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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and Madame Midas

Fergus W. Hume · 1887 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.90 | $2,378.45 | ¥379,853)

London, The Hansom Cab Publishing Company, 1887-88. Cloth. Two of Fergus Hume's popular works bound in one, including an early printing of his massively important mystery novel 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab&apos. Two volumes in one.'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab&ap...

Robert Eyres Landor, Selections from His Poetry and Prose, with an Introduction, Biographical & Critical

Robert Eyres Landor; Eric Partridge [ed.] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, The Fanfrolico Press, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. Signed by the editor, Eric Parker, this is a Limited Edition anthology of the prose and verse of Robert Eyres Landor, younger brother of Walter Savage Landor. The first edition of this Limited Edition selection of the...

The Saint&Apos;S Tragedy; or, the True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary

Charles Kingsely, Junior · 1848 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, John W. Parker, 1848. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition of Charles Kingsley' biographical verse drama about the life of the thirteenth century saint, Elizabeth of Hungary. A bright copy of the first edition of the first published work from English pri...

The Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy

Frances Trollope · 1840 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.72 | $317.13 | ¥50,647)

London, Henry Colburn, 1840. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the first single volume edition of Frances Trollope's novel about nineteenth century child labour, illustrated throughout. The first single volume edition of Frances Trollope's 'damning expose of...

A Choice of Enemies

Mordecai Richler · 1957 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1957. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Mordecai Richler's thrilling novel set amongst dissident creatives living in London in the 1950s. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An interesting...

The Junkers

Piers Paul Read · 1968 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London , Secker & Warburg , 1968. First edition. Cloth. A very well presented first edition copy of Piers Paul Read's historical novel that unravels the human experiences of the Second World War through the lens of one family. Piers Paul Read is a British novelist and won...

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam · 1898 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York, The Roycroft Shop , 1898. Leather. Oblong edition of this famous collection of Persian verses, uncommon Roycroft edition in the original publisher's limp reverse calf binding. An uncommon Roycroft edition of the popular collection of Persian poems, the Rubaiyat ...

A Triangular View

Dilip Hiro · 1969 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition copy of this very scary work of fiction by Dilip Hiro, which follows three Indian men living in Great Britain, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Very Scarce, First Edition. In the original unclipped du...

May Day with the Muses

Robert Bloomfield; T. Park · 1822 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, For the Author; Baldin, Cradock, and Joy, 1822. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy of English labouring-class poet Robert Bloomfield's work of poetry, containing lovely illustrated engravings throughout the text. First Edition. Illustrated with a vign...

Poetics and Prosaics

W. J. Baitman; E. Lenton · 1835 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Whittaker & Co. 1835. First edition. Leather. A very scarce copy of this first edition collected prose and poems by W. J. Baitman and E. Lenton. A series of original papers by W. J. Baitman and E. Lenton, authors of the poetry anthology 'Harpings of Lena&apos. A v...

And Where Were You, Adam?

Heinrich Böll · 1973 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1973. First edition. Cloth. The first English translation of this historical fiction novel by Nobel Prize winner Henrich Boll, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First English Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This is f...

The Life and Death of Jason

William Morris · 1867 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Boston, Roberts Brothers , 1867. Cloth. Second edition of this romantic narrative poem by foremost poet and designer William Morris, the first US edition. Preceded by the first UK edition of the same year, The Life and Death of Jason became so popular that it was revised and ...

Select Proverbs of All Nations: Illustrated with Notes and Comments to Which Is Added a Summary of Ancient Pastimes, Holidays, and Customs; with an Analysis of the Wisdom of the Ancient, and of the Fathers of the Church

Thomas Fielding [John Wade] · 1824 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824. First edition. Leather. A pocket sized volume of proverbs by John Wade, scarce first edition of this work. Scarce first edition of this selected proverbs by John Wade under pseudonym Thomas Fielding, colle...

Golden Gorse and Uncle Mark&Apos;S Snow-Balls

Florence Wilford · 1872 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , [1872]. First edition. Leather. The first and only edition of this illustrated scarce pair of stories by Florence Wilford. Two stories by Florence Wilford, Victorian novelist best known for her novel 1869 Nigel Bartram's...

Little Dorrit

Charles Dickens · 1855 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.96 | $2,312.38 | ¥369,302)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1855-57. First edition. Paperback. The original twenty parts in nineteen of the influential Dickens novel 'Little Dorrit', uncommon to see in the original parts like this with all the original plates present, including the dark plates. Compl...

The King of the Golden River, or, the Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria

John Ruskin · 1859 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1859. Cloth. The fourth edition of John Ruskin's delightful fairy tale, illustrated throughout by Richard Doyle. A fascinating of fantasy first published in 1851, telling the story of two Black Brothers after they have wronged Southwest Wind, E...

Yes and No

William Scammell · 1979 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Cornwall, Harry Chambers/Peterloo Poets, 1979. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy containing the poetry of William Scammell, with an ink inscription from the author to the half-title page. First edition, scarce. With an ink inscription from the author to the half-...

The Grimm Sisters

Liz Lochhead · 1981 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Next Editions, Faber & Faber , 1981. First edition. Paperback. A lovely copy of the uncommon first edition of Liz Lochhead's charming poetry anthology. The uncommon first edition of this work. A poetry anthology by Scottish poet Liz Lochhead, exploring the relatio...

Carr: Being the Biography of Joseph Carr, Manufacturer, of the Village of Carr Foot, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Written by His Grand-Daughter, Mary Elizabeth Carr

Phyllis E. Bentley · 1929 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Ernest Benn Limited , 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this novel by Phyllis E. Bentley, fictional biography of Joseph Carr. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. A novel by Phyllis E. Bentley, telling of life in West Riding of  Yorksh...

The Comedians

Graham Greene · 1966 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, The Bodley Head, 1966. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular political novel by Graham Greene, an exciting work by the important author. The first edition, first printing of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Comedians' is...