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T E Lawrence to His Biographer Robert Graves and Liddell Hart: Information About Himself, in the Form of Letters, Notes, Answers to Questions and Conversations
T E Lawrence; Robert Graves; Liddell Hart · 1938 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.79 | $1,182.43 | ¥188,758)
London, Faber and Faber , 1938. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating set complete in two first editions illustrating T E Lawrence's intimate work with his biographers Robert Graves and Liddell Hart. A limited edition signed by Graves and Hart in slipcase. The first edition o…
Gunmen&Apos;S Holiday
Charles Maxwell Knight · 1935 · Rooke Books
£3,400.00 (€4,075.39 | $4,491.90 | ¥717,070)
London, Philip Allan, 1935. First edition. Cloth. An extremely scarce first edition copy of Charles Maxwell Knight's detective fiction novel 'Gunmen's Holiday&apos. With fascinating association. Accompanied by a hand-painted wooden diorama of a dalmation and chick…
The Black House
Paul Theroux · 1974 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this popular Paul Theroux novel, signed by Theroux to the title page. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original price-clipped dustwrapper, with publish…
The Lion and the Unicorn: A Play in Three Acts
Clemence Dane [Winifred Ashton] · 1943 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1943. Hardback. An excellent limited edition copy, signed by the author, of this illustrated play by Clemence Dane. A limited edition printed to one thousand copies signed by the author, this volume being number two hundred and ten in the series. A…
Choice Emblems Natural, Historical, Fabulous, Moral and Divine, for the Improvement and Pastime of Youth
John Huddlestone Wynne · 1812 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)
London, J. Harris, Longman and Co. et al. 1812. Leather. A quaint, pocket-sized eleventh edition collecting short, humorous and inscructive anecdotes. This work comprises the marvellous wood engraved vignette illustrations of the emblems, followed by descriptions in verse and pr…
Space Platform
Murray Leinster; [William Fitzgerald Jenkins] · 1953 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
Chicago, Shasta Publishers, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this exhilarating young adult sci-fi novel by Murray Leinster. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A young a…
Lies of Silence
Brian Moore · 1990 · Rooke Books
£79.00 (€94.69 | $104.37 | ¥16,661)
London, Bloomsbury, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A lovely limited edition of Brian Moore's novel 'Lies of Silence', signed by the author and complete with a glassine dust wrapper. 'Lies of Silence' is a 1990 novel focusing on the effects that The Troubles…
Christ the Hunter
John Lehmann · 1965 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A lovely limited edition of Lehmann's spiritual prose poem, signed by the author. This work was first broadcast in 1964 on the BBC Third Programme, and is autobiographical and spiritual in nature.John Lehmann (1907-19…
According to Queeney
Beryl Bainbridge · 2001 · Rooke Books
£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)
London, Little, Brown and Company, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this exciting historical fiction novel about Samuel Johnson, and his friendship with Queeney Thrale. The first edition, first impression, of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.…
The Edwardians
Vita Sackville West · 1931 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Leipzig, Bernard Tauchnitz, 1931. First edition. Paperback. The first Tauchnitz edition of this novel by Vita Sackville-West, two volumes, one for German and one for Swiss publication. The first edition of this work, part of the 'Collection of British and American Authors&a…
The Deeds of Doyly Mcpurr
Lawrance Smith · 1974 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)
London, Rex Collings, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this immensely entertaining and heart-warming novel, inscribed and signed by the author. The first edition of this work.Inscribed by the author to the verso of the half-title, 'This is Lucy's -…
Noble in Reason
Phyllis Bentley · 1955 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)
London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1955. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of one of Phyllis Bentley's Yorkshire novels, lovingly inscribed by the author. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'For Marjorie, from…
Considerations Addressed to the Legislature Upon the Expediency and Policy of Authorising the Alienation of Estates Belonging to Corporate Bodies Particularly Bishops, and Deans and Chapters
Samuel Whitcombe · 1810 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)
London, G and W Nicol, 1810. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce economic and legal work on legislature regarding the alienation of estates belonging to corporate bodies. Signed by the author to the head of the title page. Gift inscription from the author to Robert Steward, Vis…
East, West
Salman Rushdie · 1994 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A signed First Edition, first impression o East, West: an anthology of short stories by Salman Rushdie A signed First Edition, first impression copy of East, West, written by Salman Rushdie. East, West is an anthology of short s…
Clyde River-Steamers of the Last Fifty Years
Andrew McQueen · 1923 · Rooke Books
£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)
Glasgow and London, Gowans & Gray LTD, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed limited edition work discussing the steamers of the River Clyde, Scotland, illustrated with photographs throughout. A scarce limited edition of this work, limited to fifty copies made on hand-made…
Redback
Howard Jacobson · 1986 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)
London, Bantam Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of one of Howard Jacobson's early novels, a wonderful example of his witty prose. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustw…
Swallowdale
Arthur Ransome · 1931 · Rooke Books
£11,850.00 (€14,203.95 | $15,655.58 | ¥2,499,200)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic first edition of Arthur Ransome's 'Swallowdale&apos. Signed by the illustrator of this work, Clifford Webb. With the exceedingly scarce dustwrapper. Signed by the illustrator to the recto of front endpaper …
Solent Shore
Jeremy Hooker · 1980 · Rooke Books
£29.00 (€34.76 | $38.31 | ¥6,116)
Manchester, Carcanet, 1980. Paperback. An uncommon signed poetry collection by Jeremy Hooker, taking the reader to the south coast of England. An uncommon work.Inscribed by the author to the half-title, 'For Allen, with ... + all good wishes, Jeremy Hooker, Mancheser 27.1.8…
Poems
Michael Drayton · 1619 · Rooke Books
£2,400.00 (€2,876.75 | $3,170.75 | ¥506,167)
London, W. Stansby for John Swethwicke, 1619. Leather. A folio collection of the early poems of Michael Drayton, the popular Elizabethan poet, an important collection of his various poetical exploits. ESTC citation number S125214.The publisher is misspelled 'Swethwicke&apos…
Infinite Days
Rebecca Maizel · 2010 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)
London, Macmillan, 2010. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon signed copy of this work of fantasy writing by Rebecca Maizel. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, reading 'I hope you love it as much as I enjoyed writing it! xo Rebeccs' First edition, first…