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Honey&Apos;S Farm

Irish Gower · 1993 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

London, Bantam Press, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed first edition copy of the third novel in Irish Gower's Cordwainers series, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original ...

Mortal Engines

Philip Reeve · 2001 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Scholastic Press, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of this popular science fiction, first in the 'Mortal Engines Quartet' series by Philip Reeve. A young adult science fiction, debut novel by Philip Reeve, the first edition, first impress...

Thrice Chosen

Edouard Roditi · 1981 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Santa Barbara , Black Sparrow Press , 1981. First edition. Hardback. Edouard Roditi's collection of poems and translations, a lovely first limited edition signed by the author. A moving collection of poetry and translations by Edouard Roditi composed during the rise and f...

The Lay of Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke; Alfred Perles [trans.] · 1987 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Turret Books , 1987. Cloth. One of five hundred copies of Alfred Perles' translation of Rilke's charming prose-poem, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first Alfred Perles translation of this prose-poem by Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Telling ...

Forty-Two Sonnets from the Book of the Beloved

John Caldwell-Johnston · 1927 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, East and West Limited , [1927]. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of this anthology of sonnets by John Caldwell-Johnston, the author's presentation copy. An anthology of forty-two spiritual sonnets by John Caldwell-Johnston, dated from Jisc 1927...

The Chase

William Somervile · 1896 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, George Redway, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. William Somervile's early georgic poem, featuring the delightful illustrations of Hugh Thomas. The first edition thus of this charming work, reprinted from the original edition of 1735, and with the addition of a memoir ...

Heat Wave

Penelope Lively · 1996 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Viking, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression copy of this compassionate novel by Penelope Lively, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression copy. Signed by the author on title page.  In the orig...

Tunc

Lawrence Durrell · 1968 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Faber and Faber, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Lawrence Durrell's Faustian novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Tunc' is the first novel in a two nov...

The Parts

Keith Ridgway · 2003 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Faber and Faber Limited, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Keith Ridgway's thriller, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'The Parts' by Keith Ridgway is the au...

Kingdom of Shadows

Alan Furst · 2000 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Victor Follanxz , 2000. First edition. Cloth. A lovely true first impression of this award-winning novel by Alan Furst, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The true first UK edition, first impression of this historical spy novel by Alan First. Winner of the Hamme...

Bellicose Ballads

P. J. Power; M. R. Dumville · 1943 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Bombay , Thacker & Co. 1943. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition of this very scare work of illustrated humorous ballads relating to the war. A very scarce first edition of this work. A collection of humorous ballads relating to war, reflecting the transition of th...

Parables from Nature

Margaret Gatty · 1894 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, George Bell and Sons , 1894-7. Cloth. A later impression of this illustrated first and second series Victorian children's educational work concerning science and religion. A charming Victorian children's book by Margaret Gatty, the first and second series in ...

My Name Is Legion

Charles Morgan · 1925 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1925. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of British writer Charles Morgan's second novel. A remarkable study into spiritual power and evil, written whilst the author was under extreme duress personally. Written b...

The River Line, a Play

Charles Morgan · 1952 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1952. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of Charles Morgan's play set in occupied France, complete with a clipped dust wrapper. This work follows a group of officers as they flee their enemy, aided by Marie Chassaigne, member of ...

The Moving Finger

Agatha Christie · 1942 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.40 | $594.51 | ¥94,936)

New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1942 . Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first U.S. edition of Agatha Christie's exciting piece of crime fiction featuring Miss Marple. This was the first edition in book form, since the true first was serialised in Collier's Weekly. Th...

The Borrowers Aloft

Mary Norton · 1961 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A very smart, first edition copy of this children's fantasy novel by 20th century English author Mary Norton. Brilliantly illustrated throughout by Diana Stanley. A very smart, first edition copy of this children&a...

Ancestral Stories and Traditions of Great Families Illustrative of English History

John Timbs · 1869 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Griffith and Farran, 1869. First edition. Cloth. A thorough first edition exploration of the history behind various English families and their ancestral homes, with an illustrated frontispiece. First Edition. A comprehensive guide to English ancestral histories, includ...

The Fountain

Charles Morgan · 1932 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

London, Macmillan and Co. 1932. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of Charles Morgan's best-selling first world war novel, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. A lovely first edition, first impression of this well-received novel by Chares Morgan, drawing...

Arthur & George

Julian Barnes · 2005 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Jonathan Cape , 2005. First edition. Cloth. A signed first impression of Julian Barnes' tenth novel, complete with its wraparound band as issued. The first edition, first impression of Julian Barnes' tenth novel, based on the true story of the Great Wyrley Ou...

Reflections in a Mirror

Charles Morgan · 1944 · Rooke Books

£99.00 (€118.67 | $130.79 | ¥20,886)

London, Macmillan & Co. 1944. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this first series of essays by Charles Morgan, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work. A series of essays representative of the search for related values in the co...