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Lighthouse

Tony Parker · 1975 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Hutchinson, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this intimate view into the lives of lighthouse keepers by Tony Parker. Signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped du…

Chemistry and Other Stories

Ron Rash · 2007 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

New York, Picador, 2007. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition, second impression of this short story collection from American writer Ron Rash, signed to the title page. First edition, second impression. Signed by the author to the title page. A collection of thirteen …

Memoir of Sir James David Marwick

John Gray McKendrick [John Gray M'Kendrick] · 1909 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the vanishingly scarce memoirs of James David Marwick, who served as Town Clerk of Glasgow for thirty-one years, during which time the entire city was transformed. The very scarce first edition.Insc…

The Poems of Edmund Blunden

Edmund Blunden · 1930 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.32 | ¥57,998)

London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed, limited edition, large paper copy of this impressive volume of the poetry of Edmund Blunden. No. 181 of 200 very scarce large paper copies, signed by the author, Edmund Blunden.A very scarce limited edi…

I, Claudius

Robert Graves · 1941 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,876.75 | $3,170.75 | ¥506,167)

Harmondsworth, Allen Lane, Penguin, 1941. Cloth. A very scarce signed example of Robert Graves's popular historical novel. Rebound from the two volume 1941 Penguin edition of the best-selling work. The 1941 two volume Penguin edition of Robert Graves's enormously popul…

The Crimson Petal and the White

Michel Faber · 2002 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Canongate, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this very popular novel by Michel Faber, historical fiction set in Victorian England, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page. In the…

The Night Watcher

Sarah Waters · 2006 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

London, Virago Press, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this acclaimed historical novel from Sarah Waters, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. 'The Night Watch' was shortlisted for the 2006 Booker Prize and th…

The Impressionist

Hari Kunzru · 2002 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,341)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first editon copy of Hari Kunzru's award winning debut novel. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Winner of the Betty Trask Award and the Somerset Maugham Award. The novel co…

Kaeti & Company

Keith Roberts · 1986 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Salisbury, Kerosina Books, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition copy of this collection of short stories from English science fiction author Keith Robert, signed by the author. First edition. Limited to two hundred copies numbered and signed by the author which co…

Incarnate

Ramsey Campbell · 1983 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

New York and London, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc.; Granada , 1983-1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart uncorrected US proof copy and first UK edition of this fascinating novel from English horror fiction writer Ramsey Campbell, both copies are signed by the author. Two volumes. …

A Sammelband of Six Nineteenth Century Plays

Ben Jonson; James Kenney; Pedro Calderon de la Barca; John Gay; Helmina von Chezy · 1806 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Various , 1806-1842 . First edition. Leather. A collection of six plays performed at London's Theatre Royal and Prince's Theatre, including two by James Kenney which are signed to the title page. Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Endpapers a…

Trash: Stories by Dorothy Allison

Dorothy Allison · 1988 · Rooke Books

£159.00 (€190.58 | $210.06 | ¥33,534)

Ithaca, Firebrand Books, 1988. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition, first impression of Dorothy Allison's award-winning collection of short stories. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original paper wraps. Signed by the aut…

London Gunmakers: Historical Data on the London Gun Trade in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Nigel Brown · 1998 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

London, Christie, Manson and Woods Ltd, 1998. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this intriguing history of London gunmakers. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the half title. With the publisher's original unclipped dust …

A Country Naturalist&Apos;S Year

Colin McKelvie · 1993 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Shrewsbury, Swan Hill Press, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this brightly illustrated work, signed by the author and illustrator with a hand-drawn image from the illustrator to the front endpaper. First edition. Signed by the author and illustrator to …

The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale

Christopher Gilbert · 1978 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Studio Vista; Christie's, 1978. First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Christopher Gilbert's study of Chippendale, in superb half calf bindings. The first editions, first impressions of these volumes.Inscribed by the author t…

The Officer&Apos;S Daughter: A Memoir of Miss Elizabeth Tatton. To Which Are Added Some Instances of Divine Grace in the Army.

Rev. Octavius Winslow · 1849 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, William P. Kennedy, 1849. Cloth. This very scarce third enlarged edition of the memoir of Elizabeth Tatton as told by the prominent, nineteenth-century evangelist, Reverend Octavius Winslow. The third, enlarged edition of the work.Full bound in the original publisher&apo…

Les Nouvelles Amoureuses

Charles Aubert · 1883 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Paris, Chez Tous les Libraires, 1883. Leather. A charming volume of ten of the engaging novellas of Charles Aubert, in a signed binding from Seton & Mackenzie. In the original French.Ten racy and entertaining novellas from Charles Aubert, bound in one volume.Each work is publish…

The Taipan and the Pillow Book

Courtney Browne · 1956 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

Vermont & Tokyo, Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1956. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this uncommon work from British author Courtney Browne, signed to the front endpaper. First edition. Uncommon work. Signed by the author to the front endpaper in green ink, dated…

The Works of John Lothrop Motley

John Lothrop Motley · 1903 · Rooke Books

£1,495.00 (€1,791.98 | $1,975.11 | ¥315,300)

London, John Murray, 1903-1904 . Leather. A beautiful nine volume Zaehnsdorf bound set of the historical works of American author and diplomat John Lothrop Motley. Complete in nine half calf volumes, in signed bindings by Zaehnsdorf for A. C. M. Cluro & Ce.An uncommon set.The fa…

The Various

Steve Augarde · 2003 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, David Fickling Books, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition, first impression of the first volume in the Touchstone Trilogy. Signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper which reads: "Man…