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The Inheritors: Poems 1948-55

Richard Church · 1957 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, Heinemann, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of Richard Church's later poetry collection 'The Inheritors', from the library of W. A. Foyle at Beeleigh Abbey. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's ori…

Deceits of Time

Isabel Colegate · 1988 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this mysterious novel from British author Isabel Colegate, limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author, of …

Here to Stay

John Hersey · 1963 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A superior first edition copy of this collection of moving essays by John Hersey, signed by the author. The first U. S. edition, first printing.Singed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, 'For Fred and Marg…

Shakespeare&Apos;S Comedy As You Like It

William Shakespeare · 1909 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,543)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1909 . Vellum. A scarce limited edition of Shakespeare's beloved comedy, illustrated with colour plates by Hugh Thomson, and signed by the Thomson himself. A scarce limited edition work, in the publisher's original full vellum binding.This i…

Sixteen Science Fiction Novels and Periodicals

David Meltzer; Ray Luther; Michael Moorcock; Edward E. Smith; Manly W. Wellman; Wade Wellman; Spider Robinson; Brian W. Aldiss; E. C. Tubb; George C. Foster; Judith Reeves-Stevens; William F. Temple; Curt Siodmak; · 1953 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

New York; California, Brown, Watson Limited; Ace Books; Hamilton & Co; Warner Books; Granada; et al. 1953-81. First edition. Paperback. A sixteen volume set of first edition science fiction novels and magazines, including works based on the popular series 'Star Trek', …

Casualty Ward

Robert Conquest · 1974 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1974. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poems.…

Lunchtime

Dannie Abse · 1974 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1974. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poems.…

Paolo & Francesca

Stephen Phillips · 1900 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.37 | $1,585.38 | ¥253,084)

London and New York, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1900. Leather. A tragedy portraying the affair of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta, bound by the Guild of Women Binders. An unsigned binding by the Guild of Women Binders.The Guild of Women Binders were formed at the turn o…

Harlequin Phoenix, or, the Rise and Fall of a Bergamask Rogue

Thelma Niklaus · 1956 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, The Bodley Head, 1956. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this curious history of the Harlequin character, an illustrated volume, including with colour plates. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Mervyn Peake. …

How It Must Work: In an Address to the Freeholders and Electors of the United Empire

Henry Francis Roper-Curzon, 14th Baron Teynham · 1832 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, James Ridgway, 1832 . Unbound. A signed copy of the second edition of Henry Francis Roper-Curzon, 14th Baron Teynham's appeal for various reforms. A scarce work, inscribed by the author to the head of the title page with 'with the author's best compliments…

Hawthorne Reading: An Essay

Julian Hawthorne · 1902 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

Cleveland, The Rowfant Club, 1902 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Julian Hawthorne's limited edition guide to the works of his father, Nathaniel Hawthorne. With a loosely inserted signed letter by the author. Loosely inserted is a handwritten signed letter from…

Flowers and Moonshine

Dudu · 1857 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

London, Richardson Brothers, 1857. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this charming collection of whimsical short stories for children, including a group of mischievous fairies who visit a family. Signed and dedicated by the author. The first and only edition…

The Greville Memoirs

Charles C. F. Greville; Henry Reeve · 1874 · Rooke Books

£1,600.00 (€1,917.83 | $2,113.83 | ¥337,445)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1874-1887. First edition. Leather. A Hatchards bound first edition of Greville's monumental series of journals, an in-depth study of the reigns of three monarchs. A complete first edition set.Present here are: volumes I, II, and III publishe…

The Eagle&Apos;S Heart

Hamlin Garland · 1900 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. An inscribed first edition copy of this early example of an American Western by Hamlin Garland, signed by the author. The uncommon first edition.Signed by the author, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, and…

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel · 2009 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Fourth Estate, 2009 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the second impression of Hilary Mantel's award winning historical fiction novel about the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. The first edition, second impression of this celebrate…

Ship Island and Other Stories

Elizabeth Spencer · 1968 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,341)

New York , McGraw-Hill Book Company , 1968. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of this wonderful collection of short stories, two of which are O. Henry Award winners. The first edition of this work.Signed and dated inscription by the author to the front free endpape…

Hollywood Station

Joseph Wambaugh · 2006 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Little, Brown and Company, 2006 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition Joseph Wambaugh detective fiction novel about the LAPD, with further inscriptions from fellow crime authors James Ellroy and Michael Connelly. The first edition, first printing of this novel, …

Variation on a Theme

John Collier · 1935 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Grayson & Grayson, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this amusing supernatural story by popular twentieth century British author and screenwriter John Collier. Number 137 of 250 signed and numbered copies by the author.A short, humorous, supernatur…

The Animal That Drank Up Sound

William Stafford · 1992 · Rooke Books

£159.00 (€190.58 | $210.06 | ¥33,534)

San Diego , Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition of this illustrated version of William Stafford's important poem describing the winter's waiting for spring's return, signed by the author and illustrator. Signed by the a…

Fifteen Minutes

Andy Warhol · 2011 · Rooke Books

£460.00 (€551.38 | $607.73 | ¥97,015)

New York, Wu-Shan Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment, 2011. Hardback. A fine limited edition run of this multimedia homage to Andy Warhol, showcasing artists who knew and worked with him. "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes" - Andy Warhol, 1968. To coinci…