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The Flag from the Isles

William Croft Dickinson · 1951 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the scarce first edition of William Dickinson Croft's work of historical fiction. The scarce first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Inscribed 'for E...

The Revolt of the Birds

Melville Davisson Post · 1927 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Melville Davisson Post's chilling tale about an island overrun with mutated insects. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.This ...

Over the Moon

M. A. Peart · 1927 · Rooke Books

£289.00 (€346.41 | $381.81 | ¥60,970)

London, A. & C. Black, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The beautifully illustrated first edition of this collection of children's tales by M. A. Peart, in the very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition of this charming children's work illustrated and written by M. A. P...

Recollection of a Journey: A Novel

R. C. Hutchinson · 1952 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Cassell & Co Ltd , 1952. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of the stirring story highlighting the period of Russian occupation in Poland in 1939, focusing on a woman's own self-worth as she embarks on a gripping journey. The first edition of this work. In ...

Elephant and Castle: A Reconstruction

R. C. Hutchinson · 1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Cassell and Company Limited , 1949. First edition. Hardback. The intriguing work by R. C. Hutchinson, based on the author's own investigations into the hidden details of a true crime, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of t...

The Vengeance of Gwa

S. Fowler Wright · 1945 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Books of To-Day Ltd. 1945. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this fantasy science fiction novel from S. Fowler Wright. First edition. Set in a remote period of the Earth's history, this novel explores the races of men and other species of creatures. W...

The Throne of Saturn

S. Fowler Wright · 1951 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, William Heinemann, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this imaginative collection of science fiction stories from S. Fowler Wright, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First UK edition. Unusually published earlier in the United States in 1949...

The Honourable Schoolboy

John Le Carre [David John Moore Cornwell] · 1977 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this award winning spy novel by John le Carre. First edition, third impression. A spy novel following George Smiley and his reconstruction of an intelligence service. He must then run a suc...

The Night Manager

John Le Carre [David John Moore Cornwell] · 1993 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this thrilling espionage novel from British writer John Le Carre. First edition, fifth impression. An espionage post-Cold War novel, detailing an undercover operation to bring down a major ...

A Garden to the Eastward

Harold Lamb · 1947 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1947. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this beautiful novel from American writer Harold Lamb. First edition. A novel following two people to whom the war brought only pain and disillusionment, and the ancient bronze winged hors...

A Pocketful of Noses: Stories of One Ganelon or Another

James Powell · 2009 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Virginia , Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this collection of intriguing mystery stories surrounding the Ganelon family, written by James Powell. A signed, limited edition. This is number 125 of 160 copies, signed by the au...

Quest for Sita

Maurice Collis · 1947 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

New York, The John Day Company, 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition Maurice Collis's retelling of 'The Ramayana', illustrated by Mervyn Peake. The first U.S. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A beautifully illustrated ret...

Halidon Hill; a Dramatic Sketch, from Scottish History

Sir Walter Scott · 1822 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

Edinburgh; London, Archibald Constable and Co; Hurst, Robinson & Co, 1822. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this dramatic play by Sir Walter Scott, a dramatic retelling of the 1333 Battle of Halidon Hill. The first edition. Half-title is present.Bound without adve...

The Voice of the Murderer

Goodwin Walsh · 1926 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

New York; London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition mystery time travel novel, in the original decorative dust wrapper. The first edition of this very scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A sci-fi crime novel, in wh...

Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende: A Tale of the Times of King Arthur

Jean Bernard Mary-Lafon; Alfred Elwes [trans.] · 1856 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, Addey and Co, 1856 . First edition. Leather. The scarce first edition of Alfred Elwes's English translation of Mary-Lafon's Arthurian romance. The scarce first edition of Alfred Elwes's translation from Jean Bernard Mary-Lafon's original French.The ...

God in the Sand: An Australian Mystical Romance

Theo Price · 1934 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Sydney, P. R. Stephensen and Company, 1934 . First edition. Paperback. An advanced proof copy of the first edition of Theo Price's very scarce novel about reincarnation, the destruction of Atlantis, and a primeval forest. A proof copy of this very scarce work, in the pric...

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Klaxon [Graham John Bower] · 1918 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1918 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of naval short stories, some concerning the First World War. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the very scarce publisher's original price...

A Ruler in Chief

Raymond Jacberns · 1906 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd. [1906]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce fiction novel by Raymond Jacberns, illustrated by P. Hardy. The first edition. Illustrated by Paul Hardy with a monochrome frontispiece and five monochrome plates. Pau...

A Fight for Fortune

T. C. Bridges · 1914 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, James Nisbet and Co, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this adventure fiction novel by T. C. Bridges, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Twidle. The vanishingly scarce first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with gilt details to...

The March of the Ninth: A Story

R. C. Hutchinson · 1957 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Geoffrey Bles; The Book Society Ltd, 1957. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fiction novel by R. C. Hutchinson in the original, uncommonly lovely dust wrapper. The first edition. A 'Book Society' choice.In the publisher's original cloth wi...