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Eve and Other Poems

Ralph Hodgson · 1913 · Rooke Books

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,593)

London, Printed by A. T. Stevens, 1913. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A charming illustrated pamphlet of poems from Ralph Hodgson. The first edition of this pamphlet, published simultaneously as the limited edition printed on Japan vellum as well as a large paper edition. I…

Village Christmas; the Year at Thrush Green; a Peaceful Retirement

Miss Read [Dora Jessie Saint] · 1966 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Michael Joseph, 1966-1996. First edition. Cloth. A lovely set of three first edition novels from Miss Read, set in the fictional village of Fairacre. The first edition, first impressions of these works. A bright selection of titles from Dora Jessie Saint, best known by …

Henri Matisse

Hans Purrmann · 1930 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,363)

Berlin; Luzern, Galerien Thannhauser, [1930]. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce catalogue for a 1930 exhibition on the works of Matisse in Munich, illustrated with examples of his work. The first edition of this very scarce catalogue.In the original German.A catalogue for …

The Russell Album: A Memorial of the Late John Russell Containing a Series of Twelve Hunting Sketches

T. M. B. Marshall · 1885 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Bickers and Son, 1885 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this celebration of Rev. John Russell, an English parson and enthusiastic fox-hunter and dog breeder. A very scarce first edition.Published to celebrate the life of Jack Russell, who helped to…

Parliaments of the Empire: The First Meeting of Representatives, 1911

Howard D'Egville · 1911 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

London, Office of Empire Parliamentary Association, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this account of the inaugural gathering of parliamentary representatives from across the British Empire. This was the copy of Sir Robin Vanderfelt, head of the Commo…

The Rock. A Pageant Play Written for Performance at Sadler&Apos;S Wells Theatre

T. S. Eliot · 1934 · Rooke Books

£249.00 (€298.46 | $328.97 | ¥52,515)

London, Faber & Faber Limited, 1934 . First edition. Hardback. The first edition of T. S. Eliot's pageant play, exploring the enduring strength of the Church in a secularising world. The first edition, first impression.One of 2,000 copies of the first edition, as this work …

Keystone

Peter Lovesey · 1983 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, Macmillan, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A terrific signed first edition of this Peter Lovesey murder mystery, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page.The first edition, first impression of this work.With the publisher's origin…

The Terezin Requiem

Josef Bor; Edith Pargeter [trans.] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

London, Heinemann, 1963. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this autobiographical novel about the Jewish musician Rafael Schächter and his staging of Verdi"s Requiem at Terezín. The first UK edition of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wr…

A Case of Spirits

Peter Lovesey · 1975 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, Macmillan , 1975. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this Victorian-era detective novel from Peter Lovesey, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition of this work. With the publisher's original…

A Reader&Apos;S Guide: Enjoying Poetry; Film; Pamphlet Bibliographies; English Furniture; Parliament; English Country Houses; the English Scene; Town and Country Planning

Various · 1947 · Rooke Books

£175.00 (€209.76 | $231.20 | ¥36,908)

Cambridge , Cambridge University Press, 1947-1951. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart selection of 'Reader's Guide' pamphlets from the National Book League, contributed by authorities in each field such as C. Day Lewis and John Betjeman, This set contains e…

Widows Wear Weeds

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1966 · Rooke Books

£186.00 (€222.95 | $245.73 | ¥39,228)

London, Heinemann, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this Cool and Lam novel from American author Erle Stanley Gardner. First UK edition. A Cool and Lam novel. Donald Lam and his secretary Elsie Brand are on a coffee break when Nicholas Baffin joins them an…

The Other Six Deadly Sins: An Address Given to the Public Morality Council at Caxton Hall, Westminster on October 23rd, 1941

Dorothy L. Sayers · 1943 · Rooke Books

£59.00 (€70.72 | $77.95 | ¥12,443)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1943. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this booklet detailing an address given by English novelist Dorothy Leigh Sayers on deadly sins. First edition. A record of the address given to the Public Morality Council, a quasi-official orga…

Wobble to Death

Peter Lovesey · 1970 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.96 | ¥29,526)

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1970. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of the first Sergeant Cribb novel from British writer Peter Lovesey, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page. The first Sergeant Cribb novel, and the author&a…

Plot and Counterplot

Dennis Wheatley · 1959 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,763)

London, Hutchinson, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling novel from British author Dennis Wheatley. First edition. Following British secret agent Gregory Sallust, who is tasked with infiltrating a Nazi organisation in Switzerland to disrupt their p…

Lawrence of Arabia Memorial

Various · 1935 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1935 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A bright copy of this pamphlet discussing plans for the memorial bust of T. E. Lawrence, which was unveiled at St. Paul's Cathedral the following year. The first edition of this work. A single sheet of paper, …

The Mirror and Other Poems

Leonard Clark; Walter de la Mare · 1948 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London, Allan Wingate, 1948. First edition. Cloth. An anthology of the poems of Leonard Clark, a first edition copy presented by the author of John Heath-Stubbs. The first edition, first impression.Author's presentation copy, with his inscription to the recto of the front e…

Bellamira; or, the Fall of Tunis

Richard Sheil [Richard Lalor Sheil] · 1818 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, John Murray, 1818 . First edition. Unbound. A bright example of the vanishingly scarce first edition of Richard Lalor Sheil's historical tragedy about the fall of Tunis. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this historical tragedy from Irish politician, writer an…

Nada the Lily

H. Rider Haggerd · 1892 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1892. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first issue of this exciting illustrated historical novel by the popular H. Rider Haggard. The first edition, first issue, with the publisher's catalogue to the rear dated February 1892 as calle…

Motif: A Journal of the Visual Arts. Issue No. 1

Ruari McLean [ed]; James Mosley; Edward Ardizzone; Laurie Lee; et al. · 1958 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,600)

London, Shenval Press Ltd, 1958. First edition. Hardback. The first issue of the 'Motif' journal of the visual arts, with interesting articles on art and design, with contributions from the likes of Laurie Lee and Edward Ardizzone. The first edition. Issue No. 1, Nove…

Montezuma&Apos;S Daughter

H. Rider Haggard · 1893 · Rooke Books

£128.00 (€153.43 | $169.11 | ¥26,996)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1893. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first issue of Haggard's gripping adventure novel, an interesting work with commentary on the colonisation of South Africa, with illustrations throughout. The first edition, first issue, with th…