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A Memoir of Charles Mayne Young, Tragedian

Julian Charles Young · 1871 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Macmillan and Co, 1871. Leather. A smart second edition of this biography on the life of the tragic actor Charles Mayne Young, illustrated throughout. The second edition of this work, complete in one volume.A touching biography on the life of the actor Charles Mayne You…

The Natural History of Stafford-Shire

Robert Plot · 1686 · Rooke Books

£1,700.00 (€2,037.72 | $2,245.94 | ¥358,647)

Oxford, The Theatre, 1686. First edition. Leather. A lovely first edition of this important history of Staffordshire, written by Robert Plot. Illustrated throughout, including with a folding map, and many double-paged plates. The first edition of this work.ESTC citation number …

Travels & Discoveries in the Levant

C.T. Newton · 1865 · Rooke Books

£1,050.00 (€1,258.59 | $1,387.20 | ¥221,517)

London, Day and Son, 1865. First edition. Leather. A smartly bound, first edition copy of Charles Newton's travelogue regarding his time in the Levant. With sixteen plates to volume I, with twenty-three plates to volume II. Frontispiece to both volumes James Hendrick of Fo…

The Castle of Indolence an Allegorical Poem Written in Imitation of Spenser

James Thomson · 1748 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, A Millar, 1748. First edition. Disbound. A generally bright, first edition copy of James Thomson"s allegorical poem. This is one of Thomson"s better known poems, and is written in Spenserian stanzas at a time where many considered this style to be outdated. It sparked an…

The Sultan&Apos;S Daughter the Ravishing of Lady Mary Ware

Dennis Wheatley · 1963 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Hutchinson of London, 1963-71. First edition. Cloth. Two lovely first editions of exciting historical novels by Dennis Wheatley, part of his popular Roger Brook series, in the original unclipped dustwrappers. The first editions of these works. In the original unclipped d…

K Is for Killer M Is for Malice P Is for Peril Q Is for Quarry R Is for Ricochet

Sue Grafton · 1994 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Macmillan, 1994-2004. First edition. Cloth. Fine first UK editions of five of Sue Grafton's exciting and deceptive crime novels in her 'Alphabet' series. The first UK editions, first impressions of these works. In the original unclipped dustwrappers. Five …

Beauties of Claude Lorraine

1825 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, W. B. Cooke, 1825. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this beautiful work looking into the landscape art of the French Baroque artist Claude Lorrain. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. An interesting collection of plates by the noted French paint…

The House at Pooh Corner

A A Milne · 1928 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

London, Methuen and Co, 1928. First edition. Vellum. A beautifully bound first edition copy of A A Milne's noted story collection 'House at Pooh Corner&apos. A wonderful copy of this beloved work, housed in a custom slipcase. In a custom binding by The Cottage Bindery,…

Brick Lane

Monica Ali · 2003 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Doubleday, 2003. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Monica Ali's Booker Prize shortlisted novel 'Brick Lane&apos. Accompanied by the uncorrected proof. The first edition, first impression of the novel. Brick Lane' is a novel about Nazneen, an Asian…

The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai · 2006 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 2006. First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed, first edition of Kiran Desai's award winning novel, 'The Inheritance of Loss&apos. A Man Booker winning elucidation of India through two main characters, Biju and Sai. First edition first impression. …

Pierre-Paul Rubens Sa Vie Et Ses Oeuvres

Pierre-Paul Reubens · 1889 · Rooke Books

£1,350.00 (€1,618.19 | $1,783.54 | ¥284,808)

Paris, Librairie de L'Art , c1889. First edition. Leather. A very scarce work, reflecting on the life and works of the influential Flemish artist and diplomat, Sir Pierre-Paul Rubens. Rubens is noted for his contribution to the Flemish Baroque tradition. The first edition o…

Kill the Cuckoo

David MacSweeney · 1994 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Aidan Ellis, 1994. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce signed first edition of this murderous tale, inscribed by the author to the noted and influential Irish actor Richard Harris. A very scarce work. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page…

A Collection of 86 Loyal Poems All of Them Written Upon the Two Late Plots Viz the Horrid Salamanca Plot in 1678 and the Present Fanatical Conspiracy in 1683

Nathaniel Thompson · 1685 · Rooke Books

£2,200.00 (€2,637.05 | $2,906.51 | ¥464,132)

London, Nathaniel Thompson, 1685. First edition. Leather. A very scarce, first edition of this poetry collection regarding two assassination plots against Charles II, the Rye House Plot and Popish Plot. Collated, complete. This anthology is sometimes erroneously described as the…

Mercurius Politicus. Comprising the Summe of All Intelligence, with the Affairs and Designs Now on Foot in the Three Nations of England, Ireland, and Scotland. In Defence of the Common-Wealth, and for Information of the People

[Marchamont Nedham] · 1651 · Rooke Books

£11,250.00 (€13,484.91 | $14,862.82 | ¥2,373,401)

London, Tho. Newcomb, 1651-2. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition collection of these five issues of the influential political English Civil War magazine 'Mercurius Politicus', in a beautiful binding by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh. The first edition of t…

Memoirs of the Life and Times of Sir Christopher Hatton

Sir Harris Nicolas · 1847 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.59 | ¥35,865)

London, Richard Bentley, 1847. First edition. Fine Binding. A finely bound, first edition of this important biography. An exquisite copy, in a lovely half calf binding. With errata tipped in following the contents pages. Illustrated, with a frontispiece. Sir Christopher Hatton w…

Temporary Kings

Anthony Powell · 1973 · Rooke Books

£100.00 (€119.87 | $132.11 | ¥21,097)

London, Heinemann, 1973. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this novel from the critically acclaimed series 'A Dance to the Music of Time' by Anthony Powell. First edition, with the original dustwrapper, unclipped Prior owner's inscription to…

Clement Walton; or the English Citizen

Rev W Gresley · 1840 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

London, James Burns, 1840. First edition. Leather. An extremely smart, first edition copy of this novel. In a lovely half morocco binding. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper, L B W. Another inscription to the title page, Charles B F Lock&apos. Written …

Netherland

Joseph O'Neill · 2008 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Fourth Estate, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of Joseph O'Neill's interesting novel that assess the effects of the 9/11 attacks in New York. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original publisher&ap…

Om Krishna

Charles Henri Ford · 1979 · Rooke Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

New York, Cherry Valley, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A signed, limited edition of this poetry collection by artist Charles Henri Ford. Numbered 49 of 100 hardcover copies. Signed by Ford to the frontispiece. Gift inscription to the recto of front endpaper signed by Charles Henri…

The Earthquake Bird

Susanna Jones · 2001 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Picador, 2001. First edition. Cloth. A signed, first edition copy of this award winning crime fiction novel by Susanna Jones. Jones' very first novel, 'The Earthquake Bird' won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, a Betty Trask Award and the Crime Writer's …