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The Key of Life

Sir Philip Gibbs · 1948 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Hennel Locke Limited, 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon sci-fi novel by Sir Philips Gibbs, signed by the author. The first edition of this uncommon work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper. 'The Key of Life' f...

Riot at Red Water

Frederick R. Bechdolt · 1941 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

New York, Doubleday, Doran, and Co. INC, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A scarce Western by Frederick R. Bechdolt, the first edition of this exciting adventure novel. The first edition of this scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Riot at Red Water' is a b...

The Fat Man in History

Peter Carey · 1980 · Rooke Books

£64.00 (€76.71 | $84.55 | ¥13,498)

London, Faber and Faber, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition, first impression of Peter Carey's collection of surreal short stories, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the original boards, with the orig...

The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night; Tales from the Arabic; Alaeddin

John Payne · 1882 · Rooke Books

£875.00 (€1,048.81 | $1,156.00 | ¥184,540)

London, The Villon Society, 1882-1889. Vellum. A scarce complete thirteen volume limited edition set of John Payne's translation of the Arabian Nights, Aladdin, and Tales from the Arabic. A scarce complete collection of Payne's translations, uniformly bound in vellum...

The Highwayman

Frank Gruber · 1955 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

New York, Rinehart & Company, 1955 . First edition. Hardback. A vibrant first edition of Frank Gruber's thrilling cowboy novel, set in the Civil War west. The first edition, first printing.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.American writer Frank Grube...

A Compendious Book of Godly and Spiritual Songs Commonly Known As &Apos;the Gude and Godlie Ballatis&Apos;

A. F. Mitchell [editor] · 1897 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1897. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this collection of religious lyrics from Scotland. The Scottish Text Society. A highly popular, if controversial, collection of religious lyrics from the early years of the Scottish Reformation. Orig...

Scottish Alliterative Poems in Riming Stanzas

F. J. Amours · 1897 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,816)

Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1897. Leather. A smartly bound collection of Scottish alliterative poetry, edited by Francis Joseph Amours. Scarce work. A collection of Scottish alliterative poetry, including verses such as: The Knightly Tale of Golagros and Gawane, The...

Out in the Open

Jesus Carrasco; Margaret Jull Costa [translator] · 2015 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, Harvill Secker, 2015. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, first impression of this novel from Spanish writer Jesus Carrasco, a signed presentation copy also signed by the translator. First edition, first impression. The author's presentation copy, signed ...

Arizona Feud

Frank R. Adams · 1941 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,334)

New York, Doubleday, Doran and Co1. INC, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this uncommon Western by Frank R. Adams, in a bright dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A brilliant Western set in Arizona, seeing ...

An Experiment with St. George

J. W. Dunne · 1939 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Faber and Faber, 1939. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Dunne's fantasy novel for children, illustrated throughout by F. Rojankovsky, and with the rare original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher&...

The Silver Stallion: A Comedy of Redemption

James Branch Cabell · 1928 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1928. Cloth. A bright first illustrated UK edition copy of Cabell's heroic tale, illustrated throughout by Frank Cheyne Papé. The uncommon first illustrated UK edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with p...

Kiteworld and the Lordly Ones

Keith Roberts · 1985 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,472)

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1985-6. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition works by Keith Roberts; with one being a science fiction novel and the other being an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories. The first edition, first impression to both. In the publisher&a...

Sos the Rope

Piers Anthony · 1970 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Faber and Faber , 1970. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of this science fiction novel about a strong warrior who is could either save mankind or destroy it, in the original dust wrapper. The very scarce first UK edition, first impression. First p...

The Duplicated Man

James Blish; Robert Lowndes · 1959 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

New York, Avalon Books; Thomas Bouregy and Company, 1959. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this science fiction novel about cloning, written by James Blish and Robert Lowndes, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing. This science fiction nove...

Journey to Infinity

Martin Greenberg [ed]; Fletcher Pratt; A. Bertram Chandler; Fritz Leiber; et al. · 1951 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

New York, Gnome Preaa, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of exciting science fiction stories by the likes of Fritz Leiber, A. Bertram Chandler and many more, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing of this collection. The s...

Moral Emblems and Other Poems

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1921 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

London, Chatto and Windus , 1921. Cloth. A very smart illustrated collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. The second edition of this illustrated poetical collection by Robert Louis Stevenson. First printed at the Davos Press. In the publisher's original cloth bind...

Dreadful Sanctuary

Eric Frank Russell · 1951 · Rooke Books

£58.00 (€69.52 | $76.63 | ¥12,232)

Reading, Pennsylvania , Fantasy Press , 1951. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this Eric Frank Russell sf novel, concerning space travel and an international conspiracy. The first edition of this work. With the publisher's unclipped pictorial dust wrapper.Pa...

The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan

Robert E. Howard · 1974 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,912)

Oregon, Fax Collector's Editions , 1974. First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy comprising all stories featuring Dennis Dorgan, Robert E. Howard's fighting sailor character. The first edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.All ten storie...

And Even Now

Max Beerbohm · 1920 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,171)

London, William Heinemann, 1920. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Max Beerbohm's volume of essays. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. A collection of essays written by parodist and caricaturist Max Beerbohm, reflecting his obser...

Northwest of Earth

C. L. Moore · 1954 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

New York , Gnome Press, Inc. 1954. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this science fiction-fantasy short story collection by notable author Catherine Lucille Moore. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A selection of thirte...