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Moominland Midwinter

Tove Jansson; Thomas Warburton · 1958 · Rooke Books

£1,395.00 (€1,672.37 | $1,843.30 | ¥294,386)

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1958. First edition. Cloth. The first English language edition of the sixth Moomin book, written and illustrated by Tove Jansson, uncommon to see in the original dust wrapper. The first English language edition, first impression, translated by Thom...

Maiwa&Apos;S Revenge

H. Rider Haggard · 1891 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.87 | $145.35 | ¥23,213)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1891. Cloth. The first illustrated edition of this short H. Rider Haggard novel, following a hunter set on revenge. The first illustrated edition of this work in the publisher's original red pictorial cloth binding with white end papers. I...

The Steam House (Part I. ): The Demon of Cawnpore

Jules Verne; A. D. Kingston [trans.] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1893 . Cloth. A smart English language translation of Jules Verne's novel 'The Demon of Cawnpore', the first part of his larger work 'The Steam House&apos. An early UK edition of this work, which was first published i...

Death at the President&Apos;S Lodging

Michael Innes · 1936 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.42 | $654.07 | ¥104,460)

London, Gollancz, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first John Appleby novel by Michael Innes. The first edition, first impression of this detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes.This was the first of Innes's novels featuring John Appleby, ...

A Fall of Moondust

Arthur C. Clarke · 1961 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.81 | $218.02 | ¥34,820)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this thrilling science-fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke, reviewed as 'the most plausible and exciting book of its king that I have yet read' by Dennis Wheatley. The first UK edition, f...

The Amber Spyglass

Philip Pullman · 2000 · Rooke Books

£560.00 (€671.35 | $739.96 | ¥118,177)

London, David Fickling Books/ Scholastic, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the final work in Phillip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series. The first edition, first impression of this work.Flat signed by Pullman to the title page.In the pub...

The Great Train Robbery

Michael Crichton · 1975 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1975. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this exciting, best selling historical novel by Michael Crichton, the author of 'Jurassic Park&apos. The first UK edition. Published earlier in the same year in the U.S by Alfred A. Knopf. In ...

American Animals

David Newell · 1929 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

Joilet, Illnois, P.F. Volland Company, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A delightful signed first edition of David Newell's collection of verses on American wildlife for children, with ten colour plates by the author. A signed first edition of this playful work, published in 1...

Our Darlings: The Children&Apos;S Treasury of Pictures and Stories

Numerous Contributors · 1903 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London , John F. Shaw and Co. c1903. First edition. Cloth. An early edition of this Edwardian children's annual, with numerous illustrations including three monochrome illustrations by artist Arthur Rackham. An early edition of this Edwardian children's annual. Publi...

St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks

Various · 1913 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

New York, The Century Co. 1913-1914. Cloth. A smart three volume collection of articles, short stories, and illustrations for young folk from St. Nicholas magazine. Three volumes. Volume XL Part I - November 1912 to April 1913, Volume XLI Part I - November 1913 to April 1914, ...

St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks

Various · 1915 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)

New York, The Century Co. 1915. Cloth. A smart copy of this collection of articles, short stories, and illustrations for young folk. Volume XLII Part II only. Volume XLII Part II only. An issue of St. Nicholas Magazine, a popular monthly American children's magazine, foun...

Dawn

H. Rider Haggard · 0 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.74 | $64.75 | ¥10,340)

London, Griffith and Farran, c1890. Cloth. An illustrated edition of the debut novel of popular Victorian writer H. Rider Haggard. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. The debut novel of the author. Following the travails of Philip Caresfoot, ...

The Waverley Novels

Sir Walter Scott; Andrew Lang · 1901 · Rooke Books

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

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1901-1930 . Leather. A wonderfully bound collection of the illustrated Border Edition of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels, introduced by Andrew Lang. The Border Edition, illustrated with etchings. Complete in twenty-four volumes. Beaut...

St Andrews

Rudyard Kipling; Walter de la Mare · 1926 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

London, A. & C. Black, 1926. First edition. Cloth. A volume of two memorial poems on St Andrews by Rudyard Kipling and Walter de la Mare. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Two poems, written by Rudyard Kipling and Walter de la Mare, publishe...

Le Choses Voient

Édouard Estaunié · 1925 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

Paris, Perrin et Cie, 1925. Leather. An attractively bound copy of this novel by the French writer Édouard Estaunié. The twenty-third edition of this work in a half morocco binding, with gilt detailing to the spine and marbled boards and end papers. Édouard Estaunié (1862-...

The Balloon Travels of Robert Merry and His Young Friends, over Various Countries in Europe

Peter Parley [Samuel Griswold Goodrich] · 1855 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

New York, J. C. Derby & Co, 1855 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming novel about the travels of a group of characters across Europe in a balloon. The first edition of this work, by American author Samuel Griswold Goodrich, written under the pseudonym Pet...

Bracebridge Hall: Or, the Humourists

Washington Irving · 1896 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel, in the original decorative cloth bindings, and scarce protective cloth dust wrappers. A two volume first edition thus, being the first edition of Irvi...

The Fall of Jerusalem and the Martyr of Antioch

Rev H. H. Milman (Henry Hart) · 1820 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.74 | $297.31 | ¥47,482)

London, John Murray, 1820-22. First edition. Leather. Two first edition dramatic poetry works by Henry Hart Milman bound in one volume in full morocco. The first edition. Two works in one volumes. Bound in full morocco. This work features two dramatic poems by Henry Hart Mi...

Creezy

Felicien Marceau; J.A. Underwood [trans] · 1970 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

New York , Orion, 1970. First edition. Cloth. The first American edition of this novel by the French author Felicien Marceau about a Parisian model named Creezy. The first U.S edition and the first edition in English. Translated from the original French by J.A. Underwood. Wi...

Armadin or a Tale of Old Winchester

Alfred Bowker · 1908 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London , Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Ltd. 1908. Cloth. An enthralling historical novel by Alfred Bowker, with monochrome plates by renowned illustrator Arthur Twidle and the scarce original dust wrapper. The second edition of this work, published in 1908. A scarce work, particu...