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First Edition Novels by George V. Higgins

George V. Higgins · 1980 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York; London, Alfred A. Knopf; Andre Deutsch; Little, Brown and Company; , 1980-1996. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling five volume set of first editions by crime author George V. Higgins, including a signed copy. A fantastic collection of first edition novels by George V....

The Life of Oliver Goldsmith

Washington Irving · 1840 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1840. First edition. Cloth. Housed in a quarter crushed morocco clamshell case by Riviere, this is the scarce first edition of Washington Irving's biography of Oliver Goldsmith. The scarce first edition, complete in two volumes, in the publish...

The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison · 1721 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.95 | $1,189.23 | ¥189,927)

London, Jacob Tonson, 1721 . First edition. Leather. The complete four volume large paper issue of the first edition of the collected works of Joseph Addison, containing his influential periodical publications. The first edition of the collected works of Addison, complete in f...

The Borough: A Poem in Twenty-Four Letters

George Crabbe · 1810 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, J. Hatchard , 1810. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this charming poem collection from George Crabbe, arranged as a series of twenty-four letters. First edition. A two-volume first edition appeared in the same year.Bound in half crushed morocco, with marbl...

The Chase; to Which Is Annexed Field Sports

William Somervile; Edward Topham · 1817 · Rooke Books

£235.00 (€281.73 | $310.52 | ¥49,592)

London, Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones , 1817. Leather. An attractive illustrated copy of William Somervile's hunting poem, to which is added his short supplementary poem on field sports. This edition, to which is annexed 'Field Sports', is issued with a...

Don Juan

[George Gordon Byron] · 1820 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, Printed by Thomas Davison, 1820. Leather. The second edition of Cantos I and II of Lord Byron's satirical epic portrayal of the Spanish folk legend Don Juan. The second edition. Published a year after the first edition, holding all the same issue points as the fir...

The Plays of Thomas Love Peacock

Thomas Love Peacock, [ed. by A.B. Young] · 1910 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, David Nutt, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a collection of uncovered plays written by nineteenth century satirical author Thomas Love Peacock. The first edition of the Plays of Thomas Love Peacock, Now Published for the First Time, edited by A.B. Youn...

The Emperor Heart; the View from This Window.

Laurence Whistler · 1936 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, William Heinemann Ltd.; Hart-Davis, 1936-1956. First edition. Cloth. Smart collection of two first-edition poetry volumes from acclaimed poet and glass engraver Laurence Whistler. Collection of two first-edition volumes of the poetry of Laurence Whistler, comprised of:...

The Mirror Crack&Apos;D from Side to Side

Agatha Christie · 1962 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, The Crime Club by Collins , 1962. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this Miss Marple mystery, complete with the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wra...

They Do It with Mirrors

Agatha Christie · 1952 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, The Crime Club by Collins , 1952. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this classic Miss Marple murder-mystery, published the same year the U.S. first and complete with the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, published the same year...

A Muramasa Blade: A Story of Feudalism in Old Japan

Louis Wetheimber · 1887 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.56 | $502.12 | ¥80,191)

Boston, Ticknor and Company , 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this powerful historical novel set in 17th century Japan, illustrated throughout. First edition. Rebacked, with the cloth from the original spine and boards laid down. Bound with the original blank...

A Pin&Apos;S Fee

Peter de Polnay · 1947 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Cape Town , Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1947. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition, first printing of this novel by Peter de Polnay in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of A Pin's Fee b...

His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass and the Subtle Knife

Philip Pullman · 1996 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1996-1997. Cloth. The first American editions of the first two His Dark Materials novels that have now become staples of modern fiction and fantasy. The first American editions of both The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife, the first two novels wit...

The Seasons

James Thomson; John Beresford [Intro.] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1927. Cloth. A charming Nonesuch Press edition of this notable quartet, The Seasons, illustrated with charming watercolours by Jacquier. In the publisher's original decorative marble cloth. A limited edition of this work, being copy three hund...

Samples of Common Sense in Verse

A Forfarshire Farmer [John Watson] · 1875 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Brechin, Black and Johnston, 1875 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of vernacular Scottish verse, illustrated with a photographic portrait of the author, writing under the pseudonym of "A Forfarshire Farmer." In the publisher's original green cloth binding. ...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J. K. Rowling · 1999 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Bloomsbury, 1999 . Hardback. A lovely first edition, tenth impression of the third novel in the popular 'Harry Potter' series by JK Rowling, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original pictorial paper hardback.Complete ...

17 Vols a Collection of Sir Walter Scotts Life, Poetry, and Waverley Novels

Sir Walter Scott; J. G. Lockhart · 1848 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.53 | $528.54 | ¥84,412)

Edinburgh; London, Robert Cadell; Houlston & Stoneman; Adam and Charles Black , 1848-1853. Leather. A composite collection of Sir Walter Scott"s works, uniformly bound in full calf, comprising selected volumes from the Waverley Novels, Lockhart"s Memoirs of the Life of Sir Wal...

Tactical Exercise

Evelyn Waugh · 1954 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this US-only collection of Waugh"s shorter works, complete with the original clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. First edition. Complete with the origin...

Maze of Justice

Tewfik el Hakim; A. S. Eban [Trans.] · 1947 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, The Harvill Press, 1947 . Cloth. A first English-language edition of Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm"s satirical novel, originally published in Egypt in 1937, examining the legal system through a murder case. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.First English-...

He Ought to Be Shot

Joan Fleming · 1955 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London, Hutchinson, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this psychological crime novel by Joan Fleming, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. First edition. Complete with the original unc...