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Angels and Earthly Creatures

Elinor Wylie · 1929 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The limited edition first edition of this volume of poetry from renowned beauty Elinor Wylie, in both the dust wrapper and very scarce slip case. A limited edition, first edition work. In the publisher's original unc...

The Works of Mr. Thomas Otway

Thomas Otway · 1717 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, J.T.; W. Mears, J. Brown and F. Clay, 1717-1718 . First edition. Leather. A scarce early eighteenth century edition of the works of dramatist Thomas Otway, including his plays, poems, and love-letters. A scarce two volume edition of the works of Restoration era dramati...

The Great Scoop

Molly Elliot Seawell · 1903 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

Boston, L. C. Page & Company, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce illustrated novel by Molly Elliot Scoop about a newspaper business. The first edition. A very scarce work. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and four monochrome plates by...

Willoughby&Apos;S Wisdom: A Story of New England Country Life in by-Gone Days

N. W. Gilbert · 1890 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Boston, Chas H. Huff, 1890. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of this scarce story in verse about New England life, written by N. W. Gilbert. The first trade edition. Also published in the same year by the author. In the publisher's original gilt cloth.A scar...

The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton

Wardon Curtis · 1903 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Chicago, Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this bizarre and mysterious fantasy novel by Wardon Curtis, in the first state binding. The first edition, in the first state binding with the front board stamped in black, tan and white, the...

Frontenac: The Atotorho of the Iroquois

Alfred B. Street [Alfred Billings Street] · 1849 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

New York, Baker and Scribner, 1849. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first U.S edition of Alfred Billings Street's poem about the interactions of a North American tribe and Canadian settlers in the late seventeenth century. The first American edition. From Bentley's ...

Some Verses

Helen Hay · 1898 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Chicago & New York , Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1898. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this scarce collection of poetry by Helen Hay The first edition. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. A scarce work. This collection of poetry was written ...

The Outlaws of Horse-Shoe Hole: A Tale of Montana Vigilantes

Francis Hill · 1901 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, Charles Scriber's Sons, 1901. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce wild west novel by Francis Hill, illustrated by Rufus F. Zogbaum. The first edition. A very scarce work. Illustrated by Rufus F. Zogbaum with a monochrome frontispiece an...

Collected Stories

V. S. Pritchett · 1956 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London , Chatto and Windus , 1956. Paperback. A very scarce proof copy of the first edition of this short story collection by V. S. Pritchett. A very scarce proof copy of the first edition.One of thirty copies sent to U.S publishers.In the publisher's wraps.This work comp...

The Forge in the Forest Being the Narrative of the Acadian Ranger, Jean de Mer, Seigneur de Briart; and How He Crossed the Black Abbe; and of His Adventures in a Strange Fellowship

Charles G. D. Roberts · 1896 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

Boston, Lamson, Wolffe and Company , 1896. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of this work of fiction by reputable Canadian writer, Charles G. D. Roberts. The first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding.With a monochrome frontispiece, sketc...

World without Dreams

Rodney Garland [Adam de Hegedus] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, W. H. Allen, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A mart first edition of this novel on the sordid reality of prostitution, from Rodney Garland. First edition. The women in this novel are in business for a profit, and by this point it seems that money is the only consideration....

The Green Knight & Jackson&Apos;S Dilemma

Iris Murdoch · 1993 · Rooke Books

£57.00 (€68.32 | $75.30 | ¥12,025)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1993-1995. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions from Irish-British novelist Jean Irish Murdoch, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Two volumes. First edition, first impression. Written by Dame Jean Iris Murdoch, an Irish-British ...

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction

J. D. Salinger · 1963 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, William Heinemann, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this volume of two long pieces from American writer Jerome David Salinger. First UK edition. Previously published in The New Yorker. Two novellas revolving around the character of Seymour Glass:...

Poems 1968-1970

Robert Graves · 1970 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Cassell, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from English writer Robert Graves, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Four groups of poems that form additions to the author's earlier Collected Poems 196...

Passport for a Pilgrim & Never Had a Spanner on Her

James Leasor · 1968 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, William Heinemann, 1968-1970. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first editions of novels from prolific British author James Leasor, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Two volumes. First edition. Written by James Leasor, a prolific British author who wrote histori...

The Wise and the Wayward & Quales Ego: A Few Remarks in Particular and at Large

G. S. Street · 1896 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1896. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first editions from British writer George Slythe Street. Two volumes. First edition. Scarce works. This set includes: The Wise and the Wayward, 1896. A charming novel exploring the paths of different p...

The Recreations of Christopher North

Christopher North [John Wilson] · 1842 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1842. First edition. Leather. A complete three volume first edition set of this collection of essays from Scottish writer John Wilson. Complete in three volumes. First edition. A collection of essays written under the pseudonym o...

Hours with Famous Parisians

Stuart Henry · 1897 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Chicago, Way and Williams, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of anecdotes from time spent with famous Parisians from British author Stuart Henry. First edition. A collection of rich and revealing anecdotes from time spent with famous or impor...

Po&Apos; White Trash and Other One-Act Dramas

Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland · 1900 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Chicago, Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1900. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of one-act plays from American writer Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland. First edition. A series of one-act plays including: In Far Bohemia, The End of the Way, A Bit of Instruc...

Rupert Annuals for the Years 1969 & 1970

Alfred Bestall · 1969 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Daily Express Publications, 1969-1970. First edition. Hardback. Two smart first editions of the Rupert Bear annuals for the years 1969 and 1970. Two volumes. First edition. Brightly illustrated in colour throughout. A collection of stories about Rupert, a bear who live...