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A Sense of Danger; Epithets of War; the Winter Man

Vernon Scannell · 1962 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Putnam; Allison and Busby; Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962-1973. First edition. Cloth. A delightful collection of three signed presentation copies of poetical works from boxer and author Vernon Scannell. Three signed first editions poetry works from Vernon Scannell, the Britis…

Select Sermons from Jean Baptiste Massillon, Bishop of Clermont

Jean Baptiste Massillon, [trans. by Rutton Morris] · 1830 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, J. Nisbet, 1830. Hardback. The scarce presentation copy of Rutton Morris's translation of the Bishop of Clermont's profound moral sermons, signed by Morris, rebacked in velvet. A scarce translated edition of Select Sermons from Jean Baptiste Massillon, Bishop o…

[1908] Before Adam; (1914) John Barleycorn, or Alcoholic Memoirs; (1915) the Mutiny of the Elsinore; (1915) the Jacket; (1929) the Iron Heel; (1936) Martin Eden; (1939) the Night-Born and Other Stories.

Jack London · 1908 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London; New York, T. Werner Laurie; Mills & Boon, Limited; William Heinemann, Limited; D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated, [1908]-1939. Cloth. A lovely variety of fiction from prominent American author Jack London, including two pleasing frontispieces, one of which is in c…

The Novels of Francis Brett Young, Severn Edition: Marching on Tanga; the Black Diamond; the House Under the Water; This Little World; White Ladies; They Seek a Country; the City of Gold

Francis Brett Young · 1935 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, William Heinemann, 1935-1950. Cloth. A scarce set of the Severn edition novels by author of the Mercian novels Francis Brett Young, with City of Gold signed by Young. Seven of the scarce Severn Edition novels, written by English novelist and poet Francis Brett Young, wit…

Sporting Adventure

J. Wentworth Day · 1937 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this richly illustrated sporting classic, with a signed House of Lords letter from close confidant of President Kennedy, Lord Harlech, loosely inserted. In the publisher's original green cl…

The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray; Arthur Pendennis [ed.] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1891-1893. Leather. A complete thirteen volume set of the works of the nineteenth century satirical novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, in signed bindings. Complete in thirteen volumes.In half blue calf bindings, with marbled boards, endpapers, and f…

A New Roman History, by Question and Answer

1759 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, T. Astley; Sold by R. Baldwin , 1759. Leather. A scarce Roman history from John Lockman, taught through question and answer and complete with sixteen copper plates. Fifth edition of this Roman history designed principally for schools, with information given in the form o…

The Annals of Hampstead

Thomas J. Barratt · 1912 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A complete limited edition set of Barratt's beautifully illustrated history of Hampstead, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this three-volume set, one of 550 limited edition copies in the…

Sinbad of the Coast Guard

George F. Foley · 1945 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition recounting the true story of Sinbad, the celebrated canine mascot of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Campbell, illustrated throughout by by official Coast Guard Artist, George Gray.  In the pub…

Novels from the &Apos;Eagles of the Empire&Apos; and &Apos;Gladiator&Apos; Series

Simon Scarrow; T. J. Andrews · 2000 · Rooke Books

£1,290.00 (€1,546.27 | $1,704.27 | ¥272,150)

London, Headline; Puffin, 2000-2020. First edition. Cloth. A superb selection of signed novels from Simon Scarrow, including the first nineteen titles of his epic Roman Empire series, 'Eagles of the Empire&apos. A twenty-eight volume set of historical fiction works from Bri…

Loyalties Mesopotamia 1914-1917 a Personal and Historical Record and Mesopotamia 1917-1920 a Clash of Loyalties a Personal and Historical Record

Lt. Col. Sir Arnold T. Wilson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1930-1931. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, two-volume signed set of Sir Arnold T. Wilson's military memoires from his time serving in Mesopotamia. A scarce, two-volume signed first edition of Sir Arnold Talbot Wilson's account of Britis…

10 Vols Crime and Psychological Fiction by Ruth Rendell

Ruth Rendell · 1977 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Hutchinson; Century Hutchinson Ltd. 1977-2012 . First edition. Cloth. Ten novels by Ruth Rendell, including multiple signed first editions and three signed copies, spanning psychological standalones and Inspector Wexford mysteries, complete with the original dust wrapper…

Simon Scarrow Signed First Edition

Simon Scarrow · 2006 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Headline Review, 2006-2010. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic set of signed and inscribed first edition copies of the complete Wellington and Napoleon Quartet. A complete quartet.The first editions.All four volumes signed by the author to the title pages.In the publisher…

(1986) a Dark-Adapted Eye; (1996) the Brimstone Wedding

Barbara Vine · 1986 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

Harmondsworth; New York; Victoria; Markham; Auckland, Viking, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Lovely collection of two first-edition works from Ruth Rendell writing as Barbara Vine, one of which is signed. Lovely collection of two first-edition works from Ruth Rendell writing as Bar…

Lorna Doone a Romance of Exmoor

R. D. Blackmore · 1939 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London; Toronto; Bombay; Sydney, George G. Harrap & Company Ltd. 1939. Leather. A very scarce 1939 colour illustrated edition of this popular title, in very smart signed full calf. A very scarce edition of R. D. Blackmore's most enduring and popular work - the historical ro…

The Tale of Mr. Tod

Beatrix Potter · 1912 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1912 . First edition. Hardback. A lovely example of the beautifully illustrated first edition of this popular Beatrix Potter tale, in which the children of Benjamin Bunny are kidnapped. The first edition, one of the first or second printings which…

The Devil in Vienna

Doris Orgel · 1979 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

New York, The Dial Press, 1979. Cloth. Signed edition of Orgel's eminent semi-autobiographical work about the unlikely friendship between two young girls in 1938 Vienna. Second printing.In publisher's original red cloth binding. With clipped dust wrapper.Signed by the …

Dark Tales of Time and Space

Sean Wright · 2005 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

King's Lynn, Crowswing Books, 2005. First edition. Cloth. First-edition signed set of Sean Wright's young-adult science-fiction-fantasy classic. Includes two first editions, one paperback and one cloth with unclipped dust wrapper. Both copies signed by author to title …

A World Elsewhere

Benard Levin · 1994 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this fascinating work on the concept of utopia, the author"s presentation copy to the publisher Tom Maschler. The first edition, first impression of this work. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. An au…

World&Apos;S Children

Mortimer Menpes; Dorothy Menpes · 1903 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this highly illustrated travel volume on children around the world from successful father-daughter pair Mortimer and Dorothy Menpes. First edition.   Signed by Mortimer Menpes to the half-titl…