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Stanley Morison & D.B. Updike: Selected Correspondence
Stanley Morison, D.B. Updike, [ed. by David McKitterick] · 1979 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, Scolar Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of correspondence between two eminent figures in the world of typography, including the designer of Times New Roman The first edition of Selected Correspondence between typographers Stanley Morison and D.B. Updi…
The Blue Moon
Laurence Housman · 1904 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)
London, John Murray, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A whimsical collection of short stories by the progressive playwright, with beautiful woodcuts which immerse readers into realms of fantasy. The first edition of The Blue Moon, a charming collection of fantasy short stories, writt…
La Divina Commedia: Volume Secondo, Purgatorio
Dante Alighieri [ed. by Giosafatte Biagioli] · 1848 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
Naples, Gabriele Rondinella, 1848. Leather. An illustrated edition of Purgatorio within Dante's Divine Comedy, including the commentary of a well-known scholar on the literary figure, Giosafatte Biagioli. The second volume Purgatorio, (Purgatory) within Dante's La Divi…
Memoires de Rossignol: Ex-Inspecteur Principal de la Surete
Gustave-Amand Rossignol · 1900 · Rooke Books
£495.00 (€593.34 | $653.96 | ¥104,430)
Paris, Societe dÂEditions Litteraires et Artistiques , 1900 . Cloth. The very scarce first edition of Rossignol"s vivid memoir of nineteen years in the Paris criminal investigation department, a gripping avvount from the 'hummingbird' of the Paris Surete. In a later g…
The Two Apprentices; or, the Importance of Family Religion
1715 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)
London, The Religious Tract Society , c1825. Leather. A scarce copy of this Religious Tract Society juvenile tract by Daniel Defoe, illustrated with woodcuts throughout. In a contemporary quarter roan binding with marbled paper boards. Illustrated with vignette woodcuts througho…
The Marriage of Kettle
C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · 1912 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)
London, William Heinemann, 1912 . Cloth. The first edition of Cutcliffe Hyne's fifth Captain Kettle adventure, illustrated by John de Walton. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. The first edition, originally serialised in Adventure between December 1911 …
The Trees Are Down
Charlotte Mew · 2002 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
Sidcot, The Gruffyground Press, 2002 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce signed limited edition copy of this poem by Charlotte Mew, signed by the illustrator Linda Holmes. A very scarce limited edition, from a limitation of 125 copies. Signed by the illustrator, Linda Ho…
Game in Heaven with Tussy Marx
Piers Paul Read · 1966 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966 . First edition. Hardback. A smart first edition copy of this political novel about Karl Marx's youngest child by Piers Paul Read, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original red hardba…
Final Demands
Peter Reading · 1988 · Rooke Books
£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)
London, Secker & Warburg, 1988 . First edition. Paperback. A smart signed first edition copy of this poem presented in a variety of type-styles by Peter Reading. The first edition. Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original paperback binding. In…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon · 2003 · Rooke Books
£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)
Oxford, David Fickling Books, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. The first children's edition of this popular mystery novel by Mark Haddon, in the original dust wrapper. The first children's edition. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. In the original uncli…
Quarantine
Jim Crace · 1997 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Viking, 1997 . First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first edition copy of this award winning novel set in the Judean desert by Jim Crace. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original black cloth binding. In…
Horse and Man: Their Mutual Dependence and Duties
Rev. J.G. Wood · 1885 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)
London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1885 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this illustrated treatise on the relationship between man and horse. The very scarce first edition. In the publisher's original navy cloth binding. With a frontispiece, and in te…
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Paul Torday · 2007 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)
London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007 . First edition. Cloth. A smart signed first edition copy of this prize winning debut comedy novel by Paul Torday, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. In the …
Mir Poets Seven, Nine, Ten and Thirteen
George Barker; Alan Sillitoe; James Kirkup; Ruth Fainlight · 1988 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
Dorset, Words Press, 1988. First edition. Paperback. A smart collection of four signed limited edition poetry collections, published in the Mir Poets periodical. A four volume set. Including volumes seven, nine, ten, and eleven. All limited editions, signed by the authors. In …
Dramatis Personae 1896-1902, Estrangement, the Death of Synge, the Bounty of Sweden
W. B. Yeats · 1936 · Rooke Books
£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)
London, Macmillan & Co, 1936 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting autobiographical collection from Irish poet and dramatist, W. B. Yeats. The first edition, first impression. An intriguing autobiographical collection from leading Irish poet and dramatist…
Dolmen XXV: An Illustrated Bibliography of the Dolmen Press 1951-1976
Liam Miller · 1976 · Rooke Books
£325.00 (€389.56 | $429.37 | ¥68,565)
Dublin, Dolmen Editions, 1976 . First edition. Cloth. An exceptional first edition of Liam Miller's bibliographical history of the published works produced by his Dolmen Press during the first twenty-five years of its operation. The first edition, first impression of this w…
Deirdre
W. B. Yeats · 1907 · Rooke Books
£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.47 | ¥20,675)
London, A. H. Bullen, 1907 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Butler Yeats's one act play, in which he retells an ancient legend. A first edition. A verse drama from W. B. Yeats based on the tragic story of Deirdre from the medieval Irish Ulster Cycle. The…
The Yeats Family and the Book Circa 1900
Milton McC. Gatch · 2000 · Rooke Books
£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)
New York, The Grolier Club, 2000 . First edition. Cloth. A fine, signed limited edition of Milton McC. Gatch's catalogue of an exhibition of the books published by W. B. Yeats and other members of his family. Number 248 of 250 limited edition copies produced, signed by the …
Water over Stone
Frances Horovitz · 1980 · Rooke Books
£130.00 (€155.83 | $171.75 | ¥27,426)
London, Enitharmon Press, 1980 . First edition. Cloth. A fine and beautifully bound limited edition collection of poetry from broadcaster Frances Horovitz, with a handwritten limitation statement. A specially bound limited edition work, inscribed to the half title 'forty co…
Present Indicative
Noël Coward · 1937 · Rooke Books
£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)
London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the illustrated autobiography of English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer Noel Coward's early life. The first edition, first impression. A signed copy, with a presenta…