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Songs of the Garden

Peter Warlock; Various · 1925 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, The None, 1925. Vellum. A Nonesuch limited edition collection of poetry and songs by a variety of authors and composers, with engravings throughout by W. M. R. Quick. A limited edition work, limited to eight-hundred and seventy-five copies, of which this is numbered fi...

The Night Watch

Sarah Waters · 2006 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

London, Virago, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A handsome first edition of this acclaimed novel by Sarah Waters. The first edition copy of this acclaimed Sarah Waters' novel stated. A dark, historical fiction novel following the fragmented lives and interconnections of five ...

Disgrace

J. M. Coetzee · 1999 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Secker and Warburg, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of this novel by J. M. Coetzee, the Booker Prize winner in 1999. The first edition, first impression stated. With pictorial dustwrapper by Lucy Harmer, a later impression with "winner of The Bo...

Letters from America

Rupert Brooke · 1916 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1916. Cloth. A third impression of this collection of letters from Rupert Brooke during his tour of the United States of America, with a preface by Henry James. Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) was an English poet remembered for his war poetry. He was a fr...

The Deeds of Doyly Mcpurr

Lawrance Smith · 1974 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Rex Collings, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this immensely entertaining and heart-warming novel, inscribed and signed by the author. The first edition of this work.Inscribed by the author to the verso of the half-title, 'This is Lucy's...

The Case of the Fiery Fingers

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1957 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, William Heinemann LTD, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this Erle Stanley Gardner murder mystery thriller featuring his beloved detective Perry Mason. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A Perry Mason murder my...

An Unofficial Rose

Iris Murdoch · 1962 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1962. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by popular author Iris Murdoch The first edition of this fascinating novel by popular author Iris Murdoch. This novel presents the most complex web of human relationships Miss Murdoch's i...

Noble in Reason

Phyllis Bentley · 1955 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1955. First edition. Cloth. The signed first edition of one of Phyllis Bentley's Yorkshire novels, lovingly inscribed by the author. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'For Marjorie, fr...

The Five Nations

Rudyard Kipling · 1903 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Methuen and Co, 1903. Leather. A finely bound second edition of Rudyard Kipling's poetry, with his section of touching service poetry. The second edition of this work.'The Five Nations' is a collection of Kipling's poetry; the first section contains...

Dramas, Translations, and Occasional Poems

Barbarina Brand · 1821 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, John Murray, 1821. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of Barbarina Brand's privately printed poetry and play anthology, a lovely work showing her intellectual accomplishments. The first edition of this work. This work was privately printed.A very...

The Man Who Disappeared

Edgar Bohle · 1960 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, T. V. Boardman & Company Limited, 1960. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Edgar Bohle's first novel, scarce to find in such a nice condition. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Man Who Disappeared' is ...

To the Last Man

Zane Grey · 1921 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.77 | $264.27 | ¥42,206)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this exciting romantic Western novel by Zane Grey, in the original scarce unclipped dustwrapper. The first UK edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'To the Last Man' i...

The Vanishing Indian

Zane Grey · 1926 · Rooke Books

£475.00 (€569.45 | $627.65 | ¥100,239)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of one of Zane Grey's most popular novels, in the original scarce dustwrapper. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.Published in the U.S. as 'The Van...

The Room and Other Poems: 1921-1926

Eric Walter White · 1927 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Shaftesbury, High House Press, 1927. Hardback. A limtied edition collection of the early poems of Eric Walter White, published by the private High House Press. A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and eighty-copies, of which this is number seventy-three.The poems of ...

East, West

Salman Rushdie · 1994 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.91 | $105.71 | ¥16,882)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A signed First Edition, first impression o East, West: an anthology of short stories by Salman Rushdie A signed First Edition, first impression copy of East, West, written by Salman Rushdie. East, West is an anthology of short...

Mrs. Gamp: A Facsimile of the Author&Apos;S Prompt Copy

Charles Dickens · 1956 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

New York, The New York Public Library, 1956. Cloth. A lovely copy of this facsimile of Charles Dickens' prompt copy of his writings on notorious character Mrs. Gamp. This is one of five hundred limited editions of a facsimile of the author's prompt copy, featuring a ...

Redback

Howard Jacobson · 1986 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Bantam Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of one of Howard Jacobson's early novels, a wonderful example of his witty prose. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dus...

Shall I Win Her?

James Grant · 1822 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London & New York, George Routledge and Sons, c1885. Leather. A wonderful rebound edition of this novel by Scottish writer James Grant. James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish novelist and a distant relation of celebrated poet, Sir Walter Scott. He wrote around ninety books, in...

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...

The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai · 2006 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Hamish Hamilton; Penguin Books, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this poignant Man Booker Prize Winner by Kiran Desai This is the first edition of a stunning second novel by Indian author Kiran Desai. Following the lives of Biju,  an illegal immigrant in...