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Mark Lambert&Apos;S Supper, the Guardian, a Use of Riches, the Man Who Wrote Detective Stories, and, the Man Who Won the Pools

J. I. M. Stewart · 1954 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.19 | $918.35 | ¥146,666)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1954-61. First edition. Cloth. A set of five brilliant novels and short story anthologies by J. I. M. Stewart, all first editions, three volumes from the author's own library and one additional volume signed by the author. A set of five works ...

The American Caravan: A Yearbook of American Literature

Van Wyck Brooks; Lewis Mumford; Alfred Kreymborg; Paul Rosenfeld · 1927 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

New York, The Macaulay Company, 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of short stories and poems by American authors, signed by Louise Bogan and Mark van Doren. The first edition, first printing.Signed by Louise Bogan and Mark van Doren to their contr...

Just About a Boy

Walter S. Phillips [El Comancho] · 1899 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Chicago & New York , Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1899. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of charming Western stories about a young outdoorsy boy. The first edition. First serialised in 'Forest and Stream&apos. A very scarce work. In th...

Right Off the Map

C. E. Montague · 1927 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition sci-fi novel by C. E. Montague, an entertaining future war satire. A limited edition of two hundred and sixty copies, of which this is numbered nine. Signed by the author to the limitation page. A ...

No More Dying Then

Ruth Rendell · 1971 · Rooke Books

£540.00 (€647.37 | $713.54 | ¥113,956)

London, Hutchinson, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Ruth Rendell's sixth Inspector Wexford mystery, a smart copy, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.&apos...

The White Bull with Saul and Various Short Pieces

Voltaire; C. E. Vulliamy [trans.] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Scholartis Press, 1929. Leather. A very scarce limited edition of Voltaire's fable, 'The White Bull', signed by the translator. This very scarce edition limited to 70 copies, 65 of which are for sale and signed by the translator, C. E. Vulliamy. This...

Children&Apos;S Children

Gertrude Bone · 1908 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Duckworth & Co, 1908 . First edition. Vellum. A signed, limited edition of Muirhead Bone's beautifully illustrated children's work, produced in collaboration with his wife, author Gertrude Bone. No. 148 of 215 copies of this limited edition, signed by the ill...

Lives of the Hunted, Containing a True Account of the Doings of Five Quadrupeds & Three Birds

Ernest Thompson Seton · 1910 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, David Nutt, 1910. Leather. A bright leather-bound copy of this short-story collection from wildlife artist and founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America, Ernest Thompson Seton. A new edition. First published in 1901.In full calf prize binding, with decorative gilt ...

Bertie and the Seven Bodies

Peter Lovesey · 1990 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,964)

London, Century: A Mysterious Press Book, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of this Bertie, Prince of Wales mystery by Peter Lovesey. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work. Complete with the publisher&a...

The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

Peter Lovesey · 1971 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this Sergeant Cribb novel from British writer Peter Lovesey, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. A Sergeant Cribb novel. Set in the seedy world of b...

Children of the Gods

Martin Dickson · 1960 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Glasgow, William MacLellan, 1960 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first illustrated edition of Martin Dickson's novel set in Ancient Egypt. This copy belonged to film maker and activist Derek Jarman. The first illustrated edition of this work, whi...

Dialogo; Doloro

Julia Sigmond · 2013 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Cluj-Napoca; Klujo, Exit , 2013-2017. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce pair of poems by Esperanto writer and puppet actor, Julia Sigmond, one of which is signed. Signed by the author to the title page of 'Doloro', inscribed to "David", which is likely the s...

Ten Frogs: Dix Grenouilles

Quentin Blake · 1997 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Pavilion, 1997. First edition. Hardback. A signed copy of this scarce first edition, being Quentin Blake's fantastic children's book for learning numbers in English and French. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. In th...

The Daughters of Cain

Colin Dexter · 1994 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, Macmillan, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition of Colin Dexter's eleventh Inspector Morse crime novel. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, third impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust...

English Music

Peter Ackroyd · 1992 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A first trade edition, first impression of Peter Ackroyd's bildungsroman 'English Music', signed by the author. The first trade edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth...

Doubtful Valley

George Garland; [Garland Roark] · 1951 · Rooke Books

£159.00 (€190.61 | $210.10 | ¥33,554)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The rarely seen first edition of this Western by Garland Roark, signed by the author. The scarce first edition.Signed by the author to the half title, "To George Kitchell, friend of Jimmy Gray, the guy this is dedic...

Shambleau and Others

C. L. Moore [Catherine Lucille Moore] · 1953 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

New York, Gnome Press Inc, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fantastic collection of science fiction stories from Catherine Lucille Moore's, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this collection, first printing. Originally published in &ap...

The Illustrated Hitch Hiker&Apos;S Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams · 1994 · Rooke Books

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

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994. First edition. Hardback. The first illustrated edition of this popular sci-fi, a colourful edition signed by the author. The first illustrated edition, a incredibly striking edition, with colourful and unique illustrations throughout, wit...

Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel

Jonathan Safran Foer · 2002 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition, first printing of Jonathan Safran Foer's critically acclaimed novel, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing of this work in the original paper boa...

Popular Lectures

John de Fraine · 1890 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Bowers Brothers, 1890. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of lectures by John de Fraine, signed by the author. The first edition.Signed by the author of the front paste down.A volume of six essays by John de Fraine, a well known lecturer who tra...