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The Sirens an Ode

Laurence Binyon · 1928 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1928. Cloth. A long form poem by Laurence Binyon, this being a revised edition. A revised edition.'The Sirens' is a long ode by Laurence Binyon, a poem set on the sea.Binyon was a noted war poet who is best known for his work 'Fo...

Wild Flowers from the Glens

E. L. L. [Mrs. Garnet Falloon] · 1840 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, W. J. Cleaver, 1840. Cloth. A very scarce collection of short stories, concerning tales of romance in the lovely landscapes of Ireland. A very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Seven short stories by the Irish author Mrs. Garnet Falloon, writi...

Book of the Three Dragons

Kenneth Morris · 1930 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

New York and Toronto, Longmans, Green and Co, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Kenneth Morris's reworking of a classic Welsh legend, illustrated throughout by Ferdinand Huszti Horvath. The first edition, first printing. The scarce trade is...

The Quest of the Golden Stairs

Arthur Edward Waite · 1927 · Rooke Books

£950.00 (€1,138.89 | $1,255.29 | ¥200,478)

London, The Theosophical Publishing House, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this fantasy novel from British poet and scholarly mystic A. E. Waite. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work, in the publisher's original unclip...

The Button-Box and Other Essays

Alison Uttley · 1968 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

London, Faber and Faber, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce collection of autobiographical essays by Alison Uttley, the author of the popular 'Little Grey Rabbit' children's books. The first edition. In the publisher's original cl...

Biggles and the Black Raider

Captain W. E. Johns · 1953 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated Biggles adventure from Captain W. E. Johns. First edition, first impression. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eight colour plates. Collated complete. The fort...

Biggles Hunts Big Game: A Story of Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I. D. And His Special Air Police

Captain W. E. Johns · 1948 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling Biggles adventure, featuring the colour illustrations of Leslie Stead. First edition, first impression. Illustrated throughout with monochromatic colour images. The thirty-fourth book i...

The Missing Prince

G. E. Farrow · 1897 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1897. Cloth. A smart illustrated copy of this charming children's story from noted British author G. E. Farrow. Illustrated with a frontispiece and many full-page and in-text images. A charming children's story following the adventures of a P...

The Collected Poetry of Francis Thompson

Francis Thompson · 1913 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Cloth. A limited edition copy of this collection of the poetry of Francis Thompson. Limited to two thousand five hundred copies. The collected poetry of Francis Joseph Thompson, an English poet and Catholic mystic, printed in order of their ...

Hunts with Jorrocks from Handley Cross

Robert Smith Surtees · 1908 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. Cloth. A stunning collection of some of Mr. Jorrocks's Hunts, with charming colour plate illustrations. Illustrated with twenty-five tipped in colour plates. Collated complete. A collection of some of Mr. Jorrocks's Hunts, including:...

Biggles Forms a Syndicate

Captain W. E. Johns · 1961 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. First edition. Hardback. A bright first edition, first impression of this adventurous Biggles novel, illustrated throughout by Leslie Stead. The first edition, first impression of this work in the original pictorial laminated boards. Ink mar...

The 5. 18 Mystery

J. Jefferson Farjeon · 1929 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, The Literary Press Ltd, c1932. Cloth. J. Jefferson Farjeon's uncommon Scotland Yard murder mystery novel. A later edition. First published in 1929. In the publisher's original cloth. This uncommon murder mystery work was written by the English crime and mys...

A Magazine Intended Chiefly for the Deaf and Dumb

Rev. Samuel Smith [ed] · 1874 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Cowens' Library , 1874. Cloth. Volume two of this very scarce illustrated religious magazine for the deaf community, edited by the Reverend Samuel Smith. Volume two. Bound in full cloth. Illustrated with monochrome vignettes, illuminated letters and full page mo...

Beacon Flashes

John Thomas · 0 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, F. F. Longley , c1878. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce fiction work intended to teach morals and warn against alcohol, written and illustrated by John Thomas. The first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and twenty-six mono...

Allan and the Ice Gods

H. Rider Haggard · 1929 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.47 | $594.61 | ¥94,963)

London, Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. c1929. Cloth. A 12th thousand edition of this thrilling adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, with original unclipped dust wrapper. A 12th thousand edition of this work.Undated, but probably published in 1929 according to institutional sources. Ori...

The Music of the Heart & Where Did Everybody Go?

Noel Langley · 1946 · Rooke Books

£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.43 | ¥10,129)

London, Arthur Barker Limited, 1946-1960. First edition. Cloth. Two first UK edition novels from South African-born American writer Noel Langley. Two volumes. First edition. Written by Noel Langley, a South African-born American novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director ...

Colonel Quaritch, V.C. Tale of Country Life

H. Rider Haggard · 1933 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1933. Cloth. A smart copy of this romance novel from popular Victorian writer H. Rider Haggard, with the original dust wrapper. With a frontispiece. The story of retired army officer Harold Quaritch who moves into his deceased aunt's home ...

Fish and Company

Ralph Arnold · 1951 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition of this intriguing murder mystery novel set by Lake Como, written by Ralph Arnold. First edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. V...

Six Novels by Bruce Marshall

Bruce Marshall · 1947 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, Collins; Constable, 1947-1960 . First edition. Cloth. A collection of six first edition novels by Bruce Marshall, each in their original, bright and unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of six first edition novels written by prolific Scottish author, Bruce Marshall. Ea...

Somewhere a Voice

Eric Frank Russell · 1965 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Dennis Dobson, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this brilliant anthology of sci-fi stories by Eric Frank Russell. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An anthology of seven science fiction short stories and novellas...