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Jack the Giant Killer

Richard Doyle · 1888 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, [1888]. Cloth. A charming colour-illustrated facsimile of Richard Doyle"s manuscript of this classic fairy tale, first created in 1842. In the publisher's original grey cloth binding. Illustrated in colour throughout.A facsimile of Doyle&ap...

The Road to Ruin

Siegfried Sassoon · 1933 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London, Faber and Faber, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Sassoon"s sharp inter-war poetry collection, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. First edition. Complete with the original dust wrapper, not pric...

Cendrillon Et Les Fees

Charles Perrault · 1886 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥115,997)

Asnières-sur-Seine, Boussod Valadon & Cie, 1886 . First edition. Leather. Beautifully bound in decorative full morocco, this is the first edition of Perrault's 'Cinderella and the Fairies' to feature the charming illustrations of Beaumont. In the original Frenc...

Kemlo and the Masters of Space

E. C. Eliott · 1963 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.30 | ¥17,927)

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated fifteenth and final book in E. C. Eliott's science fiction space series Kemlo, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth with the original bright, price-clipped d...

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Limited Edition

Robert Louis Stevenson; Edmund Gosse [ed.] · 1550 · Rooke Books

£595.00 (€713.19 | $786.08 | ¥125,487)

London, Cassell & Company Limited. Cloth. A very scarce complete limited edition twenty volume set of this collection from the author of Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A very scarce complete twenty volume set of works by Robert Louis Stevenson...

The Works of Thomas de Quincy

Thomas De Quincey · 1862 · Rooke Books

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1862. Leather. A decorative complete leather bound collection of the essays of English essayist and critic, Thomas de Quincey. A complete sixteen volume collection of essays by Thomas de Quincey. In half brown morocco bindings, with marbled ...

Wolf Brother; Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

Michelle Paver · 2004 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Orion, 2004 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition copy of the first book in the fantastic series Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver, with Ottakar's promotional booklet. The first edition of the work.Signed by the author to the title page.In ...

The Inner Harbour

Wilbert Snow · 1926 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

New York, Harcourt Brace and Company, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce anthology, written and signed by American poet and influential educator and political figure in Connecticut Wilbert Snow. The Inner Harbour, a very scarce poetic anthology, written and signed by Am...

Songs and Poems

John Jay Chapman · 1919 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of an attractive poetic anthology, written by prominent American moralist and writer John Jay Chapman. The signed first edition of Songs and Poems, a poetic anthology written by promin...

Verses

D. C. L. D; A. A. · 1918 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

London, Skeffington & Son, 1918. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this illustrated volume of light verse by D. C. L. D. and A. A. charmingly decorated and illustrated with seven monochrome plates and a tipped-in colour plate. In the publisher's original pap...

Hollow Sea: A Novel

James Hanley · 1938 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,453)

London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first edition of Hanley"s maritime novel "Hollow Sea", drawn from his seafaring experience. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author...

La Belle France

David Irving Janes · 1919 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

New York, Duffield and Company, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce first edition of Janes"s WWI poetic cycle, a presentation copy inscribed by the author, reflecting on the war"s devastation through three solemn, interconnected cantos. In the publisher's or...

Harvest of Youth

Edward Davison · 1926 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

New York; London, Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this collection of poetry by Scottish poet Edward Davison. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, dated 1927.In pub...

Years Following After; Poems

Joseph Leftwich · 1959 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, James Clarke & Co. Ltd. 1959 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of this collection of poetry by British critic Joseph Leftwich. A very scarce first edition of the work.A presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpap...

Ebony Flame

Vincent Starrett · 1922 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Chicago , Covici-McGee, 1922 . Cloth. A signed limited edition presentation copy of this collection of poetry by Sherlock Holmes biographer Vincent Starrett. A limited edition copy of the work, with three hundred and fifty copies being printed, of which this is number 278.Sign...

Sous le Ciel D&Apos;Allemagne Sonnets D&Apos;Un Prisonnier de Guerre

Emile Moussat · 1921 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.84 | $151.93 | ¥24,254)

Paris, Les Editions Francaises Les Gemeaux, 1921 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce presentation copy of this collection of wartime poets by prisoner of war Emile Moussat. A very scarce work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the half title page, 'a mon excellen...

The Pool and Other Poems

George H. Kattenhorn · 0 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Not stated, Not Stated, c1921 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed presentation copy of this collection of wartime poetry by George H. Kattenhorn. A very scarce work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the first blank.In publisher's original green cloth binding....

Where Lilith Dances

Darl Macleod Boyle · 1920 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New Haven, Yale University Press, 1920. First edition. Hardback. A signed presentation copy of this debut collection from the Yale Series of Younger Poets, owned by English dramatist Alfred Sutro. A charming presentation copy of this very scarce book issued for the Yale Series...

Bookman&Apos;S Holiday: A Recreation for Booklovers

Holbrook Jackson · 1945 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Faber and Faber Limited , 1945. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed presentation copy of this literary criticism from Holbrook Jackson, previously owned by his brother. A signed presentation copy given by the author to his brother, Charlie. Inscribed to the front...

The Eternal Now: A Quatrain-Sequence and Other Verses

Holbrook Jackson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€928.95 | $1,023.89 | ¥163,450)

London, David Nutt , 1900. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of Holbrook Jackson's debut collection of poetry, this being his personal library copy. The author's own library copy of his debut poetry collection. With the author's posthumous book...