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Alentejo Blue

Monica Ali · 2006 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

London, Doubleday, 2006 . First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed and numbered Limited Edition of Monica Ali's Portuguese-set second novel. A signed, limited edition first edition, first impression of British-Bangladeshi novelist Monica Ali's second novel, the follow up...

The Story of General Dann and Mara&Apos;S Daughter Griot and the Snow Dog

Doris Lessing · 2005 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London and New York, Fourth Estate, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition and first printing of Doris Lessing's dystopian sequel. First Edition and first printing signed copy of The Story of General Dann by one of Britain's greatest novelists. In...

The Publishing Experience

Cass Canfield · 1969 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)

Philadephia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this bibliographical lecture, in the scarce glassine wrap. The first edition of the work. With an inscription from the author, reading: 'For Deborah, with affection an...

Lost Lane

Dorothy Wellesley · 1925 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, William Heinemann, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed first edition of this short volume of poems from 'Lady Gerald Wellesley', Dorothy Wellesley. A signed first edition of this collection of poems from Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, a ...

Many Brightnesses and Other Verse

Michael Juste; [Michael Houghton] · 1954 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, The Neptune Press, 1954. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition of the poetry of Michael Houghton, inscribed by the author under his pseudonym Michael Juste. Signed by the author to the front paste down, 'With compliments, from Michael Juste, Jun 23/59&apos.A very s...

Robert Eyres Landor, Selections from His Poetry and Prose, with an Introduction, Biographical & Critical

Robert Eyres Landor; Eric Partridge [ed.] · 1927 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

London, The Fanfrolico Press, 1927 . First edition. Vellum. Signed by the editor, Eric Parker, this is a Limited Edition anthology of the prose and verse of Robert Eyres Landor, younger brother of Walter Savage Landor. The first edition of this Limited Edition selection of the...

The Saint&Apos;S Tragedy; or, the True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary

Charles Kingsely, Junior · 1848 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, John W. Parker, 1848. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition of Charles Kingsley' biographical verse drama about the life of the thirteenth century saint, Elizabeth of Hungary. A bright copy of the first edition of the first published work from English pri...

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam · 1898 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York, The Roycroft Shop , 1898. Leather. Oblong edition of this famous collection of Persian verses, uncommon Roycroft edition in the original publisher's limp reverse calf binding. An uncommon Roycroft edition of the popular collection of Persian poems, the Rubaiyat ...

Yes and No

William Scammell · 1979 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

Cornwall, Harry Chambers/Peterloo Poets, 1979. First edition. Paperback. A first edition copy containing the poetry of William Scammell, with an ink inscription from the author to the half-title page. First edition, scarce. With an ink inscription from the author to the half-...

Carte Blanche

Jeffrey Deaver · 2011 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first impression of this novel by Jeffrey Deaver, a James Bond continuation after the character created by Ian Fleming. The first edition, first impression of this work. A James Bond novel written by Jeffr...

The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

Iris Murdoch · 1974 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A lovely copy of Iris Murdoch's Whitbread Novel Award winner novel, the first impression complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. A favourably received novel dealing wi...

Shock and Awe

David Isaak · 2007 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Macmillan New Writing, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first impression of this thrilling first novel by David Isaak, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this novel by David Isaak, first by this author. Struggling to accept her brother&apo...

A Town Called Immaculate

Peter Anthony · 2007 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Macmillan New Writing, 2007 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first impression of this novel by Peter Anthony, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Peter Anthony. A haunting tale of family, fidelity, and the fragility of things ...

Lytton Strachey (1880-1932). Biographie Et Critique D&Apos;Un Critique Et Biographe

Gabriel Merle · 1980 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.66 | $389.80 | ¥62,254)

Lille; Paris, Atelier Reproduction des Thèses; Honore Champion, 1980 . First edition. Paperback. Inscribed to Bloomsbury Group associate Frances Partridge, this is a very scarce signed copy of Gabriel Merle's doctoral thesis about Lytton Strachey. A very scarce work, in ...

The Last Chronicle of Barset

Anthony Trollope · 1867 · Rooke Books

£1,190.00 (€1,426.61 | $1,572.42 | ¥251,125)

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1867. First edition. Leather. The first edition in book form of the conclusion of Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire Chronicles, illustrated throughout and in smart signed full calf bindings. The first edition in book form of this work from Anthon...

Bird

Jane Adams · 1997 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Macmillan, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful signed first edition copy of Jane Adams' suspense novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.&apo...

Nouveaux Contes a Ninon

Emile Zola · 1886 · Rooke Books

£995.00 (€1,192.84 | $1,314.75 | ¥209,974)

Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, 1886. Leather. A lovely illustrated limited edition of Emile Zola's short story collection, in the original French language and bound in delightful leather. 'Contes de Ninon' was amongst Zola's earlier works, a collection of sho...

The Good Thief

Hannah Tinti · 2008 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Headline Review, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first UK edition copy of this delightful novel of historical fiction by American author Hannah Tinti. In the original dust wrapper and containing an inscription from the author. A delightful, first UK edition cop...

The Gone-Away World

Nick Harkaway · 2008 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, William Heinemann, 2008 . First edition. Hardback. The signed first edition, first impression of this debut post-apocalyptic science fiction novel. A signed first edition, first impression of this debut science fiction novel from writer Nick Harkaway. In the publisher&...

The Age of Anxiety

Pete Townshend · 2019 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London, Coronet, 2019 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of musician Pete Townshend's debut novel, exploring the anxieties and madness of modern life. The signed first edition, first impression of this novel from Pete Townshend, English musician and principal ...