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Iron Man

W. R. Burnett · 1930 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

New York, Lincoln Mac Veagh; The Dial Press, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first printing of this popular novel by W. R. Burnett, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Iron Man' follows a mechanic&ap...

Sunlight-Marchen

Johannes Jegerlehner · 1930 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Zurich, Ringier & Co, 1930. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon anthology of German fairy tales, a colourful and entertaining volume. The first edition of this uncommon work.In the original German.A charming volume of fairy tales penned by Johannes Jegerlehner, including 'D...

A Burnt-out Case

Graham Greene · 1961 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A striking first edition copy of this touching novel by the popular author Graham Greene. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'A Burnt-Out Case' is a touching novel set...

Brigands of the Moon

Ray Cummings · 1931 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exciting space opera by Ray Cummings, a nice association copy with the bookplate of Donald Allen Wollheim. The first edition of this work.'Brigands of the Moon' follows the adventurous...

Ten Times One Is Ten: The Possible Reformation

Frederic Ingham; [Edward Everett Hale] · 1871 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1871. First edition. Cloth. Edward Everett Hale's haunting sci-fi novel, the first edition of this curious tale. The first edition of this work.'Ten Times One Is Ten' is the first novel in a sequence by Edward Everett Hale, writing unde...

A Night at the Movies; or, You Must Remember This

Robert Coover · 1987 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

New York, Linden Press/Simon & Schuster, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Robert Coover's tribute to Hollywood; a bright first edition of this collection of short stories. The first edition, first printing of this work in a quarter cloth binding, with the original unclipped du...

Er of Pamphylia and Other Poems

Edward Henry Pember · 1908 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, At the Chiswick Press for Private Circulation, 1908 . First edition. Leather. Edward Henry Pember's scarce limited edition collection of poems, with a signed presentation inscription from the author. A limited edition work, with this being number 143 of 200 copies...

Plays Written for a Private Theatre

William Davies · 1786 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, E. Faulder, 1786 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce volume of five late eighteenth century plays, by William Davies. A very scarce first edition.In this volume, playwright William Davies - about whom little is known - presents five plays not ...

Who Is Angelina?

Al Young · 1975 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1975 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Al Young's moving novel about race in 1970s America. The first edition, first printing, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Insc...

To Quito and Back

Ben Hecht · 1937 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

New York, Covici Friede, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Ben Hecht's drama about a South American political uprising, in the vibrant original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Be...

Science Fantasy No. 67, 68 and 69

Burnett Swann; Rudyard Kipling et al. · 1964 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Roberts & Vinter Ltd, 1964-5. First edition. Paperback. Three volumes of the 'Science Fantasy' periodical, filled with science fiction and fantasy short stories by a host of noted authors such as Rudyard Kipling. Three volumes of the 'Science Fantasy&apo...

Three &Apos;Daw&Apos; Science Fiction Novels

Egon Friedell; George H. Smith; Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1972 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

New York, Daw Books, 1972-78 . First edition. Paperback. Three first edition science fiction novels, including a signed copy of 'Stormqueen! by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and two novels based on 'The Time Machine' and 'War of the Worlds' by the iconic H. G...

Stony Lonesome

Scott Hart · 1954 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York, Coward-McCann, Inc. 1954. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon novel of romance set months after the Civil War, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this uncommon work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Scarce to find. Seven months after th...

The Best of Crunch and Des

Philip Wylie · 1954 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, Rinehart & Company , 1954. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful collection of short stories featuring saltwater fishermen, Crunch and Des, from American writer Philip Wylie. The first edition thus of this work. A selected collection of twenty-one of Philip Wylie&apo...

Chad Hanna

Walter D. Edmonds · 1940 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Boston, Little, Brown and Company , 1940. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this drama romance novel in the original unclipped dust wrapper, signed by the author Walter D. Edmonds. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the page followi...

A Small Town

Shelby Hearon · 1985 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

New York, Atheneum, 1985. Paperback. A very scarce proof copy of this American novel centred on the impacts of a long-running family feud. A very scarce proof copy of the first edition.In the publisher's wraps.This novel follows the life of Alma van der Linden, as she gro...

Orpheus

Donald Davie · 1973 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1973. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poem...

From an Australian Country Sequence

Geoffrey Lehmann · 1973 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1973. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poem...

In the Basilica of the Annunciation

D. J. Enright · 1971 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1971. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poem...

The Warlord of the Air

Michael Moorcock · 1971 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, New English Library, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this alternate history novel from English-American writer Michael Moorcock. First edition. An alternate history novel concerning the adventures of Oswald Bastable, an Edwardian era soldier statio...