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Carve Her Name with Pride
R. J. Minney · 1956 · Rooke Books
£895.00 (€1,072.79 | $1,182.43 | ¥188,758)
London, George Newnes Limited, 1956. First edition. Cloth. An advance presentation copy of the first edition of R. J. Minney"s celebrated biography of SOE agent Violette Szabo, signed and inscribed by the author and retaining the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher…
2 Vols Romola
George Eliot · 1880 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)
London, Smith, Elder, and Co. 1880. Leather. A limited edition of George Eliot"s "Romola," illustrated with plates by Sir Frederick Leighton and handsomely bound in full calf by W. H. Smith, offered here as a partially complete but pleasing copy. In a pleasing full green calf bi…
The Poems of Bishop Henry King
Bishop Henry King; John Sparrow [Ed.] · 1925 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1925 . Hardback. A limited Nonesuch Press edition of the poetry of Bishop Henry King, with a contemporary presentation inscription from the celebrated modernist poster designer E. McKnight Kauffer to the front free endpaper. In the original publisher&…
The Practical Fisherman: Dealing with the Natural History, the Legendary Lore, the Capture of British Freshwater Fish, and Tackle and Tackle Making
J.H. Keene · 0 · Rooke Books
£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)
London, The Bazaar" Office, c1881. Leather. A smartly bound first edition copy of this illustrated nineteenth century guide to the characteristics of fish and how to make tackle. A later edition.In a half green morocco binding. A signed binding by Hatchards.Illustrated with a fr…
Virgil. Georgic the First
Virgil · 1807 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)
Salisbury , J. Easton, 1807. Leather. A vanishingly scarce Salisbury printing of Virgil's first 'Georgic' book of rural poetry - an anonymous translation intended for private circulation. The first of Virgil's Georgics. A vanishingly scarce copy intended for …
This Was the Old Chief&Apos;S Country
Doris Lessing · 1951 · Rooke Books
£575.00 (€689.22 | $759.66 | ¥121,269)
London, Michael Joseph, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of these stories from Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing. Her second book and her first short-story collection. Flat signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression.With the …
Death of a Hero
Richard Aldington · 1929 · Rooke Books
£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.29 | ¥52,726)
London, Chatto and Windus , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Richard Aldington's poignant World War I novel, a debut novel based on the author's own experiences. First edition.With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper, designed by Paul…
Discours Sur L&Apos;Histoire Universelle, a Monseigneur le Dauphin: Pour Expliquer la Suite de la Religion, & Les Changemens Des Empires
Jacques Benigne Bossuet · 1758 · Rooke Books
£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.43 | ¥79,089)
Paris , Christophe David , 1758. Leather. A lovely calf-bound new edition of Jacques Benigne Bossuet's theological discourse, intended for the education of the Dauphine. New edition. Complete in two volumes. In the original French. First published in 1681.Uniformly bound i…
The Age of Kali Indian Travels & Encounters from the Holy Mountain
William Dalrymple · 1997 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)
London, HarperCollins Publishers, 1997; 1998. First edition. Cloth. A presentation copy and a first edition of travel works from award-winning author and historian William Dalrymple. A pair of engaging travel titles from Scottish historian, art historian, curator, broadcaster, c…
Schindler&Apos;S Ark
Thomas Keneally · 1982 · Rooke Books
£795.00 (€952.92 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,668)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1982. First edition. Hardback. An exquisite, signed first edition of Keneally's profound fictionalisation of Oskar Schindler's heroic deeds during the Holocaust. The first edition of Thomas Kenealley's fictionalisation of the life of …
A Dream of Tartary: The Origins and Misfortunes of Henry P&Apos;U Yi
Henry McAleavy · 1963 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. A very scare signed presentation copy of this fascinating illustrated biography of the last emperor of China. A very scarce signed presentation copy.The first edition. In the publisher's original decorative clo…
First Edition Novels by Joanna Trollope
Joanna Trollope · 1979 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)
London, Hutchinson, 1979-1988. First edition. Cloth. A very smart set of first edition novels by esteemed writer Joanna Trollope, with a signed presentation copy. Three volumes.The first editions.With a signed presentation copy by the author. In the publisher's original cl…
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan · 1989 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)
London, Heinemann, 1989 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart signed first edition copy of this novel on immigration and belonging by Amy Tan. The first edition.Signed by the author to the title page.In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust w…
The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes · 2011 · Rooke Books
£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,088)
London, Jonathan Cape, 2011 . First edition. Cloth. Signed first edition of Julian Barnes' Man-Booker-Prize-winning novel about the enduring power of the past. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. With original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by the autho…
Man and Beast in Eastern Ethiopia
J. Bland-Sutton · 1911 · Rooke Books
£440.00 (€527.40 | $581.30 | ¥92,797)
London, Macmillan and Co. Limited , 1911. First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first edition of this copiously illustrated hunting account from John Bland-Sutton. Author's presentation copy, "with John Bland-Sutton's best wishes" inscribed to the title page. First edit…
The Poetical Works of Robert Browning
Robert Browning · 1868 · Rooke Books
£660.00 (€791.11 | $871.96 | ¥139,196)
London, Smith, Elder and Co. 1868. Leather. A delightful six volume set of the poetical works of the esteemed poet, Robert Browning. Complete in six volumes. In beautiful uniform morocco bindings by Charles Tuckett, binder to the Queen. Robert Browning was an English poet and pl…
25 Volumes of British Plays
Various Authors · 1791 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)
London, John Bell, 1791-95. Leather. 75 British plays by various playwrights, in 25 volumes published by John Bell. With two plates to each volume. Collated, volume X's The Orphan is lacking its two plates. Direct from the Regency library of Elizabeth Greenly, later Lady El…
Selected Works of George Moore
George Moore · 1920 · Rooke Books
£230.00 (€275.69 | $303.86 | ¥48,508)
London, William Heinemann, 1920-1924. Paperback. A five volume set of the works of George Moore. All volumes limited edition and signed by the author. Volumes are: The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis & Chloe Conversations in Ebury Street In Single Strictness The Apostle The Coming of …
Harvest-Home Consisting of Supplementary Gleanings; Original Dramas and Poems, Contributions of Literary Friends and Select Re-Publications Including Sympathy, a Poem
Mr Pratt · 1805 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)
London, Richard Phillips, 1805. Leather. A three volume set of the dramatics works and poetry of Samuel Jackson Pratt 'Harvest-Home consisting of Supplementary Gleanings; Original Dramas and Poems , Contributions of Literary Friends and Select Re-publications including Symp…
In Oxbow of Time&Apos;S River
Irene Dayton · 1978 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)
Peterborough , Windy Row Press, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A smart poetry anthology by Irene Dayton, which has been signed by the author. First edition. Ink inscription to the front free-endpaper reads, 'For Robin Gregory, The International Poetry Society. Irene Dayton&apo…