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The Siren
Alison Bruce · 2010 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)
London, Constable, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this DC Gary Goodhew novel by Alison Bruce, a tense and thrilling mystery novel. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwr…
A Period of Adjustment
Dirk Bogarde · 1994 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Viking, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first edition copy of Dirk Bogarde's fifth novel, 'A Period of Adjustment', in the original dust wrapper and signed by the author. A sequel to Jericho, this work follows main character William Caldicott who …
Pinocchio in Venice
Robert Coover · 1991 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Heinemann, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this novel by Robert Coover, signed to the title page and complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Robert Coover, companion to the original tale of Pin…
Chateaubriand
Andre Maurois; Vera Fraser [trans.] · 1938 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)
London, Jonathan Cape , 1938. First edition. Leather. The first English translation of this biography of French author François-René de Chateaubriand, in an exquisite Bayntun full calf binding. The first edition of this biographical sketch of François-René de Chateaubriand, …
The Night the Rain Came in
Jenifer Wayne · 1963 · Rooke Books
£97.00 (€116.27 | $128.15 | ¥20,464)
London, William Heinemann, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this novel by Jenifer Wayne, with a letter signed by the managing director of William Heinemann addressed to actress Ludmila von Falz-Fein. The very scarce first edition of this volume by Je…
East Coast Oil Town Before 1700
Duncan Fraser · 1974 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
Montrose, Standard Press, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition history of a small Scottish coastal town, signed by the author and illustrated with photographs throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped i…
Faith, Hope, and Charity: The Substance of a Sermon Preached at the Dedication of the Catholic Chapel at Bradford, in the County of York
Peter Augustine Baines · 1826 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Printed by William Eusebius Andrews , 1826. Disbound. Peter Augustine Baines reports a sermon preached at the dedication of the Catholic chapel at Bradford in 1825. A scarce pamphlet. Peter Augustine Baines, Bishop of Siga, became a well-known figure in the early ninetee…
The Ironside Diaries 1937-1940
Edmund Ironside · 1962 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, Constable, 1962. First edition. Leather. A nicely leather bound first edition copy of the diaries of Edmund Ironside, dating from 1937 to 1940, an interesting look at the start of the war from a military perspective. The first edition of this work.In a signed binding by …
The Fables of Babrius
James Davies; G C Lewis · 1860 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, Lockwood and Co, 1860. Leather. An uncommon nineteenth century English translation of Babrius' fables. With an introductory preface on Babrius' life. Babrius was the author of a collection of Greek fables more commonly known today as Aesop's fables. Int…
Alan Clodd and the Enitharmon Press: A Checklist of His Publications 1967-1987 and Private Printings 1958-1998
Steven Halliwell; Alan Clodd · 1998 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)
London, Enitharmon Press, 1998. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of this first limited edition exploring the history of the Enitharmon Press, illustrated throughout. A first limited edition of this work, limited to two hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered s…
Aphrodite in Aulis
George Moore · 1930 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
London, William Heinemann LTD, 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition copy of George Moore's ancient Greece set novel, a wonderful work revolving around statues of Aphrodite. A limited edition work, limited to 1825 copies, of which this is was numbered 698. Signed by George…
North Italian Folk
Alice Comyns Carr · 1878 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Chatto and Windus, 1878. Cloth. A signed edition of this delightful travel work regarding Italy by Alice Comyns Carr, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. This work is split into two halves, the first covering the Italian Riviera, and the second covering the Apennines.Alic…
Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom
George Edward Cokayne · 1887 · Rooke Books
£3,400.00 (€4,075.44 | $4,491.88 | ¥717,294)
London, George Bell & Sons, 1887-98. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound first edition set of this important authorativie reference work on the peerage of Britain, by George Edward Cokayne. The first edition of this work.Complete in eight volumes.In a fine half morocco b…
The Devil&Apos;S Motor: A Fantasy
Marie Corelli · 1910 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A strikingly illustrated first edition of this work of fantasy fiction from successful novelist Marie Corelli. A unique work, this first edition is illustrated throughout by ghoulish tipped-in colour plates from artist Ar…
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great. Containing the History of the Life and Reign of That Monarch, and His Own Administration Under Him. Translated from the French, to Which Is Added, the Tryal of Ravaillac for the Murder of Henry the Great.
Pierre Mathurin de l'Ãcluse des Loges · 1778 · Rooke Books
£1,800.00 (€2,157.59 | $2,378.05 | ¥379,744)
London, Printed for J. Rivington and Sons; J. Dodsley, S. Crowder, G. Robinson; et al. 1778. Leather. The fifth edition of this fascinating collection of Maximilien de Bethune's memoirs. Complete in six volumes. The fifth edition complete in six volumes containing the Engli…
Poems and Letters by Thomas Gray
Thomas Gray · 1879 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)
London, The Chiswick Press, 1879. Leather. A Riviere bound collection of the poetical works and letters of the pre-Romantic Thomas Gray, illustrated with mounted photograph plates. A large paper copy.In a full calf signed binding by Riviere & Son.A collection of Thomas Gray&apos…
On Her Majesty&Apos;S Secret Service
Ian Fleming · 1963 · Rooke Books
£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the tenth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, featuring notorious villain Blofeld. This work follows Bond as he continues to search for Ernst Stavro Blofeld, with the quest taking him to Switzerland…
Lords, Lieutenants, and High Sheriffs of Oxfordshire
John Marriott Davenport · 1868 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
Oxford, At the Clarendon Press , 1868. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this charming works comprising lists of lord, lieutenants, and high sheriffs of Oxfordshire by John Davenport. The author's presentation copy with two signed letters tipped in. The firs…
Human Life a Poem
Samuel Rogers · 1920 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, John Murray, 1920. Leather. A reflective poem by a celebrated but largely forgotten poet of the Romantic Period. A smart copy in full calf of the 1820 second edition of Samuel Rogers's reflective poem 'Human Life&apos. His literary output was notoriously slow, …
The Welsh Sonata
James Hanley · 1978 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
New York, Horizon Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this exciting mystery novel by James Hanley. The first US edition in the unclipped dust wrapper. The first US edition of this mystery novel by James Hanley, very prolific British author. Originall…