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The Song of the Sword and Other Verses
W. E. Henley · 1892 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, David Nutt, 1892. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from English writer William Ernest Henley. First edition. The author's second volume of poetry later re-titled "London Voluntaries" after another section of the work. This col…
The Londoners
Robert Hichens · 1898 · Rooke Books
£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)
Chicago, Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this satirical work on society life from English author Robert Hichens. First US edition, published the same year as the UK first. Uncommon edition. Following two smart young women; one …
Death of a Bride
G. D. H. & M. Cole · 1945 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, Vallancey Press Limited, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce, first edition of this detective novel surrounding the mysterious death of new bride Anna Bredon, written by married couple G. D. H. & M. Cole. The first edition, first impression. Bound in the pu…
Cromwell: An Historical Novel
[Henry William Herbert] · 1838 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Harper & Brothers, 1838 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of Henry William Herbert's historical novel surrounding Oliver Cromwell, complete in two volumes. The first edition.Uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth. Complete in two volumes. Written…
Fashionable Philosophy and Other Sketches
Laurence Oliphant · 1887 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1887. First edition. Paperback. An anthology of four short tales by Laurence Oliphant, a very scarce first edition. The first edition of this very scarce work.An anthology of four short tales by Laurence Oliphant, with fantastica…
A Pinch - of Snuff: Composed of Curious Particulars and Original Anecdotes of Snuff Taking
Dean Snift; [Benson Earle Hill] · 1840 · Rooke Books
£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.58 | ¥18,776)
London, Robert Tyas, 1840. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon volume discussing snuff, a comical and illustrated work, the first edition. The first edition of this uncommon work.A comical work on snuff.This satirical work explores the world of snuff taking, reviewing different sn…
The Butterfly
Various · 1899 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Grant Richards, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first six issues of the new series of 'The Butterfly', a popular literary periodical. The first edition.Six issues bound in one volume, the new series of 'The Butterfly', this volume…
The Eagle&Apos;S Heart
Hamlin Garland · 1900 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. An inscribed first edition copy of this early example of an American Western by Hamlin Garland, signed by the author. The uncommon first edition.Signed by the author, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, and…
The Vainglorious War 1854-56
A. J. Barker · 1970 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970. First edition. Leather. A lovely copy of this historical study of the Crimean War, rebound by Maltby's in a handsome half calf binding. The first edition of this work rebound in a half calf binding, with the binder's stamp of Malt…
Outlines of Historic Ornament
Gilbert R. Redgrave [ed.] · 1884 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1884 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first UK edition of this charmingly illustrated study of historical ornaments. The very scarce first UK edition of this work, translated from the original German of an unnamed earlier volume by Gilbert Rich…
Etched Portraits of Celebrated Painters, with Biographical Notices
Anonymous · 1817 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)
London, Virtue and Company, c1877 . Leather. A vanishingly scarce volume featuring seventy-two engraved portraits of famous painters, accompanied by biographies of these notable individuals. A vanishingly scarce work.Illustrated with seventy-two plates of portraits of major pain…
Mrs. Tree
Laura E. Richards · 1902 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
Boston, Dana Estes & Company, 1902 . First edition. Cloth. Laura E. Richards's own copy of the first edition of this children's novel, inscribed to the author by her publishers. The author's own copy of this charming first edition.Inscribed 'with the complime…
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel · 2009 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
London, Fourth Estate, 2009 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the second impression of Hilary Mantel's award winning historical fiction novel about the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. The first edition, second impression of this celebrate…
The Virginians
William Makepeace Thackeray · 1858 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, Bradbury & Evans, 1858-1859 . First edition. Leather. The first edition off this historical novel from the author of 'Vanity Fair', illustrated by Thackeray himself. Bound from the original parts, and with the publisher's original wraps bound in. The first…
Jean Stafford: A Biography
David Roberts · 1988 · Rooke Books
£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)
Boston , Little Brown and Company, 1988. First edition. Hardback. A fine first edition of this compassionate biography delving into the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner, Jean Stafford. A first edition advance copy of this work.With special advance copy materials, including…
Ship Island and Other Stories
Elizabeth Spencer · 1968 · Rooke Books
£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)
New York , McGraw-Hill Book Company , 1968. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of this wonderful collection of short stories, two of which are O. Henry Award winners. The first edition of this work.Signed and dated inscription by the author to the front free endpape…
Dead Man Leading
V. S. Pritchett · 1937 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)
New York , The Macmillan Company , 1937. Cloth. A very smart first edition of V. S. Pritchett's thrilling novel in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper, with the original price in-tact. In the origi…
A Modern Sacrifice
James Blyth · 1919 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)
London , John Long, Limited , 1919. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this very scarce romance novel by prolific popular fiction writer James Blyth, with publisher's advertisements. A first edition of this very scarce work.With publisher's advertisements to the …
A Longshore Lass
James Blyth · 1910 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London , F. V. White & Co. Ltd. 1910. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work by prolific popular fiction author James Blyth of friendship and romance set in a quaint fishing village. A first edition of this scarce work.In the publisher's original cloth binding. With publisher…
A Collection of Novels by Scott Spencer
Scott Spencer · 1976 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1976-1986. First edition. Cloth. Three very smart first edition novels from American writer Scott Spencer, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Three volumes. First edition. Written by Scott Spencer, an American author and screenwriter. This set …