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Swallowdale

Arthur Ransome · 1931 · Rooke Books

£11,850.00 (€14,206.16 | $15,658.13 | ¥2,500,700)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic first edition of Arthur Ransome's 'Swallowdale&apos. Signed by the illustrator of this work, Clifford Webb. With the exceedingly scarce dustwrapper. Signed by the illustrator to the recto of front endpape...

Solent Shore

Jeremy Hooker · 1980 · Rooke Books

£29.00 (€34.77 | $38.32 | ¥6,120)

Manchester, Carcanet, 1980. Paperback. An uncommon signed poetry collection by Jeremy Hooker, taking the reader to the south coast of England. An uncommon work.Inscribed by the author to the half-title, 'For Allen, with ... + all good wishes, Jeremy Hooker, Mancheser 27.1...

Poems

Michael Drayton · 1619 · Rooke Books

£2,400.00 (€2,877.20 | $3,171.27 | ¥506,471)

London, W. Stansby for John Swethwicke, 1619. Leather. A folio collection of the early poems of Michael Drayton, the popular Elizabethan poet, an important collection of his various poetical exploits. ESTC citation number S125214.The publisher is misspelled 'Swethwicke&ap...

Infinite Days

Rebecca Maizel · 2010 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Macmillan, 2010. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon signed copy of this work of fantasy writing by Rebecca Maizel. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page, reading 'I hope you love it as much as I enjoyed writing it! xo Rebeccs' First edition, fir...

The Exception

Christian Jungersen · 2006 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition copy of this work of modern Danish fiction. Signed and dated by the author to the title page. First UK edition, first impression with complete numberline. First published in Denmark in...

The Straight Razor Cure

Daniel Polansky · 2011 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the first work in the Low Town series. Signed, dated and inscribed by the author to the title page, reading '"Welcome to Low Town!' Daniel P 7/06/11' First edition, first impressio...

The Ninth Circle

Alex Bell · 2008 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Gollancz, 2008. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon signed, dated and inscribed first edition copy of this work of modern fiction. Signed, inscibed and dated by the author to the title page, reading '"My name is Gabriel" Alex Bell 17 April 2008&apos.First edition, f...

Die with Me

Elena Forbes · 2007 · Rooke Books

£42.00 (€50.35 | $55.50 | ¥8,863)

London, Quercus, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A fine copy of this work of detective fiction, signed by the author and with the wraparound bound. Signed and dated by the author to the title page.First edition, first impression with complete numberline. With the wraparound bound...

Zulu Hart

Saul David · 2009 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2009. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first edition copy of this work of historical fiction, together with a signed first edition of the scarce proof. Exclusive signed first edition, being number 39 of 100 copies.In the original unclippe...

More Than You Can Say

Paul Torday · 2011 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2011. First edition. Cloth. Two near fine signed copies of 'More Than You Can Say', the first edition first impression, and the proof copy. The first edition, first impression of this work.The uncorrected proof copy is included. Proof ...

Memoires Et Recits Mireille Poeme Provencal

Frederic Mistral · 1906 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

Paris, Plon-Nourrit et Cie; Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1906. Leather. Two original French works by Frederic Mistral, his famous long poem, and a collection of short stories, in a signed binding by Bumpus. In the original French.In a signed binding by Bumpus.Two works by Frederi...

The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai · 2006 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed, first edition of Kiran Desai's award winning novel, 'The Inheritance of Loss&apos. A Man Booker winning elucidation of India through two main characters, Biju and Sai. First edition first impression...

Kill the Cuckoo

David MacSweeney · 1994 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Aidan Ellis, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this murderous tale, inscribed by the author to the noted and influential Irish actor Richard Harris. A very scarce work. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title pa...

Netherland

Joseph O'Neill · 2008 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Fourth Estate, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Joseph O'Neill's interesting novel that assess the effects of the 9/11 attacks in New York. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original publisher&...

Om Krishna

Charles Henri Ford · 1979 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

New York, Cherry Valley, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this poetry collection by artist Charles Henri Ford. Numbered 49 of 100 hardcover copies. Signed by Ford to the frontispiece. Gift inscription to the recto of front endpaper signed by Charles Hen...

The Earthquake Bird

Susanna Jones · 2001 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Picador, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this award winning crime fiction novel by Susanna Jones. Jones' very first novel, 'The Earthquake Bird' won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, a Betty Trask Award and the Crime Writer'...

How to Murder a Man

Carlo Gebler · 1998 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Little Brown and Co. 1998. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work of modern fiction by Carlo Gebler, signed to the title page. The first edition of the work in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. Carlo Gebler is an ...

Between Sunset and Dawn. A Play in Four Scenes

Hermon Ould · 1914 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, 1914. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this play by Herman Ould, signed by the author to the front free endpaper. First edition. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Very scarce. With publisher's advertisements t...

The Innocent&Apos;S Story

Nicky Singer · 2005 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2005. First edition. Hardback. An excellent signed first edition of Nicky Singer's novel for younger audiences. This signed first edition of Nicky Singer's novel for younger audiences 'The Innocent Story' was nominated for t...

All for Love

Dan Jacobson · 2005 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Dan Jacobson's romantic and intriguing novel about a romance between a princess and her lover, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by...