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The Consort
Anthony Heckstall-Smith · 1965 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
New York, Grove Press Inc, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Royal satire by Anthony Heckstall-Smith, in both the original and the revised dust wrappers. The first edition, first printing.In the original dust wrapper, unclipped, and revised dust wrapper, pric…
Zeiss Ikon Cameras 1926-1939
D. B. Tubbs · 1977 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)
Hove , Hove Camera Foto Books, 1977. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this richly illustrated history of cameras manufactured by the Zeiss Ikon Company. The scarce first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapp…
The Cat and the Devil
James Joyce · 1965 · Rooke Books
£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.19 | ¥71,729)
London, Faber and Faber, 1965. First edition. Hardback. A superb first edition of this brightly illustrated short story for children from Irish writer James Joyce. First edition. Illustrated with ten full colour pages and numerous in-text images. Not typically considered a write…
The City of Glasgow: Its Origin, Growth, and Development
John Gunn; Marion I. Newbigin [editors] · 1921 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
Edinburgh, The Royal Scottish Geographical Society, 1921. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this detailed geographical and historical study of Glasgow, with folding maps. First edition. Illustrated with five plates and six folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed…
The Best Science Fiction Stories
Everett F. Bleiler; T. E. Dikty [editors] · 1949 · Rooke Books
£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)
New York, Frederick Fell Inc. 1949-1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart set of five volumes of The Best Science Fiction Stories series, with volume one signed and inscribed by the editors. Five volumes. First editions. With volume one signed and inscribed by the editors to the fr…
Three Philo Vance Detective Novels: The "Canary", Green and Scarab Murder Cases
S. S. Van Dine [Willard Huntington Wright] · 1927 · Rooke Books
£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1927-30 . First edition. Cloth. A trio of first editions of S. S. Vine detective novels, each featuring amateur detective Philo Vance. First editions.Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Three detective novels written by American…
Two Programmes for the Gaiety Theatre
John Hollingshead; Henry J. Byron · 1878 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, Louise et Cie, 1878-79. Paperback. Two very scarce programmes for the Gaiety Theatre, a now-closed West End theatre. Two very scarce programmes for shows at the Gaiety Theatre.'The Grasshopper' by Meilhac and Halvey, adapted by John Hollingshead, and 'Litt…
Not on the Screen
Henry B. Fuller · 1930 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The limited edition, first edition of Henry B. Fuller's novel about a young man's metamorphosis from shy bond salesman to man-about-town. The first US edition, first printing.One of 3,000 first editions produced, …
Next of Kin
Eric Frank Russell · 1967 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Dennis Dobson, 1967. Cloth. This uncommon second impression of Eric Frank Russell's comic science fiction novel about a military misfit, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The second impression of the work. A version of the work was originally published in th…
Somewhere a Voice
Eric Frank Russell · 1965 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, Dennis Dobson, 1965. First edition. Hardback. This uncommon first edition, first impression of a collection of six short science fiction stories by the celebrated author Eric Frank Russell, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of …
Yet Again
Max Beerbohm · 1909 · Rooke Books
£48.00 (€57.54 | $63.41 | ¥10,127)
London, Chapman and Hall Limited, 1909. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Max Beerbohm's anthology of essays. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. This volume features a collection of essays from Max Beerbohm, an English essayist and caricat…
All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961-1971
Philip Larkin · 1985 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)
London, Faber and Faber , 1985. Cloth. The revised edition of Philip Larkin's influential reflections and reviews of modern jazz. The second edition. First published in 1970. With the publisher's original dust wrapper, clipped. With a celebrated introduction, in whic…
Liverpool Fire Report: Fires Caused by Hostile Action
The Chief Officer · 1941 · Rooke Books
£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)
Liverpool , Not Stated, 1941 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A fascinating and unique original source typed report detailing the May Blitz on Liverpool between the 1st and the 7th May, 1941, highlighting the crucial role of the Central Fire Department during this extremely d…
L&Apos;Olivier Et L&Apos;Huile Dans L&Apos;Afrique Romaine
Henriette Camps-Fabrer · 1953 · Rooke Books
£690.00 (€827.07 | $911.59 | ¥145,569)
Alger, Imprimerie Officielle, 1953. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce treatise exploring the historical importance and manufacture of olive oil in Roman Africa, the first edition of this work, from the library of Elizabeth David. The first edition of this very scarce work,…
Greener Than You Think
Ward Moore · 1947 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
New York, William Sloane Associates, INC, 1947. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of one of Ward Moore's fantastic sci-fi novels, following a grass taking over the Earth. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Greener Than You T…
Land of Unreason
Fletcher Pratt; L. Sprague de Camp · 1942 · Rooke Books
£149.00 (€178.60 | $196.85 | ¥31,434)
New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1942. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this fantasy collaboration between Fletcher Pratt and L. Sprague de Camp. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.This novel, written in collaboration between Flet…
Fern Leaves from Fanny&Apos;S Portfolio
Fanny Fern [Sarah Payson Willis] · 1853 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
London, Ingram, Cooke and Co, 1853. First edition. Cloth. A collection of short stories from the American children's writer and columnist, Fanny Fern, with illustrations from Birket Foster The first UK edition. Illustrated by Birket Foster with a monochrome frontispiece, i…
Lotta Schmidt and Other Stories; the Macdermots of Ballycloran
Anthony Trollope · 1870 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Strahan and Co. Publishers; Chapman and Hall, 1870-1880. Leather. Two half-calf bound volumes from prolific Victorian author Anthony Trollope, including the fifth edition of his first novel 'The Macdermots of Ballycloran&apos. Containing the second edition of '…
A History of the United States for Schools
S. E. Forman · 0 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
New York , The Century Co. c1910. First edition. Hardback. A scarce educational school book on the history of the United States, with illustrations and review exercises. The presumed first edition of this scarce United States history book.  In the original quarter calf binding…
Domestic Animals, Familiar Birds, &C. : Their Habits and History Being Pictures of the Animal Creation, Drawn from Nature, and Accurately and Carefully Coloured for the Amusement and Instruction of the Young.
H. W. Dulcken · 1865 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1865. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this brightly illustrated book on animals for the education of young children. First edition. Illustrated with twelve double page hand-coloured plates. Collated complete. A charming collection of image…