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End and Beginning

John Masefield · 1933 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.48 | $116.26 | ¥18,565)

London , William Heinemann , 1933. First edition. Cloth. A lovely limited and signed first edition copy of John Masefield's play End and Beginning, with the original slipcase and glassine wrap. A limited edition, signed copy of this play by John Masefield. This edition wa...

El Hogar En la Pampa

Santiago Estrada · 1866 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Victoria, Imprenta del Siglo , 1866. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition copy of Santiago Estrada's short story that celebrates nature, in the original Spanish. A scarce first edition copy of this work, in the original Spanish. This is a short story by Santiag...

Hand in Glove

Ngaio Marsh · 1962 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, The Crime Club, by Collins, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this detective novel by Ngaio Marsh in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of Hand in Glove by Ngaio Marsh in the original publisher's binding an...

The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Killer

David Boyer · 1968 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Macdoland, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition, first printing of this scarce novel by David Boyer in the original dust wrapper. First UK edition, first printing of The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker by David Boyer in the publisher's original ...

Foolery a Comedy in Verse

Robert Vansittart · 1912 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Arthur L. Humphreys, 1912 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition, first printing of Robert Vansittart's collection of comedy poems. First edition, first printing of Foolery, A Comedy in Verse by Robert Vansittart in the original publisher's clot...

The Mansion

William Faulkner · 1961 · Rooke Books

£63.00 (€75.52 | $83.23 | ¥13,291)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of William Faulkner's novel completing his trilogy, in the original dust wrapper. First British edition, first printing of The Mansion by William Faulkner in the original publishe...

The Garret

Oliver Crawford · 1965 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,346)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition, first printing of Oliver Crawford's fiction novel in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition of The Garret by Oliver Crawford. In the original publisher's cloth binding and...

Secondary Worlds

W. H. Auden · 1968 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, Faber and Faber , 1968. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating collection of four essays by W. H. Auden, based on his 'T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures&apos. A first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of fou...

In Parenthesis Seinnyessit E Gledyf Ym Penn Mameu

David Jones · 1937 · Rooke Books

£370.00 (€443.50 | $488.82 | ¥78,059)

London, Faber and Faber, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of David Jones' epic semi-autobiographical about the First World War, considered by W. H. Auden to be 'the greatest book about the First World War', and viewed 'a work of genius' b...

Frederick Locker-Lampson; a Character Sketch

Augustine Birrell · 1920 · Rooke Books

£260.00 (€311.65 | $343.50 | ¥54,852)

London, Constable and Company, 1920. First edition. Cloth. An attractive copy of the signed Limited Edition of Augustine Birrell's biography of his father-in-law, Frederick Locker-Lampson. The signed limited edition, first edition of this biographical study from British L...

London Lyrics

Frederick Locker [Frederick Locker-Lampson] · 1857 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1857 . First edition. Leather. In a bright straight grain morocco binding, this is an attractive association copy of the first edition of Locker-Lampson's lyrics. An association copy of the uncommon first edition of Frederick Locker-Lampson'...

Roderick Dhu, Clan-Alpines Chief; or, the Scottish Outlaw. A Romance.

Thomas Archer · 1848 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, F. Hextall, 1848 . Leather. A smart copy of an early edition of Thomas Archer's scarce mid nineteenth century historical romance about outlawed Scottish clan chief Roderick Dhu. An early edition of this Victorian era 'Romance' from author Thomas Archer. ...

Black Venus

Angela Carter · 1985 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1985 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this collection of short stories from noted feminist writer Angela Carter, best known for her 1979 collection, 'The Bloody Chamber&apos. The first edition, first impression of this collect...

The Essex Serpent

Sarah Perry · 2016 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Serpent's Tail, 2016 . First edition. Cloth. A signed fifth impression of Sarah Perry's award-winning Gothic romance. A signed copy of the fifth impression of the first edition of Sarah Perry's 2016 novel, in the publisher's original price unclipped...

Psmith Journalist

P. G. Wodehouse · 1915 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)

London , A & C Black , 1915. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition copy of Psmith Journalist by Wodehouse, with illustrations throughout. Psmith, Journalist is a novel that was first released in the United Kingdom in The Captain magazine between October 1909 and Febru...

The Playmaker

Thomas Keneally · 1987 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto, Hodder & Stoughton, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first printing of Thomas Keneally's fiction novel with the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of The Playmaker by award winning author Thomas Ke...

Requiem for a Wren

Nevil Shute · 1955 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Melbourne, London, Toronto, William Heinemann Ltd, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Nevil Shute's wartime novel in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first impression of Requiem for a Wren by Nevil Shute, in the original publisher&...

Swing Time

Zadie Smith · 2016 · Rooke Books

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,705)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 2016 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Zadie Smith's most recent fiction novel. First edition, first printing of Swing Time by Zadie Smith, in the original publisher's binding with the unclipped dust wrapper.The no...

The Biographer&Apos;S Tale

A. S. Byatt · 2000 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Chatto & Windus, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of A. S. Byatt's fiction novel signed by the author. First edition, first printing of The Biographer's Tale by A. S. Byatt, in original publisher's binding with the unclip...

Meddling Maverick

Tom West · 1946 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Ward Lock and Co Limited, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this entertaining western, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Scarce, particularly in such smart condition. The first edition of the work. Meddling Maverick tells the story of Mike O&a...