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Fergus; the Doctor&Apos;S Wife; Black Robe

Brian Moore · 1970 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

New York , Holt, Rinehart and Winston; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; E. P. Dutton, Inc. 1970-1985. First edition. Cloth. A set of three novels by Brian Moore, including the very scarce uncorrected proof of 'The Doctor's Wife&apos. Including the very scarce uncorrected p...

See You in the Morning; Cloth of the Tempest; Red Wine and Yellow Hair; But Even So

Kenneth Patchen · 1947 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York , Padell; New Directions , 1947-1968. Cloth. A wonderful set of works from experimental poet Kenneth Patchen, including a volume of his picture poems. A pleasing set of four works offering the poems of Kenneth Patchen, including the second edition of 'Cloth of th...

Stories

Jean Stafford; John Cheever; Daniel Fuchs; William Maxwell · 1956 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

New York, Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first printing of this collection of short stories from Jean Stafford, John Cheever, Daniel Fuchs, and William Maxwell. First edition, first printing. A collection of short stories from Jea...

A Year of Japanese Epigrams

William N. Porter [translator] · 1911 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.85 | $171.78 | ¥27,434)

London, Henry Frowde Oxford University Press, 1911. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of Japanese hokku, with illustrations from Japanese painter Ishibashi Kazunori. First edition, in the beige cloth variant. Illustrated with colour endpapers, a co...

Tip on a Dead Crab

William Murray · 1984 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

New York, The Viking Press, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this novel from the Shifty Lou Anderson series by American author William Murray, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. The first novel from the Shifty ...

Conjunctions 11 & Conjunctions 13: Bi-Annual Volumes of New Writing

Bradford Morrow [editor] · 1986 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

New York, David R. Godine; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986-1989. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes of these literary journals, edited by American novelist Bradford Morrow. Two volumes. First edition. Conjunctions is a biannual American literary journal f...

Concerning Man

Gil Orlovitz · 1947 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

New York, The Banyan Press, 1947. First edition. Cloth. A smart limited edition of the first collection of poetry from American writer Gil Orlovitz. First edition. Limited to three hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number seventeen. Uncommon work. The author's fi...

Mountain Meadow

John Buchan · 1941 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this novel from Scottish writer and historian John Buchan. First US edition. The last novel from the author, with the UK title of Sick Heart River. The last adventure of Sir Edward L...

Oszi Utazas

Ferenc Molnar · 1939 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

Budapest, Atheneum , 1939. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this work from Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnar, in the original Hungarian. Hungarian. First edition. Very scarce work. One of the author's lesser-known novels, telling of a young man who found himsel...

The Fountain

Charles Morgan · 1932 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1932. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this best-selling novel from British writer Charles Morgan. First edition. A best-selling novel that was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1932. A romantic war novel set in the neutral Neth...

Dark Drums

Wenzell Brown · 1950 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

New York, Appleton Century Crofts, Inc.; Popular Library, 1950-1951. First edition. Cloth. Two smart copies of this exciting novel from American author Wenzell Brown. Two volumes. First edition. Both the first hardcover edition (dated 1950) and the first Popular Library softco...

The Toynbee Convector

Ray Bradbury · 1988 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of short science fiction from American author Ray Bradbury. First edition. A collection of twenty-three tales which begin in the familiar rooms and landscapes of our lives and then ...

Old Hall, New Hall

Michael Innes · 1975 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.79 | $237.85 | ¥37,985)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1975. Cloth. A superb copy of this exciting Michael Innes detective novel, twice signed by the author. Signed by the author to the title page, and additionally to the recto of the front endpaper, "Inscribed for Michael Jacobs of the University of L...

The Feast of Lupercal

Brian Moore · 1957 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

Boston; Toronto, Little, Brown and Company, 1957. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing novel about a repressed Catholic man by Brian Moore. The first U.S. edition, first printing. This U.S. edition preceded the U.K. edition.In the original unclipped dust ...

The Gay Place

William Brammer · 1961 · Rooke Books

£270.00 (€323.68 | $356.77 | ¥56,978)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Willie Lee Brammer's celebrated novel, widely acclaimed as one of the best American political novels ever written. Flat signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Signed examples of thi...

Playback

Raymond Chandler · 1958 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Raymond Chandler's final novel, featuring the private detective Philip Marlowe. In the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of crime writer Raymond Chandler&a...

Five Plays

John O'Hara · 1961 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York, Random House, 1961 . First edition. Paperback. An advanced uncorrected proof of this collection of five plays from celebrated American literary figure John O'Hara. A very scarce 'Uncorrected Proof from Random House, for Advance Readers' of the uncommon...

Ceri Richards and Dylan Thomas: Keys to Transformation

Dylan Thomas; Richards Burns · 1981 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, The Enitharmon Press, 1981. First edition. Cloth. A lovely set including the cloth-bound and paperback first edition of this work, examining Dylan Thomas' 'Collected Poems' and Ceri Richards' drawings. A set of two volumes, including both the paperb...

The Dragon Has Two Tongues

Glyn Jones · 1968 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd , 1968. First edition. Cloth. A desirable set offering both the very scarce uncorrected proof and first edition of this important criticism of Anglo-Welsh literature by Glyn Jones. This set includes two volumes, including the very scarce uncorre...

Shalimar the Clown

Salman Rushdie · 2005 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2005. First edition. Cloth. An excellent signed first impression of this engaging novel from Salman Rushdie. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This p...