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Our Own Pompeii: A Romance of to-Morrow

Samuel Middleton Fox · 1887 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1887 . First edition. Cloth. Inscribed by the author to his own mother, this is the very scarce first edition of Samuel Middleton Fox's entertaining science fiction novel about a society's failure to run a futuristic pleasure ci...

Merope. A Tragedy

Matthew Arnold · 1858 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts , 1858. First edition. Cloth. A smart presentation copy of Matthew Arnold's epic poem of Greek mythology, rarely found signed. The author's presentation copy, with a signed inscription to the half title: "with the ...

Lamentation and Tombland: Shardlake Series

C.J. Sansom · 2014 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, Mantle/Pan Macmillan, 2014-2018. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of the final two novels within Sansom's bestselling Tudor detective Shardlake series, with Tombland being a signed limited edition. The first editions of Lamentation and Tombland, the final ...

The Scarlet Impostor

Dennis Wheatley · 1940 · Rooke Books

£650.00 (€779.13 | $858.74 | ¥137,130)

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of this scarce first edition Gregory Sallust thriller by Dennis Wheatley, in which the lead character collaborates with an anti-Nazi organisation. The scarce first edition, first impression. In t...

De Ivsticia Pingenda

Battista Fiera; James Wardrop · 1957 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Lion and Unicorn Press, 1957 . First edition. Leather. Lovely limited first edition reprint of Battista Fiera's 1515 Latin text, with an English translation, introduction and notes by James Wardrop. First edition of the limited contemporary reprint of the 1515 tex...

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro · 2021 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Faber & Faber Ltd. 2021 . First edition. Cloth. Pristine signed first edition of Kazuo Ishiguro's 2021 science fiction novel. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper.Signed by the author to half-title page.Klara and th...

Scarce Poetic Anthology Editions

Francis W. Bourdillon; Adelaide Anne Proctor; Edwin Arnold; D.H. Lawrence · 1883 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Marcus Ward and co.; George G. Harrap; Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner and co.; Martin Secker, 1883-1932. Cloth. Four charming and scarce poem anthologies, containing both abstract reflections on religion and enlightenment, as well as vivid pictures of beauty. A charming ...

The Common Accidence Examined and Explained, by Short Questions and Answers

Charles Hoole · 1690 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, M. C. for John Clark, 1690 . Leather. A very scarce early edition of Charles Hoole's highly informative and educational young person's guide to the use of grammar in the Latin language. First published in 1683, this work is very scarce in all editions.Charles...

Raggedy Ann and Johnny Gruelle: A Bibliography of Published Works

Patricia Hall · 2001 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Gretna, Pelican Publishing Company, 2001. First edition. Cloth. Signed first edition of Patricia Hall's expansive bibliography on Johnny Gruelle's published works, profusely illustrated throughout. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding. With unclip...

Erasmi Roterodami: Silva Carminum, Antehac Nunquam Impressorum. Gouda, 1513

Erasmi Roterodami [Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus; H. CH. Buelens · 1864 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Bruxelles , T. -J. I. Arnold , 1864. Leather. A very scarce limited reproduction of these poems from Erasmus, this being a gift copy signed by the author and publisher. This work was printed in an edition of 100 numbered copies, as well as a "very small number of copies" print...

First Edition Novels by George V. Higgins

George V. Higgins · 1980 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York; London, Alfred A. Knopf; Andre Deutsch; Little, Brown and Company; , 1980-1996. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling five volume set of first editions by crime author George V. Higgins, including a signed copy. A fantastic collection of first edition novels by George V....

A Short Litany for Use at This Time of War

Ernest Hartley Coleridge · 1915 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

Not Stated , Not Stated, 1915. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce copy of Ernest Hartley Coleridge's poem of the Great War, signed with his initials. A vanishingly scarce poem. Jisc locates no holdings, nor are there any records in previous auctions.Signed 'E. H. C.&apo...

Selected Poems of Robert Haven Schauffler

Robert Haven Schauffler · 1922 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, William Heinemann, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of these selected poems from American writer Robert Haven Schauffler. With early drafts of two more poems inserted. The author's presentation copy, with a signed inscription to the front fre...

Songs of a Miner

James C. Welsh · 1917 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited , 1917. First edition. Cloth. A charming presentation copy of this poetical collection from miner and politician, James C. Welsh. With a hand-written poem by the author. The author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the front f...

The Hanging of the Parson&Apos;S Son and Other Crimes

Sol. L. Long · 1916 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

Kansas City, S. W. Anderson Ptg. Co. 1916. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce first edition volume of American poetry, signed and inscribed by the author. An incredibly scarce first edition volume of poetry, in original green cloth pictorial boards.A selection of poetr...

Collected Poems and Epigrams

G. Rostrevor Hamilton · 1958 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London; Melbourne; Toronto, Heinemann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce presentation copy of this first edition, in original unclipped dust wrapper. An incredibly scarce example of a presentation copy of this first edition work. Inscribed and signed in ink by the auth...

The Return and Other Poems

Remsen Du Bois Bird · 1919 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

San Francisco , The Periodical Press, 1919 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this scarce collection of poetry by Remsen Du Bois Bird, in the original unclipped dust wrapper, signed by the author to the front endpaper. The first edition in the publisher's ori...

Poems of War and Peace

Robert Underwood Johnson · 1916 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

New York, The Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1916 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of war poetry by Robert Underwood Johnson, signed by the author to the front endpaper.  The first edition in the publisher's original quarter cloth with paper-covered boards...

A Friendship and the Spirit of France: Signed Poetry

Charles Lewis Slattery; V.H. Friedlaender · 1919 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.70 | $297.26 | ¥47,468)

London; New York, Country Life; Macmillan Company, 1919-1923. First edition. Cloth. Two signed poetic anthologies, written by prominent suffragette writer Violet Helen Friedlaender and episcopal bishop Charles Lewis Slattery. The signed first editions of poetic anthologies bas...

Dart, Loveliest of Rivers and Other Devon Poems, and a Pot Pourri of Verse

Leonard Ley; A. Nicholson Tucker · 1929 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Cambridge; Ilfracombe, Leonard Ley [W. Heffer and Sons]; Arthur H. Stockwell , 1929-1952. First edition. Cloth. Two charming anthologies, one written by an East Anglian G.P. and the other celebrating his experiences in the West Country count of Devon. Two charming anthologies ...