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Ulick and Soracha

George Moore · 1926 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, The Nonesuch Press, 1926. Cloth. A limited edition copy of Ulrick and Soracha printed on Japon vellum paper. Signed by the author George Moore. A limited edition copy George Moore's Ulick and Soracha, signed by the author. With an engraving by Stephen Gooden. Only...

Fantasio: A Comedy in Two Acts

Alfred de Musset; Maurice Baring [trans.] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

Haarlem, The Pleiad, 1929 . Cloth. A beautifully illustrated limited edition of Alfred de Musset humorous play, designed by Frederic Warde. Limited to five-hundred and fifty hand numbered copies, of which this is number one-hundred and thirty-five.Translated from the original ...

Simon Drew&Apos;S Beastly Address Book for Beastly Friends

Simon Drew · 1993 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,806)

London, Antique Collectors' Club , 1993. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated address book by Simon Drew, signed by the author. The scarce first edition of this work. Signed by the author to title page. A charming address book adorne...

The Cats of Rome

William Kean Seymour · 1970 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

Arundel, Linden Press, 1970. First edition. Cloth. One of twenty five copies printed of this poetry collection signed by the author William Kean Seymour. Collection of poetry by William Kean Seymour concerned with such subjects as the crowded ghosts of Versailles, Cortez dream...

The Last Hours of Sandra Lee

William Sansom · 1961 · Rooke Books

£57.00 (€68.32 | $75.30 | ¥12,025)

London, The Hogarth Press, 1961. First edition. Cloth. Bright first edition of William Sansom's novel in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. Novel by William Sansom, British novelist, travel and short story writer known for his highly descriptive ...

The Engagement

Bryan Guinness · 1969 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press, 1969. Cloth. A signed limited edition of this novel by the British author Bryan Guinness with illustrations. Limited edition of The Engagement by Bryan Guinness in the original quarter cloth binding and paper covered boards.Illustrated by Olwyn ...

Vernon God Little

DBC Pierre [Peter Warren Finlay] · 2003 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Faber and Faber, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of DBC Pierre's award winning debut novel. First edition, first impression of Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Sign...

Intermittent Journals

Dannie Abse · 1994 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Wales, Seren, 1994 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of journals by the Welsh poet Dannie Abse, signed by the author. First edition of Intermittent Journals by Dannie Abse in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Si...

The Holy Innocents; the Eve of St. Hyacinth; Nine Men Dancing

Kate Sedley [Brenda Margaret Lilian Clarke] · 1994 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Headline; Severn House Large Print, 1994-2003. First edition. Cloth. Three entertaining mediaeval whodunnits, signed by Bristolian author Kate Sedley. Three mediaeval whodunnits by Bristolian Kate Sedley, each signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper. Wi...

A Short History of French Literature

George Saintsbury · 1892 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1892. Leather. George Saintsbury provides a succinct history of French literature in this attractive volume. With the crest of Dulwich College to the front board. In this educational volume, literary historian George Saintsbury offers a succinct histor...

The Songlines

Bruce Chatwin · 1987 · Rooke Books

£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)

Franklin Center, PA, The Franklin Library, 1987 . First edition. Leather. A fine copy of the Franklin Library's signed Limited Edition of Bruce Chatwin's novel set in the Australian Outback. One of an unspecified number of limited edition copies of this work produced...

Homecoming

Julia Cousins · 2014 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Oxford, Lyre, 2014. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition copy of Homecoming. A first edition copy of Homecoming. Signed by the author to the title page.Homecoming is a poetry anthology by Julia Cousins. The poems within this anthology are a collection of recollect...

Shadowmancer and Wormwood

G. P. Taylor · 2003 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London , Faber and Faber, 2003-2004. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition signed novels by G. P. Taylor. Two first edition copies of works by G. P. Taylor. Both are signed by the author to the title page. Shadowmancer (2003) is a tale packed full of history, folklore and ...

The Mysterious Burnchester Hall

Dominc Mieville · 2003 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London , DM, 2003. First edition. Paperback. A signed first edition copy of this adventure novel. A first edition copy. Signed by the author to the title page. This novel is a thrilling adventure that follows Tyro and Jess as they explore their empty school and discover a se...

Astonishing Splashes of Colour

Clare Morrall · 2003 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Birmingham, Tindal Street Press, 2003. First edition. Paperback. Exceptional copy of the first impression of Clare Morrall's debut novel, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to title page. Debut novel of English au...

Astonishing Splashes of Colour

Clare Morrall · 2003 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Birmingham, Tindal Street Press, 2003. First edition. Paperback. Lovey signed first impression of this first novel by Clare Morrall. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to title page. Debut novel of English author Clare Morrall, telling the ...

Carte Blanche

Jeffery Deaver · 2011 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 2011 . Cloth. A fine signed limited edition of the thirty seventh James Bond novel in the original dust wrapper. Limited edition of Carte Blanche by Jeffrey Deaver in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by...

Poems and Letters by Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray · 1874 · Rooke Books

£139.00 (€166.61 | $183.64 | ¥29,325)

London, Printed at the Chiswick Press, 1874. Leather. A Riviere bound large paper copy of the poems of Thomas Gray, prize binding from Eton college. The collected poems of Thomas Gray, English poet known for his 1751 Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. An Eton College edit...

Works of George Moore

George Moore; John Freeman · 1919 · Rooke Books

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

London, Heinemann; Cumann Sean-eolair na h. Eireann, 1919-1925. Cloth. Ten works by George Moore as part of a signed limited edition series in the original dust wrappers. A lovely ten volume collection of works by George Moore in the original publisher's cloth bindings an...

A Comedy Royal in Four Acts

Eden Philpotts · 1925 · Rooke Books

£69.00 (€82.71 | $91.16 | ¥14,557)

London, Privately Printed by T Werner Laurie, 1925 . First edition. Hardback. A bright copy of the signed Limited Edition, first edition of this entertaining play by English writer Eden Phillpotts. In the original dust wrapper.Number two-hundred and seventy of two-hundred and ...