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Here Lies Holly Springs

MacKinlay Kantor · 1938 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

New York, Pynson Printers, 1938. First edition. Hardback. A signed special edition of this novel from MacKinlay Kantor, with the very scarce original glassine dust wrapper. A limited and first edition of this work in book form, signed by the author to the colophon. In the publi…

Complaints

Edmund Spenser; W. L. Renwick [editor] · 1928 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, The Scholartis Press, 1928. Leather. A very scarce limited edition copy of this poetry collection by Edmund Spenser, signed by the editor. This very scarce edition limited to 95 numbered copies, this copy being number 47. Signed by the editor to the colophon.This collec…

The Great Synagogue, London, 1690-1940

Cecil Roth · 1950 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.97 | $1,981.72 | ¥316,354)

London, Edward Goldston & Son LTD, 1950. First edition. Leather. A beautiful limited edition work on the Great Synagogue of London, an important institution in the city that was destroyed in the Blitz. A illustrated work signed by the author. A limited edition of one hundred cop…

An Otter&Apos;S Story

Emil E. Liers · 1953 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York, The Viking Press, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming novel about otters by "the otter man" Emil Liers, signed by the author. The first edition, first printing.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.'An Otter's Stor…

A Chapter in the History of Railway Locomotion, and Memoir of Timothy Hackworth

1875 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Leamington Spa, T. Hamblen, 1875. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet on the pioneering work of engineer Timothy Hackworth. The first edition of this very scarce work.A pamphlet discussing the life and work of Timothy Hackworth. This was issu…

Maigret Chez le Coroner

Georges Simenon · 1949 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1949. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this unusual Maigret novel, in which the detective witnesses a coroner's inquest in Tucson, Arizona; with the original dust wrapper. An uncommon first edition copy of this work in the publisher&a…

L&Apos;Ours En Peluche

Georges Simenon · 1960 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Paris, Presses de la Cite, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A rare first trade edition copy of one of Simenon's 'romans durs', a semi-autobiographical novel, in the very scarce dust wrapper designed by J. Jacquelin. A very scarce first trade edition of this work in the…

Winter Nights: A Reminiscence

Edmund Blunden · 1928 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Faber & Gwyer Ltd. 1928. First edition. Hardback. A lovely limited edition of Blunden's poem 'Winter Nights', signed by the author, with two illustrations by Albert Rutherston. No. 49 of 500 limited edition copies of the large paper edition, printed on Eng…

Cupid & Psyche

Joyce Carol Oates · 1970 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

New York, Albondocani Press, 1970. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A lovely limited edition copy of Joyce Carol Oates's modern retelling of Cupid and Psyche, signed by the author. No. 6 of 200 limited edition copies, printed on Hayle paper in Palatino type, in the publish…

Private Job Muggleston: Or, Fun&Apos; I&Apos; Th&Apos; Army

Walter Hampson · 1917 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

London, William Nicholson & Sons, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce signed limited edition of Walter Hampson's illustrated comic novel. No. 17 of 30 copies of this limited edition 'Author's Edition', signed by the author to the bookplate to …

Mise En Page: The Theory and Practice of Lay-out

Alfred Tolmer · 1931 · Rooke Books

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

London, The Studio, 1931 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Alfred Tolmer's 'Mise en Page', a masterpiece of Art Deco design, and an impressive guide to the art of graphic design and page composition. The first edition of this sought after work, retai…

The Silver Crescent

Somerset de Chair · 1943 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,017)

London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. Somerset de Chair's limited edition account of his experiences in World War Two, in a quarter morocco binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. A limited edition work, limited to five hundred copies, of which this is n…

Arabia Infelix and Other Poems

Aldous Huxley · 1929 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,162)

New York; London, The Fountain Press; Chatto and Windus, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition of Aldous Huxley's early collection of poetry. A limited edition work. Flat signed by Huxley to the half title.No. 433 of 692 copies produced, 300 of whi…

Seeker: The First Book of the Noble Warriors Trilogy & Signed Promotional Flyer

William Nicholson · 2005 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

London, Egmont, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic signed first edition of William Nicholson's first book in his 'Noble Warriors' trilogy, together with very scarce promotional flyer. Signed by the author to the book's title page and to the flyer. The f…

For the Unfallen

Geoffrey Hill · 1959 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.63 | $2,312.01 | ¥369,080)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1959 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally unique proof copy of Geoffrey Hill's poetry anthology, containing amendments written in the author's own hand, all of which came to fruition in the first edition which was published later in the s…

A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible; or, Select Passages in the Old and New Testaments

1789 · Rooke Books

£525.00 (€629.29 | $693.60 | ¥110,724)

London, T. Hodgson, 1789 . Hardback. A scarce, early edition of this richly illustrated "Hieroglyphick Bible' in which certain words or phrases are substituted for vignette illustrations, designed for the amusement of young people and to teach them about the holy scriptures…

Royal Opera House Covent Garden: State Performance by Command of His Majesty the King in Honour of the Visit of the President of the French Republic and Madame Lebrun

None · 1939 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.04 | ¥80,143)

London, Finden Brown and Co. LTD, 1939. Paperback. An uncommon programme for a performance of 'Sleeping Beauty' given before the French President and his wife, and the King of England, in 1939. An uncommon work.Front and rear wrap designed by Rex Whistler.The programme…

Lusus: A Verse Lecture

George Macbeth · 1972 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Fuller d'Arch Smith, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of George Macbeth's 'Lusus', described by Macbeth as 'a serious poem&apos. The first trade edition, first impression.In the publisher's origina…

Poems for Children

Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Not Stated, None, c1950 . Paperback. A truly delightful handmade book of children's poems and nursery rhymes, illustrated with woodcuts, and with the text beautifully rendered in calligraphy. A charming volume of nine children's poems and nursery rhymes, handmade by an…

Falling Awake

Alice Oswald · 2016 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,280)

London, Cape Poetry; Jonathan Cape, 2016. First edition. Paperback. A lovely first edition copy of this award winning collection of poetry by Alice Oswald, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression with a complete numberline.Signed by the author to the title page…