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A Treatise on Some of the Insects Injurious to Vegetation
Thaddeus William Harris; Charles L. Flint [ed.] · 1862 · Rooke Books
£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,700)
New York, Orange Judd and Company, 1862. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated 'enlarged and improved' edition of Thaddeus William Harris's entomological work, with hand-coloured illustrations. An American entomologist and librarian, Harris's work was first publis…
Highland Songs of the Forty-Five
John Lorne Campbell · 1933 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
Edinburgh, John Grant, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of Gaelic song-poems, with the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. With a folding map to the re…
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J. K. Rowling · 2000 · Rooke Books
£198.00 (€237.33 | $261.59 | ¥41,772)
London, Bloomsbury, 2000. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful copy of the enchanting fourth book of the Harry Potter series. First edition, first impression. The fourth novel in the renowned Harry Potter series. Following Harry and his friends in their fourth year at Hogwarts, …
An Expensive Place to Die
Len Deighton · 1967 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this spy novel by Len Deighton, with the original Top Secret In Transit Docket insert. First edition. With the original Top Secret In Transit Docket insert containing a collection of important documentat…
The Burden of Proof
James Barlow · 1968 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling crime novel from Barlow, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Against the decadent and explosive backdrop of a world of crime, this novel traces every step of the pla…
The Turquoise Dragon
David Rains Wallace · 1985 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, The Bodley Head, 1985 . First edition. Paperback. An exceedingly scarce uncorrected proof copy of this work by David Rains Wallace, in the striking, unclipped dust wrapper. The uncorrected, proof copy of the work, published in 1985 for wider publication in May 1986. In t…
The Shipwreck: A Poem
William Falconer; Robert Carruthers · 1868 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, T. Nelson and Sons , 1868 . Leather. A very smart copy of William Falconer's poem, The Shipwreck, in a lovely, full calf prize binding. Rebound in a smart, full calf, prize winner binding, with a gilt motif of Forest School to the front cover. This work is comprised…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon · 2003 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
Oxford, David Fickling Books, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of Mark Haddon's popular mystery novel, in the original dust wrapper for the children's edition of the work. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with the original,…
The Book of Romance
Andrew Lang · 1902 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of one of the short story collections of Andrew Lang, this volume including the tales of ancient folklore, complete with illustrations throughout. The first edition.Illustrated with a colour …
The Greedy Puppy
Anonymous · 1864 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, Dean & Son, 1864 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce, charming children's tale about a troublesome and greedy young Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, dated 1864 via historical purchase …
English Caravanners in the Wild West
Gertrude E. Metcalfe-Shaw · 1926 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, William Blackwood & Sons Ltd. 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Gertrude E. Metcalfe-Shaw's account of her experiences while caravanning in the wild West, with illustrations throughout. The first edition. A prize copy, awarded to one 'A. Heywood…
The Distance between Us
Maggie O'Farrell · 2004 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
London , Review , 2004. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Maggie O'Farrell's haunting novel of past and present truths and lies. The first edition. In the original clipped dust wrapper. The Distance Between Us is a tale of truth and lies. It is a haunting s…
The Rose of Tibet
Lionel Davidson · 1962 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
London , Victor Gollancz , 1962. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of The Rose of Tibet a gripping story of adventure and plot twists. The first edition. Very scarce. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The Rose of Tibet is a gripping adventure story set d…
A Short History of the English People
J. R. Green; Mrs. J. R. Green (ed.); Kate Norgate (ed.) · 1892 · Rooke Books
£345.00 (€413.54 | $455.79 | ¥72,784)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1892. Leather. A smart complete four volume set of this history of the English people, with illustrations throughout. Complete in four volumes. A history of the English people, from the English conquest and the development of kingdoms, through …
A Hand List of the Birds of the Sevenoaks or Western District of Kent
James M. Harrison · 1942 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, H. F. & G. Witherby LTD, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated first edition of this ornithological study surrounding the birds of Kent, by British physician and ornithologist, James Maurice Harrison. First edition, in the publisher's original blue …
The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Darlington in the Bishoprick
W. Hylton Dyer Longstaffe · 1854 · Rooke Books
£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)
Darlington, Darlington and Stockton Times, 1854 . First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition of this work presenting the history of the parish of Darlington, with illustrations. First edition, rebound in a smart cloth binding. Written by English historian W. Hylton Dye…
Greater London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places
Edward Walford · 1898 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1898. Leather. A sweeping illustrated study of the history, topography and inhabitants of Greater London, complete in two volumes. A two-volume work in half calf bindings. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations to each…
On Chesil Beach
Ian McEwan · 2007 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2007 . First edition. Hardback. The Waterstone's 25th Anniversary Edition of Ian McEwan's Booker Prize shortlisted novella. The first edition of this work. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original paper c…
It Happened at the Cape
Kathleen Lindsay · 1931 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this thrilling novel from Kathleen Lindsay, remembered as a prolific writer of historical romance novels. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.In this thrilling tale, S…
Through Cities and Prairie Lands: Sketches of an American Tour
Lady Duffus Hardy · 1881 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, Chapman and Hall , 1881. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this work by Lady Hardy Duffus. The scarce first edition. Also published in the same year by R. Worthington in New York. In the publisher's original cloth. This work was written by English …