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The Tailor&Apos;S Friends

[Brocas]; Linwood Sleigh · 1956 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Faber and Faber Ltd, 1956. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this charming children's story signed by the author First edition. Signed and dated by the author on the title page This charming children's story, written and signed by Linwood Sleigh, contain...

Maiwa&Apos;S Revenge; or, the War of the Little Hand

H. Rider Haggard · 1888 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1888. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of H. Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel, featuring his protagonist Allan Quatermain. The first edition. In the original cloth binding with red lettering. 'Maiwa's Revenge' ...

The Dynasts, a Drama of the Napoleonic Wars in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts, & One Hundred and Thirty Scenes

Thomas Hardy · 1904 · Rooke Books

£320.00 (€383.57 | $422.76 | ¥67,510)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1904-1908. First edition. Cloth. A three volume first edition set of Hardy's impressive Napoleonic drama. With volume I a second issue, volume II in the second state, and volume III in the first issue. Volume I is a first edition, second issue, w...

Last Men in London

William Olaf Stapledon · 1932 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , Methuen & Co , 1932. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first edition first impression of this thrilling science fiction novel by William Olaf Stapledon. A first edition, first impression copy of this work with the eight page catalogue dated 932 signifying the first ed...

Mandarin in Manhattan

Christopher Morley · 1934 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London , Faber and Faber, 1934. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this poetry collection by Christopher Morley. A first edition copy of this collection of poems by Christopher Morley, who was an American journalist, novelist and poet. This volume of poems ar...

Childrens Pop-Up Books

1978 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

London , Dean & Son, 1978-1979. Hardback. Two charming young children's pop-up books, with colourful pop-up elements. Two charming pop up booksToddlers 1st Pop-Up Books (1978) follows children at school and playing. With three pop-up pages which are in lovely in condition...

The Buried Temple

Maurice Maeterlinck; Alfred Sutro · 1902 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , George Allen, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first English edition of this collection of essays by Maurice Maeterlinck. A first English translated edition of The Buried Temple by Maurice Maeterlinck, translated by Alfred Sutro. This volume contains five essays ...

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold a Conversation Piece

Evelyn Waugh · 1957 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London , Chapman and Hall , 1957. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold. A first edition copy of Evelyn Waugh's novel, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold A Conversation Piece. This novel recalls Waugh's experience of suffering...

Poems

James Kelly · 1888 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Glasgow , Aird & Coghill , 1888. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this collection of poems by James Kelly. A scarce first edition copy of this collection of poems by James Kelly. Some of the poems included in this volume are Dolores Adios Fuertos, By the S...

The Seville Communion

Arturo Pérez-Reverte; Sonia Soto [trans] · 1998 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

London; New York, The Harvill Press; Harcourt Brace & Company , 1998. First edition. Cloth. The first English translation and the first US edition, both first impressions, of this adventure mystery novel by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte. The first English translation of...

The Complete Works of Thomas Lovell Beddoes

Thomas Lovell Beddoes; Sir Edmund Gosse · 1928 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Issued by the Fanfrolico Press, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful edition of the collected works of English author Thomas Lovell Beddoes in two volumes, one of 750 copies printed. Number five-hundred and thirty-seven of seven-hundred and fifty copies printed. Com...

The Four Just Men

Edgar Wallace · 1905 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, The Tallis Press, 1905. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this popular detective novel by Edgar Wallace. The first edition, first impression of this work, with a folding frontispiece and evidence of the removal of the detachable competition sli...

The Voysey Inheritance

Granville Barker · 1910 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1910. Paperback. Scarce second impression of this play in five acts by Granville-Barker in the original wraps. Play in five acts by English dramatist Harley Barker-Granville, written in 1903-5 and first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 1905 f...

Work Suspended and Other Stories Written Before the Second World War

Evelyn Waugh · 1948 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Chapman and Hall , 1948. Cloth. An excellent copy of this short story anthology by acclaimed author Evelyn Waugh. First uniform edition published in 1948, six years after the first limited and signed edition. A collection of short stories by Evelyn Waugh that came toge...

Bubbles

Catharine Boundinot Atterbury · 1910 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Elkin Mathews , 1910. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce booklet of verse by Catharine Boundinot Atterbury. A very scarce first edition of this work, rarely seen on the market. A charming poetry anthology by Catharine Boundinot Atterbury, grouped under three categ...

Thomas Kydd Series

Julian Stockwin · 2001 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2001-9. First edition. Cloth. Beautiful group of ten first impressions from the 'Thomas Kydd' series by Julian Stockwin, nine out of ten volumes signed by the author, two of which in a limited edition. A collection of the first ten novels,...

Artillery of Words the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill

Frederick Woods · 1992 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Leo Cooper, 1992 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this literary criticism of Winston Churchill, a presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author. First edition of Artillery of Words The Writings of Sir Winston Churchill by Frederick Woods in the origi...

Death Across the Tamagash

Michael Hastings · 1964 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Macdonald, 1964 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce crime fiction novel by Michael Hastings in the original dust wrapper. First edition of Death Across the Tamagash by Michael Hastings in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped du...

They Died by a Gun

Rupert Furneaux · 1962 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this true crime book about gun violence in the original dust wrapper. First edition of They Died by a Gun by Rupert Furneaux in the original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrap...

Bold Turpin a Romance As Sung by Sam Weller

Sam Weller; L. D. L. · 1903 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, New York and Bombay, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1903 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this lovely illustrated song book for children from the early twentieth century. First edition of Bold Turpin A Romance as Sung by Sam Weller in the original publishe...