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The Temple of Death

Marquis of Normanby; John Sheffield · 1709 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, H. Hills, 1709. Disbound. An uncommon poem by John Sheffield, a thoughtful piece of death, commemorating Queen Mary II. An uncommon poem, a translated adaptation of P. Habert's French poem 'Le Temple de la Mort&apos. This issue with signature A2 under the &a...

After the Rain

John Bowen · 1958 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Faber and Faber, 1958-67. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Bowen's sci-fi novel about a second flood, alongside a proof copy of the dramatised play of the novel. The novel and play of John Bowen's 'After the Rain&apos.The first edition, fi...

The Works of George Eliot with a Biography

George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans]; J. W. Cross [ed.] · 1878 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.24 | $858.88 | ¥137,169)

Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1878-1885. Cloth. The complete Cabinet Edition of the works of George Eliot, including the three-volume biography edited by her husband. A set of twenty-four books uniformly bound in the publisher's original cloth binding, wi...

Twelve Letters and a Bibliographical Essay from Leonard Clark

Leonard Clark · 1954 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

Charlottesville, Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1954-1968. Paperback. A bibliographical work by Leonard Clark on the writings of Walter de la Mare, alongside twelve signed letters from Clark. Leonard Clark was an English poet, writer, editor, and educat...

Don&Apos;T Tell Alfred

Nancy Mitford · 1960 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Nancy Mitford's final novel, the third in a trilogy centred on an upper-class English family. The first edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.'Don't ...

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels

Thomas Ingoldsby Esquire [Richard Harris Barnham] · 1938 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Oxford University Press, 1938. Leather. A smartly bound later edition of this collection of legends, with illustrations. Later edition. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and numerous in-text images. A collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poems written...

The Trip to London: Stories

Rhys Davies · 1946 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,753)

London, William Heinemann, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of short stories from Welsh writer Rhys Davies. First edition. Scarce with dust wrapper. A collection of eleven short stories, including: The Benefit Concert, Price of a Wedding Rin...

A Collection of First Uk Editions from Paul Gallico

Paul Gallico · 1957 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Michael Joseph; William Heinemann, 1957-1968. First edition. Cloth. A collection of six smart first edition volumes from American writer Paul Gallico. Six volumes. First UK edition. Written by Paul William Gallico, an American novelist and short story and sports writer...

The Holder of the World

Bharati Mukherjee · 1993 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Indian American-Canadian writer Bharati Mukherjee, signed by the author. First edition, Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page which reads "To ...

Dance of the Happy Shades

Alice Munro · 1974 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Allen Lane, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition of this collection of short stories from Canadian writer Alice Munro. First UK edition, first published in Canada in 1968. The author's first collection of stories and winner of the 1968 Governo...

A Passion Before Death

James Hanley · 1930 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Privately Printed [C. J. Greenwood], 1930 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this daring tale told from the confines of a prison cell, with the original, vanishingly scarce glassine wrap. The first edition, limited to 200 copies signed by the author a...

Love Among the Ruins

Evelyn Waugh · 1953 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1953 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Evelyn Waugh's beautifully illustrated dystopian short novel. First edition. In a hardback binding, with the original dust wrapper adhered to boards. This intriguing work is one of Evelyn Waugh&a...

The Messiah. A Poem, in Six Books.

Robert Montgomery · 1832 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, John Turrill , 1832 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptionally scarce first edition of Robert Montgomery's epic poem 'The Messiah', in six books. The first edition.Very scarce work. 'The Messiah' is an epic poem, in six books, written by English ...

Faction Display&Apos;D

[William Shippen] · 1709 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, H. Hills, 1709. Disbound. An uncommon satirical poem on the politics under the reign of Queen Anne by William Shippen. First published in 1704, this uncommon pirate edition condenses the poem to sixteen pages rather than twenty, with the text of the final three pages c...

Shards of Memory; East Into Upper East: Plain Tales from New York and New Delhi; My Nine Lines: Chapters of a Possible Past

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala · 1995 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, John Murray, 1995-2004. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic set of the first editions of three works by novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, in their original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impressions of these three works in the publisher's orig...

Love Your Enemies; Wide Open; Clear: A Transparent Novel; Darkmans; Burley Cross Postbox Theft; the Yips; in the Approaches; the Cauliflower; H(a)Ppy; I Am Sovereign

Nicola Barker · 1993 · Rooke Books

£198.00 (€237.37 | $261.63 | ¥41,784)

London, Faber and Faber; Fourth Estate; William Heinemann, 1993-2019. First edition. Cloth. A terrific set of first edition novels from Nicola Barker, populated with eccentric characters and wildly comic and strange narratives. The first edition, first printings of these works...

A Gate at the Stairs

Lorrie Moore · 2009 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of this moving novel that explores disconnect, love and loss, from acclaimed American author, Lorrie Moore. The first edition, first printing of this work. Signed by the author to the front e...

Rosie Plum and Other Stories

T. F. Powys · 1966 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1966. First edition. Cloth. An attractive first edition of these posthumously published short stories written by Theodore Francis Powys. The first edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This book contains a series of s...

Felicia&Apos;S Journey; the Hill Bachelors; Love and Summer

William Trevor · 1994 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Viking , 1994-2009. First edition. Cloth. A fine selection of three first editions from widely acclaimed Irish novelist and short story writer, William Trevor. The first edition, first printings of these works. All with the publisher's original unclipped dust wra...

Fludd

Hilary Mantel · 1989 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A superb first impression copy of this early and award winning novel by Hilary Mantel. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Fludd' is an early novel by Hilary Mantel, for which she won...