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The Waverley Novels of Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott · 1829 · Rooke Books

£1,800.00 (€2,157.55 | $2,377.91 | ¥379,722)

London, Robert Cadell, 1829-1833. Leather. A large set of forty-eight volumes of the Waverley Novels by Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott. Complete in forty-eight volumes. With a frontispiece and vignette title to each volume. The Waverley Novels are a collection created by the...

Lights and Shadows of Scottish Life

[John Wilson] · 1839 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

New York, Robert Carter, 1839. Leather. An anthology of twenty-four short stories about Scottish life, by John Wilson. A volume of twenty-four short stories, recounting different aspects of life in Scotland. Tales include 'The Lily of Liddesdale', 'An Hour in th...

Fungus the Bogeyman; Gentleman Jim; Ug

Raymond Briggs · 1977 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, Hamish Hamilton; Jonathan Cape , 1977-2001 . First edition. Hardback. A delightful set of first edition graphic novels from renowned illustrator and cartoonist, Raymond Briggs. The first editions, first impressions of these works. In the publisher's original pict...

Would You Rather... ; Where&Apos;S Julius?; Harvey Slumfenburger&Apos;S Christmas Present; Courtney

John Burningham · 1978 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Jonathan Cape; Walker Books, 1978-1994. First edition. Hardback. A delightful selection of first edition children's books from esteemed author and illustrator, John Burningham. The first edition, first impressions of these books.Offering four children's books...

The Essays of Elia, and, the Last Essays of Elia

Charles Lamb; Augustine Birrell · 1926 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

London, J. M. Dent & Sons LTD, 1926. Leather. A striking Riviere bound set of Charles Lamb's complete 'Essays of Elia', a lovely set illustrated by Charles E. Brock. Complete in two volumes.Bound by Riviere.In a custom slipcase, in a very good condition.'Es...

The Cathedral, and, Harmer John

Hugh Walpole · 1922 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.52 | $462.37 | ¥73,835)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1922-24. First edition. Cloth. Two limited edition novels by Hugh Walpole, both signed by the author and in their original dust wrappers. Two limited edition novels by Hugh Walpole, both published alongside the first trade editions.Both volum...

The Witches

Roald Dahl · 1983 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.11 | ¥61,177)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1983 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful first impression of one of Roald Dahl's most popular novels, an eerie fantasy with illustrations by Quentin Blake. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A dark fantasy chi...

The Tale of Pigling Bland

Beatrix Potter · 1913 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Fredrick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1913. Cloth. An early printing of this charming tale about a pig who falls in love, with the author's beautiful colour plates. A early printing, published in the same year as the first edition, but without the first edition endpapers. &a...

The Devil Doctor

Sax Rohmer · 1933 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Methuen, 1933. Cloth. Sax Rohmer's second novel about the supervillain 'Fu Manchu', in the publisher's original scarce and striking dust wrapper. The fifteenth edition, first published in 1916. In the publisher's original cloth, with the origi...

The Vanishing Witch; the Raven&Apos;S Head

Karen Maitland · 2014 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Headline Review , 2014-2015. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing pair of signed medieval thrillers from Karen Maitland, one of which is a limited edition. Both works signed by the author. Offering a delightful set of gothic novels from "Queen of the Dark Ages", Kare...

Wind on Fire Trilogy

William Nicholson · 2000 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Mammoth; Egmont Books Ltd. 2000-2002. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition set of the Wind on Fire trilogy from British writer William Nicholson, signed by the author. Complete in three volumes. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author. Written...

Son of the Storm

Suyi Davies Okungbowa · 2021 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Orbit, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A very pleasing first edition of the first volume from the Nameless Republic series by Nigerian fantasy writer Suyi Davies Okungbowa, signed by the author. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Li...

A Thousand Moons & Old God&Apos;S Time

Sebastian Barry · 2020 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London, Faber and Faber, 2020-2023. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart copies of these first edition, first impression novels from Irish author Sebastian Barry, signed by the author. Two volumes. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Writte...

Tall Bones

Anna Bailey · 2021 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Doubleday, 2021. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition, first impression of this mysterious debut novel from British writer Anna Bailey, signed by the author. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author. One of one thousand five hundred copies signed...

Three Cheers Secret Seven & Good Old Secret Seven

Enid Blyton · 1956 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Leicester , Brockhampton Press , 1956-1960 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely pair of "Secret Seven" stories written by Enid Blyton, both works present in the first edition and complete with the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first editions. Bound in the publisher&a...

Agent&Apos;S Reference Collection of &Apos;Crash&Apos; by J.G. Ballard

J. G. Ballard · 1979 · Rooke Books

£695.00 (€833.06 | $918.14 | ¥146,615)

Various, Various, 1979-2014. Paperback. Various: Various, 1979-2014. Paperback. Very Good. 7" by 4.5"; 7.5" by 4.5"; 7.5" by 5"; 8.5" by 5.5". None. A unique set of eleven different editions of the controversial novel by J. G. Ballard, from the library of Ballard's agent....

The Thirty-Nine Steps

John Buchan · 1939 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood & Sons, 1939 . Cloth. An uncommon film tie-in edition of John Buchan's famous "man-on-the-run" thriller, published following Hitchcock's 1935 film adaptation of the book, in the original unclipped pictorial dust wrapper. The nine...

Five First Edition Works by Tom Sharpe

Tom Sharpe · 1976 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, Secker & Warbug, 1976-84. First edition. Cloth. Five first edition satirical novels from Tom Sharpe, including the first three volumes from his renowned 'Wilt' series, all in their original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impression to all. A five vo...

Riotous Assembly

Tom Sharpe · 1971 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.55 | $435.95 | ¥69,616)

London, Secker & Warburg, 1971. First edition. Cloth. An excellent example of the first edition of British comic Tom Sharpe's first novel, set in Apartheid South Africa. The first edition, first impression.Set in the fictitious town of Piemburg, in South Africa, Sharpe la...

The Tesseract; the Coma

Alex Garland · 1998 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Viking; Faber and Faber , 1998-2004. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed pair of Alex Garland's second and third novels, 'The Tesseract' and 'The Coma&apos. Signed by the author to both title pages. The first edition, first impressions of the...