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Ahasuerus

Charles Brumm · 1916 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, T. Werner Laurie LTD, [1916]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce novel, in which Ahasuerus appears in Manchester, the author's presentation copy to the Mayor of Manchester. A vanishingly scarce first edition.Signed by the author, inscribed...

Johnny and the Dead

Terry Pratchett · 1993 · Rooke Books

£138.00 (€165.41 | $182.32 | ¥29,114)

London, Doubleday, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of this children's book by Terry Pratchett, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by Pratchett to the title page....

The People of the Mist

H. Rider Haggard · 1894 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1894. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of H. Rider Haggard's classic lost race fantasy novel. A first edition copy of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with bevelled edges and plain black end papers....

The Man from the Moon, or the Reign of Self: A Story in Rhyme for Good Old Boys and Girls

P. Q. · 1909 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Chicago, Hammond Press, W. B. Conkey Company, 1909. First edition. Hardback. A scarce and illustrated volume, containing a satirical story in verse by the mysterious "P. Q.". The first edition of this work in the original paper boards. A curious collection of poems from the ea...

Ghostwritten

David Mitchell · 1999 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Sceptre, 1999 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of David Mitchell's acclaimed debut novel, consisting of nine disparate but interconnected tales. The first edition, first impression of this work, flat signed by Mitchell to the title page, and with his...

The Tale of Tom Kitten

Beatrix Potter · 1907 · Rooke Books

£440.00 (€527.41 | $581.30 | ¥92,826)

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Beatrix Potter's charming tale about the antics of three young kittens. The first edition of this work, one of the indistinguishable first three printings, with Plate III endpapers as per Qu...

A Fiddler for the Abbey

Elsie Jeanette Oxenham · 1948 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)

London, Frederick Muller, 1948 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the first edition of the thirty-third novel in the Abbey series by Elsie J. Oxenham. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated wi...

Marah

Owen Meredith [Edward Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton] · 1892 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1892 . First edition. Vellum. The scarce first trade edition of this posthumously published volume of poetry by Lord Lytton, with a handwritten letter from his widow, Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton. The scarce first trade edition of th...

Sweet Thursday

John Steinbeck · 1954 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Heinemann, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of John Steinbeck's sequel to his novel 'Cannery Row&apos. In the exceptionally bright dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of this novel.In the publisher's original dust wrappe...

Les Aventures D&Apos;Un Aeronaute Parisien Dans Les Mondes Inconnus

Alfred Driou · 1856 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€952.93 | $1,050.31 | ¥167,720)

Limoges, Barbou Freres, [1856]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon French science fiction novel, about the adventures of a French astronaut. In the original French.The first edition of this uncommon work.The work of French priest Alfred Driou.Illustrated ...

The Downfall of Grabbum: An Ulster Fable

An Ulster Clergyman [Rev. P. P. O'Sullivan] · 1912 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Belfast, R. Carswell & Son, 1912 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce 'Ulster Fable' from Rev. P. P. O'Sullivan, illustrated with two colour plates. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce work.In...

What Will Mrs. Grundy Say? or, Calamity on Two Legs (a Book for Men)

Michael Rustoff · 1891 · Rooke Books

£700.00 (€839.06 | $924.80 | ¥147,678)

London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Limited, 1891. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce science fiction novel by Michael Rustoff. The first edition, later state binding with Marshall Simpkin to spine. Very scarce. In the publisher's or...

The Sedan-Chair and Sir Wilfred&Apos;S Seven Flights

Madame De Chatelain · 1866 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1866. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce science fiction work by Madame de Chatelain, in the publisher's decorative cloth binding. The first edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, hea...

The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander

Frank R. Stockton · 1899 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Cassell and Company Limited, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of this novel about a man who cannot die, written by Frank R. Stockton. The first UK edition. Also published in the U.S in the same year. In the publisher's original cloth. Illu...

Beyond the Deepwoods the Edge Chronicles

Paul Stewart; Chris Riddell · 1998 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.23 | $759.66 | ¥121,307)

London, Doubleday , 1998. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the first novel from the 'Edge Chronicles' series by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. The first edition. Signed by the illustrator author, Chris Riddell, to the title page, with an inscription ...

Modern Arms and a Feudal Throne

T. Milner Harrison · 1904 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York , R. F. Fenno & Company , 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce illustrated adventure novel by T. Miler Harrison. The first edition. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and three monochr...

Makara

Muriel Bruce · 1930 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York , Rae D. Henkle Co. Inc, 1930. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce novel by Muriel Bruce. The first edition. Very scarce.In the publisher's original yellow cloth. This work was written by Muriel Bruce and provides a fictional account of ...

As I Walked out One Midsummer Morning

Laurie Lee · 1969 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this autobiography by Laurie Lee, a sequel to the popular 'Cider with Rosie&apos. The first edition. Illustrated with monochrome vignettes by Leonard Rosoman. This work was written by Laurie Lee and...

A Collection of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling Themed Books

Lindsey Fraser; Marc Shapiro; David Colbert; Michael Gerber; Bill Adler; Sean Smith; Frankie Taylor; Jack Goldstein · 2000 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London; New York; Luton, Mammoth; John Blake; St. Martin's Griffin; Puffin Books; Gollancz; Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.; Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2000-2013. First edition. Paperback. London; New York; Luton: Mammoth; John Blake; St. Martin's Griffin; Pu...

Fantastic Beasts, Quidditch Through the Ages, & Tales of the Beedle the Bard

J. K. Rowling · 2001 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Bloomsbury, 2001-2008. First edition. Paperback. Three very smart first edition works from J. K. Rowling, produced from the Harry Potter series. Three volumes. First edition. Written by Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and...