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An American Dream
Norman Mailer · 1965 · Rooke Books
£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)
London, Andre Deutsch, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Norman Mailer's novel about 32 hours in the life of Stephen Rojack. The first UK edition, first impression, in the original unclipped dust wrapper designed by Tom Adams.Mailer's novel follows t…
Edmund Dulac&Apos;S Picture-Book for the French Red Cross
None stated · 1915 · Rooke Books
£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1915]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of children's stories, beautifully illustrated by Edmund Dulac. The first edition. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac with a frontispiece and nineteen colour plates. Collated complete…
The Plague Dogs
Richard Adams · 1995 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)
London, Allen Lane, 1995 . First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition of this moving novel by John Adams, with wonderful illustrations throughout by Alfred Wainwright. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Ins…
The Fowler in Ireland
Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey · 1882 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)
London, John Van Voorst, 1882 . First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition of this study of the haunts and habits of fowl, written by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. The first edition of this study of the art of hunting wildfowl in Irelan…
Straws in the Wind
Harry J. Boyle · 1969 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
Toronto, Doubleday Canada Limited, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce, first edition of Harry Boyle's collection of musings, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Stephen Vizinczey. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, uncl…
The Santaroga Barrier
Frank Herbert · 1970 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Rapp + Whiting, 1970. First edition. Cloth. The first U.K. edition of this alternative society science fiction novel by Frank Herbert. The first U.K. edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An alternative society / culture novel by Frank Herbert,…
Green Hills of Africa
Ernest Hemingway · 1936 · Rooke Books
£1,400.00 (€1,678.12 | $1,849.60 | ¥295,357)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1936. First edition. Cloth. The scarce to see first British impression of Ernest Hemingway's account of his month long safari trip in 1933. The first British edition, first impression. This British edition is scarcer than the U.S. edition, which was p…
The Flame and the Wind; Nothing But the Night; for Fear of Little Men; Mister Brown"S Bodies; the Cyclops Goblet
John Blackburn · 1967 · Rooke Books
£595.00 (€713.20 | $786.08 | ¥125,527)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1967-1977. First edition. Cloth. A superb five volume set of novels by John Blackburn, all first editions with the original unclipped dust wrappers. The first editions of these five works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original u…
Pan and the Twins
Eden Phillpotts · 1922 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
London, Grant Richards, 1922 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce fantastical novel, in a strikingly illustrated 1920s dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.In the publisher's very scarce and wonderfully illustra…
The Little Nugget
P. G. Wodehouse · 1940 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Record; J. David Stern , 1940 . Unbound. The Philadelphia Record's vanishingly scarce publication of P. G. Wodehouse's humorous novel, 'The Little Nugget&apos. First published in Munsey's Magazine in August 1913, this novel was firs…
A Tourist in Africa
Evelyn Waugh · 1960 · Rooke Books
£84.00 (€100.69 | $110.98 | ¥17,721)
London, Chapman and Hall Ltd. 1960 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this travelogue by Evelyn Waugh documenting his trip to Africa in 1959. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a monoch…
The Berlin Memorandum, Aristotle Detective and Penny Black
Adam Hall; Margaret Doody; Susan Moody · 1965 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Collins; The Bodley Head; Macmillan , 1965-84. First edition. Cloth. Three first edition crime novels, in the original dust wrappers. The first edition for all with 'Aristotle Detective' being the first UK edition.  Three volumes. In the publisher's ori…
The Thirtyfirst of February
Julian Symons · 1950 · Rooke Books
£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this crime novel featuring by Julian Symons, in the original scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the original cloth with the original unclipped scarce dust wrapper. This crime novel…
Thank You Fog Last Poems
W. H. Auden · 1974 · Rooke Books
£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)
London, Faber and Faber, 1974. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of W. H. Auden's posthumous book of poetry, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work features a collec…
Letters of James Boswell Addressed to the Rev. W.J. Temple
James Boswell · 1857 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, Richard Bentley, 1857. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of this collection of letters written by James Boswell to the Reverend William Johnson Temple. First edition. Published from the original manuscripts. A collection of letters from James Boswell, a Scott…
Jungle Girl
Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1933 · Rooke Books
£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,536)
London, Odhams Press Limited, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this popular Edgar Rice Burroughs novel set in Cambodia, in the original illustrated dust wrapper. The first U.K. Edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'Jungle Girl&…
Voyages En France, Pendant Les Annees 1787-88-89 Et 90
Arthur Young; F. Soules; de Casaux · 1793 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)
Paris, Buisson, 1793-94. Hardback. A French translation of Arthur Young's interesting discussion on his tours of France from 1787 to 1790, providing a unique insight into France during the Revolution. A French translation of this work.Complete in three volumes.Volume I is t…
London and Middlesex; or, an Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of the Metropolis of Great-Britain
Edward Wedlake Brayley; Joseph Nightingale; J. Norris Brewer · 1814 · Rooke Books
£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)
London, J. Harris; Longman and Co; et al, 1814-16. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this impressive study on the topography and history of London and Middlesex, a lavishly illustrated work. The first edition.Four volumes of a total of five, lacking Volume I.Published…
Safeguarding Whom? the Profiteer, or the Worker: Labour&Apos;S Answer to the Protectionists
Captain Wedgwood Benn · 1929 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, The Labour Party, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A scarce political pamphlet, rejecting the Conservative Party's Tariff Reform, by the Labour M.P. Captain Wedgwood Benn. The first edition of this scarce work in the publisher's original paper wraps. William Wed…
Miniature Portraits; or, Brief Biography: Displaying a Choice Selection of Eminent British Characters
William Hill · 1815 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, J. Booth, 1815 . First edition. Hardback. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this collection of biographies of 'eminent British characters', intended for young readers. The first edition of this very scarce work by William Hill.Alphabetically arranged, thi…