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Beyond the Pale and Other Stories

William Trevor · 1981 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, The Bodley Head, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition, first impression of William Trevor's short story collection, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with th...

Earthly Possessions

Anne Tyler · 1977 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1977 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Anne Tyler's novel about a thirty-five year old woman who has decided to leave her husband, but is taken hostage by a bank robber. The first UK edition, first impression.In the publisher's ...

Seven Alfred Duggan Novels

Alfred Duggan · 1951 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.90 | ¥59,068)

London, Faber and Faber, 1951-1963 . First edition. Cloth. A smart set of seven Alfred Duggan first editions, including historical novels set in Ancient Greece and in the Byzantine Empire. The first editions, first impressions of seven works of historical fiction by Argentine-...

The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud · 2003 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

New York, Miramax; Hyperion, 2003 . First edition. Paperback. An uncorrected proof of the first US edition of Jonathan Stroud's first novel in the Bartimaeus Sequence, about a teen magician and a thousand-year-old djinni. An 'uncorrected galley proof' of the fir...

The Vision of Emma Blau

Ursula Hegi · 2000 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, Simon & Schuster, 2000. First edition. Hardback. The first edition, first printing of this epic novel by Ursula Hegi, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing of the work. With the original unclipped dust wrapper.The Vision of Emma ...

The Feast of Stephen

Rosemary Aubert · 1999 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.83 | ¥14,345)

New York, Bridge Works Publishing Company, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this 'Ellis Portal' mystery novel by Rosemary Aubert, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing with a complete numberline. Signed by the author to...

Winter Harvest

Andrew Young · 1933 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1933. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Andrew Young's nature poems, a collection that earned him his long-awaited recognition. The first edition of this poetical collection from Scottish poet and clergyman, Andrew Young. In the publi...

Annie John

Jamaica Kincaid · 1985 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition first printing of this novel from Antiguan–American writer Jamaica Kincaid, signed by the author. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. The author'...

Popular British Ballads: Ancient and Modern

R. Brimley Johnson · 1894 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, J. M. Dent & Co, 1894. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this collection of popular British ballads. Complete in four volumes. First edition. Limited to one hundred copies of which this is number five. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous in-text...

Streams of Ocean

Aubrey de Selincourt · 1923 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, William Heinemann, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this very scarce work from English writer Aubrey de Selincourt. First edition. Very scarce. The author's first published work. A collection of essays, including: The Plough, Streams of Ocean, ...

Trilby: A Novel & the Martian

George du Maurier · 1895 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.; Harper & Brothers, 1895-1898. Cloth. Two volumes of illustrated works by George Du Maurier, in the original cloth bindings. Two volumes. Written and illustrated by George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier, a Franco-British cartoonist and writer ...

The King of the Golden River or the Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria

John Ruskin · 1888 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

Kent, George Allen, 1888. Cloth. A smart ninth edition of this illustrated fantasy story from English writer John Ruskin. Ninth edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, and twenty in-text images. Collated complete. A fantasy story originally written for the tw...

Charles Dickens: A Critical Study

George Gissing · 1904 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, The Gresham Publishing Company, 1904. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated critical study of Charles Dickens from English novelist George Gissing. Illustrated with thirteen plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive critical study of Charles Dickens, Vi...

The Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrim&Apos;S Progress

Mark Twain · 1881 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1881 . Cloth. An early, UK edition of Mark Twain's humorous travel book, chronicling the "Great Pleasure Excursion" of a steamship filled with American travelers, visiting Europe and the Holy Land in 1867. An early UK edition. First published in t...

Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea

Ursula K. le Guin · 1990 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Victor Gollancz, 1990 . First edition. Cloth. Fine first UK edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's fourth Earthsea novel, in the vibrantly illustrated dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression.  In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Thi...

Quest for Sita

Maurice Collis · 1947 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)

London, The John Day Company, 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of Maurice Collis's retelling of 'The Ramayana', illustrated by Mervyn Peake. The first U.S. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A beautifully illustrated re...

Exploits and Wonders

A. W. Mathews [ed.]; John Dunton · 1926 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.19 | ¥36,917)

Fair Oak, Hants, The Grayhound Press, 1926 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce limited, privately published edition of four early eighteenth century extracts. A very scarce limited edition, privately published work.This copy is number 15 of 106 copies produced.This vo...

Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces

Angela Carter · 1974 · Rooke Books

£400.00 (€479.46 | $528.42 | ¥84,383)

London, Heinemann, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Angela Carter's first short story collection, inspired by her years spent living in Japan. With a publisher's review slip loosely inserted. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher'...

Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard

Thomas Gray · 1927 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.27 | ¥6,751)

Oxford, Clarendon Press; Humphrey Milford , 1927. Paperback. A limited edition facsimile of this popular poem from Thomas Gray, inspired by his thoughts following the death of fellow poet Richard West. A limited edition facsimile of seven hundred and fifty copies, of which abo...

Causeries Du Lundi

C. A. Sainte-Beuve · 1880 · Rooke Books

£1,275.00 (€1,528.27 | $1,684.35 | ¥268,970)

Paris, Garnier Freres, c1850-1880. Vellum. A fifteen volume set of the Causeries du Lundi or "Monday Chats" of French literary critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, in the original French. French. Complete in fifteen volumes. Mixed edition with volume fifteen being a first edi...