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The Life of George Brummell, Esq. , Commonly Called Beau Brummell

Captain Jesse · 1844 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, Saunders and Otley, 1844. First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of an influential biography popularising Brummelmania, in a lovely half calf signed binding from B.G. Ward. The first edition of The Life of George Brummell, the renowned autobiography of the pre-…

The Evergreen Death

James Fraser [Alan White] · 1968 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,700)

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1968. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of this detective novel by Alan White, under the pseudonym James Fraser. The first edition, first impression of this work with no other impressions stated.  Signed by the author to the front …

Ellery Queen&Apos;S Awards Ninth Series

Various; Ellery Queen [ed.] · 1956 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, The Crime Club by Collins, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of the ninth annual collection of the best short crime fiction, selected by Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee, under the pseudonym, Ellery Queen. The first edition, first impression of thi…

Twelve Apostles

Gavin Ewart · 1970 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

[Belfast], An Ulsterman Publication, 1970 . First edition. Paperback. A smart signed presentation copy of the first edition of this collection of twelve poems by Gavin Ewart. The first edition.  A presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author: 'For Audrey with love…

Blue Sonata and Quentin Crisp As Prime Minister

Jeremy Reed · 1994 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

[Edinburgh], Privately Printed at the Tragara Press, 1994-1999 . First edition. Paperback. A smart two volume set of signed limited edition poetry books by Jersey-born poet Jeremy Reed. A two volume set. Both limited editions, signed by the author.  In the publisher's orig…

Pavane for a Dead Infanta

Hugh Ross Williamson · 1972 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Stourton Press, 1972 . Leather. A smart limited edition copy of this play in three acts by Hugh Ross Williamson, illustrated throughout by Emily Gwynne-Jones. A limited edition, set in the Aries types designed for The Stourton Press by Eric Gill, with this copy being…

Family Money; in My Own Time

Nina Bawden · 1991 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Victor Gollangz Ltd; Virago Press, 1991-1994 . First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set of signed presentation copies by Nina Bawden, including a novel and an autobiography. A two volume set. The first editions.  Both presentation copies, signed and inscribed by the…

Recent Poems

Stephen Spender · 1978 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Anvil Press Poetry, 1978. First edition. Paperback. A smart signed limited edition copy of this collection of four poems by noted English poet Stephen Spender. A limited edition copy, No.372/400 signed and numbered by the author.  In the publisher's original paperb…

The Electrification of the Soviet Union

Craig Raine · 1986 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Faber and Faber, 1986 . First edition. Leather. A signed limited edition of the first edition of Craig Raine's libretto to Nigel Osborne's opera based on the works of Boris Pasternak, in a handsome quarter morocco binding. A limited edition, first editon work.Â…

The King&Apos;S Pictures: From Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Hampton Court

P.G. Konody, Sir Martin Conway, Lionel Cust, [signed. George V] · 1930 · Rooke Books

£1,900.00 (€2,277.45 | $2,510.17 | ¥400,841)

London, The Fine Arts Publishing Co. 1930. First edition. Cloth. The fascinating catalogue of Georgve V's royal collection, signed by both the King and the Queen Consort Mary of Teck. Signed by George V and Queen Mary of Teck. The King's Pictures: From Buckingham Palac…

A History of the Jukes Family of Cound, Shropshire & Their Descendants

Percy W. L. Adams · 1927 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

Tunstall, Edwin H. Eardley, 1927. First edition. Vellum. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce limited edition of Percy W. L. Adams's genealogy of the Jukes family, inscribed to his daughter and with a letter from the author. A vanishingly scarce limited edition, wi…

Design

David Gentleman; Brian Webb; Peyton Skipwith · 2009 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Woodbridge, Antique Collector's Club, 2009 . First edition. Hardback. With a signed letter from artist David Gentleman to artists Posy Simmonds and Richard Hollis, this is the scarce first edition of this illustrated study of Gentleman's artistic works. With a signed l…

Cremation: The Planning of Crematoria and Columbaria; Leading Questions About Cremation

Albert C. Freeman; Anonymous [A Cremationist] · 1906 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Albert C. Freeman; Wightman Mountain and Andrews, 1906-1910. Brochure/Pamphlet. Two very scarce insightful works on cremations, including a signed letter by expert and architect Albert C. Freeman. Two very scarce volumes on cremation, both advocating for cremation over b…

Steps

Ian Hamilton · 1997 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Tregarne, Cornwall, Cargo Press, 1997. First edition. Paperback. A signed, limited edition of poetry by Ian Hamilton, this being no. 193 of 250 copies. The signed limited edition of Steps, poems written by British poet and literary editor Ian Hamilton, this being no. 193 of 250 …

The Works of Samuel Johnson. Volume XIV.

Samuel Johnson · 1788 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, John Stockdale, 1788 . Leather. A handsomely bound volume of the collected works of Samuel Johnson, including examples of his poetry and his correspondences. Volume XIV only of a fourteen volume collected edition of the works of Samuel Johnson, published only shortly aft…

The Nelson Dispatch Journal of the Nelson Society

Various; The Nelson Society · 1982 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

[Dorking], The Nelson Society, 1982-2011. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon collection of the illustrated Nelson Society Journal, spanning several decades and featuring folding plates. An uncommon collection of ten volumes of this society-published periodical. Within, the procee…

The Pumpkin Eater

Penelope Mortimer · 1962 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Hutchinson , 1962 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Mortimer"s best-known novel, a presentation copy inscribed by the author and complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding.  First edition.  Com…

Fifty Romance Lyric Poems

Richard Aldington · 1928 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

New York, Crosby Gaige, 1928. Cloth. A limited edition of lyrical poetry, one of nine-hundred copies signed by the author and printed. The first US edition of this work.  A limited edition publication, one of nine-hundred copies printed on rag paper. Signed by the author to the…

Arcadian Ballads

James Reeves · 1977 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

Gloucestershire, The Whittington Press, 1977 . Cloth. A smart signed limited edition copy of this collection of poetry by James Reeves, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, in the original slipcase. A limited edition, this copy being No.37/200. Signed to the edition page by both the…

The Landscape Annual for 1834: The Tourist in France

Thomas Roscoe · 1834 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Jennings and Chaplin, 1834 . First edition. Leather. An exceptional first edition of this fascinating travelogue from the early 19th century exploring France, illustrated with engraved plates by J. D. Harding. The first edition of this work, the Landscape Annual for 1834…