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A Miscellany of Corps Nostalgia: Being Extracts from the Journals of the Army Service Corps, Royal Army Service Corps, and Royal Corps of Transport over a Century of Publication 1891-1991

M H G Young [ed.] · 1992 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Unknown, Privately Printed, 1992. Leather. A superb limited edition, very scarce copy of this miscellaneous of extracts from the journals of the Army Service Corps, the Royal Army Service Corps, and the Royal Corps of Transport over a century of publication. Signed by the editor…

A Set of Woodcuts by Stephen Bone, Being the Illustrations to a Farmer&Apos;S Life by George Bourne

Stephen Bone · 1922 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1922. Unbound. A fascinating set of woodcuts by Stephen Bone, limited to fifty five copies and signed by the author. A limited edition to fifty five copies printed from the original wood blocks on Japanese Vellum. A signed set of woodcuts by English paint…

The L-Shaped Room

Lynne Reid Banks · 1960 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Chatto and WIndus, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this popular novel by Lynne Reid Banks. The first edition of this work. A novel following the story of a pregnant young woman named Jane who moves to a boarding school in London. In the L-shap…

Journey&Apos;S End

R. C. Sherriff; Vernon Barlett · 1930 · Rooke Books

£425.00 (€509.43 | $561.48 | ¥89,662)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1930. Vellum. A signed limited edition novel by R. C. Sherriff and Vernon Bartlett, set during the end of the First World War. A limited edition work, limited to six-hundred copies, of which this is numbered five-hundred and twenty-five.Signed by bot…

Mr Chesterton Comes to Tea or: How the King of England Captured Redskin Island

Aidan Mackey, Richard Ingrams [ed.] · 1978 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Cambridge , Vintage Publications, 1978. First edition. Hardback. A superb signed limited edition copy of this novel by Aidan Mackey written to give G. K. Chesterton space to publish his drawings. A lovely limited edition copy, this volume being number twenty three of three hundr…

Rings on Her Fingers

Rhys Davies · 1930 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Harold Shaylor, 1930. Cloth. A signed limited edition copy of Rhys Davies' novel, complete with a slipcase. This work is the story of a married woman living in poverty.Written by Rhys Davies (1901-1978), a Welsh novelist and short story writer working in the English…

The Works of Dick Francis

Dick Francis · 1964 · Rooke Books

£5,500.00 (€6,592.62 | $7,266.27 | ¥1,160,329)

London, Michael Joseph, 1964-2000. First edition. Cloth. An excellent collection of the works of noted equestrian author, Dick Francis, many of which are signed. An exceptional set of these much-loved works. Contains: Nerve, published 1964. The first edition, first impression. O…

Rakiura

Basil Howard · 1940 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

Wellington , A.H and A. W. Reed Dunedin and Wellington, 1940. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce volume on 'Rakiura', or Stewart Island, New Zealand. The first edition in the very rare original dustwrapper of this volume on Rakiura, native name for …

The Pigeon Tunnel Stories from My Life

John Le Carre · 2016 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,876.78 | $3,170.74 | ¥506,325)

London, Penguin, Viking, 2016. First edition. Cloth. A fine, limited edition of John Le Carre's classic autobiographical work. Signed by him to the title page, in the original pictorial slipcase. Limited to only 100 copies, this is numbered 35 to the title page, with Le Car…

Saint Joan

George Bernard Shaw · 1924 · Rooke Books

£2,500.00 (€2,996.65 | $3,302.85 | ¥527,422)

London, Constable and Company , 1924. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic first edition copy of George Bernard Shaw's play regarding Joan of Arc. Signed by the star of the play, Sybil Thorndike. Signed by many notable figures such as: Sybil Thorndike, the British actress who …

East, West

Salman Rushdie · 1994 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York, Pantheon, 1994. First edition. Hardback. A First US Edition, signed copy of 'East, West': an anthology of short stories by Salman Rushdie. A First US Edition copy of East, West, written and signed by Salman Rushdie.East, West is an anthology of short stori…

The Sense of an Ending

Julian Barnes · 2011 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this Man Booker Prize winning novel, a moving story written by Julian Barnes. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustw…

The Works of Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Edward Bulwer-Lytton · 1854 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, G. Routledge and Co, 1854-64. Leather. A beautifully finely bound collection of the popular novels of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, examples of popular Victorian fiction. In a beautiful signed binding by Seton & Mackenzie.In ten volumes.A collection of the popular novels of Edwa…

The Pytchley Hunt; Past and Present

H. O. Nethercote · 1888 · Rooke Books

£850.00 (€1,018.86 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,324)

London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1888. Leather. A beautiful limited edition history of the noted Pytchley Hunt, illustrated with detailed plates throughout. A limited large paper edition, limited to one-hundred copies, of which this is numbered eighty-eight.Sig…

A Question of Blood

Ian Rankin · 2003 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Orion, 2003. First edition. Hardback. A beautiful signed first edition of Ian Rankin's fourteenth Inspector Rebus novel. The first edition, first impression, of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'A Question o…

Rather Be the Devil

Ian Rankin · 2016 · Rooke Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London, Orion, 2016. First edition. Cloth. A near fine first edition of this exciting Ian Rankin novel, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression, of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'Ra…

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess · 1962 · Rooke Books

£7,500.00 (€8,989.94 | $9,908.55 | ¥1,582,267)

London, Heinemann , 1962. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, signed, first edition copy of Anthony Burgess' celebrated novel, his jeu d'espirit, 'A Clockwork Orange&apos. A first edition, first issue of this canonical novel. A novel known for its use of 'Nadsat&…

Zulu Hart

Saul David · 2009 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2009. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition copy of this work of historical fiction. Exclusive signed first edition, being number 71 of 100 copies.In the original unclipped pictorial dustwrapper.  Zulu Hart is a historical novel b…

The Nizam&Apos;S Daughters

Allan Mallinson · 2000 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Bantam Press, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the second work in the Matthew Hervey series of novels. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression with complete numberline. Allan Mallinson is an English author and was an o…

Ballet 1972 [with] Romeo Und Julia Programme [with] Frankfurter Opernhefte

Various · 1972 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

Velber, Friedrichs Dramatiker Des Welttheaters, 1972. First edition. Paperback. A signed copy of this German ballet annual, which chronicles the performances and companies of the time. With the programme for the esteemed Romeo und Julia ballet performed this very year. A very sc…