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Arthur and the Sword

Robert Sabuda · 1995 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, Atheneum Books, 1995. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this colourful illustrated retelling of an Arthurian legend, the author's presentation copy. The first edition, first impression.Author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the rect...

Let&Apos;S Go to the Circus

George Theiner · 1963 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Bancroft & Co, 1963 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce children's movable book, illustrated and designed by prominent paper engineer Rudolf Lukes. The first edition of this very scarce work.From Czech illustrator Rudolf Lukes, a prom...

A Burnt-out Case

Graham Greene · 1961 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of Graham Greene's novel set in a leper colony in the Congo River, in the original dust wrapper. The first English edition. First published in 1960 in Paris. In the publisher's original cloth w...

Doors

Ray Marshall; Korky Paul · 1982 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1982. First edition. Hardback. The first UK edition of this interactive pop-up book depicting a number of curious doors for the reader to explore, with illustrations and designs by Ray Marshall and Korky Paul. The first UK edition. Also published in the ...

The Monster Who Loved Books

Keith Faulkner · 2003 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Contender Books, 2003. Hardback. A vibrantly illustrated pop-up children's book about a boy who takes a book-loving monster on adventures through storyland. The first UK edition. In the publisher's original laminated boards. When young Bradley finds a monst...

Little Red Riding Hood: A Pop-Up Book with Action Characters

Kees Moerbeek · 1991 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Swindon , Child's Play , 1991. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce children's pop-up 'Chatter Book' of this popular fairy tale. First UK edition of this very scarce work.The well-loved fairy tale 'Little Red Riding Hood' comes alive in this &ap...

Explore a Tropical Forest: A National Geographic Action Book

Peggy D. Winston · 1989 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.73 | $77.96 | ¥12,451)

Colombia [Printed], The National Geographic Society , 1989. First edition. Hardback. A vibrant pop-up book exploring the world of the tropical forest, published by the National Geographic Society. First edition. In the publisher's laminated pictorial boards. A wonderful...

The Perfect Match

Wayne Anderson · 1995 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

New York, Dorling Kindersley, 1995. First edition. Hardback. A smart first US edition of this charming folding book for children to create all sorts of magical creatures. First US edition. Illustrated in colour throughout. Deep in a mysterious world, a host of magical creature...

Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-Up

Robert Sabuda · 1997 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

New York, Little Simon (Simon and Schuster), 1997. First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition of this charming pop-up book for young children to help with counting. First edition. Illustrated with ten intricate and brightly coloured pop-up pages. Collated complete and in p...

Those Fabulous Flying Machines

Seymour Reit · 1985 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

New York, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1985. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first edition of this pop-up book on flying machines, with a punch-out model plane. First edition. Illustrated with six pop-up folding pages. Collated complete with all features in perfect working...

Readings for the Young from the Works of Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott · 1854 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1854. Cloth. Two smart volumes of this collection of writings from Sir Walter Scott, for young readers. Volumes I and III only. Two volumes, volume I and III only. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, and ten plates...

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold: A Conversation Piece

Evelyn Waugh · 1957 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this work from English author Evelyn Waugh. First edition. When the author had the disconcerting experience of a brief attack of hallucinations, he soon learnt that this was not nearly as rare as he s...

Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island

H. G. Wells · 1928 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Ernest Benn, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of H. G. Wells' story surrounding a shipwreck on Rampole Island, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the highly pictorial d...

The Dickens Advertiser

Bernard Darwin · 1930 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming collection of advertisements, originally appearing in the early publications of Charles Dickens' works. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial clot...

Songs of the Affections, with Other Poems

Felicia Hemans · 1830 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood; T. Cadell, 1830. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this brilliant anthology of poetry by Felicia Hemans, one of her later collections. The first edition.An anthology of sixty-one poems of Felicia Hemans, including 'A Spirit...

Dombey and Son

Charles Dickens · 1848 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.66 | $383.19 | ¥61,199)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition. Leather. The first edition of Charles Dickens's popular novel, illustrated throughout and including the first published example of a dark plate. With all but one first issue point. The first edition, bound from the parts wi...

The Pump House Gang

Tom Wolfe · 1968 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of essays from American author and journalist Thomas Wolfe. First edition, first printing. A collection of essays and journalism exploring various aspects of the countercu...

Le Morte D&Apos;Arthur; Arthurian Chronicles

Thomas Malory; Eugene Mason; Lucy Allen Paton [intro.]; Ernest Rhys [ed.] · 1906 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1906-1912 . Cloth. Three volumes of Arthurian legend, including the famous 'Le Morte D'Arthur' and 'Arthurian Chronicles', edited by Ernest Rhys as part of Everyman's Library. Three volumes in the publisher's or...

The Silence in the Garden

William Trevor · 1988 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, The Bodley Head, 1988. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this Irish novel set in County Cork from reputable author William Trevor. The first edition, first impression of this novel.In the publisher's original unclipped binding. This nov...

As I Was Going Down Sackville Street: A Phantasy in Fact

Oliver St. J. Gogarty · 1937 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Rich & Cowan Ltd. 1937. Cloth. An early revised edition of this extended prose work from Irish author Oliver St. J. Gogarty, signed by the author. Revised edition, published the same year as the first edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page to Wil...