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The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

Iris Murdoch · 1974 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of Iris Murdoch's Whitbread Novel Award winner novel, the first impression complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. A favourably received novel dealing with…

Shock and Awe

David Isaak · 2007 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Macmillan New Writing, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of this thrilling first novel by David Isaak, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this novel by David Isaak, first by this author. Struggling to accept her brother'…

A Town Called Immaculate

Peter Anthony · 2007 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Macmillan New Writing, 2007 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first impression of this novel by Peter Anthony, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Peter Anthony. A haunting tale of family, fidelity, and the fragility of things we…

Lytton Strachey (1880-1932). Biographie Et Critique D&Apos;Un Critique Et Biographe

Gabriel Merle · 1980 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

Lille; Paris, Atelier Reproduction des Thèses; Honore Champion, 1980 . First edition. Paperback. Inscribed to Bloomsbury Group associate Frances Partridge, this is a very scarce signed copy of Gabriel Merle's doctoral thesis about Lytton Strachey. A very scarce work, in th…

Boswell&Apos;S Life of Johnson

James Boswell; George Birkbeck Hill [ed.] · 1887 · Rooke Books

£1,300.00 (€1,558.24 | $1,717.49 | ¥274,174)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1887 . First edition. Leather. James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, beautifully bound in half calf, and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill. In beautiful signed half…

The Last Chronicle of Barset

Anthony Trollope · 1867 · Rooke Books

£1,190.00 (€1,426.39 | $1,572.16 | ¥250,974)

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1867. First edition. Leather. The first edition in book form of the conclusion of Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire Chronicles, illustrated throughout and in smart signed full calf bindings. The first edition in book form of this work from Anthony …

Bird

Jane Adams · 1997 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London, Macmillan, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful signed first edition copy of Jane Adams' suspense novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'…

Riders of Time

Mabel Brookes · 1967 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Melbourne, Macmillan of Australia, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A first edition signed copy of socialite Mabel Brookes' memoir about Australian history, with beautiful colour illustrations. First edition, first impression.Signed by the author and illustrator. Illustrations i…

Nouveaux Contes a Ninon

Emile Zola · 1886 · Rooke Books

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

Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, 1886. Leather. A lovely illustrated limited edition of Emile Zola's short story collection, in the original French language and bound in delightful leather. 'Contes de Ninon' was amongst Zola's earlier works, a collection of short…

Doctor Who Monsters and Villains

Justin Richards · 2005 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, BBC Books, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A striking signed first edition guide to the popular monsters and villains of Doctor Who, illustrated profusely in colour throughout. The first edition first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.A thorough …

The Good Thief

Hannah Tinti · 2008 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Headline Review, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first UK edition copy of this delightful novel of historical fiction by American author Hannah Tinti. In the original dust wrapper and containing an inscription from the author. A delightful, first UK edition copy …

The Gone-Away World

Nick Harkaway · 2008 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, William Heinemann, 2008 . First edition. Hardback. The signed first edition, first impression of this debut post-apocalyptic science fiction novel. A signed first edition, first impression of this debut science fiction novel from writer Nick Harkaway. In the publisher&ap…

The Age of Anxiety

Pete Townshend · 2019 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Coronet, 2019 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of musician Pete Townshend's debut novel, exploring the anxieties and madness of modern life. The signed first edition, first impression of this novel from Pete Townshend, English musician and principal so…

The Highfield Mole Book One: The Circle in the Spiral

Roderick Gordon; Brian Williams · 2005 · Rooke Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.31 | $1,651.43 | ¥263,629)

Not Stated , Mathew & Son, 2005. First edition. Hardback. A superb signed copy of this novel by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, the first hardback issue, limited to five hundred copies. A special copy featuring a cartoon doodled by Brian Williams. The first edition, first pr…

Triumphs and Tragedies of the Turf

Campbell Russell · 1930 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, John Long, [1930]. First edition. Cloth. A collection of horse-racing stories by Campbell Russell, a scarce first edition inscribed by the author. A collection of stories of success and failure relating horse-racing, compiled by Russell Campbell, owner-trainer and rider.…

The Utmost Island

Henry Myers · 1951 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

New York, Crown Publishers , 1951. Cloth. The Book Club edition of this epic novel, signed by Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. An epic tale of Iceland Vikings and the Norse gods they worshipped a thousand years prior, but the new Christian religion clashes with this ancient worshipping…

The Royal George 1819-1904

Giles St. Aubyn · 1963 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

London, Constable, 1963. First edition. Leather. An illustrated first edition biography on the life of Prince George the Duke of Cambridge, a lovely copy bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.An insightful biography into the …

Exploration Du Parc National de la Garamba

Jacques Verschuren · 1957 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

Bruxelles, M. Hayes, 1957. First edition. Paperback. The very scarce signed first edition of this French biologist's scientific study of the bats of the Congo's Garamba National Park. In the original French.The very scarce first edition of the biologist and ornithologi…

Abraham Lincoln Mary Stuart Oliver Cromwell

John Drinkwater · 1921 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.47 | $515.25 | ¥82,252)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, LTD, 1921. First edition. Leather. A Hatchards bound collection of the three popular historical plays by John Drinkwater, on Lincoln, Mary Stuart, and Cromwell, from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Bound by Hatchards.A lovely volume of three …

Babel Tower

A. S. Byatt · 1996 · Rooke Books

£92.00 (€110.28 | $121.55 | ¥19,403)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this wonderful novel by A. S. Byatt, a superb copy of this novel which is generally considered to be one of the best. A first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the ti…