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A Slow Dance; the Great Cloak
John Montague · 1975 · Rooke Books
£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)
Oxford , The Dolmen Press, 1975-78. First edition. Paperback. Two lovely volumes of poetry from John Montague, one of which is signed. With a signed inscription by the author to the title page of 'Slow Dance&apos. First editions of these two early poetry collections from I…
Blotter (Blotting Book from Claud Campbell & Co Limited)
None · 1954 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
London, Claud Campbell and Co Limited , 1954. Paperback. A charming blotting book from Claud Campbell & Co, with a lovely iridescent illustration to the front. A very scarce 1950s blotting book, decorated with a beautiful iridescent illustration to the front cover and a calendar…
The Dark Fairground: Sombre Kermesse
David Greenslade · 2009 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
Cardiff, UWIC Press, 2009. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce volume of poems by David Greenslade, a unique volume with illustrations throughout, signed by Greenslade. The very scarce first edition.Signed by the author to the copyright page.A unique volume of poetry of Davi…
Newton on Blackstone
A. Edward Newton · 1937 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Philadelphia , University of Pennsylvania Press, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing signed limited edition printing of A. Edward Newton's address on Sir William Blackstone. The limited first and only edition of this work consisting of 2,000 numbered copies of which this…
Doris Lessing: A Bibliography of Her First Editions
Eric T. Brueck · 1984 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)
London, Metropolis (Antiquarian Books) Ltd , 1984. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed limited bibliography of Doris Lessing's first editions. The first edition, limited to 255 copies (of which nos. 6-55 are full-bound in cloth). This copy is number 45.Signed by Doris Les…
Nunquam; Constance or Solitary Practices; Quinx or the Ripper&Apos;S Tale; the Black Book
Lawrence Durrell · 1970 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, Faber and Faber , 1970-1985. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition set of Lawrence Durrell's novels, including a signed copy of 'The Black Book&apos. Signed by the author to the half title of 'The Black Book&apos.Comprising four first edition, fir…
A Collection from Black Sparrow Press
Charles Bukowski; Jack Saunders · 1982 · Rooke Books
£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)
Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1982-2001. First edition. Paperback. A very smart collection of seven small volumes from the Black Sparrow Press, being their New Year's Greetings. Seven volumes. Some scarce editions. Issued by the Black Sparrow Press, a New England base…
The Origin of Our Knowledge of Right and Wrong
Franz Brentano; Oskar Kraus [editor]; Roderick M. Chisholm [editor and translator]; Elizabeth H. Schneewind [translator] · 1969 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. 1969. First edition. Cloth. A smart first translated edition of this philosophical study from German scholar Franz Brentano, signed and inscribed by the translator Elizabeth Hughes Schneewind. First translated edition. With an inscription from…
At Home: Memoirs
William Plomer · 1958 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this memoir from South African and British novelist William Plomer, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper with an inscription that reads: "for J. R. & V. R.…
The Nimble Rabbit
John Brophy · 1955 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
London, Chatto & Windus, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this romantic story from British soldier and author John Brophy, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper in presentation to Forrest and Joe Fletche…
The Buenos Aires Affair: A Detective Novel
Manuel Puig; Suzanne Jill Levine [Trans.] · 1976 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
New York , E. P. Dutton & Co. 1976 . First edition. Hardback. The first US edition and first English translation of Manuel Puig's gripping detective novel, signed by the author and with a review slip from the publisher loosely inserted. First English language edition, and f…
American Women in the 1920s: Setting a Course
Dorothy M. Brown · 1987 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
Boston, Twayne Publishers, 1987 . First edition. Paperback. A personalised, signed first paperback edition of this exploration of the changes and struggles faced by women in 1920s America, written by Professor Dorothy M. Brown. First paperback edition. Signed by the author, with…
Yes and No, and, for Whom the Bell Chimes
Graham Greene · 1983 · Rooke Books
£315.00 (€377.57 | $416.16 | ¥66,434)
London, The Bodley Head, 1983. Cloth. A superb limited edition volume of two plays by Graham Greene, one of seven hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. A limited edition of seven hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered three hundred and sixty six.Signed by t…
La Locanda Del Contadino
John O'Hara; Carlo Rossi Fantonetti [trans.] · 1957 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
Verona, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first Italian language edition of John O'Hara's novel about a group of strangers stranded in rural Pennsylvania. Translated from the original English into Italian by Carlo…
Three Russian Poets: Selections from Pushkin, Lermontov and Tyutchev
Alexander Pushkin; Mikhail Lermontov; Fyodor Tyutchev; Vladimir Nabokov [trans.] · 1944 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
Norfolk, New Directions, 1944. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A first edition copy of this collection of works by Pushkin, Lermontov and Tyutchev, translated by Vladimir Nabokov. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original paper wraps, with the original un…
A Staircase in Surrey
J. I. M. Stewart · 1974 · Rooke Books
£1,295.00 (€1,552.25 | $1,710.88 | ¥273,119)
London, Victor Gollancz, 1974-1978 . First edition. Cloth. A complete five volume set of J.I.M. Stewart's sequence of novels about life at an Oxford college. Two volumes are the author's own copies, one is signed, and an additional uncorrected proof copy of the final v…
April, a Novella
David Gascoyne; Roger Scott [ed.] · 2000 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)
London, Enitharmon Press, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed limited edition novella by poet David Gascoyne, published only one year before his death. A very scarce first edition, flat signed to the limitation leaf.Number 15 of 150 copies produced in total, only t…
Twelve More Letters
Dylan Thomas · 1969 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, Turret Books, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of this limited edition collection of unpublished letters from Dylan Thomas to his friends and associates. Number 19 of 175 numbered limited edition copies.Illustrated with a tipped in frontispiece.A collect…
History of the Conquest of Peru 1524-1550
William Hickling Prescott · 1957 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)
Mexico City , Limited Editions Club [at Imprenta Nuevo Mundo], 1957. Leather. A terrific limited copy of this classic history by William H. Prescott, produced for the Limited Editions club and signed by the printer and illustrator. This edition limited to 1500 copies signed by t…
The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe
Longus; George Moore [translator] · 1924 · Rooke Books
£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,593)
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1924. Cloth. A handsome signed limited edition translation of this Greek pastoral novel. Signed by the translator to the title page. A limited edition of 1,280 copies, of which 1,250 are for sale. This copy is number 432. In the publisher's …