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Original Songs

Robert Gilfillan · 1831 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

Edinburgh; London; Leith, John Anderson Jun; Whittaker Treacher and Co; James Burnet, 1831. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this anthology of poetry by Scots writer Robert Gilfillan, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the a…

A Bibliography of the Parish of Annan: With Biographical Memoranda Respecting the Authors Catalogued

Frank Miller · 1925 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Dumfries , Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society , 1925. Cloth. A smart signed copy of this limited bibliography concerning publications closely associated with the Parish of Annan. Reprinted from the Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Na…

The Second World War

Winston S. Churchill · 1951 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.20 | ¥146,578)

London, Cassell & Company LTD, 1951-54. First edition. Leather. A finely bound first impression set of the final three volumes of Winston Churchill's monumental magnum opus. The first edition, first impressions, of Volumes IV, V, and VI.Finely bound in a smart unsigned crus…

Twenty-Seven Illustrations, Designed for "the Cornhill Magazine

Frederick Walker · 1867 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce collection of twenty-seven striking plates, drawn by British social realist painter, Frederick Walker. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with gutta percha binding. Very scarce w…

The Spiderwick Chronicles (Books 1-5); Three Packs of Promotional Trading Cards; &Apos;Their World Is Closer Than You Think&Apos; T-Shirt; Promotional Box with Colouring Sheets and Trivia Cards

Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black · 2003 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.54 | ¥209,848)

New York , Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003-2004. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful collection of books and merchandise for 'The Spiderwick Chronicles', including signed first editions, a t-shirt and scarce trading cards. A first edition, first print…

Twelve Letters and a Bibliographical Essay from Leonard Clark

Leonard Clark · 1954 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

Charlottesville, Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1954-1968. Paperback. A bibliographical work by Leonard Clark on the writings of Walter de la Mare, alongside twelve signed letters from Clark. Leonard Clark was an English poet, writer, editor, and educator…

Horner&Apos;S Pocket Library

M. B. Manwell; A. S. Fillmer; Bessie Reynolds; S. F. G.; Keith Mackenzie et al. · 1905 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Amalgamated Press, 1905-1906. First edition. Paperback. Issues 280 to 295 of the early twentieth century children's periodical 'Horner's Pocket Library, a pioneering work of children's publishing. Sixteen very scarce issues of this periodical, with ea…

The Holder of the World

Bharati Mukherjee · 1993 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Indian American-Canadian writer Bharati Mukherjee, signed by the author. First edition, Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page which reads "To Al…

A Passion Before Death

James Hanley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Privately Printed [C. J. Greenwood], 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this daring tale told from the confines of a prison cell, with the original, vanishingly scarce glassine wrap. The first edition, limited to 200 copies signed by the author and…

Oxford

Edward Thomas · 1903 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,707)

London, A. & C. Black, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A lovely example of this very scarce signed Edition de Luxe of Edward Thomas and John Fulleylove's charming celebration of the city of Oxford. No. 33 of 300 copies of the Edition de Luxe produced, signed by the publisher A …

A Gate at the Stairs

Lorrie Moore · 2009 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of this moving novel that explores disconnect, love and loss, from acclaimed American author, Lorrie Moore. The first edition, first printing of this work. Signed by the author to the front end…

The Feast of Stephen

Rosemary Aubert · 1999 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,341)

New York, Bridge Works Publishing Company, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this 'Ellis Portal' mystery novel by Rosemary Aubert, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing with a complete numberline. Signed by the author to t…

Annie John

Jamaica Kincaid · 1985 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition first printing of this novel from Antiguan–American writer Jamaica Kincaid, signed by the author. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. The author's …

Bring Up the Bodies

Hilary Mantel · 2012 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)

London, Fourth Estate, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition, first impression, of Hilary Mantel's second novel tracing the life of Thomas Cromwell. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unc…

Desert Islands and Robinson Crusoe

Walter De La Mare · 1930 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London; New York, Faber and Faber Limited; The Fountain Press, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first and limited edition of Walter de la Mare's exploration of the trope of deserted islands in fiction, signed by the author. The limited first edition, of six hundred and fifty…

A Collection of Works on George Romney

George Paston [Emily Morse Symonds]; C. Lewis Hind; B. L. K. Henderson; S. C. Kaines Smith [editor] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Methuen & Co.; T. C. & E. C Jack Ltd; Philip Allen & Co. 1903-1922. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of illustrated works on English painter George Romney. Three volumes. First edition. A collection of works on the life and art of George Romney, an English portra…

War Sketches in Colour

Edward Stratford St. Leger · 1903 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903. Cloth. A limited edition collection of stunning colour prints and sketches by Colonel Stratford Edward St Leger, depicting the Second Boer War and signed by the artist. The limited 'Edition De Luxe&apos. Number 189 out of 250 copies pri…

The Jefferson Letters

John Ballinger · 2001 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Virginia, The Dietz Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this exciting novel on the purchase of some of the letters of Thomas Jefferson, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Letters written by Thomas Jefferson a…

Falling for a Dolphin

Heathcote Williams · 1988 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Heathcote Williams' popular poem, a presentation copy from the author. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. The author's presentation copy, inscribed …

Parodies, a Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings

James Gray [ed.]; William Garbutt; 'T.C.'; John Gilbert; John Rowell Waller; R. Irving; J. S. Burrows et al. · 1880 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1880-1884 . Leather. A fantastic collection of newspaper clippings of poetic and literary parodies from the latter part of the nineteenth century. Two half morocco scrapbook volumes filled with newspaper clippings of parodies and humorous poems. In total,…