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Hearts Courageous

John Oxenham · 1918 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1918 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed and inscribed first edition of this collection of poetry from John Oxenham, a pen name for William Arthur Dunkerley. The first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to title page.In ...

La Malãƒâ©Diction Au Kaiser

Capitane Daniel Massé · 1916 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Dole, Lithographie et Typographie E. Rosseau, 1916 . First edition. Paperback. Very scarce signed collection of French First World War poetry from Capitane Daniel Massé. Very scarce first edition. Line on front cover states that this text was not made available for commercial...

Thoughts in Hospital

Lawrence Pilkington · 1921 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1921 . First edition. Hardback. Smart presentation copy of Lawrence Pilkington's poem on a feverish stay in hospital. Scarce first edition.In publisher's original binding.Presentation copy. Inscription "With the author's complime...

Stories from the Italian Poets: With Lives of the Writers

Leigh Hunt · 1846 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Chapman and Hall, 1846. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Leigh Hunt's study of the most celebrated Italian poets, with biographies of the authors, complete in two volumes. The first edition of Leigh Hunt's study of the most celebrated Italian poets,...

Pleasure: A Poem in Seven Books

Nicholas Michell · 1859 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, William Tegg and Co. 1859. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce signed first edition of a delightful poetical work on Pleasure, written in heroic verse by Cornish poet Nicholas Michell. The very scarce and signed first edition of a fascinating poetry collection on Ple...

The Girl of His Dreams

Donna Leon · 2008 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, William Heinemann, 2008 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition, first impression of Leon's gripping detective novel, in the original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A signed first edition of Donna Leon's Venice-based detect...

The Imposter

Damon Galgut · 2008 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

2008, Penguin, 2008. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of The Imposter, a gripping novel by award-winning South African author Damon Galgut. The signed first edition of The Imposter, a gripping novel written by South African author Damon Galgut. Published in 2008 ...

Rose Tremain Works: The Cupboard and the Gustav Sonata

Rose Tremain · 1989 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Hamish Hamilton; Chatto and Windus, 1989-2016. First edition. Cloth. Two intriguing novels by prolific British novelist Rose Tremain, both written with exceptional thought and class. Gustav Sonata is signed. A charming edition of The Cupboard and the signed first editi...

Edward St. Aubyn Works: At Last and Lost for Words

Edward St Aubyn · 2011 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Picador , 2011-2014. First edition. Cloth. The signed first editions of At Last, the final installment in the Patrick Melrose series, and Lost For Words, a biting satire on literary awards. The signed first editions of At Last and Lost For Words, written by English aut...

Writers & Lovers

Lily King · 2020 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London , Picador, 2020. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the captivating novel by Lily King, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work, signed by the author to the half title page. In publisher's original red cloth binding, in t...

Sugar and Other Stories

A.S Byatt · 1987 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London , Chatto & Windus, 1987 . First edition. Cloth. A marvelous signed first edition of 11 captivating short stories by Booker Prize winning author A.S. Byatt. The first edition of the work.Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. In publisher's original black...

The Garrick Year; the Needle&Apos;S Eye; the Ice Age; a Natural Curiosity; the Gates of Ivory; the Peppered Moth.

Margaret Drabble · 1964 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson; Viking, 1964-2000. First edition. Cloth. Varied collection of first-edition Margaret Drabble novels, including a signed copy of The Garrick Year. All copies are first editions.The Garrick Year is signed to the title page with the inscription, "...

Man About the House

John Hampson · 1935 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Grayson and Grayson, 1935. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this signed limited edition novel from John Hampson, being one of the titles available from the 'Grayson Books' series. One of 250 numbered, signed copies of the first edition. Signed by the...

5 Vols Works by Maurice Hewlett

Maurice Hewlett · 1901 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London; Westminster , Macmillan and Co. Limited; Archibald Constable & Co, Ltd. 1901-1905. Leather. A smartly bound five-volume collection of first editions and reprints by Maurice Hewlett, in full green crushed morocco, a signed binding by Hatchards. In a smart full green cru...

At the Gate: Poems

Robert Graves · 1974 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London, Bertram Rota Ltd, 1974 . Cloth. A bright, signed limited edition of Robert Graves"s At the Gate, a late collection of his poems. In the publisher's original vibrant red cloth binding. Flat signed by the author to the limitation page. This copy is a limited editi...

The Family Reunion Poems of Dedication What Is a Classic? an Address Delivered Before the Virgil Society on the 16th of October 1944

T.S. Eliot; Stephen Spender · 1939 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London , Faber and Faber, 1939-1947. First edition. Cloth. - The first editions of the works. In publisher's original cloth bindings. A three volume collection of poetical works published by Faber and Faber including:1939 The Family Reunion by T.S. Eliot, a modern verse p...

Salammbo

Gustave Flaubert · 1880 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.39 | $1,585.37 | ¥253,163)

Paris, G. Charpentier, 1880. Leather. A smartly bound limited edition of Gustave Flaubert's popular historical novel, with beautiful hand drawn and illustrated vignettes, and bound in full crushed morocco by Emile Rousselle. A limited edition, being number 5 out of 100 pu...

Authorised Murder

Isaac Asimov · 1976 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1976 . First edition. Cloth. The UK first edition, first impression of one of Isaac Asimov's crime novels, in the publisher's original red cloth binding in its bright, unclipped dust wrapper. The UK first edition, first impression in the ...

Mr. Sponge&Apos;S Sporting Tour

Robert Smith Surtees · 1853 · Rooke Books

£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)

London, Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of R. S. Surtees' complete Mr. Sponge story in book form, with thirteen coloured plates engraved on steel and numerous woodcut illustrations by John Leech. The first edition of R. S. Surtees' M...

The Boy and Heron: A Story

John O'Connor · 1977 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

London, Foulis Archive Press, 1977. Paperback. A pleasing copy of this beautifully designed story of The Boy and Heron, with wood-engravings from John O'Connor, a limited edition signed by the artist. Limited to one hundred copies, of which this is number forty-four. Sign...