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The Poet&Apos;S Cat, an Anthology

Mona Gooden [ed.] · 1946 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, George G. Harrap & Co, 1946 . First edition. Leather. A signed, limited edition anthology of poems about cats. Edited by Mona Gooden, and illustrated by her husband, Stephen Gooden. No. 91 of 110 copies produced, signed by the compiler and the illustrator, Mona Gooden ...

What Happened at Hazelwood

Michael Innes; [John Innes Mackintosh Stewart] · 1946 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1946. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant detective novel by Michael Innes, the author's own copy with his signature and pencil corrections. The author's own copy, signed by the author to the recto of the front endpa...

Yes and No, and, for Whom the Bell Chimes

Graham Greene · 1983 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, The Bodley Head, 1983. Cloth. A fine limited edition volume of two plays by Graham Greene, one of seven hundred and fifty copies signed by the author. A limited edition of seven hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered four hundred and sixty five.Signed by t...

A Few Flowers for St. George

Brian Burland · 1969 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Barrie and Rockliff, the Cresset Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this early novel by Brian Burland, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page, "For Paul, with love + admiration, Brian, 26 ii...

Knowledge of the Evening: Poems 1950-1960

John Frederick Nims · 1960 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A signed association copy of this collection of poetry by John Frederick Nims; the first edition in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth b...

Lazarus Laughed

Eugene O'Neill · 1927 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

New York, Boni & Liveright, 1927 . First edition. Hardback. A signed limited edition of Eugene O'Neill's drama subtitled 'A Play for Imaginative Theatre', featuring characters and events following the raising of Lazarus of Bethany from the dead by Jesus. Th...

First Symphony, a Sonnet Sequence

Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer · 1935 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon signed first edition of Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer's sonnet sequence, retaining the original dust wrapper. With a presentation inscription from the author to the front free endpaper, r...

The Calms of Capricorn

Eugene O'Neill; Donald Gallup · 1982 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

New Haven and New York, Ticknor and Fields, 1982 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this posthumously published play from Eugene O'Neill, expanded into a complete play by Donald Gallup from O'Neill's notes. With a signed presentation inscription f...

Poem on His Birthday: In the Mustardseed

Dylan Thomas · 1983 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

Market Drayton , The Tern Press, 1983. Cloth. A lovely limited edition printing of this Dylan Thomas poem from The Tern Press. Printed in an edition 85 numbered copies at the Tern Press, ran by Nicholas and Mary Parry. This copy is number 45.Signed by Nicholas Parry to the col...

Rabbi Ben Ezra

Robert Browning · 1910 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Massachusetts , Sign of the Vine, Concord , 1910. Hardback. A terrific printing of Robert Browning's poem, issued from the press of pioneering Art Nouveau artist Will Bradley and signed by him to the colophon. Signed by influential American Art Nouveau artist Will Bradley...

A Dying Light in Corduba

Lindsey Davis · 1996 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

Blakeney, Scorpion Press, 1996 . First edition. Leather. A fine signed limited edition historical mystery novel by Lindsey Davis, one of her popular Marcus Didius Falco novels. A limited edition work, limited to ninety-nine copies, with this being number 67.Signed by the autho...

The Changelings: A Comedy

Lee Wilson Dodd · 1924 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1924 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of Lee Wilson Dodd's comedic play set in New York, a bright copy of this scarce work. Limited edition of 950 copies. Signed by the author "To Emma & John Sendam from Lee Wilson Dodd Feb...

In Clover and Heather

Wallace Bruce · 1891 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1891. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the second edition of this poetry collection from Wallace Bruce, dedicated to American businessman the Hon. Franklin Fairbanks. The second edition of this work, first published the year prior.Signed...

Pi in the High

E. L. Mascall · 1959 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Faith Press , 1959. First edition. Hardback. A very smart signed first edition of this illustrated poetry collection from leading theologian E. L. Mascall. Signed by the author to the title page and with a dedication inscription to the front free endpaper. In the p...

The White Paternoster and Other Stories

T. F. Powys · 1930 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1930. Cloth. A very smart limited edition copy of this short-story collection from T. F. Powys. Signed by the author to the colophon.A special edition of this work, limited to three hundred and ten copies, of which three hundred are for sale. This c...

Philip the King

John Masefield · 1927 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed, limited edition verse drama from John Masefield, signed by Masefield and the illustrator, Laurence Irving. No. 36 of 360 copies produced, and signed by both the author and the illustrator.In the pu...

Measle and the Wrathmonk, Measle and the Dragodon & Measle and the Mallockee

Ian Ogilvy · 2004 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

Oxford , Oxford University Press, 2004-2005. First edition. Paperback. A terrific set of signed 'Measle' books by English actor, playwright and novelist Ian Ogilvy, including one uncorrected proof copy. Double signed by the author and illustrator to the half titles o...

Animals on Parade

E. A. Cabrelly · 1948 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

London, The Conrad Press LTD, 1948. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work for children on the nature of animals, the first edition of this work strikingly illustrated, and signed, by Tom Eckersley. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Sign...

Poirot Investigates

Agatha Christie · 1962 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.85 | $151.93 | ¥24,261)

London, The Bodley Head, 1962 . Cloth. A bright example of the scarce 1962 Bodley Head re-issue of Agatha Christie's early collection of eleven short stories starring Hercule Poirot. The second impression of this 'new and redesigned edition' of Christie's e...

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black · 2003 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.07 | $918.19 | ¥146,623)

London, Simon and Schuster, 2003-07. First edition. Hardback. A smart first impression set of this popular children's fantasy series, each volume signed by both authors, Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. The first editions, first impressions.Each volume is double signed by...