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Beth Brown · 1927 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)

New York, Lincoln MacVeagh, The Dial Press, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Beth Brown's very scarce novel about circus life in 1920s America. The very scarce first edition, first printing.A signed presentation copy, with th...

The Prometheans

Alec Craig · 1955 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, The Fortune Press, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of poetry from British poet Alec Craig, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper with a message that reads: "A pre-publication c...

A New Song of the Bishop of London and the City Churches

J. C. Squire · 1924 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Manning Pike, 1924. Cloth. A smart copy of this illustrated verse from English writer Sir John Collings Squire, signed by the author. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Illustrated throughout. A charming poem on the churches of the city of London which referen...

Barnabae Itinerarium, or, Barnabee&Apos;S Journal

[Richard Brathwait]; [Joseph Haslewood] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, J. Harding; R. and A. Taylor, 1818. Cloth. The comical poem by Richard Brathwait, signed by the editor, Joseph Haslewood. Signed by the editor, Joseph Haslewood, to the recto of the front free endpaper, "To George Allen ESQ M.A. From the Editor, 13 Feb 1818".Richard Br...

Peronnik the Fool

George Moore · 1926 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

New York, William Edwin Rudge, 1926. First edition. Hardback. A limited edition copy of this short story from George Moore's 'Heloise and Abelard', designed by Bruce Rogers. One of 785 limited edition copies of this work in the original decorative boards, design...

Here Lies Holly Springs

MacKinlay Kantor · 1938 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

New York, Pynson Printers, 1938. First edition. Hardback. A signed special edition of this novel from MacKinlay Kantor, with the very scarce original glassine dust wrapper. A limited and first edition of this work in book form, signed by the author to the colophon. In the pub...

Complaints

Edmund Spenser; W. L. Renwick [editor] · 1928 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, The Scholartis Press, 1928. Leather. A very scarce limited edition copy of this poetry collection by Edmund Spenser, signed by the editor. This very scarce edition limited to 95 numbered copies, this copy being number 47. Signed by the editor to the colophon.This coll...

An Otter&Apos;S Story

Emil E. Liers · 1953 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, The Viking Press, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this charming novel about otters by "the otter man" Emil Liers, signed by the author. The first edition, first printing.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.'An Otter's St...

Maigret Chez le Coroner

Georges Simenon · 1949 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1949. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this unusual Maigret novel, in which the detective witnesses a coroner's inquest in Tucson, Arizona; with the original dust wrapper. An uncommon first edition copy of this work in the publisher...

L&Apos;Ours En Peluche

Georges Simenon · 1960 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Paris, Presses de la Cite, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A rare first trade edition copy of one of Simenon's 'romans durs', a semi-autobiographical novel, in the very scarce dust wrapper designed by J. Jacquelin. A very scarce first trade edition of this work in t...

Winter Nights: A Reminiscence

Edmund Blunden · 1928 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)

London, Faber & Gwyer Ltd. 1928. First edition. Hardback. A lovely limited edition of Blunden's poem 'Winter Nights', signed by the author, with two illustrations by Albert Rutherston. No. 49 of 500 limited edition copies of the large paper edition, printed on E...

Cupid & Psyche

Joyce Carol Oates · 1970 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

New York, Albondocani Press, 1970. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A lovely limited edition copy of Joyce Carol Oates's modern retelling of Cupid and Psyche, signed by the author. No. 6 of 200 limited edition copies, printed on Hayle paper in Palatino type, in the publi...

Private Job Muggleston: Or, Fun&Apos; I&Apos; Th&Apos; Army

Walter Hampson · 1917 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.63 | $363.31 | ¥58,016)

London, William Nicholson & Sons, 1917 . First edition. Cloth. The vanishingly scarce signed limited edition of Walter Hampson's illustrated comic novel. No. 17 of 30 copies of this limited edition 'Author's Edition', signed by the author to the bookplate t...

Arabia Infelix and Other Poems

Aldous Huxley · 1929 · Rooke Books

£290.00 (€347.61 | $383.13 | ¥61,181)

New York; London, The Fountain Press; Chatto and Windus, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the first edition of Aldous Huxley's early collection of poetry. A limited edition work. Flat signed by Huxley to the half title.No. 433 of 692 copies produced, 300 of w...

Seeker: The First Book of the Noble Warriors Trilogy & Signed Promotional Flyer

William Nicholson · 2005 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Egmont, 2005. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic signed first edition of William Nicholson's first book in his 'Noble Warriors' trilogy, together with very scarce promotional flyer. Signed by the author to the book's title page and to the flyer. The...

For the Unfallen

Geoffrey Hill · 1959 · Rooke Books

£1,750.00 (€2,097.65 | $2,311.99 | ¥369,196)

London, Andre Deutsch, 1959 . First edition. Paperback. An exceptionally unique proof copy of Geoffrey Hill's poetry anthology, containing amendments written in the author's own hand, all of which came to fruition in the first edition which was published later in the...

Royal Opera House Covent Garden: State Performance by Command of His Majesty the King in Honour of the Visit of the President of the French Republic and Madame Lebrun

None · 1939 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

London, Finden Brown and Co. LTD, 1939. Paperback. An uncommon programme for a performance of 'Sleeping Beauty' given before the French President and his wife, and the King of England, in 1939. An uncommon work.Front and rear wrap designed by Rex Whistler.The program...

Lusus: A Verse Lecture

George Macbeth · 1972 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Fuller d'Arch Smith, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of George Macbeth's 'Lusus', described by Macbeth as 'a serious poem&apos. The first trade edition, first impression.In the publisher's origi...

Poems for Children

Anonymous · 0 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Not Stated, None, c1950 . Paperback. A truly delightful handmade book of children's poems and nursery rhymes, illustrated with woodcuts, and with the text beautifully rendered in calligraphy. A charming volume of nine children's poems and nursery rhymes, handmade by ...

Falling Awake

Alice Oswald · 2016 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Cape Poetry; Jonathan Cape, 2016. First edition. Paperback. A lovely first edition copy of this award winning collection of poetry by Alice Oswald, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression with a complete numberline.Signed by the author to the title pa...