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Peter Ruff and the Double-Four

E. Phillips Oppenheim · 1926 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)

New York, A. L. Burt Company, Publishers, 1926. Cloth. A superior copy of this thrilling volume of two novellas by E. Phillips Oppenheim, a very smart example of the original dust wrapper. A 1926 reprint.In the original scarce unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of two novella...

The Canons of Criticism, and Glossary, Being a Supplement to Mr. Warburton&Apos;S Edition of Shakespear

Thomas Edwards · 1750 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London, C. Bathurst , 1750 . Leather. The third edition of Thomas Edwards's somewhat controversial work of mid-eighteenth century Shakespearian criticism. The third edition of this work from English critic and poet Thomas Edwards.Subtitled as a 'supplement to Mr. War...

The Great Prince Shan

E. Phillips Oppenheim · 1922 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of E. Phillips Oppenheim's thrilling science fiction novel, set in the near future. The first US edition, first printing, published in March 1922. The first edition in book form; this work ...

The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel

F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1949 · Rooke Books

£795.00 (€953.07 | $1,050.48 | ¥167,768)

London, The Grey Walls Press, 1949 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's posthumously published final novel, in the exceptionally bright original dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of this unfinished work, which was first ...

Panorama of the City of Chester

Joseph Hemingway · 1836 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)

Chester, T. Griffith, 1836. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce directory for the city of Chester written by Joseph Hemingway. The first edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, vignettes and three monochrome plates. Collated compl...

The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.

Henry Fielding; Leslie Stephen [ed.] · 1882 · Rooke Books

£1,200.00 (€1,438.60 | $1,585.63 | ¥253,235)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1882. Leather. A limited edition ten-volume set of the works of Henry Fielding, edited with a biography by Leslie Stephen. A ten-volume set in half morocco bindings. All edges gilt. No. 92 of a thousand limited edition copies of this edition printed...

Love Among the Ruins

Evelyn Waugh · 1953 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.90 | $112.32 | ¥17,938)

London, Chapman & Hall, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated dystopian short novel by Evelyn Waugh. First edition, in the publisher's original red cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.This intriguing work is on...

The Green Fairy Book

Andrew Lang · 1893 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1893. Cloth. The second edition of the third of Andrew Lang's colourful fairy book series, an illustrated selection of entertaining fairy tales. The second edition, published the year after the first.Illustrated with a frontispiece, twelve...

To Let

John Galsworthy · 1921 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.91 | $99.10 | ¥15,827)

London, William Heinemann, 1921. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this conclusion to the Forsyte Saga from English novelist and playwright, John Galsworthy. First edition. The conclusion to the Forsyte Saga. When second cousins Fleur and Jon Forsyte meet, they ...

The Benefactor Death Kit the Volcano Lover Regarding the Pain of Others

Susan Sontag · 1964 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode; Hamish Hamilton; Secker Warburg; Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1964-2003. First edition. Cloth. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode; Hamish Hamilton; Secker Warburg; Farrar, Straus & Giroux , 1964-2003. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5...

Beautiful: A Modern Romance Occasion of Sin

Rachel Billington · 1974 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Heinemann; Hamish Hamilton , 1974-83. First edition. Cloth. Two uncommon first edition romance novels by Rachel Billington, in their original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition for both. Two volumes. In the publisher's original cloth with the original un...

Without Love the Journey Homeward See You in Yasukuni

Gerald Hanley · 1957 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Collins, 1957-69. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition novels by Irish novelist Gerald Hanley that were inspired by the author's travels, in their original dust wrappers. The first edition to all. Three volumes. In the publisher's original cloth with t...

The Paper Boats

Roger Longrigg · 1963 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

New York , Harper & Row , 1963. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first U.S edition of this exciting novel by Roger Longrigg about a man who accidently ends up with stolen money, in the original dust wrapper. The scarce first U.S edition. Also published in the UK by Faber and F...

The Journal of Edwin Carp & the Episode at Toledo

Richard Haydn; Ann Bridge [Mary Ann Dolling] · 1954 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1954-1967. First edition. Cloth. Two very smart first edition novels, following the lives and experiences of entertaining characters. Two volumes. First edition. This set includes: The Journal of Edwin Carp, 1954. The journal of a young man who venture...

The New Bath Guide: Or, Memoirs of the B-N-R-D Family

[Christopher Anstey] · 1800 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)

London, C. Whittingham; Vernor and Hood; J. Cuthell; et al, 1800. Leather. The popular poem by Christopher Anstey in which he satirises the society of Bath during its heyday, complete with plates. A new edition of this work.A collection of fifteen poetical letters showing a sa...

Little Tales of Misogyny; Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes; Ripley Under Water

Patricia Highsmith · 1977 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

London, Heinemann; Bloomsbury, 1977-1991. First edition. Cloth. Two short story collections and the last of the Ripley series by the popular author Patricia Highsmith; all first editions. The first editions of these three works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, ...

Fairy Know-a-Bit or Nutshell of Knowledge

A.L.O.E [Charlotte Maria Tucker] · 1874 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London , T. Nelson and Sons, 1874. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first British edition of a short children's book by Charlotte Maria Tucker written under the pseudonym A.L.O.E. The first edition.Very scarce. Written by Charlotte Maria Tucker under the pseudonym A.L....

Lalla Rookh an Oriental Romance

Thomas Moore · 1885 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

London; Boston, George Routledge and Sons; Estes and Lauriat, 1885. Vellum. A smart edition of the long romantic poem by Thomas Moore, a beautifully illustrated copy with half-tone illustrations throughout. A smart edition of 'Lalla Rookh&apos.Illustrated with a frontispi...

The Curse of Carne&Apos;S Hold

G. A. Henty · 1890 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Spencer Blackett, [1890]. Leather. A scarce early edition of this exciting novel by G. A. Henty, an adventure novel complete with the original plates by Charles Kerr. A scarce to see early edition, this being the single volume edition published in 1890, following the t...

The Big Book of Josephine

Mrs. H. C. Cradock · 1919 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.81 | $211.42 | ¥33,765)

London, Blackie & Son Limited, 1919. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this collection of three stories concerning Cradock's protagonist Josephine, in lovely condition. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth bind...