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Monster Island

Ron van der Meer · 1981 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1981 . First edition. Cloth. A signed example of the scarce first edition of Ron van der Meer's thrilling children's pop-up, about encounters with fearsome monsters. The scarce first edition of this work, flat signed by illustrator and paper ...

Triplets: Comprising the Baby&Apos;S Opera, the Baby&Apos;S Bouquet, and the Baby&Apos;S Own Aesop

Walter Crane · 1899 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.02 | ¥40,072)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1899 . First edition. Vellum. The limited edition first edition thus of Walter Crane's three popular children's works, illustrated throughout in colour. A limited edition, limited to 500 copies for sale in the United Kingdom, of which...

Deja Dead; Death Du Jour

Kathy Reichs · 1997 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, William Heinemann, 1997-1999. First edition. Cloth. Two bright UK first edition crime novels from American author and forensic anthropologist, Kathy Reichs. Both UK first editions. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. These books are the first two instalments of ...

Postern of Fate

Agatha Christie · 1973 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, The Crime Club, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Agatha Christie novel in which an elderly Tommy and Tuppence investigate a cold case. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price clipped dust wrapper. This thrilling...

Arnold Bennett and H.G. Wells: A Record of a Personal and a Literary Friendship

Arnold Bennett; H. G. Wells; Harris Wilson [Ed.] · 1960 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of letters between H. G. Wells and Arnold Bennett, with this particular copy belonging to English author Brian Aldiss. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the o...

A Dance to the Music of Time

Anthony Powell · 1964 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.97 | ¥104,397)

London, Heinemann, 1964-73. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of four volumes from Anthony Powell's important roman-fleuve 'A Dance to the Music of Time&apos. Four volumes of Anthony Powell's 'A Dance to the Music of Time&apos.In the original dust wrappers,...

Sard Harker

John Masefield · 1924 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1924. First edition. Cloth. John Masefield's first novel of his trilogy set in South America, the first edition of this work. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The first of John Masefield's novel...

It May Never Happen & Other Stories

V. S. Pritchett · 1945 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this popular collection of the stories of V. S. Pritchett, from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition, first impression.From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding t...

Five

J. B. Donne; C. E. B. Brett; W. J. Harvey; J. D. James; J. M. Russell · 1949 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, John Roberts Press LTD, 1949. First edition. Paperback. A scarce anthology of nineteen poems by five Oxford poets, from the library of Brian Aldiss. The first edition of this scarce work.From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding the prove...

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam · 1902 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1902. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this translation of this classic work. Golden Treasury Series. Originally translated from the Persian by Edward FitzGerald which enjoyed great success in the Orientalism of the fin de siecle. A collectio...

Bobby Bocker & My Father, A.G. Street

A. G. Street; Pamela Street · 1957 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.08 | ¥50,617)

London, Michael Joseph; Robert Hale and Company , 1957-69 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of A. G. Street's charming novel "Bobby Bocker", and a signed copy of his daughter's biography on his life, with a letter from the author. Comprised of the first...

Guy Mannering

Sir Walter Scott · 1815 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Edinburgh, James Ballantyne and Co; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Archibald Constable and Co, 1815. Leather. The second edition of this popular historical fiction novel, by Walter Scott, published only one month after the first edition. The second edition, first issue...

The Captain and the Enemy

Graham Greene · 1988 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Reinhardt Books in association with Viking , 1988. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of the last novel published by English author, Graham Greene, with the very smart unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work.In th...

Music and Silence

Rose Tremain · 1999 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this historical novel from English writer Rose Tremain, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. In 1629, a young English lute...

A First Draft Screenplay of Jo Eisinger&Apos;S &Apos;Oscar Wilde&Apos;

Jo Eisinger · 1960 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

London, Zoya Film Productions Ltd. 1960 . First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce first draft of the screenplay of Jo Eisinger's biographical film surrounding Oscar Wilde, starring Robert Morley. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. A manuscript cont...

Day Eight

Elisabeth Ayrton · 1978 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1978. First edition. Cloth. A very smart advance review copy of this scarce novel of evolution and conservation, set in the African reserves. An advance review copy of the first edition. A scarce work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wra...

Dwala

George Calderon · 1904 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1904. First edition. Cloth. An intriguing and satirical sci-fi romance by George Calderon, the first edition of this very scarce work. The first edition of this very scarce work.An intriguing romantic sci-fi novel, a satire on evolution with a &apos...

His First Million Women

George Weston · 1934 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

New York, Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this comical science fiction novel, in which humanity has become sterile, expect for one man. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An entertaining sex...

Routledge&Apos;S Nursery Book

0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, George Routledge and Sons, c1880. Cloth. A scarce collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes, colourfully illsutrated. A scarce work.A charming Victorian volume of fairy tales and nursery rhymes for children.This volume includes 'Tom Thumb's Alphabet',...

Nomads of the Night

Gaston Leroux · 1925 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.85 | ¥83,307)

New York, The Macaulay Company, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the first US edition of Gaston Leroux's entertaining mystery novel, following Chéri-Bibi as he pursues his enemies through the south of France. The first US edition, first printing of this n...