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Paris-Bordeaux-Paris 1895

Benoit Pérot; Alain Panhard [Preface] · 2007 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Paris, TiMKaT, 2007 . First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of this account of the Paris–Bordeaux–Paris Trail race of June 1895, sometimes called the 'first motor race' in the world. A very scarce first edition.With text…

Darkness Visible: Inside the World of Philip Pullman

Nicholas Tucker · 2003 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Cambridge , Wizard Books , 2003. Paperback. A lovely first edition of this unique exploration of Philip Pullman's work. First edition Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's paperback.This work includes a biography and literary analysis of award wi…

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton · 2013 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Granta, 2013 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition, first impression of Eleanor Catton's Booker Prize winning novel. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the title pa…

Mediaeval Glasgow

James Primrose · 1913 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,835)

Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons, 1913. First edition. Leather. A limited edition work exploring the religious history of Glasgow, a smart illustrated volume, signed by the publisher. A limited edition, this being one of sixty copies made on handmade paper, signed by the publis…

Timbuktu

Paul Auster · 1999 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Faber and Faber , 1999. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition of this tragicomic novella by Paul Auster. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappe…

The Influence

Ramsey Campbell · 1988 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

New York, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. 1988. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first US edition of this thrilling novel from English horror fiction writer Ramsey Campbell, signed and inscribed by the author. First US edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by the author …

The Height of the Scream

Ramsey Campbell · 1978 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, Millington, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this collection of horror short stories from English horror fiction writer Ramsey Campbell, signed by the author. First UK edition. Signed by the author to the title page. Scarce edition. A collection of…

Ancient Images

Ramsey Campbell · 1989 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London, Legend Century, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this haunting work from English horror writer Ramsey Campbell, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page with an inscription that reads "All the best Paul!". No one liv…

A Compass Error

Sybille Bedford · 1968 · Rooke Books

£245.00 (€293.67 | $323.68 | ¥51,671)

London, Collins, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Sybille Bedford's sequel to 'A Favourite of the Gods', with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original…

Illustrated History of Furniture

Frederick Litchfield · 1892 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Truslove & Shirley, 1892 . First edition. Leather. A lovely example of the first edition of Frederick Litchfield's illustrated guide to the history of furniture, in a signed half straight grain morocco Birdsall binding. The first edition of this work.Illustrated wit…

Willoughby Hyett Dickinson 1859-1943: A Memoir

Hope Costley White · 1956 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

Gloucester, Privately Printed by John Bellows Limited, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce biography of British Liberal politician Willoughby Hyett Dickinson, signed by his wife Elizabeth. First edition. Very scarce. Signed by Elizabeth Dickinso…

Letters of Junius

Junius · 1836 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, C. Daly, 1836. Cloth. A smart copy of this collection of letters critical of the government of King George III from the anonymous "Junius". Scarce edition. With a frontispiece and title vignette. A collection of private and open letters critical of the government of King…

La Vie Et L&Apos;Art Romantiques: Delacroix: Peintre, Graveur, Ecrivain

Raymond Escholier · 1926 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)

Paris , H. Floury , 1926-1929. Leather. An exhaustive biography of French artist Eugene Delacroix, laid out chronologically across three richly illustrated volumes. The 'Edition de Luxe&apos. Complete in three volumes. In the original French. Uniformly bound in a signed h…

Aunt Jane&Apos;S Verses for Children

Mrs. T. D. Crewdson · 1851 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Charles Gilpin , 1851. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of these charming children's verses, with illustrations. A very scarce first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with an illustrative gilt stamp. Illustrated…

William S. Churchill with Companion Volumes.

Martin Gilbert; Rudolph S. Churchill · 1966 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.79 | $1,182.43 | ¥188,758)

London, William Heinemann, 1966-1982. First edition. Cloth. A first edition set comprising of the first four volumes of the official biography on Winston Churchill, with ten volumes of the companion volumes, with a signed set of letters by the author Martin Gilbert. All first ed…

First Performance: A Mystery with Music

R. E. Masters · 1956 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1956. Cloth. A smart second impression of this scarce mystery from R. E. Masters, signed by the author. Second impression October 1956, originally published September 1956. Signed by the author with an inscription that reads: "For Nicolas, An u…

Mr. Postlethwaite&Apos;S Reindeer and Other Stories

Richard Chopping · 1945 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

London, Transatlantic Arts Ltd, 1945 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of iconic dust wrapper designed Richard Chopping's charming collection of children's tales, illustrated by Chopping throughout. A very scarce first edition, first impression.In t…

The Fantasy Poets Pamphlets

Various; Oscar Mellor [ed.] · 1952 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

Oxon , The Fantasy Press , 1952-1954. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A delightful set of seven poetry booklets from the 'Fantasy Poets' series, including a selection from Thom Gunn. The first editions of these works.Featuring seven booklets bound in the publisher&ap…

Pandora. Ein Festspiel.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe · 1923 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.78 | ¥32,690)

Zurich , Verlag Seldwyla , 1923 . Leather. A strikingly illustrated edition of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's play, this edition with illustrations by Ludwig von Hofmann. A limited edition. Signed by the artist. Bound in quarter morocco with paper-covered boards. Written by G…

The Principles of Political Economy

J. R. McCulloch · 1843 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Edinburgh, William Tait, 1843 . Leather. A smart example of J. R. McCulloch's most popular work on economics, in a full calf signed binding by Hayday. First published in 1825, this is an enlarged and corrected edition.Political economist David Ricardo described this work as…