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The Universities and Regional Life
Bonamy Dobree · 1943 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
Not Stated, Not Stated, 1943. Paperback. The author's presentation copy of this insightful lecture on society and education, inscribed lovingly by the author to his friend John. Author's presentation copy, letter loosely inserted, '9 Sep 45, My dear John, It was d…
Clyde River-Steamers of the Last Fifty Years
Andrew McQueen · 1923 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
Glasgow and London, Gowans & Gray LTD, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed limited edition work discussing the steamers of the River Clyde, Scotland, illustrated with photographs throughout. A scarce limited edition of this work, limited to fifty copies made on hand-made…
Pursuit of Victory: The Story of a Racing Driver
Karl Kling · 1956 · Rooke Books
£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)
London, The Bodley Head, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A lovely and profusely illustrated account of life as a racing driver. This first edition details the life and career of Karl Kling (1910-2003), a Formula One racing driver from Germany. Kling was the first German to ever make…
Redback
Howard Jacobson · 1986 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
London, Bantam Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of one of Howard Jacobson's early novels, a wonderful example of his witty prose. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustw…
Swallowdale
Arthur Ransome · 1931 · Rooke Books
£11,850.00 (€14,204.10 | $15,655.51 | ¥2,499,982)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic first edition of Arthur Ransome's 'Swallowdale&apos. Signed by the illustrator of this work, Clifford Webb. With the exceedingly scarce dustwrapper. Signed by the illustrator to the recto of front endpaper …
The Inheritance of Loss
Kiran Desai · 2006 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
London, Hamish Hamilton; Penguin Books, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this poignant Man Booker Prize Winner by Kiran Desai This is the first edition of a stunning second novel by Indian author Kiran Desai. Following the lives of Biju, an illegal immigrant in t…
The Adventures of Romney Pringle
Clifford Ashdown; R Austin Freeman · 1902 · Rooke Books
£6,500.00 (€7,791.28 | $8,587.41 | ¥1,371,298)
London, Ward, Lock and Co, 1902. First edition. Cloth. The impossibly scarce blue version of the first edition of Richard Austin Freeman's important work of detective fiction 'The Adventures of Romney Pringle&apos. A vanishingly scarce and important work of detective f…
Six Poems
Thomas Hennell · 1947 · Rooke Books
£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.46 | ¥84,388)
Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells School of Art and Crafts, 1947. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce first edition of these six poems by Thomas Hennell, a lovely privately printed work. A very scarce work.The first edition of this work.A collection of six short poems by Thom…
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Drawings and Models for Hamlet: Macbeth the Vikings: And Other Plays
Edward Gordon Craig · 1912 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
Manchester, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1912. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this scarce theatre catalogue by Edward Gordon Craig, the presentation copy of the author's son, Edward Carrick. Illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work.A scarce …
Poems
Michael Drayton · 1619 · Rooke Books
£2,400.00 (€2,876.78 | $3,170.74 | ¥506,325)
London, W. Stansby for John Swethwicke, 1619. Leather. A folio collection of the early poems of Michael Drayton, the popular Elizabethan poet, an important collection of his various poetical exploits. ESTC citation number S125214.The publisher is misspelled 'Swethwicke&apos…
The Epicure&Apos;S Almanac and Directory
Benson E. Hill · 1843 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
London, J. How, 1843. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this early Victorian almanac containing seasonal recipes and menus. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.An almanac containing a wide variety of recipes and seasonal menus for use throughout …
Practical Dinners
[Victor Chevalley De Rivaz] · 1887 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)
London, Horace Cox, 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fascinating recipe collection that guides the readers in meals that are ideal for each season of the year. The first edition of this work.The recipes in this work appeared originally in the pages of '…
Shame
Salman Rushdie · 1983 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A lovely, first edition copy of Salman Rushdie's third novel, 'Shame&apos. Written in the style of magic realism, Rushdie desired to approach the problem of 'artificial' country divisions and the problems of …
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Winston Churchill · 1956 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, Cassell and Company LTD, 1956-8. First edition. Cloth. First editions of Volumes II and IV of Churchill's important history of Great Britain. In two volumes.The first editions, first impressions, of these works.Volumes II and IV of a total of four volumes.Volume II …
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Mark Haddon · 2003 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A fine, first edition copy of the critically acclaimed novel 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time&apos. With original unclipped dustwrapper. This novel won the Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel and Book of…
The Kind Man Obit Delayed
Helen Nielsen · 1951 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1951-3. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of two exciting mystery detective novels by the American author Helen Nielsen. The first edition of these works.In the original unclipped dustwrappers.Two thrilling detective novels by Helen Nielsen.&ap…
The Night Is a Time for Listening
Elliot West · 1966 · Rooke Books
£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)
London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1966. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Elliot West's Russian espionage novel, following a man avenging his wife's death during World War II. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Night is a…
The Whole Hog
Michael Kenyon · 1967 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Collins, 1967. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Michael Kenyon's exciting spoof espionage novel, published by the Collins Crime Club. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Whole Hog' is an entertaining spoof-es…
The Riddle of the Third Mile
Colin Dexter · 1983 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Macmillan , 1983. First edition. Cloth. A fine example of this early Inspector Morse novel. The first edition of this important crime fiction novel. Colin Dexter was a popular English crime writer, best known for his 'Inspector Morse' series of novels. Througho…
Seeing Red
Theodora Dubois · 1955 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Collins Crime Club, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Theodora Du Bois' thrilling murder mystery novel, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work.A very scarce work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'Seei…