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Heaven and You

William J. MacMillan · 1953 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this spiritual work on healing by William J. MacMillan. The first edition, first impression of this work. A scarce copy. William J. MacMillan shares his reflections on the love between God and …

Footprints of the Creator, of the Asterolepis of Stromness

Hugh Miller · 1870 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo, 1870. Cloth. A lovely later impression of Hugh Miller's exploration into geology and its relationship to the Bible, bound in decorative cloth. Written by Hugh Miller, a prominent Scottish geologist.This work first appeared in 1850, with this bei…

Riders of Time

Mabel Brookes · 1967 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Melbourne, Macmillan of Australia, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A first edition signed copy of socialite Mabel Brookes' memoir about Australian history, with beautiful colour illustrations. First edition, first impression.Signed by the author and illustrator. Illustrations i…

Tracts on the Natural History of Animals and Vegetables

Abbe Spallanzani; John Graham Dalyell [trans.] · 1803 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Edinburgh, Printed or William Creech ad Archd. Constable , 1803. Leather. The first volume of this scarce treaty of natural history by Italian biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani, the second edition. The second edition of this work. A scarce copy. The first volume of two of this study…

Nouveaux Contes a Ninon

Emile Zola · 1886 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, 1886. Leather. A lovely illustrated limited edition of Emile Zola's short story collection, in the original French language and bound in delightful leather. 'Contes de Ninon' was amongst Zola's earlier works, a collection of short…

The Spy Who Loved Me

Ian Fleming · 1962 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, The Book Club, 1962. Cloth. The first Book Club edition of the ninth novel to feature James Bond, published the same year as the true first edition. The shortest and most sexually explicit novel by Fleming, this story is unlike other Bond novels in that it is told in the…

An Introduction to the Field Sports of France

R. O'Connor · 1846 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, John Murray, 1846. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition work by R. O'Connor on the common field sports of France, a lovely straight grain morocco bound work. A first edition of this scarce work.Small panel of the original cloth front board restored and adh…

Anti-Commando

Victor Sampson; Ian Hamilton · 1931 · Rooke Books

£89.00 (€106.68 | $117.58 | ¥18,776)

London, Faber & Faber, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition study of the Second Boer War, featuring a number of contemporary photographs and folding plates and maps. The first edition of Ian Hamilton and Victor Sampson's study of the Boer War, reflectin…

High Diver

Michael Wishart · 1977 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

London, Blond & Briggs, 1977. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition of Michael Wishart's controversial autobiography, which shows off his bohemian lifestyle. This work details encounters with the author's friends, including Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, Jean C…

Humorous Poems

Thomas Hood · 1893 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1893. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully presented book of poetry from Thomas Hood, published in 1893 with detailed illustrations. A first edition second printing of poems by Thomas Hood, with a preface by Alfred Ainger. Hood was particularly well-kno…

El Aleph

Jorge Luis Borges · 1952 · Rooke Books

£345.00 (€413.54 | $455.79 | ¥72,784)

Buenos Aires, Editorial Losada, 1952. Paperback. A smart second edition of Jorge Luis Borges' acclaimed collection of short stories in the original Spanish. The stated second edition of this work, published on the sixteenth of June 1952. The first edition was published in J…

Ask Mamma, or, the Richest Commoner in England

Robert Smith Surtees · 1858 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1858. Leather. A lovely first edition of Robert Smith Surtees' humour novel, with charming illustrations including colour plates by John Leech. This work was first published in 1858, and lightly pokes fun at the country lifestyles led by wealthy …

Holl Ddyledswydd Dyn

Edward Samuel · 1718 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

Shrewsbury, John Rhydderch, 1718 . Leather. A Welsh translation of Richard Allestree's important religious text 'The Whole Duty of Man', in a contemporary leather binding. From Richard Allestree's devotional work 'The Whole Duty of Man', which was f…

Murder in the Mews and Other Stories

Agatha Christie · 1938 · Rooke Books

£255.00 (€305.66 | $336.89 | ¥53,797)

London, Odhams Press Limited, 1938. Cloth. A lovely second Odhams edition of this charming and thrilling collection of four Hercule Poirot stories, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The 2nd Odhams edition of this work. The first Odhams edition was published in 1937, the sa…

A Manual of Modern Farriery; Embracing the Cure of Diseases Incidental to Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, and Dogs; with Instructions in Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Shooting, Fishing, and Field-Sports Generally; Together with a Summary of the Game-Laws

Thomas Brown · 1846 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, George Virtue, 1846. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition copy of Thomas Brown's conclusive and fascinating manual detailing modern farriery in the Victorian era, complete with illustrations. An uncommon first edition of this work.Thomas Brown's ex…

In African Forest and Jungle

Paul Du Chaillu · 1903 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, John Murray , 1903. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this travelogue by Paul du Chaillu, exploring the African forests and jungles. A scarce first UK edition of this travel work by Paul Du Chaillu, preceded by a rarer undated first US edition. Telling of…

Doctor Who Monsters and Villains

Justin Richards · 2005 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, BBC Books, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A striking signed first edition guide to the popular monsters and villains of Doctor Who, illustrated profusely in colour throughout. The first edition first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.A thorough …

The Good Thief

Hannah Tinti · 2008 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Headline Review, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first UK edition copy of this delightful novel of historical fiction by American author Hannah Tinti. In the original dust wrapper and containing an inscription from the author. A delightful, first UK edition copy …

The Gone-Away World

Nick Harkaway · 2008 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, William Heinemann, 2008 . First edition. Hardback. The signed first edition, first impression of this debut post-apocalyptic science fiction novel. A signed first edition, first impression of this debut science fiction novel from writer Nick Harkaway. In the publisher&ap…

Winston S. Churchill

Randolph S. Churchill; Martin Gilbert · 1966 · Rooke Books

£625.00 (€749.16 | $825.71 | ¥131,856)

London, Heinemann, 1966-1976 . First edition. Cloth. A collection of five illuminating first editions of this celebrated biography of Sir Winston Churchill, accompanied by seven companion volumes. The first five volumes of the official biography of Winston Churchill, each in the…