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Kongo - the Gorilla-Man

Frank Orndorff · 1945 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York, House of Field - Doubleday, Inc. 1945 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Frank Orndorff's thrilling tale in which a white eagle carrying a diamond triggers a tale of survival and deception between humans, gorillas, and natives across Africa...

Hot Gold

Frederick R. Bechdolt · 1942 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

New York, The Sun Dial Press, 1942. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon Western by Frederick R. Bechdolt, a smart copy in the original dust wrapper. The first Sun Dial Press edition of this uncommon work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An exciting Western, 'Hot Gold&...

Love Among the Unicorns

Jeremy Kingston · 1968 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.83 | $191.60 | ¥30,599)

London, Constable, 1968. Paperback. The proof copy of this very scarce to see amusing adventure novel by Jeremy Kingston. The proof copy of this very scarce work.'Love Among the Unicorns' is the only novel by Jeremy Kingston. In it, he blends surreal fantasy with sci...

The Wishful Think

Bernard Newman · 1954 · Rooke Books

£88.00 (€105.50 | $116.28 | ¥18,571)

London, Robert Hale Limited, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this Cold War era sci-fi novel by Bernard Newman. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Wishful Think' is a sci-fi novel, following a man ...

Oscar and Lucinda

Peter Carey · 1988 · Rooke Books

£53.00 (€63.54 | $70.03 | ¥11,185)

London, Faber and Faber, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition, first impression of Peter Carey's Booker Prize winning novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth bindin...

Mutant

Lewis Padgett [Henry Kuttner]; [C. L. Moore] · 1953 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

New York, Gnome Press Inc, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of science fiction stories by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this collection, first printing. In the publisher's original cloth ...

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

Philip Pullman · 2010 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

Edinburgh, Canongate, 2010. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition, first impression limited edition of this novel from English writer Philip Pullman, signed by the author with the original slip case. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title...

The Nameless

Ramsey Campbell · 1981 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

New York, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc. 1981. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this thrilling novel from English horror fiction writer Ramsey Campbell, signed by the author. First US edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the title page. Barbara Waug...

Heritage of Stars

Clifford D. Simak · 1978 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1978. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this award winning novel from American science fiction writer Clifford Donald Simak, a review copy. First UK edition, originally published in the US in 1977. A review copy with the original...

The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle

Peter Beagle · 1980 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Souvenir Press, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this collection of fantasy stories from American novelist Peter Soyer Beagle. First UK edition. Very scarce. A collection of four of Beagle's most enchanting fantasy world collected in one mag...

Autumn Midnight

Frances Cornford · 1923 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

London, The Poetry Bookshop, 1923 . First edition. Paperback. A lovely example of this charming collection of poetry from Frances Cornford, decorated by Eric Gill. The first edition. A collection of poetry by Frances Cornford printed on hand-made paper, including seventeen of ...

Stories Revived: First Series

Henry James · 1885 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.75 | $58.14 | ¥9,285)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1885 . Cloth. The first volume of the second edition of this collection of late nineteenth century short stories by celebrated novelist Henry James. Edel & Laurence F32. The first volume of the two volume second edition of this work, in the Times Book...

Dark Tides

Eric Frank Russell · 1962 · Rooke Books

£285.00 (€341.67 | $376.59 | ¥60,143)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1962. First edition. Cloth. This first edition, first impression of a collection of short science fiction stories by the celebrated author Eric Frank Russell, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of the work.With ...

Rogue Queen

L. Sprague de Camp · 1951 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.63 | $196.88 | ¥31,443)

New York, Doubleday, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this science fiction novel by L Sprague de Camp from his 'Viagens Interplanetarias' series, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original clot...

The Fifth Galaxy Reader; the Artificial Man; Shadows 2

H. L. Gold [ed.]; L. P. Davies; Charles L. Grant [ed.] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

New York, Doubeday and Company , 1961-1975 . Cloth. A wonderful selection of science fiction and fantasy stories, including two short story collections and L. P. Davies' suspenseful tale. Comprising the first edition of 'Shadows 2' and Book Club editions of &apo...

Where the Evil Dwells; Special Deliverance

Clifford D. Simak · 1982 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

New York , Ballantine Books , 1982. First edition. Cloth. A superb pair of first edition science-fiction novels from Clifford D. Simak. First editions, first printings of these works. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers. A very fine example of these 19...

The Oxford Book of Ballads

Arthur Quiller-Couch [ed.] · 1920 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1920. Leather. A collection of ballads compiled by Arthur Quiller-Couch, beautifully bound in crushed half morocco by Birdsall. Bound in crushed half morocco by Birdsall with their binder's stamp to the front blank. This collection of English bal...

Idylles Et Poemes Champetres

Nicolas-Germain Leonard · 0 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.56 | $50.21 | ¥8,019)

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1800. Leather. A collection of poetry from one of Guadeloupe's first writers, Nicolas-Germain Leonard, in the original French. French. With a title vignette. A collection of idylls and verses from Nicolas-Germain Leonard, a poet and one of Guadelo...

A Book for a Corner; or Selections in Prose and Verse

Various; Leigh Hunt · 1858 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Henry G. Bohn, 1858. Leather. A collection of prose and verse in two volumes, bound into one with commentary from English critic James Henry Leigh Hunt. Complete in two volumes bound in one. Illustrated with a title vignette and in-text images throughout. A collection ...

Strange Stories

Algernon Blackwood · 1929 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short and unusual tales by Algernon Blackwood, one of the most prolific authors of ghost stories in the genre. The first edition of this chilling collection. A first edition thu...