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The Benefactor Death Kit the Volcano Lover Regarding the Pain of Others
Susan Sontag · 1964 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode; Hamish Hamilton; Secker Warburg; Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1964-2003. First edition. Cloth. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode; Hamish Hamilton; Secker Warburg; Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1964-2003. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5…
Beautiful: A Modern Romance Occasion of Sin
Rachel Billington · 1974 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Heinemann; Hamish Hamilton , 1974-83. First edition. Cloth. Two uncommon first edition romance novels by Rachel Billington, in their original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition for both. Two volumes. In the publisher's original cloth with the original uncl…
Without Love the Journey Homeward See You in Yasukuni
Gerald Hanley · 1957 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)
London, Collins, 1957-69. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition novels by Irish novelist Gerald Hanley that were inspired by the author's travels, in their original dust wrappers. The first edition to all. Three volumes. In the publisher's original cloth with the…
The Paper Boats
Roger Longrigg · 1963 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
New York , Harper & Row , 1963. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first U.S edition of this exciting novel by Roger Longrigg about a man who accidently ends up with stolen money, in the original dust wrapper. The scarce first U.S edition. Also published in the UK by Faber and Fab…
History of the Birds of Kent
Norman F. Ticehurst · 1909 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
London, Witherby & Co. 1909. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated history of the birds of Kent, England, and their characteristics. Illustrated with twenty-four plates and one folding map to in colour. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive study on the birds of Kent…
The Journal of Edwin Carp & the Episode at Toledo
Richard Haydn; Ann Bridge [Mary Ann Dolling] · 1954 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1954-1967. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first edition novels, following the lives and experiences of entertaining characters. Two volumes. First edition. This set includes: The Journal of Edwin Carp, 1954. The journal of a young man who ventured …
Coaching, with Anecdotes of the Road
Lord William Pitt Lennox · 1876 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, Hurst and Blackett, 1876. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this volume on coaching, from nineteenth century army officer, Lord William Pitt Lennox. First edition. This work provides interesting insight into coaching, with accounts of numerous experiences by…
Notes on Tulip Species
W. R. Dykes; E. Katherine Dykes; A. Daniel Hall · 1930 · Rooke Books
£365.00 (€437.51 | $482.22 | ¥76,980)
London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautiful and vividly illustrated work on tulips and their cultivation, complete with fifty-four colour plates. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A seminal …
Little Tales of Misogyny; Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes; Ripley Under Water
Patricia Highsmith · 1977 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, Heinemann; Bloomsbury, 1977-1991. First edition. Cloth. Two short story collections and the last of the Ripley series by the popular author Patricia Highsmith; all first editions. The first editions of these three works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, wi…
The Journal of a Disappointed Man
W. N. P. Barbellion [Bruce Frederick Cummings]; H. G. Wells [intro.] · 1919 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1919. First edition. Cloth. An early impression of this collection of the journal entries of Bruce Frederick Cummings, giving an insight into life with multiple sclerosis. The first edition, fourth impression of this work in the publisher's original…
Fairy Know-a-Bit or Nutshell of Knowledge
A.L.O.E [Charlotte Maria Tucker] · 1874 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)
London , T. Nelson and Sons, 1874. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first British edition of a short children's book by Charlotte Maria Tucker written under the pseudonym A.L.O.E. The first edition.Very scarce. Written by Charlotte Maria Tucker under the pseudonym A.L.O.…
The Curse of Carne&Apos;S Hold
G. A. Henty · 1890 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)
London, Spencer Blackett, [1890]. Leather. A scarce early edition of this exciting novel by G. A. Henty, an adventure novel complete with the original plates by Charles Kerr. A scarce to see early edition, this being the single volume edition published in 1890, following the two…
The Big Book of Josephine
Mrs. H. C. Cradock · 1919 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)
London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this collection of three stories concerning Cradock's protagonist Josephine, in lovely condition. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindin…
Untold Tales of the Past
Beatrice Harraden · 1897 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this collection of ancient stories retold for children by author and suffragette Beatrice Harraden. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pict…
Bulgy in Wombolia
Roderick Maude-Roxby · 1945 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1945. First edition. Hardback. A scarce copy of this humorous children's story, written and illustrated by the actor Roddy Maude-Roxby. The first edition of this scarce work in the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper boards.I…
Jane Austen and Her Art
Mary Lascelles · 1948 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London , Oxford University Press , 1948. Hardback. A fascinating work celebrating the writing of Jane Austen from her popular novels to unfished works. The 1948 Reprint of this work. The first edition was published in 1939. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Very scarce. A …
Selected Poets of Great Britain to Which Are Prefixed Critical Notes of Each Author
William Hazlitt · 1825 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London , Thomas Tegg, 1825 . First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound collection of poetry and critical notes created by William Hazlitt. The first edition trade edition. First published the year prior, but suppressed due to copyright infringement. Handsomely bound in a conte…
Recollections of a Ghost
Colin Murry [John Middleton Murry Jr.] · 1960 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, Hutchinson, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this splendidly terrifying work from John Middleton Murry Jr. under the pen name of Colin Murry. First edition. Warwick Sturgess is an ageing author feeling somewhat uninspired. When a young girl names Isob…
Vernon God Little
DBC Pierre · 2003 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, Faber and Faber, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of DBC Pierre's award winning and moving black comedy, set in early twenty-first century Texas. The first edition, first impression of DBC Pierre's 2003 Booker Prize winning first novel, i…
The Tower Menagerie: Comprising the Natural History of the Animals Contained
Edward T. Bennett · 1829 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
London, Robert Jennings, 1829 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated work about the various wild animals previously held at the Tower of London. The first edition of this work by Edward T. Bennett.An entertaining work about the various wild animals previ…