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The Saga of the Volsungs
Unknown [trans. by Margaret Schlauch] · 1930 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1930. Cloth. Epic Norse tales that include the legendary exploits of Viking Ragnar Lodbrok and the decline of the Volsung clan, translated by Medieval linguist Margaret Schlauch. The first UK edition of Margaret Schlauch's scarce translat…
All&Apos;S Well!" Some Helpful Verse for These Dark Days of War
John Oxenham [William Arthur Dunkerley] · 1915 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Methuen and Co. Ltd. 1915. First edition. Paperback. A signed advance copy of these inspirational war poems by William Arthur Dunkerley, with the very scarce original dust wrapper. An advance presentation copy, signed by the author to blank preliminary. With the publishe…
North
Louis-Ferdinand Celine · 1972 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, The Bodley Head , 1972. First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first UK edition of this powerful semi-autobiographical novel, based on Louis-Ferdinand Celine's escape from France to Denmark in the Second World War. First UK edition. With the publisher's original u…
The Life of Samuel Johnson, D.D. The First President of King&Apos;S College, in New York. Containing Many Interesting Anecdotes; a General View of the State of Religion and Learning in Connecticut During the Former Part of the Last Century; and an Account of the Institution and Rise of Yale College, Connecticut; and of King&Apos;S (Now Columbia) College, New York
Thomas Bradbury Chandler · 1824 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)
London, C. and J. Rivington, 1824. First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound and very scarce first UK edition of this biography on US clergyman and educator, Samuel Johnson. A very scarce first UK edition of this work. In a handsome half tree calf binding, with marbled paper c…
Northern France: From Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire
Karl Baedeker · 1889 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)
Leipsic , Karl Baedeker, Publisher , 1889. Cloth. The first edition of this Baedeker handbook to northern France, excluding Paris. Complete with maps and plans. The first edition of this guide to Northern France, excluding Paris and its environs. Previously published together wi…
Lost in a Good Book
Jasper Fforde · 2002 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. First edition. Hardback. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of this entertaining title. An excellent first edition, first impression of this 2002 title, the second alternative history fantasy title in the 'Thursday Next' s…
Artemis Fowl Artemis Fowl the Eternity Code
Eoin Colfer · 2001 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
London, Viking; The Penguin Group; Puffin Books, 2001-2003. First edition. Cloth. A lovely pair of first editions, with original unclipped dust wrappers and promotional ephemera. A lovely pair of first editions, first impressions from Irish children's author Eoin Colfer.The…
The Public and Private Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon in Three Volumes
Horace Twiss · 1844 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)
London, John Murray, 1844. Hardback. A smart half morocco biography published across 3 volumes, and punctuated with illustrations. A complete 3 volume set of this biography, bound in smart half morocco, and marbled boards, with marbled endpapers.Each volume features a monochrome…
Dead and Done for
Robert Reeves · 1939 · Rooke Books
£950.00 (€1,138.73 | $1,255.08 | ¥200,421)
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1939 . First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this very sought after and scarce hard-boiled mystery by Robert Reeves, in the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original …
Silverfin
Charlie Higson · 2005 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Puffin Books, 2005. First edition. Cloth. The signed limited collector's edition of the first novel within Charlie Higson's iconic Young Bond series, in excellent condition. The scarce limited collector's edition of SilverFin, the first novel in the acclai…
Cage and Chamber Birds
J.M. Bechstein [trans. and ed. by Henry Gardiner Adams and Dr. Lehmann] · 1853 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, H.G. Bohn, 1853. Cloth. The revised and translated edition of Bechtein's groundbreaking book that encouraged ornithology in both Europe and North America. The revised and translated edition of Cage and Chamber-Birds, the groundbreaking ornithology book, written by G…
Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire and Neighbourhood
Lord Lilford [Thomas Littleton Powys] · 1895 · Rooke Books
£168.00 (€201.37 | $221.95 | ¥35,443)
London, R. H. Porter, 1895 . First edition. Vellum. A charming first edition, two-volume ornithological study of Northamptonshire birdlife by Lord Lilford, richly illustrated with photogravures, woodcuts, and a folding map, smartly bound in quarter vellum. Bound in a handsome qu…
The Heraldry of the Campbells
G. Harvey Johnston · 1920 · Rooke Books
£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,687)
Edinburgh, W. & A. K. Johnston, Ltd, 1920-1921. Cloth. A very scarce, limited first edition of the definitive twentieth-century heraldic history of Clan Campbell, one just of one hundred and fifty copies offered to the public, richly illustrated. In the publisher's original…
Manual for Overseers, Assistant Overseers, Collectors of Poor Rates, and Vestry Clerks: As to Their Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities
Hugh Owen · 1884 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Knight & Co. 1884 . Cloth. A law manual in the original cloth binding, detailing the legal duties and administrative practice of parish officers and vestry clerks. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First published in 1871, this is the seventh edition of th…
The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate
Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1901 · Rooke Books
£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1901 . Leather. A very handsomely bound copy of the collected works of notable poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. A scarce later edition of the work.A beautiful Bickers and Son binding. In full brown calf binding, with gilt to spine and front board. Wi…
The Valley of Secrets
Charmian Hussey · 2004 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
Cornwall, Saint Piran Press, 2004. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce signed first edition, second impression of this mysterious and amusing novel from English children's book writer Charmian Hussey. The first edition, second impression of the work.A limited edition, ins…
Handbook of Insects Injurious to Orchard and Bush Fruits with Means of Prevention and Remedy
Eleanor A. Ormerod · 1898 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. 1898 . First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this practical handbook on insects and gardening by a pioneer English entomologist. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative green cloth…
Within the Rim and Other Essays
Henry James · 1918 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, W. Collins Sons & Co, 1918. First edition. Cloth. An attractive example of the first edition of this collection of essays, published late in the career of the celebrated novelist Henry James, and concerning the First World War. The first edition of this work. Edel & Laur…
A Conference of Pleasure
Francis Bacon; James Spedding [ed.] · 1870 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
London, Whittingham and Wilkins, 1870 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce privately printed first edition of James Spedding's edition of Francis Bacon's fascinating essay on the role of pleasure in human life. The vanishingly scarce privately published first editio…
Making Good in Canada
Frederick A. Talbot · 1912 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition title, well illustrated throughout with original photography. An uncommon first edition, in original red pictorial boards. A very smart copy, narrating turn-of-the-century tales and travels ac…