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Soft Jobs and Miracles

Marnie Pomeroy · 1969 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Quebec, The Ladysmith Press, 1969. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this limited edition anthology of poems by Marnie Pomeroy, signed by the author. Limited edition to two hundred and sixty copies. A very scarce work, rarely seen in commerce. This copy inscribed...

The Master-Knot of Human Fate

Ellis Meredith · 1901 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A scarce novel of fate by the suffragist Ellis Meredith, the first edition in the original decorative cloth. The scarce first edition.'The Master-Knot of Human Fate' follows two characters, Adam and Robin...

It Breathed Down My Neck

John Pudney · 1946 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of eighteen brilliant short stories by English author John Pudney. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A selection of entertaining short stories by John Pudney. In...

Galactic Effectuator

Jack Vance · 1980 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

San Francisco, Underwood/Miller, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this science-fiction anthology by Jack Vance, consisting of his novella 'The Dogtown Tourist Agency', and his short story 'Freitzke's Turn&apos. The first edition, first impr...

Steamers V. Stages: Or, Andrew and His Spouse

Tom Hood · 1830 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London , William Kidd, 1830 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this poem by Tom Hood and Illustraetd by George Cruikshank. A first edition copy. This poem is written by Thomas Hood, or the author of York and Lancaster. Hood was an English poet, author and humoris...

Not Love Perhaps...

A S J Tessimond · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London , Autolycus , 1978 . First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy of this collection of poems by A S J Tessimond. A first edition. This anthology of poetry by Tessimond contains the works The advisers, Black Monday love song, Love Speaks to the Lover, Cats and other ...

Our Four-Footed and Feathered Friends: A Book for Boys and Girls

Albyn Mulloy · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Jarrold & Sons, 1896. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this collection of writing on animals and birds for children, illustrated by J. A. Shepherd. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with frontispiece, four plates, and many in-text sketches. Collate...

Dombey and Son

Charles Dickens · 1848 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.62 | $429.44 | ¥68,585)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First edition. Leather. A first issue of one of the popular novels of Charles Dickens, complete with the original illustrations by Phiz, including the first published example of a dark plate. The first edition, first issue, bound from the parts ...

Histoires D&Apos;Autrefois Les Amours de Gilles

Louis Morin · 1889 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

Paris, Ernest Kolb, 1889. First edition. Leather. An attractive first edition of this uncommon volume written and illustrated by humourist and artist Louis Moron. A first edition of this uncommon work of fiction written and illustrated by French artist Louis Moron. Published i...

Simon Dale; the Intrusions of Peggy; a Servant of the Public

Anthony Hope · 1898 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Methuen & Co.; Smith, Elder, & Co. 1898-1905. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition copies of Anthony Hope's novels Simon Dale, The Intrusions of Peggy, and A Servant of the Public. Three first edition copies of Anthony Hope's novels Simon Dale, The Intru...

Tom Thumb Returns

S. M. Spence · 1944 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Thorsons, 1944 . First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this children's tale, with colour illustrations. A first edition copy of Tom Thumb Returns. A charming children's tale follow Tom Thumb as he return from Fairland, written by S. M. Spence. Wi...

Wordsworth Selected Poems

William Wordsworth · 1987 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Brighton, Snake River Press, 1987 . First edition. Leather. A limited edition copy of this illustrated collection of Wordsworth Selected Poems. A limited edition of thirty copies, with this being number three.William Wordsworth was an English Romantic poet who was Poet Laureat...

Tell Me a Story

Doris Palmer · 1931 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Cecil Palmer, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this beautifully illustrated collection of tales and verses from Doris Palmer. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with four coloured plates and in-text decorations. Collated complete. A...

The Pleasures of Inefficiency: A Poem, in Two Cantos

Harold Bagley Forster · 1936 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Winchester, Privately printed, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this scarce work by Harold Bagley Forster, in the original glassine wrapper. The first edition of this scarce work in a quarter cloth binding with marbled boards and the original glassine wrappe...

Eight Tales of Fairyland

Louise B. Poirez · 1887 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.70 | $343.55 | ¥54,868)

London , The Leadenhall Press, 1887. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this book of fairy tales, with illustrations. A first, scarce volume of eight fairy tales by Louise B. Poirez. The fairy tales that appear in this volume are Down the Dahlia Walk, Puddle...

Reminiscences of Childhood with Reflections of Riper Years. Forming a Miscellany of Moral and Religious Poetry

W. Pringle · 1867 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Durham, Andrews and Co, 1867. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this very scarce volume of poetry designed to inculcate compassion and mercy in its readers. A first edition of this very scarce collection of poetry by Reverend W. Pringle. Little is known about the author...

The Radium Terrors

Albert Dorrington · 1912 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Eveleigh Nash, 1912. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Dorrington's uncommon thriller novel 'The Radium Terrors&apos. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Albert Dorrington (1874-1953) was an Eng...

Ashenden or the British Agent

W. Somerset Maugham · 1928 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London , William Heinemann , 1928 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Ashenden or the British Agent by William Somerset Maugham. A first edition, first impression copy. William Somerset Maugham was an English writer known for his plays, novels and short stories. ...

Magnum Bonum or Mother Carey&Apos;S Brood

Charlotte M Yonge · 1879 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Charlotte M Yonge's novel in three volumes. The first edition of this work, complete in three volumes. With two advertising leaves to rear vol. III. Complete with half titles.Continuous pagination....

The Silkworm

Robert Galbraith · 2014 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Great Britain, Sphere, 2014 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the second novel from the Cormoran Strike series by J. K. Rowling using her pseudonym. First edition of The Silkworm in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. By J. K. Ro...