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Donald MacKenzie · 1974 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Macmillan, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling novel from Canadian author Donald MacKenzie, signed to the front endpaper. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper. With a letter from Macmillan Administratio...

Thomas de Quincey: His Life and Writings

H. A. Page [Alexander Hay Japp] · 1877 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

London, John Hogg & Co, 1877. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this important early biography of Thomas De Quincey, in handsome Zaehnsdorf signed bindings. The first edition of this work, complete in two volumes.Illustrated with a frontispiece to volume I.A biograp...

Eight April Days

Scott Hart · 1949 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

New York, Coward-McCann, Inc, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this scarce novel set during the American Civil War, signed by the author. The first edition, first printing.A scarce novel.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to th...

The Marble Faun: Or, the Romance of Monte Beni

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1860 · Rooke Books

£1,175.00 (€1,408.41 | $1,552.35 | ¥247,811)

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1860 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel about murder and love, set in Italy. The first edition, first printing of this work, complete in two volumes.Coinciding with the issue points of Clark...

IL Decamerone Di M. Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio; Filippo Villani · 1802 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,853)

Londra, Not Stated, 1802. Leather. An Italian edition of the important work of Boccaccio, including a life of the author. Complete in four volumes.In the original Italian.'The Decameron' is a collection of novellas by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, spilt into...

Rosin the Beau

Laura E. Richards · 1898 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,216)

Boston, Dana Estes & Company, 1898. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming children's novel by American author Laura E. Richards, from the author's library. The first edition of this uncommon work.Author's own copy, signed and inscribed to the ...

Texas Summer

Terry Southern · 1991 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,799)

New York, Arcade Publishing, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this coming of age novel by Terry Southern. The first edition, first printing with a complete numberline.Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original cloth with the o...

The Lost Father

Mona Simpson · 1992 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,014)

New York , Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First edition. Paperback. A signed advance reading copy of this autobiographical fiction, based on Mona Simpson's own experiences searching for her biological father. A first edition advance reading copy of this work.Signed by the author ...

Parody Party

Various; Leonard Russell [editor] · 1936 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Hutchinson, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of humorous writings from a variety of authors, signed by the editor Leonard Russell. First edition. Signed by the editor to the front endpaper with an inscription to Cyril Lak...

Sharks

Guy Thorne; Leo Custance; [Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull · 1904 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€958.92 | $1,056.92 | ¥168,722)

London, Greening & Co LTD, 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce novel by Leo Custance and Guy Thorne, this being Custance's own copy, signed by him and with review letters loosely inserted. The first edition of this very scarce work.The author...

The Cat with the Moustache

Simon" [Oswell Blakeston; Roger Burford] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.26 | $4,624.01 | ¥738,160)

London, Wishart & Company, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce murder mystery by Oswell Blakeston and Roger Burford, starring a moustachioed cat. A very scarce signed first edition, first impression of this thrilling and unusual tale.The...

The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot

Angus Wilson · 1958 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Secker and Warburg, 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this award winning novel about a newly widowed women and the after effects of the shocking murder of her husband. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped du...

The Fiery Dive and Other Stories

Martin Armstrong · 1929 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1929. Vellum. A limited edition short story anthology by Martin Armstrong, one of one hundred and fifty signed copies. A limited edition of one hundred and fifty unnumbered copies printed on hand-made paper.Signed by the author to the copyright pag...

Little Dorrit

Charles Dickens · 1857 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.20 | $779.48 | ¥124,433)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1857 . First edition. Leather. A smart example of the first issue of Charles Dickens's social novel about a young woman who is born in a debtors prison. The first edition, first issue of this work.With the first issue points 'William' f...

The Bridge

Pamela Frankau · 1957 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A first US edition of this novel by Pamela Frankau, inscribed by the author and in the original Dust Wrapper. The first U.S edition. First published in the UK by William Heinemann. Inscribed by the author to the title pa...

Earthsea

Ursula K. le Guin · 1977 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.63 | $356.71 | ¥56,944)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1977 . First edition. Cloth. The first omnibus edition of the first three Earthsea novels by Ursula K. Le Guin, in a beautifully illustrated dust wrapper designed by Tudor Humphries. The first omnibus edition of these works, first impression, with this...

Code Three

James M. Fox · 1953 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling detective novel from James M. Fox, introducing a new detective Jerry Long. First edition. Detective Sergeant Jerry Long is a hard-working operator on the police force of a b...

William and the Pop Singers

Richmal Crompton · 1965 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1965. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon to see signed 'Just William' book by Richmal Crompton, an anthology of entertaining short stories. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, &apo...

Chanur&Apos;S Venture

C. J. Cherryh · 1984 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

Michigan, Phantasia Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of a 'Chanur' space opera by C. J. Cherryh, an author's presentation copy to fellow sci-fi author Robert Adams. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipper dust wrapper, by Vic...

Land of Unreason

Fletcher Pratt; L. Sprague de Camp · 1942 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Fletcher and de Camp's fantasy novel, signed by author L. Sprague de Camp. A signed first edition, first printing of this humorous fantasy novel.Signed by American author of science fictio...