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The Comedians
Graham Greene · 1966 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
London, The Bodley Head, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this politically inspired novel from Graham Greene, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Set in Haiti under the rule of Francois Duvalier and his police, this novel follows an …
A Few Sketches by the Late Randolph Caldecott
None · 1886 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)
Not Stated, Not Stated, 1886. Leather. A very scarce volume of eight plates by Randolph Caldecott, published as a Christmas greetings not long after the eminent artist's death. A vanishingly scarce work.Bound by Zaehnsdorf. Original red wraps bound in. This volume was des…
The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man&Apos;S Recreation
Izaak Walton; Charles Cotton; R. B. Marston; T. Westwood; T. Satchell · 1888 · Rooke Books
£1,500.00 (€1,797.97 | $1,981.72 | ¥316,354)
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Limited, 1888. Leather. A beautiful Ramage bound limited edition of Izaak Walton's important work on fishing, a smart illustrated edition of only five hundred copies. The one hundredth edition of this important work.In a be…
Fledger
Nicholas Barrett · 1985 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, Michael Joseph, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this charming children's novel about a fledgling puffin, inscribed to literary agent Rod Hall. The first edition, first impression of this work, with the inscription &apo…
The Moonstone: A Dramatic Story, in Three Acts
Wilkie Collins · 1877 · Rooke Books
£18,500.00 (€22,174.94 | $24,441.20 | ¥3,901,704)
[London], Charles Dickens & Evans, Crystal Palace Press, 1877 . First edition. Leather. A beautiful example of Wilkie Collins's very scarce stage adaptation of 'The Moonstone', a work never widely published, and 'privately printed for the convenience of the A…
The History and Antiquities of Tewkesbury
W. Dyde · 1798 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)
Tewkesbury, Printed by the Editor; and sold by G. Wilkie, 1798 . Cloth. A smart example of the second edition of this study of the civil parish and town of Tewkesbury, by William Dyde. Illustrated with a frontispiece, four plates, and a vignette title page illustration. Collated…
The Art of the Tennis-Racket-Maker and of Tennis
M. de Garsault · 1977 · Rooke Books
£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,017)
Maryland, Racquet Sports Information Service, 1977. Cloth. A Limited Edition of this detailed work surrounding the game of tennis, originally published in French, housed in the original slipcase. A limited edition of the work. Number 243 out of 750.The second English edition o…
The Poetical Works of John Milton
John Milton; Rev. H. C. Beeching [ed.] · 1900 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1900. Leather. A comprehensive anthology of the poetical works of John Milton, edited by the Rev. H. C. Beeching, in a signed Mudie binding. A poetry anthology in a half calf binding with marbled boards, end papers and edges. Binder's stamp of M…
Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore: A Practical Guide to Modern Methods
The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale [ed.]; Eric Parker [ed.]; Leslie Sprake; et al. · 1929 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)
London, Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd. 1929. First edition. Leather. A signed limited edition of Volume III of The Lonsdale Library on shooting in different terrain. No. 188 of 360 numbered copies printed on handmade paper, signed by Eric Parker to the limitations page, with the etc…
A Collection of Novels by Ethel M. Dell
Ethel M. Dell · 1921 · Rooke Books
£1,975.00 (€2,367.32 | $2,609.26 | ¥416,533)
London, Cassell and Company Ltd; Hutchinson & Co.; Ernest Benn Limited, 1921-1939. First edition. Cloth. A charming and bright collection of novels from Ethel M. Dell, with the original dust wrappers. Nineteen volumes. Some scarce works. Written by Ethel May Dell Savage, a Briti…
Poems of Thomas Gray
Thomas Gray · 1894 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
Eton, The Eton College Press, 1894. Leather. A collection of poems by Thomas Gray, in an elegant full calf Eton College prizewinner binding. In attractive full calf binding, with intricate gilt detailing and gilt to the fore edge. With a binders signature of R. Ingalton Drake to…
The Wheel Man
Duane Swierczynski · 2005 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
New York, St Martin's Minotaur , 2005 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this exciting work of crime fiction by American author, Duane Swierczynski. This is a first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding with the original, unclip…
Murder Most Foul
Gordon Ashe [John Creasey] · 1942 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)
London, John Long, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the very scarce first edition of this murder mystery, the sixth novel in the Patrick Dawlish series. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.Written by John Creasey, under his pseudonym Gordon …
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy
Len Deighton · 1976 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Len Deighton's exciting spy novel. A first edition of the work, in smart, black cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper and decorative endpapers. Len Deighton is a British autho…
A Plunge Into Space
Robert Cromie; Jules Verne · 1891 · Rooke Books
£345.00 (€413.53 | $455.80 | ¥72,762)
London, Frederick Warne and Co, [1891]. Cloth. The second edition of Robert Cromie's famous Utopian novel, this second edition with a preface by Jules Verne, and a frontispiece. The second edition, with a preface by Jules Verne.This issue without preliminary leaves, the fir…
Possessed
Jack Woodford · 1946 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
New York, The Woodford Press, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Jack Woodford's thrilling novel about a young woman who fears she may be possessed. The first edition of this work, in the vibrantly illustrated publisher's original dust wrapper. Flat…
A Short History of the English People
John Richard Green; Mrs. J.R. Green and Miss Kate Norgate [ed] · 1902 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1902-1903 . Cloth. A smart illustrated edition of J. R. Green's detailed history of the English people, beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. Originally published in 1874, without illustrations, historian John Richard Green began work in 18…
The Wind and the Rain: An Easter Book for 1962
Neville Braybrooke · 1962 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, Secker & Warbung , 1962. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Neville Braybrooke's revival of the literary quarterly 'The Wind and the Rain.' The first edition of this work. An 'Ester Book' containing pieces from 'The Wind and the…
All of a Piece: New Essays
E. V. Lucas · 1937 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of essays from humorist E. V. Lucas, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. With illustrated frontispiece. A collection of essays including: Oil&apos…
Samlede Romaner Og Fortaellinger
Carsten Hauch · 1873 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)
Kjøbenhavn, C. A. Reitzel, 1873-1874. First edition. Leather. A first edition of this scarce set containing the novels and short stories of Danish writer Johannes Carsten Hauch. The Romances and short stories of Danish writer Carsten Hauch are gathered in these seven leather bo…