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Portrait of Clare
Francis Brett Young · 1950 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
Melbourne , William Heinemann Ltd, 1950. Cloth. A signed copy of this James Tait Black Memorial Prize winner, 'Portrait of Clare', with the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. With a signed inscription by the author to the half title page. The Severn Edition. With th…
The Fortress
Hugh Walpole · 1932 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A limited large paper edition of this historical fiction novel set in the Lake District, signed by the author. The first and limited large paper edition, limited to three hundred and ten unnumbered copies.Signed by t…
Three First Edition Works on George Romney
Alex Kidson; Patricia Jaffe · 1977 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, National Portrait Gallery; Narodna Gallerija; Cambridge University Press, 1977-2002. First edition. Paperback. London: National Portrait Gallery; Narodna Gallerija; Cambridge University Press, 1977-2002. First edition. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 9.5"; 9.5" by 6.…
The Biographical Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens · 1905 · Rooke Books
£1,600.00 (€1,917.85 | $2,113.82 | ¥337,550)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1905-1906. Leather. The complete Biographical Edition of this Charles Dickens collection, profusely illustrated and bound in attractive signed half calf by Bayntun. The Biographical Edition. Complete in nineteen volumes. An attractive and bright set of…
The Chace, the Turf, and the Road
Nimrod [Charles James Apperley] · 1837 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)
London, John Murray, 1837. First edition. Leather. An illustrated first edition of Nimrod's 1837 work covering fox hunting, coach driving and horse racing. A smart first edition in book form, first published in the Quarterly Review in 1835. In half morocco, in a signed Sawy…
The Muse in Chains
Stephen Potter · 1937 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this very scarce satirical work surrounding the history of English literature, written by Stephen Potter. The first edition. Very scarce work. Signed by the author, to 'Joan Viver with best wishe…
The Toll
Michael Mewshaw · 1974 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, The Bodley Head, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of Michael Mewshaw's suspenseful novel, in the original illustrated dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression. First published the year prior in the US, this UK first edition i…
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
Philip Pullman · 2010 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, Canongate, 2010 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Philip Pullman's fictionalisation of the life of Jesus Christ. A signed first edition, first impression of Philip Pullman's 2010 novel retelling the story of Jesus, as if he were two people: …
The Progress of the Nation: In Its Various Social and Economic Relations from the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
G. R. Porter; F. W. Hirst [ed.] · 1912 · Rooke Books
£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)
London, Methuen and Co Ltd , 1912. Cloth. A pleasing new edition of this impressive history of the United Kingdom, as seen through its statistical, social and commercial development. A new edition of this work, edited by F. W. Hirst. In the original gilt stamped cloth binding.…
Talks with Shepherds
Walter Johnson · 1925 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)
London, George Routledge and Sons Ltd , 1925. First edition. Cloth. The author's presentation copy of this charming work, documenting Walter Johnson's conversations and observations of shepherds, with the author's corrections. First edition. The author's pre…
Ourselves, Our People, Our Work. Six Addresses Given in the Divinity Schools, Cambridge
E. T. Leeke · 1891 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1891. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume containing six lectures by Edward Tucker Leeke, given at Cambridge, signed by the author. The first edition of this very scarce work.Signed by the author to the verso of the front…
A History of Clee and the Thorpes of Clee, and, Clee Church
C. Ernest Watson; J. W. M. Vyse · 1901 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
Grimsby; Not Stated, Grimsby News Co Ltd; Not Stated, 1901-46. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of two scarce topographical works on Clee bound in one, one of which is signed by the author. The first edition of two scarce works.With 'Clee Church, Some notes on the hi…
Picture of Nobody
Philip Owens · 1936 · Rooke Books
£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Philip Owens's vanishingly scarce novel in which Shakespeare is born in 1930s London. A vanishingly scarce work from Owens, who fought in the Second World War and died in 1945.The first edition, f…
Enemies at Home
Lindsey Davis · 2014 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2014. First edition. Cloth. Set in Ancient Rome, Private Investigator Flavia Albia solves a robbery and murder. A first edition of this work, with a dedication from the author to the title: 'To dear Loyd, lovely to meet you at Sloane and Rome, ho…
Flights of Passage: Recollections of a World War II Aviator
Samuel Hynes · 1988 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, Bloomsbury, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A first edition recalling Hynes's years as World War II aviator, with a dedication signed by the author. A first UK edition of this work, with a dedication from the author on the title: 'Sheelah: To the head of the Hynes …
Any Old Iron
Anthony Burgess · 1989 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Hutchinson, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A signed second impression of Burgess's fantasy novel, a modern take on the Excalibur legend. A signed second impression of the work, with its original unclipped dust wrapper. A lovely copy of this fantasy novel by Anthony Bur…
The Zoo Story and Other Plays
Edward Albee · 1962 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. Cloth. A collection of plays by the talented American playwright, Edward Albee, featuring two of his most popular works 'The Zoo Story' and 'The Sandbox', signed by the Scottish actor Robert Urquhart and in the original dust wrapp…
Mantis Poets
Guy Butler; Patrick Cullinan · 1978 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
Cape Town, David Philip, 1978. First edition. Cloth. An inscribed first edition of this very scarce book of poetry by Patrick Cullinan and Guy butler, in the original dust wrapper and inscribed by Cullinan. The first edition. Inscribed by one of the author, Patrick Cullinan, to…
Understanding the Structure of Scientific and Technical Literature: A Case Study Approach
Raymond V. Turley · 1983 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Clive Bingley, 1983. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this scarce work on critical study, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition. Scarce work. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper and title page. Illustrated throughout. Bas…
Poems and Poemas
Charles David Ley · 1942 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)
Lisbon, Not Stated, 1942. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry written in both English and Portuguese, signed by the author. English and Portuguese. First edition. Very scarce. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front en…