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1921-1928 5 Vols Heinemann Editions of Ivan Turgenev"S Works

Ivan Turgenev; Constance Garnett [Trans.] · 1921 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921-1928. Leather. A five volume collection of Turgenev"s fiction in elegant red morocco, showcasing key works in the influential Constance Garnett translations. Uniformly bound in a handsome full red morocco with gilt spines. A charming set of...

Crackers for Christmas: More Stories

E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen · 1883 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, George Routledge and Sons , 1883 . Cloth. A charming Victorian fairy-tale collection, illustrated with eight plates and showcasing Knatchbull-Hugessen"s whimsical, gently Gothic storytelling. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. A new edition. Fe...

The Wind Singer; Slaves of the Mastery

William Nicholson · 2000 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Mammoth, 2000-2001. First edition. Hardback. The first two instalments of William Nicholson"s acclaimed young-adult fantasy trilogy 'The Wind on Fire', signed by the author and complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. In the publisher's origin...

10 Vols a Collection of Rudyard Kipling First Editions and Uniform Edition Reprints

Rudyard Kipling; Wolcott Balestier · 1899 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.77 | $231.20 | ¥36,920)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1899-1928. Cloth. A ten-volume collection of Rudyard Kipling"s works, including three first editions, showcasing his fiction, stories, and speeches. In the publisher's original red cloth bindings.A ten-volume collection of Rudyard Kiplin...

Nomadin Nidemon

Shawn P. Cormier · 2003 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Southbridge , Pine View Press, 2003-2005. First edition. Paperback. A fantastic two volume set of the first and second book in the Nomadin trilogy, signed and dated by the author with a signed book mark. A fantastic two volume set of the first and second book in the Nomadin tr...

Wolf Brother: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

Michelle Paver · 2004 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London , Orion, 2004. First edition. Cloth. A signed and numbered collector's edition of the first book in the fantastic series Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver, in unopened shrink-wrap. A signed and numbered collector's edition. A new copy, in unope...

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1881 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London , George Routledge and Sons, 1881. Leather. A smart Bickers binding of a collection of lyrical poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in full red calf with a frontispiece of the poet. The author's edition of the work.In full decorative red calf, bound by Bickers & So...

The Green Fairy Book

Andrew Lang [ed.] · 1893 · Rooke Books

£240.00 (€287.68 | $317.07 | ¥50,633)

London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1893. Cloth. A lovely example of the second edition of Andrew Lang's striking collection of fairy tales from the Spanish and Chinese traditions, illustrated throughout by H. J. Ford. The second edition of the third work in noted Scottish po...

The Works of Shakespear. In Six Volumes.

William Shakespeare; Sir Thomas Hanmer [ed.] · 1745 · Rooke Books

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

London, J. and P. Knapton, S. Birt, T. Longman et al. 1745 . Leather. An impressive complete mid 18th century edition of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare, from somewhat controversial Shakespearian editor Sir Thomas Hanmer. Complete in six volumes.Illustrated with a po...

The Icarus Girl

Helen Oyeyemi · 2004 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Bloomsbury, 2004; 2005. First edition. Cloth. A set of two first editions, including the uncorrected proof copy and one signed copy, of Oyeyemi's intellectual modern horror. Includes two first editions, including the paperback uncorrected proof copy.The general ed...

Biggles in the Orient; Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I. D. ; Biggles&Apos; Second Case; Biggles Learns to Fly; Biggles and the Missing Millionaire; the Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting; Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns; Biggles of the Interpol

Captain W. E. Johns · 1949 · Rooke Books

£490.00 (€587.34 | $647.36 | ¥103,375)

London; Leicester, Hodder and Stoughton Ltd.; Brockhampton Press; The Children's Book Club; Max Parrish and Co Ltd, 1949. Cloth. A delightful collection of Biggles books with dust wrappers, including three first editions and two Children's Book Club editions. A colle...

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Edward Fitzgerald · 1859 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London and Glasgow, Collins Clear-Type Press, c1928. Leather. Beautiful green morocco edition of Edward Fitzgerald's popular translation, with lovely colour plates from Charles Robinson. Bound in full green morocco.With four colour plates from celebrated book illustrator ...

Wyclif: Select English Writings; Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins; English Lyrics of the Xiiith Century; Dante and the Idea of Rome; Selections from Early Middle English: Part I: Texts; Selections from Early Middle English: Part II: Notes

John Wyclif, Herbert E. Winn; Gerard Manley Hopkins, Robert Bridges, W. H. Gardner; Carleton Brown; Charles Till Davis; Joseph Hall · 1929 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London; New York; Toronto; Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1929; 1950; 1953; 1957; 1958; 19. Cloth. London; New York; Toronto; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1929; 1950; 1953; 1957; 1958; 1956. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. Smart blue-cloth set of schol...

Three Men in a Boat (to Say Nothing of the Dog)

Jerome K. Jerome · 1889 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)

Bristol , J. W. Arrowsmith , 1889. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first issue of this beloved comic boating novel from Jerome K. Jerome. First edition, first issue. With 'Quay Street' following the publisher to the title page. In the publisher's origi...

The Pine Tree (Matsu) a Drama Adapted from the Japanese

Takeda Izumo; M. C. Marcus · 1916 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)

London, The Iris Publishing Company , 1916 . First edition. Leather. An illustrated English translation of 'The Pine-Tree', a single act from Takeda Izumo's historical tragedy. The first UK edition. Bound in modern quarter calf, with cloth boards. With an intr...

The Various Celandine Winter Wood

Steve Augarde · 2003 · Rooke Books

£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)

Oxford, David Fickling Books, 2003-2008. First edition. Cloth. An excellent set of first editions of this beloved children's fantasy series, in their original, unclipped dust wrappers. A complete set of first editions of the Touchstone Trilogy, written by Steve Augarde.Fi...

Jesse Jameson and the Golden Glow Jesse Jameson and the Bogie Beast Jesse Jameson and the Curse of Caldazar Jesse Jameson and the Vampire Vault (Both Hardback and Paperback)

Sean Wright · 2003 · Rooke Books

£330.00 (€395.56 | $435.98 | ¥69,620)

London, Crowswing Books, 2003-2004. First edition. Hardback. London: Crowswing Books, 2003-2004. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. vol1-4 9.5" by 6.5"; vol5 8.5" by 5". Sean Wright. A 5 volume set of first editions, first impressions, 4 in original, unclipped dust wrapp...

The Works of Francis Thompson

Francis Thompson; Wilfrid Meynell · 1913 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Burns and Oates, [1913]. First edition. Cloth. A nice set of volumes I and II of mystic and poet Francis Thompson's poetry in the original cloth with decorative gilt, edited by Wilfrid Meynell, Thompson's friend, with two portrait frontispieces of Thompson to...

The Spiderwick Chronicles (Books 1-4) with Notebook and Scarce Promotional Trading Cards

Tony DiTerlizzi; Holly Black · 2003 · Rooke Books

£390.00 (€467.48 | $515.24 | ¥82,278)

London, Simon and Schuster UK Ltd. 2003-2005. First edition. Hardback. A near-complete, first edition, first impression set of The Spiderwick Chronicles, with all but one volume signed by both Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. In the publisher's original pictorial paper ha...

Eikon Basilike: Or the King&Apos;S Book

Charles I; Edward Almack [Ed.] · 1903 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

London, The De La More Press, 1903 . Cloth. A limited edition of this landmark royalist classic portraying Charles I as the pious martyr-king of England. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with blue-grey paper covered boards.A limited edition, being c...