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The Bruiser

Jim Tully · 1937 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Michael Joseph, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition copy of Jim Tully's novel concerning boxing. The scarce first UK edition in the publisher's original cloth binding. Library label to the rear paste down. Jim Tully (1886-1947) was an Americ...

First Hymn to Lenin and Other Poems

Hugh McDiarmid · 1931 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, The Unicorn Press, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Limited Edition collection of poems by Hugh McDiarmid. Number two-hundred and ten of four-hundred and fifty copies produced. In the publisher's original slip case.Illustrated with a portrait...

Dupe

Liza Cody · 1980 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Collins, 1980. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work of crime fiction and the first instalment in Liza Cody's 'Anne Lee' series. The first edition of the work. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrappe...

Bad Company an Anne Lee Investigation

Liza Cody · 1982 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Collins, 1982. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work of crime fiction and the second instalment in Liza Cody's 'Anne Lee' series. The first edition of the work. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapp...

Contes Fantastiques

Erckmann-Chatrian · 1881 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Paris, Librairie, 1881. Leather. A jointly written historical novel by the French authors Emile Erckmann and Alexander Chatrian. This is an 1881 edition. Jointly written by Emile Erckmann and Alexander Chatrian. Their historical novel puts politics at the centre going on to at...

Fables de J. La Fontaine

J. La Fontaine · 1851 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Paris , Charpentier , 1851. Leather. A collection of fables adapted into French verse by by Jean de La Fontaine. The 1851 edition. A collection of fables from the west and east adapted into French free verse by Jean de La Fontaine. Considered as French classics these tales exp...

Capital

John Lanchester · 2012 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Faber and Faber, 2012. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this contemporary novel from Lanchester, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. With the original "signed copy" paper wrap. Set in London before and duri...

Life at the Top

John Braine · 1962 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition of this novel following on from John Braine's previous work, Room At The Top. A first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper. Joh...

Our Mutual Friend

Charles Dickens · 1865 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1865. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound first edition copy of the final completed novel of Charles Dickens, a nice copy with the original plates by Marcus Stone. The first edition of this work in book form. The first issue, with the three page p...

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

Charles Dickens · 1844 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1844. First edition. Leather. The early issue of one of Charles Dickens' popular novel, complete with the original illustrations by Phiz. The first edition, second issue engraved title with '£100' and five studs to the trunk. The tippe...

A.D. 2500 the Observer Prize Stories 1954

Various · 1955 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1955. Paperback. An uncommon to see proof copy of the Observer's prize story anthology for 1954, this anthology including Brian Aldiss' first sci-fi story published in book form. A proof copy.An anthology of short stories submitted for ...

Seven Just William Books

Richmal Crompton · 1924 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1924-31. First edition. Cloth. A nice set of six first editions and one first cheap edition of Richmal Crompton's popular 'Just William' novels. Six early first edition, first impressions, Just William novels, with one first cheap ...

England Day by Day: A Guide to Efficiency and Prophetic Calendar for 1904

Edward Verrall Lucas · 1903 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

London, Methuen & Co, 1903 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this unusual and very scarce set of predictions for the upcoming year, 1904. The very scarce first edition of this work by Edward Verrall Lucas, a British editor and publisher who was chairman of Methu...

Backwards and Forwards

Summer Spring · 1905 · Rooke Books

£960.00 (€1,150.71 | $1,268.29 | ¥202,530)

London, Henry J. Glaisher, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this very scarce early twentieth century science fiction novel. With the inscription 'with the author's compliments Xmas 1910' to the verso of the front fr...

Watch and Ward

Henry James Jr. · 1878 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

Boston, Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1878 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition in book form of Henry James's debut novel. The first edition in book form of this work, in Edel & Laurence binding a, retaining final blank. A6.One-thousand copies of this first edition w...

The Complete Works of George Eliot in Eighteen Volumes

George Eliot · 0 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

London, Merrill and Baker, c1900. First edition. Leather. A limited edition collection of works from George Eliot bound in half morocco. The limited Westminster edition set of the works.Number 78 out of 500 sets. Fifteen volumes. Complete in eighteen.With frontispieces and fou...

The Complete Works of J. Fenimore Cooper:

James Fenimore Cooper · 0 · Rooke Books

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

New York, G. P Putnam's Sons, c1890. Cloth. A 32 volume complete set of the Leather-Stocking edition of The Complete Works by James Fenimore Cooper. Thirty two volume complete set of the complete works of James Fenimore Cooper. A Leather-stocking limited edition set numbe...

Rebel & Enemy of God

Bernard Cornwell · 1993 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Harper Collins; Michael Joseph, 1993-1996. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first editions of these historical novels from Bernard Cornwell, with the original dust wrappers. Two volumes. First edition. Written by Bernard Cornwell, an English-American author known f...

Pig

Andrew Cowan · 1994 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Michael Joseph, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this award-winning novel from Cowan, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, reading: "for Jonathan, with best wishes." The debut novel of Cowan...

Hard Times

Sara Paretsky · 1999 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of this thrilling novel from Paretsky, signed by the author. First UK edition. Signed by the author to the title page. The nineth V. I. Warshawski novel. When Warshawski swerves to avoid hitting...