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Hollywood Premium Record Guide, Poplar. Number One, Price List and Number Two, Value Catalogue

Will Roy Hearne · 1944 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Los Angeles, Will Roy Hearne, 1944-1946 . First edition. Paperback. The scarce first and second numbers of Will Roy Hearne's guide to the prices of 1940s records. Present here are Number One, 'Price List', dated 1944, and Number Two, 'Value Catalog', dat…

The Sea & the Jungle

H. M. Tomlinson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Duckworth, 1930. Cloth. A signed limited edition of his account of the voyage of the Capella, from Swansea to Santa Maria de Belem do Grae Para, Brazil. Number 396 of 515 copies produced, signed by the author.A first edition thus. Originally published in1912, this editio…

The Age of Ideologies: A History of Political Thought in the Twentieth Century

Karl Dietrich Bracher; Ewald Osers [translated] · 1984 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,425)

London , Weidenfeld and Nicolson , 1984. First edition. Leather. The first UK edition of this translated work exploring the rise of ideologies, written by German political scientist Karl Dietrich Bracher. The first U.K edition of this work.In signed half calf binding by Maltbys.…

The Lyre of Orpheus

Robertson Davies · 1988 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,199)

Pennsylvania , The Franklin Library , 1988 . First edition. Leather. A fine, limited first edition of the third novel in the Cornish Trilogy, signed by the author Robertson Davies. The Limited First Edition, signed by the author and bound in top-grain leather. 'The Lyre of …

The Orphan Angel

Elinor Wylie · 1926 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Elinor Wylie's unusual 1920s novel in which she reimagines the life of Percy Shelley, and has him travel to the New World in an America Ship, rather than dying at a young age. A signed limit…

L&Apos;Homme Qui Rit

Victor Hugo · 1869 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)

Paris, Librairie Internationale, A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie,, 1869 . First edition. Vellum. The complete four volume first edition of Victor Hugo's 1869 historical novel, in full vellum bindings by Riviere. In the original French.  The complete four volume first editio…

The Works of John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy · 1923 · Rooke Books

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

London , William Heinemann Ltd. 1923-1936. Vellum. A Manaton limited edition complete thirty-volume set of works by John Galsworthy, signed by Galsworthy to the first volume. A complete thirty-volume set in quarter paper vellum binding. Scarce to see the complete set in publishe…

The Embassy House

Nicholas Proffitt · 1986 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Boston, Bantam Books, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this thrilling work from American author and war correspondent Nicholas Proffitt, with the original advance reading copy of the book. Two volumes. First edition. With the advance reading copy consist…

A Collection of Novels from Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky · 1987 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc.; Delacorte Press, 1987-1992. First edition. Cloth. Four smart V. I. Warshawski novels from American author Sara Paretsky. Four volumes. Written by Sara Paretsky, an American author of detective fiction, best known for her novels focused…

Toddle Island Being the Diary of Lord Bottsford

[Dennis Hird] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this Utopian novel, by British clergyman and Socialist, Dennis Hird. The very scarce first edition of the work.Signed by the author to the title page.An interesting satirical Utopi…

The Common Round

D. C. F. Harding [Dolores Charlotte Frederica Harding] · 1928 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the very scarce first edition of Dolores Charlotte Frederica Harding's day-in-the-life novel. The very scarce first edition of this work.Inscribed by the author 'Yvonne, with love, D. C. F. Harding…

Mervyn Peake: The Man and His Art

Sebastian Peake; Alison Eldred (compiled); G. Peter Winnington (ed) · 2006 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

London , Peter Owen, 2006. Hardback. An extraordinary dive into the life and work of writer, artist and poet, Mervyn Peake, compiled and signed by his eldest child Sebastian Peake. A scarcely signed copy by all authors, including Sebastian Peake, Mervyn Peake's eldest child…

The Bride&Apos;S Book: A Souvenir of the Wedding

Maud Humphrey; Paul de Longpre · 1900 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company , 1900. Cloth. A charming unused wedding souvenir book, with bright illustrations from Maud Humphrey and Paul de Longpre. Illustrated throughout with eight full colour plates. Collated complete. An unused wedding souvenir book with sections …

The Green Man of Graypec

Festus Pragnell · 1950 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

New York, Greenburg, 1950 . Cloth. A revised and enlarged edition of this thrilling science-fiction novel by Festus Prangnell, in the original, bright dust wrapper designed by Hannes Bok. Revised and enlarged from the first edition. First appearance in hardcover; published in it…

The Funco File

Burt Cole · 1969 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A fine, first edition of this enthralling novel featuring four people with extraordinary gifts, written by Burt Cole. First edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the unclipped dust wrapper designed by …

The Fantastic Saint

Leslie Charteris; Martin Harry Greenberg; Charles G. Waugh · 1982 · Rooke Books

£365.00 (€437.51 | $482.22 | ¥76,980)

New York, Doubleday & Company INC, 1982. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of this anthology of six Simon Templar tales by Leslie Charteris, the author's presentation copy. The first U.S. edition, first printing.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endp…

King Dragon

Andrew J. Offutt · 1980 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

New York, Ace Books, 1980. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition copy of this Lost World science fiction adventure novel by Andrew J. Offutt. The first edition, first printing.Signed by the author to the half-title, 'For Frank S. Across the waters, Andrew J. Offu…

The Man Whose Dreams Came True

Julian Symons · 1968 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, The Collins Crime Cub , 1968. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this crime novel by Julian Symons. The first edition. Author's presentation copy to his friends with an inscription to the front free endpaper; "For Tony and Sheila- A little post-party re…

Portugal. A Poem. In Two Parts.

George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent of Carlanstown · 1812 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.52 | ¥94,906)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, by Thomas Davison, 1812 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of George Nugent-Grenville's poem about the Napoleonic wars. The scarce first edition of this work.Inscribed to the head o…

Pandora&Apos;S Letter Box

Doris Langley Moore · 1929 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Gerald Howe, 1929. First edition. Hardback. A signed limited edition work by Doris Langley Moore, advising the reader on how to lead a fashionable life. A limited edition of two hundred copies bound in parchment, this being numbered ninety two.Signed by the author to the…