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A Town Called Immaculate
Peter Anthony · 2007 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Macmillan New Writing, 2007 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent first impression of this novel by Peter Anthony, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Peter Anthony. A haunting tale of family, fidelity, and the fragility of things we…
Animal Farm
George Orwell · 1946 · Rooke Books
£1,100.00 (€1,318.52 | $1,453.25 | ¥232,066)
New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A first impression of the U.S. edition of George Orwell's groundbreaking satirical work, an important twentieth century novella. The first U.S. edition, first impression of this work, with 'First Americ…
Boswell&Apos;S Life of Johnson
James Boswell; George Birkbeck Hill [ed.] · 1887 · Rooke Books
£1,300.00 (€1,558.26 | $1,717.48 | ¥274,260)
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1887 . First edition. Leather. James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, beautifully bound in half calf, and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill. In beautiful signed half…
The Arabian Nights
Anonymous · 1800 · Rooke Books
£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)
London, Richard Edward, c1900. Cloth. A well presented copy of 'The Arabian Nights', published by Richard Edward King with an illustrated frontispiece. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece.'The Arabian Nights', or 'The Arabian Nights' Ent…
Searching for a Rise: Fishing in the Shadow of Great Anglers
Adrian Latimer · 2015 · Rooke Books
£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)
Ellesmere, The Medlar Press, 2015. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition book by Latimer, which is intended as a homage to trout fishing, with heading illustrations. First edition, very scarce. Illustrated with heading illustrations to each chapter. In 'Searchi…
The Poetical Works of George Granville; Chris. Pitt; Edward Moore; J. Cunningham
George Granville; Edward Moore · 1779 · Rooke Books
£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)
Edinburgh , The Apollo Press , 1779-82. Leather. Four volumes in two containing a selection from the collected poetical works in John Bell's edition of the poets of Great Britain. The collected poetical works of George Granville, Chris. Pitt, Edward Moore, and John Cunningh…
Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field
Sir Walter Scott · 1808 · Rooke Books
£185.00 (€221.75 | $244.41 | ¥39,029)
London, Printed by J. Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; William Miller; John Murray, 1808. Leather. A fourth edition of Sir Walter Scott's successful poem of historical romance bound in a lovely half calf binding. An epic poem by Sir Walter Scott, telling …
Curiosities of Literature
I. D'Israeli · 1867 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London, G. Routledge and Sons, 1867. Hardback. I. D'Israeli's collection of miscellaneous curiosities concerning the history of literature, in a charming full calf binding. Isaac D'Israeli's collection of miscellaneous facts concerning the history of literatu…
Testimony of Light
Helen Greaves · 1970 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
Great Britain, The World Fellowship Press Ltd. 1970. Cloth. A remarkable autobiographical work describing the author's telepathic encounter's with her deceased friend. Exploring the telepathic relationship between the living and the dead, in this case, the author and t…
From the Collection of the Late Lord Dewar Famous Coaching Inns
None · 0 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, John Dewar & Sons, LTD.; Gilbert Whitehead & Co Ltd, c1910. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated collection of the coaching scenes of John Maggs, a picturesque depiction of the country across a couple of centuries with a focusing on famous coaching inns. A beautiful collecti…
My Life As a Man
Philip Roth · 1974 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Jonathan Cape, 1974. Cloth. A lovely, first UK edition copy of this introspective novel by American writer Philip Roth, enclosed in the original unclipped dust wrapper. This introspective novel contains two parts, the first of which contains two short stories, 'Sala…
The Last Chronicle of Barset
Anthony Trollope · 1867 · Rooke Books
£1,190.00 (€1,426.40 | $1,572.16 | ¥251,053)
London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1867. First edition. Leather. The first edition in book form of the conclusion of Anthony Trollope's Barsetshire Chronicles, illustrated throughout and in smart signed full calf bindings. The first edition in book form of this work from Anthony …
Bird
Jane Adams · 1997 · Rooke Books
£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,017)
London, Macmillan, 1997. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful signed first edition copy of Jane Adams' suspense novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'…
Heaven and You
William J. MacMillan · 1953 · Rooke Books
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this spiritual work on healing by William J. MacMillan. The first edition, first impression of this work. A scarce copy. William J. MacMillan shares his reflections on the love between God and …
Footprints of the Creator, of the Asterolepis of Stromness
Hugh Miller · 1870 · Rooke Books
£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)
Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo, 1870. Cloth. A lovely later impression of Hugh Miller's exploration into geology and its relationship to the Bible, bound in decorative cloth. Written by Hugh Miller, a prominent Scottish geologist.This work first appeared in 1850, with this bei…
Riders of Time
Mabel Brookes · 1967 · Rooke Books
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)
Melbourne, Macmillan of Australia, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A first edition signed copy of socialite Mabel Brookes' memoir about Australian history, with beautiful colour illustrations. First edition, first impression.Signed by the author and illustrator. Illustrations i…
Tracts on the Natural History of Animals and Vegetables
Abbe Spallanzani; John Graham Dalyell [trans.] · 1803 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
Edinburgh, Printed or William Creech ad Archd. Constable , 1803. Leather. The first volume of this scarce treaty of natural history by Italian biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani, the second edition. The second edition of this work. A scarce copy. The first volume of two of this study…
Nouveaux Contes a Ninon
Emile Zola · 1886 · Rooke Books
£995.00 (€1,192.67 | $1,314.53 | ¥209,914)
Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, 1886. Leather. A lovely illustrated limited edition of Emile Zola's short story collection, in the original French language and bound in delightful leather. 'Contes de Ninon' was amongst Zola's earlier works, a collection of short…
The Spy Who Loved Me
Ian Fleming · 1962 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, The Book Club, 1962. Cloth. The first Book Club edition of the ninth novel to feature James Bond, published the same year as the true first edition. The shortest and most sexually explicit novel by Fleming, this story is unlike other Bond novels in that it is told in the…
An Introduction to the Field Sports of France
R. O'Connor · 1846 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, John Murray, 1846. First edition. Leather. A scarce first edition work by R. O'Connor on the common field sports of France, a lovely straight grain morocco bound work. A first edition of this scarce work.Small panel of the original cloth front board restored and adh…