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Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold · 1924 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Macmillan and Co , 1924 . Leather. A delightful collection of this Victorian poets' works, in a signed full calf Bumpus binding. A lovely full calf edition of Matthew Arnold's poetic works, in a signed Bumpus binding.Arnold's works are presented in seven...

And Then What?

Paul James; [James Warburg] · 1931 · Rooke Books

£940.00 (€1,126.74 | $1,241.87 | ¥198,311)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First edition. Leather. A nicely bound first edition of these wonderful poems by James Warburg, from the library of and bound by the Bright Young Thing Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.A lovely collection of the poetry o...

Cinderella

1940 · Rooke Books

£835.00 (€1,000.88 | $1,103.15 | ¥176,159)

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1900. Hardback. A very unique and vanishingly scarce panorama of 'Cinderella' containing colourful figures from the fairy tale, intended to be played with. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. A very scarce copy of the 'Cin...

Deux Fatrasies

Robert D Valette · 1963 · Rooke Books

£8,800.00 (€10,548.19 | $11,626.03 | ¥1,856,527)

Cannes, Presses Ryp, 1963. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce limited edition poem by Robert D Valette. Illustrated by Salvador Dali. 'Deux Fatrasies' is a revival of a medieval nonsense verse-form written by Robert Dreyfus Valette. Valette is best known for his...

The Phoenix

Lawrence Bachmann · 1955 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Collins, 1955 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of this Laurence Bachmann novel, set in Berlin after the Second World War. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Lawrence Paul Bachmann, American film producer who also served...

Half Hours with the Best Authors

Charles Knight (Ed) · 1890 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1890. Leather. Two volumes of Charles Knight's selection of works by the best authors, confined to those to be read in half an hour, in a charming Bickers and Son binding. Two volumes of Charles Knight's selection of works by the best ...

Forlorn Sunset

Michael Sadleir · 1947 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,236)

London, Constable, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Michael Sadleir's gritty work of historical fiction, complete with the unclipped Piper dust wrapper. Set in Victorian London, this work explores the underworld of London.Written by Michael Sadleir (18...

Satin City Sunlight

Anthony Healy · 1985 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Oxford, Printed at Oxford Printmaker's Co-operative, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce and lovely volume containing various poems regarding life in the city by Anthony Healy, and illustrated with charming coloured screenprints by Brendan McGrath. The first limited...

The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray · 1892 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.79 | $1,189.03 | ¥189,872)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1892-4. Leather. A beautifully bound collection of the satirical works of William Makepeace Thackeray, illustrated throughout, including with Thackeray's own illustrations. Complete in twenty-six volumesIn a half morocco signed binding by G. Ma...

The Red Danube

Bruce Marshall · 1947 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Constable & Co. Ltd, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A marvellous first edition copy of this novel on war and life by Bruce Marshall. The first edition of this work by Bruce Marshall. A story set in Austria right after the war, when the Danube is still flushing from blue t...

Six Tennyson Essays

Charles Tennyson · 1954 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Cassell and Company, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this detailed and interesting essays on Alfred Tennyson's poetry by the poet's grandson, Charles Tennyson. The first edition of this work. Inscribed by the author to front free endpape...

Peter Grimes from the Borough

George Crabbe · 1985 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

London, The Old Style Press, 1985. Cloth. A lovely limited edition signed by the artist of this illustrated book comprising George Crabbe's poem, Peter Grimes. A limited edition to two hundred and twenty copies designed and signed by the artist, J. Martin Pitts; this volu...

The Voyage of Ithobal

Edwin Arnold · 1901 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, John Murray, 1901. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful first edition of Arnold's epic poem, inscribed by the author and profusely illustrated. Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) was an English journalist and poet. His best known work is 'The Light of Asia', and his ...

Zanzibar

Giles Foden · 2002 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Faber and Faber, 2002. First edition. Cloth. A superior signed first edition of this thrilling novel by Giles Foden. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Giles Foden. A crime thriller discussing the threat of al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden before the atta...

The Intrusion of Jimmy

P. G. Wodehouse · 1910 · Rooke Books

£3,250.00 (€3,895.64 | $4,293.70 | ¥685,649)

New York, W J Watt, 1910. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, signed copy of P G Wodehouse's novel 'The Intrusion of Jimmy&apos. Signed to Estelle and Ivy, from 'Plum&apos. Scarce with the author's signing of the personal name 'Plum' instead of &ap...

The Reavers

George MacDonald Fraser · 2007 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, HarperCollins, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this fictional novel by George MacDonald fraser, in the original pictorial slipcase. A limited signed edition in slipcase. The last George MacDonald Fraser's novel before his death in 2008. It ...

Verses

Aunt Mary (M.E.B.) · 1901 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Florence, Florentine Typographical Society, 1901. Hardback. A very scarce personal collection of poems written and published by an Aunt Mary for the distribution to family members and close friends. A lovely collection of verses published "at the loving request" of the author&...

The Sassoons

Stanley Jackson · 1968 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Heinmann, 1968. Leather. A signed limited edition of Stanley Jackson's study into the Sassoon dynasty, a beautiful work illustrated throughout. A limited edition work, limited to two-hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number twelve.Signed by the author to ...

The Looking Glass War

John Le Carre · 1965 · Rooke Books

£1,100.00 (€1,318.52 | $1,453.25 | ¥232,066)

London, Heinemann, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of John Le Carre's espionage novel, 'The Looking Glass War&apos. This spy novel explores the unglamorous nature of espionage and the dangers of nostalgia. It follows an incompetent British Intelli...

Last Orders

Graham Swift · 1996 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Picador, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Graham Swift's Man Booker winning novel revolving around a group of veterans in London. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped...