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Golden Leaves from the Works of the Poets and Painters

Robert Bell; Various · 1863 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Griffin, Bohn & Co, 1863. Leather. A nice collection of various poetical works by the likes of Lord Byron and Robert Burns, a beautifully illustrated volume from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. 'Golden Leaves' is a charming collection of poems by pop...

Westward Ho!

Charles Kingsley · 1899 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

London, Macmillan and Co , 1899 . Leather. Charles Kingsley's exciting work of historical adventure fiction, in a charming full calf school prize binding. A smart edition of Charles Kingsley's famous historical novel, in a full calf signed school prize binding from R...

Polaroids from the Dead

Douglas Coupland · 1996 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Flamingo, 1996. Cloth. An excellent signed first U.K. edition of Douglas Coupland's short story collection, providing an insightful commentary on the 1990s. Signed by the author to the title page.A collection of short stories and essays, each inspired by an old Po...

Plain or Ringlets?

[Robert Smith Surtees] · 1860 · Rooke Books

£600.00 (€719.20 | $792.68 | ¥126,581)

London, Bradbury & Evans, 1860. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this popular Surtees hunting novel, illustrated beautifully with hand-coloured plates throughout, with an impressive provenance. The first edition of this work.'Plain or Ringlets' is one of ...

The Silence

Alison Bruce · 2012 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Constable, 2012. First edition. Cloth. A fine signed first edition of this exciting DC Gary Goodhew novel by Alison Bruce, a thrilling mystery novel. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustw...

Jericho

Dirk Bogarde · 1992 · Rooke Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

London, Viking, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this southern France set novel by Dirk Bogarde, signed by Bogarde to the title page. The first edition, first impression of this work.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dustwrappe...

Music for Chameleons: New Writing by Truman Capote

Truman Capote · 1980 · Rooke Books

£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,283)

New York, Random House, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition, second impression of Capote's short story collection, the first he had published in fourteen years. Presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Split into three parts, this collection includes...

A Natural Curiosity

Margaret Drabble · 1989 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Viking, 1989. First edition. Cloth. A flawless, first edition copy of this novel by Margaret Drabble, in the original dust wrapper and signed by the author. This work, A Natural Curiosity, is a sequel to Margaret Drabble's earlier work, The Radiant Way. It conti...

Gerald&Apos;S Party

Robert Coover · 1986 · Rooke Books

£47.00 (€56.34 | $62.09 | ¥9,916)

London, Heinemann, 1986. First edition. Cloth. a Gerald's Party is Robert Coover's fourth novel and centres around the narration of main character, Gerald, as he attends a party. The party turns grim when a beautiful actress is murdered, though Coover plays with the ...

Cambridge Black

Alison Bruce · 2017 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London, Constable , 2017. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of this crime novel in the Gary Goodhew series by Alison Bruce. A first edition, first impression of this novel. A crime fiction by Alison Bruce, author of the Cambridge based serie...

A Sleep of Prisoners & the Dark Is Light Enough

Christopher Fry · 1951 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, New York and Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1951-54. First edition. Cloth. A smart collection of two first editions of Christopher Fry's celebrated plays, each complete with a Ronald Searle illustrated dust wrapper. 'A Sleep of Prisoners' follows four...

Easter: A Play for Singers

John Masefield · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, William Heinemann, 1929 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this short lyrical play from a former Poet Laureate, signed by the author. The signed first edition of this work, a Limited Edition, no. 257 of 375 copies signed by the author. In the publisher's...

The Bitter Lake

Lawrence P. Bachmann · 1969 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Collins, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of this scarce first edition novel by film producer Lawrence Bachmann, inscribed to American author Paul Gallico and his wife Virginia. The first edition of this novel by Lawrence Paul Bachmann, American film producer ...

Target Five

Colin Forbes · 1973 · Rooke Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)

London, Collins, 1973 . First edition. Cloth. A fast-paced first edition thriller by Colin Forbes set in the icy waters of Greenland, complete with a bright and menacing unclipped dust wrapper. A thrilling adventure novel set in the frozen expanses off Greenland's coast, ...

Popular Rhymes of Scotland

Robert Chambers · 1870 · Rooke Books

£97.00 (€116.27 | $128.15 | ¥20,464)

London and Edinburgh, W. & R. Chambers, 1870. Cloth. A scarce edition of this collection of amusing rhymes and short poems traditional to Scotland. A scarce edition of this work from Scottish publisher, geologist and editor Robert Chambers, first published in 1826. With an ill...

Conquest

Julian Stockwin · 2011 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2011. First edition. Cloth. An exceptional first edition of this 'Thomas Kydd' novel by Julian Stockwin, inscribed and signed by the author. The first impression of this work, twelfth novel in the 'Thomas Kydd' historical serie...

The Engagement

Bryan Guinness · 1969 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

Hertfordshire, The Stellar Press, Undated (dated 1969 by British L. First edition. Cloth. Hertfordshire: The Stellar Press, Undated (dated 1969 by British Library). First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 8.5" by 5". Olwyn Bowey. A charming, limited edition copy of Bryan Guinnes...

The Legion Book

Captain H. Cotton Minchin; Various · 1929 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Privately Printed, 1929. Cloth. A signed limited edition work celebrating the Royal British Legion, an illustrated work with contributions by Vita Sackville-West and Winston Churchill. A limited edition work, limited to six hundred copies, of which only five hundred we...

The Novellino of Masuccio

Masuccio Salernitano; W. G. Waters [trans.] · 1895 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Lawrence and Bullen, 1895. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated, two volume edition of the short stories of this fifteenth century Italian poet. Translated into English by W. G. Waters, and here in two illustrated volumes, this is No. 790 of 1000 copies printed in this edi...

New Spring Song: Poems

Hubert Nicholson · 1943 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, The Fortune Press, 1943. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this collection of poems by Hubert Nicholson, signed by the author to the title page. Hubert Nicholson's collection of numerous poems, the first edition of 1943. The poems included discus...