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With Double Pipe

Owen Seaman · 1888 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

Oxford; Cambridge; London, Blackwell; Johnson; Simpkin, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this volume of poetry by British writer and poet Owen Seaman. The first edition of this work, inscribed to the front free endpaper by the author with 'To Mr & …

In the High Valley

Susan Coolidge [Sarah Chauncey Woolsey] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1891 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the final entry in Susan Coolidge's 'What Katy Did' series. Works signed by the author are exceptionally scarce. A signed first edition of the fifth and final novel in the authors…

Here Is Einbaum

Wright Morris · 1973 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Los Angeles, Black Sparrow Press, 1973. Cloth. A limited edition, signed copy of Wright Morris's fiction novel about a women and her fake husband as they try to flee Nazi Germany, bound with Earle Gray. Limited edition. Number 172 out of 226. Printed July 1973 in Santa Bar…

Real Copies

Reynolds Price · 1988 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

North Carolina, Wesleyan College Press, 1988. Paperback. A signed limited edition of this autobiographical work by Reynolds Price about the people who inspired him. A limited edition. Number 25 out of 50 signed copies. The first edition was published in a numbered edition of fiv…

Midnight Oil

V. S. Pritchett · 1972 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York , Random House , 1972. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this autobiographical work, the second volume of V. S. Pritchett's memoirs. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original un…

The Reverie: And Devotional Poems

J. D. Hull · 1833 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.62 | $376.52 | ¥60,126)

London, Hamilton, Adams, and Co. 1833. Cloth. A very scarce second edition of this collection of religious poetry and hymns from Northern Irish writer and reverend J. D. Hull, signed by the author. Second edition. Very scarce. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. The Reve…

The Rape of Man or the Zoo Let Loose

Donald Cowie · 1947 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

Malvern, The Tantivy Press, 1947 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this science-fiction novel written by Donald Cowie, in the original, vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. The first edition.Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the vanishingly scarce, …

Bad Characters

Jean Stafford · 1964 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

New York, Farrar, Straus & Company, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this anthology of short stories from Pulitzer Prize winning author, Jean Stafford. The first edition, first impression of this work from American novelist and short story writer Jean Staf…

The Promotion of the Admiral and Other Sea Comedies

Morley Roberts · 1903 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London, J. Eveleigh Nash, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of Morley Roberts' short naval stories, with a lengthy inscription from the author. The very scarce first edition of the work, in the publisher's original clot…

Craigcrook Castle

Gerald Massey · 1856 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, David Bogue, 1856 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of Gerald Massey's poetry collection. Including the author's own manuscript corrections, which were made to the second edition, published in the same year. The scar…

The Eye of the Beholder

Marc Behm · 1981 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

New York, Ballantine Books, 1981 . Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first paperback edition of Marc Behm's thrilling detective novel. Inscribed by the author to the verso of the front wrap with 'L.A. 1981, For Ann Migden -  a credit to us all! Marc …

Silver Ghosts of Australia and New Zealand: Cameo Histories of the Post-War Cars

Ian Irwin · 2004 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

Canberra, Ian Irwin, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A limited edition signed, very scarce illustrated work on the post war Rolls Royce Silver Ghosts in Australia and New Zealand. Limited edition. Number 135 out of 500. In the publisher's original cloth with the original uncli…

The Miracle Boy

Louis Golding · 1927 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Alfred A. Knopf, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Louis Golding's fantasy novel, set in Germany during the 1920s, with striking illustrations by Herbert Gurschner. The first edition of the work. Inscribed by the author to 'Strobe, from Lo…

The Purloined Prince

Edgar Turner; Reginald Hodder · 1905 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.64 | $356.71 | ¥56,962)

London, The Caxton Press, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce, first edition of this romance novel by Edgar Turner and Reginald Hodder, signed by both authors. First edition. Signed by both authors to 'A. V. Masham from Edgar Turner and Reginald Hodder&apos…

Bondi Blues

John Baxter · 1993 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

St Leonards, Australia , Allen & Unwin, 1993 . First edition. Paperback. A signed, first edition of this very scarce novel set on Bondi Beach, written by Australian author, John Baxter. First paperback edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Written by Australian born a…

Twisted Tales

Christopher Ward · 1924 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this collection of short parodies by Christopher Ward. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A very scarce author's pres…

The Flag from the Isles

William Croft Dickinson · 1951 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the scarce first edition of William Dickinson Croft's work of historical fiction. The scarce first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Inscribed 'for Esm…

A Pocketful of Noses: Stories of One Ganelon or Another

James Powell · 2009 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Virginia , Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this collection of intriguing mystery stories surrounding the Ganelon family, written by James Powell. A signed, limited edition. This is number 125 of 160 copies, signed by the auth…

The Encyclopaedia of Boxing

Maurice Golesworthy; Jack Solomons · 1965 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Robert Hale, 1965. Cloth. A smart third edition of this complete encyclopaedia of boxing, signed by the author. Third edition. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Illustrated with twenty images across eight plates. Collated complete. A detailed encyclopaedia for …

Sea Travel: The Serious Side and the Humorous Side

Roydon Freeman · 1930 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, The St. Catherine Press, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of stories and tips for sea-travel, signed by the author. First edition. Signed with an inscription from the author to the front endpaper which reads "To remind you of exciting …