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Beyond the Palaeocrystic Sea or the Legend of Halfjord

A. S. Morton · 1895 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

St Paul, Minn, E. W. Porter Co, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. An later issue of the first edition of A. S. Morton's fantastical novel about the discoveries of a polar explorer in the Arctic. A first edition, later issue.Tipped in over the original publisher's imprint ...

Neighbours of Ours

Henry W. Nevinson · 1895 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of war correspondent Henry W. Nevinson's loosely connected volume of short stories about London. The very scarce first edition of this work, which was published in Arrowsmith"s 3/6d seri...

The Verdict of You All

Henry Wade [Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The second printing of the scarce first US edition of this significant Golden Age of Detective Fiction courtroom drama murder mystery. In the very scarce original dust wrapper. The scarce first US edition, first printing...

Familie Igel

Lies Bundschuh · 1949 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Ulm/Donau, Werner Tapper Verlag, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this German children's work about a hedgehog family by Lies Bundshuch, illustrated in colour by Bob Hindersin. In the original German.The first edition of this vanishingly scarc...

Mister Tootleoo One & Two

Bernard Darwin; Elinor Darwin · 1932 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1932 . First edition. Hardback. A bright first edition thus of the two works 'The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo' and 'Tootleoo Two' published together as a single volume. The first edition thus, first impression of this work.With vignette...

A Few Late Chrysanthemums

John Betjeman · 1954 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, John Murray, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this poetical work from Poet Laureate John Betjeman. The first edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Sir John Betjeman was a poet, writer and broadcaster, and served as Poet Laureate f...

The Burnt Ones

Patrick White · 1964 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of short stories from Australian author Patrick White. First UK edition. A collection of eleven short stories haunted by feelings of isolation, self-examination, and the awareness...

The Plague Dogs

Richard Adams · 1977 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

London, Allen Lane, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A smart review copy of this first edition novel from English writer Richard Adams, with illustrations throughout. First edition. A review copy with the letter of request from the publishers. Illustrated with eight images in-text ...

A Natural Curiosity

Margaret Drabble · 1989 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this insightful novel from English writer Margaret Drabble, limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Limited to one hundred and fifty co...

A Natural Curiosity

Margaret Drabble · 1989 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this insightful novel from English writer Margaret Drabble, limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Limited to one hundred and fifty co...

The Chief Inspector&Apos;S Daughter

Sheila Radley [Sheila Mary Robinson] · 1981 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Constable, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A smart advance reading copy of this first edition from English mystery author Sheila Radley. First edition. Advanced reading copy with letter from the publisher requesting a review. When Jasmine Woods, a successful romantic novel...

Tell It Me Again

John Fuller · 1988 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this exciting novel from English writer John Fuller, limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. First edition. Limited to one hundred and fifty copies signed by the author, of whic...

Tampico

Joseph Hergesheimer · 1926 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of this insight novel on the American character by Joseph Hergesheimer. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Tampico' follows a marauding American as he tra...

The Seine Fishers

James Wood · 1956 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Gerald Duckworth & Co. LTD, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce thriller novel by James Wood. The first edition, first impression, of this very scarce work.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.'The Seine Fishers' is a u...

The Case of the Eighteenth Ostrich

Colin Curzon; [Peter Cooper] · 1944 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1944. First edition. Cloth. An exciting spy drama novel by Peter Cooper, the first edition, in the very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression.In the original very scarce price-clipped dust wrapper.'The Case of the Eighte...

Four Brother Cadfael Mysteries

Ellis Peters · 1982 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

New York, William Morrow & CO, 1982-85. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of four first edition Brother Cadfael novels, exciting murder mysteries following a monk. The first U.S. editions, first printings, of four exciting Brother Cadfael mysteries, each in their original uncl...

Zero to Eighty

Akkad Pseudoman; [Edwin Fitch Northrup] · 1937 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

New Jersey, Scientific Publishing Company, 1937. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated science fiction novel by American inventor Edwin Fitch Northrup, the first edition. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An intriguing sci-fi novel, comp...

The Crystal Man

Edward Page Mitchell; Sam Moskowitz · 1973 · Rooke Books

£265.00 (€317.64 | $350.10 | ¥55,907)

New York, Doubleday & Company Inc, 1973. First edition. Cloth. An anthology of the brilliant short stories of Edward Page Mitchell, the first edition, signed by the editor, Sam Moskowitz. The first edition.Signed by the editor to a loosely inserted note, "Nov. 20, 1973, Import...

Under the Tree

Elizabeth Madox Roberts · 1922 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

New York, B. W. Huebsch, Inc, 1922. First edition. Hardback. Elizabeth Madox Roberts' first commercially publisher work, the first edition of this anthology of poems. The first edition.An anthology of fifty-two poems by Elizabeth Madox Roberts.Including  'The Sky&ap...

Adventures of Gerard

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1903 · Rooke Books

£109.00 (€130.65 | $144.00 | ¥22,996)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated collection of adventure stories set during the Napoleonic Wars by Arthur Conan Doyle. The first edition of this work.An anthology of tales following Brigadier Gerard on a series of...