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The White Paternoster and Other Stories
T. F. Powys · 1930 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
London, Chatto and Windus , 1930. Cloth. A handsome signed, limited edition copy of this short-story collection from T. F. Powys. Signed by the author to the colophon.A special edition of this work, limited to three hundred and ten copies, of which three hundred are for sale. Th…
Idylls of the King
Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1859 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)
London, Edward Moxon & Co, 1859. First edition. Leather. The first edition, second issue, of this Arthurian poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, focusing on the story of King Arthur and Guinevere. The first edition, second issue of this work, with the printer's imprint to the vers…
Sowing the Seeds of a Dream
Roy Strong · 1984 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
Esher, Edward Burrett at the Penmiel Press, 1984. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A limited edition copy of Roy Strong's essay on the English garden and the delights of a packet of seeds, printed and signed by Edward Burrett. No. 20 of 75 limited edition copies designed a…
The White Llama, Being la Venganza Del Condor
V. G. Calderon; Richard Phibbs [trans.] · 1938 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)
London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1938 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce limited edition of Calderon's thrilling tale, illustrated by Clifford Webb and in a Sangorski and Sutcliffe binding. Number 44 of 75 numbered and specially bound copies produced.The first Engl…
Slaves of the Mastery and Firesong
William Nicholson · 2001 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)
London, Mammoth; Egmont, 2001-2002. First edition. Cloth. Two excellent signed first editions from William Nicholson's fantasy trilogy, 'Wind on Fire&apos. Signed by the author to the title pages. The first edition, second impression of 'Slaves of the Mastery&apo…
Keystone
Peter Lovesey · 1983 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)
London, Macmillan, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A terrific signed first edition of this Peter Lovesey murder mystery, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page.The first edition, first impression of this work.With the publisher's origin…
A Case of Spirits
Peter Lovesey · 1975 · Rooke Books
£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)
London, Macmillan , 1975. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this Victorian-era detective novel from Peter Lovesey, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition of this work. With the publisher's original…
Wobble to Death
Peter Lovesey · 1970 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the first Sergeant Cribb novel from British writer Peter Lovesey, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. The first Sergeant Cribb novel, and the author&a…
Lawrence of Arabia Memorial
Various · 1935 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
Not Stated, Not Stated, 1935 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A bright copy of this pamphlet discussing plans for the memorial bust of T. E. Lawrence, which was unveiled at St. Paul's Cathedral the following year. The first edition of this work. A single sheet of paper, …
The Halcyon Days of Motoring 1900-1940
A. B. Demaus · 2006 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
Gloucestershire, Sutton Publishing, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of motoring, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated throughout. The history of a lost age in which intrepid motoris…
The Ladysmith Bombshell
George Walter Lines · 1900 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
[London], [Wilson's Music and General Printing Co. Ltd.], 1900 . First edition. Paperback. The uncommon publication of eight issues of a weekly newspaper made by soldiers during the Seige of Ladysmith. A first edition thus. An uncommon first edition thus, being a facsimile …
An Instance of the Fingerpost
Iain Pears · 1997 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1997. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this historical mystery novel, signed by the author and in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression with a complete numberline. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original…
Mutant
Lewis Padgett [Henry Kuttner]; [C. L. Moore] · 1953 · Rooke Books
£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)
New York, Gnome Press Inc, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of science fiction stories by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this collection, first printing. In the publisher's original cloth wi…
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
Philip Pullman · 2010 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
Edinburgh, Canongate, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition, first impression limited edition of this novel from English writer Philip Pullman, signed by the author with the original slip case. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title p…
The Nameless
Ramsey Campbell · 1981 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
New York, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. 1981. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this thrilling novel from English horror fiction writer Ramsey Campbell, signed by the author. First US edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the title page. Barbara Waugh …
The Oxford Book of Ballads
Arthur Quiller-Couch [ed.] · 1920 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1920. Leather. A collection of ballads compiled by Arthur Quiller-Couch, beautifully bound in crushed half morocco by Birdsall. Bound in crushed half morocco by Birdsall with their binder's stamp to the front blank. This collection of English balla…
In Mischief Again
L. C. Silke · 1896 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Cassell and Company, Limited , 1896. Cloth. A very scarce Victorian children's book about a mischievous boy under the concerned watch of his grandparents. The sixth impression of this very scarce volume. With a contemporary prize bookplate to the front pastedown, d…
The Life and Death of Mr Badman
John Bunyan; J. A. Froude · 1900 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)
London, Wm. Heinemann , 1900 . Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated edition of John Bunyan's accompaniment to The Pilgrim's Progress, with striking illustrations by George Woolliscroft Rhead and Louis Rhead. The first edition thus, being the first edition with illustration…
The Dream
John Masefield · 1922 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, William Heinemann, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent, limited edition of John Masefield's poetical tribute to a friend, signed by both the author and his daughter, the illustrator, presented in the scarce glassine wrap. A limited, first edition. This copy be…
A House for Mr Biswas
V. S. Naipaul · 1961 · Rooke Books
£2,500.00 (€2,996.61 | $3,302.86 | ¥527,257)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1961. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant novel on a man finding success in a postcolonial world by V. S. Naipaul, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper. &ap…