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Cupid&Apos;S Caterers, Being Some Record of Mr Webbe Murdoch&Apos;S Excursion Into the Tragic-Comic Realm of Sentimental Journalism

Ward Muir · 1914 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Stanley Paul & Co, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this curious satirical novel, poking fun at the world of female magazines, a very scarce work by Ward Muir. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.'Cupid's Caterers' mocks the...

The Chronicles of the Crutch

Blanchard Jerrold · 1860 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, William Tinsley, 1860. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce novel looking at the life of the poor in France, by William Blanchard Jerrold. The first edition of this scarce work.A novel in which the author explores the lives and struggles of the sick p...

The Justification of Andrew Lebrun

Frank Barrett; [Frank Davis] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London, William Heinemann, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition novel, a science fiction novel based around suspended animation. The first edition of this scarce work.'The Justification of Andrew Lebrun' follows the eponymous character, a clockmaker and...

Vice Versa, or, a Lesson to Fathers

F. Anstey; Thomas Anstey Guthrie · 1882 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1882. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Thomas Anstey Guthrie's popular comical 'Freaky Friday' novel, including a handwritten letter from the author loosely inserted. The scarce first edition of this popular novel.Han...

Hail, Victor, Hail!

Michael Kent · 1946 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Staples Press Limited, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this very scarce murder mystery set in a school, by Michael Kent. The first edition, first impression, of this very scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Hail, Victor, H...

The Promotion of the Admiral and Other Sea Comedies

Morley Roberts · 1903 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London, J. Eveleigh Nash, 1903. First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of Morley Roberts' short naval stories, with a lengthy inscription from the author. The very scarce first edition of the work, in the publisher's original cl...

Craigcrook Castle

Gerald Massey · 1856 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, David Bogue, 1856 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of Gerald Massey's poetry collection. Including the author's own manuscript corrections, which were made to the second edition, published in the same year. The sc...

The Nineteenth Hole of Europe: A Play in Three Acts

Vivian Connell · 1943 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Martin Secker and Warburg Ltd, 1943 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of Vivian Connell's play about the horrors of war, with loosely inserted letter from a friend of the author, regarding Connell's own view of the work. The first edition, firs...

Zuma, or the Tree of Health

Madame de Genlis, Caroline-Stéphanie-Félicité · 1818 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Henry Colburn, 1818 . First edition. Hardback. The very scarce first English language edition of this literary collection from Madame de Genlis, serving as the inspiration for Thomas Dibdin's opera of the same name. The very scarce first English language edition o...

The Eye of the Beholder

Marc Behm · 1981 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

New York, Ballantine Books, 1981 . Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first paperback edition of Marc Behm's thrilling detective novel. Inscribed by the author to the verso of the front wrap with 'L.A. 1981, For Ann Migden -  a credit to us all! Mar...

The Scarlet Empire

David M. Parry · 1906 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1906. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this satirical and dystopian novel by David M. Parry, illustrated by Hermann C. Wall. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated by Hermann C. Wall with a co...

The Sack of London by the Highland Host: A Romance of the Period

Jingo James · 1900 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1900. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce and unusual science fiction novel, following a Scottish clan who march on London in response to an unflattering cartoon. The first edition. In the publisher's ori...

The Knocker

Frank C. Voorhies · 1903 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Boston, The Mutual Book Co. 1903. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of character sketches by Frank C. Voorhies. The first edition. A very scarce work. Illustrated with monochrome line headpieces by E. B. Bird.In the publisher's origi...

Goodness

Jim Parks · 1991 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, Grove Weidenfeld, 1991. First edition. Cloth. An advanced reading copy of this witty and poignant dark comedy by Jim Parks. An advanced reading copy, with a letter from the publisher. The uncommon first American edition.In the publisher's original quarter cloth...

Prince Izon: A Romance of the Grand Canyon

James Paul Kelly · 1910 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co. 1910. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this unique fictional account of modern-day Aztecs, with a sketched map and coloured plates. The first edition of this work.With a sketched map, colour frontispiece and four colour plates. Collated com...

The Great Stone of Sardis: A Novel

Frank R. Stockton · 1898 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Harper & Brothers, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this science fiction novel from American writer Frank Richard Stockton, with illustrations. First UK edition, published the same year as the US edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty...

Arsareth: A Tale of the Luray Caverns

B. C. Warren · 1893 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

New York, A. Lovell & Co. 1893. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling lost race novel from American author Benjamin Clark Warren. First edition. Scarce work. 'Set in antebellum Virginia, where a treasure trove unpacks the story of one the Ten Lost ...

The Raid of the "Detrimental": Being the True History of the Great Disappearance of 1862; Related by Several of Those Implicated and Others; and Now First Set Forth

The Earl of Desart · 1897 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this utopian novel from the Earl of Desart. First edition. A fantasy utopian novel set abord the good ship the Detrimental, featuring the discovery of a lost race. Written by William Ulick ...

An American Emperor: The Story of the Fourth Empire of France

Louis Tracy · 1897 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart illustrated first edition of this exciting novel from prolific writer Louis Tracy. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. A thrilling adventure novel set in th...

Prayers and Graces & More Prayers and Graces

Allan M. Laing · 1944 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1944-1957. First edition. Cloth. Two first editions of these little anthological volumes of poetry, with illustrations throughout. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Illustrated throughout. Two little books of unusual piety, becoming anthologi...