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Fleurs de Morphine: Proses
Marcel Fromenteau; Madame Madeline; Andre Picard · 1947 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
Paris , Eugene Mangaut, Editeur , c1947. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce French literary collection from Marcel Fromenteau, being a signed presentation copy from the author. The author's presentation inscription to the front free endpaper. Vanishingly scarce in commerce, wi…
Sard Harker a Novel
John Masefield · 1924 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1924. First edition. Hardback. A smart, signed limited and first edition copy of Masefield's first Santa Barbara novel, with dust wrapper. A very smart copy of the first edition. Bound in publisher's original blue and white boards, with q…
(2000) Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle; (2007) Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes; (2007) Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters.
Daniel Stashower; Andrew Lycett; Jon Lellenberg; Charles Foley · 2000 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,447)
London, Allen Lane; The Penguin Press; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Harper Press, 2000-2007. First edition. Cloth. d Collection comprised of: (2000) Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle by Daniel Stashower; (2007) Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes by Andrew L…
Capital Letters
Gavin Ewart · 1983 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
Oxford, Sycamore Press, 1983. First edition. Paperback. The first edition, and a very scarce signed copy, of this uncommon poem from Gavin Ewart. First edition. Very scarce signed copy. Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original soft covers. A witty…
A Pablo Picasso
Paul Eluard · 1944 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)
Geneve-Paris, Editions Des Trois Collines, 1944 . First edition. Paperback. A scarce signed limited edition of Paul Eluard"s deeply personal homage to his friend Pablo Picasso, one of only ninety numbered copies signed by the poet. Beautifully illustrated throughout. In the orig…
3 Vols Biblia Sacra Ex Sebastiani Castellionis Interpretatione, Eiusque Postrema Recognitione
Sebastien Castellion [Trans.] · 1726 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)
London, J. Knapton; R. Knaplock; J. & B. Sprint; D. Midwinter; A. Bettesworth; Et al. 1726-1727. Leather. Three volumes of Castellion's influential humanist Latin Bible, only lacking the final volume, prized for its classical rendering of Scripture. In uniform contemporary …
In Pursuit of Rare Meats: Being the Story of the Rex Whistler Murals in the Tate Gallery Restaurant
Edith Olivier · 1954 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Tate Gallery Publications, [1954]. Paperback. A smart copy of this scarce booklet describing Rex Whistler's mural at the Tate Gallery. A scarce work. In the publisher's original paper wraps. A work on Rex Whistler's mural 'The Expedition in Pursuit o…
The Complete English Cook; or, Prudent Housewife
Ann Peckham · 1767 · Rooke Books
£2,450.00 (€2,936.71 | $3,236.79 | ¥516,874)
Leeds, Griffith Wright, 1767 . First edition. Leather. Handsomely bound, this is the very scarce first edition of this classic cookery work from celebrated Yorkshire cook Ann Peckham, distilling forty years of professional experience into a practical guide. The very scarce first…
Halifax the Life of Lord Halifax
Birkenhead the Earl of · 1965 · George Jeffery Books
£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)
Hamish Hamilton Signed binding. Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Gift inscription '' To Lady Halifax with warmest regards from the author, Freddy. Christmas, 1965. Bound in full leather, raised bands, gilt lines, leather label, full gilt edges. Leather lightly rubbed, hinge joints have we…
The History of England
Mr. Rapin de Thoyras; N. Tindal · 1743 · Rooke Books
£1,799.00 (€2,156.39 | $2,376.73 | ¥379,533)
London, John and Paul Knapton, 1743-5. Leather. A four volume leather set of Rapin de Thoyras' 'The History of England' translated into English with additional notes by N Tindal Volume I has an engraved frontispiece, 3 fold-out maps, 4 foldout plates, and 49 other…
The Wood Beyond
Reginald Hill · 1996 · Rooke Books
£39.99 (€47.93 | $52.83 | ¥8,437)
London, Harper Collins, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling crime thriller by Reginald HIll. A smart copy of this fast-paced crime thriller, being part of Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe series. First edition. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. Featuring the origi…
One Virgin Too Many
Lindsey Davis · 1999 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)
London, Century, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Lindsey Davis' historical novel. Signed by the author to the title page. Lindsey Davis (born 1949) is an English historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco series of historical crime stor…
Prayers and Graces with More Prayers and Graces
A M Laing · 1944 · Rooke Books
£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)
London, Victor Gollancz, 1944 - 1957. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes of these little anthological volumes of poetry. Edited and compiled by Allan M Laing. Illustrated throughout by Mervyn Peake. The first edition of both volumes. 'Prayers and Graces' is signed with …
Quiller Meridian
Adam Hall; Elleston Trevor · 1993 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
London, Headline, 1993. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first English edition of 'Elleston Trevor's Cold War thriller, seventeenth in the Quiller series. With illustrated dustwrapper designed by David Bull. The Quiller series focuses on a solitary, highly capable spy …
This Little World
Francis Brett Young · 1934 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)
London, William Heinemann, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this first edition novel by Francis Brett Young. The first edition. Written to the verso of front endpaper is 'The first 25 copies of 'This Little World' taken from the machine have been speci…
The Empress Eugenie
Mrs. Belloc Lowndes · 1938 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)
London, Longmans Green and Co, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Mrs. Belloc Lowndes' play 'The Empress Eugenie&apos. Lowndes was a prolific writer and had her works adapted for screen several times, including by Alfred Hitchcock in 1927. This edit…
Wine of Violence
Priscilla J. Royal · 2003 · Rooke Books
£19.99 (€23.96 | $26.41 | ¥4,217)
London, Poisoned Pen Press, 2003. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of this medieval mystery by Priscilla J. Royal. Signed by the author to the title page. Priscilla Royal was inspired in her writing by Ellis Peters and her character of Brother Cadfael. Some of her other …
Little Boy Blue
Edward Bunker · 1981 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
New York, Viking, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Edward Bunker's 'Little Boy Blue&apos. A semi-autobiographical account of a boy's descent into rebelliousness and a life of crime. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Exter…
In Noah&Apos;S Wake
Allan Block · 1972 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
Peterborough, William L Bauhan, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this collection of poetry by Allan Block. Inscribed by the author "For Robert Graves in gratitude for poems of his". In a cloth binding in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart with…
Yellowstone Kelly
Peter Bowen · 1987 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
Illinois , Jameson Books, 1987. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this heroic cowboy story with letters from the author. Includes two humorous letters from the author to the same reader regarding the signing of the book, others in the 'Kelly' series and …