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Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales

Grace James · 1912 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,126)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1912 . Cloth. The second edition of Grace James's wonderful collection of Japanese fairy tales, beautifully illustrated with colour plates by Warwick Goble. The second edition of James's work, which was first published in 1910.Illustrated wi...

Plays Written for a Private Theatre

William Davies · 1786 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.80 | $191.57 | ¥30,581)

London, E. Faulder, 1786 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce volume of five late eighteenth century plays, by William Davies. A very scarce first edition.In this volume, playwright William Davies - about whom little is known - presents five plays not ...

Who Is Angelina?

Al Young · 1975 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1975 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Al Young's moving novel about race in 1970s America. The first edition, first printing, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Insc...

To Quito and Back

Ben Hecht · 1937 · Rooke Books

£68.00 (€81.51 | $89.84 | ¥14,341)

New York, Covici Friede, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Ben Hecht's drama about a South American political uprising, in the vibrant original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Be...

Science Fantasy No. 67, 68 and 69

Burnett Swann; Rudyard Kipling et al. · 1964 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Roberts & Vinter Ltd, 1964-5. First edition. Paperback. Three volumes of the 'Science Fantasy' periodical, filled with science fiction and fantasy short stories by a host of noted authors such as Rudyard Kipling. Three volumes of the 'Science Fantasy&apo...

Three &Apos;Daw&Apos; Science Fiction Novels

Egon Friedell; George H. Smith; Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1972 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

New York, Daw Books, 1972-78 . First edition. Paperback. Three first edition science fiction novels, including a signed copy of 'Stormqueen! by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and two novels based on 'The Time Machine' and 'War of the Worlds' by the iconic H. G...

Stony Lonesome

Scott Hart · 1954 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

New York, Coward-McCann, Inc. 1954. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon novel of romance set months after the Civil War, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this uncommon work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Scarce to find. Seven months after th...

The Best of Crunch and Des

Philip Wylie · 1954 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,668)

New York, Rinehart & Company , 1954. First edition. Hardback. A wonderful collection of short stories featuring saltwater fishermen, Crunch and Des, from American writer Philip Wylie. The first edition thus of this work. A selected collection of twenty-one of Philip Wylie&apo...

Chad Hanna

Walter D. Edmonds · 1940 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

Boston, Little, Brown and Company , 1940. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this drama romance novel in the original unclipped dust wrapper, signed by the author Walter D. Edmonds. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the page followi...

A Small Town

Shelby Hearon · 1985 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

New York, Atheneum, 1985. Paperback. A very scarce proof copy of this American novel centred on the impacts of a long-running family feud. A very scarce proof copy of the first edition.In the publisher's wraps.This novel follows the life of Alma van der Linden, as she gro...

Some Poems of Robert Herrick: The Poet of the Month

Robert Herrick · 1942 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Norfolk, Connecticut , New Directions, 1942. Brochure/Pamphlet. A short collection of poetical works from English Anglican cleric Robert Herrick, published as part of the 'Poet of the Month' series by New Directions. A poetry pamphlet from the 'Poet of the Month...

The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate

Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1900 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1900. Leather. A smart collection of the works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Poet Laureate for much of Queen Victoria's reign. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of poetry from Alfred Tennyson, an English poet who was the Poet Lau...

Le Lys Rouge & le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard

Anatole France · 1921 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

Paris, Calmann Levy, c1900. Vellum. Two smart volumes from best-selling French writer Anatole France, in the original French. French. Two volumes. Written by Anatole France, a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers considered the ideal French man of le...

Orpheus

Donald Davie · 1973 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1973. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poem...

A Selection of Irish Melodies, with Symphonies and Accompaniments

Sir John Stevenson; Thomas Moore · 0 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,036)

Dublin, Henry Bussell, c1850. Leather. A very scarce copy of this collection of Irish melodies with accompaniments from Thomas Moore and Sir John Stevenson, volume one only. Volume one of two only. Very scarce. A charming collection of Irish melodies written by Thomas Moore, a...

Edmund Wilson: A Study of Literary Vocation in Our Time

Sherman Paul · 1965 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1965. Unbound. A very scarce original uncorrected proof manuscript of this work on Edmund Wilson from American professor Sherman Paul. Uncorrected proof manuscript, original letterpress long galleys. Very scarce in this form. A detailed ...

Cogan&Apos;S Trade

George V. Higgins · 1974 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. Paperback. A smart uncorrected proof of this thrilling crime novel from American writer and lawyer, George V. Higgins. Uncorrected proof copy. Scarce in this form. With a Book-of-the-Month Club request or report stapled to the front board. Cent...

From an Australian Country Sequence

Geoffrey Lehmann · 1973 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1973. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poem...

In the Basilica of the Annunciation

D. J. Enright · 1971 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd. 1971. First edition. Loose Pages, Articles. A fine first edition of this broadside poem from the Poem-of-the-Month Club, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author. From the Poem-of-the-Month Club set of broadside printed poem...

The Warlord of the Air

Michael Moorcock · 1971 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

London, New English Library, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this alternate history novel from English-American writer Michael Moorcock. First edition. An alternate history novel concerning the adventures of Oswald Bastable, an Edwardian era soldier statio...