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Rhymes in Reason and Season

D. Lewis · 1920 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

Hove, The Westbourne Press, 1920 . First edition. Cloth. Delightful signed poetry and short-story collection from David Lewis on a range of topics including war, current events and the English coastline. Very scarce first edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Pres...

London Lays and Other Poems

Bernard Malcom Ramsay · 1903 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London , Elliot Stock, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this book of poems by Bernard Malcom Ramsay. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to half title page.In publisher's original red cloth binding.Includes poems in f...

Historical and Literary Associations of Old Highgate

John Sime · 1905 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, 1905. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition essay title, in lovely condition. An uncommon first edition copy of this essay title, delivered out of passion for the Highgate area.John Sime, Vice-President of the Highg...

Word from Wormingford (1997) out of the Valley (2000)

Ronald Blythe · 1997 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Viking, 1997-2000. First edition. Cloth. A set of two illustrated first edition novels by Ronald Blythe, with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers. Out of the Valley signed by the author. A set of two first edition novels by Ronald Blythe, in the publisher&apos...

Memories by Desmond Maccarthy (1953) Humanities by Desmond Maccarthy (1953) Experience by Desmond Maccarthy (1935) Portraits by Desmond Maccarthy (1932) Criticism by Desmond Maccarthy (1932)

Desmond MacCarthy · 1932 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, MacGibbon; Putnam, 1932-1953. First edition. Cloth. A very good set of five works by Desmond MacCarthy, one of which in the original unclipped dust wrapper.  A set of five works by Desmond MacCarthy, one of which in the original unclipped dust wrapper. This set conta...

Eragon; Eldest

Christopher Paolini · 2004 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

London, Doubleday, 2004-2005 . First edition. Cloth. Fine signed first UK editions of the first two novels in Christopher Paolini's 'Inheritance Cycle' series of novels about a young dragon rider named Eragon. Signed first UK editions, first impressions of each ...

Three Novels

Yuri Herrera · 2021 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, And Other Stories, 2021 . First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed first edition of this collection of three novels by Yuri Herrera in the original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrapper. A signed first edition of this collection of three novels by Yuri Her...

D (a Tale of Two Worlds)

Michel Faber · 2020 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Doubleday, 2020 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of Michel Faber's popular Dickensian adventure tale, in the original decorative cloth. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original cloth, signed by the author.Signed by...

Works of Brian Moore: An Answer from Limbo and the Emperor of Ice-Cream

Brian Moore · 1963 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1963-1966. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of An Answer From Limbo and The Emperor of Ice-Cream from award-winning novelist Brian Moore. Both stories hold parallels with the author's life. The first editions of An Answer From Limbo and The ...

2 Vols a Singer at the Wedding; the Song of the Nightingale

Bruce Arnold · 1978 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1978-1980. Cloth. A smart two-volume collection featuring Arnold"s debut and its thematic successor, with one volume signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. In the publisher's origi...

The Colour of Blood Lies of Silence

Brain Moore · 1987 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Bloomsbury; Jonathon Cape, 1987-1990. First edition. Cloth. A captivating two volume set of first edition historical war novels by Brian Moore, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. A captivating two volume set of novels by Northern Irish writer Brian Moore. Includ...

Doctor Vane Answers the Call

W. E. Johns · 1950 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Latimer House Limited , 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this short-story collection from W. E. Johns', centring around amateur criminologist Dr. Augustus Vane. First edition.In the original cloth binding. This anthology comprises ten short storie...

2 Vols the Critical Works of John Dennis

John Dennis; Edward Niles Hooker [Ed.] · 1967 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Batlimore, The John Hopkins Press, 1967. Cloth. A foundational two-volume scholarly edition of John Dennis"s major critical writings. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Complete in two volumes. First published in 1939, these copies are the third printing of thi...

The Isle of Unrest the Grey Lady Roden&Apos;S Corner

Henry Seton Merriman [Hugh Stowell Scott] · 1898 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London , Smith, Elder & Co. 1898-1905. Cloth. An exciting 3 volume set of novels by Hugh Stowell Scott, under the pseudonym of Henry Seton Merriman. An exciting 3 volume set of works by Hugh Stowell Scott, under the pseudonym of Henry Seton Merriman.In publisher's origina...

Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Tales of England

James Orchard Halliwell · 1849 · Rooke Books

£258.00 (€309.30 | $340.91 | ¥54,446)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. c1900. Leather. A charming morocco-bound copy of these children's rhymes and tales, collected by scholar and antiquarian James Orchard Halliwell. A new edition. First published as 'Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales' in 1849. With ...

The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft

George Gissing · 1912 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Constable & Co. Limited, 1912. Leather. A smart, black morocco copy of George Gissing's semi-autobiographical novel, from 1912. Bound in smart black morocco, this is a smart, decorative copy, published in 1912 - an indication of the popularity of the first edition...

9 Vols Eoin Colfer"S Artemis Fowl Series

Eoin Colfer · 2001 · Rooke Books

£690.00 (€827.19 | $911.74 | ¥145,610)

London; New York, Viking; Puffin; Miramax Books, 2001-2010. First edition. Cloth. A nine volume collection of works from Eoin Colfer's lauded Artemis Fowl series, with one advance copy, and all but one copy signed by the author. In the publisher's original bindings, ...

A Book of Pictured Carols Designed Under the Direction of Arthur J. Gaskin

1893 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, George Allen, 1893. First edition. Cloth. A scarce illustrated anthology of carols compiled under the direction of Arthur Gaskin, featuring the work of the Birmingham Art School. First edition. Scarce.In the original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. A...

Watch Your Mouth

Daniel Handler [Lemony Snicket] · 2001 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Allison & Busby, 2001 . First edition. Paperback. An uncorrected proof copy of Daniel Handler's (better known as Lemony Snicket) coming of age comedy Watch Your Mouth, in the publisher's original paperback binding. An uncorrected proof copy of Daniel Handler...

The Mind Readers

Margery Allingham · 1965 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.51 | $103.07 | ¥16,460)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Margery Allingham's eighteenth novel in the excellent Albert Campion series, the last she finished before her death. The first edition of Margery Allingham's The Mind Readers, published by Ch...