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Nile Gold a Legend of Modern Egypt

John Knittel · 1929 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, William Heinemann, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of John Knittel's entertaining novel set in modern-day Egypt, with science fiction elements. The very scarce first edition, first impression.An exciting and vividly described novel set i...

The Harbour of Death

E. F. Spanner · 1927 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Williams and Norgate Ltd, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of E.F. Spanner's thrilling novel about a future war battle taking place in the Mediterranean. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce novel.The work of British na...

Blood Runs Cold

Lois Eby; John C. Fleming · 1956 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1956 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of cousins and co-authors Lois Eby and John C. Fleming's murder mystery about the death of a gossip columnist. The first edition, first printing of this work.In the publisher's original ...

The Wanderings of Asaf

Afghan · 1920 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, c1925 . Cloth. The 'Popular Edition' of this scarce work of 1920s fiction credited only to 'An Afghan&apos. First published in 1923 and scarce in all editions, this is the Popular edition of the work, dated circa 1925.Reviewed as...

A Suitor from the Stars

Colin Craig · 1928 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Baltimore, Thomas & Evans, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this highly imaginative 1920s science fiction novel, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing of this scarce novel.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper...

The Venus Project

M. E. Patchett · 1963 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of Mary Patchett's scarce sci-fi novel about an alien crash landing in the Australian outback. The first edition, first impression of this scarce work, in the publisher's original ...

Keraban the Inflexible: The Captain of the Guidara

Jules Verne · 1884 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

London, Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1884. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of the first volume of Jules Verne's adventure novel 'Keraban the Inflexible', in the original pictorial cloth binding. The very scarce first UK edi...

By-Ways in Book-Land: Short Essays on Literary Subjects

W. Davenport Adams · 1888 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Elliot Stock, 1888. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of essays on literary subjects by W. Davenport Adams. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. A very scarce work. This work was written by William Davenport...

Pages and Pictures from Forgotten Children&Apos;S Books

Andrew W. Tuer [ed] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)

London, The Leadenhall Press Ltd, 1898-9. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of children's illustrations and stories from various forgotten children's books, compiled and shared by Andrew W. Tuer. The first edition. Illustrated profusely thro...

Thomas J. Wise and the Pre-Restoration Drama: A Study in Theft and Sophistication

D. F. Foxon · 1959 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, The Bibliographical Society , 1959. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this insightful summary into the controversial theft committed by Thomas James Wise from plays stored at the British Museum. The first edition, in the publisher's original wraps.Illus...

Sh! Gremlins!

HW [E. W. Howard-Williams] · 1942 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, John Crowther Limited, 1942. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this scarce whimsical tale from the R.A.F. Book of the Season publications. First edition. Scarce work. The R.A.F. Book of the Season. Illustrated throughout. A whimsical tale of sneaky but...

The Blue Ants: The First Authentic Account of the Russian-Chinese War of 1970

Bernard Newman · 1962 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Robert Hale Limited, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this science fiction novel from prolific British writer Bernard Newman, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Described by Professor Paul Brian in his study Nuclear Holocausts:...

The Key to My Heart: A Comedy in Three Parts

V. S. Pritchett · 1964 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

New York, Random House, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this illustrated novel from British writer Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett, a review copy from Random House. First US edition. Review copy with request from Random House. Illustrated throughout. The st...

Library of English Prose: Volume Two Last Essays of Elia

Charles Lamb · 1905 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Edinburgh, T. N. Foulis, 1905. Hardback. A smart copy of the second volume of Charles Lamb's Essays of Elia, the Last Essays of Elia. Volume two only. Library of English prose. A collection of essays first published in 1833, with titles including: Poor Relations, The Old ...

Rupert Classic Calendars for the Years 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019, and 2020

None · 2010 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Classic Media for Express Newspapers, 2010-2020. First edition. Paperback. Five scarce, very smart first edition calendars with images of Rupert Bear titles for each month of the year. Five volumes. Very scarce. First editions. The Rupert Bear calendars for the years 2...

In Quest of the Perfect Book

William Dana Orcutt · 1926 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, John Murray, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this illustrated exploration of the 'perfect book', by William Dana Orcutt. The first trade edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'In Quest of the Perfect Book&apos...

Griffith Gaunt; or, Jealousy

Charles Reade · 1866 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1866. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of one of the popular yet controversial novels of Charles Reade. The first U.S. edition of this work.'Griffith Gaunt' follows the tensions in the marriage of the eponymous character, whos ...

Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1863 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1863 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Nathaniel Hawthorne's collection of sketches describing his time in England between 1853 and 1857. The first edition, first printing. With advertisement leaf to page 399, and wi...

Seasons in Flight

Brian Aldiss · 1984 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1984 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of celebrated science fiction author Brian Aldiss's 1980s collection, including eight short stories, and a novelette. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original price unclipped...

Melanie and Other Poems

N. P. Willis [Nathaniel Parker Willis] · 1837 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Saunders and Otley, 1837. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S edition of this very scarce collection of poetry by Nathaniel Parker Willis. The first U.S edition. A very scarce work. In the publisher's original embossed cloth. This poetical work was written by...