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A Collection of First Uk Editions from Paul Gallico
Paul Gallico · 1957 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Michael Joseph; William Heinemann, 1957-1968. First edition. Cloth. A collection of six smart first edition volumes from American writer Paul Gallico. Six volumes. First UK edition. Written by Paul William Gallico, an American novelist and short story and sports writer. …
The Holder of the World
Bharati Mukherjee · 1993 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Indian American-Canadian writer Bharati Mukherjee, signed by the author. First edition, Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page which reads "To Al…
Dance of the Happy Shades
Alice Munro · 1974 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, Allen Lane, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of this collection of short stories from Canadian writer Alice Munro. First UK edition, first published in Canada in 1968. The author's first collection of stories and winner of the 1968 Governor …
A Passion Before Death
James Hanley · 1930 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, Privately Printed [C. J. Greenwood], 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this daring tale told from the confines of a prison cell, with the original, vanishingly scarce glassine wrap. The first edition, limited to 200 copies signed by the author and…
Love Among the Ruins
Evelyn Waugh · 1953 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
London, Chapman & Hall, 1953 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Evelyn Waugh's beautifully illustrated dystopian short novel. First edition. In a hardback binding, with the original dust wrapper adhered to boards. This intriguing work is one of Evelyn Waugh&apo…
The Messiah. A Poem, in Six Books.
Robert Montgomery · 1832 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
London, John Turrill , 1832 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition of Robert Montgomery's epic poem 'The Messiah', in six books. The first edition.Very scarce work. 'The Messiah' is an epic poem, in six books, written by English po…
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[William Shippen] · 1709 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, H. Hills, 1709. Disbound. An uncommon satirical poem on the politics under the reign of Queen Anne by William Shippen. First published in 1704, this uncommon pirate edition condenses the poem to sixteen pages rather than twenty, with the text of the final three pages con…
Shards of Memory; East Into Upper East: Plain Tales from New York and New Delhi; My Nine Lines: Chapters of a Possible Past
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala · 1995 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, John Murray, 1995-2004. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic set of the first editions of three works by novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, in their original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impressions of these three works in the publisher's origin…
An Entertainment for Lady-Dayes: Eikonokosmesis or the Dressing of Images
Anonymous · 1925 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
Kensington, Philip Sainsbury; The Cayme Press, 1925 . First edition. Hardback. A publisher's presentation copy of this scarce limited edition work on idols, images, and the costumes of the clergy. Inscribed to the front free endpaper by the publisher, Philip Sainsbury: &apo…
Oxford
Edward Thomas · 1903 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)
London, A. & C. Black, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of this very scarce signed Edition de Luxe of Edward Thomas and John Fulleylove's charming celebration of the city of Oxford. No. 33 of 300 copies of the Edition de Luxe produced, signed by the publisher A …
Love Your Enemies; Wide Open; Clear: A Transparent Novel; Darkmans; Burley Cross Postbox Theft; the Yips; in the Approaches; the Cauliflower; H(a)Ppy; I Am Sovereign
Nicola Barker · 1993 · Rooke Books
£198.00 (€237.33 | $261.59 | ¥41,772)
London, Faber and Faber; Fourth Estate; William Heinemann, 1993-2019. First edition. Cloth. A terrific set of first edition novels from Nicola Barker, populated with eccentric characters and wildly comic and strange narratives. The first edition, first printings of these works.Â…
A Gate at the Stairs
Lorrie Moore · 2009 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of this moving novel that explores disconnect, love and loss, from acclaimed American author, Lorrie Moore. The first edition, first printing of this work. Signed by the author to the front end…
Rosie Plum and Other Stories
T. F. Powys · 1966 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Chatto and Windus , 1966. First edition. Cloth. An attractive first edition of these posthumously published short stories written by Theodore Francis Powys. The first edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This book contains a series of sho…
Felicia&Apos;S Journey; the Hill Bachelors; Love and Summer
William Trevor · 1994 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
London, Viking , 1994-2009. First edition. Cloth. A fine selection of three first editions from widely acclaimed Irish novelist and short story writer, William Trevor. The first edition, first printings of these works. All with the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapp…
Fludd
Hilary Mantel · 1989 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A superb first impression copy of this early and award winning novel by Hilary Mantel. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Fludd' is an early novel by Hilary Mantel, for which she won t…
Mountain City
Upton Sinclair · 1930 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
Long Beach, California, Upton Sinclair, 1930. First edition. Paperback. A scarce special gift edition of Upton Sinclair's novel about a man's success in the Rocky Mountains. The first edition, a scarce special gift copy printed and published by the author.A novel by Up…
Holy Disorders
Edmund Crispin [Robert Bruce Montgomery] · 1945 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Crispin's second Gervase Fen crime novel, set during the Second World War. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of the…
Beyond the Pale and Other Stories
William Trevor · 1981 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, The Bodley Head, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression of William Trevor's short story collection, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the …
Earthly Possessions
Anne Tyler · 1977 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1977 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Anne Tyler's novel about a thirty-five year old woman who has decided to leave her husband, but is taken hostage by a bank robber. The first UK edition, first impression.In the publisher's or…
Seven Alfred Duggan Novels
Alfred Duggan · 1951 · Rooke Books
£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)
London, Faber and Faber, 1951-1963 . First edition. Cloth. A smart set of seven Alfred Duggan first editions, including historical novels set in Ancient Greece and in the Byzantine Empire. The first editions, first impressions of seven works of historical fiction by Argentine-bo…