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Cold Harbour

Jack Higgins · 1990 · Rooke Books

£230.00 (€275.73 | $303.91 | ¥48,537)

London, Heinemann, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A signed first UK edition of Jack Higgins' exciting World War Two novel, 'Cold Harbour&apos. The first UK edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'Cold Ha...

Day of Reckoning

Jack Higgins · 2000 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Harper Collins, 2000. First edition. Hardback. An excellent scarcely found signed first UK edition of Jack Higgins' fast-paced thriller. This scarcely found signed first UK edition of best-selling author Jack Higgins' relentlessly thrilling novel 'Day Of...

The Northern Clemency

Philip Hensher · 2008 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Fourth Estate, 2008. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition of Philip Hensher's Booker Prize shortlisted novel. This signed first edition of celebrated novelist and journalist Philip Hensher's 'The Northern Clemency' which was shortlisted f...

Satin Island

Tom McCarthy · 2015 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2015. First edition. Hardback. A signed first edition, first impression of acclaimed author Tom McCarthy's Booker Prize shortlisted novel. This signed first edition, first impression, of acclaimed author Tom McCarthy's novel 'Satin Island&...

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Allan Gurganus · 1989 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Faber and Faber, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Allan Gurganus' popular novel 'Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All', in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title pag...

Millions

Frank Cottrell Boyce · 2004 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Macmillan Children's Books, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Frank Cottrell Boyce's Carnegie Medal winning children's novel 'Millions&apos. This first edition of Frank Cottrell Boyce's 'Millions' tells the story o...

Conjurer Lintern Dumbledore&Apos;S Droa Dober Zoyman&Apos;S a&Apos;Derclap

John Read · 1912 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Unknown, Unknown, c1910. Paperback. Three very scarce dialect plays by John Read; signed and inscribed by the author. Whilst little is known about the author, these works are a charming example of early twentieth century dialect plays. Each volume is undated, dated using Copac...

Doria&Apos;S Ring a Tale of Genoa in 1515 Gallipoli

A. D. Russell; Jacqueline Stoer · 1929 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Burns Oates and Washbourne, 1929. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this illustrated collection of two poems by A. D. Russell and Jacqueline Stoer. An author's signed presentation copy, signed by A. D. Russell. A very scarce work. An author's presentation copy, si...

All Our Yesterdays

H. M. Tomlinson · 1930 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, William Heinemann, 1930. First edition. Cloth. A excellent copy of this limited edition signed first edition copy of this novel by H. M. Tomlinson. Bound in the publisher's original cloth binding, this particular copy is in excellent condition. Limited edition, be...

Roy Lewis 80

Various · 1993 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Not Stated, Keepsake Press, 1993. First edition. Paperback. A limited edition festschrift of poems to celebrated the eightieth birthday of Roy Lewis. A limited edition work, though it isn't known exactly how many edition was published, though it seems to be around eighty ...

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club

Charles Dickens · 1932 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

London, The Piccadilly Fountain Press, 1932. Leather. An attractive rebound copy of this fascinating Lombard Street Edition copy of Dickens's 'Pickwick Papers', copiously illustrated throughout and in a signed Bayntun half crushed morocco binding. With an introd...

Hunts with Jorrocks

Robert Surtees · 1908 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1908. First edition. Leather. An uncommon first thus edition copy of this work by Robert Smith Surtees, copiously illustrated throughout and signed by the renowned British artist George Denholm Armour. This edition was limited to three hundred and...

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Samuel Taylor Coleridge; David Scott · 1837 · Rooke Books

£2,250.00 (€2,697.37 | $2,973.06 | ¥474,817)

Edinburgh, Alexander Hill, 1837. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, illustrated edition of this famed and influential sea-faring poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. A first thus, the first edition of this publication and the first major illustrated edition of this work. Very scarce....

The Tale of Mr. Tod

Beatrix Potter · 1912 · Rooke Books

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

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1912 . First edition. Hardback. A lovely example of the beautifully illustrated first edition of this popular Beatrix Potter tale, in which the children of Benjamin Bunny are kidnapped. The first edition, one of the first or second printings whi...

Stop Thief; or, Hints to Housekeepers to Prevent Housebreaking

George Cruikshank · 1851 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.43 | $647.47 | ¥103,404)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1851 . First edition. Leather. A signed presentation copy from George Cruikshank himself of his humorous and charmingly illustrated guide to preventing burglary. A signed presentation copy of this scarce first edition. Inscribed to the title page head...

Journey&Apos;S End

R. C. Sherriff; Vernon Bartlett · 1930 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1930. Leather. A signed limited edition of the novelised version of Sherriff's acclaimed World War I play following British officers in the few days before Operation Michael. The signed limited edition of Journey's End, a war novel, written b...

2 Vols Perrault&Apos;S Tales of Mother Goose: The Dedication Manuscript of 1695 Reproduced in Collotype Facsimile with Introduction and Critical Text

Charles Perrault; Jacques Barchilon · 1956 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

New York, The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1956. Cloth. A lovely limited edition facsimile of the 1695 manuscript of Charles Perrault"s Mother Goose tales, issued in two volumes, complete with the original slipcase. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper...

Virgil. Georgic the First

Virgil · 1807 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Salisbury , J. Easton, 1807. Leather. A vanishingly scarce Salisbury printing of Virgil's first 'Georgic' book of rural poetry - an anonymous translation intended for private circulation. The first of Virgil's Georgics. A vanishingly scarce copy intended fo...

This Was the Old Chief&Apos;S Country

Doris Lessing · 1951 · Rooke Books

£575.00 (€689.33 | $759.78 | ¥121,342)

London, Michael Joseph, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of these stories from Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing. Her second book and her first short-story collection. Flat signed by the author to the title page. First edition, first impression.With th...

Death of a Hero

Richard Aldington · 1929 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Richard Aldington's poignant World War I novel, a debut novel based on the author's own experiences. First edition.With the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper, designed by Pa...