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Poems

William Cowper · 1808 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, J. Johnston, 1808. Leather. A two volume, full calf edition of the works of celebrated nature poet William Cowper. A two volume edition of the poetical works of William Cowper.Billed as a 'New Edition, with Head and Tail-Pieces, designed by Thurston; and engraved ...

Texas Summer

Terry Southern · 1991 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

New York, Arcade Publishing, 1991. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this coming of age novel by Terry Southern. The first edition, first printing with a complete numberline.Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original cloth with the o...

The Lost Father

Mona Simpson · 1992 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

New York , Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First edition. Paperback. A signed advance reading copy of this autobiographical fiction, based on Mona Simpson's own experiences searching for her biological father. A first edition advance reading copy of this work.Signed by the author ...

Parody Party

Various; Leonard Russell [editor] · 1936 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Hutchinson, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of humorous writings from a variety of authors, signed by the editor Leonard Russell. First edition. Signed by the editor to the front endpaper with an inscription to Cyril Lak...

Imagina

Julia Ellsworth Ford · 1914 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)

New York, Duffield & Company , 1914. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this brightly illustrated children's work from New York socialite Julia Ellsworth Ford, the author's own copy signed by Percy MacKaye. First edition. Author's own copy of th...

Sharks

Guy Thorne; Leo Custance; [Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull · 1904 · Rooke Books

£800.00 (€959.07 | $1,057.09 | ¥168,824)

London, Greening & Co LTD, 1904. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce novel by Leo Custance and Guy Thorne, this being Custance's own copy, signed by him and with review letters loosely inserted. The first edition of this very scarce work.The author...

The Cat with the Moustache

Simon" [Oswell Blakeston; Roger Burford] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£3,500.00 (€4,195.91 | $4,624.76 | ¥738,603)

London, Wishart & Company, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this very scarce murder mystery by Oswell Blakeston and Roger Burford, starring a moustachioed cat. A very scarce signed first edition, first impression of this thrilling and unusual tale.The...

The Tower

W. B. Yeats · 1928 · Rooke Books

£1,600.00 (€1,918.13 | $2,114.18 | ¥337,647)

London, Macmillan & Co, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. The second impression of W. B. Yeats's celebrated poetry collection, in the beautiful pictorial cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. The second impression of the first edition of this work, published only one mont...

The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot

Angus Wilson · 1958 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Secker and Warburg, 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this award winning novel about a newly widowed women and the after effects of the shocking murder of her husband. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped du...

Songs of the Road

A. Conan Doyle · 1911 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1911. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition, first impression of Conan Doyle's poetry collection. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. Ar...

The Fiery Dive and Other Stories

Martin Armstrong · 1929 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1929. Vellum. A limited edition short story anthology by Martin Armstrong, one of one hundred and fifty signed copies. A limited edition of one hundred and fifty unnumbered copies printed on hand-made paper.Signed by the author to the copyright pag...

Little Dorrit

Charles Dickens · 1857 · Rooke Books

£590.00 (€707.31 | $779.60 | ¥124,507)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1857 . First edition. Leather. A smart example of the first issue of Charles Dickens's social novel about a young woman who is born in a debtors prison. The first edition, first issue of this work.With the first issue points 'William' f...

The Bridge

Pamela Frankau · 1957 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A first US edition of this novel by Pamela Frankau, inscribed by the author and in the original Dust Wrapper. The first U.S edition. First published in the UK by William Heinemann. Inscribed by the author to the title pa...

Earthsea

Ursula K. le Guin · 1977 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.68 | $356.77 | ¥56,978)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1977 . First edition. Cloth. The first omnibus edition of the first three Earthsea novels by Ursula K. Le Guin, in a beautifully illustrated dust wrapper designed by Tudor Humphries. The first omnibus edition of these works, first impression, with this...

Code Three

James M. Fox · 1953 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling detective novel from James M. Fox, introducing a new detective Jerry Long. First edition. Detective Sergeant Jerry Long is a hard-working operator on the police force of a b...

William and the Pop Singers

Richmal Crompton · 1965 · Rooke Books

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

London, George Newnes Limited, 1965. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon to see signed 'Just William' book by Richmal Crompton, an anthology of entertaining short stories. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, &apo...

Chanur&Apos;S Venture

C. J. Cherryh · 1984 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Michigan, Phantasia Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of a 'Chanur' space opera by C. J. Cherryh, an author's presentation copy to fellow sci-fi author Robert Adams. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipper dust wrapper, by Vic...

Land of Unreason

Fletcher Pratt; L. Sprague de Camp · 1942 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Fletcher and de Camp's fantasy novel, signed by author L. Sprague de Camp. A signed first edition, first printing of this humorous fantasy novel.Signed by American author of science fictio...

Hamlet Had an Uncle: A Comedy of Honor

Branch Cabell · 1940 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, Farrar & Rinehart Inc, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed limited edition of Branch Cadell's retelling of Hamlet. The second work in his 'Heirs and Assigns' trilogy. Number thirty-seven of one-hundred and twenty-five limited edition copies si...

Tales from Watership Down

Richard Adams · 1996 · Rooke Books

£1,175.00 (€1,408.63 | $1,552.60 | ¥247,960)

London, Hutchinson, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of Richard Adams' sequel to his popular work, signed and doodled by the illustrator, John Lawrence. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the illustrator to the dedication page, 'For Da...