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Patronage

Maria Edgeworth · 1815 · Rooke Books

£700.00 (€839.18 | $924.95 | ¥147,721)

London, R. Hunter, 1815 . Leather. The complete four volume third edition of Maria Edgeworth's novel exploring the role of patronage in English society, in a lovely half crushed morocco binding. The scarce third edition of this work, published the year after the first.Ang...

Moral Emblems & Other Poems

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1921 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London , Chatto & Winduss, 1921. Cloth. A lovely illustrated copy of this collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. A Chatto & Windus edition of Moral Emblems & Other Poems written and illustrated with woodcuts by Robert Louis Stevenson. This collection of poems were fir...

The New Decameron: The Sixth Volume

Vivienne Dayrell [ed]; Gerald Bullet; Evelyn Waugh; et al. · 1929 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Basil Blackwell, 1929. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this sixth volume in the 'New Decameron' series, containing various pieces by a variety of authors including Evelyn Waugh. Modern retelling of the classical work of the 'Decameron,' the s...

Carte Blanche

Jeffrey Deaver · 2011 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Great Britain, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of the thirty seventh James Bond novel, signed by the author and with the ticket to the book signing. First edition, first impression of Carte Blanche by Jeffrey Deaver in the o...

Tales of Hearsay

Joseph Conrad; R. B. Cunninghame Graham · 1925 · Rooke Books

£115.00 (€137.87 | $151.96 | ¥24,268)

London, T. Fisher Unwin LTD, 1925. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this posthumously collected anthology of four stories by Joseph Conrad, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, with not subsequent printings listed.In the original unclipp...

Mustard and Cress: Their Surprising Adventures and the Downfall of Burdock

C.O. Murray · 1879 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1879. First edition. Cloth. A scarce, late nineteenth-century children's fairy tale about two little elves, Mustard and Cress, colourfully illustrated throughout. A delightful, late nineteenth-century children's tale about two l...

Morley Ernstein; or, the Tenants of the Heart

G. P. R. James · 1842 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1842. First edition. Cloth. The first american edition of George Payne Rainsford James' 'Morley Ernstein', complete with two volumes bound in one. The scarce first American edition. Complete in two volumes, bound in one. In the origi...

The Snowman

Raymond Briggs · 1978 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London , Hamish Hamilton , 1978. First edition. Hardback. A lovely first edition copy of this beautiful children's illustration book, The Snowman. A lovely first edition copy of the popular children's book The Snowman.Raymond Briggs was an English illustrator, cartoo...

The History of the Adventure of Joseph Andrews and His Friend Mr. Abraham

Henry Fielding · 1929 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.80 | $231.24 | ¥36,930)

London , John Lane The Bodley Head , 1929. Cloth. 1 A first thus of this illustrated edition of The History of the Adventure of Joseph Andres and his Friend Mr. Abraham by Henry Fielding. The novel was the first full length novel by Henry Fielding and is described as a '...

The Lady and the Squire

Terry Jones · 2000 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London , Pavilion, 2000. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition copy of this fantastic adventure The Lady and the Squire. A signed first edition copy of the children's book The Lady and the Squire by Terry Jones. Signed to the title page. First edition, fir...

The Lamb and the Child

Dean Frye · 1964 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

London , The Bodley Head , 1964. First edition. Hardback. A lovely illustrated adaptation of Second Shepherd's Play, in the original dust wrapper. A charming first edition copy of this simple adaptation of the fifteenth century Second Shepherd's Play from the Wakefie...

Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain&Apos;D

John Milton; Thomas Newton · 1760 · Rooke Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.43 | $2,907.00 | ¥464,265)

Birmingham; London, John Baskerville; J. and R. Tonson, 1760. Leather. A beautiful Baskerville edition of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and 'Paradise Regain'd', both epic poems bound here in one volume. A Baskerville edition.Complete as two volume...

Le Roman D&Apos;Un Jeune Homme Pauvre

Octave Feuillet · 1859 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, Libraires Éditeurs, 1859. Leather. A smart copy of Octave Feuillet's most popular novel, which has been adapted for film multiple times. A new edition, part of the publisher's 'Oeuvres Completes d'Octave Feuillet' series. ...

Career of Evil

Robert Galbraith; [J. K. Rowling] · 2015 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Sphere, 2015. First edition. Cloth. The first impression, second state, of J. K. Rowling's third murder mystery novel in her Cormoran Strike series. The first edition, first impression, second state, with copyright of 'Robert Galbraith Limited' to the li...

The Pinnacle of Glory

Wilson Wright [William Reitzel] · 1935 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this 1935 historical novel about Napoleon Bonaparte's exile on St. Helena. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped.The first edition, first impression...

Playbox Annual

Various · 1909 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Playbox Annual, 1909-1930. Cloth. A bright selection of ten early twentieth century volumes of the annual of charming children's periodical 'Playbox&apos. Illustrated throughout in colour, and featuring hundreds of short stories and fairy tales. Ten volumes o...

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins · 2015 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Doubleday , 2015. First edition. Cloth. Seventh impression of this famous thrilling novel by Paula Hawkins. Psychological thriller by British author Paula Hawkins, concerning themes of alcoholism and troublesome relations. A The New York Times best seller, with over ...

Suite Franãƒâ§Aise

Irène Némirovsky · 2006 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Chatto & Windus, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first English edition, fourth impression of this French novel sequence by Irène Némirovsky. First English language edition of this work, fourth impression. Containing two of a planned sequence of five novels by Ir...

Sepulchre

Kate Mosse · 2007 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Orion Books, 2007. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed copy of this novel by Kate Mosse, the first impression. Telling of two women over two time periods: 1891 and modern day. Written by English author Kate Mosse, best known for her archaeological mystery novel Laby...

Humorous Poems

Thomas Hood; Alfred Ainger · 1893 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1893. Cloth. An uncommon large paper edition of Thomas Hood's popular and humorous poems, an illustrated limited edition. A limited large paper edition, limited to 250 unnumbered copies.Illustrated with a frontispiece,A collection of Thomas Hood&...