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Our Favourite Dish: The Theatre Recipe Book
Mrs.â¯Prince Littler; Naomi Waters [ed.] · 1952 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)
London, Putnam & Co, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the charming first edition of this collection of recipes from the stars of the West End, with contributions from Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, Vivian Leigh, Laurence Olivier and more. The first edition,…
The African Colony: Studies in the Reconstruction
John Buchan · 1903 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the first edition of Buchan's study into the options for reconstruction in South Africa after the Second Boer War. A first edition.Illustrated with two folding colour maps.…
The King&Apos;S Grace 1910-1935
John Buchan · 1935 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally bright example of John Buchan's impressively illustrated biographical account of 25 years of Britain under the reign of King George V. The first edition of this work, a large paper edition.Illustrated…
Five First Edition Works by Tom Sharpe
Tom Sharpe · 1976 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Secker & Warbug, 1976-84. First edition. Cloth. Five first edition satirical novels from Tom Sharpe, including the first three volumes from his renowned 'Wilt' series, all in their original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression to all. A five volu…
Riotous Assembly
Tom Sharpe · 1971 · Rooke Books
£330.00 (€395.56 | $435.98 | ¥69,620)
London, Secker & Warburg, 1971. First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the first edition of British comic Tom Sharpe's first novel, set in Apartheid South Africa. The first edition, first impression.Set in the fictitious town of Piemburg, in South Africa, Sharpe lamp…
The Tesseract; the Coma
Alex Garland · 1998 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Viking; Faber and Faber , 1998-2004. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed pair of Alex Garland's second and third novels, 'The Tesseract' and 'The Coma&apos. Signed by the author to both title pages. The first edition, first impressions of these…
My Absolute Darling
Gabriel Tallent · 2017 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, 4th Estate , 2017. First edition. Cloth. A fine limited signed first UK edition of this debut novel by American author Gabriel Tallent. A limited edition of 750 numbered copies of the first UK edition, signed by the author. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapp…
Cantaloup to Cabbage: How to Cook and Serve Vegetables
Mrs. Philip Martineau · 1929 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this delightful cookery book centring on vegetables, with the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapp…
The Four-Gated City, Briefing for a Descent Into Hell, & the Fifth Child
Doris Lessing · 1969 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Macgibbon & Kee; Jonathan Cape, 1969-1988. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first edition novels from British writer Doris May Lessing. Three volumes. First edition. Written by Doris May Lessing, a British novelist who was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. In …
Housecraft Principles and Practice
Ruth Binnie; Julia E. Boxall · 1926 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this illustrated guide to housekeeping and domestic economy. First edition. Scarce edition. Illustrated throughout. A book on housecraft, not intended to be an exhaustive treatise on the …
The Medical Cookery Book
Dorothy Sewart; J. W. McNee · 1935 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
Bristol; London, John Wright & Sons; Simpkin Marshall, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this vanishingly scarce cookery book for medical uses from Dorothy Sewart. First edition. Very scarce work. A collection of three hundred recipes "for the use of invalids,…
Cooking from the Commonwealth & Russian Cooking
Robin Howe · 1958 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1958-1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set of cookery books from across the world by British cook book author Robin Howe. Two volumes. First edition. Scarce works. Written by Robin Howe, a British cookbook writer. This set contains: Cooking fr…
Hoffmanns Schriftatlas: Ausgewahlte Alphabete Und Anwendungen Aus Vergangenheit Und Gegenwart
Julius Hoffmann; Alfred Finsterer [editor] · 1952 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
Stuttgart, Verlag Julius Hoffmann , 1952. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this historical study of fonts and writing styles, in the original German. Main body of text is in German, with English and French translations. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with …
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and, Seymour, an Introduction
J. D. Salinger · 1959 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
Boston; Toronto, Little, Brown and Company, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A superb copy of these two popular novellas by J. D. Salinger, the third state of the first edition. The first edition, first printing, third state, with the dedication leaf tipped-in after the title page.In…
The Unfortunates
B. S. Johnson · 1969 · Rooke Books
£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)
London, Panther Books LTD; Secker & Warburg LTD, 1969. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this fascinating unique experimental novel by B. S. Johnson, issued in twenty-seven sections compiled here in a random order. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author …
Summer Drinks and Winter Cordials
Mrs. C. F. Leyel; Hilda Leyel · 1925 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
London, George Routledge and Sons, Ltd, [1925]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce volume of drink recipes for both summer and winter by Hilda Leyel, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition.A scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, designe…
There Is a Tide...
Agatha Christie · 1948 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)
New York, Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of this Poirot novel, known in the U.K. as 'Taken at the Flood&apos. The first U.S. edition, first printing. This U.S. edition preceded the U.K. first by seven months.In the original uncli…
The Mystery of the Blue Train
Agatha Christie · 1928 · Rooke Books
£4,500.00 (€5,393.96 | $5,945.13 | ¥949,360)
New York , Dodd, Mead and Company, 1928. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional copy of the first US edition of this early Christie, complete in a lovely example of the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first US edition, first impression, with no further impressions stated. Fir…
The Song Before It Is Sung; Return to Treasure Island; Imaginary Friend; Correspondents; High Vaultage
Justin Cartwright; Andrew Motion; Stephen Chbosky; Tim Murphy; Chris Sugden; Jen Sugden · 2007 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, Bloomsbury; Jonathan Cape; Orion; Picador; Gollancz, 2007-2024. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition set spanning suspense, historical fiction, and speculative thrillers, signed by their respective authors, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. In t…
The Headswoman
Kenneth Grahame · 1921 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)
London, John Lane, The Bodley Head , 1921 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of the first illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame's charming tale, with illustrations from Marcia Lane Foster. Initially published in 1898, this is the first illustrated edition, with a fro…