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The Ides of March
Thornton Wilder · 1948 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1948. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this epistolary novel by American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder. First edition. An epistolary novel dealing with the characters and events leading to, and culminating in, the assassin…
Tommy Carteret
Justus Miles Forman · 1905 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this illustrated novel from American writer Justus Miles Forman. Firs UK edition. Scarce work. Illustrated a colour frontispiece and three colour plates. Collated complete. A tale followi…
The Moles of Death
John Dellbridge [Frederick Joseph de Verteuil] · 1927 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)
London, The Diamond Press, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this science fiction novel from Trinidad-born British author John Dellbridge, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. A s…
A Romance of Two Centuries
Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie · 1919 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
Alpine, New Jersey, Platonist Press, [1919]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce Near Future science fiction novel set in 2025, by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie. The first edition of this very scarce work.Review copy, with a stamp to the title page.'A Roman…
The Supreme Mystery
J. H. Symons · 1917 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
London, Methuen & Co LTD, 1917. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce time travel science fiction novel by J. H. Symons. The first edition of this very scarce work.A thrilling science fiction novel in which a scientist sends the spirit of a medium into vari…
Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor
Mervyn Peake · 1967 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Thomas Nelson and Sons LTD, 1967. Hardback. A smart edition of Mervyn Peake's first published work, a colourfully illustrated yet darkly humorous children's tale. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A 1960s edition of this incredibly popular dark children&ap…
Lucian&Apos;S Wonderland
Lucian of Samosata; St J. Basil Wynne Willson [trans.] · 1899 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1899 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of St J. Basil Wynne Willson's translation of Lucien's ancient Latin satire, authored in the second century AD. The first edition thus. Translated from Lucien of Samosata&…
A Six Months Tour Through the North of England
Arthur Young · 1770 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)
London, W. Strahan; W. Nicoll, 1770. First edition. Leather. The scarce four volume first edition of Arthur Young's illustrated guide to farming and agriculture in the North of England. The scarce four volume first edition of this work.Volume I illustrated with two plates, …
Alphabet Gallery an ABC of Contemporary Illustrators
Gina Pollinger [ed] · 1999 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Mammoth, 1999. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated showcase of art from popular children's book illustrators, commissioned to raise money for 'The Dyslexia Institute&apos. The first edition.In the publisher's original cl…
The House Prefect
Desmond Coke · 1923 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Humphrey Milford, 1923. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated and bright copy of Desmond Coke's scarce fiction novel, illustrated by H. M. Brock. A later edition, first published in 1908.Illustrated by Henry Matthew Brock with a colour frontispiece and five coloured plat…
The Mantle of the East
Edmund Candler · 1910 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Thomas Nelson & Sons , c1912. Cloth. A scarce edition of journalist Edmund Candler's insightful wanderings across India throughout the early 20th century. An early edition, first published by Blackwood in 1910.Undated, dated from a copy held at The Hathi Trust. Ori…
The New Argonautica: An Heroic Poem in Eight Cantos of the Voyage Among the Stars of the Immortal Spirits of Sir Walter Ralegh, Sir Francis Drake, Ponce de Leon & Nunez Da Vaca
W. B. Drayton Henderson · 1928 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London , Jonathan Cape, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A lovely series of poems inspired by the connection between famous voyages and the desire to seek the heavens, bound in original decorative cloth. A first edition copy with the original clipped dust wrapper.Publisher's ori…
Bayete! "Hail to the King": A Novel
G. H. Nicholls · 0 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, c1923. Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce work from G. Heaton Nicholls. Very scarce work. Written in the wake of the First World War, this novel explores the events that occur when a brooding spirit settles on the lands of Kodje Mountain. Writt…
Will to Conquer
Mickey Walker · 1953 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
California , House-Warven, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this autobiographical work from American professional boxer, Edward Patrick "Mickey" Walker. First edition. A great champion speaks from his heart. An autobiography from Edward Patrick "Mickey" Walke…
In Sail and Steam: Behind the Scenes of the Merchant Service 1902-1927
Capt. Victor Leslie Making · 1937 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. 1937 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of this work presenting Captain Victor Leslie Making's time working and living at sea between 1902 to 1927. First edition of the work. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Written …
The Wisdom of the Overself
Paul Brunton · 1943 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)
London, Rider & Co, 1943. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of Paul Brunton's important spiritual works, an insightful and philosophical volume. The first edition of this work.An interesting spiritual work by Paul Brunton, exploring karma, metaphysics, mentalis…
Memories with Food at Gipsy House
Felicity & Roald Dahl · 1991 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
London, Viking, 1991 . First edition. Cloth. A fine example of the first edition of this collection of anecdotes and recipes authored by Roald Dahl, and his wife Felicity. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustra…
Drivers Wild; Drivers Wildest
Red Daniells · 1961 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
Middlesex, Scorpion Press, 1961-1963 . First edition. Cloth. Association copies of two humorous first edition works on motoring, written and illustrated by Red Daniells. The first edition, first impression of each work.Two delightful volumes from motoring enthusiast and artist R…
Tales
George Crabbe · 1812 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, J. Hatchard, 1812. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this collection of poetry by the Reverend George Crabbe, bound in half paper vellum. The first edition. Bound in half paper vellum with gilt details to the spine and marbled paper to the boards. Bound wit…
The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs
Sir Samuel W. Baker · 1872 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1872. Cloth. A new edition of this detailed work on the Nile and its tributaries, with a folding map. New edition. Illustrated with a map frontispiece, one folding map, and twenty-four plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive wor…