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One Old Oxford Ox

Nicola Bayley · 1977 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1977 . First edition. Hardback. A signed, first edition of this wonderfully illustrated nursery rhyme, by Nicola Bayley. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial paper-covered boards. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated b...

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke · 2004 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Bloomsbury, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this monumental fantasy novel by Susanna Clarke, signed by the author. The first U.K. edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the half-title.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Jonathan ...

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Tracy Cheavlier · 1999 · Rooke Books

£192.00 (€230.18 | $253.70 | ¥40,518)

London, HarperCollins, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition copy of the best known novel of Tracy Chevalier, a historical fiction novel set in seventeenth century Holland. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title pag...

Nordenholt&Apos;S Million

J. J. Connington; [Alfred Walter Stewart] · 1923 · Rooke Books

£2,750.00 (€3,296.79 | $3,633.74 | ¥580,331)

London, Constable & Co LTD, 1923. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this pioneering science fiction novel, an ecocatastrophe disaster novel by Alfred Walter Stewart. The very scarce first edition.Connington's first and easily most important novel. A p...

I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild&Apos;S Pocket Book

Iona and Peter Ope [ed.] · 1992 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

London, Walker Books, 1992 . First edition. Hardback. The scarce signed limited edition of this charming collection of traditional rhymes for children, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Number two-hundred and sixty-three of three-hundred numbered and signed copies produced, signe...

Dead Letter Drop Atom Bomb Angel

Peter James · 1981 · Rooke Books

£775.00 (€929.10 | $1,024.06 | ¥163,548)

London, W. H. Allen , 1981-2. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition novels by Crime author Peter James, with 'Dead Letter Drop' being signed by the author. The first edition for both. Two volumes. Inscribed by the author to the title page: "With best wishes (sign...

Nicola Bayley&Apos;S Book of Nursery Rhymes

Nicola Bayley · 1975 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1975. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of Nicola Bayley's beautifully illustrated book of nursery rhymes. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the title page; "With best wishes, Nicola Bayley&apos. In the publisher&apos...

Twiddling Your Thumbs Hand Rhymes

Wendy Cope · 1988 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Faber and Faber, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this rhyme book for children, with accompanying hand signs. The first edition. Illustrated throughout by Sally Kindberg with vibrant full colour vignettes. Inscribed by the author to the half titl...

The Greenway

Jane Adams · 1995 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Macmillan, 1995 . First edition. Cloth. An uncorrected proof copy and a first edition of this entertaining mystery novel by Jane Adams, both signed by the author. Comprised of the first edition and the uncorrected proof copy of 'The Greenway&apos. Both copies are ...

The Collected Poems of Earle Birney

Earle Birney; John Newlove [ed.] · 1975 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this poetry collection by Earle Birney, complete in two volumes and inscribed by the author to Stephen Vizinczey. The first edition of this two-volume work, in the publisher's ori...

Penny Whip

Chris Massie · 1939 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1939 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce novel by Chris Massie, in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.Inscribed 'to Cousin Dorothy, with the ...

The Silver Scythe

Stanley Snaith; George Bottomley · 1933 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, The Blythenhale Press, 1933 . First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of Stanley Snaith's very scarce mid 1930s volume of poetry. A very scarce work.Number 86 of 300 signed and numbered copies produced, signed by the author.In the publisher's original ...

William and the Moon Rocket

Richmal Crompton · 1954 · Rooke Books

£1,950.00 (€2,337.72 | $2,576.65 | ¥411,508)

London, George Newnes Limited, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A brilliant association copy of this 'Just William' book, signed by the author to her illustrator, a lovely first edition copy. The first edition, first impression.A lovely presentation copy, inscribed to the...

The Daughters of the Stars

Mary Crary · 1939 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hatchard & Co. 1939. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming work from Mary Crary, with two colour plates from Edmund Dulac. First edition. Illustrated with two colour plates. Collated complete. A charming story designed to encourage the character ...

The Sporting Novels of Robert Smith Surtees

Robert Smith Surtees · 1853 · Rooke Books

£2,900.00 (€3,476.61 | $3,831.95 | ¥611,986)

London, George Routledge and Sons; Bradbury, Agnew & Co LTD; Bradbury and Evans; John C. Nimmo, 1853-88. First edition. Leather. London: George Routledge and Sons; Bradbury, Agnew & Co LTD; Bradbury and Evans; John C. Nimmo, 1853-88. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 1...

Music for Chameleons

Truman Capote · 1981 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London , Hamish Hamilton , 1981. First edition. Hardback. A very smart first British edition of Capote's short story collection. The first edition. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first British edition of this work with the original dust wrapper was designed...

The Select Melodies of Scotland, Interspersed with Those of Ireland and Wales

George Thomson; Various · 1822 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.78 | $251.06 | ¥40,096)

London, Preston, 1822. Leather. A smartly bound volume of the popular songs of Scotland, put to music for piano, signed by the editor to the title page. Signed by George Thomson to the title page.Volume III of five volumes.A selection of Scottish songs, with some Irish and Wel...

The Eclogues and the Georgics: Translated Into English Verse

Virgil; R. C. Trevelyan [trans.] · 1944 · Rooke Books

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

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1944 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the scarce first edition of Robert Trevelyan's translation of Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics. The scarce first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher&a...

East, West

Salman Rushdie · 1994 · Rooke Books

£78.00 (€93.51 | $103.07 | ¥16,460)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1994 . First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed first edition of this collection of short stories by Salman Rushdie. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title pa...

Temora, an Ancient Epic Poem

Ossian; James Macpherson · 1763 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, T. Bicket and P. A. de Hondt, 1763. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first edition copy of James Macpherson's poetry, a purported series of poems written by a third century Scottish bard. The first edition of this uncommon work.Title page is provided in facsimi...