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Horace the Odes and Epodes
C. E. Bennett · 1924 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)
London , William Heinemann, 1924. Vellum. This edition is handsomely bound in a quarter vellum. Handsomely bound in a quarter vellum.This edition is from 1924. The poetry of Horace contains breadth and variety focusing on public and private concerns. Horace was one of the first …
The Soldier and the Gentlewoman
Hilda Vaughan · 1932 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
London, Gollancz, 1932 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this thrilling novel by Welsh novelist Hilda Vaughan, presented to literary editor Edward Garnett. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original…
A Thing of Nought
Hilda Vaughan · 1948 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)
London, Percival Marshall, 1948 . Hardback. A signed presentation copy of the revised edition of Hilda Vaughan's novella, inscribed to - and with a letter from - journalist and novelist Margharita Laski. The revised edition of this novella, a critically acclaimed work first…
1872 Fasti Monastici Aevi Saxonici or an Alphabetical List of the Heads of Religious Houses in England Previous to the Norman Conquest, to Which Is Prefixed a Chronological Catalogue of Contemporary Foundations
Walter De Gray Birch · 1872 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
London , Taylor and Co. 1872. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this short history of religious houses in England. First edition. Very scarce. Signed by the author. With the author's compliments to front free endpaper. Dedication name has been exci…
1936 a Short Account of East Budleigh and Hayes Barton Birthplace of Sir Walter Ralegh
Walter Scutt · 1936 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Cranford Budleigh Salterton, Hand-press at Cranford Budleigh Salterton, 1936. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce signed copy of this historical study of East Budleigh and Hayes Barton. The first edition. Very scarce. Private press, signed by the author. This is one of 150 c…
Sung to Shahryar: Poems from the Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night
E. Powys Mathers · 1925 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
London, The Casanova Society, 1925. First edition. Hardback. A signed limited edition copy of this anthology of poems from One Thousand and One Nights, compiled by E. Powys Mathers. One of fifty limited edition large paper copies of this work in the publisher's original mar…
History of the University of Edinburgh from It&Apos;S Foundation. Vol I: Memoir
Andrew Dalzel · 1862 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)
Edinburgh , Edmonston and Douglas, 1862. First edition. Cloth. The first edition presentation copy of this memoir by professor Andrew Dalzel. The first edition of the work. In the original publisher's cloth. A presentation copy of the work with inscription from the author…
Dogs of Character
Cecil Aldin · 1927 · Rooke Books
£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. A lovely limited edition of Cecil Aldin's charmingly illustrated tale about the dogs Mickey and Cracker, an Irish wolfhound and a bull terrier. Limited to two-hundred and fifty copies. This copy is lacking the signe…
Indemnity Only
Sara Paretsky · 1982 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.97 | ¥179,267)
New York, The Dial Press, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of the debut novel from Sara Paretsky, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, with the inscription "Penny, With very good wishes." The debut novel from the auth…
The Marquis de Fraud
Philip Reed · 2001 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
California, Epic Press, 2001 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this horse-racing mystery novel, by American author Philip Reed. A signed, first edition in the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author…
Northern Lights
Philip Pullman · 2008 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)
London, Scholastic, 2008. Cloth. A fine signed limited edition copy of Philip Pullman's first fantasy novel following the adventures of Lyra. A signed limited edition of 3,000 numbered copies.This copy is sealed in the original publisher's plastic.In the original dust …
Lucy Boston; or, Woman&Apos;S Rights and Spiritualism Illustrating the Follies and Delusions of the Nineteenth Century
Fred Folio · 1855 · Rooke Books
£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.30 | ¥92,797)
New York, Alden and Beardsley, 1855. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this fascinating interdisciplinary satire, relating to feminism and spiritualism. The first edition of the work. Very scarce, particularly the Alden and Beardsley imprint. Hamilton 508. Illust…
Cathedral
Ian Maitland · 1992 · Rooke Books
£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,803)
London, Headline, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this novel by Ian Maitland, in the original, striking, unclipped dust wrapper. A smart, first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. W…
To the Hilt
Dick Francis · 1996 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)
New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. First edition. Hardback. An extremely smart, signed, first edition of this mystery novel by British author and jockey, Dick Francis. A signed, first edition of this novel, in the original publisher's bright paper backed boards, with…
The Amber Spyglass
Philip Pullman · 2001 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
London, Scholastic/Point, 2001 . Paperback. A signed copy of the final work in Phillip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series. A signed copy of the first impression of the first Scholastic/Point paperback edition of Pullman's novel.Flat signed by the author to…
The English Interior : 1500 to 1900
Ralph Dutton · 1948 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
London, B. T. Batsford LTD, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A charmingly illustrated guide to English interior design and its many influences between the years 1500 and 1900. This work is in original publisher's binding and original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition of the …
Calendar of Letters from the Mayor & Corporation of the City of London, Circa A.D. 1350-1370
Reginald R. Sharpe [ed.] · 1885 · Rooke Books
£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)
London, John C. Francis, 1885 . First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy of this account of the letters of the Mayor and city of London between 1350 and 1370, with a signed letter from archivist Sir William Hardy. A presentation copy of this first edition, with a bookplate read…
Esp and You
Hans Holzer · 1967 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
New York, Hawthorn Books, 1967. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of Hans Holzer's study of precognition, mediums, psychic healing, telepathy, &c, signed by the author. The first edition of this work, scarce in commerce. Study of the extraordinary perception in the…
Le Marechal de la Force (1558-1652)
Duc de la Force · 1924 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)
Paris, Emile Paul Freres, 1924. Leather. The first volume of this detailed history of the Marechal de la Force, with a letter from the Duc, in the original French language. French language. Volume one of two. Signed by the author to A Lady Cheylesmore. Illustrated with portrait …
The Bookman&Apos;S Limericks
John Dunning · 2003 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)
Minneapolis, Dinkytown Antiquarian Books, 2003. First edition. Paperback. A lovely signed copy of John Dunning's anthology of literary limericks. One of four hundred and fifty copies printed for the Midwest Bookhunters Twin Cities Bookfair in 2003. Each national bookfair ha…