first edition of this work, with no further edition re...

Biggles Og Den Tyske Spion & Biggles Lander I Rusland

Captain W. E. Johns · 1952 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Kobenhavn, Grafisk Forlage, 1952-1953. Paperback. Two smart Biggles adventure stories from English pilot and author Captain W. E. Johns, in Danish. Danish. Two volumes. Scarce works. Written by William Earl Johns, an English First World War pilot and writer of adventure storie...

Biggles in the Baltic

Captain W. E. Johns · 1947 · Rooke Books

£52.00 (€62.33 | $68.70 | ¥10,967)

Oxford, Geoffrey Cumberlege for Oxford University Press, 1947. Cloth. A smart later edition of this thrilling Biggles story from English pilot and writer Captain W. E. Johns. Later edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and six full-page images. Collated complete. On ...

Master Francis Rabelais: Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and His Son Pantagruel

Francois Rabelais; Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty; Peter Antony Motteux [translator] · 1904 · Rooke Books

£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.37 | ¥16,661)

London, A. H. Bullen, 1904. Cloth. A smart three volume set of this translation of the adventures of Gargantua and Pantagruel from French writer Francois Rabelais. Three volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and four plates. Volume two is illustrated with five...

Irregular Jottings: Poems

J. Mumby · 1868 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Grimsby, Tetney, 1868. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this collection of poems from English poet J. Mumby. First edition. Very scarce. A collection of verses, with titles such as A Glance at the Times, Psalm CXXV, Lines to a Young Lady, To a Married Lady,...