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Butchers and Other Stories of Crime

Peter Lovesey · 1985 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London , Macmillan and Co. 1985. First edition. Cloth. A fine collection of short stories that will thrill and surprise the reader, signed by the author and in its first edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A first edition copy. This is a fine collection of crime sho…

Cheat-the-Boys

Eden Phillpotts · 1924 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, William Heinemann, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this novel by British author Eden Phillpotts, a lovely copy signed and inscribed by the author. The first edition of this work. A scarce novel by Eden Phillpotts, English author known for his many n…

Cinderella

0 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Murrays Sales and Service Co. c1981. Hardback. A beautiful pop-up edition of the classic children's tale of Cinderella, designed by the celebrated pop-up artist Vojtěch Kubašta. Pop-up fairy tale of 'Cinderella' with illustrations by Vojtěch Kubašta, des…

The Fifty Years&Apos; Struggle of the Covenanters, 1638-88

James Dodds · 1860 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Edinburgh, Thomas Constable by Edmonston and Douglas, 1860. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of James Dodds's history of the seventeenth century Scottish religious and political movement of 'The Covenanters&apos. Detailing the history of the group …

Music for Chameleons

Truman Capote · 1981 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of Capote's short story collection with the original dust wrapper. The first UK edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original clipped dust wrapper des…

Adults

Emma Jane Unsworthy · 2020 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Borough Press, 2020. First edition. Cloth. Beautiful first impression of this modern fiction novel by Emma Jane Unsworthy, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this novel. A satire of social media age by Emma Jane Unsworthy, exploring the trut…

Stokers and Pokers: Or, the London and North-Western Railway, the Electric Telegraph, and the Railway Clearing House Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria, and the Holy Land; Including a Journey Round the Dead Sea, and Through the Country East of the Jordan

[Francis Bond Head]; Charles Leonard Irby; James Mangles · 1847 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

London, John Murray, 1847-49. First edition. Leather. Two interesting first edition works bound in one volume, exploring technology and travels across the world. Two volumes bound in one.'Stokers and Pokers' by Francis Bond Head, the first edition, published in 1849. A…

The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood; the Tale of Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves; the Ugly Duckling

Charles Perrault, J. C. Mardrus, E. Powys Mathers, Hans Christian Andersen, Jean Hersholt · 1949 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

New York, The Limited Editions Club , 1949. Cloth. A beautiful three volume limited edition set of these classic children's stories, two of which are signed. A handsome limited edition, three volume set of 'The Evergreen Tales; or Tales for the Ageless&apos. In full cl…

The Musical Bijou, an Album of Music and Poetry for 1848

F. H. Burney · 1848 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, D'Almaine and Co. 1848 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of this album of music and poetry for the year 1848 in quarter calf binding with colour chromolithographs. First edition of The Musical Bijou, An Album of Music and Poetry for 1848 edited…

English Men of Letters: Milton; Hawthorne; Southey; Lamb

John Morley [ed.] · 1879 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1879-82. Leather. Four volumes of biographies in John Morley's 'English Men of Letters' series in uniform H. Wood signed bindings. A collection of four volumes from the 'English Men of Letters' series of biographies edited by Jo…

Diary of a War Artist

Edward Ardizzone · 1974 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, The Bodley Head, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of Edward Ardizzone's illustrated account of his life during the Second World War. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with the vignet…

La Comã©Die Humaine

Honore de Balzac · 0 · Rooke Books

£3,200.00 (€3,835.71 | $4,227.65 | ¥675,101)

Paris , George Barrie , c1895-9. Leather. Complete magnum opus of French novelist Honoré de Balzac 'La Comedie Humaine' in beautiful uniform Riverside Press half crushed morocco bindings. Undated Paris edition published by George Barrie, comprised of forty-five volumes…

Lancashire Dialect and Other Poems Suitable for Recitation

Walter Emsley · 0 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Manchester; London , John Heywood Ltd. c1918. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of this charming poetry collection about Lancashire life, written in the Lancashire dialect. A scarce first edition. Signed by the author to the front paste-down. In the original full…

Between the Acts

Virginia Woolf · 1941 · Rooke Books

£480.00 (€575.36 | $634.15 | ¥101,265)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A well preserved copy of Virginia Woolf's final novel, Between the Acts, presented in the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Vanessa Bell. The first edition, first impression. In the original unclipped …

The Gilded Fly: Short Stories

Paul W. Nash · 1993 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Francestown, Typographeum, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this scarce limited edition volume, containing two short stories. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this volume of short storied from American librarian and researcher Paul W. Nash, who …

The Cottage Gardener; or, Amateur and Cottager&Apos;S Guide to out-Door Gardening and Spade Cultivation

George W. Johnson · 1849 · Rooke Books

£670.00 (€803.10 | $885.16 | ¥141,349)

London, Wm S Orr and Co. 1849. Cloth. Seventeen volumes of George W. Johnson's sweeping and detailed gardening guide, with illustrations. A guide to outdoor gardening by George W. Johnson, British writer on gardening. Weekly periodical devoted to the advancement and develop…

Alentejo Blue

Monica Ali · 2006 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,962)

London, Doubleday, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Monica Ali's lovely second novel. First edition, first impression, signed copy of Monica Ali's novel Alentejo Blue. In the original publisher's binding and with the unclipped dust wrapper.Ali…

Putting the Boot in

Dan Kavanagh; Julian Barnes · 1985 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition first printing of Julian Barnes' crime fiction novel published under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh. Signed first edition and first imprint of Putting the Boot In with original publisher's binding an…

Noble Essences or Courteous Revelations

Osbert Sitwell · 1950 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1950. First edition. Cloth. Fifth and final volume in Osbert Sitwell's acclaimed autobiography, the first edition complete with original dust wrapper. First edition of this autobiographical volume by Osbert Sitwell, volume five and final of his exten…

The Axe of Brandomar

George Graveley · 1928 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.34 | $55.49 | ¥8,861)

London , The Cayme Press, 1928. First edition. Hardback. An interesting copy of the fable play The Axe of Brandomere and the prose fable Fulfilment. This is a signed first edition copy of The Axe of Brandomar or The Death of the Woodman's Son  a fable play in three scenes w…